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?

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

Unit 6 Itinerary

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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

HW for Monday 2/14

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

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)

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.)

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.