12/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Last minute review!
2.  ASSESSMENT:  WWI (Quiz and Source Analysis)

HW - ENJOY YOUR VACATION!!!

12/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 22 on the Flu epidemic, and answer questions 6-8 on pg. 23
2.  End of WWI (pg. 28)
      - Brain-pop:  League of Nations.  Why did America NOT join?
3.  Movie Clip:  How did World War I impact African-American communities?  Looking back at the Declaration of War on pg. 20...does this treatment contradict our reason for going to war?

HW - WWI Quiz & Source Analysis tomorrow

12/19 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Clip…How did Wilson react after Congress voted to go to war?  Why do you think he reacted that way?
2.  How was the American Homefront affected by World War I (pg. 20b)

HW - pg. 21 (Do Qs 1-5 on pg. 23)

12/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellrigner:  Do pg. 11c - review it.
2.  Why did America Enter World War I (pg. 20a).  Review Zimmermann (pg. 18)

HW - pg. 20c-e

12/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What does it mean to be impartial when there is a fight or argument?  Review pg. 11b.
2.  Do pg. 13:  Was America being impartial before entering World War I?
3.  Pg. 11b (Notes)

HW - Do pgs. 17-18

12/15-16 Class Agenda

In-Class Project:  WWI

TUESDAY 12/16
Move to the "station" where you were working when class ended yesterday.  Complete questions at this station (if need be).  Today, we are completing our in-class research (pgs. 24-27).  If you were absent yesterday, you must schedule a time to come in and catch up (homebase, study hall, lunch).

HW - Pg. 10-11a
                               


MONDAY 12/15
Over the next 2 days of class, you will be traveling with your learning group for some in-depth coverage of WWI topics (pgs. 24-27).  If you miss today or tomorrow, you will have to arrange to come in during study hall to make up for this in-class project.

HW -
     
                             

12/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Take out a sheet of paper, and put your name on it.
2.  On a separate sheet of paper, take "Active Listening Notes" 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:  Joyeux Noel

• Part 4 (Start at 2:10)
• Part 5 (Start at 0:00-5:00)
• Part 6 (Start at 5:00-10:05, then 12:10-end)

HW - none

12/11 Class Agenda

2 Hour Delay Schedule

1.  Bellringer:  Review your learning about trench warfare.

• How does the filmmaker try to set the "mood" in the first half of the clip?
• How does the filmmaker try to convey a sense of confusion during the second half of the clip?  Discuss term stalemate.

2.  Discuss poetry vocabulary sheet
3.  Poetry Analysis Assignment:  Dulce et decorum est. 

• Read once on own (underline difficult vocab)
• Read second time with group (share your MVP)
• Answer questions as a group

HW - Finish Poetry Analysis

12/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read "3. An Assassin's Story" and complete questions 1-5 in your bellringer section of your packet.
2.  Schliffen Plan & Trench Warfare (Pg. 7:  bottom)
3.  Trench Warfare clip.  How does the film portray war?

HW -

12/8 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. 8A-8B).  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 pg. 9

12/5 Class Agenda: 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. 6b (use pg. 648 in textbook), summarize how each factor contributed to the war, then complete the assignment as directed.  Review class research with powerpoint.
3.  Clip:  Summary of World War I Causes
4.  National Protest Coverage

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

12/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do/Review pg. 1...
2.  TEST:  Imperialism
3.  Current Events

HW - Finish your Illustrated Simile (pg. 13)

12/3 Class Agenda

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.  Finish the "Era" (pg. 5)
4.  Review for Test (pgs. 24-25)

HW - Finish your simile cartoon (Due FRIDAY)

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

12/2 Class Agenda

8th Grade Trip to Syracuse Stage (Periods 2 & 8 ONLY)

1.  Review for Test - pg. 24, 25

HW - Test on THURSDAY

12/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Why do we love to take "short-cuts?"

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.  Connection to today?  Controversial Nicaragua Canal project.  

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 Vocab pages

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

11/25 Class Agenda

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)
4.  Coverage of Ferguson, MO.

HW -

11/24 Class Agenda

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.  Reconstruct the Spanish-American War:  Visual history
3.  Wrap up American Imperialism overview (pg. 5)

HW - pgs. 11a-11f

11/21 Class Agenda

PERIODS 2, 3
1.  Bellringer:  Do pgs. 9-10
2.  Causes of the Spanish-American War:  Do pgs. 8a-8b…using the primary sources provided to you in class.

HW - finish pg. 8b

PERIODS 6, 8, 9
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

11/20 Class Agenda: American Imperialism

PERIODS 2, 3
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

PERIODS 6, 8, 9
1.  Bellringer:  Do pgs. 9-10
2.  Causes of the Spanish-American War:  Do pgs. 8a-8b…using the primary sources provided to you in class.

HW - finish pg. 8b

11/19 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  TEST:  The Progressive Era

HW - none

11/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Share your Progressive Bear with your table partner.  Looking at your packet cover...let's do a metaphor exercise:  Why does the artist compare TR to a lion tamer?

2.  Brain-pop on Teddy Roosevelt.  Notes (pg. 20b).  

• How did John Muir impact the movement toward conservation?  

3.  Unit review exercise (pg. 1b and pg. 21).

HW - Study for Progressive Era Test TOMORROW

       - use flash cards?

11/17 Class Agenda

Mrs. Butler will be in class today to discuss and demonstrate Schooltool.

HW - finish "Bear" assignment
       - TEST on WEDNESDAY

11/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Looking at pg. 18 - make predictions on the blanks.  Who Could Vote?  (pg. 18).  Brain Pop:  Women's Suffrage.

