Wed. 12/23 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:

3.  Compare Active Listening Notes to the movie clip:  Joyeux Noel.  How was the portrayal of history?

HW - Have a great break!

Tues. 12/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  Stuff turned back - discuss Source Analysis
3.  TEST:  World War I

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Mon. 12/21 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 31...do questions 6-8 on pg. 32.  Clip:  flu outbreak...discuss

2.  End of World War I

3.  Treatment of African-Americans in the military (clip)

HW - "Know Thyself" 5, 6, 33

Fri. 12/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 30 and complete questions 1-5 on pg. 32

2.  How was the American Homefront affected by World War I (pg. 27)

3.  Rigor is ramping up...how will you respond?

HW - Test Tuesday - "Know Thyself" pg. 5, 6, 33

Thurs. 12/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pgs. 24-25...discuss and connect to "Station" work.
2.  America during the War...what happened to civil rights?  Pg. 28...this is tricky, but we will discuss this, and apply this learning to pg. 29.  Can you predict what happened?
3.  Review for Test on Tuesday (pg. 5, 6, 33)

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Wed. 12/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Sit at the station you ended with yesterday...to button up those questions.
2.  Finish Station work (pg. 12-15)
3.  Closure - Operation:  WWI Edition

HW - WWI Test on Tuesday

Tues. 12/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  "Station" assignment and directions.
2.  Station work (pg. 12-15) - see Mr. Law if you miss class today.

HW - WWI Test on Tuesday

Mon. 12/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 21-22.
2.  Summary:  Reasons America entered WWI (Do pg. 17 & 26).
3.  Declaration of War (pg. 23)

HW -

Fri. 12/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  You have 2 friends that are in an argument...What does it mean if you decide to be impartial?
2.  Class Activities and Notes (pg. 11, 16, 19)
3.  How did Germany continue to become the "bad guy?"  (pg. 20)

HW - finish pg. 20

Thurs. 12/10 Class Agenda

HOUR of CODE:  Periods 2 & 3 will be cut short.

1.  Bellringer:  Read/discuss poetry vocabulary page.
2.  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 Analysis (periods 2-3)

Wed. 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 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.

HW -

Tues. 12/8 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.  Activity on pg. 8 (use pg. 648 in textbook).  Review class research with powerpoint on pg. 7
3.  Clip:  Summary of World War I Causes

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Mon. 12/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1.  Turn-in simile.
2.  QUIZ:  Imperialism
3.  "...a date which will live in infamy."

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Fri. 12/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 21...Panama, Cuba (twice), Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska, China, Puerto Rico
2.  Finish the "Era" (pg. 5...bottom)
3.  ELA in Social Studies!  "Big Stick" simile exercise/activity (pg. 18-19)

HW - Finish your simile cartoon (Due MONDAY)

       - TEST on MONDAY (pg. 2 & 22)

Thurs. 12/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Is there a short-cut that you take here in school to get from one place to another?
2.  The Big Stick Policy (pg. 17)
3.  The "ultimate short-cut" (pg. 20).  Use in-class reading.  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.

HW - pgs. 2 & 22 - "Know Thyself"
       - Canned Food Drive!

Wed. 12/2 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 (China turned inwards, and fell behind the times...)
2.  Open Door Policy Activity (pg. 14-15).
3.  Compare China and Japan during the era of American Imperialism...The US in Japan.

HW - canned food drive ends FRIDAY!

Tues. 12/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Look at the cover of your packet...how does the artist portray America?  Why could this be an example of Nationalism?
2.  What arguments were made in favor of fighting a war with Spain?  Primary source activity (pg. 10).  Effects of Spanish-American war (pg. 13 #4)
3.  Closure (pg. 11)

HW -
       - canned food drive concludes FRIDAY