Monday,

May 29

Tuesday,

May 30

Class work:  Passed back papers.  See Miss Scharf to get yours back.  The class then finished questions #8, 9 , and 10 from the That 70s Show worksheet from Friday.  Answer the questions fully, then make sure to hand this page in.  We then looked a page that shows the struggles of migrant farmer workers that were led by Cesar Chavez.  Read this page and keep it in your notebook.  The class then took notes on the overhead on the hippies.  Get these notes from a classmate and write them on the back of the Woodstock reading page.

Homework: Complete the first page of your final exam review #1 to 30.  (You can leave no more than 5 blank.)  Answer the questions on the page provided.  Pull the review from the in class folder or download it.

Wednesday,

May 31

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  We then continued to study the beliefs of the hippies.  Pull the notes from the in class folder or download them.  We then did a brief introduction to the start of the Vietnam War.  Pull the reading from the in class folder or download it here.  Read the front side and keep it.

Homework: Read the scenario provided and answer the questions as though you were a soldier fighting in Vietnam.  Pull the sheet from the in class folder or download it.  This is due tomorrow.  None will be accepted late.

Thursday,

June 1

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  The class spent the period debating the decisions made in last night's homework.  After discussion, last night's homework was collected.  Make sure to hand yours in.  After discussing the outcome, the class read about the real event, the My Lai massacre and why war atrocities occur.  Pull this reading from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Homework: Complete the second page of your final exam review #31 to 56.  (You can leave no more than 5 blank.)  Answer the questions on the page provided.  Pull the review from the in class folder or download it.

Friday,

June 2

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  The class went over notes on the fighting in Vietnam.  The notes were given on the back side of the reading from Wednesday.  Pull the page from the make-up work folder or download the notes.  The class then read the comparison between the current War in Iraq and the Vietnam War.

Homework: Complete the third page of your final exam review #57 to 75.  (You can leave no more than 5 blank.)  Answer the questions on the page provided.  Pull the review from the in class folder or download it.

Monday,

May 22

Class work:  The class finished the JFK: Beyond Conspiracy video.  Pull the video sheet from the assignment folders or download it, then schedule a time to make up the portion of the tape that we watched today. The class then started work on tonight's homework.

Homework: Use your book to complete the questions over President Johnson's Great Society.  Pull the sheet from the in class, make-up work folder or download it here.

Tuesday,

May 23

Class work:  Checked last night's homework and then went over it.  The class then read the page, Was the Great Society a Success?  Then the class read over the budgeting for poverty page to see how well the Great Society is still working today.  Pull this page from the make-up work folder or download it here.  The class then took a short amount of notes on Cesar Chavez and the UFW.  Pull the note page from the in class folder; read it and keep it in your binder.

Homework: Read and highlight short phrases of important information on the American Indian civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.  Pull the reading from the in class, make-up work folder or download it here.

Wednesday,

May 24

Class work:  Checked last night's homework and discussed it.  The class then read more about the AIM Movement.  Pull the reading from the in class folder or download it here.  Read, highlight, and keep it in your binder.  The class then learned about Leonard Peltier through a reading and through watching a video from Rage Against the Machine.  Pull the lyrics from the in class, make-up work folder, or download it here: front side or back side.  You will not need to make up this video.

Homework: None.

Thursday,

May 25

Class work:  Today, there was an in class simulation that can’t be made up.  But you can pull from the in class folder the page that explains what the activity represented.  Make sure to read and keep it, since this is the factual information that the class learned during the simulation.

Homework: Pull from the in class folder the page “Women Fight for Equality.”  Complete this for tonight’s homework.

Friday,

May 26

Class work: Went over then collected last night’s homework, “Women Fight for Equality.”  Make sure to turn your page in.  We then looked at some information on the ERA map.  Pull this page from the in class folder or download it here: front side or back side.  Finally, pull from the in class folder or download here the video sheet for today.  Then make sure to schedule a time to make up the assignment.

Homework: None.

Monday,

May 15

Class work:  Passed back papers, including your slang posters.  See Miss Scharf to get your papers back.  Went over notes on Kennedy's presidency.  Pull the notes from the in class folder and get them from a classmate or download them here.

Homework: Use your book to answer the questions on Kennedy's New Frontier.  Pull the homework page from the in class make-up work folder or download it here: front side and back side.  This is due on Wednesday, May 17.  None will be accepted late.

