December 14th-18th

Monday-Wednesday: Semester Final Review in all classes. Semester Final Review
Thursday: Semester Final (Odd Classes)
Friday: Semester Final (Even Classes)

December 7th-December 11th

Monday: Discuss 13.1 (New Deal). Assignment: Read 404-407 New Deal
Tuesday: Discuss 13.2 (2nd New Deal) New Deal
Wednesday: Review Chapters 12-13 New Deal Review
Thursday: Chapter 12-13 Test. Final Exam Review will be available.
Friday: Kit Kittredge (Begin Final Exam Review)

November 30th- December 1st

Monday: Discuss Hoovervilles and Economic Cycle from 12.1 Causes of the Depression
Tuesday: Complete 12.2 Questions (See blend space) 12.2 Assignment
Wednesday: Discuss Hobo Life, Rabbit Drives, and the Dust Bowl
Thursday: Read 12.3 (384-388) and complete pg. 391 (1-4)
Friday: Discuss Hoover's Response. Read 13.1 (396-401) and complete 13.1 WKST for Monday 12.3 Power Point Review-Hoover's Response Fails New Deal

History of the 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

November 23rd-24th

Monday: Read 12.1 (366-372) and complete questions on "Causes of the Depression" Causes of the Depression
Tuesday: Discuss "Causes of Depression" through power point notes Causes of the Depression
Wednesday: Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break
Thursday: Happy Turkey Day
Friday: Enjoy your day off

Possible Short Answer Questions

1. Explain the difference between the Old KKK and the New KKK. Focus on organization, membership, who they targeted and their end.
2. Explain Henry Ford's strategy in manufacturing automobiles and what changes in society the automobile created.
3. What is Mass Culture? Also, what contributed to the growth of a mass culture in the 1920s?
4. What contributed to the growth of leisure time in America (at least 3 things) and explain what Americans did during their leisure time?

November 16th-20th

Monday: Read 11.5 on Harlem Renaissance (354-358) and complete Outline Notes Harlem Renaissance
Tuesday: Discuss Harlem Renaissance (11.5) and the Jazz Age Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday: Chapter 11 Test Review/ Signs of Suicide
Thursday: Chapter 11 Test
Friday: Roaring 20's Review

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 today.

Veterans Day / Memorial Day Tribute

November 9th-13th

Monday: Veteran's Day Bellwork. Discuss 11.3 Social/Cultural Issues through Notes (w/Guided Note Sheet) Social and Cultural Divisions
Tuesday: Veteran's Day Bellwork. Discuss Prohibition and Organized Crime. Assignment: Read 11.4. Prohibition
Wednesday: Veterans Day Activity. Short Veteran's Day Video 11.4 Questions
Thursday: Discuss 11.4 through Notes
Friday: The Kid- Starring Charlie Chaplin

November 2nd-6th

Monday: Introduce The Roaring 20's. Read 11.1 (324-329) and answer 5 questions from ppt. A Booming Economy
Tuesday: Discuss 11.1. Group Bull vs. Bear Market Activity A Booming Economy
Wednesday: Honors Read 11.2 (330-334) and complete Coolidge vs Harding Venn Diagram. America's Role in the World 11.1 Review and 11.2 Assignment
Thursday: Discuss 11.2. Read 1st half of 11.3 (335-339) and complete 1st half of 11.3 WKST. Social and Cultural Divisions of the 1920's
Friday: Read 2nd half of 11.3 (339-342) and complete 11.3 WKST. Prohibition

October 26th-30th

Monday: Review Chapter 10 Study Guide
Tuesday: Review for Chapter 10 test through WWI Jeopardy. Test Review
Wednesday: Chapter 10 Test
Thursday: Read 10.4 (311-315)on WWI and Beyond
Friday: Discuss Effects of WWI 10.4 Effects of the War

October 19th-23rd

Monday: Review 10.2 WKST as a class on the board.
Tuesday: Propaganda Poster Examination. Read 301-306
Wednesday: 10.3 Quiz over the reading. Read 306-309 for Thursday. The US Enters and Ends WWI
Thursday: Discuss the US Entering and Ending WWI
Friday: Treaty of Versailles Discussion Peace Without Victory

October 12th-16th

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Discuss Trench Warfare. Trench Warfare writing assignment. Trench Warfare
Wednesday: Share Trench Warfare Journals. Discuss US Entry to WWI. From Neutrality to War
Thursday: Read 10.2 (292-299) and complete 10.2 WKST The Home Front
Friday: Discuss The Home Front and propaganda activity.

