Lesson Plans for Week 6/8/2020. Contact [email protected]
Hi everyone! Please watch the three episodes from 60 Minutes that was shown on 6/7/2020. Write your opinion on each topic covered by 60 Minutes. Please send a copy of your work to my email account. Have a safe and great day!
Lesson Plans for Week 6/1/2020. Contact ewalivaara @wcskids.net
Monday - Friday: View the CBS show “60 Minutes “ from Sunday’s 5/31/2020 episode. Write on each topic for the next three days. After Wednesday, watch PBSNewshour and pick a topic to write an opinion. Please email me your work by next Tuesday. Have a safe and great day!
Lesson Plans for Week 5/26/2020. Contact [email protected]
Tuesday - Friday: please watch CNN10 for each day. Pick a topic (s) to write about in your log for each day. Submit your work to me by next Monday on June 1st. Have a safe and great day,
lesson Plans for Week 5/18/2020. Contact EWalivaara @wcskids.net
For this week Monday through Friday watch CNN 10 each day. Pick a topic(s) to write about in your log for each day. Submit your work to my email by next Tuesday. Have a safe and great day!
Lesson plans for week 5/11/2020. Contact EWalivaara @wcskids.net
Thursday and Friday 5/14&15: Hi! Please watch CNN 10. Pick one topic for each day to write about in your log. Please send me a copy of your log to me weekly or biweekly. Have a safe and great day!
Wednesday 5/13: Hi all! Dr. Gupta is on CNN 10. Watch today’s episode and report what you have learned from Dr. Gupta. Have a safe and great day!
Tuesday 5/12: Hi! http://freep.mi.newsmemory.com/?publink=3d03b8a14. Please read the attached article from the Detroit Free Press about Dr. Gupta, who you often see on CNN 10. Continue watching CNN 10 and write your observations on today’s episode. Have a safe and great day!
Monday 5/11: Hi everyone! Please watch CNN 10. Write down your observations in your log. A continuing theme is when should we reopen for business as usual. The important thing to do is stay safe!
Lesson Plans for Week 5/4/2020. Contact: [email protected]
Thursday and Friday 5/7 & 5/8: Hi! Please watch CNN 10 for today and Friday. Write down what you observe. Pick a topic of your choice and write your opinion about that topic. Continue to send me a copy of you work weekly or biweekly. Have a safe and great day!
Wednesday 5/6/2020: Hi! Please watch CNN 10. How do you envision the reopening of businesses? How do you think they will function during this pandemic? Please record your thoughts. Email me your work weekly or biweekly. Keep reading, watching the news and staying informed. Have a great and safe day!
Tuesday 5/5/2020: Hi! Please send a copy of your log to my email weekly or every other week. Include your name and class hour. Today I want you to continue to view CNN 10. The topic is about how you are developing your academic skills. Please write in you log how you plan to strengthen your academic skills during this “stay at home” order due to pandemic. As always, have a safe and great day!
Monday 5/4/2020: Hi everyone! Please watch CNN 10. Why are we concerned about invasive species (like the hornets) coming into the United States? Do research have on the topic and explain how plant and animal life from other parts of the world affect our economy and way of life. Write your findings in your log. Please send me a copy of your work to my email on a weekly or biweekly basis. Have a safe and great day!
Lesson plans for week 4/27/2020. Contact: [email protected]
Friday and the 1st day of May: Hi! Please continue sending me your work via pdf, photo, etc. Today I want you to view CnN 10. The topic I want you to focus on is on when schools should reopen. What are the issues schools are facing in reopening? Write your thoughts and opinion in your log. Also watch the local and national news over the weekend - stay informed. Have a safe and great weekend!
Thursday 4/30: Hi! Watch CNN 10. Our economy has been greatly affected by the pandemic. Review from online resources how the United States responded to The Great Depression (we studied it last semester) and The Great Recession. What steps did our government take to recover from those two events? Please enter your findings in your log. Have a safe and great day on this last day of April 2020!
Wednesday 4/29: Hi everyone! Thanks to those who emailed me. You may send me your every other week by pdf, photo copy, etc. Please include your name and class hour. Vietnam is a communist nation. Please review the difference between communism and capitalism (which our nation practices). Write your findings in your log. Watch CNN 10. Write your observations in you log. Feel free to email me questions. Take care and stay safe!
Tuesday 4/28: Hi! Please email me that you are visiting this website. Continue watching CNN 10 and record your observations. On yesterday’s CNN 10 they were in Vietnam. Explore online how our war with a Vietnam ended. What kind of government does Vietnam have today? Write your findings in your log. Take care and have a safe day!
Monday 4/27: Hi! Please watch today’s CNN 10. Record your observations, and thoughts in your log (on computer, paper, notebook, etc). Please pay special attention to Vietnam, which we just explored as a topic last week. Feel free to email me with any questions. Take care!
Lesson Plan for Week 4/20/2020 Contact: EWalivaara @wcskids.net
Friday 4/24: Hi all! Please read the article below from the Detroit free press. We are completing the topic on our environment. Today Gov Whitmer extended the stay at home order until May 15th but she has lifted some restrictions. Please view her statement online. Do you think human activity has an negative effect on our environment? Write your response in your log, notebook, computer or the means of your choice. Have a great and safe weekend!
http://freep.mi.newsmemory.com/?publink=4dec243bc
Thursday 4/23: Hi everyone! Today we will continue with the topic on our environment. Please watch CNN 10. Write down your thoughts about the unintentional benefit of stay at home on our environment. What do you think we have learned from the impact on our air quality? Please write your thoughts on paper, notebook or on your computer. Save your work. Stay safe!
Wednesday 4/22: Today is Earth Day! I would like you to research the origins of Earth Day. You may download for free Rachael Carson’s book Silent Spring, which helped sparked the environmental movement. Please record your discoveries in your log. Stay safe!
Tuesday 4/21: Hi all! Please continue with your daily log. Watch CNN 10 for the last edit news. Record your thoughts about 5he news in your log. Today I would like you to explore the topic on TheVietnam War. History.com is a good place to start. Explore why the United States got involved in Vietnam. Record your findings in your log. Take care and stay safe!
Monday 4/20: Hi, I hope all are safe and doing well! Please continue with your daily log - record things both big and small. Watch CNN 10 today. Record your thoughts about today’s episode in your log. Read or watch the news regarding the stay at home protest rally that was held in Lansing last week. What are the issues? What is your opinion on these issues? Please record your thoughts in your log. Take care and stay safe!
Friday: Hi all! Were you able to watch the Senators Town Hall? What did you learn from viewing? Please continue with your log, record things both big and small. Today I would like you to view a short segment about the Cuban Missile Crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbKCyQn5oTc . Presidents often have had to deal with a crisis while in office. How should leaders make decisions during a crisis? What information do you think is required for the president to make sound decisions? Please write your opinions in your log. Sometime today watch CNN 10 and write down your thoughts in your log. Stay safe!
Thursday: Hi all. Please continue with your log entries. Include comments from your family and friends. Remember, these are historic days that may well shape how we conduct our lives going into the future. Your assignment tonight is to view the town hall meeting with our US senators from Michigan. The meeting starts at 7 and will be carried by most local tv stations. Write down your observations, thoughts and feelings after viewing tonight’s meeting. As always - Stay safe!
Wednesday: Hi all. Please continue with your daily log and record things both big and small. Watch CNN 10. Write about what you found interesting from the viewing. Watch local news regarding the protest at Lansing. Why are some people protesting? What are your thoughts and feelings about this issue(s)? Stay safe!
Hi all. I hope all are safe and well. Today for Tuesday I would like you to start a daily log recording your daily events. We are all experiencing an historic event that no one in the United States has ever collectively gone through before. In your log include any detail, big and small, on how you are adjusting and coping with the “stay at home” order.
Please watch the news sometime today. Keep up with the information handed out by our medical community. I will have a new lesson on Wednesday. If you need to contact me my email is: EWalivaara @wcskids.net.
Stay safe!
Lesson Plans for Week 3/2/2020
Monday - Friday: Read Ch. 12 Sections 1 - 3 about The Cold War. Friday will be a half day and we will view a documentary about The Cold War.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/24/2020
Monday: Review Ch. 11 for the quiz on Wednesday
Tuesday: Observe a documentary on WW II.
Wednesday: Complete the quiz on WWII, Ch. 11.
Thursday: Read Ch. 12 Sect 1 on The Cold War. Complete workbook.
Friday: Read Ch. 12 Sect 2. Complete workbook.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/3/2020
Monday & Tuesday: Complete viewing the film Pearl Harbor.
Wednesday: Ch. 11 Sections 1 and 2. Read the sections and complete the worksheets.
Thursday: Read Ch.11 section 3. Complete the worksheet.
Friday: Read Ch. 11 section 4. Complete the worksheet.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/9/2019
Monday: Ch. 8 Quiz.
Tuesday: Ch. 9 Sect. 1 handout.
Wednesday: Ch. 9 Sect 2. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Ch. 9 Sect. 3. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Ch. 9 Sect. 4. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/2/2019
Monday: Chapter 8 (The Great Depression) Section 1. Read the sections, define the terms and complete the critical thinking quesitions.
Tuesday: Chapter 8 Section 2. Same as above.
Wednesday: Chapter 8 Section 3. Same as above.
Thursday: Review Chapter 8 for the quiz on Chapter 8.
Friday: Complete the quiz on chapter 8.
Lesson plans for week 11/4/2019
Monday: Peer mentors
Tuesday: No students
Wednesday: Read ch 6 section 4. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking que
Hi everyone! Please watch the three episodes from 60 Minutes that was shown on 6/7/2020. Write your opinion on each topic covered by 60 Minutes. Please send a copy of your work to my email account. Have a safe and great day!
Lesson Plans for Week 6/1/2020. Contact ewalivaara @wcskids.net
Monday - Friday: View the CBS show “60 Minutes “ from Sunday’s 5/31/2020 episode. Write on each topic for the next three days. After Wednesday, watch PBSNewshour and pick a topic to write an opinion. Please email me your work by next Tuesday. Have a safe and great day!
Lesson Plans for Week 5/26/2020. Contact [email protected]
Tuesday - Friday: please watch CNN10 for each day. Pick a topic (s) to write about in your log for each day. Submit your work to me by next Monday on June 1st. Have a safe and great day,
lesson Plans for Week 5/18/2020. Contact EWalivaara @wcskids.net
For this week Monday through Friday watch CNN 10 each day. Pick a topic(s) to write about in your log for each day. Submit your work to my email by next Tuesday. Have a safe and great day!
Lesson plans for week 5/11/2020. Contact EWalivaara @wcskids.net
Thursday and Friday 5/14&15: Hi! Please watch CNN 10. Pick one topic for each day to write about in your log. Please send me a copy of your log to me weekly or biweekly. Have a safe and great day!
Wednesday 5/13: Hi all! Dr. Gupta is on CNN 10. Watch today’s episode and report what you have learned from Dr. Gupta. Have a safe and great day!
Tuesday 5/12: Hi! http://freep.mi.newsmemory.com/?publink=3d03b8a14. Please read the attached article from the Detroit Free Press about Dr. Gupta, who you often see on CNN 10. Continue watching CNN 10 and write your observations on today’s episode. Have a safe and great day!
Monday 5/11: Hi everyone! Please watch CNN 10. Write down your observations in your log. A continuing theme is when should we reopen for business as usual. The important thing to do is stay safe!
Lesson Plans for Week 5/4/2020. Contact: [email protected]
Thursday and Friday 5/7 & 5/8: Hi! Please watch CNN 10 for today and Friday. Write down what you observe. Pick a topic of your choice and write your opinion about that topic. Continue to send me a copy of you work weekly or biweekly. Have a safe and great day!
Wednesday 5/6/2020: Hi! Please watch CNN 10. How do you envision the reopening of businesses? How do you think they will function during this pandemic? Please record your thoughts. Email me your work weekly or biweekly. Keep reading, watching the news and staying informed. Have a great and safe day!
Tuesday 5/5/2020: Hi! Please send a copy of your log to my email weekly or every other week. Include your name and class hour. Today I want you to continue to view CNN 10. The topic is about how you are developing your academic skills. Please write in you log how you plan to strengthen your academic skills during this “stay at home” order due to pandemic. As always, have a safe and great day!