Tuesday,

May 16

Class work:  Collected any of the early  homework assignments on JFK's New Frontier.  The class then finished yesterday's notes.  Pull the notes from the in class folder and get them from a classmate or download them here.  The class then started reading about Kennedy's role in the Bay of Pigs Incident and the Cuban Missile Crisis.  Pull the two readings from yesterday's make-up work folder or download them here: side 1, side 2, side 3, and side 4.  In class today, we only read the first column of side 1 and started to read side 3.

Homework: Use your book to answer the questions on Kennedy's New Frontier.  Pull the homework page from the in class make-up work folder or download it here: front side and back side.  This is due tomorrow, May 17.  None will be accepted late.

Wednesday,

May 17

Class work:  Collected the remaining homework assignments on the New Frontier.  Finished reading the pages on the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs Incident.  Pull the readings from yesterday's make-up work folder or download them from Tuesday's listing above.  While reading, underline or highlight short phrases of important information from the hand-outs.  The class then read the coincidences between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.  Pull this reading from the in class folder or download it.

Homework: Read the assassination article on the back of the Lincoln-Kennedy coincidence page.  While reading, underline or highlight short phrases of important information about the assassination of Kennedy.

Thursday,

May 18

Class work:  Checked last night's homework and collected any of the late New Frontier assignments.  The class then read the next two pages on the assassination of Kennedy.  Pull the pages from the in class, make-up work folder or download them here: front side and back side.  After reading, the class then started to watch the JFK: Beyond Conspiracy.  Pull the video sheet from the assignment folders or download it, then schedule a time to make up the portion of the tape that we watched today (approximately 20 minutes).

Homework: None.

Friday,

May 19

Class work:  The class watched the second part of the JFK: Beyond Conspiracy video.  Pull the video sheet from the assignment folders or download it, then schedule a time to make up the portion of the tape that we watched today.

Homework: None.

Monday,

May 8

Class work:  Finished the Carl Stokes clip from Friday in mods 3-4 and 11-12.  Then the class used their books to answer questions #1-3 on the back side of the page from Thursday.  After going over the answers, the class took a short amount of notes on the differences between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.  Get the notes from a classmate or see Miss Scharf to copy them from the overhead.  The class then watched short video clips showing Malcolm X.

Homework: Finish the back side of the page from Thursday for homework, #4 to 13.  This is due tomorrow.  None will be accepted late, so don't forget to do your homework.

Tuesday,

May 9

Class work:  Finished the video clips from yesterday showing Malcolm X.  Today, we watched the segment on his assassination.  Then last night's homework was checked,  and we went over the answers see Miss Scharf to turn yours in.  Pull from the in class folder or download the readings on the Black Panthers: The 10 Points,  Rules of the BPP,  and Community Programs.  Read these, highlighting short phrases of main ideas.

Homework: Answer questions # 1 to 25 on the Civil Rights review sheet.  Prepare notebooks to be checked on Friday, May 12.  Study for the Civil Rights, Chapter 21 Test.  Test is on Friday.

Wednesday,

May 10

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  Watched the video clip on the Black Panthers and then compared their beliefs to the findings of the Kerner Commission Report.  This report was published after a government investigation into the riots of 1968.  The report lists the reasons for the riots.  Notice the similarities between the government's findings and the needs of the black community as listed in the BPP's 10 Points.  Pull the Kerner Commission Report reading from the in class folder; sorry, it's not available for download.

Homework: Answer questions # 26 to 50 on the Civil Rights review sheet.  Prepare notebooks to be checked on Friday, May 12.  Study for the Civil Rights, Chapter 21 Test.  Test is on Friday.

Thursday,

May 11

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  Reviewed for the test.

Homework: Finish any incomplete questions on the Civil Rights review sheet.  Prepare notebooks to be checked tomorrow.  Study for tomorrow's test.

Friday,

May 12

Class work:  Collected notebooks and review sheets.  Schedule a time to make up the Chapter 21, Civil Rights Test.

Homework: None.

Monday,

May 1

Class work:  Passed back papers and checked stickers.  See Miss Scharf to get your papers back.  The class then took notes over Martin Luther King's leadership in the Civil Rights movement.  Pull the note page from the in class folder and get the notes from a friend or download them here.  The class then watched a video clip over the Nashville SNCC lunch counter protests.

Homework: Pull the bookwork questions from the in class folder or download them here.  Answer these questions on another sheet of paper in full and complete sentences.

Tuesday,

May 2

Class work:  The class took notes over yesterday's video clip.  Most students wrote the notes on the bottom of yesterday's note page; get these notes from Miss Scharf or from a class mate.  If you feel the video notes are descriptive enough, then you do not need to make up the video clip.  Then we discussed and collected last night's homework.  Then we discussed and collected last night's homework.  The class read and highlighted selections from Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail.  Pull this page from the in class folder or download it: read, highlight, and keep it in the Civil Rights section of your notebook.  The class then watched the video clips on the Birmingham protests. 

