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.