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Friday, April 26, 2013

American History

1) "End of War"-Vietnam Notes
2) Questions and Reflection-"Blowin in the Win"
No HW

World History

1) Sound of the Cicades-story
2) Hitler reflection
3) Propaganda Posters
No HW

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

American History and World History -see Tuesday 4/23

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

American History

1) "Welcome to the War Boys"
2) Vietnam Notes and Map
3) 1960's Protest songs
No HW

World History

1) Intro Totalitarianism
2) Notes: Fascism and Naziism
3) Propaganda Posters
No HW

Monday, April 22, 2013

American History

1) LBJ speech: The Great Society
2) Reflection on Great Society of today and class vote
No HW

World History

1) Best form of government reminder
2) Lenin-Stalin t-chart
3) Vocab
4) 1984-reading and chart
No HW

Friday, April 19, 2013

American History

1) LBJ intro and Cold War President reflection
2) Current Event(s)
No HW

World History

1) Best form of government questions and reflection
2) Current Event(s)
No HW

Thursday, April 18, 2013

American History and World History -see Wed. 4/17

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

American History

1) Cuban Missile Crisis Review
2) JFK's Assassination and Eyewitness Account
3) "Worksheet Round"
No HW

World History

1) Russia's Last Tsar
2) Lenin-Reading with questions
No HW

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

American History

1) JFK and Cold War policies
2) Cuban Missile Crisis
3) Exit Slip
No HW

World History

1) Interact w/ History p. 388
2) Notes: Russian Revolution-timeline
3) Lenin's Call to Power
No HW

Monday, April 15, 2013

American History

1) Vocab grids
2) JFK Intro
3) Inauguration Address and questions
No HW

World History

1) DBQ essay -due!!!!

Friday, April 12, 2013

American History

1) Positives and Negatives of the 1950's
2) Quiz
No HW

World History

1) Treaty of Versailles -thesis statement
No HW

Thursday, April 11, 2013

American History  and World History -see Wed. 4/10

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

American History

1) Journal: Which decade of the century would you most like to visit for a week?
2) Happy Daze-w/ guide
3) Discussion
No HW

World History

*Treaty of Versailles -DBQ
No HW

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

American History

1) Journal: Who has been your favorite President we've studied?
2) Notes: Eisenhower's Cold War Policies
No HW

World History

1) WW1 Overview
2) Notes: A Flawed Peace
3) Map-after WW2
No HW

Monday, April 8, 2013

American History

1) EOC Question Practice
2) Vocab grids (3)
3) Journal
4) North Korea podcast and discussion questions
No HW

World History

1) Review
2) New Weapons of WW1
3) Journal
4) pg. 375-377: War Affects the Homefront
5) Question #3, pg. 377
No HW

Friday, April 5, 2013

American History

1) Journal
2) Rise and Fall of McCarthy
3) Living with the bomb-pg. 552
No HW

World History

1) War Consumes Europe-pgs. 367-371
2) Journal-cause and effect-questions
3) New Weapons of War
No HW

Thursday, April 4, 2013

American History and World History -see Wednesday 4/3

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

American History

1) Truman film -clip
2) The General v. the President
3) Quiz
No HW

World History

2nd hour: Emmanuel Cleaver visit
7th hour: Alliance System Simulation
No HW

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

American History

1) finish notes (Korean War)
2) Korean Map
3) EOC Review-What have we learned so far?
No HW

World History

1) Review MAIN causes of WW1
2) Archduke assassination and July Crisis
3) Map
4) Exit slip
No HW

Monday, April 1, 2013

American History

1) Vocab grids
2) Cold War conflicts -notes and exit slip
No HW

World History 

1) Test back-go over, opportunity for make-up points due Wednesday 4/3
2) Intro WW1
-Entangling alliances
-MAIN review
No HW

Thursday, March 28, 2013

American History and World History - see Wednesday 3/27

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

American History

1) Chapter 15, Section 1 Reading guide
2) Cold War conflicts: primary resource activity
No HW

World History

1) Notebook check and review
2) Quiz
No HW

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

American History

1) finish notes
2) What have we learned so far?
3) Journal
4) containment - definition
No HW

World History

1) finish India game
2) statement on Imperialism
3) Notebook check form and review-TEST TOMORROW
No HW

Monday, March 25, 2013

American History

1) Tests back/check in on missing assignments
2) Lessons learned from WW2/unresolved questions-discussion
3) Notes: Building a New World
No HW

World History

1) Journal: What do you think Africa or India would be like today without British Imperialism in the 19th century?
2) Notes: Britain Imperializes India
3) India Game
No HW

