Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Wednesday, 2/26

APUSH -   Homework:

Ch. 31 pages 737-745
Hippocampus “New Culture” and “America’s Economy Roar”

SS8-  Work on your political cartoon tonight!

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

SS8 - Tuesday Night

Finish Step #3 of the Political Cartoon Assignment.  Make sure you read about your topic, take proper notes and MASTER your topic for Wednesday.

1920's Presidents:

Warren G Harding (5 Minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u2-t6w4HnM

Calvin Coolidge (5-6 Minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUkBE-OCHIU

Herbert Hoover (8 Minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H7NhI2pn5M





APUSH - Tuesday Homework

HW-    Chapter 31 “American Life in the Roaring Twenties”
Read pages 720-725 
Hippocampus “Red Scare” & “Nativism & Racism”

Monday, February 24, 2014

APUSH Test Change

The Unit VIII Test tomorrow will ONLY be during period #1.  It is only 50 questions.  

Friday, February 21, 2014

Friday, 2/21

SS8 - Students are to have read all of chapter 23 fro Monday (Sections I, II, III).  Monday we will be covering the Building of the Panama Canal in class.

APUSH- Watch the remainder of the WWI video.  See previous post.

APUSH - Friday

WWI - Shell-Shocked:

We watched 10 minutes of this video in class Friday.  Start at 10:00.  This video will loop 2 times so you will be watching the rest of part I, then part II and finally part III.  All dealing with WWI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxZMwv5vqAc&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223


Thursday, February 13, 2014

Spanish American War Map Locations - SS8

Label the following on your maps:

1.China 2. Philippines 3. Manila 4. The Pacific Ocean 5. The Caribbean Sea 6. Florida 7. Key West 8. Havana 9. The Atlantic Ocean 10. Cuba 11. Bahamas 12. Haiti 13. Dominican Republic 14. Puerto Rico 15. Jamaica 16. Gulf of Mexico

APUSH - Unit Ending



Thursday 2/20 -    1. Key Terms Quiz
                               2. Finish US Imperialism

Over winter break students MUST complete a WWI web quest from PBS.  The link for the web quest is below.

http://www.studentsfriend.com/aids/joel/4%20World%20at%20War/Assignments/WWI-PBS_Webquest11-1.pdf

Friday 2/21 - WWI

Monday 2/24 - Treaty of Versailles

Tuesday 2/25 - Test (1st Period & 10th Period)

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Wednesday 2/12

APUSH - Imperialism Presentations on Thursday

Friday:  Finish Imperialism / Key Terms Quiz

Thursday:  WWI Video

Friday: Treaty of Versailles

Monday: Test  (+10th Period)

SS8 - Finish "US Imperialism and the Annexation of Hawaii"

Spanish American War - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU5l4yQCpMM
(7:53)


Monday, February 10, 2014

Monday 2/10

SS8 - 1. Read Section I, Chapter 23 "Pacific Empire"
          2. Quiz tomorrow on reading and TR as a Progressive (pages 639-641)

APUSH - Tonight's HW:

Read Chapter 29 “The War to End War,” pages 704-710.
                        Hippocampus: WWI & Roaring 20’s
1.     Subs

2.     Mobilizing the Nation for War


Thursday, February 6, 2014

APUSH Weekend Assignment

1. Finish 29 Questions - Use notes, text etc…

2. Key Terms Quiz #8 - Thursday (Progressivism-WWI)

3. Read Chapter 29 “The War to End War,” 696-704.

                        Hippocampus: WWI & Roaring 20’s
1.     US Neutrality


Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Teddy Roosevelt Video - Class Thursday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBpfih7w4B8  (14:11)

APUSH Wednesday Night

Read Chapter 687-695, Ch. 29 “Wilsonian Progressivism at Home & Abroad”
                                                            Hippo – Imperialism

1.     The Mexican Revolution

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

APUSH Tuesday Night

Read Chapter 27 “Empire & Expansion,” pgs. 626-638
                                                            Hippo: Imperialism
1.     Panama Canal
2.     Roosevelt Corollary
3.     Dollar Diplomacy

4.     Central America and the Caribbean

Monday, February 3, 2014

APUSH Monday Night

Read Chapter 27 “Empire & Expansion,” pgs. 626-638
                                                            Hippo: Imperialism
1.     China

2.     Spanish American War