Bush & Terrorism

7.5: Bush & Terrorism (24)

• Learning Activity A: Bush & Terrorism Notes...add three notes
• Lots of discussion.  Will finish tomorrow

Rewind

Reviewed remaining schedule:
      Wed: Rewind (more about that in a minute)
      Thur & Friday:  Election of 2000, 9/11 & Katrina
       Monday: Finish Katrina & Review for Unit 7 Exam...3:35PM is the deadline for ALL revision work
      Tues: Unit 7 Exam then Review for final exam
       Wed/Thurs/Friday: Final Exam Schedule


Rewind: 7.3
     The quiz scores (the product) were terrible.  We spent 45 minutes or so reviewing and re-reading the pages & adding to the comic sheet.  Used that sheet when we took the 7.3 product quiz again.







7.4: Bush & Clinton (23)
Worked on product:
          Level 2: define 6 terms
          Level 3: Compare Bush & Clinton in 6 ways
          Level 4: Research Gulf War Syndrome
      See more on rubric

7.4: Bush & Clinton (cont'd)

7.3 Quiz--You may use your 7.3 worksheet
If you were absent, you must meet with Mr. M to schedule a time to take this quiz

7.4: Bush & Clinton (23)
Learning A worksheet (completed yesterday)
Learning B: The Century Video notes

• take notes over three sections of videos on the blank notes sheet provided 
• Top 1990s Songs (just jot down some ones that you've heard before... in one box)
• George H.W. Bush & Clinton Presidents video (one box for each president....begin video 23:07-44:50)
• Watch Tienanmen Square video... for fun.  Not much to take notes on.
• Persian Gulf War video --one square
  

Product: 

• Level 1 & 2: Define 6 terms
• Level 3: Comparison sheet (we'll get to this tomorrow)
• Level 4: Persian Gulf Veterans research
• See rubric for more information
• Due Friday

7.4: Bush & Clinton

Turn in 7.2 Product:
Political Cartoons (4 of them) & Learning Activities A, B & C

7.4: Bush & Clinton (23)
Learning Activity A: Worksheet from textbook (pages listed on worksheet)


If finished, study for 7.3 quiz tomorrow

7.3: Cold War

7.2: Nixon, Ford, Carter & Reagan (21)
About 30-45 Minutes to work on political cartoon... Due tomorrow.

7.3 Cold War Ends (22)
Learning Activity:

• Learning: read pages 1059-1063 in your textbook & create a storyboard that shows the events that ended the Cold War
• We will have a quiz about this Tuesday... Study with island members by:
• Creating a 10 question quiz
• Trade quizzes with another island & take.
• Check the answers

Finish 7.2

7.2: Nixon, Ford, Carter & Reagan (21)

• Learning A: Completed
• Learning B: Completed yesterday
• Learning C: We began this yesterday and finished it today
• Add 3 pieces of notes from the lecture on these notes
• Practice: Match the event with the president that was involved with this presentation
• Product:
• Look at these political cartoons of the 4 presidents. 
• Create 4 of your own political cartoons.  See Rubric for information.  

Failed mission to free Hostages in Iran... Desert One

Nixon & Ford

7.2: Nixon, Ford, Carter & Reagan (21)

• Learning A: Video... We completed this yesterday
• Learning B: Complete Learning Activity B worksheet with your textbook.
• Learning C: We began Learning Activity C: Carter & Reagan notes.. add three items

Which event that we spoke about today could this Political cartoon be about?

Finish 7.1 & Begin 7.2

7.1: Other Movements (20)

• Finish learning activity A: Jigsawing with groups from yesterday
• If you were absent you may either read the pages and jot down notes or borrow someones to jot down theirs

7.2: Nixon, Ford, Carter & Reagan (21)

• Learning A: Complete this Video worksheet with the following videos:
• Nixon & Ford (begin at 34:18 in the video)
• Carter & Reagan (begin at the beginning of the video)
• I handed out Learning B worksheet but we did not begin working on it. 

Begin Unit 7

Level 4 From Unit 6 exam is due today!!
Returned Level 2 portion of exam... Students should write down the terms that they missed and come in for exam revision by next Monday morning.

6.6 Product: Vietnam Website is due today

Begin Unit 7: Convulsive America
7.1 Other Movements (20)
Learning A: 7.1 Other Movements worksheet

• We split up the work (jigsaw activity)
• Each person gets a movement
• Each person takes notes on the movement on the worksheet (make sure to use all of these terms)
• When finished each person teaches the others in the group and has them write down information based on:
1. What specific rights the movement wanted
2. What Groups or People existed to gain those rights
3. What tactic/strategy that those groups or people used to gain the rights 
4. What the results of the Movement were

We were teaching at the end of the day... we'll finish up tomorrow.

Finsih 6.6 & Review for Exam

Review for Exam (19)

• With your island, complete the first slide of this presentation
• The second slide is a list of words that you should definitely review (level 3 stuff....)
• The exam, incase you have not paid attention, is tomorrow.

