Week 19 (December 15th-19th)

Monday-Wednesday: Review for the Final Exam Final Exam Review Key
Thursday: Final Exam (Periods 1,3,5,7)
Friday: Final Exam (Periods 4,6)

Week 18 (December 8th-12th)

Monday: Read 13.1 (396-403) and complete 13.1 WKST over New Deal Policy. New Deal Lesson
Tuesday: Sticky Note Activity introducing New Deal Alphabet Agencies. New Deal Lesson
Wednesday: Primary Source Activity examining evidence from New Deal survivors.
Thursday: Read 13.2 (404-411) and complete 13.2 WKST over Second New Deal Thursday's Assignment
Friday: Short New Deal Quiz Semester Final Review

Week 17 (December 1st-5th)

Monday: Introduce Causes of the Great Depression. Read 12.1 (366-372) and complete 12.1 WKST for HMWK. Causes of the Stock Market Crash
Tuesday: Discuss 12.1 through "Great Depression-Stock Market Crash" PPT. Complete Business Cycle WKST as a class.
Wednesday: Introduce Dust Bowl, Rabbit Drives, Hobo Language. Read 12.2 (373-381) and complete Questions (check the PPT on the link). Americans Face Hard Times
Thursday: Discuss 12.2. Read 12.3 (384-391) on Hoover's Failures and complete Questions (check the PPT on the link). Test Review
Friday: Discuss 12.3 and answer any review questions about Ch. 12. Take Chapter 12 Test.

History of American Thanksgiving

As you're taking a break from school and hopefully enjoying time with family, take a moment to learn why you have these days off of school. History.com created a short video accompanied by an article to explain the history of Thanksgiving including: what was eaten, why we celebrate on this Thursday, and who was invited to the first ever Thanksgiving meal. (Follow the link below.)

http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving

Week 16 (November 24th-28th)

Monday: Finish up 1920's Presentations. Test Review.
Tuesday: Chapter 11 Test over the 1920's. Test Review Sheet is due.
Wednesday: Thanksgiving Break
Thursday: Thanksgiving Break
Friday: Thanksgiving Break

Week 15 (Nov. 17th-21st)

Monday: Review 11.4 Flappers and Movies of the 1920s
Tuesday: Chapter 11 Test Review Sheet
Wednesday: Signs of Suicide with Guest Speaker from Counseling Department
Thursday: Presentations
Friday: Presentations

Week 14 (Nov. 10th-14th)

Monday: Computer Lab Day: Last day in class to work on 1920s projects that are due Nov. 19th. (Work on 2 page typed summary, finishing up your research, your script (what you're going to say, visual aid.)
Tuesday: Regular- Read 11.3 (335-342) and complete 11.3 WKST. Social and Cultural Changes
Honors- Discuss 11.3 with 11.3 Notes Social and Cultural Changes
Wednesday: Regular- Discuss 11.3 with 11.3 Notes.
Honors- Read 11.4 (343-348) and complete 11.4 WKST Prohibition
Thursday: Regular- Read 11.4 (343-348) and complete 11.4 WKST.
Honors- 11.4 Notes and discussion.
Friday: Arlington National Cemetery and Veteran's Day Video.

US Demographics Map (2010 Census)

We are discussing the changing demographics in the United States during the 1920's. The majority of Americans are living in urban centers instead of rural areas for the first time. Take a quick moment and look at this map created in 2010 showing where Americans are living.

http://demographics.coopercenter.org/DotMap/index.html

Week 13 (Nov. 3rd-7th)

Monday: Introduce Roaring 1920's. Read 11.1 (324-329) and complete 7 terms and 5 questions (see attached) A Booming Economy
Tuesday: Discuss 11.1 (Mass Production, Assembly Line, Henry Ford) Honors: complete pg. 329 (4, 5, 6) for Wednesday. A Booming Economy
Wednesday: Discuss 11.2 (330-334) and discuss America's Role in the World during 1920's. Honors students answer the questions from the PPT (see last slide). America's Role in the World
Thursday: Read 1st half of 11.3 (335-340) and begin 11.3 WKST.
Friday: Day in Computer Lab working on 1920s projects.

