Tuesday, Feb. 19th

APUSH - Today students presented on different Imperialism topics.  We will finish tomorrow.  Please watch the last 8-minutes of the video linked below.  It covers the ending of WWI.  The video starts at 6:20.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqVD00bonxc&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223&index=6&safe=active

SS8 - Today we started the topic of Imperialism.  Students need to read Ch. 23 Section I tonight "Pacific Empire," pages 660-666.

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Thurs 12/14

APUSH -->  Today we watched ABC News "The Century, America's Time."  We watched the section covering WWI.  We watched parts 1, 2 and the first 8-minutes of 3.  If you were not in class today you should watch PART I, PART II and the FIRST EIGHT MINUTES of PART III.

Here are the links:

Part I -->  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxZMwv5vqAc&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223&index=4&safe=active


Part II --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxV9aXA9EJM&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223&index=5&safe=active

Part III --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqVD00bonxc&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223&index=6&safe=active


Tonight's HW for APUSH:

Read Chapter 29 “The War to End War,” pages 704-710.

                        Hippocampus: WWI & Roaring 20’s

1.     Subs

2.     Mobilizing the Nation for War

Wed 2/13

SS 8 - Today we reviewed the textbook and how it matched with the solutions advocated by the students.  HW - Read  section 3, Chapter 22.

APUSH -  Presentations - Friday

HW -

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

                        Hippocampus: WWI & Roaring 20’s

1.     US Neutrality

Tuesday 2/12

SS8 - Today groups presented their solutions to the problems America faced in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Tonights HW:

Read Section II, Chapter 22 page 633
"The Progressives"

APUSH - Tonight's HW:

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

                                                            Hippo – Imperialism

1.     The Mexican Revolution

Monday 2/11

SS8 - Today students worked with their groups and were asked to act as a "think tank" in trying to solve the POLITICAL, ECONOMIC & SOCIAL problems of America in the early 1900's.  Tomorrow, groups will present their findings.

APUSH - Today we introduced American Imperialism by watching a 10-minute clip from The Century, America's Time.  Students were then assigned a cartoon representing an imperialistic event that they will present to the class on WED or THURS.

HW-  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

Thursday, Feb. 7th

APUSH - See yesterday for HW.  Today we worked on writing the DBQ.

SS8 - Today we brainstormed the problems in America due to Industrialization.

HW- Read section II Chapter 22 (page 633).

Wednesday, Feb. 6th

SS8 - Test Today - HW Read Section I, Chapter 22 "Reform in the Gilded Age."  Page 630.


APUSH -  Homework - Wed/Thurs    
 Read Chapter 29 “Wilsonian Progressivism at Home & Abroad,” pgs. 679-686,          
                                                      Hippocampus – Reform

1.     Wilson’s New Freedom

Read Chapter 27 “Empire & Expansion,” pgs. 626-638

                Hippo: Imperialism

1.     China

2.     Spanish American War