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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.



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