2.  Watch this video.  What is the message for girls?

3.  Teddy Roosevelt Research:  Progressive Bear Assignment (pg. 20a).  We'll be using our class text book to gather research (...or at home:  use pg. 602-605 - OR - you can use this website)

HW - Progressive Bear Assignment due TUESDAY

        - UNIT TEST - WEDNESDAY

11/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Watch Susan B. Anthony clip and answer the questions on 15.  Discuss HW from pg. 19.

2.  Group Reading Activity..."Winning Votes for Women" (pg. 17a-17e).

• Discuss "Closure" questions.
• 1917 Imprisonment of Alice Paul:  How did the prison address her hunger strike?  Why was this important?  Discuss.
• In what ways does gender inequality exist today?  

HW -
        - Progressive Era Test WEDNESDAY

11/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  How did you spend your day off yesterday?
2.  Do pg. 16 - how is your day different from kids during the Industrial Era?

3.  Watch clip on Sam Gompers - then answer the questions on pg. 15.  Proceed to other Social Progressive reforms (pg. 15).
4.  Discuss the changes…What did unions want?  How did unions become politically powerful?  What are the origins of Labor Day?

HW - Do pg. 19

11/10 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 14a...Why do companies have to put these labels on their products?

Informing consumers about food ingredients wasn't always a priority for companies....

2.  Group Activity:  Read pages 9-11 and complete the column on pg. 14b titled "What was exposed?"  As a class, we will complete the column titled "What was the end result?"

3.  Rank the 3 muckrakers profiled today:  1 being the most important, 3 being the least important.  Which muckraker had the GREATEST impact on society?  Explain your ranking.
4.  Why do you think we celebrate Veterans Day?  A brief history of Veterans Day…or as other nations know it, Remembrance Day.

HW - none

11/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Review...Do primary source activity  

2.  Political Reform Notes (pg. 6b)

• "Mock" Primary Election:  You may only click ONE of the links below.  
• Click here to vote for a Republican candidate to run for president
• Click here to vote for a Democratic candidate to run for president

3.  Movie Clip:  How does this clip "spoof" the recall election of Gray Davis in 2003?  13:00

HW - none

11/6 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What are the pros/cons of Boss Tweed's political machine:  Bridge discussion to the yesterday's bell ringer.
2.  Sit with your group from yesterday, and review your MVPs on your "Act."  Then proceed to pg. 7b for "The Life and Death of Boss Tweed"…in 5 Acts.  

HW - 

11/5 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  As a machine, the car has advantages and disadvantages.  Create a "T" chart and list + and - of the car.  Bridge discussion into the + and - roles of political machines...

2.  Political Machine Case Study:  Boss Tweed (pg. 7a).  Answer the following for EACH box in your chart:  Did they/he like or hate him?  How do you know (text-based evidence)?  Group research activity (Textbook pgs. 596-97).  Review.
3.  Closure:  Why was Boss Tweed considered a villain by so many people?  Watch.

HW - Write 3 MVPs for the "Act" you were assigned in class.  

11/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Look at the pictures in this powerpoint:  Review...

• What was happening?
• What were the effects of this event?
• Identify similarities (watch)… What can we do…what can we NOT do?  Solutions?

2.  Bridge Bellringer discussion into....Progressive Era Unit Intro (notes...pg. 5)

3.  Table partner Activity (pg. 6a).  Review activity as a class...last page of slide show.  

• Charles Guiteau's assassination of President Garfield.  Why?  Amongst other reasons…he expected "spoils!"  

HW - none

11/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  TEST:  Industrial Revolution

HW - none

10/31 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do "Source Analysis" pg. 1
2.  Discuss pg. 2 - and compose paragraph.
3.  Critical Friends feedback.

HW - STUDY FOR TEST MONDAY!!

10/30 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  A farmer's market and a stock market are similar in that…_____________________ What is Etrade?
2.  Brain-pop:  Stock Market...Check the "markets."  What is an index?  How does that represent the "health" of the economy?  What is a bull/bear market?

3.  Test Review:  on page 5, define the unit vocabulary in your own words....without looking them up.  Check/edit your work.

HW - Study for TEST on MONDAY:  Use the study guide in your packet, and the Quia flashcards

10/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pgs. 17a-b....Why do people collect "stuff" like sports cards, coins, stamps, autographs, etc?  Bridge discussion into the concept of "buy low, sell high"...a key principle of investment.

2.  Brain-pops on "Stocks."

3.  Stock case study:  Apple, Inc.  Using the internet, we will check the value of Apple stock today, and use "hindsight" to see what could have been, if we invested at various times over history (pg. 19a-b).  Contrast with Blackberry...

HW -  Poem due tomorrow (use pg. 15-16 of "The Bob" and pg. 23-28 Ind Rev Packet)

        - TEST on MONDAY.  Click here to review vocab flashcards

10/28 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 26a...Jane Addams/Hull House question:  See clip... Jane Addams.

2.  Discuss and review pg. 25b

3.  Jigsaw Activity:  Town Meetings (pg. 28).  Closure:  Compose a statement contrasting life for the working class with the lives of the upper/middle class.  Be specific.

HW - Poem due THURSDAY

10/27 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What are some of the + and - of a longer school day (8:00am-6:00pm)?  Bridge discussion into the painfully long days of factory workers during the Industrial Revolution.

2.  Notes (pg. 26a)  Child Labor movie clip.

3.  Movie Clip - Mother Jones.  Answer question on the bottom of 26a.  What is the status of child labor today (ex - cocoa industry, which is appropriate, given that we are close to "chocolate season"...aka Halloween)?

