Today we learned and fought with (fake) weapons!

Here’s how we got there: Arms Race Space Race Notes

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Attached (I know it’s a lot, look towards the bottom) is the assignment we are working on. You will be doing a presentation on whether your article is supporting or going against Senator McCarthy:

Groups are below: JoeMcCarthyRedScare Go to page 17 and familiarize yourself with the different opinions on McCarthy.

2nd hour

• Group 1: Kara, Nassim, Ayman, Cynthia, Khatib, Rabih, Bob
• Group 2: Ahmad Ahmad, Zaynab, Madina, Jazmine, Eleanor, Heather
• Group 3: Hatem, Gehan, Jamil, Layla, Tate, Miran
• Group 4: Muhamad Alhajim, Mariam, Najib, Hojeij, Johair, Eman
• Group 5: Ruqaya, Tia, Olivia, Sammy, Adam, Mahdi

6th hour

• Group 1: Noor Alaboosi, Jawad, Safa, Israa, Joseph, Maryim Smaidy
• Group 2: Kamal, Banean, Marie, Kassem, Danielle, Malak
• Group 3: Aseal, Khalil, Juliette, Dunia, Devin, Celina
• Group 4: Ranya, Elhajj, Fradi, Chalese, Jake, Mariyem Alabaseri
• Group 5: Amanda, Bubakr, Josh, Clayton, Adel, Kristina

Today we watched a video about Korean War survivors.

For the weekend read and annotate (Talk to text) these speeches from Joseph McCarthy: McCarthy Speech

Today we discussed whether or not the United States should have intervened with China.

Afterwards we read Truman’s reasons for war: Korean_War_Exercises

Today you scheduled your classes during this hour.

Attached are instructions for remind 101 text message reminders. You have two days to sign up. 1 point extra credit if you sign up, 3 points if you AND YOUR PARENT(S) sign up.  Remind 101 instructions

Today we had a quiz! Make sure you understand the beginnings of the Cold War.

Also, TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO DO A REASSESSMENT OF THE WWII TEST. Make sure you have the required tasks completed.

Here is a study guide for the unit so far: https://docs.google.com/a/dearbornschools.org/document/d/1X3tGlqiHQ_MsvHupntHVQ9M1fLPFDkl-aBMGPKnXoHI/edit?usp=sharing

Today you were assigned a specific document and you had to talk to the text and write a summary of the whole passage. Here are all the documents (scroll down): Start of Cold War Documents

Today we tried to figure out why the United States hated the Soviet Union and what they stood for at the beginning of the Cold War. Here is the document: capitalism_v._communism1

In the class info section there is the form you need to follow to reassess a summative assessment. Here it is as well: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F8XMnGrbUmRULxbFB0b3KxwBDNUa-1_T3rYIPtYRiH8/edit

Today we had a test on WWII.

The following people need to also write 3 reasons explaining either why the U.S. should or should not have used nuclear weapons against Japan. Each reason should be a paragraph.

2nd hour: Ruqaya Alsiyaghy, Gehan Alkubati, Tia Boone, Jazmine Chami

6th hour: Nour Alaboosi, Mohamed Buabkr, Jake Naar

If you were not here today for the test you have to make it up either before or after school Monday.

Today we did a close reading of the Yalta Conference. Here are the materials for this. Yalta Conference Breakdown

Do not forget: TEST FRIDAY NO MATTER WHAT! If there’s a snow day it will be postponed until Monday.