Monday, March 30, 2015

Finish The Atomic Cafe & Guided Notes

The film in its entirety is posted on YouTube but unavailable through school "safety filters" possibly because its too subversive ;)

This clip is The Kitchen Debate (1959) between Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and (then) Vice-President Richard Nixon


Discuss Ch 29 #1 & 2 (As much as possible) 

Assignments:
Chapter 30 Questions 1-31 To Be Discussed 4/1
MODIFIED DUE DATES
Ch 27-30 IDs Due Friday 4/10
Unit 8A/B Test Friday 4/10
Unit 8A/B Readings Friday 4/10

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

The Atomic Cafe & Guided Notes


Bert the Turtle teaches kids to "Duck and Cover" to survive nuclear bombs!
One of the many subjects covered and satirized in The Atomic Cafe

The film in its entirety is posted on YouTube but unavailable through school "safety filters" possibly because its too subversive ;) 

Assignments:
Chapter 29 #1 & #2 Due Monday 3/30
MODIFIED DUE DATES
Ch 27-30 IDs Due Friday 4/10
Unit 8A/B Test Friday 4/10
Unit 8A/B Readings Friday 4/10

Link to Gilder Lehrman Institute's AWESOME APUSH site!

Monday, March 23, 2015

DBQs Due (4th Quarter Grade)

Discuss Ch 28 #1 & 2

Assignments:

MODIFIED DUE DATES
Ch 27-30 IDs Due Friday 4/10
Unit 8A/B Test Friday 4/10
Unit 8A/B Readings Friday 4/10

Link to Gilder Lehrman Institute's AWESOME APUSH site!

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Discuss Ch 27 #2 (Finish Discussion)

The Berlin Airlift (A contemporary newsreel made by the UK)



Short Clip on the basic events of the  Korean War (Not on

Discuss Ch 28 #1

Assignments:
Ch 28 #2 for Monday 3/23
DBQ Due Monday  3/23 (4th Quarter Grade)
MODIFIED DUE DATES
Ch 27-30 IDs Due Friday 4/10
Unit 8A/B Test Friday 4/10
Unit 8A/B Readings Friday 4/10

3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work, make up work and test corrections is Friday 3/20 at 3 PM!! 

Link to Gilder Lehrman Institute's AWESOME APUSH site!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015



Crash Course US History- Cold War

Discuss Ch 27 #1& #2

Assignments:
Ch 28 #1 for Thursday 3/18
DBQ Due Monday  3/23 (4th Quarter Grade)
Ch 27 & 28 IDs Due Monday 3/23
Unit 8A Quiz Monday 3/23

3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work, make up work and test corrections is Friday 3/20 at 3 PM!! 

Link to Gilder Lehrman Institute's AWESOME APUSH site!

Friday, March 13, 2015

Video: America- The Story of US, WWII
 Take Notes- 20 Facts, New to You

Discuss Ch 27 #1


Assignments:
Ch 27 #2 for Tuesday 3/16
DBQ Due Monday  3/23 (4th Quarter Grade)
Ch 27 & 28 IDs Due Monday 3/23
Unit 8A Quiz Monday 3/23

3rd Quarter Grade Cut-off for late work, make up work and test corrections is Friday 3/20 at 3 PM!! 

Link to Gilder Lehrman Institute's AWESOME APUSH site!

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Crash Course: WWII as a War for Resources


Discuss Ch 26 #2

Unit 7 B Test

Ch 23-26 IDs Due

Unit 7B Readings Due

Assignments:
Ch 27 #1 for Friday 3/13
DBQ Due Monday  3/23 (4th Quarter Grade)
Ch 27 & 28 IDs Due Monday 3/23
Unit 8A Quiz Monday 3/23

Link to Gilder Lehrman Institute's AWESOME APUSH site!

Monday, March 9, 2015

Crash Course: WWII, Part 2





Discuss Ch 26 #1 & #2

New DBQ Assigned

Assignments:


Ch 23-26 IDs Due Wednesday 3/11
Unit 7B Readings Due Wednesday 3/11
Unit 7B Test 3/11
DBQ Due 3/23 (4th Quarter Grade)

Link to Gilder Lehrman Institute's AWESOME APUSH site!

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Crash Course: WWII, Part 1

Pass Back Papers

Discuss SAQ and DBQ analysis skills

Discuss Ch 26 #1

Assignments:
Ch 26 #2 Monday 3/9
Ch 23-26 IDs Due Wednesday 3/11
Unit 7B Readings Due Wednesday 3/11
Unit 7B Test 3/11

Link to Gilder Lehrman Institute's AWESOME APUSH site!