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.

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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)

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       - canned food drive concludes FRIDAY