Monday 5/4/2020: Hi everyone! Please watch CNN 10. Why are we concerned about invasive species (like the hornets) coming into the United States? Do research have on the topic and explain how plant and animal life from other parts of the world affect our economy and way of life. Write your findings in your log. Please send me a copy of your work to my email on a weekly or biweekly basis. Have a safe and great day!
Lesson plans for week 4/27/2020. Contact: [email protected]
Friday and the 1st day of May: Hi! Please continue sending me your work via pdf, photo, etc. Today I want you to view CnN 10. The topic I want you to focus on is on when schools should reopen. What are the issues schools are facing in reopening? Write your thoughts and opinion in your log. Also watch the local and national news over the weekend - stay informed. Have a safe and great weekend!
Thursday 4/30: Hi! Watch CNN 10. Our economy has been greatly affected by the pandemic. Review from online resources how the United States responded to The Great Depression (we studied it last semester) and The Great Recession. What steps did our government take to recover from those two events? Please enter your findings in your log. Have a safe and great day on this last day of April 2020!
Wednesday 4/29: Hi everyone! Thanks to those who emailed me. You may send me your every other week by pdf, photo copy, etc. Please include your name and class hour. Vietnam is a communist nation. Please review the difference between communism and capitalism (which our nation practices). Write your findings in your log. Watch CNN 10. Write your observations in you log. Feel free to email me questions. Take care and stay safe!
Tuesday 4/28: Hi! Please email me that you are visiting this website. Continue watching CNN 10 and record your observations. On yesterday’s CNN 10 they were in Vietnam. Explore online how our war with a Vietnam ended. What kind of government does Vietnam have today? Write your findings in your log. Take care and have a safe day!
Monday 4/27: Hi! Please watch today’s CNN 10. Record your observations, and thoughts in your log (on computer, paper, notebook, etc). Please pay special attention to Vietnam, which we just explored as a topic last week. Feel free to email me with any questions. Take care!
Lesson Plan for Week 4/20/2020 Contact: EWalivaara @wcskids.net
Friday 4/24: Hi all! Please read the article below from the Detroit free press. We are completing the topic on our environment. Today Gov Whitmer extended the stay at home order until May 15th but she has lifted some restrictions. Please view her statement online. Do you think human activity has an negative effect on our environment? Write your response in your log, notebook, computer or the means of your choice. Have a great and safe weekend!
http://freep.mi.newsmemory.com/?publink=4dec243bc
Thursday 4/23: Hi everyone! Today we will continue with the topic on our environment. Please watch CNN 10. Write down your thoughts about the unintentional benefit of stay at home on our environment. What do you think we have learned from the impact on our air quality? Please write your thoughts on paper, notebook or on your computer. Save your work. Stay safe!
Wednesday 4/22: Today is Earth Day! I would like you to research the origins of Earth Day. You may download for free Rachael Carson’s book Silent Spring, which helped sparked the environmental movement. Please record your discoveries in your log. Stay safe!
Tuesday 4/21: Hi all! Please continue with your daily log. Watch CNN 10 for the last edit news. Record your thoughts about 5he news in your log. Today I would like you to explore the topic on TheVietnam War. History.com is a good place to start. Explore why the United States got involved in Vietnam. Record your findings in your log. Take care and stay safe!
Monday 4/20: Hi, I hope all are safe and doing well! Please continue with your daily log - record things both big and small. Watch CNN 10 today. Record your thoughts about today’s episode in your log. Read or watch the news regarding the stay at home protest rally that was held in Lansing last week. What are the issues? What is your opinion on these issues? Please record your thoughts in your log. Take care and stay safe!
Friday: Hi all! Were you able to watch the Senators Town Hall? What did you learn from viewing? Please continue with your log, record things both big and small. Today I would like you to view a short segment about the Cuban Missile Crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbKCyQn5oTc . Presidents often have had to deal with a crisis while in office. How should leaders make decisions during a crisis? What information do you think is required for the president to make sound decisions? Please write your opinions in your log. Sometime today watch CNN 10 and write down your thoughts in your log. Stay safe!
Thursday: Hi all. Please continue with your log entries. Include comments from your family and friends. Remember, these are historic days that may well shape how we conduct our lives going into the future. Your assignment tonight is to view the town hall meeting with our US senators from Michigan. The meeting starts at 7 and will be carried by most local tv stations. Write down your observations, thoughts and feelings after viewing tonight’s meeting. As always - Stay safe!
Wednesday: Hi all. Please continue with your daily log and record things both big and small. Watch CNN 10. Write about what you found interesting from the viewing. Watch local news regarding the protest at Lansing. Why are some people protesting? What are your thoughts and feelings about this issue(s)? Stay safe!
Hi all. I hope all are safe and well. Today for Tuesday I would like you to start a daily log recording your daily events. We are all experiencing an historic event that no one in the United States has ever collectively gone through before. In your log include any detail, big and small, on how you are adjusting and coping with the “stay at home” order.
Please watch the news sometime today. Keep up with the information handed out by our medical community. I will have a new lesson on Wednesday. If you need to contact me my email is: EWalivaara @wcskids.net.
Stay safe!
Lesson Plans for Week 3/2/2020
Monday - Friday: Read Ch. 12 Sections 1 - 3 about The Cold War. Friday will be a half day and we will view a documentary about The Cold War.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/24/2020
Monday: Review Ch. 11 for the quiz on Wednesday
Tuesday: Observe a documentary on WW II.
Wednesday: Complete the quiz on WWII, Ch. 11.
Thursday: Read Ch. 12 Sect 1 on The Cold War. Complete workbook.
Friday: Read Ch. 12 Sect 2. Complete workbook.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/3/2020
Monday & Tuesday: Complete viewing the film Pearl Harbor.
Wednesday: Ch. 11 Sections 1 and 2. Read the sections and complete the worksheets.
Thursday: Read Ch.11 section 3. Complete the worksheet.
Friday: Read Ch. 11 section 4. Complete the worksheet.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/9/2019
Monday: Ch. 8 Quiz.
Tuesday: Ch. 9 Sect. 1 handout.
Wednesday: Ch. 9 Sect 2. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Ch. 9 Sect. 3. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Ch. 9 Sect. 4. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/2/2019
Monday: Chapter 8 (The Great Depression) Section 1. Read the sections, define the terms and complete the critical thinking quesitions.
Tuesday: Chapter 8 Section 2. Same as above.
Wednesday: Chapter 8 Section 3. Same as above.
Thursday: Review Chapter 8 for the quiz on Chapter 8.
Friday: Complete the quiz on chapter 8.
Lesson plans for week 11/4/2019
Monday: Peer mentors
Tuesday: No students
Wednesday: Read ch 6 section 4. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking que
We LIWe Thursday: review ch 6 for quiz.
Friday: Complete ch. 6 quiz.
Plans for Week 10/21/2019
Monday: Read and discuss Chapter 5 Section 1. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Chapter 5 Sect. 2 - Same as above .
Wednesday: Ch. 5 Sect 3 - same as above.
Thursday: Ch. 5 Sect. 4 - same as above.
Friday: Open book quiz on chapter 5.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/14/2019
Monday: Ch. 4 S. 4. Read the section, define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Ch. 4 S. 5. Read the section, define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Review ch. 4 for the quiz on Thursday.
Thursday: Complete the quiz on ch. 4.
Friday: Documentary on the progressive era.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/7/2019
Monday: Complete viewing Little Big Man.
Tuesday: Read ch. 4 section 1. Complete the ws for sect. 1.
Wednesday: Read ch 4. sect. 2. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking (CR) questions for sect. 2.
Thursday: Read ch. 4 sect. 3. Define the terms and answer the CR questions.
Friday: Read Ch. 4 sect. 4. Define the terms and answer the CR questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/30/2019
Monday: Ch. 3 Sect 4. Read the section and complete the worksheet.
Tuesday: Take notes for the quiz on Chapter 3.
Wednesday: Quiz on Chapter 3.
Thursday: Observe the film "Little Big Man."
Friday: Complete viewing "Little Big Man."
Lesson Plans for Week 9/23/2019
Monday: Peer mentors will meet with the class. Review ch. 2 on the Civil War for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Quiz on Ch. 2 The Civil War.
Wednesday: Ch. 3 Sect. 1 on Industrialization. Read the section and complete WS 1.
Thursday: Ch. 3 Sect 2 on immigration. Read the section and complete WS 2.
Friday: Ch. 3 Sect 3 on how the South was transformed. Read the section and complete WS 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/16/2019
Monday: Chapter 2, sections 2. Read the section, define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions. Repeat for all other sections.
Tuesday: Ch 2 Section 3.
Wednesday: Ch 2 Section 4.
Thursday: Documentary on the Civil War.
Friday: 1/2 day - continue documentary.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/9/19
Monday: Read Ch. 1 Section 3. Complete vocab and critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Read Ch. 1 Section 4. Complete vocab and critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Complete notes for the practice quiz.
Thursday: Complete practice quiz.
Lesson Plans for Week 4.29/2019
Monday: Review chapter 15 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 15 The Kennedy and Johnson years.
Wednesday: Chapter 16 Section 1 on the origins of the Vietnam war.
Thursday: Chapter 16 Section 2 on U.S. involvement in Vietnam war grows.
Friday: Half day - documentary on the Vietnam war.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/22/2019
Monday: Review chapter 14 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete quiz on chapter 14.
Wednesday: Chapter 15 Section 1.
Thursday: Chapter 15 Section 2.
Friday: Chapter 15 Section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/15/2019
Monday: Chapter 14 (Civil Rights) section 1.
Tuesday: Chapter 14 section 2.
Wednesday: Chapter 14 section 3.
Thursday: half day - documentary on Civil Rights.
Friday: No school.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/8/2019
Monday: Chapter 13 Section 4
Tuesday: Testing
Wednesday: Testing
Thursday: Review chapter 13 for the quiz on Friday
Friday: Quiz on chapter 13
Lesson Plans for Week 3/11/2019
Monday: Peer meeting. Review for ch. 11 quiz
Tuesday: Ch. 11 quiz.
Wednesday: Chapter 12 section 1.
Thursday: half day. Cold War documentary.
Friday: Ch. 12 section 2.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/4/2019
Monday: Chapter 11 section 3.
Tuesday: Chapter 11 section 4.
Wednesday: Chapter 11 section 5.
Thursday: Take notes for the quiz on chapter 11.
Friday: Documentary on the development of the Atomic Bomb.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/25/2019
Monday: Chapter 11 Section 1
Tuesday: Chapter 11 Section 1. Special presentation by the US Navy.
Wednesday: Chapter 11 Section 2.
Thursday: Scheduling day.
Friday: Chapter 11 Section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/11/2019
Monday: Prep for Scheduling and complete cards for next school year.
Tuesday: No school.
Wednesday: View the film "Pearl Harbor."
Thursday: Chapter 11 Section 1. Read the section, define the terms and compete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Complete "Pearl Harbor."
Lesson Plans for Week 2/4/2019
Monday: Freshman mentors will visit each class.
Tuesday: Chapter 10 Section 3: American Enters WWII.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 10.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 10.
Friday: Students will view the film "Pearl Harbor."
Lesson Plans for Week 12/17/2018
Monday: Students will identify what life was like in the 1930s. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 4. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions for section 4.
Tuesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 9.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 9.
Thursday: Students will view the film "The Grapes of Wrath."
Friday: Students will continue viewing "The Grapes of Wrath."
Lesson Plans for Week 12/10/2018
Monday: Students will complete viewing "Cinderella Man."
Tuesday: Students will explain how FDR tried to stop the depression through relief and recovery. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 1.
Wednesday: Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions for ch. 9 section 1.
Thursday: Students will explain the policy changes for FDR's second New Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 2.
Friday: Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions for chapter 9 section 2.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/3/2018
Monday: Students will read and discuss Chapter 8 section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will take notes for the quiz on Chapter 8.
Wednesday: Students will complete quiz 8 on the Great Depression.
Thursday: Students will view the film "Cinderella Man."
Friday: Students will continue viewing "Cinderella Man."
