Thursday/Friday December 17-18

Montgomery Bus Boycott Reading:
Read each page from the Alabama Council Newsletter.  Each page has multiple subtitles which are underlined.  Some sections are bigger than others.  For each section read it, write the subtitle down and write one sentence in your own words that describes what that section talked about.

Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5

Questions:

1. What were the goals of the boycott?
2. Why did some citizens choose to support the boycott, while others did not?
3. How long were they willing to boycott?
4. Did the citizens of Montgomery see the issue as simply seating arrangements on a bus or something larger?
5. Why were citizens of Montgomery willing to walk for miles each day, risk their jobs and personal safety to support the boycott?
6. Analysis Questions: Why is a boycott an effective strategy? What obstacles stood in their way? What are some of the strategies for transforming institutional racism? Write a one page paper to answer these questions.

Tuesday/Wednesday December 15-16

Civil Rights Timeline

21.1 Questions

Monday December 14

Write a diary entry in 1st person from the perspective of an African American and a White person in the 1950's.  You need to look at the slides on the Power Point and write your response to any of those pictures.

Journal Response Pictures

Thursday/Friday December 10-122

Chapter 20 Exam

Tuesday/Wednesday December 8-9

Historical Chart

For each of the 3 events listed under each test question (9 total) make a historical chart.  I have an example of what the chart should look like.  You need to fill in the boxes with information pertaining to what the box is asking

Chart Terms

Historical Chart Example

Test is next class!

Monday, December 7 Work

1950's Study Questions 2 for test question #3

Test Thursday/Friday

Thursday/Friday December 3-4

Choose 3 of the 5 cartoons and complete the cartoon analysis worksheet for each of the three cartoons that you choose.

Cartoons

Cartoon Analysis Worksheet

Read and take notes on pages 680-685.  These notes are for test question #3

Tuesday/Wednesday December 1-2 Work

Test Question 2. Describe how the Red Scare and McCarthyism impacted life in the US.

Topics (Pages 649-651 / 657-658)

HUAC

Hollywood 10

McCarren-Walter Act

Spies in the State Department

McCarthy

Army-McCarthy Hearings

McCarthy Cartoon Analysis

Monday, November 30 Work

Mood of the 1950's Notes

Thursday/Friday November 19-120

Read each of the 4 ads and answer the questions.

1950's TV Ads

Write a one paragraph response to this question:
"How are ads on TV in the 1950's different from today's ads?"  Be specific

Post War Years Questions:


20.1 and 2 Questions:

Tuesday/Wednesday, November 17-18 Work

Today we finished the power point from yesterday on the 1950's.

1950's Study Questions #1

We also started our Hoover Gift Drive.  We have a 3rd grade class with 13 girls and 14 boys.

Hoover Gift List

Reminder: Last day to makeup/retake an exam from this 6 week grading period is Wednesday, November 18th

Monday, November 16th Work

Table of Contents: Intro to the 1950's

Intro to 1950's Power Point

We also discussed the Hoover Gift Drive.  See me for ways you can help donate to the kids of Hoover Elementary School in NE Salem

Thursday/Friday November 12-13

Cold War Exam #2

Reminder:
Last day to turn in makeup work for this 6 week grading period is Monday.
Last day to makeup/retake any exam for this 6 week grading period is Wednesday.

Monday/Tuesday November 9-10

Exam Review

Last day to turn in late work for this 6 week grading period is Monday, November 16th.

Last day to makeup an exam for this 6 week grading period is Wednesday, November 18th.

Thursday/Friday November 5-6 Work

Eisenhower Doctrine Notes

Finish the Worksheet from last class and show me.

Cold War Exam #2 Next Thursday and Friday

Tuesday/Wednesday November 3-4 Work

Table of Contents: Arms Race

Communist China Test Question #2

Arms Race Notes

Arms Race Storyboard/Test Question #3

Monday, November 2 Work

Socratic Seminar

Thursday/Friday October 29-30

Communist China Notes

Cold War Heats Up Worksheet

Korean War Socratic Seminar Handout

REMINDER:  IF YOU NEED TO TAKE OR RETAKE AN EXAM YOU NEED TO COME SEE ME TO SETUP A TIME TO TAKE IT!!!

