us-classwork-and-homework-15-16

Week of May 23rd:

Fri, 27 May 2016 14:33:19 +0100

Week of May 23rd:

Monday, May 23rd:

Classwork: Wrap up Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of Ed. Introduction to final project.

Homework: Choose a topic for your final project by the end of the 2nd long block this week.

Tuesday, May 24th:

Classwork:Periods 2 and 5: Work on final project

Homework: Continue to work on final project

Wednesday, May 25th:

Classwork: Period 2: Civil Rights Movements: Women's rights movement and LGBTQ movements.

Periods 3 and 7: Work on final project

Homework: Continue to work on final project

Thursday, May 26th:

Classwork: Periods 3,5,7: Civil Rights Movements: Women's rights movement and LGBTQ movements.

Homework: Continue to work on final project

Friday, May 27th:

Classwork: Work on finals

Homework: Continue to work on finals (presentations start 6/6/16)

Week of May 16th:

Fri, 27 May 2016 14:26:13 +0100

Week of May 16th:

Monday, May 16th:

Classwork: Intro to Civil Rights and civil rights movements. Photo analysis (SOAPSTone). Bigger questions of the era: What were the problems? Solutions?

Homework: Reading for Friday

Tuesday, May 17th: Speaker -

Classwork: Periods 2 and 5: Constitutional questions: Compare/contrast: Plessy v Ferguson with Brown v Board of Ed.

Homework: Reading for Friday

Wednesday, May 18th: NECAP - Miss periods 2 and 3

Classwork: Period 7: Constitutional questions: Compare/contrast: Plessy v Ferguson with Brown v Board of Ed.

Homework: Reading for Friday

Thursday, May 19th: Flipped schedule for NECAP - miss periods 5 and 7

Classwork: Period 3: Constitutional questions: Compare/contrast: Plessy v Ferguson with Brown v Board of Ed.

Homework: Reading for tomorrow

Friday, May 20th:

Classwork: Momentum and backlash - reactions to Brown v Board of Ed.

Homework:No homework.

Week of May 9th:

Fri, 27 May 2016 14:21:49 +0100

Week of May 9th:

Monday, May 9th:

Classwork: Finish video: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam

Homework: Finish presentations (due tomorrow to turnitin.com)

Tuesday, May 10th:

Classwork: Periods 2, 5: Presentations: Vietnam Timeline.

Homework: No homework.

Wednesday, May 11th:

Classwork: Period 2: Finish presentations as needed. Discussion of the final proxy war: Afghanistan

Periods 3 and 7: Presentations: Vietnam Timeline.

Homework: Reading on Afghanistan for Friday.

Thursday, May 12th:

Classwork: Finish presentations as needed. Discussion of the final proxy war: Afghanistan

Homework: Reading on Afghanistan for Friday.

Friday, May 13th:

Classwork: Wrap up discussion on Afghanistan

Homework: No homework.

Week of May 2nd:

Sun, 01 May 2016 13:24:09 +0100

Monday, May 2nd:

Classwork: All classes: Review: Causes of Vietnam War. Crash Course: Vietnam. Intro to Vietnam Timeline assignment.

Homework: Continue to work on timelines. Due Tuesday, May 10th

Tuesday, May 3rd:

Classwork: Periods 2,5: Time to work on timelines.

Homework: Continue to work on timelines. Due Tuesday, May 10th

Wednesday, May 4th:

Classwork: Periods 2,3,7:Time to work on timelines

Homework: Continue to work on timelines. Due Tuesday, May 10th

Thursday, May 5th:

Classwork: Periods 3,5,7: Time to work on timelines

Homework: Continue to work on timelines. Due Tuesday, May 10th

Friday, May 6th:

Classwork: All classes: Vietnam: PBS American Experience

Homework: Finish timelines for Tuesday, May 10.

Week of April 18th:

Sun, 01 May 2016 13:22:51 +0100

Monday, April 18th: SPIRIT WEEK!! PJ DAY (Tuesday schedule)

Classwork: Periods 2,5: Intro to 50s Culture and Vietnam. Class notes, discussion and examples of music assignment.

Homework: Continue to work on music assignment. Due Friday.

Tuesday, April 19th: TROPICAL TUESDAY (Monday schedule)

Classwork: Periods 3,7: Intro to 50s Culture and Vietnam. Class notes, discussion and start Vietnam assignment.

Periods 2 and 5: Start work on music assignment.

Homework: Continue to work on music assignment. Due Friday.

Wednesday, April 20th: USA DAY

Classwork: Periods 2,3,7: Work on music assignment.

Homework: Continue to work on music assignment. Due Friday.

Thursday, April 21st: TIE DYE DAY

Classwork: Periods 3,5,7: Work on music assignment.

Homework: Continue to work on music assignment. Due tomorrow.

Friday, April 22nd: BLUE AND WHITE DAY. PEP RALLY!

Classwork: Share music and annotations.