Lesson Plans for Week 11/26/2018
Monday: Read and discuss Chapter 7 Section 5 about the Jazz age. Complete terms and the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will take notes for the quiz on Chapter 7 The 1920s.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 7.
Thursday: Students will explain the causes of the Great Depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 1. Students will compete the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will explain how they faced the hard times during the depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 2. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/19/2018
Monday: Chapter 7 Section 4. Define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Silent film documentary - half day hours 4 - 6.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/12/2018
Monday: Peer mentor visit.
Tuesday: Quiz on WWI Chapter 6.
Wednesday: Students will describe the booming economy of the 1920s. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will explain how the government of the 1920s was pro business. Student will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will describe the social and political tensions during the 1920s. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/5/2018
Monday: Students will explain Wilson's plan for peace after the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: No School.
Wednesday: Students will identify the effects of the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on WWI (Chapter 6).
Friday: Students will view a documentary on
Lesson Plans for Week 10/29/2018
Monday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 5.
Tuesday: Students will identify the reasons for the US to enter the 1st world war. Students will read and discuss Chapter 6 section 1. Students will define the terms and compete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will identify the conditions at home in the US during the 1st world war. Students will read and discuss Chapter 6 Section 2. Student will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/22/2018
Monday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 4.
Tuesday: Students will read ch. 5 sect 1 on the "roots of imperialism." Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will read and discuss ch. 5 sect 2 on the "Spanish American War." Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will read and discuss ch. 5 section 3 on the US policy toward Asia. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will read and discuss ch. 5 section 4 on US policy toward Latin America. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/15/2018
Monday: Students will be visited by their freshman mentors. Student will view the documentary about the progressive era.
Tuesday: Students will explain TR's "square deal." Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete the terms and the critical thinking questions at the end of the section.
Wednesday: Students will explain Wilson's "new freedom." Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 5. Students will complete the terms and the critical thinking questions at the end of the section.
Thursday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 4. The quiz will be on Monday.
Friday: Students will view the documentary about the progressive position to avert global warming as presented by Bill Nye.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/8/2018
Monday: Students will continue viewing the film "Little Big Man."
Tuesday: Students will identify the drive for reform during the Progressive Era. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Student will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will identify how women made progress during the Progressive Era. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 2. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will identify the struggle against discrimination. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will be able to explain Roosevelt's square deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/1/2018
Monday: Topic on how the south and west transformed. Students will read Chapter 3 Section 3. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Topic on the gilded age. Students will read and discuss Chapter 3 Section 4. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 3.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on chapter 3. Students will begin viewing the film "Little Big Man.'
Friday: Students will continue viewing the film "Little Big Man."
Lesson Plans for Week 9/24/2018
Monday: Students will identify the effects of Reconstruction. We will read chapter 2 section 4 (pages 55 - 59). Define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 2 (The Civil War) for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Complete the quiz on the Civil War.
Thursday: Students will identify the factors that led to the industrialization of America. Students will read chapter 3 section 1. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will explain why immigrants came to the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plan for Week 9/17/2018
Monday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 1. Begin reading Chapter 2 Section 1 pp. 33 - 41. Define the terms and complete the Critical Thinking questions.
Tuesday: Union in Crisis. Read Ch. 2 S 2 pp. 42 - 47. Define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: The Civil War. Read Ch 2 S 3. Define the terms and complete the CT questions.
Thursday: Reconstruction. Read Ch. 2 S 3. Define the terms and complete the CT questions.
Friday: View documentary on the Civil War.
Lesson plans for week 9/10/2018
Monday: Chapter 1 Section 2. The American Revolution. Read the section, define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions at the end of the section.
Tuesday: Chapter 1 section 3. The Constitution. Read the section, define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: The New Republic. Read the section, define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Review Chapter 1 for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 1.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/7/2018
Monday: Chapter 16 review for the quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday: No School.
Wednesday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 16. Turn in all assignments for the chapter.
Thursday: Chapter 17: The Nixon Years and Watergate. Sections 1 and 2.
Friday: Chapter 17 Section 3.
Lesson Plan for Week 11/20/2017
Monday: View "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Tuesday: View "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Lesson Plans 10/9/2017
Monday: Continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Tuesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 3.
Wednesday: Students will review notes for the quiz. Students will complete the quiz on chapter 3.
Thursday: Students will analyze the goals of the Progressives. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Assembly Day. Students will view the documentary on Global Warming by Bill Nye.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/11/2017
Monday: Students will analyze the causes and effects of European arrival in the Americas. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 3. Students will analyze the impact of 9/11 on the U.S.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the important ideas and major events that led to the American Revolution. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 3. Students will define terms that may be use for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the ideas and debates that led to the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will define terms for section 4.
Thursday: Constitution Day. Students will analyze the Bill of Rights for Constitution Day. Students will work in groups on an assigned amendment from the Bill of Rights and report their findings to the class.
Friday: Students will analyze the rise of party politics and the growing differences between the North and South. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will define terms and respond to the Critical Thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/22/2016
Lesson Plans for Week 1/20/2017
Monday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 10. The quiz will be on Wednesday.
Tuesday: Students will view the film "Pear Harbor."
Wednesday: Students will complete he quiz on Chapter 10.
Thursday: Students will explain how the Allies turned the tide against the Axis. Students will read and discuss Chapter 11 (World War II 1941-1945) Section 1. Students will define the terms on page 354 and answer questions 4 - 6, page 360.
Friday: Students will analyze how America changed during the war. Students will read and discuss Chapter 11 Section 2. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for 12/12 - 12/20/2016
Monday: No School. Closed due to snow.
Tuesday: Students will explain why President Hoover was unable to help Americans during the Great Depression. Students will read and discuss Chapter 8 Section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the Critical Thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 8. The quiz will be on Friday.
Thursday: Students will view the film "Cinderella Man."
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 8 The Great Depression.
Monday: Students will complete viewing "Cinderalla Man."
Tuesday: Half day. Students will view the documentary on the "New Deal."
Lesson Plans for 11/28 - 12/9/2016
Monday: Students will analyze how the economy of the U.S. improved after WWI. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1.
Tuesday: Students will analyze how the government created policies that favored big businesses. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Wednesday: Review the importance of 12/7/1941. Students will analyze the social and cultural tensions of the 1920s. Complete handout 3 for chapter 7 section 3. Check and correct work.
Thursday: Analyze the new mass culture of the 1920s. Students read and discuss chapter 7 section 4. Complete handout 4. Check and correct.
Friday: Students analyze the cultural contributions of the Harlem Renaissance. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 5. Students will complete handout 5. Students will correct and check their work.
Monday: Students will review chapter 7 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete the quiz on chapter 7.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the causes of the Great Depression. Students will read and discuss Chapter 8 Section 1. Students will complete the handout for sections 1 and 2.
Thursday: Students will veiw a documentary on the Great Depression.
Friday: Students will complete viewing the documentary on the Great Depression.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/20/2016
Monday: Complete Chapter 6 Quiz on World War I.
Tuesday: Half day hours 4 - 6. Students will view documentary on WWI
Wednesday - Friday: No School.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/14/2016
Monday: Students will identify how the war affected Americans at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Tuesday: Students will analyze how Americans affected the end of WWI and its peace settlements. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Happy birthday M.
Wednesday: SAT practice.
Thursday: Students will analyze the economic and social effects of WWI on the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. Students will complete handout 4.
Friday: Complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 6.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/7/2016
Monday: Complete notes for the chapter 5 quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday: No School
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 5.
Thursday: Students will analyze the causes of World War I. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1.
Wednesday: Students will identify how the war affected Americans at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze how Americans affected the end of WWI and its peace settlements. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will complete handout 3.
Friday: Students will analyze the economic and social effects of WWI on the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. Students will complete handout 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/31/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the roots of imperialism in the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the reasons for the Spanish-American War. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the relationship of the United States with East Asia in 1900. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the building of the Panama Canal. Students will read Chapter 5 Section 4. Students will define terms and complete the "critical thinking" questions.
Friday: Students will take notes for the quiz on Chapter 5. Students will view a documentary on the building of the Panama Canal.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/24/2016
Monday: Students will analyze Roosevelt's Square Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete handout 4 for section 4.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the steps President Wilson took to increase the government's role in the economy. Students will read and discuss Chapter 4 Section 5. Students will complete terms and critical thinking for section 5.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 4.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 4.
Friday: 1/2 day. Students will observe the documentary on "The Constitution."
Lesson Plans for Week 10/17/2016
Monday: Freshman Mentors will visit the class and have the students engage in activities.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the progress women toward the right to vote. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 2. Students will complete the handout for section 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the steps taken by minorities to combat social problems and discrimination. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 3. Students will complete handout 3 for section 3.
Thursday: Students will analyze Roosevelt's Square Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete handout 4 for section 4.
Friday: Students will analyze the steps President Wilson took to increase the government's role in the economy. Students will read and discuss Chapter 4 Section 5. Students will complete terms and critical thinking for section 5. Practice test will be on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/10/2016
Monday: Students will analyze why and how Jim Crow laws developed after Reconstruction. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 4. Students will complete the handout for section 4. Students will continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Tuesday: Students will review chapter 3 for the quiz on Wednesday. Students will continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Wednesday: Students will review notes for the quiz. Students will complete the quiz on chapter 3.
Thursday: Students will complete viewing "Little Big Man."
Friday: Students will analyze the goals of the Progressives. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/3/2016
Monday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 2.
Tuesday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the factors that led to the industrialization of America, and the impact industrialization had on society. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 1. Students will define terms and critical thinking questions 4 - 6 on page 72,
Thursday: Students will analyze the reasons immigrants came to the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 2. Students will define terms and complete critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will analyze how the West was transformed by the railroad industry. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 3. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Monday: Students will analyze the challenges the nation faced during the Gilded Age. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 4. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/25/2016
Monday: Students will analyze how did slavery divide the nation that led to civil war. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will analyze what factors and events led to the Union victory in the Civil War. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 3. Students will define terms and critical thinking questions for section 3.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the immediate and long-term effects of Reconstruction. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 4. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions for section 4.
Thursday: Students will review chapter 2. Students will complete the Chapter Assessment on page 62 (questions 1 - 14). Students will analyze the graph on the population of the US based on regions.
Friday: Students will complete the practice quiz for Chapter 2. This will be used as a study guide for the quiz on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/19/2016
Monday: Students will analyze how the U.S. government changed in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will complete terms on page 21 and critical thinking questions on page 27.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 1 for the quiz on Wednesday. Students will take notes and review graphs and maps.
Wednesday: Students will complete Chapter 1 Quiz.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the anitslavery and women's rights movement started in the U.S. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 1. Students will define terms and answer the critical thinking questions for chapter 1.
Friday: Students will analyze how did slavery divide the nation that led to civil war. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/11/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the causes and effects of European arrival in the Americas. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 1. Students will analyze the impact of 9/11 on the U.S.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the important ideas and major events that led to the American Revolution. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 2. Students will define terms that may be use for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete a brief quiz on sections 1 and 2 of chapter 1. Students will analyze the ideas and debates that led to the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 3. Students will define terms for section 3.
Thursday: Constitution Day. Students will analyze the Bill of Rights for Constitution Day. Students will work in groups on an assigned amendment from the Bill of Rights and report their findings to the class.
Friday: Students will analyze the rise of party politics and the growing differences between the North and South. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will define terms and respond to the Critical Thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/22/2016
Monday: Students will complete quiz on Chapter 18.
Tuesday: Chapter 19 Section 1. Students will analyze the conservative movement.
Wednesday: Chapter 19 Section 2. Students will analyze the Reagan revolution.
Thursday: Chapter 19 Section 3. Students will analyze the Cold War.
Friday: Chapter 19 Section 4. Students will analyze foreign policy after the Cold War.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/1/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the lasting effects of the war in Vietnam. Students will read and discuss Chapter 16 Section 4. Students will complete section 4 from their handbook.
Tuesday: No school.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how Nixon dealt with USSR and China during the Cold War. Students will read and discuss Chapter 16 Section 5. Student will complete section 5 from their handbook.
Thursday: Students will complete notes for Monday's quiz on Chapter 16 (The Vietnam War).
