Mrs. Wood's American History Classes - Spring 2009
SCHOOL CALENDAR:
Final Day of School is Thurs 6/4. Graduation ceremony begins at 5:00 p.m. Minimum Day on 6/4:
Per. 1: 8:00-8:53
Per. 2: 9:00-10:00
Per. 3: 10:07-11:00
Per. 4: 11:07-12:00
SPECIAL CLASS REMINDERS:
*Textbooks must be returned TO CLASS by Weds. 6/3. We will check them back in
together on 6/3. Textbook check-in is an assignment, worth points.
*Decades Project typed reflection w/ separate MLA-formatted Bibliography - due Mon 6/1.
*Extra Credit: Chapter 19, Chapter 26 (refer to your end-of-term homework
hand-out). Due 6/3.
*Final Exam (pairs) and final portfolio: Weds 6/3.
*Final Portfolio - due on Weds 6/3. LAST DAY TO TURN IN ALL WORK.
PORTFOLIO - "COLD WAR" (due Weds 5/27)
#1 HW: p630 #1 (Main Ideas), p615 #4, p621 #2, p630 #8 (Main Ideas)
#2 Write: "Russians" song - analyze
#3 HW: p678 #2, p683 #5, p693 #2
#4 Notes: Chapter 18 w.s.
#5 Map: Korean War
#6 Crossword: McCarthyism 18.3
#7 Cold War Group Exam Study Guide
#8 HW: p764 #1-10 ("Main Ideas" section)
#9 Cold War Reflection critical thinking w.s.
#10 "KWL" - Vietnam War w.s.
#11 Stations Activity: Vietnam War w.s.
FINAL PORTFOLIO (due Weds 6/3):
#1 Final Exam Study Guide
#2 HW: #3,5 p707, #4 p716, #4 p723, #1,3 "CRITICAL THINKING" p788 OR Summaries (refer to
handout).
#3 Notes: Decades Presentations.
#4 Civil Rights Scavenger Hunt
#5 Final Reflection
THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK (6/1-6/4):
Mon 6/1: Skim Chapters 24, 25 (no written work). Typed Decades reflection due today.
Tues 6/2: Due tomorrow: your textbook, your final portfolio, Extra Credits (Chapter 19, 26), Pairs
Exam will be given tomorrow.
Weds 6/3: No assignments! You have successfully completed the course. Congratulations!
Thurs 6/4: Last Day of School. Minimum Day Schedule. Graduation Ceremony at 5:00 p.m.
LAST WEEK'S HOMEWORK (5/25-5/29):
Mon 5/25: Memorial Holiday (refer to last weekend's assignments).
ALL WEEK THIS WEEK:
YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES for this week: write summaries OR answer the questions I have
selected for you. THIS ASSIGNMENT, CHAPTERS 21 & 23, is due on: Weds 6/3. CHOICES BELOW:
IF YOU PREFER TO WRITE THE SUMMARIES, please do the following -
"CHOICE ONE": Read Chapter 21, an informative section about the early African American civil rights
era. Pages 699-725. Write a one-page (full page) reflection (narrative or bullet point), in which you
note the important ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, and POLITICAL events/issues of the era. Then...in a
sentence or two each, describe what issue/event was most interesting or surprising to
you...AND...what issue/development/event was, in your opinion, the most important/significant to
the Civil Rights movement....AND...
Read Chapter 23, an interesting chapter about various Movements in Post War America. Pages 767-
787. Write a one-page (full page) reflection (narrative or bullet point), in which you note the
important ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, and POLITICAL events/issues of the era. Then...in a sentence or two
each, describe what issue/event was most interesting or surprising to you...AND...what
issue/development/event was, in your opinion, the most important/significant Chapter 23 topic.
BOTH CHAPTER 21 & 23 are due on Weds 6/3.
IF YOU PREFER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTERS 21 & 23 INSTEAD OF THE SUMMARIES I HAVE
DESCRIBED ABOVE, DO THE FOLLOWING INSTEAD -
"CHOICE TWO":
• Read 700-707 (21.1), Do: #3,5 p707 (and read only: 708-709).
• Read 710-716 (21.2), Do: #4 p716.
• Read 717-723 (21.3), Do: #4 p723 (and read only: 724-725).
• Read 768-773 (23.1), 776-780 (23.2), 781-785 (23.3), Do: #1,3 "CRITICAL THINKING" p788.
• Read only: 786-787 (a fun look at culture in the 1960s). Questions are due on Weds 6/3.
IMPORTANT: SELECT ONLY “CHOICE ONE” OR “CHOICE TWO” for the Chapters 21 & 23 homework.
Weekend: Complete this week's Chapter 21 & 23 homework. Work on study guide for Final.
HOMEWORK FROM TWO WEEK'S AGO (5/18-5/22):
Mon 5/18: Read Chapter 18 (602-627) and answer the following questions:
#1 on p630 (Main Ideas section) - for 18.1
#4 on p615 - for 18.2
#2 on p621 - for 18.3
#8 on p630 (Main Ideas section) - for 18.4
Tuesday 5/19: Skim Chapter 20: 670-78 (20.1) #1 OR #2 p678...and...679-83
(20.2) #5 p683...and...686-93 (20.3) #2 p693 OR #1 p692.
Wednesday 5/20: See Tuesday.
Thursday 5/21: Skim Chap. 22 "Vietnam War". pp730-61. Answer questions 1-10
on p764 "MAIN IDEAS" (BE SURE YOU ANSWER THE "MAIN IDEAS" QUESTIONS). NO "HOMEWORK
CHOICE" FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
Weekend:
*Decades Project (Complete the physical project, type your written reflection with
MLA-formatted Bibliography page)
*Study Guide for Cold War Group Activity Assessment (mandatory for group quiz on Weds 5/27)
*Ex. Credits (Chap. 19 and Chap. 26 due on 6/3),.
RESEARCH IDEAS FOR YOUR DECADES PROJECT:
• Your Textbook: it will provide information and give you topic ideas that you
can research in
books and on the Internet.
o 40s: (chapters 16,17,18,19)
o 50s: (chapters 18,19,21,22)
o 60s: (chapters 20,21,22,23,24)
o 70s: (chapters 22,23,24)
o 80s: (chapter 25)
o 90s: (chapters 25,26).
o YOUR TEXTBOOK COUNTS AS A NON-INTERNET SOURCE, although I encourage you to
utilize
other non-internet sources (Ms. Murdoch, your librarian, can offer guidance).
• San Marcos Library Homepage: www.smroyals.org, then click on “library”.
Next, click on
“databases”. A password is necessary for some sites: (username) sanmarcos,
(password) royals.
o Another source for educationally sound websites: go to the SMHS library
homepage, then click
on “catalog’. Choose the “Webpath Express” on the left and enter search items
and/or by
category/department.
• THE SMHS LIBRARY HAS DOZENS OF BOOKS ABOUT 20TH CENTURY DECADES. Ask Ms.
Murdoch!
• The History Channel: www.historychannel.com The History Channel has a
timeline of important
events.
• Another excellent site: Kingwood College Library American Cultural History:
The Twentieth
Century: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decades.html. Click on the decade
you want to research.
EXCELLENT!!!
* For Science & Technology! All Decades: Super site!!!
www.100.nist.gov/cent_toc.htm
• Time Magazine: www.time.com/time/magazine. Complete editions of all
Time Magazines
since the 1920s. Easy to use. Free! THIS COUNTS AS A NON-INTERNET SOURCE.
You can type in
dates and browse interesting topics, or type in a particular topic.
