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