Monday, March 28th
Today we learned about 1950s culture. The powerpoint and worksheet are available on the blog, but the video clips and music are not.
Read more...Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 24
Today we learned about how the Cold War affected life in the United States, including McCarthyism. See the powerpoint and corresponding worksheet.
Read more...Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tuesday, March 22
Today in class we learned about the Korean War. We used the powerpoint "Korean War" to fill out a timeline. We also colored a map of the movement of the South Korean forces and the North Korean forces throughout the war. We ended class with the analysis of two different textbook selections that had very different views on who started the Korean War and why.
Read more...Friday, March 18
Today Mrs. Rockwood taught class. We begin our unit on the Cold War. We used the powerpoint "Cold War Beginnings" to take guided notes and color a map. On the map we colored the democratic countries in Europe one color, the communist countries another color, labeled all the countries, and drew the Iron Curtain line. We also did a sorting activity using traits of the United States and the Soviet Union.
Read more...Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wednesday, March 16
Today we took our test on the Great Depression and WWII. Grades are now up on powerschool and student may come in tomorrow and Friday during Intervention for test corrections or test make-ups. Folder checks were due today, but they may be submitted before school starts tomorrow morning.
Read more...Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Test Wednesday, March 16th
OUR TEST ON THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND WWII IS NEXT CLASS- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16TH
Students may bring a notecard to use. It must be handwritten and the notecard must be 4 inches by 6 inches.
Folder Check:
-Causes of the Great Depression (blue)
-My Life During the Great Depression (green)
-Battles of WWII (green)
-Atomic Bomb Experiences (white)
-WWII Books Activity (white)
-Japanese Internment (pink)
-Why were Japanese-Americans Interned? (blue)
-Impact of WWII on the Homefront (gold)
Monday, March 14
Today we learned about the life on the homefront during WWII and propaganda. Students first took guided notes using the second half of the powerpoint "Japanese Internment." We then used the powerpoint "Propaganda" to learn about the techniques used by American propaganda during WWII. Students then broke up into groups and analyzed one propaganda poster together.
Read more...Week of March 7-11
On Tuesday of this week we learned about the Holocaust. Students took their own notes using the powerpoint. On Thursday we learned about Japanese Internment. We first took notes using the powerpoint "Japanese Internment." We then used primary and secondary documents to decide for ourselves if Japanese internment was necessary or unnecessary during WWII.
Read more...Monday, March 7, 2011
Friday, March 4
Wedneday, March 2 and Friday, March 4 we finished learning about the WWII battles. We used the PowerPoint "WWII Battles" and the "WWII Battles" worksheet, as well as maps of Europe and the Pacific.
Read more...Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Great Depression/WWII Movie Assignment
Students will watch a movie on the Great Depression or WWII. If you chose a movie on WWII, it must include American involvement in WWII. The movie should be one that you have not seen before. The assignment has 4 parts:
1. A 1-2 paragraph summary on the movie
2. Give examples of and explain two historical accuracies in the movie
3. Give one example of a historical inaccuracy in the movie (something that is historically incorrect)
4. Explain if this movie helped you better understand the Great Depression or World War II. Why or why not?
This assignment is due the day of the exam, Wednesday March 16. Let me know if you have any questions
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