WWH- 3/30/07 March 30, 2007
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We finished watching Paths of Glory and then reviewed the fill-in-the-blank notes. Study guides for the film will be due on Monday, 4/2.
APUSH- 3/30/07 March 30, 2007
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To introduce the modern civil rights movement, students watched The Murder of Emmett Till, and are to write a reflection paper about it for Monday.
- Don’t forget the AP exam review sessions start next Tuesday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the fixed forum!
WWH- Block Day, 3/28/07 & 3/29/07 March 28, 2007
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To illustrate the horrors of trench warfare and the reasons for low morale among many WWI soldiers, the class watched Paths of Glory. We will finish the film on Friday.
APUSH- Block Day, 3/28/07 & 3/29/07 March 28, 2007
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Students watched The Atomic Cafe, an documentary tracing the early development of the American nuclear program, and implications of the program for the U.S. both domestically and internationally.
WWH- 3/27/07 March 27, 2007
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We looked at a virtual reality tour of a WWI trench. I then distributed the WWI packet, and gave students time to work on the notes completion section.
APUSH- 3/27/07 March 27, 2007
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WWH- 3/26/07 March 26, 2007
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We discussed the Schlieffen Plan and its failure, and the Battle of Tannenberg. I then showed part of Episode Two, Stalemate, from The Great War to illustrate the origins and conditions of trench warfare.
APUSH- 3/26/07 March 26, 2007
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Welcome back from Spring Break! I trust that everyone is ready to get back to work!
- The first part of the period I talked about the removal of persons of Japanese descent from the west coast of the U.S. and the events and issues surrounding President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066.
- I then started to discuss Roosevelt’s decision to authorize the program to build the atomic bomb. I will continue with this tomorrow.
Don’t forget to check out AP exam review books from me (outside of class time)!
APUSH- 3/19/07 March 19, 2007
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I hope everyone is enjoying Spring Break (in a responsible manner, of course)! I have posted the Unit 7 review questions at The Testing Center for your studying pleasure!
WWH- 3/14/07 March 14, 2007
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The classes wrapped up the Alliance Game activity, and then discussed how alliances pulled the warring powers of WWI Europe (already inspired by nationalism and militarism) into what might have otherwise remained a local dispute.
APUSH- 3/14/07 March 14, 2007
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We finished watching America and the Holocaust (see entry for 3/13/07).
WWH- 3/13/07 March 13, 2007
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Students were organized into countries to begin the Alliance Game. Country groups wrote mottos and goals, and created flags for their countries before beginning negotiations with others.
APUSH- 3/13/07 March 13, 2007
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Students watched the first part of America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference and completed a motion picture analysis worksheet.
WWH- 3/12/07 March 12, 2007
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Students reenacted the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo June 28, 1914. We then reviewed the objectives for the Alliance game that will occupy the next two class periods.
APUSH- 3/12/07 March 12, 2007
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Today students experienced the Pearl Harbor multimedia extravaganza with lecture, photos, maps, audio clips, and scenes from “December 7th” by director John Ford.
- APUSH exam review sessions will be Tuesday nights from 7:00-10:00 p.m. The dates will be April 3, 17, 24 and May 1 and 8.
