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  • Course Outlines
    • Modern U.S. History
    • U.S. History (1850-1945)
    • Geography Exploratory
    • Project Pages
    • U.S. History (1400-1865)
  • Curriculum Design Samples
  • Teaching Portfolio

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)
  1. Clip 1: Who are these people? Where are they going?
  2. Clip 2: How do some Jews attempt to escape? How does the S.S. find them?
  3. Reading 3: What is "selection?" Why are some people "selected" and others rejected?
  4. Clip 4: Describe the conditions on the concentration camp trains.
Clips and Readings:
  1. Girl in the Red Dress
  2. Bach or Mozart?
  3. Excerpt from Elie Wiesel's Night
  4. Small Pile of Hinges
  5. Balcony Scene
  6. Leaving Auschwitz
  7. The Burning
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
  1. American Dream Essays p.2-5
  2. Roaring Twenties Pop Culture Stations p.6-10
  3. Roaring Twenties Advertisements Activity p.11-12
  4. Great Migration Activity p.13-14
  5. Roaring Twenties Study Guide
  6. 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)
  1. Chocolate Ads - 1920s - 2000s
  2. Coke Ads- 1920s - 2000s
  3. Macy's Ads- 1920s - 2000s
  4. Telephone Ads- 1920s - 2000s
  5. 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:
  • 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
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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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