First Set of Tasks for Garageband

• How do you record sound on Garageband? 
• How do you split an audio track so that you can manipulate them separately? 
• How do you join two split tracks into one? 
• How do you change the volume of just one track (not the whole song)? 
• How do you pan a track? (Panning will put the sound to the left or right) 
• How do you adjust pitch, duration, and alignment of notes? 
• How do you double or triple a loop? 

I don't need you to write a paper on these. I only want you to know how to do these. You will be quizzed on them in the future (probably a very small quiz tomorrow and a more extensive one next week.) You may take notes on these tasks and use your notes on any quizzes.

You will be using many of these tasks in your upcoming Garageband projects.

You will find this page useful:  WikiHow page on Garageband but don't be afraid to use other resources including your classmates.

Here is another good page on editing.

American History War of 1812 Assignment

Today in class we watched a portion of the PBS production, "The War of 1812." For your homework, you need to bring me a paragraph in response to the portion we watched. You can write about things learned, questions raised, connections made to your reading or other experience. You can write your paragraph response on almost anything, but you need to convince me that you watched the first part of the film attentively.

Watch The War of 1812 Full Program on PBS. See more from The War of 1812.

Chapter Seven Homework American History

In American History, we are now reading about the events of President Jefferson;s administration. Read Section One of Chapter Seven and:

• answer both Reading Checks
• read the Then and Now on page 344, answer both questions and explain why or why not
• find three countries that the US currently has an embargo on and why
• write a list of five of Jefferson's accomplishments that you personally are impressed by

Due tomorrow.

Here is a link to chapter seven.

Bonus Video!

Happy Turkey Day!

American History Lewis and Clark/American Indian Project

In your groups of four or five, you will create a poster and prepare a presentation. Your poster and presentation should include the following information:

• name of the tribe (most tribes had more than one name)
• leader of the tribe
• location of the tribe
• year/season when Lewis and Clark (and their Corps of Discovery) encountered the tribe
• a description of the tribe's way of life and their beliefs
• description of the tribe's relationship with Lewis and Clark

You may also add other information that you think we will find interesting, but do not let it overshadow the above information.

Your poster and presentation are due next Tuesday.

American History Homework

Chapter Six

Your homework for tonight:

• Read Sections One and Two of Chapter Six (if you did not finish in class)
• Section Two Reading Checks
• Section Two Section Review Four and Five
• UGS (p 316) One and Two

Due tomorrow

Attack Ads from 1800

Class Election Results!

You likely already know the results of the General Election. So how did our class stack up?

President
Mitt Romney 64%
Barack Obama 24%
Jill Stein 4%
Roseanne Barr 4%
Gary Johnson 3%
Thomas Hoefling 0%

A little different than the nationwide results!

Tomorrow we'll compare that with the United States as a whole, with California, and with Riverside County.

Mr. Eddy Made His Prediction!

Students were asking what I thought the results of today's election would be, so I made a prediction. I stapled it shut and had Livia draw on the outside (so you would be able to tell if I tried to tamper with it tomorrow.) Inside is my guess for who will win the election, how many electoral votes he will get, and who will win our class election (with a rough percentage guess.)

Any predictions from you?

Link to Chapter Five of Eighth Grade American History

Chapter Five

Questions for Today

Due tomorrow!

Chapter Five, Section One Questions

Your two questions for Chapter Five, Section One:

1. Who were the members of Washington's cabinet, and what were their positions?

2. Alexander Hamilton had a four-part plan to fix the economy. What were the four parts? The chapter will be posted soon.

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