All Roads Lead to...

Romo.  Oops.  I meant Rome.  We corrected the Rome packet (Ch. 6) today.  The answer key is available on the moodle.  There are still some people who do not understand due dates.  When something is corrected as a class, you cannot turn it in late for any credit.  That is why I always give an "oops' day for anyone who may have forgotten or lost their homework.  There was also a case of students coming to me at the end of class with their "completed" and scored work that had not been turned in and/or shown to me prior to our going over the work.  This is cheating, since it was obvious that they simply wrote down the answers as we went over them. 

Regarding cheating, many of you still do not understand the difference between WORKING WITH and COPYING FROM.  I encourage students to work together to find and figure out answers.  That is part of the learning process.  But when you simply copy the work, you may be getting the credit or better score/grade, but you're not learning.  I respect the student who EARNED 50% more than the student who copied his/her way to 60%.  Because, in the end, you will be beaten by the test, discussion, or other assessment.  Getting a good grade in your class means nothing without having learned something.  You will be amazed to find out what you do not know when applying for or starting a new job, only to be fired because you haven't learned what was expected of you as a graduate. 

Never be ashamed of not knowing something.  Do your best.  Learn what you can.  Ask for help.  Get clarification.  Learn.  Study.  Know. 

Timelines due Tuesday.  Start with Etruscan settlements (900 BCE).  And please remember to keep the integrity of the dates on the line.  Do not place an event from 88 BCE next to an event from 70 BCE and use the same distance to then place an event from 60 BCE.  There should be twice as much space between the first two dates as there is between the last two.  Understand?  If not, google timelines and figure it out.  Time is running out.  It's due Tuesday!  No extensions!!!