US History

SCHOOL CALENDAR:

*Winter Break: Begin Saturday 12/19, Ends Sunday 1/3

*CAL-SOAP Financial Aid Workshops: in Gov't, Econ classes on Tuesday 1/5

*End of Term 2:  Friday 1/15 (Late Start Minimum Day)

*Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - Monday 1/18



SPECIAL CLASS REMINDERS:

*Decades Project due Weds 1/6 (presentations begin that day, with the 40s & 50s, possibly 60s).

*Korematsu v U.S. Court Case Extra Credit (1 page summary & your opinion) due 12/18.  Refer to 
pp596-597.

*WW2 Exam:  Friday 12/18.  STUDY SESSIONS:  LUNCH & AFTER SCHOOL ON THURS 12/17.

*WW2 Portfolios:  Monday 1/4.



PORTFOLIO #3 WW2

#1  HW: 535 #3,4
#2  HW: 541 #4,5
#3  Notes:  Chapter 16 handout
#4  HW: 549 #3
#5  HW: 558 #7 (under "Main Ideas" section) & answer: "Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?"
#6  Guest speaker notes: Mr. Wiley handout
#7  Video reflection: Memphis Belle
#8  WW2 Vocabulary 1/2 sheet "quiz"
#9  "What Led to War" reflection handout
#10 HW:  Japanese Relocation Camps
#11 Notes: Japanese Relocation Grid 
#12 HW: 568 #2,3
#13 Notes: 17.1 handout
#14 HW: 598 #4,6 (under "Main Ideas" section)
#15 Stations Activity: Homefront
#16 Video Reflection - P. Jennings "Homefront"
#17 HW: 587 #4, 598 #8 ("Main Ideas" section)
#18 Study Guide
#19 HW: 595 #5
#20 Map Notes: European Theatre
#21 Map Notes: Pacific Theatre
#22 U.S. Reaction to Holocaust/Jewish Refugees


WEEK 8 HOMEWORK (CURRENT WEEK):

Mon 12/14:  Read 569-577 (17.2).  Do: #4,6 p598 (under "Main Ideas" section).

Tues 12/15:  Read 578-587 (17.3).  Do: #4 p587, #8 p598 (under "Main Ideas" section).

Weds 12/16:  Read 590-595 (17.4).  Do: #5 p595.

Thurs 12/17:  Study for Exam (Chapters 16, 17).

Weekend:  Winter Break!  Complete your Decades Project (written reflection & physical project).



WEEK 7 HOMEWORK:

Mon 12/7:  Catch up on portfolio assignments, work on your Decades research.

Tues 12/8:  Write a 1 page summary about Japanese Relocation Camps in America (a 
summary...including the beginnings, life in the camps, end of war experiences, etc.).  Add the 
pros/cons of this action (think about the government's perspective), and add your opinion of 
Executive Order 9066 and the creation of the camps.  Your textbook has some information (pp594-
595 - READ THESE PAGES!).  In addition, there are several good sites on-line.  Among them are the 
Smithsonian site: http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html.

Weds 12/9:  See Tues.

Thurs 12/10:  Read 562-568 (17.1).  Do: #2,3 p568.

Weekend:  Decades Project, "Korematsu Case" Extra Credit.  See pp596-597.



WEEK 6 HOMEWORK:

Mon 11/30:  Read 528-535 (16.1).  Do: #3,4 p535.

Tues 12/1:  Read 536-541 (16.2).  Do: #4,5 p541.

Weds 12/2:  Read 542-549 (16.3).  Do: #3 p549.

Thurs 12/3:  Read 550-557 (16.4).  Do: #7 p558 (under "Main Ideas" section) & answer the following 
question:  "Why did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?" (SEE PAGES 554-555).

Weekend:  Decades Project Research



WEEK 5 HOMEWORK:

Mon 11/23:  Study for the exam on Monday (Chapters 12,13).

Tues 11/24:  Study for exam on Monday.  Work on your Decades research.

Weds - Fri:  Thanksgiving Holiday



WEEK 4 HOMEWORK:

Mon 11/16:  Read 488-494 (15.1).  Do: #3,5 p494.

Tues 11/17:  Read 495-501 (15.2).  Do: #3 p501..AND...Read 504-509 (15.3). 
Do: #2 p509.

Weds 11/18:  Read 510-514 (15.4).  Do: #5 p514.

Thurs 11/19: Read 515-519 (15.5).  Do: #4,5 p519.

Weekend:  Decades Project Research, Study for Depression Exam.



     IDEAS FOR "HOMEWORK CHOICE":

*Answer the assigned question(s).

*Write a "bullet point" summary of the main points of the reading
  (approximately 3/4 page for each text section of reading).

*Draw 3 or more pictures, with descriptive paragraphs, which detail
  information in the reading (per section of reading)

*Create a "diary entry", "letter", or "newspaper article" that includes
  important information from the reading (write as if you are living
  in the era, or have witnessed the event, etc.).

*Compose a poem or song about the reading.

*Make a crossword puzzle using the vocabulary in each section
  of reading (include the "clues").

CHOOSE ONLY OF THE ABOVE OPTIONS TO COMPLETE YOUR
HOMEWORK.