Friday: Half day. Students will view the documentary on My Lai.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/17/2016
Monday: Students will analyze how Kennedy responded to the Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 1. Students will complete 1 from their handbook.
Tuesday: Students will analyze Kennedy's New Frontier. Students will read and discuss Chapter 15 Section 2. Students will complete section 2 from their handbook.
Wednesday: M -- Step testing.
Thursday: Students will analyze Johnson's "Great Society." Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 3. Students will complete section 3 from their handbook.
Friday: Students will complete the practice quiz for Chapter 15.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/10/2016
Monday: Students will review Chapter 14 for the quiz on Thursday.
Tuesday: SAT testing. No class scheduled.
Wednesday: Work Keys testing.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 14.
Friday: Students will analyze how Kennedy responded to the Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 1. Students will complete sections 1 questions from the handbook.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/27/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the Civil Rights sit-ins of the 1960's. Students will read and discuss chapter 14 section 2. Students will complete section 2 from their handbook.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the successes and challenges that faced the civil rights movement after 1964. Students will read and discuss chapter 14 section 3 (pages 488 - 496). Students will complete section 3 of their handbook.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Thursday.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 14 (The Civil Rights Movement 1945 - 1975).
Friday: Hours. No class scheduled.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/20/2016
Monday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 13.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the civil rights movement of he 1950's. Students will read Chapter 14 section 1. Students will complete section 1 for chapter 14.
Wednesday: Students will observe the film "42."
Thursday: Students will continue viewing the film "42."
Lesson Plans for Week 3/13/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the mass culture and family life of Americans during the 1950's. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 3. Students will complete section 3 of their handbook. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the groups of Americans that were left out of the "American Dream." Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 4. Students will complete section 4 of their handbook. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will review chapter 13 for the quiz on Friday.
Thursday: Students will complete the Chapter 13 Assessment on page 462. Students will review for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 13 (Postwar Confidence and Anxiety).
Lesson Plans for Week 3/6/2016
Monday: Students will be meeting with their counselors in the Media Center for scheduling.
Tuesday: No school. Vote.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the economic boom that took place in the U.S. after WWII. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 1. Students will complete the handbook page for section 1.
Thursday: Students will explain how cars and interstate highways changed American culture. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 2. Students will complete the handbook page for chapter 13 section 2.
Friday: Students will view and complete notes for the documentary "The Fog of War."
Lesson Plans for Week 2/28/2016
Monday: Students will complete Chapter 12 Assessment.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 12 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 12.
Thursday: Half day, no class scheduled.
Friday: Students will analyze the economic prosperity for the United States after the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 1. Students will complete the handbook for section 1.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/21/2016
Monday: Students will analyze The Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 1. Students will complete the lesson from their handbook on the section 1.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the cause of the Korean War. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 2. Students will complete lesson 2 from their handbook. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the methods the U.S. took in its global struggle against the Soviet Union. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 3. Students will complete lesson 3 from their handbook. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze how fear of domestic communism affected American society during the Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will review Chapter 12 or the quiz on Monday. Students will view the film "Goodnight and Good luck."
Lesson Plans for Week 2/7/2016
Monday: Students will analyze The Holocaust. Students will read and discuss Chapter 11 Section 4. Students will complete handbook page for section 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the effects of the war on the world and lessons learned from the Nuremberg trials. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 5. Students will complete handbook page for section 5. Quiz on Thursday.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for Chapter 11 Quiz.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 11.
Friday: Students will analyze the GOP debate.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/30/2016
Monday: Students will review Chapter 10 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 10.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how the Allies turned the tide of the war against the Axis powers. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 1. Students will complete the handbook page for chapter 11 section 1.
Thursday: Students will analyze how America changed at home during the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 2. Students will complete the handbook page for chapter 11 section 2.
Friday: Students will analyze victory in Europe and the Pacific. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 3. Students will complete the handbook page for section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/24/2016
Monday: Students will understand the school and classroom rules.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the rise of political dictators after World War I. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 1. Students will complete the worksheet for section 1 from their assigned handbook.
Wednesday: Students will analyze why the U.S. moved from isolation to involvement during WW II. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 2. Students will complete the handout for section 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze how America responded to the attack on Pearl harbor. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 3. Students will complete the workbook page for section 3.
Friday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 10. Students will begin viewing the film "Pearl Harbor."
Lesson Plans for Week 1/17/2016
Monday: MLK Day\
Tuesday: Review for exam.
Wednesday: Hours 1 and 2. Exam day.
Thursday: Hours 3 and 4. Exam day.
Friday: Hours 5 and 6. Exam day.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/10/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the effect of the New Deal. Students will read and discuss Chapter 9 Section 4. Students will complete handout 4.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 9 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 9.
Thursday: Students will review for the final exam.
Friday: Students will review for the final exam.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/3/2016
Monday: Students will correct and check their work for Chapter 8 Sections 1 - 3. Students will review study guide for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 8.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the New Deal programs to end the depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1.
Thursday: Students will continue to analyze the New Deal programs. Students will read and discuss section 2. Students will complete handout for section 2.
Friday: Students will continue to analyze the New Deal programs. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 for chapter 9. Students will complete the handout for section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/13/2015
Monday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 7.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the causes of the Great Depression. Students will read and discuss Chapter 8 Section 1. Students will complete the handout for sections 1 and 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how Hoover's policies failed to solve the country's economic crisis. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 3. Students will complete handout 3.
Thursday: Students will complete the practice quiz for Chapter 8 (The Great Depression).
Friday: Half day, hours 1, 2 and 3. Students will observe a 60 Minute episode on homeless children in the United States.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/7/2015
Monday: Review the importance of 12/7/1941. Students will analyze the social and cultural tensions of the 1920s. Complete handout 3 for chapter 7 section 3. Check and correct work.
Tuesday: Analyze the new mass culture of the 1920s. Students read and discuss chapter 7 section 4. Complete handout 4. Check and correct.
Wednesday: Students analyze the cultural contributions of the Harlem Renaissance. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 5. Students will complete handout 5. Students will correct and check their work.
Thursday: Students will review chapter 7 for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Complete the quiz on chapter 7.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/29/2015
Monday: Students will review chapter 6 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete viewing the film "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 6 WWI.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the economy of the U.S. improved after WWI. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1.
Friday: Students will analyze how the government created policies that favored big businesses. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/22/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 6 on WWI . Continue viewing "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Tuesday: Hours 4 - 6. View Bill Nye's "Meltdown" on climate change.
Wednesday - Friday no school.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/15/2015 Mom's Day
Monday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 5.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the causes of World War I. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1.
Wednesday: Students will identify how the war affected Americans at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze how Americans affected the end of WWI and its peace settlements. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will complete handout 3.
Friday: Students will analyze the economic and social effects of WWI on the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. Students will complete handout 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/8/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the U.S. goals in Latin America. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will complete notes for chapter 5 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on chapter 5 (An Emerging World Power).
Thursday: Students will analyze the causes for World War I and why the U.S. entered the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 1. Students will complete handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the effect of WW I on Americans at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/1/2015
Monday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 4.
Tuesday: No school.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the roots of imperialism in the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the reasons for the Spanish-American War. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the relationship of the United States with East Asia in 1900. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/25/2015
Monday: Students will analyze T. Roosevelt's Square Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete the handout for section 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the consequences of the 16 Amendment. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 5. Students will check and correct their work for section 4.
Wednesday: Students will review for Chapter 4 (The Progressive Era) for the quiz on Friday.
Thursday: Students will continue and complete the review of Chapter 4 for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/18/2015
Monday: Students will complete viewing the film "Little Big Man." Students will complete a "close and critical" writing assignment on the viewing of the film.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the drive for reform during the Progressive Era. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the progress women toward the right to vote. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 2. Students will complete the handout for section 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze the steps taken by minorities to combat social problems and discrimination. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 3. Students will complete handout 3 for section 3.
Friday: Students will analyze Roosevelt's Square Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete handout 4 for section 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/11/2015
Monday: Students will analyze why and how Jim Crow laws developed after Reconstruction. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 4. Students will complete the handout for section 4. Students will continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Tuesday: Students will review chapter 3 for the quiz on Wednesday. Students will continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Wednesday: Students will review notes for the quiz. Students will complete the quiz on chapter 3.
Thursday: Students will complete viewing "Little Big Man."
Friday: Students will analyze the goals of the Progressives. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/4/2015
Monday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 2.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the factors that led to the industrialization of America, and the impact industrialization had on society. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 1. Students will define terms and critical thinking questions 4 - 6 on page 72,
Wednesday: Students will analyze the reasons immigrants came to the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 2. Students will define terms and complete critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the West was transformed by the railroad industry. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 3. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will analyze the challenges the nation faced during the Gilded Age. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 4. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/27/2015
Monday: Students will analyze how did slavery divide the nation that led to civil war. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will analyze what factors and events led to the Union victory in the Civil War. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 3. Students will define terms and critical thinking questions for section 3.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the immediate and long-term effects of Reconstruction. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 4. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions for section 4.
Thursday: Students will review chapter 2. Students will complete the Chapter Assessment on page 62 (questions 1 - 14). Students will analyze the graph on the population of the US based on regions.
Friday: Students will complete the practice quiz for Chapter 2. This will be used as a study guide for the quiz on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/21/2015
Monday: Students will analyze how the U.S. government changed in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will complete terms on page 21 and critical thinking questions on page 27.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 1 for the quiz on Wednesday. Students will take notes and review graphs and maps.
Wednesday: Students will complete Chapter 1 Quiz.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the anitslavery and women's rights movement started in the U.S. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 1. Students will define terms and answer the critical thinking questions for chapter 1.
Friday: Students will analyze how did slavery divide the nation that led to civil war. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/14/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the causes and effects of European arrival in the Americas. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 1. Student will continue introducing their groups members to the class.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the important ideas and major events that led to the American Revolution. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 2. Students will define terms that may be use for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete a brief quiz on sections 1 and 2 of chapter 1. Students will analyze the ideas and debates that led to the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 3. Students will define terms for section 3.
Thursday: Constitution Day. Students will analyze the Bill of Rights for Constitution Day. Students will work in groups on an assigned amendment from the Bill of Rights and report their findings to the class.
Friday: Students will analyze the rise of party politics and the growing differences between the North and South. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will define terms and respond to the Critical Thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/8/2015
Tuesday: Students will analyze the supply list and be prepared with their supplies on the next school day. Students will also identify and discuss the school/classroom expectations.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the main headlines from the Detroit News, and take a position on how society should address the reported issues.
Thursday: Students will sign out their textbooks and read the 1st section to the 1st chapter of their book. Students will interview a fellow student and present their report to the class on Friday.
Friday: Students will introduce and give a report on their assigned student.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/17/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 18 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 18.
Wednesday: Students will explain the growth of the conservative movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 19 section 1. Students will complete workbook section 1.
Thursday: Students will analyze the Reagan revolution. Students will read and discuss chapter 19 section 2. Students will complete workbook section 2.
Friday: Students will analyze the end of the Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 19 section 3. Students will complete workbook section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/10/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 17 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete quiz on Chapter 17.
Wednesday: Students will analyze why President Nixon resigned as President. Students will read and discuss Chapter 18 Section 1. Students will complete section 1 assignment from the handbook.
Thursday: Students will analyze the Ford and Carter years. Students will read and discuss Chapter 18 Section 2. Students will complete workbook page for section 2.
Friday: Students will analyze the Iran Hostage crisis. Students will read and discuss Chapter 18 Section 3. Students will complete workbook page for section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/3/2015
Monday: Chapter 17 Section 1. Students will analyze the counterculture movement. Students will read and discuss section 1 and complete the workbook page for section 1.
Tuesday: No School.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the women's movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 17 section 2. Students will complete the workbook page for section 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze how rights expanded for diverse American groups. Students will read and discuss chapter 17 section 3. Students will complete the workbook page for section 3.
Friday: Students will analyze the impact of the environmental movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 17 section 4. Students will complete workbook page for section 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/26/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 16 (Vietnam) for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 16.
Wednesday: View the documentary My Lai.
Thursday: Complete viewing My Lai.
