May 28-29

Final Cuban Missile Crisis Reading/Notes

Also...as promised
Extra Credit...hurray

• 10 points total possible - reading quiz category.
• 170 or better
• Countries of the World Quiz or  Sporcle Countries
• You must do it on a computer in class to get credit. (No screen shots.) 
• If you are a slow typist, someone else may type for you.

May 15

Cuban Missile Crisis SWC (updated 5/17)

HW for Monday 5/19
Reading for Monday
Reading Notes

April 29

Due 4-29-30 IA Initial Research Question Investigation
SWC: Korea  Pearson 43-55
USG: Korea

April 21

4/21: Obama Doctrine Write Up
4/22: Period 4: Unit Exam/Binders
4/25: Periods : 6, 7 Unit Exam/Binders
4/29: HW ALL CLASSES: Historiographies IA

Cold War Origins Unit Exam and Binders 

• 50 multiple choice questions
• 1 paper 2 style essay question
• Binder cover sheet: Don't forget to include your graded research paper in the binder and complete the reflection questions.

Week of March 31

USG: Origins of the Cold War
SWC: Cold War 3/31-4/25

HW This week read Pearson Intro and Ch. 1.  Read Choices and country info for your country-assigned in class.

Interested in getting paid to make a short film about LHS?
See Project Application: Latinos at LHS

4/20-21

HW: Read your article (given in class) on Ukraine.  Be ready to explain your reading.

Other Sources on Ukraine:
Pro-Russian News Source Video
Ukrainian Source Kyiv Post:  Yanukovych's house/wealth has been controversial-love the salt grotto spa :)
US State Department: Ukraine
NY Times Timeline: good short videos of protests, toppling of Lenin statue etc.
BBC: good explanation of backstory from western POV

March 16

• Turnitin Class Codes

• Period 4 - 7827493
• Period 6 - 7827497
• Period 7 - 7827501

• Password for all classes: gocards

March 13-14

No Oral Exam Today!!
New Schedule:
In Class

• Thursday-Friday 3/13-14 
• John Rabe
• Monday 3/17  
• Work Period -Finish Binders
• RESEARCH PAPERS DUE TO Turnitin
• Tuesday-Wednesday3/18-19 
• Oral Exam
• Thursday-Friday 3/20-21 
• Ukraine

3/1/14

Works cited due Monday 3/3.  No. Seriously.

February 20-21

In Class:
Watch Documentary: A Century of Revolution; take notes

Homework:

1. Research:  Work on selection sources for your Research Paper.  Don't forget to skim, use the abstract to help narrow down sources.
• Come to class on Monday with at least 4 of your 5 sources (including Pearson) correctly formatted in an MLA style Works Cited page.  
•  This is a graded assignment, but more importantly, this is the bulk of the time you will spend on paper.  Good research takes time.  
2. Finish: pg 278 timeline and USG Geopolitical Features. (You should have already read Pearson 252-259.)

**Lecture from 2/18-19

February 13-14

WWII Unit Exam Today
Binders Due (See Binders Tab)

Begin Research Paper

Feb 6-7

Okinawa Battle Study
Okinawa Numbers
 As a result of the snow day, you will have to complete a shortened version of this lesson independently.  Please spend 30 minutes of time focusing on the sources.

WWII Unit Exam and Binders Due: 2/13-14

Unbroken Seminar

1/28-29: Come to class with your quote journal printed out as well as your copy of the text.  Quote journals are due following the seminar.

1/13- 1/17

War in the Pacific
SWC
USG - wwii Pacific

Homework this week: 
Pearson Ch 7.   p. 129-142
Finals review

January 6-10

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!

1. 1/6 Monday: The African Front in WWII
2. 1/7-8 Tuesday/Wednesday: Paper 2 Practice Quiz
• USG should be mostly complete. Study Key Ideas
• Binder for WWII in Europe is DUE THURSDAY/FRIDAY 1/9-10

Upcoming:
WWII in the Pacific begins 1/13
Final Exam 1/22-24 is 100 questions: multiple choice.  Material from entire semester with heavier emphasis on WWII in Europe.

Unbroken Seminar/Reading Journals due 1/28-29