Monday,

Tuesday,

Class work: Checked the review sheets.  Make sure to show me your review sheet to get points.  Finished filling in the New Deal chart.  Pull from the in class folder or download here a blank copy, then see me or a class mate to get the notes to fill in on this chart.  We also read over the note page on the Second New Deal programs.  We then reviewed for the mid-term exam.  I also passed back papers and checked online grades.  See me to get your papers back.

Monday,

Class work:  Also, in 3-4 and 5-6, we started to read pages on how bad the Depression really was on Friday, but this page was handed out to 7-8 and 11-12 for the first time.  Pull this page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.   Read and highlight important ideas from both sides.  For class work, complete the book questions on Roosevelt's first Hundred Days in office.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it.  Also, complete the worksheet that has Hoover's plans for the Depression on the front and Roosevelt's Inauguration on the back.  A note sheet was passed out on the hardships of the Depression.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.  Keep it; we will go over it on Wednesday.

Tuesday,

Class work:  Passed back papers.  See me to get yours back.  Looked at pictures of soup kitchens, unemployment lines, the Dust Bowl as seen in the 1930's posters.  See me to take a look at the posters.  Everyone took notes from the facts at the bottom of the posters.  It was only about 3/4 of a page of notes, since you don't need to take notes on information that you've already learned.

Wednesday,

Class work: In 7-8 and 11-12, we finished the note page from Thursday on the causes of the Great Depression.  Download the answers to the note page here (front side and back side) or get the notes from a classmate.  All the classes looked at the note page that was passed out on Monday (front side and back side).  The class did a short simulation about President Hoover's approach to the Great Depression, ask a class mate about the experience, since there' no way to make this up.  There is also a 1/2 sheet of notes that summarizes the activity, so download it or pull it from the in class folder.

Thursday,

Class work: Checked last night's homework.  Make sure to show me your review sheet to get points.  We'll start class reviewing Hoover's approach to the Great Depression versus that of Hoover.  We will also review the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl.  Pull the note page from the in class folder or download the page on the Hundred Days.  Read and keep.  Then we started to go over the chart of New Deal programs.  Pull from the in class folder or download here a blank copy, then see me or a class mate to get the notes to fill in on this chart.

Friday,

Class work: Checked last night's homework.  Make sure to show me your review sheet to get points.  Continued filling in the New Deal chart.  Pull from the in class folder or download here a blank copy, then see me or a class mate to get the notes to fill in on this chart.  We also read over the note page on the Second New Deal programs.

Monday,

Tuesday,

Class work: Discussed the 1920's packet from over break and handed it in.  In the 7-8 and 11-12 classes, I passed out the chart that compares the fashions and attitudes of women of the 1910's vs. those of the flapper girls of the 1920's.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it.  Read and keep this page.

Wednesday,

Class work: In the 3-4 and 5-6 classes, I passed out the chart that compares the fashions and attitudes of women of the 1910's vs. those of the flapper girls of the 1920's.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it.  Read and keep this page.  The class took a quiz over last night's homework reading.  See me to schedule a time to make it up as soon as possible.  After the quiz, we read over the page on the Scopes Trial.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here (front side and back side); read and keep. 

In the second half of class, we took notes on the Harlem Renaissance.  For students in 3-4 and 11-12, this continues the note page that we began on Wednesday, December 21.  For students in 5-6 and 7-8, the pages will be passed out for the first time today. We also listened to examples of 1920's Jazz stars, then took notes on the Harlem Renaissance.  Pull the note page from the in class folder or download it here. 

Thursday,

Class work: Checked last night's homework.  Make sure to hand yours in to get credit.  First, we will finish any notes or music samples from the Harlem Renaissance that were not finished yesterday.  Then the class read over the note page on the causes of the Great Depression.  I gave everyone a few minutes to fill in the blanks off the top of their heads, as a review.  Pull the note sheet from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.  Try to answer as much of the notes as you can, then compare it to mine or to another student's page.

Friday,

Class work: Finished the note page from yesterday on the causes of the Great Depression.  Download the answers to the note page here (front side and back side) or get the notes from a classmate.  Also, we discussed then collected last night's homework.  Make sure to hand yours in.  Also, in 3-4 and 5-6, we started to read pages on how bad the Depression really was.  Pull this page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side. We just read the section of this page titled "How Bad Was It?"

