Archive for March 1st 2017

U.S. History

Wednesday-3/01/17:

  • Bell Work-1.) Based on the text contained in the primary source what is Alexander Karp describing? 2.) What conclusions can you make about the methods used at Birkenau which the German’s referred to as Vernichtungslager (translating to the camp of extermination) compared to the infamous death camp Auschwitz? 3.) Based on historical context and your background knowledge can you elaborate on the reasons why the German’s decided to operate both death and work camps if their goal was to eliminate the Jewish threat they believed was holding back Germany from reaching it’s true glory?    
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-World War II Part 2: Crash Course US History #36 (14:23 min)
    • Reflection Question: How did the events of WWII lead to new or expanded freedoms for Americans living on the Homefront?
  • Outline Notes-Chapter 16-Section 4-America Moves Towards War
  • Study Guide-Chapter 16-World War Looms
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD knowledge of how the events of WWII led to new and expanded freedoms for Americans living on the Homefront through recording information presented in a video and completing a class discussion
    • SWD analysis of the United States reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe and their tactical response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor by creating a set of student centered guided notes
    • SWD evaluation of the materials covered in our unit that focuses on the events that facilitated Americas entry into WWII through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will watch and record information pertaining to how the events of WWII led to new and expanded freedoms for Americans living on the Homefront through watching a video and discussing the impact with a classmate
    • Student will read and record information pertaining to the United States reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe and their tactical response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through creating student centered guided notes
    • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covered in our unit which focuses on the events that facilitated Americas entry into WWII by completing a structured inquiry based study guide

 

Supplemental Material: Outline Notes-Chapter 16-Section 4-America Moves Towards War and Study Guide-Chapter 16-World War Looms

Outline Notes-Chapter 16-Section 4-America Moves Towards War

Notes-Outline-Chapter 16-Section 4

 

Study Guide-Chapter 16-World War Looms

Chapter 16-Learning Target-Study Guide

 

Test Materials: Chapter 16-World War Looms

Chapter 16-World War Looms-Section 1 and 2

Chapter 16-World War Looms-Secion 3 and 4

The Americans-Chapter 16-Section 1

The Americans-Chapter 16-Section 2

The Americans-Chapter 16-Section 3

The Americans-Chapter 16-Section 4

Chapter 16-Vocab Match up Terms

Chapter 16-Vocabulary Match-up

 

 

Video Link-World War II Part 2: Crash Course US History #36 (14:23 min)

  • Reflection Question: How did the events of WWII lead to new or expanded freedoms for Americans living on the Homefront?

 

 

 

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Government

Wednesday-3/01/17:

  • Bell Work-1.) What can we infer was Patrick Henry’s main purpose for giving this speech in front of the Virginia House of Burgess? 2.) Select one of Patrick Henry’s three criticisms of the Stamp Act and discuss how this position reflected the frustrations of many colonists living in the mid 1760’s? 3.) What was the significance of Henry’s statement “…if this be treason, make the most of it” in relation to the impending conflict with the British?
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 1-Principles of Government and Chapter 2-Origins of American Government  
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD evaluation of the materials covered in our unit that focuses on the foundation and structure of the United States government through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read, and write the key terms and important covered in our unit that focuses on the foundation and structure of the United States government by completing a structured inquiry based study guide

 

Supplemental Materials: Notes-Chapter 2- Section 5-Ratifying the Constitution and Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 1-Principles of Government and Chapter 2-Origins of American Government

Notes-Chapter 2- Section 5-Ratifying the Constitution

Chapter 2-Sections 5-Guided Notes-High

Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 1-Principles of Government and Chapter 2-Origins of American Government

Chapter 1 and 2-Learning Target-Study Guide-2016

Test Materials-Chapter 1-Principles of Government and Chapter 2-Origins of American Government

Chapter 1-Principles of Government

Chapter 1-Principles of Government-Comprehensive PPT-2017

Forms of Government-2016

Origins of the State-2015

The Purpose of Government-2015

Chapter 1-Vocab Match up Terms

 

Chapter 2-Origins of American Government

Origins of American Government-PPT-2017

Chapter 2-Section1-Our Political Beginnings-2016

The Constitution-Chapter 2-Section 4-2016

Chaper 2-Sections 5-PPT

Chapter 2-Essential Study Guide

Chapter 2-Vocab Match up Terms

Chapter 1 and 2-Test Materials