HW - Do pg. 25b

10/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Review HW
2.  Movie - Profile on the Industrial Revolution effects on city life:  crime, poor immigrants, city sanitation, and new inventions (answer questions on pg. 25a.  Discuss.

HW -

10/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What is the importance of our school fire drills?  List.

2.  Primary Source Analysis:  Shirtwaist Factory Fire article and questions (pg. 20-23).  Watch movie clip....Discuss the short-term & long-term effects of the Triangle Fire (Q's #6-7...and the fate of the factory owners).

HW - pg. 24

10/21 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Andrew Carnegie clip:  How did he impact the Industrial Revolution?  Cause & Effect.
2.  Review work from yesterday:

• "Monopoly Men" (pg. 8)
• Sherman Anti-trust Act primary source activity (pg. 9-10)

3.  Ida Tarbell vs. JD Rockefeller (video clip).  Answer the questions on pg. 10.


HW - Read pgs. 30-33 (Active Reading)

10/20 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  REVIEW...why are monopolies bad for consumers, but good for the owners?  Modern-day issues

2.  Last week, we learned how monopolies work…now let's see them in action during the Industrial Revolution.  Monopoly Men Activity (pg. 8).  Research and summarize with 3 bullet points for each guy:

• What industry did they monopolize?
• How did he create a monopoly?
• How big was their monopoly?

3.  Review Philanthropy then…and now.  

HW - Sherman Anti-Trust Act pg. 9-10

10/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read "What is a Corporation" on pg. 16 of your unit packet.  Answer the following:  What is a corporation?  How can corporations raise $?  Just what kind of a "person" can a corporation be?

2.  Tiered Activity (TA= tiered activity packet)...Day 2.  Do quiz on pg. 4 of TA.  Grade quiz as a class (don't change your answers!)...then go on to page 5 and follow the directions based on your quiz score
3.  10 WEEK EXTRA CREDIT:  Imagine that you are SMALL business owner living during the Industrial Revolution.  Your business (and consumers) has been negatively impacted by rise of "robber barons" and their monopolies of this era.  Using at least FIVE vocabulary words on pg. 1(TA), write a letter to your Senator explaining reasons why our government should regulate and/or declare monopolies illegal.  Do this assignment on a separate sheet of paper.  Highlight the vocabulary in your letter.  Be creative…and have fun!

HW - finish your assignment in the TA packet (if you didn't finish in class)

       - 10 Week Extra Credit due MONDAY

10/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Why do you think that Monopoly the "world's most popular board game?"

2.  Mini-Project:  Tiered Activity (TA= tiered activity packet).  We will be using this packet WITH our unit packet (UP= unit packet).  Hey AJ - I emailed this new packet to your mom and dad.  

• Review vocabulary you will encounter in your reading (pg.1 TA)
• Read article "Monopoly - Not Always a Game" (pgs. 12-16 UP) and complete the MVPs (on pg. 2-3 TA) as you read each "section." Remember:  Use your active reading strategies. 

HW - Do pg. 17

10/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  A unemployed man steals food to feed his hungry family (PS - There are roughly 16 million hungry kids in America!).  Is he a hero or criminal?  Both?  Explain.  Bridge to discussion of perspective...and link bellringer concept to the contrasting terms of captain of industry and robber baron.

2.  Industrial Revolution Intro (pg. 6).

• Brain-pop:  Industrial Revolution.  Review from last year, and pre-view for this unit...why do we consider this the "Second" Industrial Revolution?  Then complete notes on pg. 6.

3.  Activity (pg. 7) - discuss/apply to Nike today.
4.  Should Columbus Day be a national holiday?  

HW - none

10/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Billionaire...pg. 4A-4B.  Discuss...and bridge to Homestead Act primary source analysis (pg. 4D).  What were the risks and rewards for taking advantage of the Homestead Act?

2.  Homestead Notes (pg. 4C).  On the bottom of 4C, answer the following question after watching the video clip:  How were Native Americans impacted by the Homestead Act?  List 3.
3.  Closure….Connect to today:  Mars One Project.  Similarities?  Differences?

HW - none

10/10 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  TEST:  Immigration Era
3.  Current Events

HW - none

10/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Get your project from the pile and put it on your desk.
2.  Gallery Walk:  We will have some time to walk around the room and appreciate the hard work of our classmates.
3.  Statue of Liberty and the era of immigration.

HW - Study for Immigration Test...use your review sheet and the flash cards on "The Blog"

10/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 12-13.  Look back at pg. 7b (1880), and compare to pg. 12 (1893):  How did America change in their treatment of immigrants?

2.  Immigration Restriction (pg. 19)

3.  Illegal Immigration today:  Read pg. 20 and complete the bottom of pg. 19.

4.  Project Advice and Q & A.  How do I make sure that I get a good grade?

• Follow ALL directions in the task
• Do NOT "copy and paste" your research...this is called plagiarism...and is a serious academic offense!  
• Properly budget your time, so that your project is on time
• Be sure to include citation for your sources on the BACK of the poster (use the directions I gave you)
• Make sure it is neat, clean, and thoughtfully planned
• Make sure you have appropriate resources (I have poster board and other resources for those financially in need of help)
• Be careful with your project on your way to school:  Check the weather before school (garbage bag?) & avoid rolling it up.  Come directly here in the morning to drop it off.  

HW - Project due TOMORROW

        - Test FRIDAY (use your study guide in your packet to get ready!)

10/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 14...pgs. 9 and/or 11 might help.  Introduce immigration quota.  Review nativism.  Introduce xenophobia.

