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This blog is dedicated to Mrs. Hollingsworth's American and World History students and parents. I am very excited to share this school year with you. Please use this blog to stay connected to what we are doing in class.



Friday, December 14, 2012

FINALS WEEK!  ~Good luck students!

Both American History and World History classes will be focusing on FINALS throughout Monday and Tuesday this week. The FINALS schedule is as follows:


Wednesday 12/19
8:35 AM ‐ 10:07 AM 92 2nd FINAL
10:12 AM ‐ 12:14 PM 122 4th/Lunch
12:19 PM ‐ 12:51 PM 32 BEST
12:56 PM ‐ 2:28 PM 92 6th FINAL

Thursday 12/20
7:35 AM ‐ 9:07 AM 92 1st
9:12 AM ‐ 10:44 AM 92 3rd FINAL
10:49 AM ‐ 12:51 PM 122 5th/Lunch
12:56 PM ‐ 2:28 PM 92 7th FINAL

Friday 12/21 ‐ Early Release
7:35 AM ‐ 9:00 AM 85 1st FINAL
9:05 AM ‐ 10:30 AM 85 4th FINAL
10:35 AM ‐ 12:00 PM 85 5th FINAL
American History

1) Journal: Describe the courses that should be taught in a 'perfect' school.
2) Education and Pop Culture of the 1920's
3) Final Review
No HW-start preparing for finals

World History

1) Journal: What was your favorite unit this semester and why?
2) Class song-one more time! :)
3) Big Ideas-Final Review
No HW-start preparing for finals

Thursday, December 13, 2012

American History and World History- same as Wed. 12-12-12

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

American History

1) Journal: What role does music play in your life?
2) Harlem Renaissance
3) Notes and Jazz selections
No HW

World History

1) Wrap up guillotine story (from yesterday)
2) French Revolution topics
3) French Revolution song and lyrics
No HW

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

American History

1) finish Growing Pains notes
2) "Who" of the 1920's
No HW

World History

1) Journal: What rights do we lack today?
2) Notes: 1789
3) The Guillotine story
No HW

Monday, December 10, 2012

American History

1) Journal: Are you someone who likes change? Why or why not?
2) The New Decade (1920's) -active reading exercise
3) Notes: Growing Pains (part I)
4) Vanzetti Court Statement
No HW

World History

1) Journal: In your opinion, what is the most important thing that makes a society function?
2) Declaration of the Rights of Man-reading
3) Creation of Declaration
No HW

Friday, December 7, 2012

American History

-WWI Quiz
No HW

World History

Final draft of essay due (time to work on in class)
No HW

Thursday, December 6, 2012

American History and World History -same as Wed. 12/5

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

American History 

1) Notes: Treaty of Versailles
2) Treaty of Versailles-Decision Time (analysis activity)
3) Taboo w/ WWI vocab
HW: Study for quiz on Friday 12/7

World History

1) Vocab activity
2) Go over essays-new assignment on Friday
3) French Revolution documentary
No HW

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

American History

1) Journal: Would you have been a soldier or conscientious objector?
2) Collapse of Germany
3) Wilson's Fourteen Points
4) Create your own end of WWI
No HW

World History

1) Journal: When is a national revolution justified?
2) Reading Guide (questions 7-end)
3) Revolution Threatens the French King-handout
No HW

Monday, December 3, 2012

American History

1) Journal: What does propaganda mean? Where do we see propaganda today?
2) Notes: U.S. Homefront
3) Assignment
HW: complete propaganda-due tomorrow

World History

1) Journal: "Today's liberals are tomorrow's conservatives"-based on your handout from Friday, why is this statement often true?
2) revisit handout from Friday
3) 5 W's of France
4) Causes of the French Revolution