October 5th-October 9th

Monday: Review Chapter 8 Tests and discuss. Introduce Chapter 10 (WWI) and Read 282-286 and complete 10.1 (1st half)WKST by Wednesday. From Neutrality to War (1st part)
Tuesday: America: The Story of Us. Continue 10.1 WKST From Neutrality to War (1st part)
Wednesday: Discuss start of the war, assassination, and U.S. response. Read 287-291 and complete 10.1 (2nd half)WKST by Friday. From Neutrality to War (2nd Part)
Thursday: Discuss the steps to the U.S. joining WWI From Neutrality to War (2nd Part)
Friday: Europe Map Quiz

September 28th- October 2nd

Monday: Read 236-239 and finish up 8.4 WKST and discussion. Roosevelt's Square Deal
Tuesday: Discuss the end of the Progressive Era and discuss Problems and Solutions. Read 8.5
Wednesday: Progressive Era Paragraph, Progressive Review
Thursday: (Except for 3rd and 4th periods) Chapter 8 Test
Friday: Review Chapter 8 Tests and overall grades. Short supplemental reading about Food Additives

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, October 2nd. 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.

September 21st-25th

Monday: Review 8.1 Progressive Changes. Reread 217 as a class and discuss Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Begin 8.2 and complete 8.2 WKST by Wednesday. Drive for Reform
Tuesday: Read 8.2 221-226 and complete WKST by Wednesday. Discuss Women's Suffrage Movement. Women's Suffrage
Wednesday: Discuss Women's Suffrage. Show two short clips summarizing the movement. Discuss 8.2 WKST and begin Problem vs Solution Assignment. Women's Suffrage
Thursday: Read 1st half of 8.4 (233-236) and complete 1-8 in 8.4 WKST. Roosevelt's Square Deal

September 14th-18th

Monday: Discuss Chapter 9 Tests, review American Imperialism. Assignment to skim through Chapter 8 and bring 5 problems in American Society we will be discussing.
Tuesday: Read 8.1 (212-217) and complete notes or WKST. The Drive for Reform
Wednesday: South/Central America Map Quiz. 8.1 Notes The Drive for Reform
Thursday: Read an excerpt from The Jungle. Read 8.2 (221-226) on Women's Suffrage The Jungle

September 7th-11th

Monday: No school. Enjoy your Labor Day, a day off from laboring.
Tuesday: Men that Built America: A lesson on Vanderbilt and an introduction to big business in America.
Wednesday: Read 9.4 and complete 9.4 WKST. The US and Latin America
Thursday: Review 9.4 and review for Chapter 9 Test. The US and Latin America
Friday: Chapter 9 Test.

August 31st-September 4th

Monday: Discuss the Causes of the Spanish-American War. Review WKST and Power Point Causes of the War
Tuesday: Discuss the Spanish-American War. Assignment: write a letter or video note as if you were a soldier in the war. Spanish-American War
Wednesday: Read 9.3 (263-267) and choose between notes and a WKST. US and East Asia
Thursday: Discuss 9.3 US and East Asia
Friday: Discuss Big Stick Diplomacy and Panama Canal. Practice South/Central America Map

August 24th-28th

Monday: Review Pre-Test Results. Introduce Imperialism and read 250-252. Students choose to complete notes or WKST over the information in the reading. Age of American Imperialism
Tuesday: Discuss 1st half of Section 9.1. Finish reading the 2nd half of 9.1 and complete notes or WKST over the information in the reading. American Imperialism
Wednesday: Practice States (and Capitals for honors classes). Review 4 reasons for Imperialism. Introduce Spanish-American War and complete 1st half of section 9.2. Causes of the Spanish-American War
Thursday: Discuss 1st half of Spanish-American War. Short video reviewing the war and complete 2nd half of section 9.2.
Friday: States (and Capitals for honors classes)Quiz

August 17th-21st

Welcome to Papio South Class of 2019!

Wednesday: Icebreakers (Interview and 1,2,3), Seating Arrangement, Syllabus and Classroom Expectations. Syllabus and Age of Imperialism Into
Thursday: Assign textbooks, cover books and fill out book condition form, A-Z Activity
Friday: Semester 1 Pre-test (ungraded) and intro to Chapter 9.

Last Week of the Year (May 18-21)

Monday: Final Review Semester 2 Review and Key
Tuesday: Finals for Periods 2, 4, 5, and 6
Wednesday: Finals for Periods 1, 3, and 7
Thursday: Half day for all students. Thanks for a great year!