2.  Activity:  Chinese Exclusion Act (pg. 15)

• Movie Clip:  After viewing the movie clip below, answer the following questions:    

3.  Use your review sheet to prepare of test on FRIDAY (last page of packet).  Your vocab pages are also helpful!  

HW - Project due THURS 10//9

       - Unit Test on FRI 10/10

10/6 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What do all of these companies have in common?

2.  Video clip:  "Deconstruction of Ellis Island."  Ellis Island arrival experience.
Walk through the Ellis Island process.  Compare with how immigrants become citizens today.  

• Citizenship test:  How would you do?  Pg. 13a-b
• Notes.  Pg. 13c

4.  Immigration Project:  Tips for Success

HW - Project Due on THURSDAY 10/9 

       - please let me know TODAY if you need help getting supplies!
       - TEST:  Friday

10/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do questions on pg. 6.  Using question 1, we will look at the change in the immigration of different groups, and discuss the emergence of nativism - the policy of protecting the interests of "native" inhabitants against those of immigrants.

2.  Group-Directed Activity:  Read "Coming to America" on pgs. 8-10.  As you read, discuss, and complete chart on pg. 11 summarizing each era of immigration.
3.  Current Events…ISIS and Ebola 

HW - Finish chart on pg. 11
        - Project Due on THURSDAY 10/9...if you need help with supplies, let me know TODAY!
        - Click here and "search" for your immigrant group.  Cite your resources!  

10/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Imagine that someone is going to move to J-D from Russia.  What advice would you give them about how to adapt to life here?  List 3-5.  Bridge discussion to assimilation...

2.  Mary Antin HW Review & Movie Clip

3.  Complete pg. 7a-7b.
4.  Ebola in America…do we need to worry?  

HW - Work on Project 

       - Project due 10/9 (get supplies - let Mr. Law know if you need help with supplies)

10/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Think of a place that you would like to live (other than upstate NY):  Complete the "T" chart in the powerpoint (see agenda item #3 below)...what do you like about the place where you would like to live?  What would you NOT miss about living here?  Bridge discussion to push factors and pull factors of immigration.

2.  Activity:  Complete pg. 5

3.  Review (powerpoint...see pg. 7)
4.  Discuss Project Contract

HW - Pg. 4a-4b...do Q's 1-3 (pg. 4b)
        - Project contract due tmrrw
        - Project due OCTOBER 9th

9/30 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1 of packet
2.  TEST:  The Reconstruction Era
3.  Project Intro:  The Immigration Era

HW - Project Contract Due THURSDAY
       - Project Due:  Thursday 10/9

9/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Source Analysis questions.  Discuss responses.
2.  Instruction:  Writing paragraphs using primary sources:  Develop, write, and peer edit your paragraph.  Schedule a time to see Mr. Law if you miss class today.

HW - TEST Tomorrow (use pgs. 4-5, 26, and click "Unit Vocabulary Review Flashcards" on the right of your screen)

9/26 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do Q's on pg. 25.  How were African-American communities in the South negatively impacted after the Civil War?

2.  Sharecropping discussion (pg. 17) Why is sharecropping sometimes referred to as "the ghost of antebellum South?"

3.  Vocabulary Review (pgs 4-5).  Class Activity - in your groups identify and summarize the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments (pg. 12a).  Your summary must be 5 words or less!  Draw a picture to represent each amendment.  Divide a piece of notebook paper into thirds...using one section for each amendment...we will model this "foldable" technique in class.  

HW - Test TUESDAY...use pgs. 4, 5, 26.
            Click for Vocab Flashcards

9/24 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  If someone at home tells you "lights out at 10:00pm…"  Can you violate AND follow that rule at the same time?  Explain.  Bridge discussion to the idea of "loopholes."
2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 24 notes).
3.  Plessy v. Ferguson:  What role did this case play in segregation?  Start clip at 21:11.

4.  Vocabulary Challenge (pg. 4-5).  Create your own definitions and/or pictures without looking them up!  Spend EXTRA time studying the ones that you had trouble with...

HW - TEST on TUESDAY!  Use pgs. 4, 5, 26 to prepare.  AND "Unit Vocabulary Review Flashcards"  (the link is to the right of this blog post)

9/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 10.2; Why did carpetbaggers go south?  Why did they leave?  Election of 1876 & the compromise that ends Reconstruction...
2.  As a pre-read exercise, complete the True/False questions on pg. 18.  Then - Group-Read-Activity:  Read article on the Jim Crow South (pg. 19-23).

3.  Go back to pg. 18 and check/correct your T/F responses...for each question, provide "Evidence" at the bottom of the page for why the response is true or false.  What statement in the reading helped you draw your T/F conclusion?

HW - finish pg. 18?

9/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 16.1...question 6.  And review your work from yesterday.
2.  View video clip (reviewing the impeachment topic from Friday) and answer questions 1-2 on pg. 16.2

2.  Do "Constitution Review"...and complete questions 3-4 on pg. 16.2.  Review graphic of checks and balances

3.  KKK - "A Failed Revolution" - discuss and view powerpoint.  What was the role of the KKK in the "New South?"  How did they impact Reconstruction?

HW - 

9/19 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Which is best...A)  SU Football   B) SU Basketball  C)  SU Lax  D) None of the above.  Introduce concept of bias - favoring one side or another.  Bridge concept to the political bias now, and post-Civil War...

2.  Contrast Moderate and Radical plans for Reconstruction...What are the basic beliefs of each group (summarize in 3 words or less)...use pg. 9 to help complete pg. 11.  Review venn diagram on pg. 11. 

3.  "Impeaching a President" (read pgs. 13-15 and complete 16.1 questions 1-5). 

HW - finish 16.1 questions 1-5?  If need be...

