US Geography: Week 2, Louisiana in depth

Today’s Reading can be downloaded by clicking on this blue hyperlink –> GeographyWeek2.WeekTwo.Lousisiana. It should open in Microsoft Word. If the computer asks you whether to open it, do so. You have a few tasks to accomplish with the reading. Read the article fully. Work through the multiple choice comprehension questions. Compose some thoughtful responses to the […]

US History: Foreign Policy Unit (April 18-May 6)

Week 1—Foreign Policy from 1780-1920 (April 18-22) Week1.19thCenturyUS Foreign Policy 1789 to 1920 DOUGHERTY Week1.TwainExplainsUSForeignPolicy1890s Week 2—Foreign Policy from 1940-Present (April 25-29) Week2.20thCenturyForeignPolicyPowerpointDOUGHERTY Check out this website. you can review John Green’s video about WWI the US. It has drop down arrows to review the script This webpage just has the video and script about WWII […]

WORLD HISTORY: America during the Cold War (April 18-May 6)

For the last three weeks of instruction, you will research, in groups, America’s interventions across the planet during the Cold War and after 1990. Week 1 (April 18-22)-Review Africa and Understand the Congo…begin research World.USInterventionProject Week 2 (April 25-29)-Prepare Powerpoint and amend research Week 3 (May 2-6)-Present Powerpoint to class You will create a Powerpoint […]

US HISTORY: NEW DEAL PROJECT

ESSAY PRIMARY RESOURCES TO ANALYZE SECTION 1–Voices from the Dust Bowl SECTION 2–Statistics from a brochure recruiting youth in the New Deal POWERPOINT: greatdepression1 SO YOU WANT TO TAKE PICTURES FOR THE PROJECT? Watch one of these documentaries to grapple with what kind of pictures Depression Era photographers aimed to shoot. Dorothea Lange Ansel Adams […]

WORLD HISTORY: Cold War Unit

Week 1 (after you finish you open-note WWII Test) Check out these videos of the end of WWII World War Peace Conferences lead to Cold War (7 mins) The Potsdam Conference (how do the Soviets react to the US having an atomic bomb?)…(40 mins) The Cold War Begins (40 mins) Shorter version of Cold War Begins (9 […]

US History: Lead Up to Great Depression

Great job with last week’s Independent Projects concerning the cultural and economic history of 1870-1930. This week we will review this time period based up your student work. Your combined efforts this week will result in a quiz grade for Q4. Use this Worksheet to Navigate your work. 1870-1930 Test RISE OF AN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA […]

World History: Coding WW2 History

Your job is as follows… Choose a style of coding ideas using this website or hexadecimal code http://www.wikihow.com/Write-in-Code Use either Microsoft Word or unlined Computer Paper Create at least 5 coded messages (at least 1 sentence) Use your research Think about leaders Death tolls Battles/Strategies Civilian experience Consequences IMPORTANT: People decoding your message should LEARN about […]

US History: Textbook Jigsaw

US HISTORY Textbook Jigsaw With your group, you will be making a chapter review of our textbook by developing a Pages Poster (like a one/two page PPT) In order to prepare us for our NEXT CREATIVE PROJECT on the Great Depression and the New Deal we need to have the following topics understood. Chapters we […]

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US History: Civil Rights, Unfinished & On-Going (February 16-19)

Guiding Questions: Remember last week? If African-Americans were freed from bondage and declared equal with the 13, 14 and 15th amendments, then why did so many people feel it was necessary to take part in the Modern Civil Rights Movement over 80 years later? Here’s our question for this week: What victories did the Civil […]

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