Tuesday/Wednesday October 27-28 Work

Table of Contents: Korean War Notes/DBQ

Korean War Notes

Korean War Document Analysis worksheet and Textbook A and B go together

Korean War Document Analysis

Textbook A and B

Truman/McArthur Graphic Organizer and Document B and C go together

Truman/McArthur Graphic Organizer

Document B and C

Monday October 26 Work

Re-create the map on page 654.  Title it Korean War Map in the table of contents.  The page has 3 pictures of Korea.  Combine al three into one large map showing all the information that the book puts on the map.

Thursday/Friday October 22-23 Work

Cold War Exam #1

Tuesday/Wednesday October 20-21 Work

We checked our Notebooks Today
1. UN Worksheet
2. Cold War Map
3. Cold War Study Questions

Create a Cold War Flow Chart using the key ideas below.  Put in order as they took place
Yalta
Potsdam
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Iron Curtain
NATO
Truman Doctrine
United Nations
Warsaw Pact

Flow Chart Example

Prepare for the exam next class (Thursday and Friday)

Monday, October 19 Work

Table of Contents- Cold War Study Questions

Finished Cold War Map

Cold War Study Questions

Cold War Quiz (Per 5, 8) See me if you missed class

Wednesda/Thursday, October 14-15 Work

1. Complete the Cold War Map Worksheet- See me to get worksheet and map.

2. Using the Map, create a sequence organizer (timeline) of the Cold War events.  Put the year the event happened and one sentence about the event.

Monday/Tuesday, October 12-13 work

We discussed Iron Curtain DBQ

Berlin Airlift Notes- https://prezi.com/r7tqdtesonxa/cold-war-heats-up/

UN Worksheet-  See me to get the worksheet or print  the three below.

UN WS P1

UN WS P2

UN WS P3

Fill in the blanks on the worksheet.  When done, read the worksheet and complete the attached SUMMARY FORM based on the worksheet.

Wednesday/Thursday October 7-8 Work

Today we handed back Unit 1 Exams.  See me if you need to take it!

Table of Contents #6: Roots of Cold War/Truman Doctrine-Marshall Plan

Roots of Cold War/Truman Doctrine-Marshall Plan Notes: 

NOTE: Stop taking notes after you finish reading about Marshall Plan

Cold War DBQ

Monday/Tuesday October 5-6 Work

Table of Contents #1: Yalta

Today we took a pre-assessment, see me for makeup.

Yalta Notes

Iron Curtain DBQ

I handed out the exam for Cold War.  We will cover all topics listed in the bullet points.  Tape into your notebook and reference throughout the unit in preparation for the exam.

1.  Explain the historical roots of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

         support for anti-Bolshevik forces in 1917

·         US invasion of Russia 1917

·         Treaty of Brest Litovsk

·         Russia excluded from Treaty of Versailles

·         US refusal to recognize Russian government

·         Red Scare in the US

·         German-Soviet Non-aggression Pact

·         Delayed 2^nd Front / 20 M deaths in Soviet Union

·         Lack of aid during war

Exclusion from atomic bomb research

2.  Compare and contrast the different world views espoused by the Soviet Union and the United States

        Communism vs. Capitalism

·         State property vs. Private property

·         Atheistic vs. Judeo-Christian

·         Workers vs. Owners

·         Marxism, Communist Manifesto

·         World Revolution

Satellite Nations vs. Iron Curtain

3.  Analyze the US role in the reconstruction of Europe and contrast it to US policy following WWI.

        Isolationism vs. engagement

·         League of Nations vs. United Nations

·         Division of Europe / Germany after WWII

·         Reparations vs. Marshall Plan

Berlin Airlift

4.  Analyze the development of the Truman Doctrine and its application in the Cold War.

Containment

NSC-68

George Kennan

Aid to nations fighting communism

Greece / Turkey

NATO

Thursday/Friday October 1-2 Work

We took the Unit 1 Exam today in class.

Unit 1 Notebook Check:
1. Pacific Map
2. Europe Map
3. 18.5 Descriptive Organizer
4. Retaking Europe Notes

Tuesday/Wednesday September 29-30 Work

Table of Contents Assignment #4: Holocaust Notes/Describing History

Holocaust Notes

UNIT 1 EXAM NEXT CLASS!!!

Exam Essay-  I handed out the exam you will be taking next class.  These are the 4 exam questions that you will see.  I have bulleted the information that needs to be addressed when answering the question.  See attached handout for questions/explanation of what I am looking for.