9/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  In your opinion, what is the hardest part of forgiving someone?  Explain.  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term:  amnesty.  Many Northerners had problems with the application of this concept to Reconstruction….

2.  Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction:  Group Activity Procedure (pg. 7)
3.  The assassination of Lincoln (p.pt)

4.  Freedman's Bureau Powerpoint (pg. 6)

HW - 

9/17 Class Agenda

HAPPY CITIZENSHIP DAY!

1.  Bellringer:  Does the President have the power to send the military to fight ISIS?  Consider what you remember about checks and balances.
2.  Refresher on the Constitution
2.  Test your knowledge on the Constitution with the Constitution IQ Quiz

3.  QUIZ:  Geography & Civil War

HW - Complete Active Reading Notes (pg. 12a-12b)

9/16 Class Agenda (New Unit: Reconstruction Era)

1.  Bell Ringer:  How does it feel to lose?  List.  Compare these feelings to the feelings in America after the Civil War.
2.  View Video Clip:  Complete pg. 6a while watching (1:46-6:30)

3.  Reconstruction Intro (p.pt.)

4.  Active Reading notes...Unit Preview (pg. 12a-12b)

HW - Finish pg. 12a-12b (Due:  THURSDAY)

9/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 30...questions 1-3.  The answer will surprise you!
2.  Emancipation Proclamation (pg. 30-31...questions 4-10)

3.  Civil War Battles - Quick Overview.  Discuss changing technology in warfare.
4.  How should I review for the quiz?  Use the vocabulary page (and/or click "Unit Vocabulary Review Flashcards" on the right of this page;  Review bell ringers; Look at the Essential Question; etc, etc).

HW - QUIZ on WEDNESDAY

9/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 25…using pg. 26 as a reference to develop your ranking.
2.  BRIEF overview of the causes for the Civil War (pg. 26-28)
3.  Do pg. 29 (S.P.A.M. method)
4.  Review map assignment
5.  ISIS update

HW -

9/11 Class Agenda (Patriot Day)

1.  Bellringer:  13 years ago today, we (un)officially began a "War on Terrorism."  Last night, our President committed our nation in a fight against the ISIS (ISIL) organization.  Is this the right thing for us to do?  Can we win the "War on Terrorism?"  

2.  Discuss President Obama's speech on ISIS (ISIL)

• In depth:  What don't we know about ISIS?

2.  9/11:  Then and Now

• What happened (NYC)?  Timeline of 9/11 attack (History.com)
• Why/How did it happen?  9/11 (Brain-pop) - background of the attack
• What were the (long-term) results?  How 9/11 Changed Us (Today.com)

HW - Watch news tonight

9/10 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Looking at your map, can you think of places in America that would be impacted by:  hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts/wildfires?  How do these Americans cope with those threats?
2.  Regional Dilema activity
3.  Quick Civil War review (pg. 26-27)
4.  Active Reading refresher (from "The Bob")

HW - Active Reading:  pg. 9 -13 due FRIDAY (start at "Impact of Western Expansion")

9/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  If you were visiting another state, and someone asked you where Syracuse is...how would you give them an idea about where you are from?  Introduce term - relative location

2.  5 Themes of Geography Notes (pg. 3)

3.  Map Activity

HW - Finish Map Activity 

9/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Write about a time when you made a bad excuse for doing something wrong…
2.  Classroom Expectations
3.  Paragraph Peer Review:  Is the "sandwich" complete?
4.  Current Events:  Why do I need to pay attention to the world around me?

HW - Signatures for  "Expectations" sheet

9/4 Class Agenda

1.  Collect Profile
2.  Unit Packet Debriefing…how and where do I complete my "bell ringers?"
3.  Me, Myself & I writing activity.
4.  Preview tomorrow

HW - Late Profile?

Class Agenda 9/3: Welcome Back!

1.  Attendance & seating chart
2.  Front board overview
3.  Room 309 orientation
4.  Mr. Law Introduction (Prezi)

HW - Student Profile
       - Need supplies?  Binder & loose leaf paper

Class Agenda 6/19 - 6/26

This week we will be analyzing the historical events presented by the film Forrest Gump (edited version).  As we watch the movie, will make daily observations of historical events, and how those events connect to the topics that we have learned about over the past several weeks.  Each student will be responsible for a movie critique, an interpretation of the feather (from the opening scene), and we will even write a new "chapter" of the movie choosing an event for Forrest to be written into between 1984-present...  This is the FINAL grade of Social Studies 8!  Handouts will be distributed in class.

Class Agenda 6/19

PERIODS 2-3

1.  Bellringer:  Take out "Modern Era Packet" and put your Obama assignment inside.  Take Test.
2.  Political Typology:  Take Quiz and complete handout.
3.  Current Events?  Unrest in Iraq...

HW -

Class Agenda 6/18

PERIODS 6, 8, 9 ONLY

1.  Bellringer:  Take out "Modern Era Packet" and put your Obama assignment inside.  Take Test.
2.  Political Typology:  Take Quiz and complete handout.
3.  Current Events?  Unrest in Iraq...

HW -

Class Agenda 6/17

Review:  Bill Clinton & George W. Bush
1.  Bellringer:  What conclusion can you draw from the chart?
2.  View clip:  Barack Obama - contrast his presidential election with public perception today.  Is it fair to be critical of the president?  Explain.
3.  In your Modern Era Packet, read "Obama's In-box" and complete the hand-out.

HW - finish "In-box"
       - Do you want Extra Credit?  Read the article on the Equal Rights Amendment and complete the form.

