Thursday, February 21, 2013

Continue 3.1

Today we continued 3.1: Postwar Tensions & Society

  • We finished our notes from Learning A using this presentation 
  •  We completed this Practice activity about the Sacco & Vanzetti trial 
  •  We started Learning B about the postwar economy and innovations using the textbook

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Start 3.1

We started Unit 3 today.

In class, we played the X game- a simulation of paranoia during the Red Scare

Then we began Learning A using this presentation

  • Use the presentation to fill in your notes about Capitalism vs. Communism
  • Use the presentation to fill in your notes about contributors to fear in society
  • Use your textbook (pages 622-627) to fill in summaries of the following specific events:
    • Palmer Raids
    • National Origins Act of 1921
    • Seattle General Strike
    • Boston Police Strike
    • Nationwide Steelworker Strike
    • Sacco & Vanzetti Trial

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Unit 2 Exam

Unit 2 Exam today!

  • Reminder that notebooks should be in order before the exam
2.4 The Homefront Product was due today

Friday, February 15, 2013

Review Unit II

Here are the Unit II review activities

  • From the list of terms (36 total):
    • Pick the 10 terms you know the least and write their definitions
    • Pick the 10 terms you know the best and compare them to another term NOT on the list
    • For the rest of the terms (16), draw a symbol or picture to represent them
  • Complete the last two slides with activities
These activities along with looking over your notes should prepare you well for the exam

Thursday, February 14, 2013

2.5 The End of WWI

2.3 Product was due today (The Beginning of WWI)

I passed out 2.4 Product on the Homefront
  • It is due on Tuesday (no school on Monday!)
We started 2.5 Learning A: The End of WWI
  • I will post a video of the notes here
  • Compare Wilson's Fourteen Points and the Treaty of Versailles using a venn diagram
    • Use your textbook, page 608
    • In general, what things are in both?
    • What things did Wilson want that did not end up in the Treaty?
    • What things were in the Treaty that Wilson didn't mention?

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Finish 2.4

Today we finished out 2.4 The Homefront learning

We also practiced terms from the learning and read opposing viewpoints

  • View the charts on WWI homefront production
  • On each row, write a term from the learning
    • example: War Industries Board regulated production of industry
  • Read the excerpts from speeches and do the following
    • Underline important parts of sentences
    • Circle descriptive words
    • Write a 2-4 word summary next to each paragraph

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Finish 2.3, Begin 2.4 The Homefront

We finished our brief and detailed timelines.

  • See the previous post for links to the brief timeline and presentation
  • Borrow notes from a classmate to fill in your detailed timeline
Product 2.3 is due on Thursday
  • Use Learning A, Learning B, & Learning C to complete
  • Here is the link to the level 4
We started 2.4 the Homefront
  • Use your textbook to fill in definitions
  • Once you have defined all terms in a section, summarize the section without using the terms
  • We will continue this tomorrow