Monday, October 27, 2014

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.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

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)

Monday, October 13, 2014

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

Friday, October 3, 2014

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.

Monday, September 29, 2014

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

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

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.

Monday, September 15, 2014

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.