Friday, March 22, 2013

American History

-WW2 Unit Test .... good luck! :)
No HW

World History

1) British Imperialism in India-outline notes and section review
2) Analyzing Assumptions and Bias
No HW

Thursday, March 21, 2013

American History and World History-same as Wed. 3/20

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

American History

1) Notebook Check preparation/Study and work on test review
2) Review game and activity
HW: Study for test: Friday, March 22

World History

1) finish Imperialism readings and turn in
2) Scramble for Africa-short film and discussion
3) The Sun Never Sets On The British Empire-activity
No HW

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

American History

1) Notes: Holocaust
2) Legacy of WW2
3) Notebook Check and review
No HW
Test on Friday!

World History

1) Readings
2) Questions and discussion
No HW

Monday, March 18, 2013

American History

1) Journal
2) WW2 Review-timeline and causation
3) Intro Holocaust
No HW

World History

1) Organize binder
2) What is imperialism-info and spectrum handout
3) Notes: Scramble for Africa
4) Examples of Imperialism from today
No HW

Friday, March 8, 2013

American History

1) Pop Quiz
2) WW2 Bingo game
No HW-Have a great break!

World History

-Crystal Palace projects due and presentations
No HW-Have a great break!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

American History and World History -see Wed. 3/6

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

American History

1) Notes: The Allies are Victorious
2) finish battle log
3) A-bomb info and documentary
No HW


World History

1) Computer lab to work on Crystal Palace-due Friday 3/8
No HW

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

American History

1) Overview of WW2 Battles-footage
2) "The Allies v. the Axis"-handout
3) Battle readings
No HW

World History

1) Computer lab to work on Crystal Palace-due Friday 3/8
No HW

Monday, March 4, 2013

American History

1) Mobilize for War
2) Primary Source reading/response
No HW

World History

1) "Crystal Palace" -intro
2) Imperialism Map
No HW

Friday, March 1, 2013

American History

1) Japanese Internment Camps-follow up handout
2) African Americans in WW2-reading and questions
No HW

World History

1) Quiz
2) Article-write your own :)
No HW

Thursday, February 28, 2013

American History

1) Japanese Internment Camps
-Primary Resources images and readings
No HW

World History
1) Industrialization Spreads-handout
2) Review for Quiz-tomorrow
No HW

Monday, February 25, 2013

Due to snow days, Monday 2/25 will be the same as Wednesday 2/20

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

American History

1) finish Neutrality Acts
2) INFAMY notes-Pearl Harbor
3) Pearl Harbor footage
No HW

World History

1) Journal: Does progress sometimes come at a price? Describe an example of this.
2) Notes: Age of Reforms
3) Interviews
No HW

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

American History

1) Journal-Friendly Quiz
2) Video clip with questions
3) Neutrality Acts
No HW

World History

1) Journal: Explain why The Lorax would be called a "cautionary tale".
2) T-chart of Industrialization
3) Vocab and poster activity
No HW

Thursday, February 14, 2013

American History and World History- see Wednesday 2/13

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

American History

1) Finish "Faces of Totalitarianism"
2) WW2 Map and Timeline
3) USA's response
No HW

World History

1) The Lorax-view and discuss
2) Apple article and questions
No HW

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

American History

1) Crash course! (WW2 video)
2) Notes: Faces of Totalitarianism
No HW

World History

1) Journal-Industrialization schedule of daily activity
2) Notes: Changing ways of life
3) Vocab
No HW

Monday, February 11, 2013

American History

1) finish pink sheet from Friday
2) Treaty of Versailles
3) WW2 Vocab
No HW

World History

1) Journal: Why do you think the Industrial Revolution took place?
2) Notes: Beginnings of Industrialization
3) Beginnings handout
No HW

Friday, February 8, 2013

American History

1) Go over test
2) WW2 t-chart (K and W)
3) Rdg and ?'s
No HW

World History

1) Notebook Inventory
2) Industrialization Intro
No HW

American History

1) Review and Q and A for test
2) TEST

World History

1) Revolutions in the Arts-PPT and handout
2) Quiz (Nationalism)
No HW

Thursday, February 7, 2013

American History and World History -same as Wed. 2/6

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

American History

1) Notebook Check form
2) Test Review-study
HW: Study for American History test-Wed/Thurs. this week

World History

1) Egypt update and video
2) Revolutions disrupt Europe handout
No HW

Monday, February 4, 2013

American History

1) Journal: Explain why or why you would not vote for FDR in 1936.
2) Reaction to the New Deal
No HW

