Class Agenda 12/21

1.  Bellringer:  Read rationing document (pg. 21)...answer questions 1-5 on pg. 23.
2.  Finish Government Involvement (Notes pg. 20)
3.  Propaganda Assignment

HW - Enjoy the vacation...I'll see you in 2013!

Class Agenda 12/20

1.  Bellringer:  How did President Wilson react after Congress voted to declare war?  Why do you think he reacted that way?  View Movie Clip.  Review HW.
2.  Homefront Movie Clip ... What happened to freedom in America during WWI?

• Government Involvement (Notes pg. 20)

HW -

Class Agenda 12/19

1.  Bellringer:  How did the Zimmermann Telegram encourage America to enter the war AGAINST Germany?  Review HW
2.  Read "Make War for Democracy"(pg. 12A-12B).  Answer "Questions for Review on pg. 12B.

HW - pg. 20...how does this document parallel/support title on pg. 12A?

Class Agenda 12/18

1.  Bellringer:  Re-read the bottom 3 lines of page 10.  What does it mean to be "impartial?"  Compare this statement to pg. 13.
2.  American Neutrality...just how neutral were we?  (pg. 12)
3.  Zimmermann Note (pg. 17-18).  How did this steer America towards war?

HW - pg. 16

Class Agenda 12/17

1.  Bellringer:  On a separate sheet of paper, take "Active Listening Notes" (like you do 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

HW -

Class Agenda 12/13

1.  Bellringer:  Why did trench warfare lead to a stalemate (neither side could win)?
2.  Finish Trench Warfare (Movie clip).  Identify reasons why trench warfare was so terrifying to soldiers.
3.  Read the following primary source document from Richard Schmieder (in the trenches), March 13, 1915.  What is he saying ABOUT trench warfare?

• “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.” 

4.  Is THIS why America stayed out of the war?  Review HW.

HW - 

Class Agenda 12/12

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 thru the end...finish notes pg. 6)

3.  Movie clip on Trench Warfare (5 mins)

HW - pg. 10-11

Class Agenda 12/11

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

Class Agenda 12/10: World War I

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).
3.  Clip:  Summary of World War I Causes

HW - 

Class Agenda 12/7

1.  Bellringer:  Why is today a "date which will live in infamy?"  71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.  How does this apply to our current unit of study?  

2.  TEST:  American Imperialism 

HW - 

Class Agenda 12/6

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 how the canal works and a look at a live webcam

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 12/5

1.  Bellringer:  Why is the statement "I'm starving" an example of a "figure of speech?"

2.  ELA in Social Studies!  "Big Stick" simile exercise/activity (pg. 13)

HW - Finish your simile cartoon

       - TEST on FRIDAY(review vocab and pg. 25)

Class Agenda 12/4

1.  Bellringer:  Do you know anyone that is "old-fashioned" or not "with" the times?  Examples?  Compare this concept to Japan during the era of American Imperialism...
2.  The US in Japan.
3.  Teddy Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy (pg. 12)

HW - Do pg. 15

Class Agenda 12/3

1.  Bellringer:  Ever call "dibs" on something?  "Shotgun" for the front seat?  See pg. 11g.  Discuss.

2.  Read "Open Door" Article (11a-11d) - do MVPs (11e-11f)

HW - finish MVPs (if not done)

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