Homework:  Read King's "I Have a Dream Speech."  Highlight short phrases of information, persuasion, or imagery that you find powerful while reading the speech.  Pull the note page for Chapter 21, Section 2 - this homework reading is on the back.  Otherwise, download the reading here.

Wednesday,

May 3

Class work:  Checked and discussed last night’s homework.  The class then reviewed yesterday’s video clips on the Birmingham protests; get these notes from Miss Scharf or from a class mate.  If you feel the video notes are descriptive enough, then you do not need to make up the video clip.  The class then took notes over Chapter 21, Section 2.  We only filled in the section on the March on Washington and then we watched the video clip on the march. 

Homework:  Pull the bookwork questions from the in class folder or download them here.  Answer #1-8 for homework tonight.  We will work on the questions on the back side later on this week.

Thursday,

May 4

Class work:  Collected last night's homework.  Then we finished the note page from yesterday.  The note page is in yesterday's make-up work folder, because the "I Have a Dream Speech" was on the back side.  Get the notes from Miss Scharf or from a classmate or download them here.  The class then watched footage of the two marches from Selma to Montgomery.  This should be made up.  See Miss Scharf to schedule a time to make up the tape.

Homework:  None.

Friday,

May 5

Class work:  Passed back the homework from yesterday, and we went over numbers 1 through 8.  The class then watched the story of Cleveland's moment in the Civil Rights movement.  While watching, students answered the rest of the questions on the page from Thursday.  If there is extra time left at the end of class, the class will start to work on the back side of the page for class work.

Homework:  None.

Monday,

April 24

Class work: Students checked their grades online.  The class reviewed segregation and Jim Crow laws.  Then we watched The Fifties: The Rage Within.  Pull the video sheet from the in class make-up work folder or download it.  Schedule a time to make up the video.  You will need about half an hour to watch it.  Make sure to turn it in for class work points.

Homework: Use your textbook to complete the questions over pages 701 to 702.  Pull the questions from the in class folder or download them here.  Make sure to answer each question full and in complete sentences.

Tuesday,

April 25

Class work: Discussed then collected last night's homework.  The class took notes over the desegregation of schools.  Pull the note sheet from the folder and get the notes from me or from a classmate or download the notes complete at this link.  Make sure to read and highlight the information on the back of the note page about the Doll Study. 

Homework: Read Elizabeth Eckford's story from the Little Rock Nine.  Highlight short phrases of the events that happened to her on her way to school.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here:  front side and back side.  Then read the article on the back about racial profiling, highlight or underline short phrases of the important events from Jemellah Nurse's story.

Wednesday,

April 26

Class work: Checked and discussed last night's homework.  Make sure to hand in yours for points.  For 7-8 and 11-12, we finished yesterday's notes.  All classes except 3-4 watched the video clip on the Little Rock Nine.  Pull the video sheet from the in class folder or download it.  For 3-4, full the video sheet and hang onto it for tomorrow, and don't worry about completing Part 3 of the video.  After the video, we took a short amount of notes on Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.  Pull the video sheet from the in class folder or download it.

Homework: Read and highlight short phrases of important information on the Rosa Parks reading (on the back side of today's note page).  Pull the note page from the in class folder or download the reading.

Thursday,

April 27

Class work: Using the video sheet from yesterday, the class watched the video clip about Rosa Parks.  Then the class watched the video on federal housing policies and their impact on suburban and city home values.  Pull the video sheet from the in class folder or download it.  See me to schedule a time to make up the video.

Homework: None.

Friday,

April 28

Class work: Reviewed the Little Rock case and the Montgomery Bus Boycott story.  Checked the Rosa Parks reading from Wednesday night's homework.  Make sure hand in your paper for a grade.  The class then discussed the video from yesterday, Race: The Power of Illusion.

Homework: None.

Monday,

April 10

Class work: Checked the weekend review sheet homework.  The class then continued the video, Korea: The Forgotten War.  Pull the video sheet from the in class folder or download it here.  See Miss Scharf to schedule a time to make up the tape.

Homework: Continue the review sheet for the Cold War/1950's Test.  Tonight complete #21 to #40.  Organize notebooks to be checked next week.  Study for the test, which will be given Wednesday, April 12.

Tuesday,

April 11

Class work: Checked last night's homework;  then we reviewed for tomorrow's test.

