Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete a "T" chart for review.  Label one side Western Bloc, and the other side Eastern Bloc....classify the following:  democracy, totalitarian, command economy, capitalism, NATO, Warsaw Pact, USSR, USA.  Bridge bellringer from review/known to new/unknown...
2.  The Rosenberg Trial (pg. 13).  Do questions on handout...vocabulary help is attached.
3.  Notes:  pg. 11-12
HW - Final Exam June 9-10:  Use Review Packet!!!

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Review...What were the successes of the Civil Rights Era?  List...
2.  Review "Charts" HW.
3.  "Superpower" - America in the tumultuous age of Civil Rights and the Cold War.  Preview the Cold War Part II Unit, which will begin on Tuesday.
HW - Enjoy the long weekend.

Class Agenda

1.  Finish last clip from Tuesday's Multi-media day.
2.  Quiz:  Civil Rights
3.  Evaluate:  How did the Civil Rights Movement change America (handout - charts)?
HW - Finish charts

Class Agenda: Tuesday May 24

1.  Bellringer:  Read page 816 and identify the beliefs of Malcolm X and the organization The Black Panthers.  How were those beliefs DIFFERENT than the beliefs of MLK, Jr?  Identify 2 ways.
2.  Brain pop:  Malcolm X
3.  Multi-media Day:  Watch several clips highlighting the important moments of the Civil Rights Era (handout).
HW - Quiz Wednesday

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Watch clip below.  What is civil disobedience? 

2.  Group Activity (pg. 2).  Use text pgs. 791 & 814-816.  Review in class
3. MLK, Jr.  Brain-pop...
HW - Finish pg. 2 (if not done in class)

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Brown v. Board of Education (Brain-pop)
2.  Roots of Segregation (powerpoint)
3.  Review HW - watch Central High Clip.  What problem remained AFTER Brown v. Board?

4.  Compare picture on pg. 10 with pg. 16.  What is the political cartoonist saying about modern times?
HW - pgs. 13-20; Do Q's on pg. 20

Class Agenda

NO class today.  NYS Field Testing will be administered during periods 2 & 3. 

HW - See Wednesday's post as a reminder for HW due FRIDAY.

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  In 3 words or less...describe your reaction to watching "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till"
2.  Answer the question:   Why was Emmett Till so important to the Civil Rights Era? 
3.  Create a tombstone for Emmett Till.  Include an epitaph (definition - a concise phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died).  Your epitaph MUST be 30 words or less...4 lines max...AND MUST relate to the question in 2 above.  Bonus for artwork, and/or if your epitaph is in the form of a poem or haiku.
HW - Pgs. 11-12 due FRIDAY.  Tombstone due FRIDAY.

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  REMINDER:  Why was Emmett Till so important to the Civil Rights Era? 
2.  Complete "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till"
HW -

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What rights are we guaranteed by our Constitution?  Bridge discussion to the Civil Rights Era and segregation.  Rights were NOT guaranteed to our African-American citizens...
2.  Civil Rights Case Study:  Emmett Till.  Why was Emmett Till so important to the Civil Rights Era? 

HW -

FRIDAY MAY 13th

Due to an issue with the Blogspot network, I was not able to update our class agenda.  I apologize for any inconvenience.
CLASS AGENDA - FRIDAY MAY 13th:
1.  Complete 1950s Culture Story (see Thursday May 12 for link)
2.  Unit Quiz
HW -

Class Agenda

NYS Math Testing:  We will be following a 2 hour delay schedule.  Therefore, Mrs. Patton will be holding class today. 
1.  Bellringer:  How are your interests/hobbies/music/likes/dislikes different from your parents or guardians?  Create a "T" chart to contrast.  Introduce concept of generation gap
2.  1950s Culture Story (pgs. 28-33)
3.  Brain pop:  Elvis Presley
HW - Quiz tomorrow

Class Agenda

NYS Math Testing:  We will be following a 2 hour delay schedule.  Therefore, Mrs. Patton will be holding class today. 
1.  Bellringer:  (pg. 24) ... then movie clip

2.  Cuban Missile Crisis Notes (pg. 9)
3.  Enrichment Activities (pg. 25 or 26)
HW - Cold War Test Friday

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  The Cold War is like a peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich because...(add explanation here)
2.  "The Butter Battle Book" group read.  Complete pg. 21 by comparing and contrasting the Butter Battle vs. the Cold War
3.  Read pgs. 22-23, answer questions on bottom of 23
HW - Finish 22-23

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  View clip...and indentify 2 vocabulary words from our study of the Cold War, AND your own definition.

2.  Pg. 3
3.  Ike and JFK's Cold War (powerpoint)
HW -

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete Map on pg. 20
2.  Finish Berlin Wall powerpoint (see Thursday May 5 for notes)
3.  Korea MVP (pg. 17, pg. 19, and handout)
4.  Brain pop:  Korean War.  Discuss current events...
HW -

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What would be the motivation for someone to "run away" from home?  Bridge into concept:  defect
2.  Brain-pop - Review/Preview Activity:  Identify 3 facts, concepts, ideas that you already have learned in regards to the Cold War.  AND 3 that we will be covering later...
3.  Review "Berlin Crisis (pg. 16)."  Bridge into discussion on Berlin Wall (powerpoint).  Apply concept:  defect
HW - 

Class Agenda

ELA Testing Day #2:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule...therefore, Mrs. Patton will be conducting class today.
1.  Bellringer:  Cold War Map (pg. 11)
2.  Notes (pg. 7-8)
HW - Berlin Crisis (pg. 15-16)

Class Agenda

ELA STATE TESTING:  NO Social Studies class today.  Good luck!

Class Agenda

BREAKING NEWS:  US forces hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden...for the latest coverage go to www.cnn.com

1.  Bellringer:  Create a "T" chart and label one side USA and one side USSR.  Classify the following vocabulary terms/adjectives for each nation during the Cold War.  Totalitarian, Democracy, Capitalism, Command Economy, Freedom, Controlled
2.  Notes (pg. 7)
3.  Read "A Curtain of Iron" (pg. 12)...and complete the MVP handout
HW - Finish MVPs.  Good luck on the ELA Exam!