Tuesday, December 8th

Here is a link to a vocab quiz for the test:

1950s Terms

Click on "Test" and there will be questions using 20 of the key terms from the unit.

Monday, December 7th

1. Daily Opener
2. Activity- Truman vs Eisenhower. Working with a partner read section 3 of chapter 20 for information about assigned president. Then as a group of 4 discussed similarities between the two presidents. Finally, as a class we created a Venn Diagram of the information.
3. Reviewed for the test on Wednesday- handed out study guide
4. Turned in B level task.

*1950s Unit test is Wednesday and A level task is also due that day.
** Tomorrow there will be link to a practice quiz for the test!

Thursday, December 3rd

I was gone, here is what the sub was supposed to do...

1. Daily Opener
2. Watched an episode of Leave it to Beaver and I Love Lucy. While watching took notes on how the shows portrayed families and women. Discussed afterwards.
3. Worked on C and B level tasks. B level is due on Monday!

Tuesday, December 1st

1. Daily Opener
2. Activity- Rock-n-Roll music. Using the information provided, worked in groups of 2 or 3 to create a poster about assigned artist/group. Presented poster to class with a musical clip.
3. C level tasks were due- did oral defenses.

1950s Unit Test will be December 9th!

Friday, November 20th

1. Daily Opener
2. Notes- 1950s American Culture (5th- part 2 of Monday's notes)
3. Worked on C level tasks- remember they are due on the 1st.

Wednesday, November 18th

1. Daily Opener
2. Activity- The Mood of the 1950s. Working in groups of 4, we read section 2 of chapter 20 out loud and discussed questions with a partner.
3. Worked on C level tasks.

Monday, November 16th

5th Period-

1. Daily Opener
2. 1st half of 1950s American Culture Notes
3. Worked on C level tasks and did oral defenses

6th Period-

1. Daily Opener
2. Worked on C level tasks and did oral defenses

Today is the last day to turn in missing work from this 6 weeks (unless you've been ill).

Thursday, November 12th

1. Daily Opener
2. Activity- The Postwar Economy. Worked with a partner to answer questions using the cornell notes system.
3. Worked on C level tasks.

***I posted grades today. You have until 3 p.m. on Monday the 16th to turn in any missing work from this 6 week grading period. If you have been absent due to illness come and talk to me to make other arrangements.

Monday, November 9th

1. Daily Opener
2. Activity- Life magazine photo analysis. In a small group you looked at two different photographs from Life magazine, filled out the photo analysis worksheet, and wrote a paragraph comparing the two pictures.
3. Worked on C level tasks.

Thursday, November 5th

1. Daily Opener
2. KWL Chart- divide paper into 3 sections, label them: K, W, L. In the K column list what you know about the 1950s, in the W column list questions who have about the 1950s. The L column is for what you have learned- fill out as we go through the unit. Discussed the K and W columns.
3. Video- The Way We Were. Filled out the L column as watched video and discussed afterwards.
4. Began 1950s Unit packet.

Tuesday, November 3rd

1. Daily Opener
2. Took Cold War Unit Test- if you were absent you need to arrange a time with me to make this up on your own time. I do not allow tests to be made up during class time.

The current 6 week grading period is coming to an end. All missing work from this grading period is due by 3 p.m. on Friday, November 13th.

Friday, October 30th

1. Daily Opener
2. Activity- Main Ideas/Supporting Details for The Arms Race
3. Watched newsreel clip about the launch of Sputnik
4. Discussed Tuesday's upcoming test over the Cold War- handout the study guide.
5. A level task due today.

Cold War Test Study Guide

Satellite nations

Iron curtain

Cold War

Containment

Blacklist

Marshall Plan

Berlin airlift

NATO

HUAC

Truman Doctrine

Warsaw Pact

Hollywood Ten

Korean War- why, who, outcome

Joseph McCarthy

McCarthyism

Yalta Conference

Truman and communism

Stalin’s fears about Germany

Deterrence

Brinkmanship

Sputnik

U-2 incident

The Rosenbergs

Alger Hiss

Mao Zedong

General Douglas MacArthur

Wednesday, October 28th

1. Daily Opener
2. Storyline Activity- wrote a story using terms I put up on the board. Read stories out loud.
3. Read and discussed pgs. 658-660 in the textbook.
4. Worked on A level task and completed more oral defenses.