6.6: Vietnam War (18)

• Practice: Vietnam War Crossword activity with practicum student (1st block did NOT do this)
• Product: 
• Continue website creation from yesterday
• MINIMUM goal: finish your level 2 stuff **this is the website, not the comments**
• Once you are finished you may begin commenting as your historical figure
• This product is due Monday

New Congressional Study Finds 104 Places to Put Gitmo Detainees | Danger Room | Wired.com

This is about detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba... Which war did the US gain this military base?  What failed invasion happened on this island in the 1960s?

New Congressional Study Finds 104 Places to Put Gitmo Detainees | Danger Room | Wired.com

Wow, check out this news article about the Postwar America!

U.S. had plans to nuke the moon – CNN Security Clearance - CNN.com Blogs

6.6 Product work

6.6: Vietnam War 

• Learning Activity A: Notes (Completed yesterday)
• Product: Website with Group (see instructions & lists of events/people here)
• I've created a class website & shared it with you
• 1st Block
• 2nd Block
• 3rd Block
• In your group, split up the 10 events (2 each person)
• Research the event with:
• Your textbook
• At least one website
• Edit each of the event websites in your groups portion of the webpage
• In your group, take one of the 5 assigned historical figures
• Research about that person
• After reading each event on your website, make comment(s)  as if you were that person, using specifics from the reading to back up "your" comment/opinion 

We will work on this tomorrow too.... your goal should be to have your website completed for both of your events so you are not holding your group member's grade hostage...

6.5 & 6.6

6.5: Civil Rights Movement (17)
Learning A: Completed yesterday
today: Reviewed & Completed 6.5 Learning Activity B: notes
No product for 6.5

6.6: Vietnam War (18)
Learning A: Add 3 notes to each worded slide from 6.6 Vietnam War The Basics Notes

PS--Here is an interesting joke that uses our history...  (this was emailed to me by a student... Thanks!)

Finish 6.4: Kennedy & Johnson

6.4: Kennedy & Johnson (16)

• Learning A: Clued Recall activity (see yesterday's post)
• Finish if not completed (Blocks 2 & 3)
• Learning B: Notes: Johnson's Great Society
• Video seen here....
• Notes only seen here...
• Practice: Create 4 Limericks with island about the following topics
• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Berlin Crisis
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• The Great Society
• Example of Limerick:
• McDonald's US class was Lame
• But I heard that it was of fame
• There lots a work
• Kids called him a jerk
• I saw when I googled his name.
• Product: Worksheet Due Monday

6.4: Kennedy & Johnson

Took 6.3 "Quiz" as product grade.... use your notes.


6.4: Kennedy & Johnson (16)

• Learning A: Clued Recall Activity
• This is a competition that we have in class.
• Students read sections and compete by trying to guess the 5 facts that are on the "clued recall" sheet
• If students missed the activity, they need to read the following section from the textbook & answer the reading check questions found in those sections
• 878-885 (Chapter 27 setion 1)
• 4 total Reading Check questions
• Learning Activity B: Tomorrow
• Practice: Tomorrow
• Product: Tomorrow

Complete 6.3

6.3: Postwar America (15)

• Learning A: Videos from Yesterday
• Learning B: take notes from the following pages in your book on the back of the notes from yesterday:
• Cold War Continues (849-851)
• Americans React (858-860)
• Other Technologies (864-865)
• Practice:
• Free search terms found on 6.3 Practice: Postwar America Terms
• Product:
• Quiz Monday over key terms

This is Crazy big.

6.3: Postwar America (15)

• Learning Activity: Take notes over the following video on the blank notes sheet given in class

1.  Video #1 (Best Years #1)
2. Video #2 (Happy Days #2)
3. Video #3 (Happy Days #3)

Also in 1st Block:

2012 Puerto Rico Elections Post-Election Report — The Monkey Cage

2012 Puerto Rico Elections Post-Election Report — The Monkey Cage

6.1 & 6.2

1st Block:
6.2: The Korean War (14)

• Learning: complete notes about the Korean War by copying down the Korean War maps & taking notes on the Comic sheet.  Here is the Google doc, and here is the video
• Then work on 6.1 (Due tomorrow) & 6.2 Product (Due Friday)

2nd & 3rd Blocks:

Work on 6.1 (Due tomorrow) & 6.2 Product (Due Friday)

6.1 & 6.2 Learning

6.1: The Cold War (13)

• Finish notes from yesterday (see video on yesterday's blog post)
• Back of sheet (practice)... Skim through pages 816-822 in textbook to add 10 pieces of information not covered in the notes or more in-depth information
• Product: We will do this tomorrow

6.2: The Korean War (14)

• Learning: Korean War Presentation...
• Jot down the map & basic information from the presentation by Mr. McDonald
• Practice: Practicum student from Coe College lead a basic practice with not required writing.
• Product: We will do this tomorrow.