Class Agenda 6/12 - 6/16: Modern Era Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Can you name ALL the presidents on your packet cover?
2.  Modern Era Unit Independent Study.  Over the next 3 days, you will be researching the presidencies of Nixon through George W. Bush.  Use the resources in the packet, and the video clips below, to complete your "Modern Era" packet.

Thursday 6/12

• Richard Nixon:  Brain-pop
• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter

Friday 6/13
Review:  Nixon, Ford, Carter

1.  Bellringer:  Why did Ronald Reagan (clip) appeal to Americans in the 1980s?

• Ronald Reagan
• George H.W. Bush

Monday 6/16
Review:  Reagan, Bush I

1.  Bellringer:  If a president does a good job, but makes bad choices in his/her personal life, should that matter to the American people?  Watch the clip below....then explain.  

• Bill Clinton
• George W. Bush & Interview - discuss current events in Iraq

Closure:  Read the article on the amount of money that we spend on our ex-presidents, and answer the question that follows.

Class Agenda 6/11: Congratulations...Final Projects are Completed!

1.  Bellringer:  Take out your Audience Form and your Project Packet (pg. 55)
2.  Collaboration Grade
3.  Complete Feedback Form (ONLY for students).
4.  Hang-up posters
5.  Preview our final unit:  The Modern Era

HW -

Class Agenda 6/9 - 6/10

Modern Era Project Presentations.

HW - none

Class Agenda 6/5 - 6/6

1.  Critical Friends letter review
2.  Refine, revise and enhance your presentation.

• Do you ALL have access to ALL parts of the script?  Letter?  Bibliography?  
• Where should you be looking when not speaking?  Body language? 
• Can you anticipate any questions that you might be asked?  How will you respond? 
• How to make your presentation awesome?  Go through your rubric!  Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!  Also - Other presentation tips to consider 

HW - as needed...are you behind on your checklist?  

       - Rehearse?  

Class Agenda 6/4

1.  Mock Presentations, followed by Critical Friends feedback.

• Put names on Rubric AND Critical Friends form
• Complete your presentation for another group.  Allow them time to fill out your paperwork while your group self-reflects.
• Repeat process for the other group

HW - as needed...are you behind on your checklist?
        - Rehearse?

Class Agenda 6/3

1.  Finish Checklist

HW - Finish Checklist?
        - Rehearse your portion?  Tomorrow is your mock presentation.

Class Agenda 6/2

New York State Exam:  Science

HW - continue to work on your checklist

Class Agenda 5/30

1.  Take out "Phase 3 Checklist."  This should be completed by the end of class on TUESDAY.

HW - Plan Ahead:  Monday is the Science Exam, so not all classes will be seen.  Tuesday is the (Honors) Math Regents:  How will you finish the "Phase 3 Checklist?"  How will you rehears your script?  Plan AHEAD!

Class Agenda 5/27-5/29

1.  Finalize pg. 49?  Review pg. 50.
2.  Start Phase 3.1 - complete a Project Management Log for Phase 3.1.  Everything should be done by the END of class on THURSDAY 5/29.  Please plan ahead to work tomorrow during your State Science Exam.

HW - work on your part of Phase 3.1
       - Interested in joining Model United Nations in the high school?
         Come to an after school meeting on THURSDAY 5/29

Class Agenda 5/23

1.  Conclude Phase 2.2
2.  Begin Phase 3.1

HW - EVERYTHING in Phase 3.1 should be done by THURSDAY 5/29

Class Agenda 5/22

1.  Conclude Phase 2.2 Further Research
2.  Begin Phase 2.2 Conclusion:  Group Meeting

HW - tie up loose ends...any further research that needs to be done!

Class Agenda 5/21

1.  Complete Phase 2.1
2.  Begin Phase 2.2 Further Research:  Continue to research your potential solutions (for your thesis).  Create note cards!

HW - Read, and take notes!

Class Agenda 3/20

1.  Finish Phase 2.1 (pg. 48)
2.  Begin Phase 2.2 - Before you begin - Complete Project Management Log 2.2

HW -

Class Agenda 5/19: ELA/Social Studies Group Portion Begins!

1.  Sit with your group.

2.  Folder set-up, group contract, exchange contact info.

3.  Review Project Directions (pg. 50) and Calendar (pg. 45)

4.  Begin Phase 2.1 (pg. 48)

HW - Continue reading and taking notes.

Class Agenda 5/16

1.  Final Exam
2.  Group Project Starts Monday - PLEASE remember to...

• Bring ALL note cards
• Bring Pink Packet

HW - FINISH NOTE CARDS!??

Class Agenda 5/15

1.  Bellringer:  Today in the news:  9/11 Museum - and - 60th anniversary of Brown v. BOE, Topeka.  
2.  Review for Final Exam

HW - Study:  Midterm Review Packet, Final Review Packet, Quia (flashcards on "the Blog"), AND your old tests.

Class Agenda 5/14

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 4 (review pg. 3 and 43).  Discuss James Craig Anderson.

2.  QUIZ:  Civil Rights

3.  Study for Final Exam

HW - Study Midterm Review Packet & Final Review Packet

Class Agenda 5/13

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 30-31
2.  Page 29 (Clip 4 & 5)
2.  Discuss the issues AFTER the Civil Rights legislation.  Grade America:  Have we achieved MLK, Jr's "dream?"

HW - Civil Rights Quiz tomorrow
        - Review Packet pg. 7 (Final Exam:  Friday 5/16)

Class Agenda 5/12

1.  Bellringer:  How was Malcolm X different than MLK, Jr?
2.  Project Group Meeting:  How is your research progressing?
3.  Civil Rights Overview:  Read 34-35, then complete 33 & 36-39.

