Week of 25-29 April

Freshmen US Government
Monday: Review day! Study tonight for the test tomorrow! And here's some Monday Morning Motivation.


Tuesday: Today is Test Day. Eat a healthy breakfast, seriously!!!

Wednesday: Today we will begin Unit 4 (skipping Unit 3 for now) and learn more about each branch of the US government, beginning with Congress, which is set up by Article I in the Constitution. Homework is Lesson 21 vocab.



Thursday: Today we will read Lesson 21 in the textbook and take some notes with this graphic organizer. Homework is to complete the Lesson 22 vocabulary.


And a lesson on life.


Friday: Today we will finish up our notes on Lesson 21 from yesterday. Homework is to complete the "How a Bill Becomes a Law" WS. NOTE: Use your Congress in a Flash! WS to complete this!!!


Sophomore Modern World
Monday: Review day! Study tonight for the test tomorrow!


Tuesday: Test Day is the Best Day! No, not really. But you'll do great!

Wednesday: Today we will work on analyzing documents on WWII and answering corresponding questions. We'll also look at some interesting WWII facts. Bet you didn't know! Homework is to complete the United Nations WS.



Thursday: Today we will begin our unit on the Cold War. Here are the notes. Why was it called a "Cold" war? We'll look at it's origins int he post-WWII world. Homework tonight is the handout on the Yalta Conference.


Friday: Today we will look into the Yalta Conference and the creation of the UN, then we'll be reading some primary policy documents from the Cold War Era. Homework is to complete the questions on the reading packet.

Junior USII
Monday: Review day! No homework. And here's an awesome story from WWII about a bear who served in the Polish Army. Yes, a bear.



Tuesday: Today we will discuss the American homefront, as well as the invasion of North Africa with Operation Torch and the followup invasion of Europe with Operation Overlord. No homework tonight.




Wednesday: Today we will cover from D-Day up to the Battle of the Bulge, and then we will begin watching Episode 6 of Band of Brothers, "Bastogne." Here are the notes. And here are the movie questions. No homework tonight.


Thursday: Today we will continue Band of Brothers. For homework, work on the movie questions.



Friday: Today we'll finish Band of Brothers. Your movie questions will be due at the end of class. Homework is the 24.4 WS. 

Week of 11-15 April

Freshmen US Government
Monday: Today we are reviewing the Electoral College by looking at www.270towin.com, and then we will move on to learn about the separation of powers amongst three different branches. What makes the three branches different? No homework tonight.


Tuesday: Today we're going to play a little game about gerrymandering, which is the reorganization of a district so that one party will one over the other. Here's the game! Then we will finish discussing the three seperate branches of government. Homework is Lesson 14 Vocab.



Wednesday: Today we'll be discussing checks and balances of the three branches, and then we'll talk all about the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, and how they finally came to agree on ratifying the Constitution. Here are the notes. Homework is to complete the Federalists WS.

Thursday: Today students will spend the entire period reviewing Unit 2, from the Articles of Confederation to the ratification of the US Constitution. Homework is to study!



Friday: No test today! It will be on Tuesday after Vacation ends. Have a good week!



Sophomore Modern World
Monday:  Today we will skim through the European war, beginning with the deception employed by the Allies in Operation Fortitude, through the invasion of Normandy, and then the Battle of the Bulge and the German surrender shortly thereafter. Here are the notes. No homework tonight.

Tuesday: Today we will pick up from the end of the war in Europe yesterday and cover the War in the Pacific, referred to as the Allies' "Island Hopping" campaign. Homework tonight is to read "War Without Mercy" and answer the question in 5-7 sentences.

Wednesday: Today we will be covering the end of the Pacific War, and speaking about the use of the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and what that will mean for the future. Homework is to outline 16.5.




Thursday: Today we will briefly discuss the Japanese surrender and the use of the Atomic Bomb (notes!) before moving onto a Unit Review in preparation for the Test tomorrow. Homework is write one paragraph (opinion) stating/defending your opinion regarding the use of the atomic bomb. Typed! And here is the coolest WWII map ever made.(You must download the file for it to work).