Week 18 (May 11-15)

Monday: No Excuses (Outside The Lines) and Finish 20th Century Timeline Semester 2 Review
Tuesday: Lesson on Nixon and China. Read 20.5 (672-675) and answer 5 questions. Nixon and China
Wednesday: Lesson on The Counterculture. Read 21.1 (682-685) and answer 5 questions. The Counterculture
Thursday: Lesson on Nixon and Watergate. Read 22.1 (713-717) and answer 5 questions. Watergate Scandal
Friday: Semester Final Review Semester 2 Review

Week 17 (May 4th-8th)

Monday: Review 20.3 as a class in stations.(5th Period: Read 20.4) War Divides America
Tuesday: Read 20.4 and discuss the End of the War (5th period test review) End of the War
Wednesday: Discuss 20.4. Chapter 20 Test Review End of the War
Thursday: Chapter 20 Test
Friday: Review Chapter 20 Test and class grades. Discuss 20.5

Week 16 (April 27th-May1st)

Monday: Review Gulf of Tonkin, Monk Burning, and Ngo Din Diem. Read 20.2 (649-655) and answer 20.2 Questions (see blendspace) US Involvement Grows
Tuesday: Discuss 10 20.2 Questions. Focus on Vietcong's tactics, the Vietnam fighting experience, and Hawks vs. Doves US Involvement Grows
Wednesday: Complete Vietnam War Map. Read 20.3 (656-663) and complete 20.3 Questions The War Divides America
Thursday: Discuss 20.3 The War Divides America
Friday: Hawks vs. Doves Discussion

Week 15 (April 20-24)

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Chapter 19 Review. Discuss Great Society
Wednesday: Chapter 19 Test. Read 20.1 and complete 20.1 WKST
Thursday: Chapter 19 Test. Read 20.1 and complete 20.1 WKST Origins of the Vietnam War
Friday: Discuss 20.1 WKST. Golf of Tonkin Resolution. Vietnam War Map. Origins of the Vietnam War

Week 14 (April 13th-17th)

Monday: Review 19.1 (1960 Election, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis) 19.1 Blendspace
Tuesday: Block Scheduling. Review 19.1 in Groups, Superpower Video, Read 19.2 (623-627) and complete check points, political cartoon questions, and thinking critically questions. 19.1 Blendspace
Wednesday: Block Scheduling. Review 19.1 in Groups, Superpower Video, Read 19.2 (623-627) and complete check points, political cartoon questions, and thinking critically questions. 19.1 Blendspace
Thursday: Discuss President Kennedy's Assassination (Zapruder Film)
Friday: Read 19.3 (629-636) on Johnson's Great Society. Complete 19.3 WKST. 19.3 Blendspace

Week 13 (April 6th-10th)

Monday: Introduce 18.3 (New Struggles in the later years of the Civil Rights Movement). Begin Jigsaw Activity. 18.3 Blendspace
Tuesday: Jigsaw Activity in small groups discussing the CR Movement in the late 1960's and 1970's. 18.3 Blendspace
Wednesday: Discuss Black Power. Short 18.3 Quiz
Thursday: Begin Chapter 19. Discuss 1960 Election. Read 19.1 Kennedy and the Cold War
Friday: Discuss 19.1 Kennedy and the Cold War

The story behind the infamous photo of Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan. (Click the ladies' names above.)

Week 12 (March 23-27)

Monday: Discuss Emmett Till and Jim Crow Laws. You pick 3 Questions to answer for tomorrow! 18.1 Blendspace
Tuesday: Complete 18.1-18.2 Timeline Review of Major Events (Brown v. Board, Little Rock 9, etc.) 18.1 Blendspace
Wednesday: Read 18.2 and complete Civil Rights Organization WKST 18.2 Blendspace
Thursday: 18.2 Notes and Discussion. Focus on SNCC, SCLC, and NAACP 18.2 Blendspace
Friday: Discuss Freedom Riders, Clash at Birmingham, and March on Washington. Finish the week with a short 18.1-18.2 Quiz.

Have a safe, fun, and relaxing spring break!

Week 11 (March 16-20)

Monday: No School.
Tuesday: Chapter 17 Review WKST
Wednesday: Compare 1950-2015 (Entertainment, Family Make-up, Migration and Living Patterns, etc.)
Thursday: Read 18.1 and use the 9 terms on pg. 580 to show understanding.
Friday: Discuss 18.1 Questions and watch Mighty Times: Rosa Parks Story

Week 10 (March 9th-13th)

Monday: Review 16.3 (Space/Arms Race) and begin 16.4. Read and complete 16.4 WKST by Wednesday. Cold War At Home
Tuesday: Review 16.4 Notes (McCarthyism)
Wednesday: Chapter 16 Review
Thursday: Chapter 16 Test
Friday: Review Chapter 16 test and complete Chapter 17 Summary by Tuesday. Chapter 17

Week 9 (March 2nd-6th)

Monday: Review early Cold War in Europe and begin Cold War in Asia. Read 16.2 518-523
Tuesday: Short reading quiz and discuss Korean War. Korean War Blendspace
Wednesday: 16.1-16.2 Review Activity. Read 16.3 (524-529) and complete 16.3 WKST. Arms Race
Thursday: Finish 16.3 w/ discussion on the Arms Race.
Friday: Cold War writing assignment. You will be asked to pick 4 of 6 given topics (from 16.1-16.2) and tell me what you know.

