Monday, March 19, 2018

Quarter 4 (March 19th-23rd)

Monday: Chapter 17 Textbook Survey. Story of Emmitt Till and Picture Quiz
Tuesday: Pyramid of Hate (review of important terms like bias, stereotype, and discrimination)
Wednesday: Read 18.1 (580-587) and complete 18.1 WKST
Thursday: Discuss 18.1 (Brown vs. Board, Little Rock 9, Montgomery Bus Boycott)
Friday: Civil Rights Video

Monday, February 26, 2018

Quarter 3 February 26- March 2

Monday: Discuss notes from 15.5. United Nations website tour. Begin 16.1 WKST
Tuesday: Read 16.1 and complete 16.1 WKST
Wednesday: Discuss Truman Doctrine, Iron Curtain, Marshall Plan, NATO
Thursday: Read 16.2 and complete 16.2 WKST.
Friday: Asia Map Quiz

Monday, February 12, 2018

Quarter 3 February 12th-16th

Monday: Finish up 15.1 and read 15.2 and complete 15.2 WKST Allies Turn the Tide in the War
Tuesday: Discuss 15.2 and view two short videos on Wartowns (Mobile, Alabama) and Rationing. Read first half of 15.3 (482-487) and complete 15.3 WKST questions 1-13. Home Front
Wednesday: Discuss first half of 15.3 and check 1-13. Assignment to read second half of 15.3 (487-491) and complete questions 14-23.Victory in Europe and the Pacific
Thursday: WWII Assessment Review
Friday: WWII Assessment

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Quarter 3 January 4th and 5th

Thursday: WWII Assumptions. Read 14.1 and begin 14.1 WKST learning about the rise of the dictators. Be thinking about who you want as a partner and what topic to pick.
Friday: Discuss WWII Projects. You can switch topics.

Monday, December 11, 2017

Quarter 2: December 11-15

Monday: Get into the New Deal! Read 13.1 and discuss FDR's policy compared to that of Hoover.
Tuesday: Discuss 5 New Deal Agencies of your choosing. Relief Recovery and Reform
Wednesday: Review for Chapter 12 and 13.1 Test
Thursday: Test over Chapter 12 and 13.1
Friday: Final Exam Review (Finish Cinderella Man)Final Review and Review Key

Monday, November 27, 2017

Quarter 2: November 27th- December 1st

WELCOME BACK!

Monday: Review Chapter 11 Tests. Skim through Ch. 12-13 and get ideas of what's to come. Read 366-370 (12.1) and complete 1-16 in WKST or Notes. Causes of the Depression Chapter 12 Test Review
Tuesday: Discuss False Prosperity and Stock Market Crash. Read 370-372 (12.1)
Wednesday: Complete Effects of the Crash Activity.
Thursday: Read 373-381 (12.2) and complete WKST or Notes. American's Face Tough Times
Friday: Complete Note Taking Graphic Organizer from 373. Discuss Hoovervilles, Bank Runs, Bread Lines, Dust Bowl, and Rabbit Drives.

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Quarter 2: November 6th-10

Monday: A Booming Economy of the 1920s. Discuss Assembly Line, Mass Production, Scientific Management and Ole Ford A Booming Economy
Tuesday: Stock Market: Look up current companies' values.
Wednesday: Read 333-334 and answer 5 11.2 Questions and then move on to 11.3 America's Role in the World
Thursday: Discuss Modernism vs Traditionalism in the 1920s. Read 337-342 and finish your own notes! Social and Cultural Tensions
Friday: Changing of the Guard Video in honor of Veteran's Day this weekend!

Monday, October 30, 2017

Monday: Periods 2 & 4: Discuss Ch. 10 Test, Will Brown's story and 10.4 Assignment.
Periods 5 & 6: Test review.
Period 7: Ch. 10 Test.
Tuesday: Periods 2, 4, & 7: Discuss 10.4 and changes after WWI.
Periods 5 & 6: Ch. 10 Test. Chapter 11 A-Z Activity
Wednesday: Chapter 11 Introduction into the Roaring 1920s. Read 11.1 (324-329) and complete 11.1 Questions
Thursday: Discuss Stock Market and 11.1 Questions. Model T and how it changed the American landscape.
Friday: Read 333-334 and discuss America's role in World Affairs during the 1920s.

