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By admin, January 31, 2012 11:18 am

Good morning AP Government students!  I am out facilitating a training at Facing History and Ourselves today and tomorrow.  While I am gone, please complete the following:

• 4.17 Cabinet Research Sheet
• Homework 4.18 is also due on Friday.

This document is due by the end of the day on Thursday, February 2 in the Edline drobox.  Also be sure to print a copy for your notebook.

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By admin, January 31, 2012 5:00 am

Good morning US History II students!  I am out facilitating a training at Facing History and Ourselves today and tomorrow.  While I am gone, please complete the following WebQuest:

• WWI Technology WebQuest

This WebQuest is due on Thursday, February 2 in the Edline drobox.

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By admin, January 31, 2012 1:40 am

Today’s Objective:  Students will be able to compare and contrast perspectives about war using historical artifacts including poems, photographs, and raw data.

Reminders:

• Homework due Friday!  Chapter 23 Sect 3 “New Tech Change the Way War Is Fought”

Continue reading '1/31: Fantasies and Realities of War'»

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By admin, January 30, 2012 7:51 pm

Today’s Objective: Students will be able to describe the experience of soldiers fighting in trenches during World War I.

Reminders:

• Homework is due Friday. Chapter 23 Sect 3 “New Tech Change the Way War Is Fought”
• Term 3 starts today!

Continue reading '1/30: Trench Warfare Simulation'»

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By admin, January 26, 2012 6:02 pm

Today’s Objective:  Students will be able to explain the basic cause, course, and outcomes of the Great War.

Reminders:

• Dipity timelines were due yesterday.
• Homework is due today!  (last one of the term!)
• Final notebook check of Term 2 is tomorrow (Friday).

Continue reading '1/26: Overview of World War I'»

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By admin, January 25, 2012 8:31 am

Today is your final quiz on Imperialism.  It will be open notebook, so please bring your notebook to class!  If you miss class, you will have until Monday to make up the quiz before it becomes a zero.

Other reminders for the week:

• Term 2 ends Friday.
• Homework is due tomorrow (Thursday):  Chapter 22 Section 2 “US Tries to Stay Neutral”
• The final notebook collection of Term 2 will take place on Friday.  Be ready!

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By admin, January 24, 2012 8:17 am

Today is the final day to work on your Dipity timeline in class.  The final checklist of events is posted  below.  (Click “Continue Reading”)

Other reminders for this week:

• Term 2 ends this week!
• Open Notebook Quiz tomorrow (Wednesday)
• Homework due Thursday  Chapter 22 Section 2 “US Tries to Stay Neutral”
• Final Term 2 Notebook Collection will take place on Friday… be ready!

Continue reading '1/24: Dipity Catch-Up'»

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By admin, January 23, 2012 11:41 am

Today’s Objective:  Students will be able to compare America’s economic imperialism in Japan and China.

Reminders:

• Final quiz on imperialism on Wednesday, January 25.
• Completed Dipity timelines are due on Wednesday, January 25.
• Homework is due Thursday.    Chapter 22 Section 2 “US Tries to Stay Neutral”
• Final Term 2 notebook collection will take place on Friday.  You MUST turn in your notebook on this day, or you will receive a zero for all outstanding notebook assignments!

Continue reading '1/23: Economic Imperialism in Asia'»

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By admin, January 19, 2012 5:52 pm

Today’s Objective:  Students will be able to explain what the “White Man’s Burden” was during the Age of Imperialism by analyzing a stanza of a poem; students will be able to explain how the Philippine-American War was a result of the “White Man’s Burden” and discuss its cause, course, and consequences.

Reminders:

• Homework is due tomorrow!  21.4_US Involvement in Asia and the Pacific
• Your Dipity timeline is due next Wednesday at midnight.  We’re adding to it everyday, so don’t fall behind!
• Term 2 ends next Friday, January 27.

Continue reading '1/19: The White Man’s Burden'»

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By admin, January 18, 2012 11:51 am

Today’s Objective: Students will be able to describe the cause, course, and consequence of key moments of American imperialism, including the three types of diplomacy.

Reminders:

• Homework this week is due on FRIDAY!  21.4_US Involvement in Asia and the Pacific
• Dipity timelines are not due until Wednesday, January 25, but don’t fall behind on the events we’re adding every day!
• Term 2 ends next Friday, January 27.

Continue reading '1/18: Dipity Catch-Up'»