Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  On a separate sheet of paper, take "Active Listening Notes" (like in ELA) on the Christmas Truce of 1914 (create a bulleted list:  What happened during the first Christmas of World War I?)  Listen to story below:

2.  Compare Active Listening Notes to the movie clip
3.  Review Zimmerman Note HW

HW - NIE due Wednesday January 4th

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete a document analysis ("The purpose of this document...) of the following letter from the trenches during World War I: 

• “In three days, on a front of about 200 yards, we lost 909 men, and the enemy casualties amounted to thousands…. Don’t ask about the fate of the wounded! Anybody who was incapable of walking to the doctor had to die a miserable death; some lingering in agony for hours, for days and even for a week…..There are moments when even the bravest soldier is so utterly sick of the whole thing that he could cry like a child.”  - - - Richard Schmieder (In the trenches): March 13, 1915

2.  Review HW (pg. 10-11)

3.  American Neutrality (pg. 12).  Were we REALLY neutral?  Do pg. 13...does this demonstrate "impartiality?"

HW - pg. 17-18 Zimmerman Telegram
* Xtra Credit:  pg. 16 on SEPARATE SHEET of paper (due Friday)

* NIE due Wednesday January 4th - be sure to follow directions on the entry form

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  If you had 2 projects due on Friday, would you...work on 1 project at a time...OR...work on both at the same time?  Why?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy?  Bridge discussion into the German Schliffen Plan for WWI
2.  Powerpoint on Trench Warfare (view slides 14-34)
3.  Movie clip on Trench Warfare

HW - pg. 10-11

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Without looking at your notes....What were the long-term causes for World War I?  Hint....M.A.I.N.
2.  "The Spark" that starts the war (pg. 7-8)
3.  Geography of World War I (pg. 9...map on pg. 8B may help you.  You can skip question 5 on pg. 9)

HW - finish map
- NIE assignment due January 4

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  How many of you have been blamed for something you didn't do (or only partially did)?  What is the cartoon saying about the blame for The Great War (World War I)?

2.  M.A.I.N - the causes of World War I (pg. 6).  Review class research with powerpoint (stop at slide 17).

HW - NIE Contest HW due Wednesday January 4th nn

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What were the motives for US Expansion?  Hint:  R.E.N.C.H....

2.  TEST:  Expansion

3.  DBQ Essays back - discuss rubric

HW - none

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Is there a short-cut that you take to get someplace?  Why do you use that route?
2.  Introduce the Panama Canal as a premier "short-cut."  Complete graphic organizer on pg. 23 while reading pgs. 16-22.  Follow up with discussion of current charges/tolls for the Panama Canal
3.  Review Activity (pg. 24) - you'll need to know these places for the test tomorrow!

HW - Test tomorrow (pg. 25 - review sheet.  Click here for flashcards)

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Why is the statement "I'm starving" a "figure of speech?"
2.  ELA in Social Studies (Mr. Corridori and Mrs. Bourcy would be so proud of us!)  Powerpoint exercise/activity

HW - Finish your simile cartoon

Class Agenda

Monday, December 12th:  I was out sick - I apologize for the delayed posting
1.  Bellringer:  New packet - pg. 11g
2.  Read "Open Door" Article (11a-11d) - do MVPs (11e-11f)

HW - none


Tuesday, December 13
1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 15
2.  Discuss China (yesterday's classwork with the sub)
2.  "Big Stick" notes (pg. 12)

HW -

Class Agenda

Periods 2, 3 ONLY:  10:30 dismissal 
1.  Bellringer:  How did Progressives impact labor in America?
2.  Discuss child labor in the world today...

HW - none

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Yellow Journalism...pgs. 9-10
2.  Map Activity (pg. 8a-8b).
3.  Review Alaska & Hawaii
4.  Review Spanish-American War:  A visual history

HW - none

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Why is today a "date which will live in infamy?"  Bridge discussion into our lesson for today (in a new unit) on the expansion of American borders and the acquisition of Hawaii...
2.  America Becomes a Colonial Power (Notes:  pg. 4B)
3.  Activity:  Acquisition of Alaska and Hawaii (pg. 6-7)

HW - pg. 8c thru 8f:  Do questions 1-2 on 8f

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  On pg. 1, create a "T" chart:  Identify 3 problems of this era, and 3 reforms that corrected these problems.
2.  TEST

HW - none

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Share your Progressive Bear with your table partner.  Turn in.
2.  Brain-pop on Teddy Roosevelt
3.  Notes (pg. 18a).  How did John Muir impact the movement toward conservation?
4.  Unit vocabulary review exercise (pg. 4a-b).

HW - Study for Progressive Era Test TOMORROW
- use flash cards

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-pop on Women's Suffrage.  Looking at pg. 19 - make predictions on the blanks.
2.  Who Could Vote?  (pg. 19).
3.  Teddy Roosevelt Research:  Progressive Bear Assignment.  We'll be using our class text book to gather research in class (pg. 602-605).  However, if one is unavailable - you can consult this website for your research.

HW - Progressive Bear Assignment due MONDAY
UNIT TEST - TUESDAY

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Watch Susan B. Anthony clip and answer the questions on 18B.  Bridge discussion on women's suffrage into today's activity
2.  Group Reading Activity..."Winning Votes for Women" (pg. 18C - 18E).  Answer questions 1-2 on 18E.  Hallmark events:

• 1913 Parade:  How were the women treated?
• 1917 Imprisonment of Alice Paul:  How did the prison address her hunger strike?  Why was this important?

3.  Follow-up (pg. 19)
4.  Brain-pop Closure

HW -