Week of September 26, 2011

We will begin our in class study of WWI.

Due Wednesday: 26(3) Winning the War(829-833)

 Identify the terms, people, and places.

Read And American War Song (829) When did the US declare war on Germany? How is the war poster on 830 connected to the picture on 830?
Who was Edith Cavell (biography 831) Why was she shot by the Germans? What do you think the Germans should have done with her?
Who is pictured on the recruitment poster on page 832?
Why are the French cheering on page 833?

Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.


Due Thursday : 26(4)  Making the Peace (834-838)

Identify the terms, people and places.                                                    
Who is pictured on page 834? Are they the leaders of the Allies or the Central Powers? 
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 835. 
Answer question #3 on page 837.
Answer questions #1+2 on Analyzing Political Cartoons on page 838.

                 Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Be ready Friday for a WWI quiz

Due Next Tuesday: Revolution and Civil War in Russia (839-845)

Identify the terms, people and places.

 Who is speaking in the letter, voices of the front, on page 839? Who do they write to, and what do they want?

Draw a quick illustration of Rasputin (840). Who was Rasputin an advisor to? What type of egg is pictured on page 840?
Answer the biography question on V.I. Lenin on page 841.
Answer thinking critically question #1 on page 843.
What caused the mass starvation pictured on page 845?
Answer the five checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Separate Homework Grade:  Answer Chapter Assessment questions #1-6, and 
 # 11 and #17 on page 848.

Week of September 19, 2011

I want to thank Mr. Izzo for filling in so well for me during my recovery .

September 17th is Constitution Day.  All public school history teachers are required to teach at least one lesson on the subject to commemorate the completion  of the American Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787 in Philadelphia.  It was then submitted to the states for ratification.  So we will take some time this week discussing the American Federal System and its Bill of Rights.

First we will  finish our study of Islam.  Be ready for a quiz Wednesday or Thursday on the material covered both by Mr. Izzo and me. 

I know that you have viewed a key nexus event (turning point) of the 21st century: 9/11/01.
Although radical Muslim fundamentalists caused the event they do not represent the true nature of Islam.  These fundamentalists are reacting to the technological progress and changing social values of the modern world, yet they have had a significant effect on the modern world. 

World War I was the nexus point that changed the 20th century.  We will begin our study of the 20th century with this war.  Homework due by Friday:

26(1) The Great War Begins (816-821). (double homework credit) Identify the terms, people and places. Draw the three images on page 815 and explain their significance. What was the spark of WWI (picture 816). Answer question 2+3 on map skills page 817. Why are the people picture on 818 so happy? Read the biography of Kaisar Wilhelm II (819) who were his two cousins and his grandmother? Read the reasons of entering the war (820), what two powers were most responsible for starting the war? Explain your answer. How did people show their war enthusiasm (picture 821)? 
Answer the five checkpoint questions.

26(2)A New Kind of War (822-827)  Identify the terms, people and places. Read a soldier on the Western Front (822) what does the soldier hear that makes him happy? Read Map Skills on page 823, answer questions 2+3.  Read the infographic (824-5), illustrate three of the changes to warfare in the Great War. Read Map Skills on page 826, who fought against the Ottoman Empire in Egypt and on the Saudi peninsula?  Who is pictured on page 827?  
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences

Read Erich Maria Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front (828)
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2

Week of September 12, 2011

Homework for the week:  Mr. Izzo will set the due dates.

Due ____________________

10(1) The Rise of Islam (p.304-309)
Identify the terms, people, and places. Read the Infographic on page 307 and answer questions #1+2. Also, answer questions #3-6 on page 308 in complete sentences.

Read the primary source reading on the Quran (Koran) on page 309. Answer Critical Thinking questions #1-3

Due ________________
10(2): Building a Muslim Empire (310-316)two separate h.w. grades
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Read the caption with the Dome of the Rock on page 311. Answer the question with the picture. Look at the picture on 312. What is a whirling dervish? Answer the question with the picture on a Jewish apothecary in Spain on page 313. Answer the question on the biography on page 314. Answer the Spread of Islam questions #2+3 on page 315.
Answer questions #3,4,5 on page 316.

Due ______________

10(3) Muslim Civilizations Golden Age 317-323
Identify the terms, people, and places. Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 321. Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2 on page 323. Explain how Arabic numerals (picture 322) in Eastern Muslim Regions differed from Modern Western Arabic numerals. Who most likely brought Arabic numerals to Europe?
Answer questions #3-5 on page 322.

Week of September 5, 2011

Welcome back from Labor Day weekend. Labor Day started in the US in the 18880's as a tribute to the contribution of the American worker to our country's greatness.