Friday: Students will analyze the counterculture movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 17 section 1. Students will complete workbook page for section 1.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/19/2015
Monday: Students will analyze why the U.S. invaded Vietnam. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 1. Complete handout 1.
Tuesday: Students will analyze why the war in Vietnam was not quick nor easy. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 2. Complete handout 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how the Vietnam war divided America. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 3. Complete handout 3.
Thursday: Students will analyze the lasting effects of the end of the Vietnam war. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 4. Complete handout 4.
Friday: Students will analyze how Nixon changed Cold War diplomacy. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 5. Students will complete handout 5.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/12/2015
Monday: Students will analyze what caused the Cuban Missile Crisis. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 1. Students will complete the workbook page for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze Kennedy's New Frontier. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 2. Students will complete the workbook page for section 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze Johnson's Great Society. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 3. Students will complete the workbook on section 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 15.
Friday; Students will complete the quiz on chapter 15.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/29/2015
Monday: No class - Iowa Testing
Tuesday: Review for chapter 14 quiz.
Wednesday: Complete quiz on chapter 14.
Thursday: View the film "The Help."
Friday: No school.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/23/2015
Monday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 13
Tuesday: Students will analyze the early demands for equality. Students will read and discuss chapter 14 section 1. Students will complete handout on section 1. Students will check and correct handout 1.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how the civil rights movement gained ground in the 1960s. Students will read and discuss section chapter 14 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work for section 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze the resistance to the Civil Rights movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 14 section 3. Students will check and correct section 3.
Friday: No class is schedule - half day.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/15/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the 'economic boom" and "baby boom" in the United States after WWII. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 in class. Students will complete viewing "Good Night and Good Luck."
Tuesday: Students will analyze why people moved to the suburbs. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how popular culture and family life changed in the 1950s. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work in class.
Thursday: Students will evaluate the major accomplishments in civil rights in the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work in class.
Friday: Students will review chapter 13 for the quiz on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/8/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the arms race. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the fear of domestic communism. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work. Quiz will be on Thursday.
Wednesday: We will review for chapter 12 for the quiz on Thursday. Students will work in groups on "Civil Liberties" violations during the Cold War with possible violations today after 9/11.
Thursday: Students will complete chapter 12 quiz. Students will begin viewing film on the Cold War.
Friday: Students will continue with the Cold War film called "War Games."
Lesson Plans for Week 3/1/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 11 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday: ACT Testing. No class scheduled.
Wednesday: Complete quiz on Chapter 11. Class meets in D 08.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the Cold War developed with the Soviet Union. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 1. Students will complete handout 1. Students will check and correct their work in class.
Friday: Students will analyze the reasons for getting involved in the Korean War. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans For Week 2/22/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the D - Day invasion and its impact on the defeat of Germany. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct handout 3.
Tuesday: Students will analyze how the Holocaust developed. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the long term effects of the war on the world. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 5. Students will complete handout 5. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will review chapter 11 for the test on Friday.
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on chapter 11.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/8/2015
Monday: Students will complete review of chapter 10 for the test on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete chapter 2 test. Students will analyze how the allies turned the tide in WWII. Students will read chapter 11 section 1.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how the war affected America at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 1 and 2. Students will complete handout 1/2. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze how American obtained victory in Europe an the Pacific. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the Holocaust. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work for handout 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/1/2015
Monday: Student will complete a practice test for Chapter 10. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will review their notes for Chapter 10 Test (test will be on Wednesday). Students will complete viewing "Pearl Harbor."
Wednesday: Students will complete Chapter 10 Test.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the Allies began to win the war by 1943. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 1. Students will work on handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze how the war changed America at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/25/2015
Monday: Students will analyze why the United States went to war with Japan and Germany. Students will read and discuss Chapter 10 Section 3. Student will complete handout 3.
Tuesday: Students will review chapter 10 for the chapter quiz on Thursday. After the review, students will begin viewing "Pearl Harbor."
Wednesday: Students will continue viewing "Pearl Harbor." Students will review their notes for the quiz on Thursday.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 10. Students will check their quiz in class. Students will continue viewing "Pearl Harbor."
Friday: Students will complete viewing the film "Pearl Harbor." Students will write an essay about the attack on Perl Harbor.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/18/2015
Tuesday: Student will go over the classroom rules and expectations. Students will complete a review for chapters 1 - 9.
Wednesday: Students will analyze totalitarian states. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 1. Students will complete handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the U.S. isolationism toward the war in Europe and Asia. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 2. Students will work on handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 3. Students will work on handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/4/2015
Monday: Students will review Chapter 9 for the Test on Wednesday. Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 9.
Tuesday: Students will review notes for chapter 9 test. Students will view a film on the depression era.
Wednesday: Students will complete the test on Chapter 9.
Thursday: Students will review chapters 1 - 9 for the final exam.
Friday: Students will review chapters 1- 9 for the final exam.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/14/2014
Monday: Students will analyze how the New Deal attempted to address the problems of the depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the major issues the Second New Deal addressed. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the debate the the United States was creating a "welfare state" under FDR. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the culture of the 1930s. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 4. Students will work in groups on handout 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will observe a documentary on the 1930s.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/7/2014
Monday: Students will complete the test on Chapter 8 The Great Depression.
Tuesday: Students will view the film "To Kill A Mockingbird."
Wednesday: Students will continue viewing the film "To Kill A Mockingbird."
Thursday: We will analyze how the New Deal attempted to address the problems of the depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the major issues the Second New Deal addressed. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/30/2014
Monday: Students will complete viewing "Their Eyes Were Watching God." Students will complete a close and critical reading assignment after viewing the film.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the causes of the Great Depression. Student will read and discuss chapter 8 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1. There will be a quiz on chapter 8 on Monday 12/8/14.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the the Great Depression affected the lives of urban and rural Americans. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the policies of President Hoover failed to solve the country's economic crisis. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3.
Friday: Students will check and correct their work for chapter 8. Students will take notes to study for the quiz that will take place on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/23/2014
Monday: Students will view the film "Their Eyes Were Watching God" based on a 1920s story.
Tuesday: Students will complete viewing the film "their Eyes Were Watching God."
Wednesday - Friday Thanksgiving Break.
lesson Plans for Week 11/16/2014
Monday: Students will analyze the domestic and foreign policy change under Harding and Coolidge. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the major social and cultural issues. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 3. Students will work on handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the new technological and social changes in American. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 4. Students will work in groups on handout 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the significance of the "Harlem Renaissance." Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 5. Students will work in groups on handout 5. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will review chapter 7 for the quiz on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/09/2014
Monday: Students will review notes for chapter 6 quiz. Students will complete quiz on chapter 6.
Tuesday: Students will view the film "The Lost Battalion."
Wednesday: Students will complete viewing the film "The Lost Battalion." Students will complete a close and critical reading assignment regarding the film.
Thursday: Students will analyze the booming economy of the 1920s. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1.
Friday: Students will analyze the how businesses prospered under the government during the 1920s. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/02/2014
Monday: Students will analyze how Americans affected the outcome of WWI and its peace settlements. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3
Tuesday: No School.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the political, economic, and social effects the war had on Americans. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. students will work in groups on handout 4.
Thursday: Students will check and correct their work for chapter 6. Students will review chapter 6 for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on chapter 6.
Lesson Plans for Week of 10/26/2014
Monday: Students will check and correct handouts 1 - 4 for chapter 5. Students will review their notes for the chapter quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete chapter 5 quiz.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the causes of World War I. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the Great War effected Americans. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2.
Friday: Students will analyze President Wilson's "Fourteen Points." Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3.
Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/19/2014
American History
Monday: Students will be able to define imperialism and analyze why the United States turned to imperialism in the late 1800s. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the United States extended its influence in Asia. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3.
Thursday: Students will analyze the relationship between the United States and Latin America in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 4. Students will work in groups on handout 4.
Friday: Students will attend the pep rally for spirit week.
Week of October 12, 2014
American History
Monday: Students will analyze the reforms T. Roosevelt brought to government. Students will read and discuss Chapter 4 Section 4. Students will work on handout 4 in groups.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the steps Wilson took to improve the nation's economy. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 5. Students will work in groups on handout 5.
Wednesday: Students will complete a review of chapter 4 for the test on Friday.
Thursday: Students will observe a documentary on the "Progressive Era." Students shall complete a "Close and Critical Reading" assignment on what they observed.
Friday: Students will complete the test on chapter 4.
Friday: Complete ch. 6 quiz.
Plans for Week 10/21/2019
Monday: Read and discuss Chapter 5 Section 1. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Chapter 5 Sect. 2 - Same as above .
Wednesday: Ch. 5 Sect 3 - same as above.
Thursday: Ch. 5 Sect. 4 - same as above.
Friday: Open book quiz on chapter 5.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/14/2019
Monday: Ch. 4 S. 4. Read the section, define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Ch. 4 S. 5. Read the section, define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Review ch. 4 for the quiz on Thursday.
Thursday: Complete the quiz on ch. 4.
Friday: Documentary on the progressive era.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/7/2019
Monday: Complete viewing Little Big Man.
Tuesday: Read ch. 4 section 1. Complete the ws for sect. 1.
Wednesday: Read ch 4. sect. 2. Define the terms and answer the critical thinking (CR) questions for sect. 2.
Thursday: Read ch. 4 sect. 3. Define the terms and answer the CR questions.
Friday: Read Ch. 4 sect. 4. Define the terms and answer the CR questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/30/2019
Monday: Ch. 3 Sect 4. Read the section and complete the worksheet.
Tuesday: Take notes for the quiz on Chapter 3.
Wednesday: Quiz on Chapter 3.
Thursday: Observe the film "Little Big Man."
Friday: Complete viewing "Little Big Man."
Lesson Plans for Week 9/23/2019
Monday: Peer mentors will meet with the class. Review ch. 2 on the Civil War for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Quiz on Ch. 2 The Civil War.
Wednesday: Ch. 3 Sect. 1 on Industrialization. Read the section and complete WS 1.
Thursday: Ch. 3 Sect 2 on immigration. Read the section and complete WS 2.
Friday: Ch. 3 Sect 3 on how the South was transformed. Read the section and complete WS 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/16/2019
Monday: Chapter 2, sections 2. Read the section, define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions. Repeat for all other sections.
Tuesday: Ch 2 Section 3.
Wednesday: Ch 2 Section 4.
Thursday: Documentary on the Civil War.
Friday: 1/2 day - continue documentary.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/9/19
Monday: Read Ch. 1 Section 3. Complete vocab and critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Read Ch. 1 Section 4. Complete vocab and critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Complete notes for the practice quiz.
Thursday: Complete practice quiz.
Lesson Plans for Week 4.29/2019
Monday: Review chapter 15 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 15 The Kennedy and Johnson years.
Wednesday: Chapter 16 Section 1 on the origins of the Vietnam war.
Thursday: Chapter 16 Section 2 on U.S. involvement in Vietnam war grows.
Friday: Half day - documentary on the Vietnam war.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/22/2019
Monday: Review chapter 14 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete quiz on chapter 14.
Wednesday: Chapter 15 Section 1.
Thursday: Chapter 15 Section 2.
Friday: Chapter 15 Section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/15/2019
Monday: Chapter 14 (Civil Rights) section 1.
Tuesday: Chapter 14 section 2.
Wednesday: Chapter 14 section 3.
Thursday: half day - documentary on Civil Rights.
Friday: No school.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/8/2019
Monday: Chapter 13 Section 4
Tuesday: Testing
Wednesday: Testing
Thursday: Review chapter 13 for the quiz on Friday
Friday: Quiz on chapter 13
Lesson Plans for Week 3/11/2019
Monday: Peer meeting. Review for ch. 11 quiz
Tuesday: Ch. 11 quiz.
Wednesday: Chapter 12 section 1.
Thursday: half day. Cold War documentary.
Friday: Ch. 12 section 2.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/4/2019
Monday: Chapter 11 section 3.
Tuesday: Chapter 11 section 4.
Wednesday: Chapter 11 section 5.
Thursday: Take notes for the quiz on chapter 11.
