B Block - U.S. History H

*** UPCOMING EVENTS ***

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

TODAY'S CLASS AGENDA - FRIDAY, JUNE 5th

***PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW AND ALSO BE SURE TO TAKE ATTENDANCE.  HAVE A GREAT SUMMER EVERYONE!***

INTRODUCTION VIDEO

1) Please click on the link below to take attendance for today's class.
B BLOCK ATTENDANCE

1) Course Wrap-Up

2) Please return textbooks next week June 8 - 11 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS

MONDAY 6/1
1) Class Discussion of Major European Battles.
2) Class Discussion on The War in the Pacific --- strategy of island hopping.
3) Students read "The War in the Pacific" section, pages 784-789. Read about the six major battles discussed in the section and complete the Pacific Battles Chart.
4) Read pages 789-793 on the end of the war by the day of the quiz.

TUESDAY 6/2
1) Class discussion on President Truman's options for ending the war with Japan.
2) Students watch video "World War II's Horrific Numbers."
3) Students read the section on "The Home Front," pages 796-801. As students read, think about examples of positive events and examples of negative events that occurred on The Home Front during World War II.

WEDNESDAY 6/3
1) Outline Quiz on World War II.
2) Review Game/Questions on World War II.

THURSDAY 6/4
1) Quiz on World War II.

FRIDAY 6/5
1) Course Wrap-up
2) Please return textbooks next week from June 8 - 11 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.



CURRENT UNIT
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PREVIOUS UNITS






FUTURE UNITS (Students will have access when Unit begins)





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NEW NATION PROJECT GUIDELINES

NEW NATION PROJECT SCORING GUIDE

NEW NATION PROJECT RUBRIC

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1920s PROJECTS


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1960s PICTURE PROJECTS

1960s PROJECT GUIDELINES

1960SPROJECT SCORING GUIDE

1960s PROJECT RUBRIC
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IMPERIALISM PROJECT

IMPERIALISM PROJECT SCORING GUIDE

IMPERIALISM PROJECT RUBRIC

IMPERIALISM PROJECT TOPICS

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  COLD WAR PROJECTS - GUIDELINES & TOPICS


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RECONSTRUCTION POSITION STATEMENT

RECONSTRUCTION POSITION GUIDELINES

RECONSTRUCTION STATEMENT RUBRIC

RECONSTRUCTION STATEMENT SCORING GUIDE

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES:
RECONSTRUCTION OVERVIEW

WHY RECONSTRUCTION MATTERS


OTHER INFORMATION:

RECONSTRUCTION NOTE TAKING TEMPLATE

READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT SURVEY

IN-TEXT CITATIONS VIDEO

MLA CITATION FOR RECONSTRUCTION PACKET
Hart, Diane. "Reconstruction." The United States: Discovery to the Civil War. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Globe Fearon, 1988. 110-18. Print.


MLA CITATION FOR TEXTBOOK
Danzer, Gerald A., eds. The Americans: Reconstruction To The 21st Century. Evanston, Ill. : McDougal Littell, 2007. Print.
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WORLD WAR II POSITION STATEMENTS

POSITION STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS

POSITION STATEMENT TOPIC TEMPLATES

POSITION STATEMENT WRITING GUIDE

POSITION STATEMENT RUBRIC

POSITION STATEMENT SCORING GUIDE

IN-TEXT CITATIONS VIDEO

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COLD WAR SPEECHES AND CANVA

COLD WAR SPEECHES ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS

COLD WAR SPEECHES/CANVA RUBRIC

COLD WAR SPEECHES/CANVA SCORING GUIDE


CANVA - CREATE A DESIGN - Make an Info Graphic.   Remember - Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image, extending the meaning of literacy, which commonly signifies interpretation of a written or printed text.


**** All CANVAS NEED TO BE SENT TO MRS. OLKKOLA BY TUESDAY, 13 JUNE AT 7:30 AM IN ORDER TO BE PRINTED ****
* Send CANVAS as a .jpeg file to Mrs. Olkkola at aolkkola@govwentworth.k12.nh.us 
* Remember to create the size you want when you start your CANVA.  One of the restrictions is 24 inches by whatever.
* Remember to put your name on your CANVA
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COLD WAR POSITION STATEMENT

TOPIC:  Should the United States be praised or condemned for their actions during the Cold War?





PRAISED/CONDEMNED POSITION STATEMENT SCORING GUIDE


RELATED ARTICLES

Source:  "Cold War." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, edited by Thomas Riggs, 2nd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2015, pp. 253-258. U.S. History in Contextlink.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3611000171/UHIC?u=krhs_main&xid=2cd957c4. Accessed 25 May 2017.

Source:
"The Cold War." John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2017.

Source:
"The Cold War Timeline." History on the Net. N.p., 05 May 2017. Web. 25 May 2017.

Source:
The Cold War Home Front: McCarthyism. Historyonthenet.com, n.d. Web. 25 May 2017.
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IMPERIALISM POSITION STATEMENT

IMPERIALISM POSITION STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS


IMPERIALISM POSITION STATEMENT RUBRIC


IMPERIALISM POSITION STATEMENT SCORING GUIDE




IMPERIALISM POSITION STATEMENT RELATED ARTICLES/BOOKS



THE AMERICANS TEXTBOOK - Pages 548-571

MLA TEDEd VIDEO


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ROBBER BARONS OR CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY?

ROBBER BARONS/CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY SCORING GUIDE

ROBBER BARONS/CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY RUBRIC


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POSITION STATEMENTS

WORLD WAR I POSITION STATEMENT“Was the United States' entrance into World War I a matter of choice or necessity?"

WORLD WAR I CHOICE/NECESSITY RUBRIC
WORLD WAR I CHOICE/NECESSITY SCORING GUIDE 

CLAUDE KITCHIN - SPEECH TO CONGRESS

WOODROW WILSON ON WORLD WAR I

U.S. ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR I - 1917

WILSON'S WAR MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

THE AMERICANS TEXTBOOK - Pages 583-586

WORKS CITED - WWI

NOTE TAKING TEMPLATE


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THE GREAT DEPRESSION & THE NEW DEAL I
THE GREAT DEPRESSION & THE NEW DEAL II
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT & THE NEW DEAL


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*** BLIZZARD BAG ASSIGNMENT ***
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH


(*** THERE ARE 3 PARTS TO THE VIDEO ***)

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***BLIZZARD BAG***
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2nd

*** To access the reading on the Harlem Renaissance, please do the following steps:
        1) Click on the Link below for the "Americans Textbook."
        2) Click on "Chapter 13 The Roaring Life of the 20s"
        3) Click on "13.4 The Harlem Renaissance."


*** After doing the reading on "The Harlem Renaissance," please make a copy of the the sheet in the link below  and complete the matching activity.***



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BLIZZARD BAG ASSIGNMENT
JANUARY 16, 2020

THE COLD WAR
ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING:  1) Describe events from the second half of the 20th Century that demonstrate the Cold War's impact on the domestic and foreign policy of the United States.  2) Rivalry between the world's two superpowers created tension and conflict on a global scale.  3) The fear of communism created widespread hysteria that affected the culture and threatened civil liberties throughout the United States.

ASSIGNMENT:
          1) Please watch the following video on the Cold War.
          2) After watching the video, please complete the following Reflection Activity Sheet.



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WORLD WAR II's HELLISH NUMBERS VIDEO