Homework for the week will be collected on Friday.
34(5) advances in Science and Technology (p.1120-1125) Identify the terms, people, and places (1120). Who was the first man on the man and what were his first words (picture 1120). Read Thinking Critically (1121) answer question #1. Read the infographic (1122-23) What was the name of the US project to make a nuclear bomb? What did Jonas Salk develop in 1954? What structure did Watson and Crick explain in 1953? Read A Global Food Evolves (1124) What did Native Americans in Mexico domesticate from teosinte kernels?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

34(2) Globalization (1100-1104) Read Witness History (1100) and look at the picture on 1104. Why do you think globalization is so controversial? Read World Oil Resource (map 1101). Identify three countries with major oil reserves. Which country consumes the most oil? Read the infographic (1102-03). Where did coffee originate? What is the only commodity more traded than coffee? What is the fair trade movement? Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Read People and the Environment (1105) answer Thinking Critically #1.

34(3)Social and Environmental Challenges (116-1113)Read Malaria (1107) Why do you think malaria is a risk mainly in developing countries? Look at the chart on 1108, what country attracts 20% of the world total migrants? Look at the picture on page 1109, though which country do you think most of the US illegal immigrants come from? Why don’t signs like the one pictured stop them? Look at the picture on page 1110, why would some people buy clothes with the RUGMARK label? Read the Infographic (1111) what is the relationship between disease and access to safe water? Read the biography of Edward O. Wilson (1112) why did he originally study ants? Why do you think he believes foresight and moral courage are needed to preserve the environment? Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Week of August 31,2011

Welcome back to school. I am sorry that I am unable to be in school the first few weeks as my recovery from knee replacement surgery is taking longer than I anticipated, but I feel lucky that Mr. Izzo is filling in for me during this time. I will be posting a weekly blog with your homework assignments. It is important to complete all of the homework in a timely manner because it is a large part of your grade. Grading for the class includes:

Tests/Quizzes/Essays 50%
Classwork 25%
Homework 25%
My exta help day will be  Thursday.

You should bring these to class each day : a pen/pencil, a three ring binder with note paper and a good attitude. Even if you are a poor test taker you can do well in class if you complete your homework and work hard in class you will pass the class for the year.

This September 11th marks the 10 year anniversary of the attacks on the Pentagon and the World trade Center. Our nation has changed greatly over this time and we will spend the first weeks of class looking at these changes.

Book work due Friday, September 2. All homework should be either written on lined paper or typed. Make sure to put your first and last name, class period, and assignment on each completed assignment. All questions that ask "what do you think?" are asking for your opinion.

Read Chapter 34 section 4 (pages 1115-1119).

List and identify the terms, people, and places listed on page 1115. You can use the glossary at the end of the book or find these bold blue words in the reading. Skim the section first, look at the picture on page 1115, why do you think President Bush spoke about international security in the fall of 2002? What is pictured on page 1116? Look at the map on page 1117, what nations are suspected of having biological, chemical or nuclear weapons? Why should the US be concerned by this? Who is pictured on page 1118? Look at the picture on page 1119, why do you think the Freedom Tower will be 1776 feet high?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Final Exam Review Week

Final Exams are this week. They are 10% of your final grade.

Exams
Tuesday- D period final
Wednesday- A period final + C period final
Thursday (1/2 day) B + G finals
Friday (1/2) day E+F finals
Monday- make up day for finals, you must have Principal's approval to take final on this day


Final Exam Review sheet is due on day of final
This will be counted as a 4th quarter quiz grade.

Week of June 6,2011

Today, June 6, 1944 is the anniversary of D-Day, the long awaited Allied invasion of France. If you have seen Saving Private Ryan the opening scene is a recreation of D-Day.

This is the last full week of school, finish the year strong.

Due Friday
29(3) The Allies Turn the Tide (939-945) Identify the terms, people, and places. Read Witness history (939) why did WWII become a total war for the US? Read the infographic (941) identify three new WWII technologies and explain how they were used to win the war. Read the three biographies on page 944, identify each of the 3 Allied leaders, their country and two facts from each reading. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Separate homework:
Read D-Day 946-7, answer the three thinking critically questions on page 947.

29(4) victory in Europe and the Pacific (948-951) Identify the terms, people, and places. Answer map skills question #3 on page 949. Draw the shape of the nuclear cloud on page 950. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

29(5) The End of WWII (952-956) Identify the terms, people, and places. Look at the picture on page 952, what happened on V-J Day? Look at chart on page 953, which nation suffered over 22 million deaths and 14 million wounded? What does the Soviet poster pictured on page 954 warn against? Read the Berlin Airlify (955) how were Germany and Berlin divided? What does the Red Menace (956) warn against? Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Due Monday June 13
30(1) The Cold War Unfolds (966-974) Identify the terms, people, and places. Look at the pic ture on page 973, what are the school children practicing for? How is this duck and cover practice similar to our safe spot/lock down drills? How are they different?

The Final Exam Review Sheet passed out last week is due on the day of the final.