Friday: Documentary on the development of the Atomic Bomb.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/25/2019
Monday: Chapter 11 Section 1
Tuesday: Chapter 11 Section 1. Special presentation by the US Navy.
Wednesday: Chapter 11 Section 2.
Thursday: Scheduling day.
Friday: Chapter 11 Section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/11/2019
Monday: Prep for Scheduling and complete cards for next school year.
Tuesday: No school.
Wednesday: View the film "Pearl Harbor."
Thursday: Chapter 11 Section 1. Read the section, define the terms and compete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Complete "Pearl Harbor."
Lesson Plans for Week 2/4/2019
Monday: Freshman mentors will visit each class.
Tuesday: Chapter 10 Section 3: American Enters WWII.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 10.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 10.
Friday: Students will view the film "Pearl Harbor."
Lesson Plans for Week 12/17/2018
Monday: Students will identify what life was like in the 1930s. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 4. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions for section 4.
Tuesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 9.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 9.
Thursday: Students will view the film "The Grapes of Wrath."
Friday: Students will continue viewing "The Grapes of Wrath."
Lesson Plans for Week 12/10/2018
Monday: Students will complete viewing "Cinderella Man."
Tuesday: Students will explain how FDR tried to stop the depression through relief and recovery. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 1.
Wednesday: Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions for ch. 9 section 1.
Thursday: Students will explain the policy changes for FDR's second New Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 2.
Friday: Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions for chapter 9 section 2.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/3/2018
Monday: Students will read and discuss Chapter 8 section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will take notes for the quiz on Chapter 8.
Wednesday: Students will complete quiz 8 on the Great Depression.
Thursday: Students will view the film "Cinderella Man."
Friday: Students will continue viewing "Cinderella Man."
Lesson Plans for Week 11/26/2018
Monday: Read and discuss Chapter 7 Section 5 about the Jazz age. Complete terms and the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will take notes for the quiz on Chapter 7 The 1920s.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 7.
Thursday: Students will explain the causes of the Great Depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 1. Students will compete the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will explain how they faced the hard times during the depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 2. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/19/2018
Monday: Chapter 7 Section 4. Define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Silent film documentary - half day hours 4 - 6.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/12/2018
Monday: Peer mentor visit.
Tuesday: Quiz on WWI Chapter 6.
Wednesday: Students will describe the booming economy of the 1920s. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will explain how the government of the 1920s was pro business. Student will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will describe the social and political tensions during the 1920s. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/5/2018
Monday: Students will explain Wilson's plan for peace after the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: No School.
Wednesday: Students will identify the effects of the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on WWI (Chapter 6).
Friday: Students will view a documentary on
Lesson Plans for Week 10/29/2018
Monday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 5.
Tuesday: Students will identify the reasons for the US to enter the 1st world war. Students will read and discuss Chapter 6 section 1. Students will define the terms and compete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will identify the conditions at home in the US during the 1st world war. Students will read and discuss Chapter 6 Section 2. Student will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/22/2018
Monday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 4.
Tuesday: Students will read ch. 5 sect 1 on the "roots of imperialism." Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will read and discuss ch. 5 sect 2 on the "Spanish American War." Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will read and discuss ch. 5 section 3 on the US policy toward Asia. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will read and discuss ch. 5 section 4 on US policy toward Latin America. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/15/2018
Monday: Students will be visited by their freshman mentors. Student will view the documentary about the progressive era.
Tuesday: Students will explain TR's "square deal." Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete the terms and the critical thinking questions at the end of the section.
Wednesday: Students will explain Wilson's "new freedom." Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 5. Students will complete the terms and the critical thinking questions at the end of the section.
Thursday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 4. The quiz will be on Monday.
Friday: Students will view the documentary about the progressive position to avert global warming as presented by Bill Nye.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/8/2018
Monday: Students will continue viewing the film "Little Big Man."
Tuesday: Students will identify the drive for reform during the Progressive Era. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Student will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will identify how women made progress during the Progressive Era. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 2. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will identify the struggle against discrimination. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will be able to explain Roosevelt's square deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/1/2018
Monday: Topic on how the south and west transformed. Students will read Chapter 3 Section 3. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Topic on the gilded age. Students will read and discuss Chapter 3 Section 4. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 3.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on chapter 3. Students will begin viewing the film "Little Big Man.'
Friday: Students will continue viewing the film "Little Big Man."
Lesson Plans for Week 9/24/2018
Monday: Students will identify the effects of Reconstruction. We will read chapter 2 section 4 (pages 55 - 59). Define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 2 (The Civil War) for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Complete the quiz on the Civil War.
Thursday: Students will identify the factors that led to the industrialization of America. Students will read chapter 3 section 1. Students will define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will explain why immigrants came to the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plan for Week 9/17/2018
Monday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 1. Begin reading Chapter 2 Section 1 pp. 33 - 41. Define the terms and complete the Critical Thinking questions.
Tuesday: Union in Crisis. Read Ch. 2 S 2 pp. 42 - 47. Define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: The Civil War. Read Ch 2 S 3. Define the terms and complete the CT questions.
Thursday: Reconstruction. Read Ch. 2 S 3. Define the terms and complete the CT questions.
Friday: View documentary on the Civil War.
Lesson plans for week 9/10/2018
Monday: Chapter 1 Section 2. The American Revolution. Read the section, define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions at the end of the section.
Tuesday: Chapter 1 section 3. The Constitution. Read the section, define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Wednesday: The New Republic. Read the section, define the terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Review Chapter 1 for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 1.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/7/2018
Monday: Chapter 16 review for the quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday: No School.
Wednesday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 16. Turn in all assignments for the chapter.
Thursday: Chapter 17: The Nixon Years and Watergate. Sections 1 and 2.
Friday: Chapter 17 Section 3.
Lesson Plan for Week 11/20/2017
Monday: View "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Tuesday: View "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Lesson Plans 10/9/2017
Monday: Continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Tuesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 3.
Wednesday: Students will review notes for the quiz. Students will complete the quiz on chapter 3.
Thursday: Students will analyze the goals of the Progressives. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Assembly Day. Students will view the documentary on Global Warming by Bill Nye.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/11/2017
Monday: Students will analyze the causes and effects of European arrival in the Americas. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 3. Students will analyze the impact of 9/11 on the U.S.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the important ideas and major events that led to the American Revolution. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 3. Students will define terms that may be use for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the ideas and debates that led to the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will define terms for section 4.
Thursday: Constitution Day. Students will analyze the Bill of Rights for Constitution Day. Students will work in groups on an assigned amendment from the Bill of Rights and report their findings to the class.
Friday: Students will analyze the rise of party politics and the growing differences between the North and South. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will define terms and respond to the Critical Thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/22/2016
Lesson Plans for Week 1/20/2017
Monday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 10. The quiz will be on Wednesday.
Tuesday: Students will view the film "Pear Harbor."
Wednesday: Students will complete he quiz on Chapter 10.
Thursday: Students will explain how the Allies turned the tide against the Axis. Students will read and discuss Chapter 11 (World War II 1941-1945) Section 1. Students will define the terms on page 354 and answer questions 4 - 6, page 360.
Friday: Students will analyze how America changed during the war. Students will read and discuss Chapter 11 Section 2. Students will define the terms and answer the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for 12/12 - 12/20/2016
Monday: No School. Closed due to snow.
Tuesday: Students will explain why President Hoover was unable to help Americans during the Great Depression. Students will read and discuss Chapter 8 Section 3. Students will define the terms and complete the Critical Thinking questions.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 8. The quiz will be on Friday.
Thursday: Students will view the film "Cinderella Man."
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 8 The Great Depression.
Monday: Students will complete viewing "Cinderalla Man."
Tuesday: Half day. Students will view the documentary on the "New Deal."
Lesson Plans for 11/28 - 12/9/2016
Monday: Students will analyze how the economy of the U.S. improved after WWI. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1.
Tuesday: Students will analyze how the government created policies that favored big businesses. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Wednesday: Review the importance of 12/7/1941. Students will analyze the social and cultural tensions of the 1920s. Complete handout 3 for chapter 7 section 3. Check and correct work.
Thursday: Analyze the new mass culture of the 1920s. Students read and discuss chapter 7 section 4. Complete handout 4. Check and correct.
Friday: Students analyze the cultural contributions of the Harlem Renaissance. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 5. Students will complete handout 5. Students will correct and check their work.
Monday: Students will review chapter 7 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete the quiz on chapter 7.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the causes of the Great Depression. Students will read and discuss Chapter 8 Section 1. Students will complete the handout for sections 1 and 2.
Thursday: Students will veiw a documentary on the Great Depression.
Friday: Students will complete viewing the documentary on the Great Depression.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/20/2016
Monday: Complete Chapter 6 Quiz on World War I.
Tuesday: Half day hours 4 - 6. Students will view documentary on WWI
Wednesday - Friday: No School.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/14/2016
Monday: Students will identify how the war affected Americans at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Tuesday: Students will analyze how Americans affected the end of WWI and its peace settlements. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Happy birthday M.
Wednesday: SAT practice.
Thursday: Students will analyze the economic and social effects of WWI on the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. Students will complete handout 4.
Friday: Complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 6.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/7/2016
Monday: Complete notes for the chapter 5 quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday: No School
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 5.
Thursday: Students will analyze the causes of World War I. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1.
Wednesday: Students will identify how the war affected Americans at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze how Americans affected the end of WWI and its peace settlements. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will complete handout 3.
Friday: Students will analyze the economic and social effects of WWI on the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. Students will complete handout 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/31/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the roots of imperialism in the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the reasons for the Spanish-American War. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the relationship of the United States with East Asia in 1900. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the building of the Panama Canal. Students will read Chapter 5 Section 4. Students will define terms and complete the "critical thinking" questions.
Friday: Students will take notes for the quiz on Chapter 5. Students will view a documentary on the building of the Panama Canal.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/24/2016
Monday: Students will analyze Roosevelt's Square Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete handout 4 for section 4.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the steps President Wilson took to increase the government's role in the economy. Students will read and discuss Chapter 4 Section 5. Students will complete terms and critical thinking for section 5.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 4.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 4.
Friday: 1/2 day. Students will observe the documentary on "The Constitution."
Lesson Plans for Week 10/17/2016
Monday: Freshman Mentors will visit the class and have the students engage in activities.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the progress women toward the right to vote. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 2. Students will complete the handout for section 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the steps taken by minorities to combat social problems and discrimination. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 3. Students will complete handout 3 for section 3.
Thursday: Students will analyze Roosevelt's Square Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete handout 4 for section 4.
Friday: Students will analyze the steps President Wilson took to increase the government's role in the economy. Students will read and discuss Chapter 4 Section 5. Students will complete terms and critical thinking for section 5. Practice test will be on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/10/2016
Monday: Students will analyze why and how Jim Crow laws developed after Reconstruction. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 4. Students will complete the handout for section 4. Students will continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Tuesday: Students will review chapter 3 for the quiz on Wednesday. Students will continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Wednesday: Students will review notes for the quiz. Students will complete the quiz on chapter 3.
Thursday: Students will complete viewing "Little Big Man."
Friday: Students will analyze the goals of the Progressives. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/3/2016
Monday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 2.
Tuesday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the factors that led to the industrialization of America, and the impact industrialization had on society. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 1. Students will define terms and critical thinking questions 4 - 6 on page 72,
Thursday: Students will analyze the reasons immigrants came to the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 2. Students will define terms and complete critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will analyze how the West was transformed by the railroad industry. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 3. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Monday: Students will analyze the challenges the nation faced during the Gilded Age. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 4. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/25/2016
Monday: Students will analyze how did slavery divide the nation that led to civil war. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will analyze what factors and events led to the Union victory in the Civil War. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 3. Students will define terms and critical thinking questions for section 3.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the immediate and long-term effects of Reconstruction. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 4. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions for section 4.
Thursday: Students will review chapter 2. Students will complete the Chapter Assessment on page 62 (questions 1 - 14). Students will analyze the graph on the population of the US based on regions.
Friday: Students will complete the practice quiz for Chapter 2. This will be used as a study guide for the quiz on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/19/2016
Monday: Students will analyze how the U.S. government changed in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will complete terms on page 21 and critical thinking questions on page 27.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 1 for the quiz on Wednesday. Students will take notes and review graphs and maps.
