5/10/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Canada and the Second World War presentations
--1/2 page of information and a visual.
--Audience should take class notes.

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 804-807 ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue").
Focus your reading on:  a) Brown vs. Board of Education  b) Montgomery Bus Boycott

5/9/11

Today's agenda:

Canada and the Second World War group project


--6 groups:  Prep Day in lab
--Present tomorrow
--At least 1/2 page typed bullet-point notes
--At least 1 relevant visual




NO OTHER HOMEWORK BESIDES FINISHING THIS

5/6/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War at Home").

2)  Video:  "1946-52: Best Years"
--Take 1 page of notes.


NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEKEND.

5/5/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War at Home").

2)  Post-WWII (Cold War) Role Play
a)  Present  (5 pts)
b)  2 audience questions per person (5 pts)
c)  Evaluation Form/"Considering Your Option" (5 pts each)

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 797-804 ("The Cold War at Home").
Focus your reading on:  a)  Fair Deal  b) Election of 1948  c) Joseph McCarthy  d) Alger Hiss  e) Interstate Highway System.

5/4/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Fighting and Winning the War").

2)  4 groups:  Post-WWII (Cold War) Role Play
a)  Read Option information together as a group.
b)  Complete the "Considering Your Option" sheet.
c)  Create a transparency for tomorrow's presentations.


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 784-785; 788-797 ("The Cold War Abroad").
Focus your reading on:  a)  Containment  b)  Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan  c)  NATO  d) Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War  e) "Massive retaliation".

5/3/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("British Columbia and the Japanese Evacuation").

2)  Oral Histories due.  Begin presenting.
a)  Introduce person (Name, age, location, place in life, etc).
b)  Share highlights of person's story.
c)  Personal Reflection.

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 767-776 ("Fighting and Winning the War").
Focus your reading on:  a)  D-Day  b) Yalta

5/2/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Life on the Home Front").

2)  Video:  "1941-45: Homefront".
--Take 1 page of notes.


3)  Homework:  W. Peter Ward reading in Green Reader ("British Columbia and the Japanese Evacuation")--Canada
Focus your reading on:  Specific examples of the impact of WWII on Japanese-Canadians.