Monday,

Class work: Reviewed the Sacco and Vanzetti case.  Students in the 3-4 finished writing the KKK paragraph and then handed it in during class.  The class then took notes on the Palmer Raids.  Make sure to pull the note page from the in class folder and get the notes from a friend, or download the notes here.  See me to get your copy of the 1920's homework packet.

Tuesday,

Class work: Collected early packets.  Pull from the in class folder or download the notes on Chapter 12, Section 3: front side and back side.  We also looked at examples of inventions from the 1920's.  

Wednesday,

Class work: Collected early packets.  Finished the notesheet from yesterday.  In 3-4 and 11-12, we listened to examples of 1920's Jazz stars, then took notes on the Harlem Renaissance.  Pull the notepage from the in class folder or download it here. 

Thursday,

Friday,

Monday,

Class work: The 5-6 class finished The Simpsons video and handed in their video sheets.  Pull the lined paper with the reading on the back from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.  On the front side of the sheet, we took notes and reviewed the Treaty of Versailles.  Get the notes from me or from a classmate.  Then we read and highlighted information on the back side of the sheet.  We also looked at the test from last week and discussed #12, 14, 16, and 22.

Tuesday,

Class work: Checked last night's homework reading.  Finished any discussion of the World War I Tests.  In class, we read and highlighted short phrases of important information on the rest of the Influenza packet from yesterday, (see above for downloading).  We practiced the skill of highlighting short phrases, (see me and I'll demonstrate what that means).  So together as a class, we read the back of page one and the front of page two.      

Wednesday,

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  Make sure to see me to get yours graded.  We discussed the similarities and differences between the 1918 flu and the Bird Flu in Asia. The class also looked at some pictures on the overhead that showed conditions from the 1918 pandemic.  During class, students practiced their highlighting skills by reading "Bush's Flu Plan," which is on the same page as last night's homework.  Do this on your own, and make sure to hand it in, since this was graded for class work points.  In the second half of class, we completed the Chapter 12, Section 1 notes.  Download the note page or pull it from the make-up work folder and get the notes from a friend of classmate.

Thursday,

Class work: Finished the Chapter 12, Section 1 notes from yesterday.  In groups, students were given court cases to examine.  Students acted as members of the jury in the case.  Read any one of the three cases, read all of the evidence, then fill in a jury sheet with your opinion.  One of the cases can be downloaded here.

Homework:  For modules 3-4, there is no homework.

Friday,

Class work: Collected homework.  We compared the class' jury decisions to the real case of Sacco and Vanzetti.  Read the page on the real decision in the 1920's case.

Monday,

Class work: Checked the review sheet, numbers 1 through 20.  Went over some of the questions.  The 3-4 class finished the notes on the Russian Revolution.  Then all of the classes went over the notes from Chapter 11, Section 4.  Pull the note page from the in class folder or download it.  Then get the notes from a class mate or from Mr. Niemczura. 

Tuesday,

Class work: Checked last night's homework on the Chapters 10 and 11 review sheet.  Discussed the questions on the review sheet and discussed the essays and short answer topics for tomorrow's test. Then the class played a review game.

Wednesday,

Thursday,

Class work: The class took the test over Chapters 10 and 11.  If you're absent, see me in the morning to schedule a time to make up the test.  Make sure to turn in your notebook and review sheet to be graded.

Friday,

Class work: Then discussed last night's homework and collected it.  Make sure to hand yours in.  Then, the class watched the Prohibition episode of The Simpsons. Download or pull the video page from the in class folder and see Miss Scharf to schedule a time to make up the video.

Monday,

Tuesday,

Class work: Assigned seats.  Filled out the information sheet and the student survey on the back of the information sheet.  Played a name game, which has nothing to be made up. 

Wednesday,

Class work:  Collected information sheets. Went over the syllabus and notebook requirements.  Make sure to pull one from the in-class make-up work folders or download it one page at a time.  Packet files:

Thursday, 

Class work: Took the first study skills quiz.  See me to schedule a time to make it up.  The class read and discussed the Bill of Rights.  Read pages 96 and 97 of your textbook.  Read over the section and make sure to ask questions if you don't understand the wording of the amendments.

Friday,

Class work: Checked notebooks for points, see me to have yours graded.  Continued reading and discussing the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.  Read pages 96 and 97 of your textbook.  Read over the section and make sure to ask questions if you don't understand the wording of the amendments.