Period 4 AP World History for Friday, March 16

1. Reviewed chapter 32 quiz.
2. Took chapter 32/33 test.  If you were absent, the make-up will be Thursday, March 22 at lunch in my classroom.
3. Chapter 34 study guide here.

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Friday, March 16

1. Pacific theater map of WWII.  Pick up a copy from me on Monday.
2. Notes on the Battle of Midway.
3. Here's the website we went to in class.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Friday, March 16

1. Civil Rights pre-test in which students experienced "separate but equal."
2. Notes on Jim Crow laws and Thurgood Marshall.  Copy from a classmate.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Thursday, March 15

1. Began the video The Century--Poisoned Dreams
2. Played a vocabulary charades game.  Copy the terms from a classmate.

Period 4 AP World History for Wednesday, March 14

1. Comparative essay.  See me if you were absent.

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Wednesday, March 14

1. Notes:  Road to War with Japan.  Copy from a classmate.
2. Watched a portion of the film Pearl Harbor.
3. Visited Pearl Harbor via Google Earth.

Period 4 AP World History for Tuesday, March 13

1. Viewed maps/cartoons regarding imperialism
2. Discussed the comparative essay chart.
3. Reviewed the essay from the chapter 32 study guide.
4. Don't forget that on Wednesday we will be writing our comparative essay with no notes or textbook.  Let's do it!

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Tuesday, March 13

1. Watched bonus footage from Saving Private Ryan that discussed personal experiences from D-Day veterans.
2. Notes on the end of the European war.  Copy notes from a classmate if you were absent.
3. Map additions.  Add the following cities to your maps and be ready to turn them in on Friday.
1. Berlin
2. London
3. Paris
4. Stalingrad
5. Normandy region

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Tuesday, March 13

We completed the Cuban Missile Crisis Activity today in class.  Copy the notes from a classmate.  Also students turned in their responses to the activity.  If you were absent, be sure to turn in what you have from the previous day.

Period 4 AP World History for Monday, March 12

1. Students researched imperialism by the United States and by Japan.
2. We began to fill out the compare/contrast chart for the comparative essay that we'll be doing in class on Wednesday.  Here is a blank copy of that chart.
3. Complete the chart and bring to class on Tuesday.

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Monday, March 12

Today we had notes on Operation Overlord (D-Day Invasion).  If you were absent, copy the notes from a classmate.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Monday, March 12

Today students worked on a packet about the Cuban Missile Crisis.  If you were absent, see me and I will get you in the right group and give you the materials you need.

Period 4 AP World History for Wednesday, March 7

1. Worked on the Chapter 32 study guide (due Friday).
2. Watched a portion of Japan:  Memoirs of a Secret Empire part 3--The Return of the Barbarians.  Watch the video below, take notes and turn them in if you were absent:

Periods 2 & 6 for Wednesday, March 7

1. Two worksheets on Hitler and World War II.  Print them out, complete them, and turn them in.
1. Hitler's Lightning War--1
2. Hitler's Lightning War--2
2. Watched a video on Anne Frank.  If you have a cleared, excused absence, you will be excused from this part of the day's assignment.

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Tuesday, March 6

1. Read a couple of excerpts from Winston Churchill's speeches.
2. Completed event # 6. Copy the notes from a classmate.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Tuesday, March 6

1. Collected the worksheet to make sure it was finished and checked off those that were.
2. Returned worksheet to students, then completed the Happy Daze video.  Watch conclusion below and turn in your completed worksheet.

Period 4 AP World History for Tuesday, March 6

1. Broke into groups and worked on a set of questions.  Here are the questions.
2. Enter your group's answers here.  After you submit your answers, it will ask for your teacher's email address.  It is cameronfong@cusd.com

Period 4 AP World History for Monday, March 5

Reviewed the CCOT essay by working on a chart that introduced us to the basic elements of the essay.  Here is the worksheet we used in class.  We then traded essays with a classmate then looked for the elements required in a CCOT essay.

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Monday, March 5

1. We did event #5 in our World War II activity.  Read event #5 here.
2. Watched a very brief video from my own travels that shows the balcony where Mussolini would address many of the citizens of Rome.  See below.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Monday, March 5

1. Worksheet on pop culture of the 1950s.  Complete and turn in on Tuesday.
2. Watched part of The Century--Happy Daze.  Watch the video below and answer questions 1-5 on the video question sheet.

Period 4 AP World History for Friday, March 2

1. Turned in chapter 31 study guide.
2. Took chapters 30/31 test.  Make-up will be Thursday, March 8 at lunch in my classroom.

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Friday, March 2

1. Turned in Schindler's List journals. 
2. Played a vocabulary telephone charades game in class.  Be sure to copy the terms and definitions from a classmate.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Friday, March 2

1. Watched a short video about the Hollywood blacklist of the 1940s and 50s.
2. Completed and turned in a worksheet about the blacklist and McCarthyism.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Thursday, March 1

1. Finished and turned in the Best Years video.  Be sure to complete the video (below) and turn it in if you were absent.
2. Had notes on the ways the US kept communist influence from spreading.  Copy from a classmate.
3. Played a game that simulated the paranoia that existed while Joseph McCarthy was carrying out his hunt for communists in the US.

Period 4 AP World History for Wednesday, February 29

1. Reviewed the chapter 30 quiz.
2. Took a practice CCOT essay test.
3. Registered for the AP test with Mrs. Nielsen.

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Wednesday, February 29

Happy Leap Year Day!  Today in class we went through the next 3 events of the World War II activity.  Copy any notes from a classmate.

Period 4 AP World History for Tuesday, February 28

1. Notes on Chapter 31
2. Worked on study guide.
3. Remember that in class on Wednesday, we will be working on the CCOT essay.  Bring any materials you have about the Silk Roads.
4. AP Registration is tomorrow as well.  Have all of your forms ready to go.

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Tuesday, February 28

1. Notes on Mussolini/Hitler.  Copy from a classmate if you were absent.
2. Completed Event 1 in our World War II activity.  See me if you were absent.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Tuesday, February 28

1. Complete the Cold War Terms activity.
2. Began discussing the Berlin Airlift.

Period 4 AP World History for Monday, February 27

1. Notes on chapter 31.  
2. Don't forget that AP registration will be this Wednesday during class.  Be sure you have your forms filled out!

Periods 2 & 6 for Monday, February 27

1. Visited a fantastic Anne Frank website: www.annefrank.org  There's so much to see there--check it out!
2. Answered a quick-write question.  If you have a cleared, excused absence, you'll be excused from this assignment.

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Monday, February 27

1. Began Cold War Terms activity.  See me for the chart and your group.

Period 4 AP World History for Friday, February 24

1. Turned in chapter 30 study guide.
2. Took the map quiz and chapter 30 quiz.  If you were absent, you will take the make-up quizzes on Thursday, March 1 at lunch in my classroom. 

Periods 2 & 6 World History for Friday, February 23

Students took the Rise of Fascism test.  If you have a cleared, excused absence through the main office, you may take the make-up test on Thursday, March 1 at lunch in my classroom.  This is the ONLY time to make it up and if you do not show up, you will have earned a zero.  Be there!

Periods 1 & 3 US History for Friday, February 24

1. Notes on why the Cold War started.  Copy that from a classmate.
2. Began video The Century--Best Years.  Print out the questions then watch the first part below.