Essay and Objectives

NOTEBOOK CHECK:
1. Pacific War Map
2. 18.5 Graphic Organizer
3. Map of Europe
​4. Retaking Europe Notes

Monday, September 28th 8 Period Day

Today we showed an interactive map of troop movements in WWII Europe.  We also showed a D-Day slide show.
Bring your book to class tomorrow!

Thursday/Friday September 24-25 Work

1. Mobilization Notes: Read and take Cornell Notes on the following sections:
I. p. 594 "Mobilizing the Armed Forces" and stoping at "Diversity in the Armed Forces" on p. 595.
II. p. 595 "Preparing the Economy for War" stoping at "The Wartime Work Force" on p. 596
III. p. 599 "Enlisting Public Support" 

2. Retaking Europe Notes

Tuesday/Wednesday September 22-23 Work

Table of Contents Assignment #3: Rise of Dictators/War Mobilization

1. Rise of Dictators Notes

2. Map of Europe: Copy the map from page 601 onto the attached Map of Europe.  Label the Allies/Axis countries as well as the purple troop movements and major battles listed.

*We did not get to the Mobilization Notes (below) today.  We will open class on Thursday/Friday with those notes.

3. Mobilization Notes: Read and take Cornell Notes on the following sections:
I. p. 594 "Mobilizing the Armed Forces" and stoping at "Diversity in the Armed Forces" on p. 595.
II. p. 595 "Preparing the Economy for War" stoping at "The Wartime Work Force" on p. 596
III. p. 599 "Enlisting Public Support" 

All 8 Period Day

Atomic Bomb Socratic Seminar

Today we conducted a Socratic Seminar.  If you missed class you need to do the following:
Write a 1 page response to the questions (listed below) that were handed out on Friday regarding the United State's decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan during WWII.

Essential Questions:

·       Question 1: What were the possible alternatives to dropping of the bomb?  What were America’s motives in dropping the atomic bomb?  Were these motives justified? 

·       Question 2: Why did the United States drop the second bomb so soon after the first?  Was the use of the atomic bomb necessary to end the war?  Ultimately, did the decision to use the atomic bomb make the world safer or more dangerous? 

Thursday and Friday September 17-18 Work

Table of Contents Assignment #2: Pacific War/Atomic Bomb

1. Copy the map from page 616 onto the attached Pacific Map.  Use color

2. Atomic Bomb Notes:  

3. *18.5 Graphic Organizer: Complete at Graphic Organizer for the following groups mentioned in Chapter 18 Section 5.
A. African Americans
B. Mexican Americans
C. Japanese Americans
D. Working Women.

Graphic Organizer Example

Tuesday/Wednesay September 15-16 Work

1. We handed out Table of Contents.  I have attached it below.  
The first assignment you should write in is "Pearl Harbor Notes".

2. Pearl Harbor Notes: Take notes from Pear Harbor Powerpoint

We watched 10 min of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and discussed.

3. US Response Notes:
*Read and take Cornell Notes on the following sub sections of Chapter 18 Section 4
The Japanese Advance, 1941-1942 pp. 614-616
Allied Victories Turn The Tide p. 617
Struggle For The Islands p. 618
Iwo Jima and Okinawa p. 619

*Focus on Italicised words, names, dates, and places.  You don't need to write down every little detail, only the main points of emphasis.

8 Period Day

Syllabus due today!

Read the Pearl Harbor article and mark the text.  See the link below for help with marking the text.

When you finish marking the text, turn the handout over and number it 1-9.  For each paragraph (9 total)  I want you to summarize the paragraph in 5 words.  Look at the main points and be precise.

Marking the Text Help

Pearl Harbor Article

Thursday (A) and Friday (B) Day

1. WWII Pre-Test
2. Went and got our textbooks.  
3. Totalitarian Worksheet


Reminder: Bring spiral notebooks by Monday and have your syllabus signed and returned for points.

Welcome back! 8 Period Day

Today we handed out the syllabus.  Remember to return it signed Monday!
Bring your ID tomorrow as we are getting textbooks!!!

Have a great summer!

FINAL REVIEW SHEET

The final will be over material covered this semester.  Below are key terms you will need to know as well as information in the chapters that we covered. 