Remember A level task is due Friday and test will be Tuesday.

Monday, October 26th

1. Daily Opener
2. Notes- Conflicts in China and Korea
3. Worked on B level task- due today!
4. Completed oral defenses

Remember your A level is due Friday.
Cold War unit test will be Tuesday, November 3rd

Thursday, October 22nd

I was gone today so this is what the sub was supposed to do with you:

1. Daily Opener
2. Discussed information about Korea's 20th Century history
3. Read "Truman's Korean War Statement"
4. Broke into 2 groups and made a list of reasons why the U.S. entered the war in Korea- one group used Truman's statement and the other the textbook
5. Compared the lists generated by both groups
6. Discussed Soviet reaction to Truman's statement

B level is due Monday the 26th and A level is due Friday the 30th. Cold War unit test will be Tuesday, November 3rd.

Tuesday, October 20th

1. Daily Opener
2. Video- McCarthy's Downfall
3. Worked on C level tasks and did oral defenses- due TODAY!

Thursday, October 15th

1. Daily Opener
2. Dot Activity- simulated the hunt for communists
3. Political Cartoon analysis of McCarthyism- go to the following website (www.loc.gov/rr/print/herblock/fire.html) and pick one of the cartoons to analyze using the Cartoon Analysis worksheet.
4. Notebook check- worth points so you need to show it to me
5. Worked on C level tasks- due on Tuesday the 20th!
   

Tuesday, October 13th

1. Daily Opener
2. Notes- The Cold War at Home
3. Worked on C Level tasks

Thursday, October 8th

1. Daily Opener
2. Notes- The Cold War Heats Up
3. Worked on C level tasks- must start doing oral defenses next time in order to complete them all on time

All missing work from this 6 Week grading period is DUE TODAY!!

Tuesday, October 6th

1. Daily Opener
2. Capitalism vs. Communism
3. Activity: Sources of Discord- see me to get the handouts you need
4. Worked on C level tasks

Friday, October 2nd

1. Daily Opener
2. Notes- The Early Cold War
3. Worked on C level tasks

Wednesday, September 30th

1. Daily Opener
2. Worked on C level tasks all period since most were in taking the ASVAB.

Monday, September 28th

1. Daily Opener
2. Watched video- The Collapse of Peace. See me to get access to the video.
3. Introduced Layered Learning.
4. Began first layered unit- The Cold War (1945-1960)

Thursday, September 24th

1. Daily Opener
2. Presented World War II timeline projects
3. Group and self-evaluation of project (this is part of your grade for the project!)

Who was in your group?

What did you contribute to the project- what did you do?

What did each of your group members do?

Overall, how would you describe your group’s effort? What grade do you believe you’ve earned?

1. World War II word search- see me to get this

Tuesday, September 22nd

1. Daily Opener
2. Worked on World War II timeline project. Due on Thursday!

Friday, September 18th

1. Daily Opener
2. Worked on World War II timeline project- due Thursday!

Wednesday, September 16th

1. Daily Opener
2. Went to the library and worked on World War II timeline project. Due September 24th.

Tuesday, September 14th

1. Daily Opener
2. Turned in Syllabus signature page
3. Worked on World War II Timeline project- due Sept. 24th.

Thursday, September 10th

Welcome to 20th Century Studies II!

Each day of class I will post what we did in class and whenever possible give you the links to the work.

1. Syllabus- due Monday the 14th
   
2. Refugee Chair Activity- nothing to make up here, just discussed world population, resources, etc.
3. Checked out textbooks- if you don't have the book yet you need to get it. America: Pathways to the Present
4. Assignment: World War II timeline Project. You can work in groups of up to 4 people and it's due Sept. 24th. We'll work on it each day in class and presentations begin on the 24th.