4/29/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Organizing for Victory").
2)  Hand in New Deal review assignments.


3)  Test 10 (DBQ)--Part 2--essay


4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 762-767 ("Life on the Home Front").
Focus your reading on:  a)  Rationing  b) Japanese-American internment.


REMINDER:  This is the last weekend to do your Oral History Project/Paper.  It is due Tuesday, May 3!!


Today is also the last day to drop the PCC credit for 2nd Semester.

4/28/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Test 10 (DBQ)--Part 1
--Essay question will be tomorrow.

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 754-755; 758-762 ("Organizing for Victory").
Focus your reading on:  a)  Impact of WWII on women  b)  Impact of WWII on African-Americans.

4/27/11

ACT Day--no classes


Contact me with questions tonight about tomorrow's Test 10 (DBQ) if needed.

4/26/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Road to War").
2)  Political Cartoon Practice

3)  Part 2 of Review for Test 10 (DBQ)
a)  Read "Pride, Prejudice, and Politics: Roosevelt vs. Recovery, 1933-38".
b)  Compile a list of information from the reading that offers evidence against the effectiveness of the New Deal.  Lists are due Friday.
c)  Group sharing of information.
d)  Master list compiled as a class.

Test 10 (DBQ) starts Thursday.


Friday is the last day to drop the PCC credit for 2nd Semester.  See me if you want to do this.

4/25/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Restoration Theme in Alberta").
2)  Political Cartoon Practice

3)  Review Assignment for DBQ Test
a)  Read "A New Deal for the American People".
b)  Compile a list as you read of evidence in favor of the effectiveness of the New Deal.
c)  Group sharing of info.
d)  Master list as a class.

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 750-754 ("The Road to War").
Focus your reading on:  a)  Neutrality Act  b)  Lend-Lease Act  c) Atlantic Charter.

4/22/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Apparent Need for a 'New Deal'").
2)  Political Cartoon Practice

3)  Finish Great Depression Project Presentations


4)  Homework:  D.N. Sprague reading in Green Reader ("The Restoration Theme in Alberta")-pages 205-212 only.
Focus your reading on:  a) Social Credit  b) Overall summary of Depression's effect on Canada.

REMEMBER:  YOU ONLY HAVE 2 WEEKENDS LEFT TO WORK ON ORAL HISTORY PAPERS!

4/21/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("FDR, the New Deal, and R.B. Bennett's Recovery Plan").
2)  Political Cartoon Practice

3)  Great Depression Project Presentations
--15 points:  10 for 1.5 pages of meaningful information,  5 for 2 visuals.

4)  Homework:  D.N. Sprague reading in Green Reader ("Apparent Need for a 'New Deal'"), pages 198-205 only.
Focus your reading on:  R.B. Bennett's beliefs/actions as Prime Minister during the Great Depression.

4/20/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Responses to Economic Crisis, 1929-39").
2)  Political Cartoon Practice

3) Prep Day 2 of Great Depression Project
--Start presenting tomorrow.

4)  Homework:  Paul Bennett reading in Green Reader ("FDR, the New Deal, and R.B. Bennett's Recovery Plan").
Focus your reading on:  a)  R.B. Bennett's surprise announcement in January, 1935  b)  The "Antigonish" Movement.

4/19/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38" and "The New Deal's Impact on Society").

2)  7 groups:  Great Depression Project (Prep Day 1 of 2).
--Present on Thursday and Friday.
--Each person needs at least 1.5 pages of notes and 2 visuals when presenting.


3)  Homework:  Paul Bennett reading in Green Reader ("Responses to Economic Crisis, 1929-39")-Canada
Focus your reading on:  a)  Mackenzie King's response to the Depression  b)  R.B. Bennett's response to the Depression  c)  "On-to-Ottawa" trek.

4/18/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression" and "The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-35").

2)  Finish "Bound for Glory" and discuss/hand in notes.


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 728-732 and 732-735; 738-741; 743; 745-746 ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38" and "The New Deal's Impact on Society").
Focus your reading on:  a) Works Progress Administration (WPA)  b) "Court packing" scheme  c)  "Roosevelt Recession" of 1937-38  d)  Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

4/14/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Harder Times").

2)  Continue movie and notes.


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 714-718 and 722-727 ("Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression" and "The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-35").
Focus your reading on:  a)  Hoover's response to the Depression  b)  The nation's response toward Hoover c)  FDR's first "Hundred Days".

4/13/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Hard Times").

2)  Movie:  "Bound for Glory"
--Take 2 pages of notes on examples of life during the Great Depression (movie will be finished on Monday).

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 707-711; 714 ("Harder Times").
Focus your reading on:  a)  Impact of the Dust Bowl  b) "Okies".

4/12/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Coming of the Great Depression").

2)  Video:  "1929-36: Stormy Weather".
--Take 1 page of notes.


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 699; 701-707 ("Hard Times").
Focus your reading on: Examples of how the Depression affected people who lived through it.

Reminders:  Oral History Paper is due Tuesday, May 3.
Test 10 (Document-based) is on Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29.

4/11/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Test 9


2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 697-699 ("The Coming of the Great Depression").
Focus your reading on:  Causes of the Great Depression

4/8/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Exclusionism...").
2)  Discuss last question from Test 9 Prep Sheet.

3)  1920s Prejudice/Nativist Presentations
--Anyone is fair game to be asked to explain any question.

4)  Study this weekend for Monday's Test 9.


SHORTER PERIODS TODAY DUE TO ACADEMIC WEEK ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE.

4/7/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Ku Klux Klan").
2)  Discuss/hand in yesterday's video notes./  3rd period only:  Finish Tuesday's group presentations, too.

3)  6 groups:  1920s Documents of Prejudice and Nativism.
--On your own paper, summarize key points in a paragraph.
--Complete "Analyzing Sources" sheet.  Staple these 2 things together.
--Worked as a group.  Anyone is fair game on Friday to be called on to answer any question.


4)  Homework:  Paul Bennett reading in Green Reader ("Exclusionism...")-Canada.
Focus your reading on: a) Komagata Maru Incident  b)  KKK's influence in Canada.

4/6/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict").
2)  Test 9 Prep Sheet

3)  Video:  "1920-29: Boom to Bust".
--Take 1 page of notes.


4)  Homework:  Robert Moats Miller reading in Green Reader ("The Ku Klux Klan").
Focus your reading on:  The "new" KKK's nativism in the 1920s.

4/5/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("A New National Culture").

2)  4 groups:  1920s Documents
--Use books provided (pages 129-147).
--Explain main points/answer questions on transparency for group presentation today.

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 681-692 ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict").
Focus your reading on: a)  Examples of 1920s nativism  b)  The "new" Ku Klux Klan  c)  The Birth of a Nation.

ANOTHER REMINDER:  PCC COLLEGE CREDIT FOR 2ND SEMESTER NEEDS TO BE DONE ONLINE BY THIS THURSDAY, APRIL 7!!

4/4/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Canada and the First World War group presentations
--Each person should have typed information (at least 1/2 a page) plus at least one visual.
--Audience needs to take class notes.

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 673-677; 680-681 ("A New National Culture").
Focus your reading on:  a)  Examples of 1920s entertainment  b)  Examples of 1920s icons (famous popular culture people).

4/1/11

Today's agenda:

1) Canada and the First World War Project (Prep Day)

--6 groups--present Monday.
--Typed, bullet-point style notes created by each person in the group for their individual part of the presentation.
--At least 1 relevant visual per topic (along with the notes created).

2)  No reading homework.


**REMEMBER TO REGISTER FOR 2ND SEMESTER PCC CREDIT BY APRIL 7!!