Homework: Finish any incomplete sections of your review sheet.  Study for tomorrow's test.  Prepare notebooks to be checked.

Wednesday,

April 12

Class work: The class took the Test over Chapters 18 & 19, the 1950's and the Cold War.

Homework: None.

Thursday,

April 12

Friday,

April 13

Monday,

April 3

Class work: We started class by watching clips from Good Night, Good Luck  to see footage of Edwards R. Murrow and Joseph McCarthy.  This does not have to be made up.  I passed back the Chapter 18, Section 4 assignment from last week, we went over the answers, and discussed how the CIA's involvement in Iran and Guatemala has affected the way America is viewed by foreign countries.  The class then took a short amount of notes from the overhead about the CIA.  Get the notes from a classmate or download them here.

Homework: Read the article, The War on Terror Reminds Some of McCarthy.  While reading, underline or highlight short phrases of important information about McCarthy's actions and how those relate to the current War on Terror.

Tuesday,

April 4

Class work: Checked and discussed last night's homework.  Finished CIA notes from yesterday. Then, we read over a page from a 1950's home economics textbook about How to be a Good Wife.  Download this page or pull from the make-up work folder; read and keep in the "1950's Life" section of your notebook.  We then watched a 1950's educational video, called "Date with Your Family."  Pull the video sheet from the in class folder or download it. See Miss Scharf to schedule a time to make up the video.  We then discussed "The Other America/Popular Culture" assignments from last week. 

Homework: The Korean War assignment is due on Thursday, 4/6.  None will be accepted late.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Wednesday,

April 5

Class work: Stamped early homework assignments.  We finished discussing "The Other America/Popular Culture" assignments from last week.  Then we began to go over the notes on 1950's life.  Pull this page over Chapter 19, Sections 1 and 2 or download it here: front side and back side.  Keep in the "1950's Life" section of your notebook. 

Homework: The Korean War assignment is due on tomorrow, 4/6.  None will be accepted late.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Thursday,

April 6

Class work: We finished going over the notes on 1950's life.  Pull this page over Chapter 19, Sections 1 & 2 or download it here: front side and back side.  Checked last night's homework and went over it.

Homework: Start the review sheet for the Cold War/1950's Test.  Tonight complete #1 to #20.  Organize notebooks to be checked next week.  Study for the test, which will be given next Wednesday, April 12.

Friday,

April 7

Class work: Finished going over the Korean assignment from this week, (if needed).  The class then read and highlighted the main ideas on the Korean War.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.  Next, we started the first ten to fifteen minutes of the documentary, Korea: The Forgotten War.  Pull the video sheet from the in class folder or download it here.  See Miss Scharf to schedule a time to make up the tape.

Homework: Continue the review sheet for the Cold War/1950's Test.  Plan out your essay answers, by  making a list of all the possible facts you could include in Essay 1 or Essay 2.  Organize notebooks to be checked next week.  Study for the test, which will be given next Wednesday, April 12.

Monday,

March 27

Class work: Continued to watch Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie.  Pull the video sheet from the in class folder or download it here.  See Miss Scharf to schedule a time to make up the video.

Homework: None.

Tuesday,

March 28

Class work: Finished watching Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie.  Make sure to turn in your video sheet.  We then went over notes on China's Communist Revolution.  Pull the 1/2 sheet note page from the in class folder and get the notes from a friend, or download the notes.

Homework: 1948 Berlin Crisis simulation.  Pull the page from the in class folder and follow the directions on it carefully, or download the assignment here: front side and back side.

Wednesday,

March 29

Class work: Watched scenes from The Atomic Cafe.  There is no video sheet; this is a fun series of clips that show the "duck and cover" atomic bomb drills.  It's up to you to decide whether or not you want to schedule a time to make it up.  In the second half of class, students started the Chapter 18, Section 4 assignment.

Homework: Use your book to answer the questions over Chapter 18, Section 4.  This assignment is due on Friday, March 31.

Thursday,

March 30

Class work: Collected early homework assignments and late Berlin assignments.  The class went over the answers to the "Cold War at Home" assignment from last Monday and Tuesday.  Students added on to their answers and asked questions for understanding.  See Miss Scharf to check your paper against the key. 

Homework: Use your book to answer the questions over Chapter 18, Section 4.  This assignment is due tomorrow.  To follow up yesterday's notes on China's Communist Revolution and China's relationship to Taiwan, read the article on panda politics.  While you read, highlight short phrases of important information.  Pull the article from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Friday,

March 31

Class work: Collected last night's homework.  The class played a short game to simulate communist fear in the 1950s.  There's nothing that can be made up with the game.  Then, we went over notes on McCarthyism.  Pull the notes from the in class, make-up work folder or download them: front side and back side.  Read and keep in the "1950s Life" section of your notebook. 