JFK (Chapter 22)

Lee Harvey Oswald        Cuban Missile Crisis      Bay of Pigs                  Quarantine                    Zapruder

Medicare                       Fidel Castro                  New Frontier                  Bobby Kennedy                        Great Society   

Presidents (Chapter 24-27)

Jimmy Carter                 Ronald Reagan             George H.W. Bush        Bill Clinton        George W. Bush

Camp David Accords    Iran Hostage Crisis        Reaganomics                SDI                   Iran-Contra Affair

Persian Gulf War           Tiananmen Square         Whitewater                    Iraq War

Vietnam (Chapter 24)

Ho Chi Minh Trail           Geneva Accords           Viet Cong                                 My Lai Massacre          

Generation gap             Tet Offensive                Napalm                                     New Left

Teach-in                        Vietminh                       Conscientious objector              escalation

Nixon Era (Chapter 25)

H. R. Haldeman             Mao Zedong                 Bob Woodward                         Ed Kennedy

Spiro Agnew                 Henry Kissinger             John Mitchell                             Eugene McCarthy

Neil Armstrong              G. Gordon Liddy           John J. Sirica                            Michael Collins

Today we started Forrest Gump video and questions.  See me if you missed class

Bush Notes: http://prezi.com/2cxmtq6fyvx7/george-w-bush/

Bush/Clinton Notes

Chapter 27 World Events

Summarize each of the following events

Russia

Eastern Europe

South Africa

Yugoslavia

Northern Ireland

Israel and Palestine

Afghanistan

Iraq

Exam and notebook check today!

Exam and notebook check tomorrow

Discuss Reagan’s foreign policy during his presidency.  Examine the major events that shaped his presidency.

SDI Terrorism Berlin Wall Iran-Contra Affair

Compare and Contrast Reagan’s economic policies during his 1st and 2nd terms.  Discuss the impact they had on the United States.

Reaganomics Tax Cuts Farm Crisis Unequal Wealth

Evaluate the goals of the New Right and how they impacted Reagan’s run for the Presidency.  Explain how it was used to combat the social issues that the country faced.

·         AIDS ·         Televangelism ·         Reagan Democrats

Today we played Jeopardy over Chapter 26.  Tomorrow we will go over the Exam essays and have the exam/notebook check on Wednesday.

Notebook Check
1. High Level Questions
2. Reagan Notes
3. Reagan Worksheet
4. Time Magazine Cover (1st per only)
5. 26.3 Questions
6. Compare and Contrast Organizer

Compare and Contrast Organizer

Make a compare and contrast organizer for Reagan's 1st and 2nd term.  One side will have programs that only took place during his first term, the other side will have programs that only took place in his second term.  The middle bubbles that connect the two terms are for programs that took place during both terms.
See the example below of how to organize it.

Compare and Contrast Organizer Example

Chapter 26 Section 3 Questions

Give a detailed description of the following events

Bicentennial of the Constitution       Extension of the Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court appointments          S & L scandal

Iran-Contra affair                                 INF Treaty

Growth of entitlement programs

Explain significance of each of the following terms

AIDS                       Sandinistas

Contras                 Entitlement

1.  What changes did the American economy undergo in the 1980’s?

2.  How did Reagan’s style of governing contribute to the Iran-Contra affair?

3.  How did Americans celebrate their patriotism in the 1980’s?

4.  In what ways did the Reagan administration address ongoing debates on race?

5.  Why did entitlement spending have a negative effect on President Reagan’s legacy?

6.  How did Reagan’s patriotism affect public opinion?

7.  In a paragraph, explain how the influence of conservatives was felt during the Reagan years, both in social issues and changes to the Supreme Court.

Create a cover for Time Magazine using an example of something that happened during Reagan's presidency.

Examples
Reaganomics
Assassination Attept
PATCO
Iran Hostage Crises
Iran-Contra Affair
Berlin Speech
Military Buildup
Terrorist Activities in Middle East and Europe

Finished Reagan Worksheet from yesterday

Reagan Notes: http://prezi.com/gueqtbszmyf9/reagan/

Reagan Worksheet-https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y9WQDl5816PSswyZFseegm5GzeGwo5zrp4KY5i7Fn4Y/edit?usp=sharing

Read chapter 26 section 1.  For each section in Blue, write 1-2 high level questions that could be used on an exam.

