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5/19-5/23

5/18/2014

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Click Here: Final Review Activity

Monday:

Assign: Final Study Guide, due Tues. 5/27
Assign: Textbook Turn In, Tues. 5/27
Hand out: Final Study Guide
Hand out: Comparing Theaters Notes
European Theater Activity p.1 -5
Pacific Theater Activity p.6-12

Tuesday:

Finish: Pacific Theater Activity p.6-12
Thought Jot: Compare and Contrast the European and Pacific Theaters of War in WWII
Video: Manhattan Project
Video: The Atomic Bomb
Thought Jot: Identify the pro's and the con's of Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in order to win WWII.

Wednesday:

Review for Final
Study Buddies: Work on Study Guide

Thursday:

Review Games for Final
Work on Study Guide

Friday:

Reminder: Final Study Guide, due Tues. 5/27
Reminder: Textbook Turn In, Tues. 5/27
Review games for final
Work on Study Guide

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5/26-5/30
Monday:

No School!
Happy Memorial Day!

Tuesday:

Due: Final Study Guides (beginning of class)
TEXTBOOK TURN IN
History Movie: Back to the Future Part I

Wednesday:

Final Exam: 1st Period
History Movie: Back to the Future Part I

Thursday:

Final Exam: 4th and 8th Period
History Movie: Back to the Future Part I

Friday:

SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER!
Have a great summer vacation!
Thank you for a great year!

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5/12-5/16

5/14/2014

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Monday:

Finish: Smart Notes p.2: Causes of WWII
Finish: Rise of Fascism Notes p.1

Tuesday:

Assign: WWII Begins Packet Due on Friday 5/16 at the beginning of class

War in Europe Activity p.4-6 (stamp)
Crisis in Europe Map Activity p.7-8 (stamp)
The Holocaust Reading p.9-10 (stamp)
Japanese Aggression Map Activity p.11-12 (stamp)

Wednesday:

Work Time: Due on Friday 5/16 at the beginning of class
War in Europe Activity p.4-6 (stamp)
Crisis in Europe Map Activity p.7-8 (stamp)
The Holocaust Reading p.9-10 (stamp)
Japanese Aggression Map Activity p.11-12 (stamp)

Thursday:

Holocaust Activity (hand in at the end of the period)

Clip 1: Who are these people? Where are they going?
Clip 2: How do some Jews attempt to escape? How does the S.S. find them?
Reading 3: What is "selection?" Why are some people "selected" and others rejected?
Clip 4: Describe the conditions on the concentration camp trains.

Clips and Readings:

Friday:

WWII Begins Packet Due at the beginning of class

War in Europe Activity p.4-6 (stamp)
Crisis in Europe Map Activity p.7-8 (stamp)
The Holocaust Reading p.9-10 (stamp)
Japanese Aggression Map Activity p.11-12 (stamp)

Japanese Aggression before WWII PowerPoint
Video: Pearl Harbor Attack

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5/5-5/9

5/12/2014

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Monday:
Tuesday:

Movie: The Book Thief

Wednesday:

Movie: The Book Thief
Assignment: 3-2-1 Activity (due at end of period)
3 Things you learned
2 Things you found interesting
1 Question you still have

Thursday:

Movie: Book Thief

Friday:

Addressing Questions from the Book Thief
Smart Notes p.2: Causes of WWII
Finished Treaty of Versailles portion of notes

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4/28-5/2

4/27/2014

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Monday:

Assign: Great Depression Quiz (Fri. 5/2)
Finish: Causes of Great Depression p. 1
Review: Unit packet p.2-3, Ch. 22.2 p.679-683, Section Review #1-5 as a class
View: Experiencing the Great Depression Images

Tuesday:

Review: Unit packet p.2-3, Ch. 22.2 p.679-683, Section Review #1-5 as a class
View: Experiencing the Great Depression Images

Wednesday:

Quickfire: Who was FDR?
FDR Video Clip
SmartNotes: Franklin Roosevelt & New Deal & 3R's p.4

Thursday:

SmartNotes: Franklin Roosevelt & New Deal & 3R's p.4
Great Depression Review Activity (Play Trashketball)

Friday:

Great Depression Quiz
Intro to WWII Activity

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4/21-4/25

4/21/2014

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Click Here: Roaring Twenties Review Game

Monday:

No School!

