Thursday, June 2, 2011

Final Exam Review Outline

The Final will look like this:

Part I – Matching (WWI) 10 pts.
Part II - Fill-in-the-blanks (Inter-War Period/Causes of WWII) 10 pts.
Part III – MC (Spanish-American War/1920s/GD/WWII) 20 pts.
Part IV – Paragraph IDs (Your pick of 4 from Ch. 22-30) 20 pts.
Part V – Primary source analysis: song lyrics (1960s) 30 pts.
Part VI – Primary source analysis: political cartoons (Early Cold War) 10 pts.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

HW for Thursday 5/26

Read Ch. 30 Sec. 4 & 5 and post answers as assigned below:
p. 865

#5 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#1 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#2 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#3 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#4 – Caitlynn, John, Megan

p. 872

#4 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#5 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#1 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#2 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#3 – Caitlynn, John, Megan

PS - Post HW from Monday if you have not done so!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

HW for Wednesday 5/25

Read Ch. 30 Sec. 3 (pp 858-861)

Monday, May 23, 2011

HW for Tuesday 5/24

Read Ch. 30 Sec. 2 and post answers to ?s on p. 857 as assigned below:

#1 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#2 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#3 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#4 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#5 – Caitlynn, John, Megan

Monday, May 16, 2011

HW for Tuesday 5/17

Read Sec. 3 & 4 of Ch. 29.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

HW for Friday 5/13

Read Ch. 29 Sec. 1 and post answers to ?s on p. 825 as assigned below:

#4 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#5 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#1 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#2 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#3 – Caitlynn, John, Megan

Monday, May 9, 2011

Assignment for Monday 5/9

1. Read Ch. 28 Sec. 3 and 4 and post answers to ?s on as assigned below:

Section 3, p 812:

#3 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#4 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#5 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#1 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#2 – Caitlynn, John, Megan

Section 4, p. 816

#4 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#5 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#1 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#2 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#3 – Caitlynn, John, Megan

2. Make notes pages for sections 3 and 4 by copy/pasting answers to #1-5. Finish this for HW if you do not finish during class.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

HW for Thursday 5/5

Read Ch. 28 Sec. 2 and post answers to ?s on p. 805 as assigned below:

#1 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#2 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#3 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#4 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#5 – Caitlynn, John, Megan

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

HW for Wednesday 5/4

Read Ch. 28 Sec. 1 and post answers to ?s on p. 799 as assigned below:

#1 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#2 – Caitlynn, John, Megan
#3 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#4 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#5 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Monday 5/2

Assignment: Make a notes page (in microsoft word) for sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 27 like the ones I made for sections 1 and 2 and sent last week. The homework lists for sections 3 and 4 are below. Make sure you spend some time reading the posts and select the best answers to paste into your notes pages.
We will have a quiz on Chapter 27 tomorrow, so you should review the notes pages for each of the four sections tonight.

Ch. 27 Sec. 3
#1 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#2 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#3 – Caitlynn, John, Megan
#4 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#5 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly

Ch. 27 Sec. 4
#1 – Caitlynn, John, Megan
#2 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#3 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#4 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#5 – Katie, JA, Jordan

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Week 29 Itinerary

Tuesday 4/26: Cold War Pre-Quiz/Flipchart
HW: Read Ch. 27 Sec. 1 and post answers to ?s on p. 779 as
assigned below:
#1 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#2 – Caitlynn, John, Megan
#3 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#4 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#5 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie

Wednesday 4/27: Discuss/edit posts from Ch. 27 Sec. 1
John D. Clare: From Hot War to Cold War
HW: Read Ch. 27 Sec. 2 and post answers to ?s on p. 784 as
assigned below:
#1 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#2 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#3 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#4 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#5 – Caitlynn, John, Megan

Thursday 4/28: Discuss/edit posts from Ch. 27 Sec. 2
John D. Clare: The Korean War
HW: Read Ch. 27 Sec. 3 and post answers to ?s on p. 788 as
assigned below:
#1 – Katie, JA, Jordan
#2 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#3 – Caltlynn, John, Megan
#4 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#5 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly

Friday 4/29: Discuss/edit posts from Ch. 27 Sec. 3
Powerpoint notes: The Square Deal and the Red Scare
HW: Read Ch. 27 Sec. 4 and post answers to ?s on p. 792 as
assigned below:
#1 – Caitlynn, John, Megan
#2 – Ray, Adam, Billy, Kyla
#3 – Austin, Peyton, Nonie
#4 – Katya, Kelly, Reilly
#5 – Katie, JA, Jordan

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Unit 7 Itinerary

Week 26 –

Monday 4/4: Collect primary source docs
Watch WWII from The Story of Us
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 1 and answer #1-3 on p. 744

Tuesday 4/5: Discuss questions from Ch. 26 Sec. 1
Packet: International Relations 1919-1939
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 2 and answer #1-3 on p. 749

Wednesday 4/6: Discuss questions from Ch. 26 Sec. 2
John D. Clare: Eight Steps to War
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 3 and answer #1-4 on p. 754

Thursday 4/7: Discussion questions from Ch. 26 Sec. 3
Work on WWII IDs
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 4 and make 5 good content questions

Friday 4/8: Discuss content questions
Why We Fight
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 5 and answer #1-3 on p. 764

Week 27 –

Monday 4/11: Finish Why We Fight
C & C paragraph due
HW: Ch. 26 Sec. 4/5 Questions

Tuesday 4/12: Groups discuss all three #1-4s
ID Hisroshima, V-J Day, WWII Conferences
HW: Primary source doc

Wednesday 4/13: Primary source doc due (15 pts.)
Unit 7 IDs in computer lab
No HW

Thursday 4/14: Begin Snow Falling on Cedars
HW: Unit 7 IDs; Snow Falling on Cedars DQs

Friday 4/15: Snow Falling on Cedars
Work on DQs
HW: work on DQs,
Week 28 –

Monday 4/18: Finish Snow Falling on Cedars
HW: finish DQs for Paideia discussion Tuesday 4/19

Tuesday 4/19: Paideia discussion in TLC Conference Room (100 pts.)
HW: Unit 7 Review Guide

Wednesday 4/20: Unit 7 Jeopardy
HW: Study!

Thursday 4/21: Unit 7 Test (100 pts.)
No HW

Monday, April 4, 2011

Week 26 Itinerary

Week 26 –
Monday 4/4: Collect primary source docs
Watch WWII from The Story of Us
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 1 and answer #1-3 on p. 744

Tuesday 4/5: Discuss questions from Ch. 26 Sec. 1
Packet: International Relations 1919-193Italic9
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 2 and answer #1-3 on p. 749

Wednesday 4/6: Discuss questions from Ch. 26 Sec. 2
John D. Clare: Eight Steps to War
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 3 and answer #1-4 on p. 754

Thursday 4/7: Discussion questions from Ch. 26 Sec. 3
Work on WWII IDs
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 4 and make 5 good content questions

Friday 4/8: Discuss content questions
Flipchart presentation
HW: Read Ch. 26 Sec. 5 and answer #1-3 on p. 764

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

HW for Wednesday 3/30

Read Ch. 25 Sec. 2 (pp 720-725) and post 5 content questions to the blog.

Monday, March 28, 2011

HW for Tuesday 3/29

Read Ch. 25 Sec. 1 (pp 714-718) and answer questions 1-3 on p. 718.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Discussion Questions for The Razor's Edge

1. What major conflicts are revealed in the opening scene?

2. What does the film say about Americans' understading of WWI in the years beofre the country declared war on Germany?

3. What new conflicts arise after Larry and Gray return from France?

4. Look back at your lst of conflicts...are they all resolved at the end of the story? Is Larry's internal cnnflict resolved? Do you find the ending satisfying? Why or why not?

