Friday, April 29, 2011

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.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

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.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

4/27/11

ACT Day--no classes


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

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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.

Monday, April 25, 2011

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.

Friday, April 22, 2011

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!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

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.