Class Agenda 3/28

1.  Bellringer:  Top Secret Activity!  pg. 32.  Develop solutions to the crisis in Cuba.

• "Hour of Maximum Danger" movie clip.  How did we avert the Cuban Missile Crisis?  

2.  Cuban Missile Crisis Notes (pg. 6)
3.  Space Race:  Trip to the Moon.

HW - Enjoy your vacation!  Go SU!

Class Agenda 3/27

1.  Bellringer:  Take out a piece of paper and label it "Butter Battle Book" Active Listening Notes.
2.  Watch the reading of the "Butter Battle Book"...and take notes.  This is good practice for the ELAs when we get back from break.

3.  Activity:  Compare an Contrast the Butter Battle Book with what you have learned about the Cold War (pg. 25).  Lastly - write an ending to the book...based on what we know today about the end of the Cold War...how should this ending be re-written?

HW - Read about the Cuba Crisis (pg. 29-30)...and answer the questions at the end.

Class Agenda 3/26

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 28...bomb drill primary source.  What was the purpose of this document?
2.  The Cold War - Ike and JFK (pg. 26-27)...Compare and contrast their approaches to the Cold War
3.  Current Events:  Nuclear weapons in the world today.
4.  Movie Review:  Identify 3 unit vocabulary words in the movie...and draw a simple picture representing one of those vocabulary words.

HW -

Class Agenda 3/25

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 24...map activity:  Korean War
2.  Korea 1950-53 (pgs. 21-22)
3.  Brain-pop:  Korean War
4.  Current Events:  Are we STILL fighting the Korean War?

HW -

Class Agenda 3/22

1.  Bellringer:  What would be the motivation for someone to "run away" from home?  Bridge into concept:  defect (verb)

2.  Preventing Soviet Expansion (pg. 4-5)

3.   Review "Berlin Crisis (pg. 19-20)."  Bridge into discussion on Berlin Wall (powerpoint).  Apply concept:  defect

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/21

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 14
2.  Make a "T" chart with USA and USSR at the top...then classify the following words/adjectives:  controlled, democracy, command, capitalism, freedom, totalitarian (review from yesterday).
2.  Cold War (pgs. 4-5).

HW - Do pg. 7 (skip last column)

Class Agenda 3/20: The Cold War Unit

1.  Bellringer:  What does it mean when someone is acting "cold" to you (or someone is giving you the "cold shoulder?"  How does that make you feel?  Link this concept to the "Cold War"...

2.  Cold War intro (powerpoint).  Pg. 8

3.  Intro Activity (pg. 4)... UP TO "Soviet Expansion"

HW - pg. 9-13

Class Agenda 3/19

1.  Bellringer:  Why was Ed T. Malap so important?
2.  TEST

HW -

Class Agenda 3/18

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 21...bottom.
2.  Webquest (pg. 54-56)  Click here to access the website.
3.  Review HW (pg. 61).

HW - REVIEW for TEST tomorrow (pgs. 5, 6, & 62)

Class Agenda 3/13

Wednesday Periods 6, 7, 8 - & - Friday Periods 2, 3

1.  Bellringer:  Identify ONE way you recently demonstrated 1 of the '5 Keys to Being a Quality Person.'
2.  Read World War II article and complete assignment.

HW - pg. 59-61 due MONDAY
       - UNIT TEST on Tuesday

Class Agenda 3/12

Tuesday Periods 6, 8, 9 - AND - Wednesday Periods 2, 3

1.  Bellringer:  What would YOU do?  Watch...Bridge discussion to the war in the Pacific.  Doing the right thing sometimes can come at a high price...
2.  Powerpoint - War in the Pacific.  Should we have used "the bomb?"  Some of the following might not be shown in class due to time constraints.

• Kamikaze attacks (clip)
• Manhattan Project (clip)
• Medical Effects of "the bomb" (clip)

HW - none

Class Agenda 3/11

Monday Periods 6, 8, 9 - & - Tuesday Periods 2, 3

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 49 Q's 4-5
2.  D-Day - end of war in Europe (powerpoint)
3.  Yalta Conference (pg. 50)

HW -

Class Agenda 3/8

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 49 Q's 1-3
2.  Turning the Tide of the War.  Powerpoint
3.  Read "Going for D-Day"- pg. 44-47 - while reading, complete graphic organizer on pg. 48.

HW -

Class Agenda 3/7

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 43.  Review rationing
2.  World War II Summary Clip:

• What were the effects of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
• How was the American economy impacted by World War II?  Role of women?
• How did segregation in the military impact the Civil Rights movement?

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/6

1.  Bellringer:  Analyze the propaganda poster (S.P.A.M. method).  Propaganda (pg. 36 top...we'll look at some examples in class).

• How does this propaganda film portray Germany?  Hitler?  Nazi leaders/soldiers?  

3.  What events/factors helped turn the tide against the Axis?  (powerpoint) 

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/5

1.  Bellringer:  Rosie the Riveter...read pg. 40.

• What roles did women play in supporting WWII?  
• Compare & contrast this with what you learned about women in WWI?  

2.  The American Homefront (pg. 34)

HW - Read pg. 37-41

Class Agenda 3/4

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 29 and answer the following questions:  What was the result of Executive Order 9066?  What was the CAUSE of this order?  What were they allowed to bring with them?  Did this order violate their rights?  Explain.
2.  Primary Source Reading pg. 31.  What hardships did Japanese-Americans face in the internment camps?  List.
3.  Group analysis of Japanese internment (pg. 32-33).  Note:  Pg. 33 was omitted when the packet was produced.  Click here for a copy.
4.  QUIZ:  World War II

HW - finish pg. 32-33

Class Agenda 3/1

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 21...What did Martin Niemoller intend for us to LEARN from this quote?

2.  Hitler's Hatred (pg. 22)

3.  Based on what we have discussed so far in class, complete pg. 23.  

4.  American Neutrality...just how neutral were we?  (pg. 24)
5.  The Attack on Pearl Harbor

HW - QUIZ on WW2 MONDAY!