Week 12 (October 27th-31st)

Monday: Chapter 10 Test Review Test Review and Notes from Friday
Tuesday: Aspire Test (for freshmen)
Wednesday: Chapter 10 Test. Read 311-315 and complete "10 Facts" from 10.4 reading assignment.
Thursday: 1st Red Scare and Back to Normalcy. Read 10.4 (311-315) Effects of War Prezi
Friday: Discuss 10.4 and Will Brown Lynching (1919). Discuss 1920s Project.

Week 11 (Oct. 21st-24th)

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Trench Warfare Activity. Write a one-page journal summary from Trench Warfare (see blendspace link) Trench Warfare
Wednesday: Read 1st half of 10.3 (301-304) and complete 5 Questions (see blendspace link) US Enters/Ends the War
Thursday: Read 2nd half of 10.3 (305-309) and complete 10.3 WKST (see blendspace link) WWI Effects
Friday: 10.3 Notes. Understand how the end of WWI led to WWII. (see blendspace link) End of WWI (Test Review Sheet)

Week 10 (October 13th-17th)

Monday: All classes will be in the computer lab completing a WWI PowerPoint Assignment from www.pbs.org/greatwar WWI PPT Assignment
Tuesday: Propaganda Activity. Complete WWI Map Propaganda Activity
Wednesday: Trench Warfare Activity.
Thursday: Europe Map Quiz

Week 9 (October 6th-10th)

Honors
Monday: Review Trench Warfare and the students paragraph summaries of 285-286. Read 287-291 and complete 10.1 WKST Early WWI
Tuesday: Read 287-291 and complete 10.1 WKST over 2nd half.
Wednesday: Short 10.1 Notes reviewing the US entering WWI. Read your assigned 10.2 Section and prepare a summary.
Thursday: Write 10.2 summaries on the board and share. Review for Europe Map Quiz
Friday: 10.1-10.2 Quiz. Video Summary of WWI.


Regular
Monday: Review 4 Causes of War. Read 285-288 and understand the course of WWI. Early WWI
Tuesday: Read 287-291 and complete 10.1 WKST over 2nd half.
Wednesday: Short 10.1 Notes reviewing the US entering WWI. Read your assigned 10.2 Section and prepare a summary.
Thursday: Write 10.2 summaries on the board and share. Review for Europe Map Quiz
Friday: 10.1-10.2 Quiz. Video Summary of WWI.

Week 8 (September 29th-October 3rd)

Honors
Monday: Review for Chapter 8 Test Test Review
Tuesday: Chapter 8 Test
Wednesday: Review your grades and get feedback from the test. Finish up Progressive Era
Thursday: Introduce Chapter 10 (WWI). WWI Pretest From Neutrality to War
Friday: Read 10.1 and complete 10.1 WKST

General US History
Monday: Read 8.5 and summarize the Progressive Era (paragraph)
Tuesday: Chapter 8 Test Review
Wednesday: Chapter 8 Test
Thursday: Introduce Chapter 10 (WWI). WWI Pretest From Neutrality to War
Friday: Read 10.1 and complete 10.1 WKST

Week 7 (September 22nd-26th)

Monday: America: The Story of US, Cities
Tuesday: Read 8.4 on Roosevelt's Square Deal (233-239) and complete 8.4 WKST Square Deal
Wednesday: Review WKST. Discuss Problems of the Progressive Era and their Solutions. Progressive Problems and Solutions
Thursday: Read 8.5 (240-243) and describe the Election of 1912. Honors: write 1 paragraph summarizing the lasting impact of the Progressive Era! (use 3 people, 7 terms)

*Thursday is also the 9th Grade Ropes Course so period 1 will not have history.

Honors Discussion Question

To answer this question, either email me your paragraph response at smorris@paplv.org or simply respond on the blog (if you do that be sure to sign your name after your response). Your response is needed before Friday, September 9th. Here it is:

Which of the following statements do you most agree with and why:
A.)It is the role of government to ensure the health and welfare of all citizens.
B.) It is the role of citizens, private organizations, and charities to ensure the health and welfare of all citizens.

Week 6 (September 15th-19th)

Monday: Introduce Progressive Era. Read 212-215 (1st half of 8.1) and complete 8.1 WKST The Drive for Reform
Tuesday: Review 1st half of 8.1. Read 216-219 (2nd half of 8.1) and complete 8.1 Questions 4-6 on pg. 219. The Drive for Reform
Wednesday: Read parts of "The Jungle" with discussion. The Jungle
Thursday: Read 221-226 (8.2) and complete Women's Suffrage Timeline.
Friday: Discuss Women's Suffrage Timeline.