Homework: None.

Monday,

March 13

Class work:  Completed OGT practice page #2 and then went over the answers.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it to practice: front side and back side.  In 3-4 and 7-8, I passed out review charts for the Cold War.  If you're in either of those classes pull the pages from the in class folder or download them and place them into the Cold War section of your notebook.  Cold War chart 1 and Cold War chart 2: front side and back side.  All OGT review pages go into the "General Information" section of your notebook.

Homework:  Finish OGT practice page #3, including the short answer questions for homework.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Tuesday,

March 14

Class work:  Checked last night's homework and then went over the answers.  All OGT review pages go into the "General Information" section of your notebook.  In 5-6 and 11-12, I passed out review charts for the Cold War.  If you're in either of those classes pull the pages from the in class folder or download them and place them into the Cold War section of your notebook.  Cold War chart 1 and Cold War chart 2: front side and back side. 

Homework:  OGT 9th grade practice test #1 - 20.  Pull the packet from the in class folder or download it here.

Wednesday,

March 15

Class work:  Checked last night's homework and then went over the answers.  All OGT review pages go into the "General Information" section of your notebook. 

Homework:  OGT 9th grade practice test #21 - 38.  Pull the packet from the in class folder or download it here.

Thursday,

March 16

Class work:  Checked last night's homework and then went over the answers.  All OGT review pages go into the "General Information" section of your notebook. 

Homework:  Review for Social Studies OGT tomorrow.

Friday,

March 17

Class work:  Discussed the Social Studies OGT and the preparation that we have done for it. 

Homework:  None.

Monday,

March 6

Class work:  The homework on Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Ed., Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 19^th and 26^th Amendments.  Finished discussing the UN, Israel, and division of Germany reading from last Wednesday night.

Homework:  Use your book to answer the questions on NATO and the Warsaw Pact, fill in the map on the back, and color the map, showing the NATO countries, Warsaw Pact countries and the non-aligned countries.  Pull the map from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

The Social Studies OGT review sessions are tomorrow, Wednesday 3/8, and Thursday 3/9.  I'd encourage all of you to go, and you can earn 5 points of extra credit for each session that you attend.  All of the sessions will be held from 2:45 to 3:45. 

Tuesday,

March 7

Class work:  Collected last night's homework.  Passed out an OGT practice sheet.  In class, everyone took about five minutes to answer the questions, then we went over the answers to prepare for next week's test.  Pull the practice page from the in class folder or download it: front side and back side.  Complete the page and check your answers against a classmate's.  Keep all OGT papers in the "General Information" section of your notebook.  We then read facts from the first nuclear packet.  Pull a packet from the in class, make-up work folder.  Read it and return it to the folder, I just made one set for us to read during class.

Homework:  Read and highlight short phrases of important information from both sides of the "After the Explosion" article.  Pull the reading from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

The Social Studies OGT review sessions are today, tomorrow, and Thursday 3/9.  I'd encourage all of you to go, and you can earn 5 points of extra credit for each session that you attend.  All of the sessions will be held from 2:45 to 3:45. 

Wednesday,

March 8

Class work:  Checked and discussed last night's homework on the effects of the nuclear bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Then passed out OGT practice sheets.  In class, everyone took about five minutes to answer the questions, then we went over the answers to prepare for next week's test.  Pull the practice pages from the in class folder or download them: page 1, page 2, and page 3.  Complete the page and check your answers against a classmate's.  Keep all OGT papers in the "General Information" section of your notebook.  We then read over the facts from the second nuclear packet.  Pull a packet from the in class, make-up work folder.  Read it and return it to the folder, I just made one set for us to read during class.

Homework:  Use your textbook to complete the worksheet on the Cold War, and make sure to read and underline or highlight short phrases of important information on the back of the worksheet, while reading about the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.  This assignment is due Friday, March 10.

The Social Studies OGT review sessions are today and  tomorrow.  I'd encourage all of you to go, and you can earn 5 points of extra credit for each session that you attend.  All of the sessions will be held from 2:45 to 3:45. 

Thursday,

March 9

Class work:  Collected early Truman assignments.  Passed out an OGT practice sheet.  In class, everyone took about five minutes to answer the questions, then we went over the answers to prepare for next week's test.  Pull the practice page from the in class folder or download it: front side and back side.  Complete the page and check your answers against a classmate's.  Keep all OGT papers in the "General Information" section of your notebook.  The class started to view the documentary, Chernobyl Heart.  If absent, schedule a time to make up the portion that you missed.  Pull the video worksheet from the in class folder or download it.