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Unit 6 Review Assignment due Wednesday 2/23

Make 5 good multiple choice questions. Ch. 21 - Megan, John, JA, Ray, Kyla. Ch. 22 - Billy, Jordan, Peyton, Caitlynn, Nonie, Katya. Ch. 23 - Reilly, Katy, Adam, Kelly, Austin. Create them in word, making sure they are spell-checked and properly formatted, then copy/paste them into a post or e-mail (bdalton@beaufortacademy.org).

Sample –
1. According to the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, the United States

A) annexed most of Canada and Mexico
B) claimed the right to intervene in the financial and political affairs of Latin American countries
C) would not undertake an isthmian canal project without British consultation and cooperation
D) occupied former Dutch colonies in South Africa in defiance of the British

Monday, February 14, 2011

Unit 6 Itinerary

USH
Winter 2011
Unit 6 Itinerary

Week 18 –

Tuesday 2/8: Finish “Boom” from The Story of Us
Collect Unit 5 Take-home Tests
Begin Progressive Era Powerpoint
HW: Read Ch. 21 Sec. 1 & 2 and make content questions
over the material...as FEW as you can and still incorporate all
pertinent information. (pp 603-615)

Wednesday 2/9: Finish Progressive Era Powerpoint
Discuss questions from Ch. 21 Sec. 1 & 2
HW: Read Ch. 21 Sec. 3 & 4 and make content questions
over the material...as FEW as you can and still incorporate all
pertinent information. (pp 616-627)


Thursday 2/10: Discuss questions from Ch. 21 Sec. 3 & 4
HW: “Seeking A Better Life” pp 976-977 and answer questions
1 & 2. I will collect these tomorrow

Friday 2/11: Homework due (10 pts.)
Ch. 21 Review
HW: Paragraph: Explain the causes and effects of the progressive
movement.

Week 19 –

Monday 2/14: Peer-edit paragraphs
Lecture: 19th c. Expansionism: Push Factors
HW: Read Ch. 22 Sec. 1 & 2 and make content questions
over the material...as FEW as you can and still incorporate all
pertinent information. (pp 631-639)

Tuesday 2/15: Discuss questions from Ch. 22 Sec. 1 & 2
Revise and turn-in paragraphs (20 pts.)
HW: Ch. 22 Sec. 3 & 4…CPS reading quiz tomorrow!






Wednesday 2/16: CPS Reading Quiz Ch. 22 Sec. 3 & 4 (20 pts.)
“America Looks Abroad” pp 978-979, answers to 1-3 on
p. 979 due at the end of the period (15 pts.)
HW: Read Ch. 23 Sec. 1 & 2 and make content questions
over the material...as FEW as you can and still incorporate all
pertinent information. (pp 655-664)

Thursday 2/17: Lecture/Presentation: Causes of WWI
Discuss questions from Ch. 23 Sec. 1 & 2
HW: Read Ch. 23 Sec. 3 & 4 and make content questions
over the material...as FEW as you can and still incorporate all
pertinent information. (pp 665-673)

Friday 2/18: Discuss questions from Ch. 23 Sec. 3 & 4
Read Ch. 23 Sec. 5 in class
HW: Prepare 1 sheet of notes for paragraph ID quiz Tuesday

Week 20 –

Tuesday 2/22: Paragraph ID Quiz (60 pts.)
HW: Begin Unit 6 Review

Wednesday 2/23: WWI Propaganda
HW: Unit 6 Review

Thursday 2/24: Unit 6 Jeopardy
HW: Study!

Friday 2/25: Unit 6 Test (100 pts.) No HW

Friday, February 11, 2011

HW for Monday 2/14

HW: Paragraph: Explain the causes and effects of the progressive
movement.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

HW for Wednesday 2/9

Tuesday 2/8: Finish “Boom” from The Story of Us
Collect Unit 5 Take-home Tests
Begin Progressive Era Powerpoint

HW: Read Ch. 21 Sec. 1 & 2 and make content questionsover the material...as FEW as you can and still incorporate all pertinent information. (pp 603-615)

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Unit 5 Itinerary

Week 16 –

Monday 1/24: Collect paragraphs
Discuss questions from Ch. 18 Sec. 3
HW: Read Ch. 18 Sec. 4 (pp 544-547) and make
content questions over the material...as FEW as you
can and still incorporate all pertinent information.

