Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Homework for Thursday 2/26

Read the first two sections of Chapter 14 (pp 263-271). Highlight/underline imprortant terms, people, and events the text.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Ch. 13 Quiz Review

Review for MC CPS Ch. 13 Quiz Wed.

- Matching and MC from ch. Rev. pp 258-259

Terms:

Secret ballot, initiative, referendum, recall, 17th-19th amendments, progressive, suffragist, Niagara Movement, National Urban League, NAACP, Commission Plan, City Manager Plan, W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, election of 1912, dollar diplomacy

All terms in italics are on the blog.
Underlined terms you have in venn diagram form.
Green term is on blog in paragraph form.

Dollar diplomacy is on p. 254

Monday, February 23, 2009

Homework for Tuesday 2/24

Finish the chapter (pp 256-258) and post definitions of the following terms, some of which come from last week's reading:

secret ballot, initiative, referendum, recall, 17th amendment, 18th amendment, 19th amendment

Friday, February 20, 2009

Homework for Monday 2/23

Read pp 251-255 in Ch. 13 and post a paragraph-response (including a clear topic sentence and 3-4 examples or pieces of supporting evidence) to the question below.

How was Woodrow Wilson, only the second democratic President since James Buchanan (1856), able to win the election of 1912?

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Homework for Friday 2/20

Read pp 248-251 (Ch. 13) and post brief but thorough definitions for the terms on p. 251.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Homework for Thursday 2/12

Post a coherent paragraph resopnse to the Critical Thinking question on p. 243. Make sure your paragraph has a clear topic sentence and addresses all parts of the question using specific examples from the text.

I will bring up the blog at the beginning of class tomorrow, so all posts need to have been made by then. (10 pts.)

Monday, February 9, 2009

Homework for Tuesday 2/10

Read pp 231-235 and write a paragrpah in response to the Critical Thinking question on p. 235. I will take these up (10 pts.) at the beginning of the period.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Homework for Monday 2/9

Over the weekend, read the first three sections of Chapter 12 (pp 223-231) and do the Identity or Define terms on p. 228 and answer (in complete sentences!) the Critical Thinking question on p. 231.