Homework: Use your textbook to complete the worksheet on the Cold War, and make sure to read and underline or highlight short phrases of important information on the back of the worksheet, while reading about the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.  This assignment is due tomorrow.

The final Social Studies OGT review session is  today.  I'd encourage all of you to go, and you can earn 5 points of extra credit for each session that you attend.  All of the sessions will be held from 2:45 to 3:45. 

Friday,

March 10

Class work:  Collected the homework on the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.  The class finished viewing the documentary, Chernobyl Heart.  If absent, schedule a time to make up the portion that you missed.  Pull the video worksheet from the in class folder or download it.  After watching, the class started to work on the next OGT review worksheet.  Pull the practice page from the in class folder or download it: front side and back side.  Complete the page and check your answers against a classmate's.  Keep all OGT papers in the "General Information" section of your notebook.  If time,  the class may start the next OGT review worksheet.  Otherwise, the OGT Practice Page #3 will be done on Monday: front side and back side.

Homework:  Finish OGT Practice Page #2 if not completed during class.

Monday,

February 27

Class work:  Checked the weekend review sheet homework.  Then we continued the notes on the War in the Pacific.  Pull the notes from the Thursday in class folder and get them from a classmate or download the notes.   We read an highlighted important facts from the Iwo Jima reading.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Homework:  Continue the World War II review sheet.  Tonight, finish questions # 43 to 72.  The World War II test will be on Wednesday, March 1.  Also, make sure your pages are in order for a notebook check on test day.

Tuesday,

February 28

Class work:  Checked review sheets.  Then the class reviewed for tomorrow's test.

Homework:  Finish any incomplete portions of your review sheet.  Study for tomorrow's test.  Also, make sure your pages are in order for a notebook check on test day.

Wednesday,

March 1

Class work:  Hand in your review sheet and notebook to be graded.  Schedule a time to make up the World War II Test.

Homework:  Read and highlight short phrases of important facts on the creation of Israel reading and the founding of the United Nations.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here:  front side and back side.

Thursday,

March 2

Class work:  I forgot to put bonus questions on the test, so I read them to the class quiz-style for the beginning of the period.  See me to get your bonus questions answered.   I passed out the Social Studies OGT review session info sheet.  The sessions are next Tuesday 3/7, Wednesday 3/8, and Thursday 3/9.  I'd encourage all of you to go, and you can earn 5 points of extra credit for each session that you attend.  All of the sessions will be held from 2:45 to 3:45.  Checked and started to discuss last night's homework on the United Nations and Israel.

Homework:  From the Ohio Standards page, define all 5 items from the People in Societies second objective.  This means define/explain Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Ed., Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 19^th and 26^th Amendments.

Friday,

March 3

Class work:  Collected last night’s homework on Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Ed., Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 19^th and 26^th Amendments.  The class then spent 10 to 15 minutes on writing two paragraphs. In the first paragraph,  write what happened at Mentor High School yesterday.  In the second paragraph, write what you experienced yesterday.  Make sure to hand this in once it's written. 

Homework:  Due to the confusion yesterday, I've given everyone an extension on the homework from last night.

The Social Studies OGT review sessions are next Tuesday 3/7, Wednesday 3/8, and Thursday 3/9.  I'd encourage all of you to go, and you can earn 5 points of extra credit for each session that you attend.  All of the sessions will be held from 2:45 to 3:45. 

Monday,

February 20

No School - President's Day

Tuesday,

February 21

Class work:  Collect the Saving Private Ryan permission notes and the D-Day homework.  Make sure to hand in the D-Day homework for points.  Then the class finished the notes on Chapter 17, Section 2.  Pull the note sheet from the in class folder from Friday and get the notes from a class mate, or download them here.  Then the class watched the first 25 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.   See me to schedule a make-up time.

Homework:  None.

Wednesday,

February 22

Class work:  Collected late D-Day homework assignments.  Discussed Saving Private Ryan; the class compared the film to the depiction of World War II that was seen last week, when the class watched Pearl Harbor.   Then the class started the note page on the Final European battles.  Pull the notes from the in class, make-up work folder and get the notes from me or from a classmate, or download the notes.  If we have time in class, we will read and highlight facts from the reading on the back of the note page, if not, we will do this in class tomorrow.