Costa's level of questioning-http://schools.hsd.k12.or.us/liberty/Academics/AVID/CostasLevelsofQuestioning/tabid/6218/Default.aspx

Ch. 25 Exam

1. Examine Nixon’s Foreign Policy and the impact on the nation.

2. Discuss the Watergate Scandal and the impact on Nixon’s Presidency.

3. Compare and contrast the presidencies of Ford and Carter and the major events that shaped their presidencies.

We finished the powerpoint on Chapter 25 (Carter Administration)  We started a worksheet on Chapter 25.5 and you need to get that worksheet from me if you were not in class.

Test Tuesday!

25.4 Notes - Scroll down the power point to the section on Ford

Ch 25 Section 4 Questions

1. Describe the public mood during the Watergate scandal.  How did Ford respond to this mood?
2. What political risks did Ford take when he pardoned Nixon?
3. In what ways did Ford follow Nixon’s policy of Détente?
4. What might have happened if Ford hadn’t pardoned Nixon?
5. How did stagflation and recession harm the economy in the 1970’s?
6. What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?
7. Who participated in the Helsinki Accords and what were the agreements?
8. Give 3 examples of how Ford had little success in dealing with the stalled economy or with the Democratic-controlled Congress?
9. Give 3 examples of how Ford achieved Success in foreign Policy.

April 28-29

Nixon A Presidency Revealed Movie

If you missed class you need to watch the movie on youtube and answer the movie questions.

Part 1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ES0SQJGbMI

Part 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiybUEOdh1I

Part 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ8c3FNQx7A

Part 4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ1qlucOlDI

Part 5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGmp1xbMP1M

Part 6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S86vH8vsT3w

Part 7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lQ7K6a2HEs

Nixon Movie Questions- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2RUktSnkyN21SMGc/edit?usp=sharing

Finished the Watergate Documents Packet and handed in notebooks.

Watergate Activity/40

Notebook Check/30
Watergate Names
25.1 Notes
25.2 Notes

 Watergate Activity

For each of the documents (5 cartoons, 1 photo, 2 written) answer the questions from the appropriate worksheet.
5 cartoons = Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
1 photo = Photo Analysis Worksheet
2 written = Written Document Analysis Worksheet

Finished the 5 stages of Watergate packet.

Tomorrow we are working on the documents.

Read each stage of the Watergate scandal and write down 10-15 important words that jump out at you that describe the event for each stage.

Watergate Stages- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2S1dBeWNRNHVNY2c/edit?usp=sharing

Nixon Foreign Policy Notes
(Section 2 on Powerpoint)

25.2 Questions Complete questions 1-8 on page 837

LAST DAY TO TURN IN MAKEUP WORK FOR THE CURRENT 6 WEEK GRADING PERIOD IS THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD.  

Visual Vocab

Define, give an example, draw a picture, and ask a question about each term below from chapter 25 section 1 and 2

OPEC
Deficit Spending
Embargo
SALT 1
Detente

25.1 Notes

Finished Watergate Names

Today we finished speeches. 

We begin chapter 25 with a Name List.  Put this in your table of contents.  Find the following names in chapter 25 and write down what they are known for (importance). 

Richard Nixon                H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman             John Mitchell
Henry Kissinger             Strom Thurmond
Charles W. Colson        Daniel Ellsberg
E. Howard Hunt           G. Gordon Liddy
James McCord             Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein              Alexander Butterfield
Archibald Cox

Presented song speeches today

Last day to work on speeches.  Speeches due tomorrow!

Worked on Song Speech.

Due Friday

Began Song Speech research.  Need to have your song picked out by tomorrow.  Speeches begin on Friday April 10th.

Song Speech

Today we took the Chapter 23 Exam and turned in our notebooks.

Exam on Monday!  Exam questions are listed below with the material that needs to be included in your answers.

Evaluate how the Counterculture rejected the ways of generations that came before them.

Drugs and Music Fashion and Art Sexual Revolution

Characterize the areas in which the Environmental Movement influenced government action in impacting the environment.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air/Water Acts Rachel Carson

Ethnic Minorities faced many racial and social obstacles.  Assess the ways they challenged equality and describe the impact it has had on today’s society.

Caesar Chavez Migrant Farm Workers United Farm Workers Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) American Indian Movement (AIM)

Compare and Contrast the impact Feminism had in the United States in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

Betty Friedan/Gloria Steinam/Phyllis Schlafly National Organization for Women (NOW) Roe v. Wade Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)