Week of 8 - 12 February

Freshmen US Government
Monday: SNOW DAY!!!



Tuesday: Today we will review what we were doing before our impromptu "pre-cation", then pick up where we left off by discussing different types of government. We've established that we need SOME sort of government, but WHAT KIND??? We'll find out soon enough! Homework tonight is to read and complete the BACK PAGE ONLY of the "Who Rules?" packet.

Wednesday: Today we will review the Who Rules? packet and look at different governments around the world. Then students will partner up and become government salesmen and women, making a creative brochure to market different types of governments to new countries. No homework tonight. Projects due Friday.

Thursday: Today we will work on our projects for the whole class period. Due tomorrow!!!



Friday: Today we will look at the political spectrum and see what it means, and then we'll analyze modern politicians and even ourselves! Homework is to take this quiz! Enjoy your vacation.

Sophomore Modern World
Monday: SNOW DAY!!!

Tuesday: Today we will recap the Chinese Revolution and play some Trivia Ball, then review the homework on Mao's "peasant sea" strategy. For homework, students will outline 14.4 in their textbooks. Here is an example template for organizational assistance.



Wednesday: Today we will talk all about Gandhi and nonviolent resistance, or civil disobedience. We'll look at some of his motives, his past, and his justifications. Homework tonight is to complete the two views of Revolution WS, comparing Mao and Gandhi and their revolutionary ideologies. What do you think? Is violence necessary for a succesful revolution?

Interesting fact of the day:
Did you know Mao Zedong's reign was the second deadliest event in human history?
Click above to zoom in and see the 100 worst atrocities in history. 

Thursday: Today we will finish discussing Indian independence. Then we will begin working on our DBQ on the effectiveness of Gandhi's nonviolence campaigns. Homework tonight is to finish analyzing all of the documents in the DBQ (pgs. 455-469).

Friday: Today in class we will be working on our document-based question for the whole class. Enjoy your vacation!!! Homework is to complete the Middle East Map.

Junior USII
Monday: SNOW DAY!!!

One of the last pictures taken of Archuduke Ferdinand and his wife,
28 June 1914.

Tuesday: Today we will go over the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, and look at the very complex alliances that came into play during WWI. We will then read the riveting account of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination and learn more about Gavrilo Princip. Homework is to finish this reading and answer the question at the end.



Wednesday:



Thursday: Today we will complete a packet overview of WWI, including an interactive map activity. For homework, students will complete a "Letter from the Trenches." Choose either a letter home (censored by the government) or a list of tips from a hardened veteran to a "green" Dough Boy.



Friday: We will continue our WWI Overview notes today, from WWI Technology to the opening battles of the war, to the advent of Trench Warfare. No homework. Enjoy your vacation!