Homework:  Read the page on the Nuremburg Trials, and follow the directions on the back.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Thursday,

February 23

Class work:  Finished any notes from yesterday that were not completed in class.  Read the page on the back of the notes, and the students highlighted the main ideas.  Collected the Nuremburg Trials homework.  Started the notes on the War in the Pacific.  Pull the notes from the in class folder and get them from a classmate or download the notes.

Homework:  Begin the World War II review sheet.  Tonight, finish questions # 1 to 20.  The World War II test will be on Wednesday, March 1.  Also, make sure your pages are in order for a notebook check on test day.

Friday,

February 24

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  Then we continued the notes on the War in the Pacific.  Pull the notes from the in class folder and get them from a classmate or download the notes.   We read an highlighted important facts from the kamikaze reading.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Homework:  Continue the World War II review sheet.  Tonight, finish questions # 21 to 42.  The World War II test will be on Wednesday, March 1.  Also, make sure your pages are in order for a notebook check on test day.

Monday,

February 13

Class work:  Collected the Pearl Harbor homework from over the weekend.  Students also turned in their schedule planners for next year.  The class then watched the 45-minute battle scene from the movie, Pearl Harbor.  Schedule a time to make it up or rent the film and watch the final 45 minutes of Tape 1.

Homework:  Read and highlight details on the Navajo Code Talkers reading.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Tuesday,

February 14

Class work:  Checked then discussed last night's homework.  The class then went over the notes for Chapter 17, Section 1.  The note page is on the back side of the page we completed on Thursday.  Get the notes from a class mate or from me, otherwise the notes can be downloaded here.  If time, we'll read the rationing page in class, otherwise, it will be homework.

Homework:   Read and highlight short phrases of important information on World War II rationing.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Wednesday,

February 15

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  Make sure to hand yours in for points.  Discussed the Navajo Code-Talker reading and the Rationing reading from last night.  We then went over the 1/2 sheet of notes on the Japanese American Relocation Camps.  You can download the page here: 1/2 sheet of notes.  Also, I passed out the Saving Private Ryan permission note.  This must be signed or you will not watch the film on Tuesday, February 21.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here.

Homework:  Get the Saving Private Ryan permission letter signed by Tuesday.  Otherwise, no homework.

Thursday,

February 16

Class work:  The guidance counselors will be pulling students out in small groups to work on schedules for next year.  When not in your counselor's office, you will be reading a page on the Japanese American relocation camps: side 1 and side 2. For both sides of this page, read and highlight short phrases of important information.  Then read the page on the Tuskegee Airmen.  Highlight the answers to the questions that are written on the page.  Pull the sheet from the make-up work folder or download it here: front side and back side. 

Homework:  Finish reading the Tuskegee Airmen page and the Japanese American relocation camp page.  Then write the opinion paragraph.  Get the Saving Private Ryan permission letter signed by Tuesday.

Friday,

February 17

Class work:  Collected the Tuskegee Airmen homework.  Checked and discussed the Japanese American relocation camps page.  Finished discussing the camps from yesterday.  Then the class took notes on Chapter 17, Section 2.  Pull the note sheet from the in class folder and get the notes from a class mate, or download them here. 

Homework:  Read the page on D-Day.  Highlight the answers to the questions that are written on the page.  Pull the sheet from the make-up work folder or download it here: front side and back side.  Get the Saving Private Ryan permission letter signed by Tuesday.

Monday,

February 6

No School - Snow Day

Tuesday,

February 7

Class work:  The class viewed the Holocaust Power point and took notes from it.  See me to schedule a time to view the slide show from the computer in my classroom.  Make sure to view the slides rather than just copy notes from a friend.  A lot of information is conveyed through the images in the slides.

Homework:  None.

Wednesday,

February 8

Class work:  In class, students read the article on the Japanese war atrocities in China in the article "The Rape of Nanking".  You can read the summary page, or the Iris Chang article.  Download here the short version or the Iris Chang article: page 1,  page 2, page 3, and page 4.  After reading the article begin the homework.  The directions for the homework are on the last page of the reading

Homework:  Rape of Nanking reflection paragraphs due on Friday, February 10.  Directions are written at the end of the long and short version of the article.

Thursday,

February 9

Class work:  We discussed the Rape of Nanking article, then I collected early reflection paragraphs.  Then we started the Chapter 16, Section 4 notes.  Pull the notes from the in class folder and get the notes from me or from a classmate. Otherwise the notes can be downloaded here.

Homework:  Rape of Nanking reflection paragraphs due on Friday, February 10.  Directions are written at the end of the long and short version of the article.

Friday,

February 10

Class work:  We finished the Chapter 16, Section 4 notes.  Pull the notes from the in class folder and get the notes from me or from a classmate. Otherwise the notes can be downloaded here. 