Friday: No Test Today. It's your lucky day!


Junior USII
Monday:  Today we will begin our copious notes on WWII, yay! ;) Here are the notes for the unit. We'll begin by discussing the rise of Dictators and the beginning of German and Japanese aggression. Homework is 24.2 WS.



Tuesday: Today we will discuss the beginning of the war, including the US entry into the war and the campaigns in Europe and North Africa. Homework tonight is 24.3 WS.

Wednesday: Today students will learn about Operation Barbarossa, the Lend-Lease Act, and the preparation for an Allied Invasion of Europe. Homework is 24.4 WS.

Thursday: Today we'll continue yesterday's notes. No homework!

Friday: Have a good vacation!

Week of 4-9 April

Freshman US Government

Monday: Today students will finish their jigsaw activity and then reenact the Constitutional Convention using a script. Homework tonight is to complete the map of the 13 original states. Map quiz on Friday! And don't forget that test makeups are being held today and tomorrow after school.

Tuesday: Today students will review the big compromises made at the Constitutional Convention, specifically the Great Compromise, or the Connecticut Plan. Homework is Lesson 11 Vocab. And quick Unit 2 Quiz tomorrow!

Wednesday: Today students are going to learn about federal, state, and shared powers as set up by the Constitution. We'll make a big venn diagram on the board and discuss the Elastic Clause. Homework tonight is 



Thursday: Today we will finish the venn diagram from yesterday and then cover Lesson 11. Tonight's homework is Lesson 12 vocab. Don't forget to study for the 13 States Quiz tomorrow!!!

Friday: Today we will be covering the Electoral College and how the process of electing a president was laid out by the Constitution. Map Quiz is today, as well! Homework is Lesson 12 vocab.



Sophomore Modern World

Monday: Today we will be finishing our carpet bombing activity and answering the questions, then we will take out first WWII quiz. 20 questions, multiple choice, open notes. You got this. Homework tonight is to outline 16.3. Skeleton is here.

Tuesday: Today students will complete an activity on the major battles of WWII in the European theater. Homework is to outline pgs. 455-459 (16.4). 




Wednesday: Today we will be watching the following documentary on the Allied invasion of France on "D-Day". Trivia of the day: Did you know that the "D" in D-Day stands for Day? It's a term used to delineate the first day of a military operation, and then the following days are D+1, D+2, etc. So D-Day is actually short for "Day-Day"! Homework tonight is the Holocaust WS.



Thursday: Today we will be examining the Holocaust panels located in the Media Center as part of Holocaust Rememberance week. We will also discuss more modern genocides, like that of Sudan and Rwanda. Did you know? Just a few weeks ago, Secretary of State John Kerry declared that ISIS's actions in the Middle East constitute genocide, a statement that typically triggers some form of international relief response. Homework is to complete the question sheet on genocide.





Friday: Today we will talk about the Holocaust, it's causes, effects, and the aftermath. Homework is to outline 16.3.
Band of Brothers Concentration Camp Liberation

Junior USII
Monday: Today we will take our quiz on the Great Depression and the New Deal. Believe in yourself! No homework.

Tuesday: Today we will look at Europe in the Interwar Period, reviewing the rise and fall of democracy, hyperinflation, and the oncoming of Fascism, specifically in Italy and Germany.



Wednesday: Today students will look at the history of Japan, including bushido, which was the way of the Samurai warrior. We will move onto the rise of Japanese imperialism and how it led to the outbreak of war in the Pacific. Class will finish with the Attack at Pearl Harbor. Homework tonight is to define Ch. 11's new vocab words.





Thursday: Today we will explore the Holocaust Memorial Panels in the Media Center. Homework is to read the excerpt of Elie Wiesel's Night, and answer questions #1-3 and 5.




Friday: Today we will be looking at the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the response of FDR to relocate every Japanese-American into an internment camp. Homework will be the 24.1 WS.