Freshmen US Government:
Monday: Quiz today on Lessons 1-4. We will also be looking at the updated list of presidential candidates here. It's gone from 23 candidates down to 6! But who will make the Final Four??? Homework is the English Bill of Rights WS.
Tuesday: Today we will begin working on a jigsaw timeline project on British Constitutionalism. Students will pair up and each group will learn about one event in British history, so that when we are all done, each group will present their event to the class and add it to the wall, thereby making a big, detailed timeline! Homework is to work on the timeline.
Wednesday and Thursday: We will be working on our projects all day, they are due at the beginning of class on Friday!!!
Friday: Today we will begin (and hopefully finish) presentations in class. Students will each have 2 minutes to present their event, and we will compile our class timeline. Homework tonight is Lesson 5 Vocab.
Sophomore Modern World:
Monday: Today students will continue taking notes on the Rise of Fascism, looking at the three main facets of totalitarianism: Fascism, Communism, and Nazism. For homework, students will complete the Origins of the Nazi Party WS. Also, students will be completing a Current Events WS on an article regarding the presidential candidates. Due Friday!
Tuesday: Today students will be working on their notes a little more, then acting out a short play that depicts a German family during Hitler's rise to power. Could he have been stopped? We'll also look at a famous poem of Martin Niemoller and analyze it. Homework tonight is to complete the Fascism/Communism Venn Diagram.
Wednesday: Today students will finish talking about the Rise of Hitler. Could he have been stopped, or was his rise to power truly inevitable? Was it influenced more by appeasement or by the Treaty of Versailles? Homework is to complete the Fascism/Communism Venn Diagram.
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Thursday: Today we are going to look at and compare 4 of the main dictators of the Interwar Period: Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Stalin (Russia), and Hirohito (Japan). Don't forget to finish your current events tonight!
Friday: Today we will be visited by Cadet Tom O'Connell, a 2014 BHS grad who is currently in his second year at the US Military Academy at West Point. He will be visiting our class to talk about his experiences, and answer any questions students may have about the service academies. Did you know? Sylvanus Thayer, of Braintree, MA, the namesake of Thayer Library and Academy, was considered "the father of West Point" and once served as a superintendent of the school. Also, a 1793 cannon currently sits outside Thayer's original home on Washington St., a gift from West Point to the town of Braintree. Homework is to complete the Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini vocabulary chart.
Junior USII:
Monday: Today students will debate the Schenck v. US case, its morality and legality. Your job is to persuade students on the other side to join forces with you! Homework is the Section 4 WS.
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| A propaganda poster from circa 1919 |
Wednesday: Today strudents will work on analyzing documents regarding the Causes of WWI. We will then work on formulating theses for a DBQ. Homework is to complete the document questions.
Thursday: Today students will review for the WWI Test tomorrow! Study!!! Complete the study guide for homework!
Friday:
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