Week of January 25, 2010

These sections will be due next Monday, make sure you complete the rest of the work from Chaper 30 (sections 1-3) as this will also be counted for the 3rd term.

30(4) War in Southeast Asia (992-997)
Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Also, answer the focus question on page 992, the biography question on Ho Chi Mihn on page 993 and the two thinking critically questions on page 995.
Read pages 998-999. Answer the three thinking critically questions on page 999.

30(5) The end of the Cold War. pages 1000-1006. Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Answer the 3 Analyzing Political Cartoons questions on page 1002, and the 2 Thinking Critically questions on page 1007.

This week I want you to watch at least four lessons from Hippocampus.org
go to Google
Search hippocampus.org choose US History II for AP
Go to HST and Ike, Eisenhower, and Civil Rights Movement
Choose four that we have not viewed in class. Identify the topic, outline at least three points from the lesson. Explain the importance of this lesson to today.

Week of January 19, 2010

Today is the special election in Massachusetts to fill the vacant Senate seat of Ted Kennedy.
Why is this important enough for President Obama that he campaigned here over the weekend?

The two candidates:
Martha Coakley, Democrat
Scott Brown, Republican

Over $4.5 million has been spent in t.v. ads the past two weeks. Why?


The WWII quiz will be passed back on Wednesday.
Make-up will be Friday after school.

Look to last week's blog for book work due this week.

Week of January 11, 2010

Research project due Tuesday, January 12th

Due Wednesday:
Chapter 29 Review
Answer questions 1-6 on page 960.
Also, answer question 15-20 on page 960

WWII quiz on Thursday for D period
WWII quiz on Friday for E +F + G period

Due Tuesday (January 19)
30(1) The Cold War Unfolds (p. 966-974)
Identify each of the Terms, people, and places in split page notes.
Also, answer the five checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Answer the focus question on page 966, theThinking Critically #1+2 on page 971, and the question with the picture on page 973.

Due Wednesday (January 20)
30(2) The Industrialized Democracies p. 976-984.
Identify the term, people, and places in split page notes.
Also, answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Answer the biography question on MLK, Jr. on page 979. Also, answer the questions with the pictures on page 980 , 981 and 983. Kick back the questions in each of these answers.

Due Thursday (January 21) 30(3) Communism Spreads in East Asia (985-991)
Identify the terms people and places in split page notes. Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.
Also, answer the biography question on Mao Zedong on page 986 and the Promoting the Cultural Revolution question with the picture on page 987.

Week of January 4, 2010

Interviews due January 12.
Extra Credit MLK essay assigned before vacation due January 6, 2010.

Homework due this week.
You will be assigned review questions on Chapter 29 on Monday. This will be a group grade.
Your group answers will be due in class on Thursday.
Group 1: questions 1-6 on page 929
Group 2: questions 1-5 on page 938
Group 3: questions 1-5 on page 945
Group 4: questions 1-4 on page 951
Group 5: questions 1-6 on page 956

Book work due Wednesday-
Read the Quick Study Guide on page 958-959
Read 29(5) The End of WWII on pages 952-956. Identify the terms, people, and places in split page notes. Also, answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Do not just rewrite the questions, but kick them back in your answer.

A second and separate homework grade : (1.) answer the focus question with the picture on page 952, (2)the chart questions on the top of page 953, and the (3) Thinking Critically questions #1+ 2 on page 957.

Be ready for a WWII quiz on Friday.