Monday, November 11, 2013

6.2 B & Review

Finish 6.2B: Pacific Theater and End of WWII (17)

  • Add three pieces of notes from THIS VIDEO
  • This video is ALL of the notes from Friday and today

Study for Exam:
  • Get Notebook together (see website for table of Contents)
  • Prepare for the exam
    • Remember: " A goal without a plan is only a wish"!!
    • Essay
    • Big List 1-15
    • Revise homework

6.1 B

6.1 A: European Theater (16)

  • 1st & 2nd Blocks: 
    • Worked for about 45 Minutes on photopeach
    • MUST be completed before taking exam on Tuesday
  • 3rd Block: 
    • We will work for 45 minutes on Monday
  • 6.1 B: Pacific Theater & End of War (17)
    • 1st & 2nd Blocks: 
      • Began these notes
      • Will Finish Monday
      • Video will be posted Monday during my Prep
    • 3rd Block: 
      • Nearly finished these notes
      • We will finish Monday
      • Video will be posted Monday during my Prep

Thursday, November 7, 2013

6.2 A

Turn in 6.1 (A, B, & C too)

  • Turn this in as soon as you return...please write on there that you were absent the day it was due

WWII Exam is now Tuesday

  • Monday will be review

6.2 Learning A: European Theater (16)

  • We finished the timeline from yesterday
  • We went to the library to work with a partner on a video project using stuff from your timeline:
  • We did not complete, will finish on Friday (1st & 2nd Blocks) or Monday (3rd Block)

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

6.2 A

Preview of WWII Essay Question: (Exam is Monday!)
 How did World War II change American Foreign Policy?

1-Beginning (24pts)
2-Progressing (28pts)
3-Proficient (36 pts)
4-Advanced (40 pts)
Student is able to define isolationism and interventionism.
Student has reached level 1 and is able to describe America's position in the world both before and after WWII with at least one (1) example each
Student is able to analyze America's position in the world both before and after WWII with at least two (2) examples each
Student has reached level 3 and is able to relate America's position in the world to another turning point.
an·a·lyze: to study (something) closely and carefully : to describe the nature and relationship of the parts of (of America’s position) by a close and careful examination.

Review: 6.1 D: The Great Debate as a class

6.2 Learning A: European Theater

  • With your island, READ pages 770-776 in your textbook 
  • Complete the Detailed timeline of the MOST important events from the reading (must have all blanks filled out)
  • You and your island will be making your own visual narrative about the European Theater (what you just read) tomorrow.  Here is a version that I made and you watched about US Entry into WWII:



6.1 Homework is DUE TOMORROW!!
Level 4 URL: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june08/gitmo_6-17.html

Monday, November 4, 2013

6.1 D: Intervention Debate

We did a class "project".  It was different based on your block.  Click on the links below based on your block.

Summary: We read the article about US Intervention Debate in WWII.
We posted or created something to prove that we read it.  

This is the PDF of our reading


3rd Block Evernote Project
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s354/sh/347b3980-7c3a-4836-bea6-d23cd6a8c5ab/08ba83bc0aa4d87ff716d1208dc40ae5

2nd Block Project/padlet
http://padlet.com/wall/sxb40gfyam


1st Block Project/padlet

http://padlet.com/wall/lx9vixqxpj



6.1 C: Homefront

Mr. McDonald is Back!!
Returned Exams

  • Revision days:
    • Tuesday 715-825AM
    • Wednesday 715-825AM
    • Thursday 715-825AM
    • Friday 715-825AM and 330-430PM
We went over the following....if you have ANY questions, please ask:
  • 6.1 A
  • 6.1 B
  • 6.1 C 
6.1 C: Homefront Notes (13)
  • We added three to the Home Front notes.
  • Video will be posted tomorrow.

6.1 B and 6.1 C

6.1 B: Home front Video (12)

  • Continue taking notes from yesterday's video (most classes were not completed)
  • Then take notes on the other 2 parts of the video
6.1 C: Home front Comparison (13)
  • Read pages 793-799 about the WWII Homefront in your textbook
  • Use the pages about WWI Homefront to help you compare the two in as many ways as possible on your own piece of paper.