9-11 Tribute

On this anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks make sure to take some time out of your day to revisit some of the events on that day 13 years ago. Remembering an event like this each year will allow us to continue to honor the victims and praise the many heroic acts taken by Americans that day. Listed are a couple of videos that you might find interesting and may want to share with friends and family.

This video originally aired on ESPN shares a heroic story of a former college athlete. Notice how people refer to "Welles" in the video. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6929979

The 2nd video is much more intense but is shown with the intent to give you background information on the hijacking and those involved. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-B6c6xxXug

Week 5 (September 8th-12th)

Monday: Go over Chapter 9 Tests. Complete CSA #1 in Honors. Review for CSA #1 in Regular US History.
Tuesday: Go over John D. Rockefeller's rise as the American King of Oil
Wednesday: Go over Andrew Carnegie's rise as the American King of Steel
Thursday: Read 4.2 (107-112) and discuss Vertical/Horizontal Consolidation and compare it to Global Business Leaders today.
Friday: South/Central America Map Quiz

Week 4 Schedule (August 2nd-5th)

Monday: Labor Day- No School
Tuesday: Review 9.3. Read 9.4 (268-273)US and Latin America
Wednesday: Review 9.4. Panama Canal Timelapse Video US and Latin America
Thursday: Chapter 9 Test Review
Friday: Chapter 9 Test

Online Textbook Instructions

You are now able to access the textbook from home online. Thanks for being patient with our book situation! If you follow the steps below, you should all be able to access the online textbook from the comfort of home. Keep in mind, the website www.successnetplus.com (which you will be using) may only work for some internet search engines so be sure to try more than one if you are having trouble.

1. Go to successnetplus.com (it is also a link on the left side of my website)
2. Click Login and type the following:
Username: ushistoryonline
Password: gotitans1
3. Click Enter
4. Go to eText at the top right side of the page.
5. From there you can navigate to the correct chapter, section, and even page!

If you have trouble, email me at smorris@paplv.org

Week 3 Schedule (August 25th-29th)

Monday: Review 9.1 information on Imperialism. Begin 9.2 by reading 256-258 on Causes of Spanish-American War through completing 9.2 WKST. Spanish-American War
Tuesday: Read 2nd half of 9.2 259-262 on Spanish-American War. Complete short summary of War. Spanish-American War Causes
Wednesday: Spanish-American War Notes (with study guide). Hand out South/Central America Map Spanish-American War
Thursday: Read 9.3 (Complete 9.3 Questions)US and East Asia
Friday: 9.3 Notes and review activity.

Week 2 Schedule (August 18th-22nd)

Monday: Introduce Imperialism. Read 250-252 and answer questions from the reading. Roots of Imperialism
Tuesday: Read 252-255 and complete 9.1 WKST (due Wednesday)Roots of Imperialism Day 2
Wednesday: Finish 9.1 WKST and review causes of Imperialism
Thursday: Read 256-258 on Causes of the Sp.-Am. War Causes of the War
Friday: States (and capitals for Honors US) Quiz

Week 1 Schedule (August 11th-15th)

Welcome to Papio South Freshmen! This site is designed to keep you informed of what is going on in US History. Each week the schedule will be posted at the beginning of the week so you know what is to come.

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Welcome 9th graders! 1st Day Greeting!
Wednesday: Go over the syllabus and classroom expectations. Seating arrangements.
Thursday: Quick text book activity.
Friday: 1st semester (ungraded) Pretest. Bring a pencil.

Week of May 5th-9th

Monday: Read 20.4 (664-671) and complete Outline Notes The War's End and Impact
Tuesday: Discuss the End of the War, Vietnamization
Wednesday: Computer lab (finish up notebooks and study for test)
Thursday: Computer lab (finish up notebooks and study for test)
Friday: Chapter 20 Test

Week of April 28th-May 2nd

Monday: Read 20.2 (649-655) and complete 10 Questions on U.S. Involvement Growing
Tuesday: Discuss 20.2 focusing specifically on Operation Rolling Thunder and the Vietcong Tunnel System
Wednesday: Vietnam Guest Speaker Mr. Saarela
Thursday: Read 20.3 (656-663) and complete 10 Questions on the War Dividing America Divided America
Friday: Discuss the Vietnam War Opposition and Nixon's Victory

