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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, 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