December 16

Focus:
WWII

CW:
WWII vets-guest speakers

HW:
25-3 TQ

UNIT 8 TEST WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

December 15

Focus:
WWII

CW:
Saving Private Ryan video clip
Band of Brothers: Day of Days and clips from Why We Fight

HW:
25-3 TQ (due after the break)

December 14

Focus:
WWII (war in Europe and North Africa)

CW:
discuss 25-1 RG
25-2 overhead notes
D-Day readings

HW:
25-3 TQ

December 13

Focus:
WWII

CW:
discuss 24-2 TQ
24-3 RG-Holocaust/video clip/reading
24-4 RG: US entry into WWII/reading--Rape of Nanking

HW:
25-1 RG

December 12

Focus:
WWII

CW:
discuss Unit 7 tests
Unit 8 Study Guide
film consent form for Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers
examine Ch. 24 timeline
24-1 TQ and discuss
grade reports

HW:
24-2 TQ
GET FILM CONSENT FORM SIGNED!
WWII VETS ON FRIDAY

December 9

Focus:
Unit 7 Exam

HW:
STUDY AND REVIEW NOTES

December 8

Focus:
New Deal

CW:
discuss 23-4 RG
23-5 overhead notes on the legacy of the New Deal
Ch. 23 fishbone (graphic organizer)
children's letters to Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt

HW:
STUDY!

December 7

Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
discuss 23-1 TQ
discuss 23-2 RG
video: John Dillenger-Public Enemy #1

HW:
23-4 RG
UNIT 7 TEST IN TWO DAYS!

December 6

Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
22-3 overhead notes on President Hoover
1920s review sheet
video clip: Great Depression
preview Ch. 23 timeline
begin discussing 23-1 TQ

HW:
23-2 RG
UNIT 7 TEST FRIDAY!
REVIEW SESSION AFTER SCHOOL THURSDAY
REVIEW SESSION FRIDAY AM AT 7:20

December 2

Focus:
Great Depression

CW:
video--Scottsboro Boys

HW:
23-1 TQ (very important note sheet!!)
UNIT 7 TEST IN ONE WEEK
PM REVIEW SESSION NEXT THURSDAY!

December 1

Focus:
Great Depression Hits

CW:
discuss 22-2 TQ
video: Hoover Dam
22-3 overhead notes (if time)

HW:
STUDY