HW - Finish pgs. 33-39
       - Review Packet pg. 6
       - STUDY -  Final Exam on Friday 5/16

Class Agenda 5/9

1.  Bellringer:  Segregation is illegal, right?  Watch...
2.  View Civil Rights Highlights Clips (pg. 29)...civil disobedience in action.

• Clip 1
• Clip 2
• Clip 3

3.  Based on the footage you saw in the clips...Why do you think TV was so important in the successes of the Civil Rights movement?  How was this similar to what we discussed about the TV and the Vietnam War?  How does Social Media play a similar role today?

HW - Read pg. 27...and complete pg. 28 - How were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X different in their philosophies regarding Civil Rights.
        - Review packet pg. 5

Class Agenda 5/8

1.  Bellringer:  Identify the problem in the clip.  How did the kids attempt to solve the problem?  Did it work?  Connect to Martin Luther King, Jr...and define boycott and civil disobedience.
2.  Class Activity:  pg. 21.  View Clip.
3.  Why was Jackie Robinson important to the Civil Rights Era?
4.  Group meeting:  How is your research going?  Create a mindmap on pg. 47.

HW -
       - Rev. packet pg. 4

Class Agenda 5/7

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-pop:  Review importance of Brown v. Board of Education.
2.  "Black and White Together" (pg. 13-19).  Do pg. 20 questions 1-3 at bottom.
3.  Central High clip.  What problem still remained after Brown v. Board?

HW - Review packet pg. 3

Class Agenda 5/6: Thank you Marion Blumenthal Lazan!

1.  With your Project Team:  Review your note cards, and complete pg. 47 in your Project Packet (pink).

HW - Rev. packet pg. 2

Class Agenda 5/5

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 5.  What is the "strange fruit?"  How does it relate to what we learned about Emmett Till?  View Clip...Jim Crow South
2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 6)
3.  Brown v. Board of Education (pg. 11-12).  Brain-pop.

• Analyze cartoon on the bottom of pg. 10.  What is this cartoon saying about segregation today?  

4.  Reminders for Guest Speaker tomorrow:  Respectful behavior, help pick-up chairs afterward.

HW - Bring project stuff to class tmrrw for group meeting.
       - Review packet page 1

Class Agenda 5/2: ELA/Social Studies Project Intro (Day2)

1.  Bellringer:  Sit with your group and review pg. 44
2.  Notecard instruction (pg. 17; project packet)
3.  Preliminary research.  BRING YOUR PROJECT PACKET TO ELA ON MONDAY.

HW - Emmett Till due Monday

Class Agenda 5/1: ELA/Social Studies Project Intro!

1.  Bellringer:  Preview our topics.
2.  Get your group assignment - then discuss which topics our class should cover.  Finalize list.
3.  Briefly overview of this joint project.

HW - Project Packet (pg. 43-44)
       - OPTIONAL:  Lunch with an author paragraph?  Bring in book for signature?

Class Agenda 4/30

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.  Design a tombstone to honor  Emmett Till.  Choose one of the following options:

• 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 sentence max...AND MUST relate to the question in #2 above.  
• Compose a poem, haiku, or cinquain...AND, be sure to relate it to question #2 above.

HW - finish your tombstone

Class Agenda 4/29

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

HW -
       - Optional:  Bring "Four Perfect Pebbles" to Mr. Law (if you ordered it)
       - Write a paragraph - Why would you like to share lunch with our guest speaker?

Class Agenda 4/28: The Civil Rights Era

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 -

Class Agenda 4/17

1.  Bellringer:  Review old Quizzes...get stuff back.
2.  FINAL Cold War Quiz
3.  1968 with Tom Brokaw

HW - Enjoy your break!

Class Agenda 4/16

1.  Bellringer:  Cold War Source Analysis.
2.  Complete Source Analysis Paragraph
3.  Critical Friends

HW - QUIZ tomorrow
       - Optional - purchase book!

Class Agenda 4/15

1.  Bellringer:  Nixon's Cold War & Vietnam (clip).  Ping-pong Diplomacy & Detente.  Open to pg. 42...finish Vietnam.
2.  Cold War Around the World (pg. 61)
3.  Russia/Ukraine Crisis:  A New Cold War?

HW - pgs. 62-64
       - QUIZ on THURSDAY
       - Optional - purchase book?

Class Agenda 4/14

NEW SEATS:  FINAL MARKING PERIOD!

1.  Bellringer:  Do the last page of your "Vietnam War Learning Stations" packet.
2.  Vietnam Overview:  Clips & Powerpoint (pg. 42)

HW - Quiz on THURSDAY
       - Optional - order book?

Class Agenda 4/11

1.  Bellringer:  Go to assigned Learning Station
2.  Vietnam Learning Stations (in-class research project)

• Anti-War Movement Clip
• Search & Destroy Clip

3.  Closure:  Do NOT do the last page of the packet (Conclusion).  We will complete that as a bellringer on Monday.

HW -

Class Agenda 4/10

1.  Bellringer:  Review....define domino theory.  Then - With your table partner:  Draw a simple picture of the domino theory.
2.  Group Activity - "The Fall of Saigon" (pgs. 53-58)
3.  Brain-pop:  Vietnam War

HW - none
        - Optional:  order visiting author's book?

Class Agenda 4/9

1.  Bellringer:  Imagine you are Michael Rosenberg (age 10).  Write a letter to your father and mother while they are in prison.  What would you ask them?  What would you tell them about your life since they have been gone?  Base your response on your reading from yesterday.
2.  Review of the Rosenberg Trial (pg. 50)

• Did the American government murder an innocent person(s) due to Cold War hysteria?  Can you create an arguement that Ethel DID deserve the death penalty?  Did NOT deserve it?  