Unit 5 Exam & 6.1

1. Turned in project
• If you are ready for me to grade any part of your project, you need to turn in your rubric with your name on it
• I'm going to grade in this order:
• Everybody's Notes/Bibliography
• Everybody's Report
• Everybody's Final Draft
• I anticipate having Notes/Bibliography completed by the end of the school day today, the Report by the end of tomorrow & the Final by Wednesday
2. Took Unit 5 Exam
• I graded notebooks Friday
• Level 4 is shared with you via google docs and is due Friday
3. Began 6.1: The Beginning of the Cold War (13)
• Learning:
• Answer questions found on this sheet based on this presentation
• Watch this youtube (also embedded below) video if you were absent or need to study 
• We did not finish this but got a good start.

Dr. Seuss Project work day

Discussed some advice on sharing on Google drive

Exam is Monday
Project is due Monday

Make sure to watch the video from yesterday to review info about the project!!

Battle Book Work Day

Before we went to the library, we discussed specifics about the Project in more depth.  I shared the presentation with you in your Google drive & recorded it here for your review

Goal for the day:  Get your two sources completed and mostly work on typing up your battle book report.

Review

Today we reviewed for the exam using this set of activities
Exam is Monday
Notebook is due Friday
Tomorrow & Friday will be Dr. Seuss Battle Book days.

5.4 & Project

5.4: End of World War II (11)
    LEARNING ACTIVITY ONLY: Take notes over underlined terms in this video on a blank piece of paper

Went to library to work on project

BIG NEWS: WWII EXAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MONDAY!!!

Complete 5.3

Worked on 5.3 product (choose your own!!)

Schedule this week:

Tuesday:

• 5.3 Due
• 5.4 (notes only)
• Go to Library to work on Project
• Review for exam

Wednesday:

• 20 minutes review activity
• Take World War II Exam

Thursday

• Project work in Library

Friday

• Project work in Library

Monday

• Project is due... no work time in class
• Begin Unit 6

Begin 5.3 Today

5.3: Women & Minorities (10)

• Learning Activity A: Worksheet from textbook
• Practice: 
• "Free search" the following terms:
• Rosie the Riveter
• Zoot Suit Riot
• 1941 March on Washington
• Japanese Internment
• Look at pictures, read about them, watch video
• Product:
• Choose your own product.
• See rubric for options.

5.2 & Project

5.2: Home Front (9)
   Finished Learning Activity: Using pages 793-799 in your textbook to create a comic of the terms found in yesterday's blog post

    Assigned and worked on 5.2 Product sheet (Due Tomorrow)


Project:

Used iPads to get the required one internet source for the note-taking portion of the project.

Suggestions from Mr. M:

• Make sure they are NOTES... not complete sentences (they take too long)
• Make sure to get all Bibliography information
• Watch videos about your battle if you want (as a second internet source, not your only one....)
• If you find a book that has been scanned and placed online, go ahead and use it as one of you Book sources.

5.2

1. Handed out new conversion chart (changed from last quarter)
2. Took notebooks to grade (finally) for Unit 4
3. Began 5.2: Home Front (9)
• With island, brainstorm things that you remembered from WWI home front
• Using pages 598-604 in your textbook to skim and review WWI home front with island
• Knowing that the president was FDR & what the US has been through in the Great Depression, predict how WWII home front would be the same and different than WWI 
• This was all verbal.. no writing necessary 
• Learning Activity: Read pages 793-799 (chapt. 24 sect 4) in your textbook & then create a 10 paneled comic that shows the terms on the rubric (listed below)

1. Victory Gardens
2. Rationing
3. War Bonds
4. Office of War Information
5. Hollywood & the OWI
6. Barnette Ruling
7. Executive Order 9066
8. Korematsu v. United States
9. War Production Board
10. Government spending & taxes

We will work on the product tomorrow.

All nuclear explosions

Here is the video I was talking about today in class.... its spooky if you can take all 9 minutes of it!

5.1 & Project

Finished 5.1 Learning Activity B: World War II in the Pacific notes (place bolded words on the blank spots of the detailed timeline sheet)

Assigned Battles for the Project.
Students took notes from book about specific battle that was assigned to them.
Used page 755 if Pearl Harbor
Used pages 770-777 to find th battle if from the European Thearter
Used pages 788-792 to find the battle if from the Pacific Theater

Info about Project

Work days: This Thurs: 1/2 day with internet to get source

Next Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: Full blocks in the Library with books & computer

Monday Nov. 12th Project due

Continue WWII

5.1:
   Finished up work on video from Friday

Learning Activity B:

• Fill out a detailed timeline showing the name, date and result of each of the battles discussed in class from these notes (Europe)
• We will complete the Pacific tomorrow

Begin World War II

5.1: World War II

Learning Activity A:
    Each student received a copy of notes and during the presentation added 2 extra pieces of information to each slide

At the end of the presentation, a video was watched.  On a separate piece of paper they:

1. Listed all the items from the notes that was referenced in the video in some way
2. Wrote a paragraph or so about what they and their island decided the point of the "cliff scenes" and the music was in the video (this is actually investigating the narrative)

Took Unit 4 Exam

If you missed this exam, you need to speak with Mr. McDonald right away to schedule a time to take it.

I am available most mornings before school (730-825) and afterschool (330-415ish)

Review

~45 minutes to make sure the following are completed:

• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• Notebook in order

Reviewed together as a class for Great Depression Exam tomorrow 

4.3 due tomorrow as well

4.3

Continue 4.3 Learning activity C: Change: Only complete 6 of 8 New Deal programs before moving on
Begin and finish Learning activity D: Opposition to the New Deal
Begin Product: Essay

• What difficulties did Americans endure during the Great Depression & how did their government attempt to ease their difficulties?

Level 0	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
0-5 pts	6 pts (D)	7.3 pts (C)	8.6 pts (B)	10 pts (A)
Only completed the Initial Activity	Students identified 2 different things that Americans endured and 2 things each president did to attempt to ease their difficulties.	Students describe in detail 2 different things Americans endured during the depression and described in detail things each president did to attempt to east their difficulties.	Students reached level 2 and compared the philosophies (beliefs) of each president	Students reached level 3 and decide which philosophy really is a better way to kickstart the upward spiral fully knowing that neither actually ended the Great Depression.

4.3 Cont'd

4.3: The New Deal (5)
     Finish Learning B--New Deal Notes
     Begin Learning C-- Explore 4.3 (complete all 8... should be about 4-5 done today so we can finish up tomorrow)

Finish 4.2 and begin 4.3

Turn in 4.1 (Due today!!)

4.2:  Hoover's Repsone (4)

•  Worked on this about 40 minutes
• Due Monday

4.3: The New Deal (5) 

Began  a set of notes, we will finish these Monday.

4.2

Watched this video 1st & 3rd blocks (2nd block was yesterday)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wil1ePlT1xs&feature=bf_next&list=UUHPMi54159nLcYKw1uOCs6g

4.2 Hoover's Response (4)

• Hoover's Response Worksheet
• We worked on the front as a class... make sure to copy down from someone
• Back: Complete using the textbook pages listed on the sheet
• Practice: Evaluate Political Cartoon & prepare for the product tomorrow (instructions on the link)

Don't forget:  4.1 is due tomorrow!!

Finish 4.1

4.1: The Great Depression
    Learning C: Take these "Hard Times" notes on a blank notes sheet (or your own if you don't have access to a blank notes sheet)

   Product: Vocab Work sheet  Due Friday

See Unit 4 Rubrics Here

1st Day of 2nd Quarter!

1- Set Quarter 2 goals
2- Recycle all but #1 & #2 in notebook
4.1: The Great Depression (3)

• Learning A- This set of notes... nothing required but to listen
• Learning B-Completed this worksheet from the textbook

Study for Final

We used this presentation to study as an island and a class for the exam tomorrow.  If you feel good about the content on the review, you should be ready to take the final exam tomorrow & dominate!!

I'll be in my room at 730 to answer any questions until 825

Roaring 20s Quiz

Took Quiz--You'll need to make this up immediately if you missed it.

Worked another 45 minutes on project.  DUE TOMORROW AT BEGINNING OF CLASS!

Worked on Project

Goal for today:

1. Show Mr. MCDonald your completed Bibliography and research notes
2. Begin working on your final project

Upcoming schedule:

Tuesday: 

1. Final time to turn in Unit 3 stuff (beginning of your class period)
2. Take 1920s Quiz
3. Go to library for final 45 minutes to work on the project

Wed.: 

1. Project is due @ beginning of class
2. Review full block for Final Exam

Thurs.

•  Dominate final exam

Worked on Project

1. Learned as a class how to cite a website on citationmachine.net
2. Discussed remaining days of quarter:
• Monday--Workday on project
• Tuesday--1/2 day on 1920s Quiz & 1/2 block on final project
• Wednesday-- Full block focused on review for final exam
• Thursday-- Final Exam
• Friday--Sleep in.... NO SCHOOL!!
3. Discussed strategies for the day:
• Be selfish--don't sit near people that will distract you!
• Make sure to meet the requirements for the research for your project before you begin the actual project
• Make sure to use the internet to "fill in the gaps" of your story... don't know any major events in NYC during the 1890s???  Google it.  Wanna know how long it took to go across the Atlantic in 1887?  Google it.
4. Went to the library to work on the project.  Goal for Monday: Have all research done & Bibliography completed.  Let Mr. M check you off so you can begin working on the final portion of it. 

Project Work

Taught students which information they need to jot down when doing research for their Bibliography.

1. Here is the template from class
2. citationmachine.net or easybib.com are the two best sites I know of to create citations for their Bibliographies

We worked in the library all block on our project.  Here are the priorities:

1. Get outline okayed by Mr. McDonald (finished yesterday)
2. Take notes from textbook about your vocab terms chosen & people's lives during each unit (completed today)
3. Begin taking notes from 2 different book sources (from cart in the library) to help develop a more complete character
• Make sure that your notes are separated by source for ease.... 
• I'd use separate pieces of paper.  

1920s Quiz is now next Tuesday!

Project Work: Day 1

Day one Goals:

1. Finish Outline & have Mr. McDonald sign it (outline can be found on the last page of the project sheets handed out yesterday)
2. Take notes from textbook

Students should have been nearly finished with #2.  If they are not then they are already behind on the work on the project.

Finished 3.3 & Project

Worked for about 45 minutes on finalizing the product for 3.3 (definitions & a visual showing the upward spiral)

Introduced the Final Project & worked on it a little bit.

Here is our schedule for the remaining quarter:

Wed & Thurs-- Full blocks work on project
Friday--1920s Quiz & then work on project
Monday & Tues--Full blocks working on project
Wed--Project due at the beginning of class & Review day for final exam
Thurs--Final exam and final day of class this quarter.

Tomorrow at 8:29AM is the deadline for revisions from Units 1 & 2!!!  

3.3 Roaring Economy

3.3:
Learning: Students should have finished the Assessment questions... If they did not they will finish today

Practice: This matching activity with classmates

Product: Began working on this today... see Unit 3 Rubric for more details.

Tomorrow is the last day to revise Unit II Exam
Wednesday 8:29 AM is the last minute to turn in revisions from Unit 1 & 2

Finish 3.3 Learning

3.3 Roaring Economy (22)

• Finished these notes... take them on your own paper
• Answer the section assessment questions from chapter 19 sec.2 after reading it.  WRite them down on the same paper as the notes.

Discussed the product.  We will be working on the Product all Monday and the 1st 1/2 of Tuesday.  Please look at the websites that I gave you as options to complete the product and choose between them by Monday so you can get a head start!!

Also: 

Tuesday A.M. is the last time to revise your Unit II Exam!!

Wed. 8:29 AM is the last minute you can turn in revised work for units 1 & 2!!!

The end of the quarter is drawing near!

Finish 3.2 & Begin 3.3

3.2: Conservative Politics (21)

• Took about an hour of class for students to complete the following work (if not already finished):
• 3.1 Product: Comparison Sheet... Here is the level 4 questions
• 3.2 Learning: Assessment Questions
• 3.2 Product worksheet

3.3: Roaring Economy (22)

• Began a set of notes describing the 1920s economy through charts & particular vocabulary terms.  We will finish tomorrow, but here is the Presentation in its entirety.  

NEXT WEDNESDAY 8:29 AM is the last MINUTE for you to turn in revised work from Units 1 or 2.... 

Finish 3.1 & Begin 3.2

3.1: Postwar and Society

• Learning: Finished yesterday
• Practice; begin today: Acrostic Poem with island:  "POSTWAR & SOCIETY" 
• Worked on Product worksheet (handed out yesterday)

3.2: Conservative Politics

• Discussed Conservative & Liberal political beliefs (briefly)
• Learning: On Conservative Presidents sheet we wrote notes from Presidents video
• Harding & Coolidge--See Mr. McDonald to watch video... YOU MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO about 15 minutes long.
• Began using textbook (chap. 19 sec 3) to answer questions on the bottom and back of the same sheets.  
• We will continue to work on this and the product tomorrow.

Finish 3.1

3.1: Postwar  & Society (20)

• Learning: 
• Notes yesterday
• Today: Pick three of these documents and complete the tasks asked of you on your notes sheet from yesterday
• Practice: Pushed to tomorrow
• Product: Comparison sheet.  See Unit 3 Objective Rubric for details. 

Handed back exams: Grades go into the grade book today.  Next Tuesday MORNING is the last time to have revised the exam.

Unit 3: Roaring 1920s

Cover Page: Roaring Twenties (20)

• I gave people a scrap piece of paper and told them to write the title of the Unit & the number in the notebook on it.
• Then, as an island you discussed what you think may happen in the 1920s based on:
• 18th Amendment 
• 19th Amendment
• End of WWI
• Then you drew pictures of your prediction on the cover page

3.1: Postwar & Society (21)

• Learning:
• Postwar Tensions & Society Notes found here on a blank notes sheet

Unit II Exam

Took Unit II exam
Turned in Notebook for Unit II

• You may revise the notebook and show Mr. M at an appropriate time next week

If you missed the exam you need to schedule a time to take it for next week. 

2.6 & Review

2.6: 14 Points & Treaty of Versailles

• Learning: Completed the 2.6 Worksheet using the textbook
• Reviewed as a class with Mr. McDonald
• No Product

Worked on Review 

Exam tomorrow & the Notebook will be graded too!!!

Finish 2.5 & Begin 2.6

Beginning of Class:

• 5-10 minutes getting stuff together in the notebook Table of Contents can be found on my website or and here.
• Reminder that when students are gone they should check this blog and get hard copies from their individual file (unless they print something from here)

2.5: WWI Home Front (16)

• Yesterday:
• Learning: Worksheet
• Practice: Primary Sources (don't work on this any longer if you have not finished it... consider it a non-requirement... it is helpful for you though)
• Today:
• Product: Comic (see the Objective Rubrics for specific information)

2.6: Peace without Victory (17)

• Those with the comic completed began this worksheet today.  
• We will work on this and finish it in class tomorrow

Unit II Review (18)

• Unit II EXAM IS FRIDAY !!!
• Notebooks are turned in as well. 

2.5: Home Front

2.5: Home Front
      Learning:  Finish Home Front worksheet
      Practice: Primary source work (use these files to complete the back of the 2.5 worksheet)
      Product: tomorrow

2.3 Essay Due today
2.4 Presentation due Thursday
2.5 Product due Thursday

We'll get the review tomorrow.... Unit II Exam is Friday!!

Finish 2.4 & begin 2.5

Went to library to finish 2.4: Beginning of WWI

• If you did not finish the detailed timeline using the textbook chap. 18 sec. 2, you needed to do that before you move on to the product
• Worked on the product for 40 minutes or so.  This is the last time it will be worked on: Due Thursday

2.5: The World War I Homefront

• We used this worksheet and Chap. 18 sec. 3 in your textbook to complete the front only. 
• We will complete the back with primary sources tomorrow. 

 2.3: Essay is due tomorrow

2.4: Beginning of WWI Presentation due Thursday

2.4: Beginning of WWI

2.4: Beginning of WWI

• Learning: Finished these notes on a blank notes sheet
• To Library:
• Read online textbook Chapter 18 section 2 
• Fill out "Detailed Timeline" sheet with information about how the US got into WWI and what happened when it got there.
• Finish this over the weekend... we only have 1/2 block Monday to complete the graded Activity!!!

2.3 & 2.4

2.3: Federal Reforms

• Finished the learning with these notes (taken on a blank 6-boxed notes sheet) 
• Practiced with this easy matching activity
• Product: Essay question.  Remember that all rubrics and more detailed guides can be found on the Unit II Objective Rubric found in the Unit II folder or here. This includes the essay question for this product: Which of the three Progressive Presidents that we learned about was the "most" progressive in your opinion?

2.4: Beginning of WWI

• Began learning with these notes (mostly got through the first slide)

I'm Back!

Stuff we did:
Friday:
2.1: What is Progressivism?

• Learning: 2.1 Worksheet
• Practice Acrostic Poem with Island (PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT)
• Product: 2.1 Progressivism Product Worksheet

Monday:
2.2: Women's Movement

• Learning: Read Cap 16 sec. 2 and answer all Section Assessment questions (pg 534) and read page 544
• Practice: Island Picture: Create picture on the board
• Product: 2.2 Product worksheet

Tuesday 
2.3: Federal Reforms

• Learning: Progressive Presidents worksheet from book (Chap 16 sec. 3 & 4)
• Learning: Presidents video: add to worksheet

Today: 

• Turned in old Unit I stuff to be revised
• Turned in 2.1 
• Turned in 2.2
• Handed back Unit I Exam: described revision process
• 2.3 Learning: Federal Reforms Notes (add to the printout)  Will finish tomorrow. 

Unit I Exam

Turned in notebook & DOMINATED the Exam.

I grade the exams like I do the product: you must get to a level 2.0 before I'll grade the 3.0 stuff.

I'm gone the next three days, but before school next Wed, Thurs & Friday will be exam revision days to complete essays and revise any missed answers.

This blog will be quiet out there until I return to town Wed.  So my dozens of readers may be disappointed for a while, but no fears, this will return soon!!

Wrap up 1.7 & Get ready for Unit I Exam

Went to the library to finish 1.7:

• Product:  Quiz & Comments 

Got notebook together:

• Use table of contents to make sure all NON-google doc stuff is in order and completed
• Fill out the Objective Grades chart by recording the objective number (ex: 1.1), the objective name (ex: US Hist. and Gov't Basics) and recording the grade you received on the product (ex: 1.5)

Worked on Review sheet (10)

Discussed exam grading (just like product grading)

Level 2: Matching and T/F

Level 3: Comparing terms

Level 4: Essay comparing different narratives about a Gilded Age subject

1.7 Foreign Policy

Discussed this week's schedule:
Today: 1.7 Foreign Policy
Tomorrow 1/2 of class finishing 1.7 & 1/2 of class reviewing for the Exam
Thursday: Unit I exam

Discussed procedure for 1.7:

Learning : 1.7 notes (finished last week)
Practice: Create web page on a group website (under "Sites" at the top of your google screen)
Product:
 Level 1 & Level 2: Take quiz.  Take it again and again and again if needed.  to get to Level 2 you have to get 100% on the quiz... but again you get to revise it....

Level 3: On each page of your website you'll need to "comment" on the bottom showing your opinion about America's involvement with that country.

Level 4: On each page of your website write additional comment (s) referencing other students' opinions about the topic.  This will create a small "comment debate".

We'll finish it tomorrow.  Get your stuff turned in!!  I'm up to date on my grading!

1.7: Foreign Policy

Learning:

• Finished these notes on a blank paper

Product: 

• Got into groups to make a google website.  Each group is making a website that shows the information about the US foreign policy that they learned from class and found online.  We will finish this Tuesday.  DO NOT DO AT HOME!!!

Over the weekend:

Work on this review sheet

Finish/revise old objectives

I have a lot of objectives to grade (because you have turned in a bunch the last couple days)  , so I'll be doing that periodically through the weekend when I make time.  

1.6 & 1.7

Worked for 1/2 day on 1.6 searching (see Wed. blog for more information)

Here's the deal with the 1.5 essay:
    Someday I'm going to give you an essay question and will grade it based on our proficiency scale:
                    Level 1 = Beginning Understanding
                    Level 2 = Basic Understanding
                    Level 3 = Proficient Understanding
                    Level 4= Advanced Understanding

In an effort to SHOW you what each of those looked like, I designed the rubric to show what you could do to reach each level on this essay.  It looks like I'm asking 4 different questions, but they are just different skills surrounding the single essay question.

Bottom line: If you understand the Level 2 only, then only write the level 2 answer in your essay (just tell me the historical stuff).  If you understand the Level 3 stuff too then give that a shot (applying the info in class to info about today) and if you think you get the Level 4 stuff too than give it a shot (evaluating historical narratives)

2nd 1/2 of Class:

1.7 Foreign Policy
  Learning:
      Began taking these notes on a notes sheet.  We only got a little done.  We will begin the Spanish American War tomorrow.

UH - Digital History

GREAT website for sources or research.  Really good to explore or to study before exams.

UH - Digital History

1.6: Life in the Gilded Age

We went over a few things today:

1.  Showed class where the hard copy of everything we do is (files by the clock)
2. Showed class that all Google documents can be found in the US History Unit I Shared with Student folder in their google documents/drive
3. Helped students understand that copying out of the textbook for products is unacceptable and modeled a few examples

1.6: Life in the Gilded Age (8)

• Learning activity: Google search the terms found on the 1.6 sheet .  Students should have 2-3 sentences typed up for each term.... share with Mr. McDonald when finished.  We are working on our ability to use the internet to read about, see, hear and understand historical ideas and anything else. 
• No product for 1.6

We will work on this a little tomorrow in class too.  

Finish 1.5 & begin 1.6

• We completed the Graphic organizer that ended the day yesterday found on the last slide of this presentation
• Product:
• Fill out a essay template to plan your response and then answer this essay question:

What type of relationship did Big Business, Labor Unions and the Government have during the Gilded Age?

Use specifics & see the rubric below to help guide you in your response!

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
5 pts	6 pts (D)	7.3 pts (C)	8.6 pts (B)	10 pts (A)
Students completed the Learning activity	Partial completion of Level 2	In their essay, students detailed specific business leaders and Unions of the Gilded Age and the specific techniques or events that occurred while trying to get what they wanted	Students appropriate Level 2 information and compared the relationship of big businesses, governments and unions of today to the ones of the Gilded Age	Students appropriate Level 2& 3  information, then include a comparison of Howard Zinn’s narrative to the one you learned. (pages 169-180 in “A Young People’s History”.

1.5: Rise of Big Business & Labor Unions

Learning:

• Completed homework in the hallway if not completed
• Students who completed homework were given an overview of information again using this presentation
• When completed, we discussed the worker's safety in the US today using this set of notes (jot down basic info on the homework sheet)
• The last slides are discussion questions and a Graphic organizer that they need to fill out based on Chap 14 sec. 3 in their textbook (online version found here & here)

Finish 1.4: Farmers, Miners and Ranchers

Finish: 1.4 (6)

• Learning: Finish notes found here
• Complete graphic organizer using the textbook
• Product: 
• Worksheet

Hand out 1.5: Rise of Industry and Labor Unions (7)

• Handed out graphic organizer to complete AS HOMEWORK over the weekend.  
• Use your textbook online found here
• Email me if you need your username and password.  

Finish 1.3 & Begin 1.4

I retaught some terms that students struggled with:

• Federalism (1.2)
• Emancipation Proclamation (1.3)
• 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments (1.3)
• Americanization/ Assimilation (1.4)

About 15-20 minutes to work on 1.3 Native American Product (this is the last day to work on that)

Begin 1.4: Farmers, Miners & Ranchers (6)

• Learning: Take notes over this presentation on the last page of these sheets
• Review & Product will be completed tomorrow during class

"I Have a Plan"

Today Freshman students went to the library to work on "I have a Plan" which, I believe, is planning out their academic careers to get on path to graduate from LMHS.

They should have had a little extra time to work, and so did I.  I have all of 1.1 &1.2 graded that has been handed in.  Students' Power School (gradebook) should be accurate.  Tomorrow I will begin the process of grading 1.3.  They will have about 10-20 minutes in class to work on that and then we are moving on to 1.4

1.3 Removal of Native Ameircans

Handed back all objective 1.1's received.  5/10 with a "m" for missing placed in your gradebook if you have not turned anything in yet.

1.3: Removal of Native Americans (5)

• Learning: Read pages 438-444 (Ch. 13 sec. 1) in your textbook & answer the 4 "Reading Check" Questions found in the pages with complete sentences!!!
• Hints: 
• #1--Just find 3 things white settlers or the government did to Native Americans.
• #2--Use 3 specific conflicts and describe what the original problem was
• #3--Describe the plights of both the Nez Perce (Chief Joseph) and the Apache (Geronimo)
• #4--Don't forget to include if the Dawes Act worked or not & why or why not. 
• Product: Use these posters to answer these questions on answer sheet received in class. 

  *** The posters are sideways, so you'll have to rotate it.  Here is how you do that: 

1.  Click "File"
2. CLick "Download"
3. If you are using Google Chrome: on the bottom of your screen a new button with the file name will pop up... its asking you if you want to open the file... You do!
4. Once open in Adobe, click "view" and then "rotate view" and go counterclockwise.  Then you'll be able to zoom or whatever you need!

1990s reference: "Fat guy in a little coat" scene

Finished 1.2

1. Handed back 1.1 & reminded everyone that they can revise again!  
• "Due Date" is today... 
• This means I'll put a grade in the gradebook before class tomorrow for people who have turned it in and those who have not will receive a 5/10
2. 1.2: Civil War and Reconstruction
• Learning activity was completed yesterday
• Review: Read pages 135-152 in Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States
• Product: Answer the 1.2 questions shared with you in your google docs (or found here)
• "Due Date" is tomorrow.  Make sure to read the rubric on the sheet!!!

Here is a picture that shows how the US got all of its land by the time the Civil War was over and where they got it from

Finally Friday 8/17

Lots of stuff today... again:

1. Finished 1.1: History and Government Basics (#3 in notebook)
• Practiced Matching with Island (here)
• About 10 minutes on Product: 1.1 History and Government Basics Worksheet
• Some turned it in today
• I will enter a grade into PowerSchool Monday afternoon (so I suggest you have it in by then)
2. Organized Notebooks
• Explained how to number pages on upper right hand corner & how some numbers (like 3) are going to have multiple pages in them
• The online version can be found on my website or here.
3. 1.2 Civil War and Reconstruction (#4 in notebook)
• Completed student note sheet using this presentation
4. Goals for the weekend:

               A-- Complete Technology goals (found on previous blog posts)

               B--Complete Product for 1.1

               C--Get ahead of Monday's class by reading this pdf (try downloading it as a pdf--under file-- and rotating it to read it better)

Day 2. It'll be Christmas before we know it!

1.1: History and Government Basics

• Finished Learning: 
• Reviewed History and the Past.  Explored things about each person that impact how we experience events that make up our past and create bias in our presentation of history. 
• Example: Religion, upbringing, age, gender, economic class
• Continued notes... one extra note per slide.
• Practice: Matching (we skipped this today, we'll do it tomorrow)
• Product: 
• 1.1 History and Government basics worksheet
• Introduce product rubric using rubric pages. 
• I shared them with you so you should be able to click on "documents" or "drive" at the top of your screen and see the file.  In case you can't find it here it is.

Reminders: 

1. At the beginning of class tomorrow we are completing 1.1 review, then you only get 10 minutes more to work on the product.  You should work on the product so that you are ready to turn something in tomorrow!!
2. We have some Technology goals to achieve:

• Log onto a school computer using your system user id and system password (found with your homeroom teacher)
• Log on to Student Email
• Go to class website
• Log onto online textbook 
• Take 1st Day student survey. 

Day One!

Glad to have you in my class.  This is what we accomplished for day one in US History Class:

1. Introduction:
• To Me
• To the Classroom itself
• To the Notebook
• To the Grading procedures and daily lessons:
• Learn
• Practice
• Product
2. Handed out and read parent letter
• Make sure to ask them to email me!!
3. 1.1: History and Government Basics
• Set of notes...Found by clicking here.
• Need to write one extra thing on each "slide"
• Got about 1/2 through
4. Library
• Logged onto computer (system username and password on 1/2 sheet schedule you picked up from your homeroom in the morning)
• Logged onto gmail (using small instruction sheet... very similar to the system username and password)
• Found my email to you in your mailbox & went to the class website.
• Found the link to the online textbook on my website and used the tiny sliver of a sheet to find the username and password specifically assigned to you (different username and password than the other ones)
• Completed student survey found in your inbox of your email. 

If you did not complete this (or were in second block where I didn't email links to you...) we will work on this a little tomorrow in class.  See you then!

Welcome!

Welcome to US History 9 with Mr. McDonald!  After class each day I'll post on this blog what we did and link anything I can.

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