Monday, September 30, 2013

3.2 B

Notebook Check (#18-29...Unit II Only)

  • Make sure to leave this with Mr. McDonald if you were absent.  Otherwise it WILL REMAIN A ZERO in the gradebook. 

Finish: 3.2 B: Clued Recall Gov't Control (34)

  • We completed the Clued Recall competition.  
  • IF you were not here you offically lost.
  • Make sure to read the packet and complete the reading.





Practice: Vocab terms & symbols

  • We began this activity on the bottom of the Clued Recall sheet.  
  • We will finish tomorrow.

Friday, September 27, 2013

3.2 A

Today I (finally) returned the exams

  • See Mr. McDonald OUTSIDE OF CLASS if you'd like to see yours
  • Revisions are Monday, Tuesday & Wed. of next week.  730-825AM or as scheduled with Mr. McDonald

3.2 Learning A: Gov't Control Clued Recall (34)
  • We are competing.  We created two different teams in the class and are quizzing each other on our reading comprehension. 
  • We got through the first round.  You'll need to read page 304-305 in the 3.2 Learning A Packet to catch up

We also reviewed the Big List quite a bit today.  Make sure to spend some time doing this as well. 

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Big List/ Catch up Day

The entire block is dedicated to completing these activities...in this order:


  1. Finish 3.1 Learning B: Narratives Venn Diagram
  2. Finish 3.1 Homework (due tomorrow)
  3. Big List worksheet (K.I.M. Sheet)
  4. Big List study on iPad (quizlet!!!)

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

3.1 B & C

3.1 B: Narratives (31)

  • Answer 3 Questions for Howard Zinn (read yesterday) on your Triple Venn Diagram
    1. Why does this author say WWI began?
    2. Why does this author say the US got into WWI?
    3. What does this author think is the most important part of the Home Front (Domestic stuff during WWI)

3.1 Learning C: US Goes to War Notes (32)



3.1 B: Narratives (finish) (31)

  • Answer the following questions on your Venn Diagram based on the set of notes from Mr McDonald
  • Answer 3 Questions for Howard Zinn (read yesterday)

    1. Why does this author say WWI began?
    2. Why does this author say the US got into WWI?
  • Skim pages 582-604 in your textbook with your island.  Answer the following questions on your Venn Diagram
    • Answer 3 Questions for Howard Zinn (read yesterday)
      1. Why does this author say WWI began?
      2. Why does this author say the US got into WWI?
      3. What does this author think is the most important part of the Home Front (Domestic stuff during WWI)
  • Complete the Venn Diagram by comparing the three narratives
3.1 Homework (33)

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

3.1 A and Beginning of B

New Unit = New seating chart  See Mr McDonald or your classmates for you new spot

3.1 A: Beginning of WWI (30)

  • Add three pieces of information to your printed out 3.1 A: Beginning of WWI Notes
  • Video yet to be made

3.1 B: Narratives (31)

  • Read pages 219-231 in the classroom set of Howard Zinn's a Young Peoples History of the United States
  • Answer the three questions on your 3.1 B: Narratives Triple Venn Diagram
  • We will complete this tomorrow. 

Monday, September 23, 2013

Unit II Exam

We turned in 2.2 Homework
We took Unit II Exam
Notebooks will be graded tomorrow

Meet with Mr. McDonald and discuss a time to take the exam

Friday, September 20, 2013

Finish 2.2 D, 2.2 Homework & Review

Finish: 2.2 D: Progressive Presidents' Foreign Policy (27)

  • Complete 2.2 D definitions from the 2.2 D Reading
  • Complete the triple Venn Diagram including at least one piece of information in each section.  Each circle should represent one of the following: 
    • Roosevelt Corollary
    • Dollar Diplomacy
    • Moral Diplomacy

2.2 Homework (28)

  • 2.2 Homework is due Monday.  We got a pretty good start on it in class today. 
  • PLEASE RENAME it to 2.2.  I accidentally labeled it 2.1 before I sent it away to the print shop.

Unit II Review (29)

  • For the review I suggest you do two things:
    • Complete the TURN OF THE CENTURY ESSAY PREP sheet. 
      • Remember, the essay is 40% of your exam grade....
    • Review the Big List terms 1-44.  
      • Remember, the Big List is 30% of your exam grade....
      • Use quizlet.com and search for user name: cmcdonald135 to find the terms.