Homework:  Read the page on the Attack on Pearl Harbor.  Highlight the answers to the questions that are written on the page.  Pull the sheet from the make-up work folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Monday,

January 30

Class work:  The class spent most of the period discussing the Rules of War sheet.  After we finished discussion, I collected that assignment.   I passed back the graded pages for Chapter 16, Sections 1 & 2.  See me to get your paper back.  Then on the overhead we went over the correct answers and everyone added on to their charts to keep in their notes.  See me or a classmate to get the answers to the chart.  I also passed out a copy of the state objectives for World War II.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it.  Then read and keep it in your notebooks.

Homework:  Read The Rise of Hitler.  Underline or highlight short phrases of important information while reading this page.

Tuesday,

January 31

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  The class took notes on Mussolini's rise to power in Italy.  Pull the notes from the in class folder, then get them from me or from a class mate or download the completed note page here.  If time the class will read the pages on the back of the note sheet during class, otherwise this is homework.

Homework:  Finish reading the back side of the note page.  While reading underline or highlight short phrases of important information.

Wednesday,

February 1

Class work:  Checked last night's homework.  Make sure to turn yours in.  Pull from the in class folder or download the notes on Japan: front side and back side.  Get the notes from a classmate.

Homework:  Read the article, "Does the US Want Schools Like This?"  After reading the article answer the questions on the back side of the reading.

Thursday,

February 2

Class work:  The counselors will be presenting information on scheduling for next year.  The class handed in last night's homework and were then given tonight's.

Homework:  Read and highlight short phrases of important information that reviews the Holocaust.  Pull the sheet from the make up work folder or download it here: front side and back side.  Also, use your book to complete the Chapter 16, Section 3 Holocaust chart.  Make sure to read and highlight the page on the back of the chart.

Friday,

February 3

Class work:  Collected last night's homework.  Finished the notes on Japan from Wednesday.  Pull from the in class folder or download the notes on Japan: front side and back side.  Get the notes from a classmate.  We also discussed scheduling options for next year.

Homework:  None.

Monday,

January 23

Tuesday,

January 24

Class work:  We reorganized notebooks today.  You can either start a second binder for second semester or thin out the one you have.  DO NOT throw away papers.  Take the ones that we're not using, rubber band them together and keep them at home.  You will need to use them to complete OGT review assignments for homework.  You will need 8 dividers for second quarter.  In the general information section of your notebook, you will need to have the following pages in this order:

• the new Second Semester grade sheet (pull from the in class folder or download).  This page will also tell you how to label the tabs/dividers for this semester.

• the old packet from the first week of school (links for the packet are at the very bottom of this page - scroll down if you need to download them)

• your mid-term review sheets

• the Bill of Rights summary page

• the Chapter 11, Section 4 note sheet

• the hand-written notes on the Treaty of Versailles (on the back was the reading about the suffering of post WWI Germany)

• the 1/2 sheet OGT Writing Grading Rubric

Homework:  Organize your binder.

Wednesday,

January 25

Class work:  Passed back mid-term exams.  We went over and discussed the exams.  See me to get yours back.  You will need to take a look and then return all the parts of the test. 

Homework:  Complete the page on the Rules of Warfare.  Pull the page from the in class make-up work folder or download it here: front side and back side.  For each answer, you must write more than just "yes" or "no."  For each situation, you must give specific information to tell why you answered yes or no for each answer.  Each answer must be a few complete sentences.  You can not answer "no, same reason as the last one," because each situation IS NOT the same.  Discuss the specifics in your answers and defend your opinions with facts or moral beliefs.

Thursday,

January 26

Class work:  Checked the Rules of War homework.  The class took the second Pro-Ohio OGT practice test today.  See me to schedule a time to make yours up.  This test will show areas that we will need to review in the coming months to prepare for the OGT in March.  When people finished Pro-Ohio, they started on the homework.

Homework:  You will need your books for tonight's assignment.  On the front, the answers will be lengthy.  Complete both sides of the worksheet for homework.  Pull the page from the in class folder or download it here: front side and back side.

Friday,

January 27

Class work:  Collected last night's homework.  The class spent most of the period reading an essay that connects WWI to WWII.  I only photocopied one class set, so you will need to see me to get a copy of the essay.  Read and return it.  We also began to discuss the Rules of War sheet. 

Homework:  None.

Monday,

January 16

No School - Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday,

January 17

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.

Homework:  Organize note books to be checked during your exam time.  Finish any incomplete portions of your mid-term review sheet.  Study for your mid-term test.

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