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Week 8 (February 23rd-27th)

Monday: Introduce the Cold War and review 15.5 WKST. Periods 4 & 6 read 15.5 and complete WKST.
Tuesday: Early Cold War Video (12 minutes). Read 16.1 and complete WKST on Early Cold War.
Wednesday: Review 2nd half of 16.1 and discuss Berlin Airlift and Marshall Plan. Early Cold War
Thursday: Introduce Korean War and Korean War Map (Asia Map Quiz in some classes)
Friday: Asia Map Quiz in most classes.

Week 7 (February 16th-20th)

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Read 15.4 (492-497) on The Holocaust and complete 15.4 WKST which is due this Thursday. The Holocaust
Wednesday: Continue with The Holocaust
Thursday: 15.4 WKST is due today. Read 15.5 (498-503) on the Effects of the War and complete 15.5 WKST. Effects of the War
Friday: Discuss the Effects of the War

Week 6 (February 9th-12th)

Monday: Honors-Discuss 15.3 and the End of the War in Europe/Pacific. Regular- Read the 1st half of 15.3 (482-487) and complete 1-13 in WKST. Test Review
Tuesday: Honors- WWII Test Review. Regular- Discuss the war in Europe and read 2nd half of 15.3 (487-491) and complete WKST.
Wednesday: Honors- WWII Test. Regular- WWII Test Review
Thursday: Honors- Holocaust Activity in class. Regular- WWII Test. Holocaust Activity

Week 5 (Feb. 2nd-6th)

Monday: Snow Day, No school
Tuesday: Finish Presentations. Read 15.1 (466-472) on "The Tide is Turning" and complete 15.1 WKST 15.1 Blendspace
Wednesday: Review 15.1 (bombing strategy and turning point in the Pacific) and read 1st half of 15.2 (473-476) on the Home Front
Thursday: Discuss 1st half of 15.2. Watch 2 short videos on war production and Mobile, Alabama. Complete 15.2 WKST 15.2 Blendspace
Friday: Read 15.3 (482-491) and complete 15.3 WKST. 15.3 Blendspace

Special Reminder: WWII (chapters 14-15) Test will be Wednesday, February 11th

Week 4 (Jan. 26th-30th)

Monday: All classes in the computer lab to finish up WWII projects
Tuesday: WWII projects are due for periods 1,3,5,7
Wednesday: WWII projects are due for periods 2,4,6
Thursday: Finish up presentations. Assignment: Read 15.1 (466-472) and complete questions on WKST. 15.1 Blendspace
Friday: Discuss 15.1 "American's turn the tide in the war."

Week 3 (January 19th-23rd)

Monday: No School- Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday: Read 452-459 and complete 14.3 WKST. Pearl Harbor Blendspace
Wednesday": Discuss Pearl Harbor Attack. Read 1st half of 15.1 (466-471) and complete WKST Europe First Strategy
Thursday: Discuss "Europe First Strategy" and read 2nd half of 15.1 (471-473). Europe First Strategy
Friday: Home Front Activity.

Week 2 (Jan. 12th-16th)

Monday: All classes (except for 4th period) in computer lab working on WWII projects. Project Explanation. Period 4: Work on World Leaders WKST and read 14.2 (443-446)
Tuesday: All classes (except for 4th period) read 1st half of 14.2 (443-446) on early events of WWII and complete WKST.
Wednesday: Discuss Battles of Dunkirk and Britain as well as Blitzkrieg. Read 2nd half of 14.2 (447-451).
Thursday: Discuss 14.2 Notes.
Friday: 14.1-14.2 Quiz

Week 1 (January 5th- 9th)

Monday: Welcome back! Introduction to second semester topics and set goals.
Tuesday: Read 14.1 and complete World Leaders WKST
Wednesday: Discuss Rise of Dictators (Notes) with short quiz (ungraded).
Thursday: Read 14.2 on the start of WWII and complete WKST.
Friday: Discuss and assign topics for WWII Project.