U.S. History: The Civilian Conservation Corps

Recently in U.S. History we discussed Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and the programs that were intended to jump-start the economy. One such program was the Civilian Conservation Corps.

I like to read different blogs and one that has a fashion slant to it is called A Continuous Lean. One of today's posts on that blog contains photographs from the Oregon State University archive of photos of the CCC. Click here to see some beautiful photographs of that program in action.

World History: World War I Review Games!

The World War I test is right around the corner--Friday February 27 for odd classes and Monday March 2 for even classes. Don't forget that I'm available to help you study on even days at lunch or ANYTIME by appointment.

Here are the review games that I mentioned in class. Remember that on the day of the test, the review sheet and the World War I map are due at the beginning of the period. It's a BIG day for your grade!
World War I Vocabulary Games
World War I Background/Causes Activity

U.S. History: Battle of Midway

In class on Thursday, we discussed the turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II. I showed the class the National Geographic website about the battle and the sunken American ship the Yorktown. I had posted the website on the blog last year, so if you want to examine that site and my blog posting, click here.

U.S. History: Link to Quicktopic

(Image from lonesentry.com)

For my period 3 U.S. History class, here is the link to our Quicktopic discussion page. Be sure to follow all of the directions in my first message.

Best Universities in the World

(Above: Harvard University's Widener Library. Image from wikimedia.org)

Thought you might be interested in seeing how U.S. News and World Report ranked the world's top universities (not just American schools). Here's the list:
World's Best Colleges and Universities.

Thank you to BTSA teachers

Just wanted to send a shout-out to the teachers I got to work with this past week. I enjoyed helping you out with some new resources and I hope you found something useful!