Homework: No homework. Have a great vacation!!

Week of April 11th:

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:49:19 +0100

Monday, April 11th: TUESDAY SCHEDULE

Classwork: Periods 2,5: Class notes and discussion: The Cold War and Korea and the Red Scare. Intro to the Rosenbergs. Primary source analysis.

Homework: Reading on Korea and McCarthyism for Wednesday (period 2) and Thursday (periods 3,5,7).

Tuesday, April 12th: MONDAY SCHEDULE. Start of Quarter 4.

Classwork: Periods 2 and 5: Continue primary source activity on the Rosenbergs.

Periods 3 and 7: Class notes and discussion: The Cold War and Kore and the Red Scare. Intro to the Rosenbergs. Primary source analysis.

Homework: Reading due next block.

Wednesday, April 13th:

Classwork: Period 2: Discuss reading. Start Good Night and Good Luck.

Period

Homework: Period 2: No homework. Periods 3,5,7: Reading due next block.

Thursday, April 14th:

Classwork: Discuss reading. Start Good Night and Good Luck.

Homework: No homework.

Friday, April 15th: LAST DAY FOR PENNY WAR

Classwork: Finish movie.

Homework: No homework.

Week of April 4th:

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:42:24 +0100

Monday, April 4th: TUESDAY SCHEDULE

Classwork: Periods 2 and 5:Finish last few presentations. Complete timeline wrap up of projects. Project reflection.

Homework: Reading for Friday.

Tuesday, April 5th: MONDAY SCHEDULE

Classwork: Notes and discussion: the end of the war, dropping the bomb.

Homework: Reading for Friday.

Wednesday, April 6th:

Classwork: Periods 2,3,7: Primary sources and discussion: Was it right to drop the bomb? Clips of Cold War propaganda

Homework: Reading for Friday.

Thursday, April 7th:

Classwork: Periods 3,7: Class discussion/debate: dropping the bomb.

Period 5: Primary sources and discussion: Was it right to drop the bomb? Clips of Cold War propaganda

Homework: Reading for tomorrow.

Friday, April 8th:

Classwork: quiz on reading and clips of Atomic Cafe

Homework: No homework.

Week of March 28th:

Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:50:10 +0100

Week of March 28th:

Monday, March 28th:

Classwork: Finish discussion on the Holocaust. Primary source analysis.

Homework: Projects due tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 29th:

Classwork: Periods 2 and 5: Begin presentations

Homework: Reading for Friday.

Wednesday, March 30th:

Classwork: Period 2: Independent reading. Complete presentations and project reflection.

Periods 3 and 7: Begin presentations.

Homework: Reading for Friday.

Thursday: March 31st:

Classwork: Periods 3,5,7: Independent reading. Complete presentations and project reflection.

Homework: Reading for tomorrow.

Friday, April 1st:

Classwork: Discussion on D-Day and the end of the European War. Video clips.

Homework: No homework.

Week of March 21st:

Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:49:04 +0100

Week of March 21st:

Monday, March 21st:

Classwork: Warm up: Churchill quote. Vocabulary review and heads up game.

Homework: Continue to work on projects. Finish vocabulary as needed, due next block.

Tuesday, March 22nd:

Classwork: Periods 2 and 5: Primary Source Analysis: Exec. Order 9066. Class discussion and video: Japanese Internment

Homework: Continue to work on projects.

Wednesday, March 23rd:

Classwork: Period 2: Independent Reading. Class notes and discussion: The Final Solution. Review primary sources.

Periods 3 and 5: Primary Source Analysis: Exec. Order 9066. Class discussion and video: Japanese Internment

Homework: Continue to work on projects

Thursday, March 24th:

Classwork: Periods 3, 5 and 7: Independent Reading. Class notes and discussion: The Final Solution. Review primary sources.

Homework: Continue to work on projects.

Friday, March 25th:

Classwork: Work on projects (due Tuesday, 3/29)

Homework: Complete projects for 3/29

Week of March 14th:

Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:12:59 +0100

Week of March 14th:

Monday, March 14th:

Classwork: Video on the human cost of WWII. Intro to WWII project.

Homework: No homework.

Tuesday, March 15th:

Classwork: Periods 2 and 5: Class discussion: Fall of France and Germany vs. USSR (animated map). Begin work on WWII

Homework: Continue to work on projects - due March 29th

Wednesday, March 16th:

Classwork: Period 2: Independent reading. Class discussion: Pearl Harbor and the start of the battles in the Pacific. Time to work on projects.

Periods 3,7: Class discussion: Fall of France and Germany vs. USSR. Begin work on WWII

Thursday, March 17th:

Classwork: Periods 3,5,7: Independent reading. Class discussion: Pearl Harbor and the start of the battles in the Pacific. Time to work on projects.

Homework:

Friday, March 18th:

Classwork: Class notes and discussion: Stalingrad and the impact on US/USSR relations

Homework: No homework