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"