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Monday, February 22, 2010

Week of Feb. 22

Friday
Checked HW: Causes of World War One questions 1-6, levels 4, 5, and 6, and Causes of World War One crossword.
Read and discussed Four Steps to War, June-Aug. 1914.
Watch brief video covering European countries mobilizing (Strachan ~ 33:14 - end of To Arms).
Homework
Write a journal entry or letter as a soldier from a European country that is at war. Include 5 historical facts (highlighted) gleaned from the video and/or your WWI paperwork. At the top, say who you are and from what country. As we continue to cover WWI, this identity will change depending on what we are covering in class. Include the date. The entry should be 1/2 to 3/4 of a page in length.



Thursday
Read and discussed more about the causes leading up to WWI (two handouts).
Homework
Complete the activities on both worksheets - in complete sentences except for the last one on each section [this can be bulletted]; complete crossword using the Causes of World War One handout. Learn terms/definitions from crossword.




Wednesday
Took the mid-point standards test and graded in class.
Date & Keyword (blue) handout relating to the causes of WWI. Find answers using worksheet from yesterday's simulation in the lab and the previous worksheets and packets you received on WWI. Work on this over the next few days.
Homework
Finish blue w/s by Friday. Study - will be on a future test.




Tuesday
In the computer lab, students tackled the intriguing question, "Was Germany to blame for WWI?" After working through the online simulation once, the did it again, this time filling in pertinent details about the history of the time.
Homework
Finish worksheet, if necessary, and begin studying the events (use as study guide for test).



Monday
Collected the "newspapers" on the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Reviewed WWI A-Z handout and noted which specific terms/definitions would be on a future test.
Graded Europe Overseas Quiz Part 1.
Mapwork: Pre-WWI Map of Europe. Shade the Allied (Triple Entente), Central Powers(Triple Alliance), and Neutral Powers.
Homework
Begin learning terms from WWI A-Z handout.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Week of Feb. 15

Friday
Collected the thinking maps on the causes of WWI.
Viewed two video snippets on background tensions leading to WWI and the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Homework
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand w/s (crossword on the back). You are a reporter covering the visit of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to Sarajevo. Using the worksheet and your notes from the videos, design a newspaper's front page with details of the assassination.
Complete the crossword and learn terms for future test.




Thursday
Science Fair Expo Day - Special Schedule




Wednesday
Students used the Europe Overseas handout to answer questions on the Europe Overseas Qiuz Part I. This was due at the end of the period.
Students received the WWI from A to Z handout to study.
Homework
Study terms and definitions on the A to Z handout.




Tuesday
Collected the TR summaries from Friday.
Read and discussed handout on The Causes of World War I.
Homework
Create a thinking map (bubble map) of the mnemonic ANIMAL (the causes) (pages 2 through 4), and briefly state why each was a factor leading to WWI. Due Friday.




Monday
Presidents' Day - No School

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Week of Feb. 8

Friday
Collected the Lucy Stone questions, the Cornell Notes of Ch. 23 S3, and the Chapter 23 Assessment (pages 674-675).
Graded last week's Ch. 20 & 21 Test. Watched and took notes on a History Channel video on Teddy Roosevelt's part in the construction of the Panama Canal.
Homework
Write a summary of your notes.




Thursday
Complete the following sections of the Chapter 23 Assessment (pages 674-675):
- Define the terms in the section Terms & Names (write the term, followed by the definition)
- Review Questions #1-10 ~ must be in complete sentences
- Critical Thinking #1 & 2 ~ must be in complete sentences
- Standards-Based Assessment #1-3
- p. 673, #2 Using Graphics
Homework
Finish questions.



Wednesday
Cornell Notes on textbook pp. 668-673 (Roman numeral, capital letter, number, lower case letter, dash; remember ONLY the Roman numeral goes to the left of the red margin; remember to indent slightly each time and align characters that are the same all the way down the page). Leave room for mini thinking map on the right.
Homework
Develop questions in the left margin - ONE question for EACH capital letter. The questions should be answered by what you have in the corresponding notes section.
Create ONE mini thinking map for ANY ONE capital letter (do this on the right hand side of the page). Do a summary of the entire section (what you have in the notes)at the end (one good paragraph).



Tuesday
Students worked on map-related activities.
Homework
None.


Monday
P3 and 7: Collected notes and summary of Friday's video segment.
Read and acted out a play on women's rights champion Lucy Stone.
Homework
Answer the questions on the play on a separate sheet of paper. Use complete sentences and skip a line between answers.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Week of Feb. 2

Friday
Collected notes and summary of yesterday's video section.
Continued with the Teddy Roosevelt: TR - An American Lion video, covering his part in the Spanish-American War, and reforms he made as governor of New York.
Homework
Write a summary of your notes.



Thursday
Checked w/s Ch23 S1 and S2. Collected thinking maps for these sections.
Viewed and took notes on part of a History Channel video on Teddy Roosevelt: TR - An American Lion.
Homework
Write a summary of your notes.


Wednesday
No school for students - Staff Development day.



Tuesday
Took the test for Chapters 20 and 21.
Read w/s on the Spanish-American War (Ch23 S2).
Homework
Complete the chart, answer the questions (in complete sentences), and learn the terms & names. Create one thinking map of your choice. No circle maps.



Monday
Collected Imperialism maps.
Read a w/s on The United States Continues to Expand (Ch23 S1). Time in class to work on homework and study for tomorrow's quiz.
Homework
Complete the chart, answer the questions (in complete sentences), and learn the terms and names. For the whole section, create one thinking map of your choice. No circle maps.
Study for tomorrow's quiz on Chapters 20 and 21.