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