3.  Documentary clips Heir to an Execution/NBC interview with Ivy Meerpol... time permitting.

HW - none

Class Agenda 4/8

1.  Bellringer:  "The Dot Game" - a Cold War simulation.
2.  Movie Clip:  What was McCarthyism?
3.  Notes:  pg. 43-44

HW - pgs. 45-50

Class Agenda 4/7

1.  Bellringer:  Quiz review...did you review your vocab page?
2.  QUIZ:  Cold War (Part I)
3.  The Birth of Rock and Roll

HW -

Class Agenda 4/4

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. 34-39).  Drawing pictures will NOT be a requirement (see packet).

3.  American Culture (clip...Interstate Highway Act, suburbs, new technology)

HW - Cold War (part I) Quiz tomorrow.  Review "Part I" of your packet... Vocab (pgs. 3a-3c)...excluding #12-16, 18-19, 22-23.  

Class Agenda 4/3

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 25
2.  Watch the reading of the "Butter Battle Book"...complete pg. 25 (top).  Discuss.
3.  Activity:  Complete pg. 25

HW - Finish pg. 25 (bottom assignment).  Due Monday
       - QUIZ MONDAY:  Cold War (Part I)

Class Agenda 4/2

1.  Bellringer:  Do pgs. 29-31.
2.  Pg. 32
3.  Cuban Missile Crisis (pg. 6)

HW -

Class Agenda 4/1

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 28...bomb drill primary source.  What was the purpose of this document?  Clip.
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 3/31

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 24...map activity:  Korean War
2.  Korea 1950-53 (pgs. 20-22)
3.  Brain-pop:  Korean War
4.  Current Events:  North Korea "fires" on South Korea.... Are we STILL fighting the Korean War?

HW - pgs. 20-22

Class Agenda 3/28

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

2.   Berlin Airlift and Berlin Wall (pg. 15-19).  Apply concept:  defect

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/27

1.  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).  Brain-pop on Communism.
2.  Movie Clip:  Cold War Origins
3.  Cold War (pgs. 4-5).
4.  Do pg. 14

HW - Do pg. 7 (skip last column)

Class Agenda 3/26: 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 3/25

1.  Bellringer:  Autism Awareness piece...
2.  UNIT TEST:  World War II

HW - optional extra credit?

Class Agenda 3/24

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 57-58 Q's 1-3
2.  United Nations...review:  Why did the League of Nations fail?
3.  Do pg. 5, 6, 62...also - use your study guide

HW - STUDY (pg. 5, 6, 62):  WWII Test is tomorrow

Class Agenda 3/20

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 59-61
2.  Powerpoint - Victory in the Pacific.
3.  Read pg. 51...Should we have used "the bomb?"

• Manhattan Project (clip)

HW - WWII Test Tuesday 

Class Agenda 3/19

1.  Bellringer:  D-Day Clip
2.  End of the war in Europe (p.pt. see D-Day)

• Liberation of Concentration Camps...

HW - pg. 50
       - pg. 54-56 (Webquest is EXTRA CREDIT).

Class Agenda 3/18

1.  Bellringer:  Critical Friends Protocol for paragraph responses.
2.  Turning the Tide (p.pt)
3.  D-Day (pg. 44-49)

HW - finish pg. 48-49

Class Agenda 3/17

1.  Bellringer:  Take out a sheet of paper...
2.  Review HW:  American Homefront...Create a graphic organizer/study guide:  How did World War II impact...

• Japanese-Americans?  Pg. 29-33
• Women?  Pg. 34
• Economy?  Pg. 34
• African-Americans?  Pg. 34
• Propaganda?  Pg. 36
• Resources (Rationing/Victory Gardens)?  Pg. 39

3.  Source Analysis:  World War II

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/14

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 42.
2.  Propaganda (pg. 36...we'll look at some examples in class).

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/13

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 35.  Discuss the homefront during World War II.
2.  QUIZ
3.  Activity:  Homefront (pg. 34) - use resources on pg. 37 for African-Americans; pg. 38 for the Economy; and pg. 40 for Women
4.  Clip on American industry in WWII

HW - Finish class work (pg. 34)
        - Active Reading pg. 39 & 41

Class Agenda 3/11

1.  Bellringer:  Read facts on pg. 25 - watch clip.
2.  Review pg. 28.
3.  Effects of Pearl Harbor (pg. 29-33)

HW - World War II Quiz tmrrw

Class Agenda 3/10

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 52-53.
2.  Continue Holocaust documentary

• Why is watching this film more valuable to us (as history students), than reading about the Holocaust in a text book?  

3.  American Neutrality? (pg. 24)

HW - none

Class Agenda 3/7

We will be taking the shortest field trip in the world...around the corner to Mr. Kline's room.  He has brought some World War II uniforms, medals, etc...and will be sharing the stories and historical background about those materials!

Class Agenda 3/6

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 21
2.  Hitler's Hatred (pg. 22)
3.  Class Video - "The Last Days"

HW - Do pg. 27-28

Class Agenda 3/5

1.  Bellringer:  Identify the causes of WWII:  Ed T. Malap.  No peeking...see what you can remember.
2.  Brain-pop:  Causes of World War II
3.  Axis advances - Prezi.
4.  Adolf Hitler:  Biography.

HW -

Class Agenda 3/4

1.  Bellringer:  Read scenario in power point.  QUESTION:  What happens next?  
2.  Review HW (pg. 19-20) - How did appeasement work out?  How is this similar to the scenario above?  

• Breeze through pgs. 14-15

3.  Do pg. 16...review it.
4.  Ukraine update...

HW - none