Week of April 21-25

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Read 644-648 and complete 20.1 WKST
Wednesday and Thursday (Block Schedule): Discuss Gulf of Tonkin. Complete 20.1 WKST and Vietnam War Map Origins of the Vietnam War
Friday: Review 20.1 and begin Vietnam War Timeline

Week of April 14th-18th

Monday: Read 19.3 and complete 19.3 WKST Great Society
Tuesday: Review 19.3 and Review for Ch. 19 Test
Wednesday: Field Trip periods 1-4. Test for periods 5 and 6.
Thursday: Chapter 19 Test periods 1-4.
Friday: No School

Week of April 7th-11th

Monday: Read 19.1 (616-622) and complete 19.1 WKST. JFK's Cold War
Tuesday-Block Scheduling: Review 19.1 WKST (Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Wall)JFK's Cold War
Wednesday-Block Scheduling: Review 19.1 WKST (Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Wall)
Thursday: Read 19.2 and create "Kennedy Bubble" in small groups.
Friday: JFK Assassination Discussion

March 31st-April 4th

Monday: 18.3 Jigsaw Activity The End of the Movement
Tuesday: Finish 18.3 Jigsaw. Discuss Black Power Movement and Malcolm X The End of the Movement
Wednesday: Chapter 18 Test Review Test Review Form
Thursday: Chapter 18 Test
Friday: Short Chapter 18 Review Activity

Quarter 4 (March 24th-28th)

Monday: Discuss Early Civil Rights Movement using 18.1 Timeline (due today). Focus on Brown V. Board, Little Rock 9, and Montgomery Bus Boycott. Early Civil Rights
Tuesday: Focus on Nonviolent strategies and Civil Rights groups that used them. Read 18.2 and complete the rest of the timeline.
Wednesday: Discuss Nonviolent strategies focusing on Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides.
Thursday: American Experience Video The Movement Gains Ground
Friday: Read the 1st half of 18.3 on the Movement in the late 60's (Black Panthers, Black Power). The Movement Gains Ground

Honors: 1950's Written Response

Hopefully, in the short amount of time we spent learning about 1950's American culture, you were able to notice many differences between life in the 1950's compared to life in the United States today. From the following list, choose two topics to write on in paragraph form identifying what you have discovered to be different about life in the 1950's and today. Be sure to provide specific examples (from your book or other sources) comparing the two eras.

1. The make-up of the American family (ideal family of the 1950's compared to today).
2. Where and how Americans lived (migration patterns, life in the city).
3. How did Americans obtain consumer goods (how did the purchase goods, where did they get them?).
4. Explain the forms of entertainment (include how the messages/morals of the show create a culture).
5. Explain how the "mood" of the 1950's was different from the "mood" today.

Quarter 4 (March 17-21)

Honors
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Chapter 17 Assignment in class followed by written response online.
Wednesday: Pyramid of Hate Activity
Thursday: Finish Pyramid of Hate Activity. Introduce Chapter 18.1 and read page 580-584. 18.1 WKST due Monday. Early Demands for Equality
Friday: Eyes on the Prize

Regular
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Pyramid of Hate Activity
Wednesday: Finish Pyramid of Hate Activity. Introduce Chapter 18 (Picture Quiz)
Thursday: Read 18.1 (580-587) and complete 18.1 WKST due Monday. Early Demands for Equality
Friday: Eyes on the Prize

Week 10 (Last Week of Quarter 3, March 3rd-7th)

Monday: Read 16.3 (524-529) and complete 16.3 WKST (Nuclear Blast Summary) Cold War Heats Up
Tuesday: Discuss 16.3 and read Kitchen Debates between Nixon and Khrushchev. Cold War Heats Up
Wednesday: Read 16.4 and complete 16.4 WKST Cold War at Home
Thursday: Discuss 16.4 and McCarthyism
Friday: Short 16.3-16.4 Quiz (Multiple Choice and Matching)

Week 9 (Feb. 24-28)

Monday: Review 16.1 WKST and early years of Cold War. Finish WWII Video.
Tuesday: 16.1 Notes over Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, and Containment. The Cold War Heats Up
Wednesday: Read 518-523 (16.2) over the Korean War and complete 16.2 WKST. Korean War
Thursday: 16.2 Notes and discuss what life is like in N. Korea today. Korean War
Friday: 16.1-16.2 Quiz (Honors: Also Asia Map Quiz)

Week 8 (Feb. 17th- 21st)

Honors
Monday: No School
Tuesday: "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Communism vs. Capitalism" Game. Complete 2 Paragraphs on what it would be like to live in a capitalist/communist country. The Cold War
Wednesday: Read 16.1 (pg. 510-516) and complete 16.1 WKST
Thursday: World War II video.
Friday: World War II video.