Tuesday:

Trashketball Review Game for Unit 10 Test: Roaring Twenties
Students work to complete Unit 10 study guides Roaring Twenties

Wednesday:

Loose Ends Day...
Students should make sure they have the following items complete for the test tomorrow

American Dream Essays p.2-5
Roaring Twenties Pop Culture Stations p.6-10
Roaring Twenties Advertisements Activity p.11-12
Great Migration Activity p.13-14
Roaring Twenties Study Guide
Book Work, Section Review p.645, questions 1-5

Thursday:
Unit 10 Test: Roaring Twenties
Due: Unit 10 Study Guide and Packet
Pick Up: Unit 11 Packet (Great Depression)
Read: Red Text Book p.679-683
Do: Section Assessment #1-5, p.683
Write answers in p.2-3 of unit packet

Friday:
Review: Causes of the Great Depression p.1

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4/14-4/18

4/13/2014

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Monday:

Last Call: Ch 21.1 p.645, #1-5
Thought Jot: American Pop Culture was created in the 1920s with the rise of radio, Hollywood, and professional sports. Pop Culture is idea that our society looks to celebrities as trend-setters in fashion, values, and beliefs. Who are the celebrities that you admire? How have they effected your fashion, values, or beliefs?
Finish Pop Culture Notes p. 7-9

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Begin: Nativism Lecture p.20-24

Tuesday:

Hand out: Unit 10 Study Guide Roaring Twenties (Due; Thurs. 4/24)
Thought Jot: Nativism is the hatred of people who where born in other countries. What are some reasons today that nativism can still be found in our country?
Begin: Nativism Lecture p.20-24

Wednesday:

Review: "American Dream"
American Dream Essays Directions
American Dream Essays Activity p.2-5
American Dream Reference Guide (topics by unit packet page)

Thursday:

No School!

Friday:

No School!

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Monday:

No School

Tuesday:

Reminder: Roaring Twenties Unit Packet, Study Guide, and Test due Thurs. 4/24
Roaring Twenties Review Game!
Students use review game to work on study guide

Wednesday:

Loose Ends Day
Work on missing assignments (print out missing assignment report for each section)
Work on Study Guide
Work on missing Stations p.6-10

Thursday:

Unit 10 Roaring Twenties Test!
Due: Unit 10 Roaring Twenties Unit Packet and Study Guide
Pick up: Great Depression Unit Packet
Do: Great Depression Warm up activity

Friday:

Great Depression Warm up activity: Stock Market Crash!

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4/7-4/11

4/6/2014

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Monday:

8th Per: 20 min to work on Ch.20.1 p.625, questions #1-5 from red textbook before stamp!
1st & 4th: Stamp! Ch.20.1 p.625, questions #1-5 from red textbook before stamp!
20 min to work on Ch.21.1 p.645 (due Friday 4/11)
Assign: Ch.21.1 p.645 (due Friday 4/11)

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Hand out; Unit 10 Packets, Roaring Twenties
Thought Jot: American Dream p.1
When finished: number pages of packet
Introduce: Unit and Unit Questions p.1
Introduce: American Dream Packet
Video: How We Lived -1920s
Complete: How We Lived -1920s Video Guide p.7
Class Discussion p.7

Tuesday:

1920's Round Robin: p. 6-10
(10 min) Station 1: Prohibition p.6
(10 min) Station 3: Sports & Entertainment p.8
(10 min) Station 4: Teenagers p.9
(10 min) Station 5: Slang Story p. 10

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Video: How We Lived -1920s
Complete: How We Lived -1920s Video Guide p.7
Class Discussion p.7

Wednesday:

1920s Pop Culture Lecture Slides p. 15-19
American Dream Reflection: Women p. 4

Thursday:

Explain: Students will be comparing modern ads with their 1920s equivalent
Study Buddies: Students get into groups of two their two assigned ads using worksheet on p.11 (10 min)

Consumer Ads Packet (click for ads)

Chocolate Ads - 1920s - 2000s
Coke Ads- 1920s - 2000s
Macy's Ads- 1920s - 2000s
Telephone Ads- 1920s - 2000s
Typer Ads- 1920s - 2000s

After 10 min. Student Groups present their advertisement and analysis (p.11) to class (must have an example of the ads to show)
Use this PowerPoint of all example advertisements for presentations.

As students are presenting, the class should analyze the advertisements using 1920s Consumer Culture Worksheet on p. 12 in their packet.
Class Discussion of worksheet p.12 (students should use specific examples from the advertisements shown)

Friday:

Due: Ch.21.1 p.645 (due Friday 4/11)

Introduce: Great Migration Series by Jacob Lawrence Reading
Migration Series By Jacob Lawrence PowerPoint
Students interpret panels in Study Buddies p. 13-14
American Dream Reflection: African Americans p.3
Finish: Stations (p.6-10)

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3/31-4/4

4/2/2014

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Monday:

Reminder: Test, Study Guide, Packet due Tues. 4/1!
Review Games:
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 1: p.2-3
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 2: p.6-7
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 3: p.8-9
Bird War One: Section 4: p.10-11
Students fill out study guide p.28-30 as class plays review games

Tuesday:

Due: WWI Test
Due: Unit 9 Packet: WWI
Due: Unit 9 WWI Study Guide
Afterward...
Read: Ch. 20, Section 1 p.618-624 in red textbook
Answer: Section 1 Assessment questions (#1-5)
Use: Separate sheet of paper.
Turn in to basket when finished

Wednesday:

Introduce: Duck Soup and the Marx Brothers
Explain: Character chart
Hand out: Duck Soup Video Guide
Watch: Duck Soup - Marx Brothers
Discuss: Themes of WWI and Roaring Twenties in the film

