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12 February 2010 ~ Comments Off

AP GoPo: February Break Fun!

Over vacation, please take our “February Fun!” Practice Exam.  It is modeled after the multiple choice section of the AP Exam (50 questions)  and uses only questions from old exams… so this is as close to the real thing as it gets!
The score you receive on the practice exam will be based on the number [...]

03 February 2010 ~ Comments Off

M,2/1-F,2/12: Harlem Renaissance Movie!

M,2/1-F,2/12: Harlem Renaissance Movie!

Over the next two weeks, we will working on my *favorite* project (yes, I know I always say that, but this time I mean it!) – an entertainment-style report on the Harlem Renaissance.  Think:  Access Harlem!  Extra!  TMZ!  Each of you will have a vital role in the production of our class movie, and – [...]

20 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Wed, 1/20: The End of WWI

Wed, 1/20:  The End of WWI

Topic:  The End of World War I
Objective:  Students will be able to describe attempts made by Wilson at the end of World War I to bring about world peace through his Fourteen Points; students will be able to summarize the main points of the Treaty of Versailles
Tech Objective:  N/A
Product:  Notes on page 60

19 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Tues, 1/19: WWI Tech Presentations!

Tues, 1/19:  WWI Tech Presentations!

Today, you will present the PowerPoints you so diligently completed last week.  During presentations, the rest of the class will take notes on page 56.
Don’t forget!  Upcoming due dates and reminders:

I collected notebooks for the FINAL NOTEBOOK CHECK last Friday… if you were not here, you MUST turn it in today!
Term 2 ends Thursday.
The first [...]

15 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Thurs, 1/14-Fri, 1/15: WWI Technology Mini-Project

Thurs, 1/14-Fri, 1/15: WWI Technology Mini-Project

Topic:  WWI Technology Mini-Project
Objective: Students will summarize the developments in wartime technology during World War I.
Tech Objective: Students will understand how to insert a slide from one PowerPoint into another.
Product: PowerPoint

13 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Wed, 01/13: Trench Warfare

Wed, 01/13:  Trench Warfare

Topic: WWI Trench Warfare Simulation
Objective: Students will understand the challenges faced by WWI soldiers who fought in the trenches by responding to excerpts from “All Quiet on the Western Front” and other time-period novels.
Tech Objective: n/a
Product: Journaling Questions on page 55 (left side)

12 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Tues,1/12: WWI Instigate-O-Meter

Tues,1/12: WWI Instigate-O-Meter

Topic: The Causes of World War I
Objective: Students will understand the causes – both domestic and international – that led America to intervene in World War I.
Tech Objective: N/A
Product: Instigate-O-Meter on page 54

11 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Mon, 01/11: American Foreign Policy Spectrum

Mon, 01/11:  American Foreign Policy Spectrum

Topic: American Foreign Policy Spectrum
Objective: Students will understand the causes and course of America becoming a world power.
Technology Objective:  n/a
Product: Spectrum Worksheet on page 53 in your notebook

08 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Friday, 1/8: 1/2 Day Quiz

Friday, 1/8:  1/2 Day Quiz

Today I’ll be collecting homework (and notebooks in USII) and you’ll be taking a short quiz.  If you missed the quiz, you must make up the quiz by Wednesday, January 13!
Please remember that your FINAL notebook collection for Term 2 will be next Friday, January 15.  The term ends on Thursday, January 21… so needless [...]

07 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Thurs, 1/7: A Man A Plan A Canal Panama

Topic:  A Man, A Plan, a Canal, Panama!  (Can you spell that backwards???)
Objective:  Students will understand the causes and course of America becoming a world power, including the building of the Panama Canal.
Tech Objective:   None
Product:  Notes on page 50