Regular
Monday: No School
Tuesday: From WWII to Cold War Video. Begin reading 1st half of 16.1 (510-512) and complete WKST. The Cold War
Wednesday: Read 2nd half of 16.1 (514-516) and complete 16.1 WKST
Thursday: World War II video.
Friday: World War II video.

Week 7 (Feb. 10th-14th)

Honors
Monday: Go over WWII test. Discuss "Figuring the End of the War" and a short follow-up quiz.
Tuesday: Discuss The Holocaust. Read 492-497 and complete WKST. The Holocaust
Wednesday: 15.5 Jigsaw Activity over 498-503. Effects of the War
Thursday: Complete 15.5 Jigsaw Activity Effects of the War
Friday: No School

Regular
Monday: Go over WWII test and prepare for CSA #3.
Tuesday: Take CSA #3. Read 492-497 and complete WKST. The Holocaust
Wednesday: 15.5 Jigsaw Activity over 498-503. Effects of the War
Thursday: Complete Jigsaw Activity over "Effects of the War" Effects of the War
Friday: No School

Week 6 (February 3rd-7th)

Monday: Review 15.2 on the Home Front and discuss Wartowns and Rationing The Home Front
Tuesday: Read the 1st half of 15.3 (482-487) on the end of the war in Europe and complete the 1st half of 15.3 WKST. The War Ends
Wednesday: Read the 2nd half of 15.3 (487-491) on the end of the war in the Pacific and complete 2nd half of 15.3 WKST. The War Ends
Thursday: Discuss the end of the war and complete Chapter 14-15 Test Review
Friday: Test over Chapter 14-Chapter 15.3.

Test reviews are added to the blendspace link from Tuesday and Wednesday titled "The War Ends"

Week 5 (Jan. 27th-31st)

Monday: Presentations begin. We will have the students with topics that occurred early in the war go first.
Tuesday: Block Scheduling (Periods 1,3,5,7) will continue presenting.
Wednesday: Block Scheduling (Periods 2,4,5,6) will continue presenting.
Thursday: Read 15.2 and discuss The Home Front
Friday: The Home Front Video on rationing and war industry. The Home Front

Week 4 (Jan. 20th-25th)

Monday: Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
Tuesday: Read and Discuss Pearl Harbor. 14.3 WKST America Enters the War
Wednesday: Read 15.1. The U.S. Turns the Tide in the War in Europe
Thursday: Fill out 15.1 WKST covering important battles and fighting in Europe. The Allies Turn the Tide
Friday: Workday to finish the projects!

Infamy of December 1941

Here is a really good website with fun interactive maps and first-hand accounts of early December 1941. People often forget that Pearl Harbor was not the only place Japan attacked the US. This site will include the attacks on Hawaii, Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippines. Enjoy! http://www.infamydecember1941.org/

Week 3 (Jan. 13-17)

Monday: All classes are in the computer lab researching for WWII projects.
Tuesday: All classes are in the computer lab.
Wednesday: Review 14.1. Read 14.2 and complete 14.2 WKST and timeline.
Thursday: Discuss 14.2 Notes and introduce 14.3
Friday: Short 14.1-14.1 Quiz. Finish 14.3

Week 2 (January 6th-10th)

Monday: No School because of arctic weather
Tuesday: Finish 14.1 Collage Activity and discuss the rise of the dictators.
Wednesday: Continue learning about the rise of the dictators. 14.1 Notes
Thursday: Read 14.2 (443-450) and complete 14.2 WKST
Friday:Discuss 14.2. Explain WWII projects.

Semester 2: Week 1 (Jan. 2-3)

Welcome back and Happy New Year!

Thursday and Friday we will be working on a group in-class activity introducing the Dictators of the 1930's: Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and Tojo! We will continue this activity on Monday the 6th as well.