Class Agenda 12/20

1.  Bellringer:  Review pg. 19b.
2.  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 - Enjoy your vacation!

Class Agenda 12/19

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 12a-12b...do questions on 12b

2.  Review bellringer...watch movie clip on sinking of the Lusitania

3.  Review pgs. 13 and 18

4.  Do pg. 19b

HW - none

Class Agenda 12/18

1.  Bellringer:  What does it mean to be impartial when someone is in a fight?  Connect American policy during the beginning of World War I (pg. 11a)
2.  Pg. 11b
3.  Do pg. 13, 16, 17, 18

HW - finish anything not done in class...

Class Agenda 12/17

1.  Bellringer:  Review the vocabulary on the poetry sheet.
2.  Poetry Analysis:  Dulce et decorum est
3.  Discuss

HW - pg. 10-11a

Class Agenda 12/16

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.  How did trench warfare affect soldiers?

HW - Review Source Analysis

Class Agenda 12/13

1.  Bellringer:  Read the last page of your packet:  "Wartime."

2.  Watch:  Movie.  Why was the war so terrifying/demanding for the soldiers?
3.  World War I Source Analysis.

HW - 

Class Agenda 12/12

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).  Do questions....Discuss.  Which letter in M.A.I.N. applies to this story?  Discuss Pan-Slavism...and "The Balkan Powder Keg"

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 12/11: World War I Unit

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 (on pg. 6a...use pg. 648 in textbook).  Review class research with powerpoint (stop at slide 17).
3.  Clip:  Summary of World War I Causes

HW - Do pg. 6b as a summary of our work today.

Class Agenda 12/10

1.  Bellringer:  Do/Review pg. 1...
2.  TEST:  Imperialism
3.  Nelson Mandela:  Why is he considered such a hero around the world?

HW - Finish your Illustrated Simile (pg. 13)

Class Agenda 12/9

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)
3.  Review classwork from Friday...pg. 23

HW - Finish your simile cartoon

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

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 (click "Transit" and "Operation".....and a look at a live webcam

3.  Review Activity (pg. 24) - you'll need to know these places for the test tomorrow!
4.  Start Test Prep:  Study Guide (pg.25) and Vocabulary pages

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

Class Agenda 12/5

1.  Bellringer:  Ever call "dibs" on something?  "Shotgun?"  Compare to Open Door Policy.  Discuss ethnocentrism and how it impacted Chinese history in the 20th century.
2.  Do you know anyone that is "old-fashioned" or not "with" the times?  Examples?  Compare this concept to Japan (& China) during the era of American Imperialism...The US in Japan.
3.  Teddy Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy (pg. 12)

HW - Do pg. 15

Class Agenda 12/4

1.  Bellringer:  Analyze the political cartoon on the front of your packet...What are the symbols?  What is the message?  How does this cartoon represent nationalism?  
2.  Review Spanish-American War:   Finish A visual history (Start at "Day 2") .  
3.  Pg. 5 (Slides 14-18)

HW - pgs. 11a-11f

Class Agenda 12/3

1.  Bellringer:  How is this photo similar to yellow journalism (see HW on 8g...or pg. 9)
2.  Review Spanish-American War:  Do pg. 8a (resources)  Then review A visual history (Up thru the sinking of the Maine).

HW - Do 8b

Class Agenda 12/2: American Imperialism

1.  Bellringer:  Tell me about a time when you have taken advantage of or teased a younger sibling/cousin/etc...OR a time when an older sibling has taken advantage of, or teased you.  Why was this able to happen?  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term imperialism. 

2.  America Becomes a Colonial Power (Notes:  pg. 5-7).  

HW - pg. 8c thru 8g:  Do questions on 8g