Monday, October 23, 2017

October 23-27th (Quarter 2 Week 2)

Monday: Review 3 Aspects of Mobilization. Read 294-299 (2nd half of 10.2) and complete Graphic Organizer on WWI Opposition at Home.
Home Front
Tuesday: Review how the war affected: Women, African Americans, Mexican Americans at home. Watch short clip on AEF. Read 1st half of 10.3 (301-304)and answer 5 questions from link. Americans Enter and End WWI
Wednesday: Watch short clip on Alvin York. Read 305-307 as a class and discuss Paris Peace delegations. WWI Ends
Thursday: Test review over Chapter 10 (Sections 1-3) Test Review Attached
Friday: Test over Chapter 10 (Sections 1-3)

Friday, October 13, 2017

October 16th-20th (Quarter 2 Week 1)

Monday: Review Causes of War and Nature of Warfare. Read 287-291 and complete 10.1 (Green) WKST over 2nd half of 10.1. Causes of WWI
Tuesday: Complete pg. 291 (1 and 3 only with Notes). Sergeant York Video (Over the top) From Neutrality to War
Wednesday: Review International Rules of War. Discuss US Entering WWI & Green 10.1 WKST. View BBC Video covering WWI Entry. US Enters WWI
Thursday: Review US Entry to War. Read 292-297 and complete 10.2 WKST due Thursday.
Friday: Propaganda Activity Propaganda At Home
8 Quick Review Questions. Discuss US on the Home Front

Monday, October 9, 2017

October 9-13 (Quarter 1 Week 9)

Monday: Staff Day
Tuesday: Go over Chapter 8 Test. Introduce WWI and 10.1 Activity
Wednesday: Read 10.1 and discuss Causes of WWI.
Thursday: America the Story of Us: WWI Era
Friday: Europe Map Quiz

Monday, October 2, 2017

October 2nd-6th (Quarter 1 Week 8)

Monday: Test Review. Fill out review sheet and prepare for Tuesday's test. Chapter 8 Review
Tuesday: Chapter 8 Test
Wednesday: Signs of Suicide
Thursday: Go over Chapter 8 Test. Introduce WWI.
Friday: No School

Monday, September 18, 2017

September 18-22 (Quarter 1 Week 6)

Monday: Review Progressive Era Reform. Read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and discuss. The Jungle
Tuesday: Read 8.2 (221-226) and complete 8.2 WKST or Notes Women Make Progress
Wednesday: Review 8.2. Introduce Teddy Roosevelt's Personality. Read 1st part of 8.4 (233-238). Roosevelt's Square Deal
Thursday: Practice Problems and Solutions. Read 238-239 and introduce Progressive Party.
Friday: Discuss Election of 1912. Read 8.5 (240-243).

Friday, September 8, 2017

September 11-15 (Quarter 1 Week 5)

Monday:Review Chapter 9 Test. Discuss and present arguments. Introduce Chapter 8.
Tuesday:Review the background of Progressivism. Read 216-217 (explain Social Gospel, Settlement House, and Jane Addams, & Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire) The Drive for Reform
Wednesday: Review Progressive Era Reform. Read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and discuss. The Jungle
Thursday: South/Central America Map Quiz. Read 8.2 (221-226) and complete 8.2 WKST or Notes Women Make Progress
Friday: No School

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

September 4-8 (Quarter 1 Week 4)

Monday: Happy Labor Day
Tuesday: Progressive Era Video, No Homework
Wednesday: Review 9.4: Big Stick, Moral, and Dollar Diplomacy and the Panama Canal.
Thursday: Chapter 9 Test Review
Friday: Chapter 9 Test

Monday, August 28, 2017

August 28th-September 1st (Quarter 1 Week 3)

Monday: Review Quizzes and a little from 9.1. Discuss the Causes of the Spanish-American War and Review WKST. Read 259-262 and write letter home from the war. Causes of the War
Tuesday: Share your letters home. Discuss the "Splendid Little War." Focus on Rough Riders and Platt Amendment (pg. 269) Spanish-American War
Wednesday: Read 9.3 (263-267) and choose between notes and a WKST. US and East Asia
Thursday: Discuss 9.3. Focus on Open Door Policy and Gentlemen's Agreement. US and East Asia
Friday: Read 269-273 on Big Stick, Dollar, and Moral Diplomacy. US and Latin America

Note: We will review 9.4 and the rest of Chapter 9 on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Our first test will most likely be on Thursday.

Monday, August 21, 2017

August 21st-25th (Quarter 1 Week 2)

Monday: Introduce Imperialism and read 250-252. Students choose to complete notes or WKST over the information in the reading. Age of American Imperialism Day 1
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. Age of American Imperialism Day 2
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. Spanish-American War
Friday: States (and Capitals for honors classes)Quiz

Monday, August 14, 2017

August 15-18 (Quarter 1 Week 1)

Welcome to Papio South Class of 2021!

Tuesday: Meet and Greet!
Wednesday: Icebreakers (Interview and 1,2,3), Seating Arrangement, Syllabus and Classroom Expectations. Syllabus and Age of Imperialism Into
Thursday: Partner Interviews
Friday: Assign textbooks, discuss online book, cover books and fill out book condition form, Book Intro Activity