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.