Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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 7, 2009

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!

Friday, December 4, 2009

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!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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!