A Block World History: due Jan. 5

I'd recommend working on this over break!

Check Sparknotes.com for what happens in Things Fall Apart during the middle chapters. Please be sure to read from Chapter 16 to the end of the book. Fill out the attached worksheets.

Worksheet 1 | Worksheet 2

Enjoy your time away and Happy New Year!

AP Psych: Chapter 7 Project

Don't forget to check the Assignment Calendar page for this chapter.

Starting the day after Christmas, start keeping track of

• how many hours of sleep you get
• your caffeine intake
• your energy level and mood at three points during the day: 

1. when you wake up
2. in the mid-afternoon
3. at night

Your energy level should be tabulated as a number between 1 (little energy) and 10 (highly energetic)
Likewise, track your mood using a  number between 1 (awful mood) and 10 (fantastic mood). Please note any unusual circumstances that might affect your sleep, caffeine intake, energy level, or mood.

How you choose to keep track of your data is up to you. Keep in mind that you will be doing some analysis of this data, so it should be organized in a sensible way. I will be looking for your data from Dec. 26 through Jan. 2, so don't skip a day.

A Block World History: Homework for Friday

We spent about half of class today looking at the portrayal of Congolese in the Tintin book, and how it changed during the first half of the 20th century. During our next class, we will investigate what has happened to the country after gaining independence from Belgium.

Step One: Figure out what group you are in, depending on your last name.

Last names A through H (group 1): 1960 to 1965
Last names K through P (group 2): 1971 to 1995
Last names R through T (group 3): 1996 to Today

Step Two: Conduct research about the country now known as The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Step Three: Create a timeline to showcase your research.

Use the websites that link from below to help you uncover Congolese history during THE YEARS ASSIGNED TO YOU:

• name(s) of the country and significance of the name
• names of heads of state and at least one other historical figure
• other nations' involvement and reasons why
• any warring nations and reasons why
• the country's overall economic situation

Include as much of of this information in a timeline for your assigned time period only.

Here are the websites:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1072684.stm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad34

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2823.htm

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/11/20/f-congo-timeline.html


Feel free to e-mail me with questions if you have them.

AP Psych: Chapter 15 study tools

Quizlet | Practice Tests, Crossword, Answer Keys

AP Psych: Personality Project

Using the trait perspective of personality, write a 2-3 page autobiography.

Be sure to include:

• An introduction of the trait perspective
• One trait you got from your mother*
• One trait you got from your father*
• One trait from experience
• One trait that is unique to you
• A conclusion

Keeping in mind the chapter's discussion of self-esteem, you may include a maximum of one negative trait. Be certain to review pages 591-595 and 598-599 in your textbook prior to writing.

*Your teacher recognizes that not all families are traditional. If the outline above does not apply to you, identify another person whose traits have influenced your personality.

Out of 60 points. Due 12/21/11.

AP Psych Students!

Please note the location of your homework assignments. It is in the column to the right of this page, at the top.

AP Psych: Chapter 11 study tools

Chapter 11 practice tests | Chapter 11 crossword | Answers to Chapter 11 tests & crossword | Quizlet Chapter 11

A Block World History: IR Jeopardy

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