Thursday:

Introduce: Duck Soup and the Marx Brothers
Explain: Character chart
Hand out: Duck Soup Video Guide
Watch: Duck Soup - Marx Brothers
Discuss: Themes of WWI and Roaring Twenties in the film

Friday:

Hand out: Roaring Twenties Unit Packet
Introduce: Unit Questions
Activity: Unit Question 1

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3/24-3/28

3/24/2014

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Monday:

Due: Section 3 Guided Reading p.8-9 (Stamp)
Work Day: Section 4 Guided Reading p. 10-11, Unit Study Guide p. 28-29

Tuesday:

Assign: WWI Test, Study Guide, Packet, (Mon. 3/31)
Per. 1 (doesn't meet)
Per. 4 (10 min.): Finish Lecture Notes (p.23-27);

Per. 8 (42 min.): Finish Lecture Notes (p.23-27)
Thought Jot: Do you think that the war had a positive or negative effect on American society? Use examples to back up your argument. use p. 23-24 in your notes
Thought Jot: How did WWI increase the US government's power? Use examples to back up your argument. use p. 23-24 in your notes

Wednesday:

Per. 1 (42. min.): Finish Lecture Notes (p.23-27)
Thought Jot: Why didn’t the Treaty of Versailles lay the foundations for a lasting peace? Use p.25-27
Per 4. (10 min.): Finish Lecture Notes (p.23-27)
Thought Jot: Why didn’t the Treaty of Versailles lay the foundations for a lasting peace? Use p.25-27
Per. 8 (doesn't meet)

Thursday:

Per. 1 (doesn't meet)
Per. 4 (42 min.): Finish Lecture Notes (p.23-27); 15 minutes of Work Time, Finish Class with Review Games
Per. 8 (42 min.):
Thought Jot: Why didn’t the Treaty of Versailles lay the foundations for a lasting peace? Use p.25-27
15 minutes of Work time
Finish Class with Review Time

Friday:

Due: Section 4 Guided Reading p. 10-11 (Stamp)
Thought Jot: Why did so many Americans oppose the Treaty of Versailles? (p.25-27)
Review Games
Reminder: Test, Study Guide, Packet due (Monday, 3/31)

Review Games:

Bird War One: Section 4: p.10-11

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3/17-3/21

3/19/2014

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Monday:

Due: Section 1 Guided Reading p.2-3
Due: Map Activity p.4-5
Due: Section 2 Guided Reading p.6-7
Finish: Section 1 Lecture Notes (p.12-18)

Tuesday:

Thought Jot: What was a problem that was experienced on both sides of the Atlantic during WWI?
Finish: Section 2 Lecture Notes (p.18-23)

Wednesday:

Finish: Section 2-3 Lecture Notes (p.18-25)

Thursday:

Thought Jot: In what ways did WWI represent a frightening new kind of warfare? Examples.
Assign: Section 3 Guided Reading p.8-9 (Due Mon. 3/24)
Study Buddies: Section 3 Guided Reading p.8-9

Friday:

Assign: Section 3 Guided Reading p.8-9 (Due Wed. 3/26)
Thought Jot: Why do you think the flu spread so quickly among the troops?
15 min: Section 3 Guided Reading p.8-9 (Due Mon. 3/20) or Section 4 Guided Reading p.10-11 (Due Wed. 3/26)
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 1: p.2-3
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 2: p.6-7

<<Week 3/24-3/28>> Iowa Assessments
Monday:

Thought Jot: . How did the war affect government power? Think about: (Think/Write/Pair/Share, divide class by bullets below) use p. 24 in notes
• how private business worked with government
how much control the president gained over the economy
the Espionage and Sedition Acts

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Due: Section 3 Guided Reading p.8-9 (stamp!)
Reminder: Section 3 Guided Reading p.10-11 due Wed. 3/26
Finish: Section 3 Lecture Notes (p.23-25)
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 3: p.8-9
If time: Work time on Section 4 Guided Reading p.10-11

Tuesday:

Thought Jot: Do you think that the war had a positive or negative effect on American society? Use examples to back up your argument. use p. 23-24 in your notes
Study Buddies: Work time on Section 4 Guided Reading p.10-11
If Finished: Work on study guide p. 28-30

Wednesday:

15 min: Work time on Section 4 Guided Reading p.10-11

If Finished: Work on study guide p. 28-30
Due: Section 4 Guided Reading p.10-11 (stamp!)
Finish: Section 4 Lecture Notes (p.25-27)

Thursday:

Thought Jot: Why didn’t the Treaty of Versailles lay the foundations for a lasting peace? Use p.25-27
Finish: Section 4 Lecture Notes (p.25-27)
Bird War One: Section 4: p.10-11

Friday:

Thought Jot: Why did so many Americans oppose the Treaty of Versailles? (p.25-27)
Reminder: WWI Test, Study Guide, and Packet due (Mon.

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