Tuesday 1/25: Discuss questions from Ch. 18 Sec. 4
Review Ch. 18
HW: Study for Ch. 18 MC quiz

Wednesday 1/26: Ch. 18 CPS Quiz (25 pts.)
Begin RR/Industrialization .ppt
HW: Ch. 19 Sec. 1 & 2 and content questions

Thursday 1/27: Discussion content questions
Finish RR/Industrialization .ppt
HW: Ch. 19 Sec. 1 & 2 and content questions

Friday 1/28: Discuss content questions
Labor movement 19th c. .ppt
HW: Primary source docs (due Monday 30 pts.)

Week 17 –

Monday 1/31: Collect primary source docs
Venn Diagram: Old Immigrants/New Immigrants
HW: 30-45 taking notes for Ch. 19 paragraph ID quiz

Tuesday 2/1: Ch. 19 Paragraph ID Quiz (40 pts.)
HW: Ch. 20 Sec. 1 & 2 and content questions

Wednesday 2/2: Discuss content questions
Lecture/Presentation: 19th c. Urbanization
HW: Read Ch. 20 Sec. 3 (pp 590-595)…CPS quiz
tomorrow!

Thursday 2/3: CPS Reading Quiz Ch. 20 Sec. 3 (10 pts.)
HW: Begin Unit 5 Take-Home Test

Friday 2/4: Work on Unit 5 Take-Home Test
HW: Finish test, due Monday 2/7 (100 pts.)

Friday, January 21, 2011

HW for Monday 1/24

1. Write a coherent paragraph describing (including the reasons for) the rise and fall of the "Long Drive."

2. Read Ch. 18 Sec. 3 (pp 538-543) and make content questions over the material...as FEW as you can and still incorporate all pertinent information.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

HW for Friday 1/21

Read Ch. 18 Sec. 2 (pp 531-536) and make content questions, as FEW as possible, based on the material covered.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

HW for Wednesday 1/19

Read Ch. 18 Sec. 1 (524-529) and create five good content questions.

Unit 5 Syllabus

U.S. History
Winter 2011
Unit 5: The Nation Transformed, 1877-1914

Core questions:

1. Why did industrial growth accelerate during and after the Civil War?
2. What new industries developed during the age of industrialization? Who were the “Captains of Industry” and what new business practices did they pioneer?
3. How did the labor movement develop in the U.S.? Which strategies proved successful for unions? Which were unsuccessful? Why?
4. Compare and contrast the Old and New Immigrants.
5. What attracted settlers to the last frontier?
6. What is a laissez-faire policy and what attempts were made to modify it in the United States in the late 19th century?
7. How and why did the Southern states restrict the rights of African Americans after Reconstruction?

Identifications:

Henry Bessemer Thomas Edison vertical integration
Andrew Carnegie horizontal integration John D. Rockefeller
department store Knights of Labor Samuel Gompers
AFL Pullman Strike Eugene Debs
Tammany Hall Jacob Riis Hull House
TCRRs Comstock Lode Long Drive
reservations Wounded Knee Helen Hunt Jackson
sharecropping segregation Pendleton Act
McKinley Tariff Interstate Commerce Act Sherman Antitrust Act
The Grange Populist party William Jennings Bryan

Reading/Viewing:

The American Journey, Chs. 18-20
America: The Story of Us
Selected primary source documents

Assessment:

ID Quiz (1)
CPS MC Quiz (multiple)
10-pt. homework paragraphs (multiple)
Unit Take-home Test (100 pts.)

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

HW for Thursday 1/7

Read Sections 4 & 5 of chapter 17 (pp 508-516). We will have a 20-question CPS quiz over this material first thing tomorrow!

Monday, January 3, 2011

HW for Tuesday 1/4

Read Ch. 17 Sections 1 & 2 (pp 494-503). As you read, create 5 content questions for each chapter. After you read, come up with 3 discussion questions over the entire reading.