World History

1) Nationalism-Unifier/Divider
2) Nation-state
3) Exit slip
No HW

Friday, February 1, 2013

American History

1) Review New Deal programs
2) Audio Fireside chat
3) Write our own chats!
No HW

World History

1) Journal: What bonds do you have with other Americans?
2) Nationalism: Unity and Disunity
No HW

Thursday, January 31, 2013

American History and World History -see Wed. 1/30

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

American History

1) Notes: New Deal
2) New Deal Activity
Inaugural Address recap
No HW

World History

1) Nationalism overview
2) Nationalism Changes the World-jigsaw
3) Egypt article
No HW

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Due to Career Day-only hours 4-7 meet for class

American History

1) FDR's Inaugural Address
2) Inauguration overview
No HOW

World History

Nation-presentations
No HW

Monday, January 28, 2013

American History

1) Cinderella Man Q and A
2) Intro FDR-reading guide
3) True/False FDR activity
No HW

World History

1) How nationalistic are you?
2) Build-a-nation
No HW

Friday, January 25, 2013

American History

*Finish Cinderella Man-receive assignment

World History

*Napoleon Quiz

Thursday, January 24, 2013

American History and World History -see Wednesday, January 23rd

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

American History 

*Cinderella Man - continued

World History

*Review for Napoleon Quiz-Friday
-Notebook Check
-Review Activity
HW: Study for Quiz

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

American History

*Cinderella Man
-Our goal with this film is to understand the hardships of the Great Depression through studying the life of James J. Braddock.
No HW

World History

*Career Exploration Presentation-Lecture Hall
No HW

Friday, January 18, 2013

American History

1) Great Depression QUIZ
2) Intro Cinderella Man (film we will be watching next week)
3) "What could these words mean?"
No HW

World History

-begin working on your test review (Test next week!)
No HW

Thursday, January 17, 2013

American History and World History -see Wednesday 1/16

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

American History

1) Finish H-E-R-B-E-R-T notes
2) "How involved should the government be?" -activity
3) Review activity
HW: Quiz Friday, 1/18

World History

1) Napoleon-storyboard
2) Metternich article (Congress of Vienna)
3) Napoleon's Destiny and Discussion
No HW

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

American History

1) Journal: What do you think Rugged Individualism could mean!?
2) Reading-pgs. 412-415
3) Notes: HERBERT
No HW

World History

*PLAN results with guidance counselor
No HW

Monday, January 14, 2013

American History

1) What do you remember? (Review ppt.)
2) finish Hardships notes and Carl Sandburg poem
3) NPR Podcasts
No HW

World History

1) Journal: Is virtue necessary? Explain your answer.
2) Napoleon's downfall
3) Europe's reaction-Congress of Vienna
No HW

Friday, January 11, 2013

American History

*Dust Bowl Websearch
No HW

World History

1) Journal: What is the biggest mistake you've ever made?
2) Handout-Napoleon's Mistake and Collapse
3) Writing prompt
No HW

Thursday, January 10, 2013

American History and World History -same as Wednesday 1/9

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

American History

1) Poll: "ASUCIT"- which cause of the Great Depression was most influential?
2) Stock Market Game
3) Notes: Hardships During the Great Depression
4) Carl Sandburg poem
No HW

World History

1) Journal: What characteristics, talents, or attributes are you most known for?
2) Notes: Who was the Napoleon guy, anyway?
3) Napoleon forges an empire-handout
No HW

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

American History

1) Political cartoon analysis
2) Stock Market terms and overview
3) finish A-S-U-C-IT notes
4) Exit slip
No HW

World History

-Napoleon Webquest - internet search activity
No HW

Monday, January 7, 2013

American History

1) Journal: How has your family and/or friends experienced the economic recession?
2) "Who was at fault?"
3) A-S-U-C-IT - notes on the Great Depression
No HW

World History

1) French Revolution review
2) Extremes lead to extremes-handout
3) Napoleon quotations and reflections
No HW

Friday, January 4, 2013

American History

1) Welcome back!
2) "The Cycle" - economy
3) Great Depression discussion questions
No HW

World History

1) Welcome to 2013!
2) "What makes it into the history books?" - activity
No HW

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Welcome Back! Here's to 2013!

Schedule for today: 
1st semester 3rd hour final: 7:35-9:07
1st semester 7th hour final: 9:12-10:44
2nd semester 5th hour class: 10:49-12:51
2nd semester 1st hour class: 12:56-2:28