4/17 Class Agenda

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?  Watch up to 25:08

HW -
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?  

4/16 Class Agenda: Civil Rights Era Unit

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 11-12
2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 6)

HW -
       - Four Perfect Pebbles book?

4/15 Class Agenda

1.  Cold War:  Quiz (Open Notes)
2.  Four Perfect Pebbles Preview:  Next month, Marion Blumenthal Lazan will be visiting JDMS to share her incredible story of surviving the Holocaust.  If you'd like to purchase her book before she visits, she will be happy to sign your book for you at no cost!  I would recommend ordering a copy as soon as possible on Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com ($5.99).

HW -

4/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Nixon's Cold War & Vietnam (clip).  Ping-pong Diplomacy & Detente.
2.  Cold War Around the World (pg. 41)
3.  From Russia With Hope (pg. 42-43)

HW - Finish pg. 42-43
       - Cold War FINAL quiz tomorrow

4/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Get your "station" group…
2.  Vietnam Learning Stations:  You will travel to 6 different stations, and complete the Vietnam Station Packet.

HW - Cold War "Quiz" on Wednesday

4/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Review classwork…watch Brain-pop to review important themes.
2.  Vietnam War (pg. 38).  Abridged version posted here.

• Watch clip…identify two ways "booby traps" impacted the American military in Vietnam.

HW - enjoy your vacation!

4/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What was the domino theory?
2.  "Fall of Saigon" - do pgs. 36-37
3.  Closure

HW - pg. 39