Wednesday: Students will complete Chapter 1 Quiz.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the anitslavery and women's rights movement started in the U.S. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 1. Students will define terms and answer the critical thinking questions for chapter 1.
Friday: Students will analyze how did slavery divide the nation that led to civil war. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/11/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the causes and effects of European arrival in the Americas. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 1. Students will analyze the impact of 9/11 on the U.S.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the important ideas and major events that led to the American Revolution. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 2. Students will define terms that may be use for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete a brief quiz on sections 1 and 2 of chapter 1. Students will analyze the ideas and debates that led to the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 3. Students will define terms for section 3.
Thursday: Constitution Day. Students will analyze the Bill of Rights for Constitution Day. Students will work in groups on an assigned amendment from the Bill of Rights and report their findings to the class.
Friday: Students will analyze the rise of party politics and the growing differences between the North and South. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will define terms and respond to the Critical Thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/22/2016
Monday: Students will complete quiz on Chapter 18.
Tuesday: Chapter 19 Section 1. Students will analyze the conservative movement.
Wednesday: Chapter 19 Section 2. Students will analyze the Reagan revolution.
Thursday: Chapter 19 Section 3. Students will analyze the Cold War.
Friday: Chapter 19 Section 4. Students will analyze foreign policy after the Cold War.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/1/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the lasting effects of the war in Vietnam. Students will read and discuss Chapter 16 Section 4. Students will complete section 4 from their handbook.
Tuesday: No school.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how Nixon dealt with USSR and China during the Cold War. Students will read and discuss Chapter 16 Section 5. Student will complete section 5 from their handbook.
Thursday: Students will complete notes for Monday's quiz on Chapter 16 (The Vietnam War).
Friday: Half day. Students will view the documentary on My Lai.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/17/2016
Monday: Students will analyze how Kennedy responded to the Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 1. Students will complete 1 from their handbook.
Tuesday: Students will analyze Kennedy's New Frontier. Students will read and discuss Chapter 15 Section 2. Students will complete section 2 from their handbook.
Wednesday: M -- Step testing.
Thursday: Students will analyze Johnson's "Great Society." Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 3. Students will complete section 3 from their handbook.
Friday: Students will complete the practice quiz for Chapter 15.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/10/2016
Monday: Students will review Chapter 14 for the quiz on Thursday.
Tuesday: SAT testing. No class scheduled.
Wednesday: Work Keys testing.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 14.
Friday: Students will analyze how Kennedy responded to the Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 1. Students will complete sections 1 questions from the handbook.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/27/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the Civil Rights sit-ins of the 1960's. Students will read and discuss chapter 14 section 2. Students will complete section 2 from their handbook.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the successes and challenges that faced the civil rights movement after 1964. Students will read and discuss chapter 14 section 3 (pages 488 - 496). Students will complete section 3 of their handbook.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Thursday.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 14 (The Civil Rights Movement 1945 - 1975).
Friday: Hours. No class scheduled.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/20/2016
Monday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 13.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the civil rights movement of he 1950's. Students will read Chapter 14 section 1. Students will complete section 1 for chapter 14.
Wednesday: Students will observe the film "42."
Thursday: Students will continue viewing the film "42."
Lesson Plans for Week 3/13/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the mass culture and family life of Americans during the 1950's. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 3. Students will complete section 3 of their handbook. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the groups of Americans that were left out of the "American Dream." Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 4. Students will complete section 4 of their handbook. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will review chapter 13 for the quiz on Friday.
Thursday: Students will complete the Chapter 13 Assessment on page 462. Students will review for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 13 (Postwar Confidence and Anxiety).
Lesson Plans for Week 3/6/2016
Monday: Students will be meeting with their counselors in the Media Center for scheduling.
Tuesday: No school. Vote.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the economic boom that took place in the U.S. after WWII. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 1. Students will complete the handbook page for section 1.
Thursday: Students will explain how cars and interstate highways changed American culture. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 2. Students will complete the handbook page for chapter 13 section 2.
Friday: Students will view and complete notes for the documentary "The Fog of War."
Lesson Plans for Week 2/28/2016
Monday: Students will complete Chapter 12 Assessment.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 12 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 12.
Thursday: Half day, no class scheduled.
Friday: Students will analyze the economic prosperity for the United States after the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 1. Students will complete the handbook for section 1.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/21/2016
Monday: Students will analyze The Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 1. Students will complete the lesson from their handbook on the section 1.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the cause of the Korean War. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 2. Students will complete lesson 2 from their handbook. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the methods the U.S. took in its global struggle against the Soviet Union. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 3. Students will complete lesson 3 from their handbook. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze how fear of domestic communism affected American society during the Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will review Chapter 12 or the quiz on Monday. Students will view the film "Goodnight and Good luck."
Lesson Plans for Week 2/7/2016
Monday: Students will analyze The Holocaust. Students will read and discuss Chapter 11 Section 4. Students will complete handbook page for section 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the effects of the war on the world and lessons learned from the Nuremberg trials. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 5. Students will complete handbook page for section 5. Quiz on Thursday.
Wednesday: Students will complete notes for Chapter 11 Quiz.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 11.
Friday: Students will analyze the GOP debate.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/30/2016
Monday: Students will review Chapter 10 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 10.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how the Allies turned the tide of the war against the Axis powers. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 1. Students will complete the handbook page for chapter 11 section 1.
Thursday: Students will analyze how America changed at home during the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 2. Students will complete the handbook page for chapter 11 section 2.
Friday: Students will analyze victory in Europe and the Pacific. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 3. Students will complete the handbook page for section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/24/2016
Monday: Students will understand the school and classroom rules.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the rise of political dictators after World War I. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 1. Students will complete the worksheet for section 1 from their assigned handbook.
Wednesday: Students will analyze why the U.S. moved from isolation to involvement during WW II. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 2. Students will complete the handout for section 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze how America responded to the attack on Pearl harbor. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 3. Students will complete the workbook page for section 3.
Friday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 10. Students will begin viewing the film "Pearl Harbor."
Lesson Plans for Week 1/17/2016
Monday: MLK Day\
Tuesday: Review for exam.
Wednesday: Hours 1 and 2. Exam day.
Thursday: Hours 3 and 4. Exam day.
Friday: Hours 5 and 6. Exam day.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/10/2016
Monday: Students will analyze the effect of the New Deal. Students will read and discuss Chapter 9 Section 4. Students will complete handout 4.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 9 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 9.
Thursday: Students will review for the final exam.
Friday: Students will review for the final exam.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/3/2016
Monday: Students will correct and check their work for Chapter 8 Sections 1 - 3. Students will review study guide for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 8.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the New Deal programs to end the depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1.
Thursday: Students will continue to analyze the New Deal programs. Students will read and discuss section 2. Students will complete handout for section 2.
Friday: Students will continue to analyze the New Deal programs. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 for chapter 9. Students will complete the handout for section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/13/2015
Monday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 7.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the causes of the Great Depression. Students will read and discuss Chapter 8 Section 1. Students will complete the handout for sections 1 and 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how Hoover's policies failed to solve the country's economic crisis. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 3. Students will complete handout 3.
Thursday: Students will complete the practice quiz for Chapter 8 (The Great Depression).
Friday: Half day, hours 1, 2 and 3. Students will observe a 60 Minute episode on homeless children in the United States.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/7/2015
Monday: Review the importance of 12/7/1941. Students will analyze the social and cultural tensions of the 1920s. Complete handout 3 for chapter 7 section 3. Check and correct work.
Tuesday: Analyze the new mass culture of the 1920s. Students read and discuss chapter 7 section 4. Complete handout 4. Check and correct.
Wednesday: Students analyze the cultural contributions of the Harlem Renaissance. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 5. Students will complete handout 5. Students will correct and check their work.
Thursday: Students will review chapter 7 for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Complete the quiz on chapter 7.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/29/2015
Monday: Students will review chapter 6 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete viewing the film "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 6 WWI.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the economy of the U.S. improved after WWI. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1.
Friday: Students will analyze how the government created policies that favored big businesses. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/22/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 6 on WWI . Continue viewing "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Tuesday: Hours 4 - 6. View Bill Nye's "Meltdown" on climate change.
Wednesday - Friday no school.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/15/2015 Mom's Day
Monday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 5.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the causes of World War I. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1.
Wednesday: Students will identify how the war affected Americans at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze how Americans affected the end of WWI and its peace settlements. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will complete handout 3.
Friday: Students will analyze the economic and social effects of WWI on the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. Students will complete handout 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/8/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the U.S. goals in Latin America. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will complete notes for chapter 5 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete the quiz on chapter 5 (An Emerging World Power).
Thursday: Students will analyze the causes for World War I and why the U.S. entered the war. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 1. Students will complete handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the effect of WW I on Americans at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/1/2015
Monday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 4.
Tuesday: No school.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the roots of imperialism in the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the reasons for the Spanish-American War. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the relationship of the United States with East Asia in 1900. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/25/2015
Monday: Students will analyze T. Roosevelt's Square Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete the handout for section 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the consequences of the 16 Amendment. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 5. Students will check and correct their work for section 4.
Wednesday: Students will review for Chapter 4 (The Progressive Era) for the quiz on Friday.
Thursday: Students will continue and complete the review of Chapter 4 for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/18/2015
Monday: Students will complete viewing the film "Little Big Man." Students will complete a "close and critical" writing assignment on the viewing of the film.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the drive for reform during the Progressive Era. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Students will complete the handout for section 1.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the progress women toward the right to vote. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 2. Students will complete the handout for section 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze the steps taken by minorities to combat social problems and discrimination. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 3. Students will complete handout 3 for section 3.
Friday: Students will analyze Roosevelt's Square Deal. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 4. Students will complete handout 4 for section 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/11/2015
Monday: Students will analyze why and how Jim Crow laws developed after Reconstruction. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 4. Students will complete the handout for section 4. Students will continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Tuesday: Students will review chapter 3 for the quiz on Wednesday. Students will continue viewing "Little Big Man."
Wednesday: Students will review notes for the quiz. Students will complete the quiz on chapter 3.
Thursday: Students will complete viewing "Little Big Man."
Friday: Students will analyze the goals of the Progressives. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 10/4/2015
Monday: Students will complete the quiz for Chapter 2.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the factors that led to the industrialization of America, and the impact industrialization had on society. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 1. Students will define terms and critical thinking questions 4 - 6 on page 72,
Wednesday: Students will analyze the reasons immigrants came to the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 2. Students will define terms and complete critical thinking questions.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the West was transformed by the railroad industry. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 3. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Friday: Students will analyze the challenges the nation faced during the Gilded Age. Students will read and discuss chapter 3 section 4. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/27/2015
Monday: Students will analyze how did slavery divide the nation that led to civil war. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Tuesday: Students will analyze what factors and events led to the Union victory in the Civil War. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 3. Students will define terms and critical thinking questions for section 3.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the immediate and long-term effects of Reconstruction. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 4. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions for section 4.
Thursday: Students will review chapter 2. Students will complete the Chapter Assessment on page 62 (questions 1 - 14). Students will analyze the graph on the population of the US based on regions.
Friday: Students will complete the practice quiz for Chapter 2. This will be used as a study guide for the quiz on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/21/2015
Monday: Students will analyze how the U.S. government changed in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will complete terms on page 21 and critical thinking questions on page 27.
Tuesday: Students will review Chapter 1 for the quiz on Wednesday. Students will take notes and review graphs and maps.
Wednesday: Students will complete Chapter 1 Quiz.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the anitslavery and women's rights movement started in the U.S. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 1. Students will define terms and answer the critical thinking questions for chapter 1.
Friday: Students will analyze how did slavery divide the nation that led to civil war. Students will read and discuss chapter 2 section 2. Students will define terms and complete the critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/14/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the causes and effects of European arrival in the Americas. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 1. Student will continue introducing their groups members to the class.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the important ideas and major events that led to the American Revolution. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 2. Students will define terms that may be use for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Students will complete a brief quiz on sections 1 and 2 of chapter 1. Students will analyze the ideas and debates that led to the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 3. Students will define terms for section 3.
