Date of the class

---------------------------------What did we do that day? Topics, materials, assignments, and due dates------------------------------------------------

Monday,

January 25

Return/review Mid-Term Exams
Begin Roaring '20's fill-in-the-blank note sheet:

Thursday,

January 28

Finish Roaring '20's sheet
Prohibition video here
Roaring Twenties photos

Friday,

January 29

Roaring Twenties political cartoons:

Monday, February 1

Stock market game

Wednesday, February 3

PERIOD 2 ONLY:
Finish stock market game
Begin debriefing the stock market game:

Thursday,

February 4

Finish stock market game (w/ Period 6)
Debrief game and connect to the stock market crash of 1929:

"Run on the bank" scene from "America: The Story of Us"
Summary question: How did the stock market crash (Black Tuesday) begin to affect the entire United States? (Hint: Think about banking and employment)

Monday, February 8

View and analyze pictures from the Great Depression:


Notes about the photos in the slideshow:

Listen to and discuss meaning of song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"


Complete reflection worksheet

Wednesday, February 10

Watch videos on Hoover and FDR
Complete worksheet for each one
Complete fill in the blank notes together as a class




Thursday, February 11

Fill out study guide for quiz tomorrow


Friday, February 12

Great Depression quiz day!

Watch "Riding the Rails" to finish up class.

Happy vacation!

Monday, February 22


Wednesday, February 24

Snow day

Thursday, February 25

Finish up programs of the New Deal
Add programs to New Deal chart



Friday, February 26

Impact of the New Deal



Enjoy your weekend :)

Monday, February 29

Begin talking about the Great Society



Complete guided note sheet from info on slideshow


Wednesday, March 2

Complete the GS programs chart.
Refer back to Great Society Slideshow or use online resources.


Thursday, March 3

Ranking the Great Society programs: Complete this survey

Ranking the Great Society: complete this sheet if you were absent

Friday, March 4

Complete LBJ Great Society Speech analysis
Speech can be found on page 249 in the text book


Complete the study guide - quiz on Monday!!!!

Monday, March 7

Quiz day

Begin to fill out government aid in the late 20th century notes

Thursday, March 10

Finish late 20th century notes

Watch "Waging a Living"

Monday, March 14

Finish watching "Waging a Living"
Waging a Living link:
http://ctn5.org/shows/documentary/waging-living-3304

Fill out movie questions as we watch:

Wednesday, March 16

Discuss Waging a Living movie questions

Start of new unit: "When should the US use military intervention?"
Brainstorm questions:

Quizzes returned: Corrections due in one week!!!

Thursday, March 17

Levels of Military Intervention and examples from US history



Place levels on the spectrum from least involved to most involved:

Friday, March 18

Presidential candidates on foreign policy:

http://www.cfr.org/campaign2016/#/hillary-clinton/ted-cruz/marco-rubio/bernie-sanders/donald-trump/on-defense

Marco Rubio:https://marcorubio.com/issues/
Ted Cruz: https://www.tedcruz.org/issues/
Donald Trump: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions
Hillary Clinton: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/
Bernie Sanders: http://feelthebern.org/https://berniesanders.com/issues/

Candidate worksheet:

Monday, March 21

Introduction to ISIS:
Fill out the K and W sections of the KWL chart with information you know and questions you have


Read the following article from Scholastic:
http://upfront.scholastic.com/issues/01_11_16/can-isis-be-stopped/

Answer reflection questions and fill in the pros/cons charts of US military intervention when finished.


A video about the history of ISIS:

Thursday, March 24

Analyzing political cartoons



Choose two of the cartoons on the attached slideshow and fill out the analysis worksheet as you go.

Everybody should have their own analysis of at least two cartoons.

Friday, March 25

Ice day!!

Monday, March 28

Be thinking about the unit question in terms of ISIS:
When should the US use military intervention?

Introduction to Boko Haram
Complete the guided notes


Personal cases of those affected by Boko Haram
Read at least two and fill out the accompanying worksheet

Wednesday, March 30

Period 2:

Fill out the chart about the two groups we've discussed so far: ISIS and Boko Haram
When filling in the information, pay close attention to CONSEQUENCES of military intervention


Period 6:

Watched Vice News' video on the war with Boko Haram
It's very interesting!!!

Thursday, March 31

Period 2:

Intro to Al Shabaab

Use the following link to find the information needed to complete the worksheet:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15336689

Friday, April 1


Monday, April 4

Intervention simulation:



Here is an example that I created: