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