Thursday: Constitution Day. Students will analyze the Bill of Rights for Constitution Day. Students will work in groups on an assigned amendment from the Bill of Rights and report their findings to the class.
Friday: Students will analyze the rise of party politics and the growing differences between the North and South. Students will read and discuss chapter 1 section 4. Students will define terms and respond to the Critical Thinking questions.
Lesson Plans for Week 9/8/2015
Tuesday: Students will analyze the supply list and be prepared with their supplies on the next school day. Students will also identify and discuss the school/classroom expectations.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the main headlines from the Detroit News, and take a position on how society should address the reported issues.
Thursday: Students will sign out their textbooks and read the 1st section to the 1st chapter of their book. Students will interview a fellow student and present their report to the class on Friday.
Friday: Students will introduce and give a report on their assigned student.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/17/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 18 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 18.
Wednesday: Students will explain the growth of the conservative movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 19 section 1. Students will complete workbook section 1.
Thursday: Students will analyze the Reagan revolution. Students will read and discuss chapter 19 section 2. Students will complete workbook section 2.
Friday: Students will analyze the end of the Cold War. Students will read and discuss chapter 19 section 3. Students will complete workbook section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/10/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 17 for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete quiz on Chapter 17.
Wednesday: Students will analyze why President Nixon resigned as President. Students will read and discuss Chapter 18 Section 1. Students will complete section 1 assignment from the handbook.
Thursday: Students will analyze the Ford and Carter years. Students will read and discuss Chapter 18 Section 2. Students will complete workbook page for section 2.
Friday: Students will analyze the Iran Hostage crisis. Students will read and discuss Chapter 18 Section 3. Students will complete workbook page for section 3.
Lesson Plans for Week 5/3/2015
Monday: Chapter 17 Section 1. Students will analyze the counterculture movement. Students will read and discuss section 1 and complete the workbook page for section 1.
Tuesday: No School.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the women's movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 17 section 2. Students will complete the workbook page for section 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze how rights expanded for diverse American groups. Students will read and discuss chapter 17 section 3. Students will complete the workbook page for section 3.
Friday: Students will analyze the impact of the environmental movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 17 section 4. Students will complete workbook page for section 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/26/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 16 (Vietnam) for the quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Complete the quiz on Chapter 16.
Wednesday: View the documentary My Lai.
Thursday: Complete viewing My Lai.
Friday: Students will analyze the counterculture movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 17 section 1. Students will complete workbook page for section 1.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/19/2015
Monday: Students will analyze why the U.S. invaded Vietnam. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 1. Complete handout 1.
Tuesday: Students will analyze why the war in Vietnam was not quick nor easy. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 2. Complete handout 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how the Vietnam war divided America. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 3. Complete handout 3.
Thursday: Students will analyze the lasting effects of the end of the Vietnam war. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 4. Complete handout 4.
Friday: Students will analyze how Nixon changed Cold War diplomacy. Students will read and discuss chapter 16 section 5. Students will complete handout 5.
Lesson Plans for Week 4/12/2015
Monday: Students will analyze what caused the Cuban Missile Crisis. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 1. Students will complete the workbook page for section 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze Kennedy's New Frontier. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 2. Students will complete the workbook page for section 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze Johnson's Great Society. Students will read and discuss chapter 15 section 3. Students will complete the workbook on section 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will complete notes for the quiz on Chapter 15.
Friday; Students will complete the quiz on chapter 15.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/29/2015
Monday: No class - Iowa Testing
Tuesday: Review for chapter 14 quiz.
Wednesday: Complete quiz on chapter 14.
Thursday: View the film "The Help."
Friday: No school.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/23/2015
Monday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 13
Tuesday: Students will analyze the early demands for equality. Students will read and discuss chapter 14 section 1. Students will complete handout on section 1. Students will check and correct handout 1.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how the civil rights movement gained ground in the 1960s. Students will read and discuss section chapter 14 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work for section 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze the resistance to the Civil Rights movement. Students will read and discuss chapter 14 section 3. Students will check and correct section 3.
Friday: No class is schedule - half day.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/15/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the 'economic boom" and "baby boom" in the United States after WWII. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 1. Students will complete handout 1 in class. Students will complete viewing "Good Night and Good Luck."
Tuesday: Students will analyze why people moved to the suburbs. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 2. Students will complete handout 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how popular culture and family life changed in the 1950s. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work in class.
Thursday: Students will evaluate the major accomplishments in civil rights in the United States. Students will read and discuss chapter 13 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work in class.
Friday: Students will review chapter 13 for the quiz on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 3/8/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the arms race. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the fear of domestic communism. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work. Quiz will be on Thursday.
Wednesday: We will review for chapter 12 for the quiz on Thursday. Students will work in groups on "Civil Liberties" violations during the Cold War with possible violations today after 9/11.
Thursday: Students will complete chapter 12 quiz. Students will begin viewing film on the Cold War.
Friday: Students will continue with the Cold War film called "War Games."
Lesson Plans for Week 3/1/2015
Monday: Review Chapter 11 for the quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday: ACT Testing. No class scheduled.
Wednesday: Complete quiz on Chapter 11. Class meets in D 08.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the Cold War developed with the Soviet Union. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 1. Students will complete handout 1. Students will check and correct their work in class.
Friday: Students will analyze the reasons for getting involved in the Korean War. Students will read and discuss chapter 12 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans For Week 2/22/2015
Monday: Students will analyze the D - Day invasion and its impact on the defeat of Germany. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct handout 3.
Tuesday: Students will analyze how the Holocaust developed. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the long term effects of the war on the world. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 5. Students will complete handout 5. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will review chapter 11 for the test on Friday.
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on chapter 11.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/8/2015
Monday: Students will complete review of chapter 10 for the test on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete chapter 2 test. Students will analyze how the allies turned the tide in WWII. Students will read chapter 11 section 1.
Wednesday: Students will analyze how the war affected America at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 1 and 2. Students will complete handout 1/2. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze how American obtained victory in Europe an the Pacific. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 3. Students will complete handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the Holocaust. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 4. Students will complete handout 4. Students will check and correct their work for handout 4.
Lesson Plans for Week 2/1/2015
Monday: Student will complete a practice test for Chapter 10. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will review their notes for Chapter 10 Test (test will be on Wednesday). Students will complete viewing "Pearl Harbor."
Wednesday: Students will complete Chapter 10 Test.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the Allies began to win the war by 1943. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 1. Students will work on handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze how the war changed America at home. Students will read and discuss chapter 11 section 2. Students will complete handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/25/2015
Monday: Students will analyze why the United States went to war with Japan and Germany. Students will read and discuss Chapter 10 Section 3. Student will complete handout 3.
Tuesday: Students will review chapter 10 for the chapter quiz on Thursday. After the review, students will begin viewing "Pearl Harbor."
Wednesday: Students will continue viewing "Pearl Harbor." Students will review their notes for the quiz on Thursday.
Thursday: Students will complete the quiz on Chapter 10. Students will check their quiz in class. Students will continue viewing "Pearl Harbor."
Friday: Students will complete viewing the film "Pearl Harbor." Students will write an essay about the attack on Perl Harbor.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/18/2015
Tuesday: Student will go over the classroom rules and expectations. Students will complete a review for chapters 1 - 9.
Wednesday: Students will analyze totalitarian states. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 1. Students will complete handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the U.S. isolationism toward the war in Europe and Asia. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 2. Students will work on handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Students will read and discuss chapter 10 section 3. Students will work on handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 1/4/2015
Monday: Students will review Chapter 9 for the Test on Wednesday. Students will complete notes for the quiz on chapter 9.
Tuesday: Students will review notes for chapter 9 test. Students will view a film on the depression era.
Wednesday: Students will complete the test on Chapter 9.
Thursday: Students will review chapters 1 - 9 for the final exam.
Friday: Students will review chapters 1- 9 for the final exam.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/14/2014
Monday: Students will analyze how the New Deal attempted to address the problems of the depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the major issues the Second New Deal addressed. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the debate the the United States was creating a "welfare state" under FDR. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the culture of the 1930s. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 4. Students will work in groups on handout 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will observe a documentary on the 1930s.
Lesson Plans for Week 12/7/2014
Monday: Students will complete the test on Chapter 8 The Great Depression.
Tuesday: Students will view the film "To Kill A Mockingbird."
Wednesday: Students will continue viewing the film "To Kill A Mockingbird."
Thursday: We will analyze how the New Deal attempted to address the problems of the depression. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will analyze the major issues the Second New Deal addressed. Students will read and discuss chapter 9 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/30/2014
Monday: Students will complete viewing "Their Eyes Were Watching God." Students will complete a close and critical reading assignment after viewing the film.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the causes of the Great Depression. Student will read and discuss chapter 8 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1. There will be a quiz on chapter 8 on Monday 12/8/14.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the the Great Depression affected the lives of urban and rural Americans. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the policies of President Hoover failed to solve the country's economic crisis. Students will read and discuss chapter 8 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3.
Friday: Students will check and correct their work for chapter 8. Students will take notes to study for the quiz that will take place on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/23/2014
Monday: Students will view the film "Their Eyes Were Watching God" based on a 1920s story.
Tuesday: Students will complete viewing the film "their Eyes Were Watching God."
Wednesday - Friday Thanksgiving Break.
lesson Plans for Week 11/16/2014
Monday: Students will analyze the domestic and foreign policy change under Harding and Coolidge. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2. Students will check and correct their work.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the major social and cultural issues. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 3. Students will work on handout 3. Students will check and correct their work.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the new technological and social changes in American. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 4. Students will work in groups on handout 4. Students will check and correct their work.
Thursday: Students will analyze the significance of the "Harlem Renaissance." Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 5. Students will work in groups on handout 5. Students will check and correct their work.
Friday: Students will review chapter 7 for the quiz on Monday.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/09/2014
Monday: Students will review notes for chapter 6 quiz. Students will complete quiz on chapter 6.
Tuesday: Students will view the film "The Lost Battalion."
Wednesday: Students will complete viewing the film "The Lost Battalion." Students will complete a close and critical reading assignment regarding the film.
Thursday: Students will analyze the booming economy of the 1920s. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1.
Friday: Students will analyze the how businesses prospered under the government during the 1920s. Students will read and discuss chapter 7 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2.
Lesson Plans for Week 11/02/2014
Monday: Students will analyze how Americans affected the outcome of WWI and its peace settlements. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3
Tuesday: No School.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the political, economic, and social effects the war had on Americans. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 4. students will work in groups on handout 4.
Thursday: Students will check and correct their work for chapter 6. Students will review chapter 6 for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Students will complete the quiz on chapter 6.
Lesson Plans for Week of 10/26/2014
Monday: Students will check and correct handouts 1 - 4 for chapter 5. Students will review their notes for the chapter quiz on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will complete chapter 5 quiz.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the causes of World War I. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1.
Thursday: Students will analyze how the Great War effected Americans. Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2.
Friday: Students will analyze President Wilson's "Fourteen Points." Students will read and discuss chapter 6 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3.
Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/19/2014
American History
Monday: Students will be able to define imperialism and analyze why the United States turned to imperialism in the late 1800s. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 1. Students will work in groups on handout 1.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 2. Students will work in groups on handout 2.
Wednesday: Students will analyze the United States extended its influence in Asia. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 3. Students will work in groups on handout 3.
Thursday: Students will analyze the relationship between the United States and Latin America in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Students will read and discuss chapter 5 section 4. Students will work in groups on handout 4.
Friday: Students will attend the pep rally for spirit week.
Week of October 12, 2014
American History
Monday: Students will analyze the reforms T. Roosevelt brought to government. Students will read and discuss Chapter 4 Section 4. Students will work on handout 4 in groups.
Tuesday: Students will analyze the steps Wilson took to improve the nation's economy. Students will read and discuss chapter 4 section 5. Students will work in groups on handout 5.
Wednesday: Students will complete a review of chapter 4 for the test on Friday.
Thursday: Students will observe a documentary on the "Progressive Era." Students shall complete a "Close and Critical Reading" assignment on what they observed.
Friday: Students will complete the test on chapter 4.