Week of 14-18 March

Freshmen US Government
Monday: Today we will be covering Lesson 5, discussing the earliest settlers in America and the crude forms of government they set up to maintain some law and order. Here are the notes. Tonight's homework is to complete the Lesson 5 WS.



Tuesday: Today we will move onto Lesson 6, discussing the events leading up to the American Revolution. Tonight's homework is to complete the Lesson 6 and 7 WS.



Wednesday: Today we will have a heated discussion about the writ of habeas corpus, specifically in regards to Guantanamo Bay. Can the US government suspend habeas corpus, or is that unconstitutional? Homework is to study the vocabulary words from Lessons 1-4 and make flashcards in preparation for the upcoming Unit Test on Friday.



Thursday: Today we will finish discussing habeas corpus and review for the test tomorrow. Homework is to study for the test, and finish flashcards for lessons 5-7. Study hard!



Friday: Test day! You can do this!!!

Sophomore Modern World
Monday: Today we will finish our unit out and review for the big test tomorrow! Homework tonight is to complete the study guide.



Tuesday: Today is our test on the Age of Uncertainty and the Rise of Dictators. You've got this!!!


Wednesday: Today we begin our unit on WWII! Students will look at the events leading up to the outbreak of war. Could WWII have been prevented, realistically? We will also focus on the policies of Appeasement. Homework tonight is to outline 15.4 in your textbook.


Yeah, I'm sorry, kids.

Guernica by Pablo Picasso

Thursday: Today we will be revisiting the events leading up to WWII and the outbreak of war: the Phony War, Dunkirk, and the Battle of Britain. We will also look at the Spanish Civil War, which would prove to be a sort of proxy war before the outbreak of the World War. Notes are here. Homework tonight is to complete the worksheet on Appeasement. And here are some songs from the Spanish Civil War. Ay Carmela! Translated lyrics can be found here.



Friday: Today we will go back and look at the Axis momentum that gave Germany a strong foothold before the Allies could effectively react. We'll look at the evacuation of Dunkirk, the battle of Britain, and the Blitzkrieg. Notes are here. Homework will be a CHOICE between a worksheet on the London Blitz or the Evacuation of Dunkirk.

I see your Soviet tanks and raise you 8 reindeer.

Junior USII
Monday: Today we will be watching a video from the Century series on the Roaring '20s. No homework tonight.



Tuesday: Today students will complete the video from yesterday. Homework is to complete the Chapter 22.1 handout on the 1920s.


Wednesday: Today students will take some brief notes on the roaring '20s. Homework is to complete the 22.1 and 2 Study Guide handout. Quiz on the '20s on Friday! And here is my favorite jazz song of all time, in honor of the Jazz Age!



Thursday: Today we will go over 22.3 and 4, and hopefully have time to fill out the study guide for both! This will be the last day of our current unit on the 1920s. Homework is to complete the 22.4 WS and study for tomorrow's quiz!!!

Friday: Quiz day!!!