Homework and Classwork for the week of
April 25, 2011

Classwork

We will spend a couple of days learning about Gerda Weissmann and her journey through the Holocaust. We will watch the documentary film, One Survivor Remembers, and discuss the incredible strength she had to survive her years of captivity. It is a story of hope and how many people managed to make it through this horrible period in our World's history.
We will begin Chapter 25 in our History books and explore the 1950's. Students need to read pages in their book and be ready for class discussion. Pages 842-847 must be read before Thursday. We will also have readings from our supplementary book, All The People.
We will have two classroom activities dealing with McCarthy. The work that does not get completed in class, will become homework.

Homework

Current Event due 4/26
Discussion questions from movie due 4/29
Decade of Fear and Pro/Con will be due at the end of class. If these assignments are not completed, they will be due the next day.

Trivia

In two paragraphs answer the following question:
Nato's headquarters is located where? Due 4/29

ALL MISSING ASSIGNMENTS FROM THE FIRST PART OF THIS TRIMESTER ARE DUE BY FRIDAY 4/29. I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY WORK FROM THE FIRST PART OF TRIMESTER THREE AFTER PROGRESS REPORTS GO HOME.

Homework and Classwork for the week of
April 18, 2011

Classwork

We have a station activity for the three days of school this week. Students will rotate between stations. Each station has an activity they need to complete. Students will then write 3-4 facts they learned from each station and write a brief reflection of their experience. This is due on Monday, 4/25.

THERE IS NO HOMEWORK OR TRIVIA THIS WEEK

Homework and Classwork for the week of
April 11, 2011

Classwork

We will explore Pearl Harbor and the horror of that day and our involvement in the Pacific. Japanese Americans and internment camps will be discussed, and we will decided for ourselves if dropping the Atomic Bomb was a good thing or not. We will also have small group work that will focus on the heroic life of Hannah Szenes and her fight to help save the Jews of Hungary. We will use our supplemental book, War, Peace and All That Jazz, and see some news reels of Pearl Harbor and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Homework

5 paragraph compare/contrast essay due 4/11

Current event due 4/12
Atomic Bomb-Pro/Con due 4/13* Changed to 4/14
Chapter note-taking packet due 4/13
Geography-Airline distance- due4/15

QUIZ # 4 IS WEDNESDAY, 4/13 PACKET DUE AT END OF QUIZ

Trivia

What was a "Dandy horse"? Two, full paragraphs. Due 4/15

Classwork and Homework for the week of
April 4, 2011
Welcome back from Spring Break. I hope everyone enjoyed some time away from school and we are all re-energized for the last few months of school!!

Classwork

We will be discussing the war and it's impact here at home and overseas. We will read from War,Peace, and All That Jazz, watch actual film footage of the Normandy invasion, and watch the first 15 minutes of Saving Private Ryan on Friday. Don't forget your signed permission slip must be turned in by Thursday or you WILL not be able to watch the film. There will be an essay comparing the actual footage to Hollywood's interpretation.
Keep working on the chapter packet. Quiz 3 is Tuesday!

Homework

Current event due 4/5
Signed permission slip due a.s.a.p. no later than 4/7
Geography-Alaskan Population due 4/8
Essay due 4/11

Trivia

What was Memorial Day originally called? Remember, you need two full paragraphs! due 4/8