SCHOOL CALENDAR:
*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:
*TEXTBOOKS must be returned to Mrs. Wood by Thurs 1/14.
*WW2 Portfolios: Monday 1/4.
*Decades Project DUE: Weds. 1/6. Presentations will be held on: 1/6, 1/7, 1/8. No late projects.
(Typed Reflections w/separate Works Cited page must be turned in by Fri 1/8).
*Final Exam will be held on Thurs 1/14. You will receive a study guide by the end of this week.
*Final portfolio (Cold War/Civil Rights) will be due on Thurs 1/14.
*Ex. Credit: Read Chapter 19, a delightful section about American society in the late '40s & '50s.
Pages 633-663. Do the following: 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 era. 10+ extra credit points! Due Thurs 1/14.
*Ex. Credit: Read Chapter 24, an entertaining overview of America in the late '60s and '70s. Pages
793-825. 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...which
issue/development/event was, in your opinion, the most important/significant of the era.
10+ extra credit points! Due Thurs 1/14
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
THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK (1/4-1/8):
Monday 1/4: Skim Chapter 18 (Cold War material): 602-608 (18.1) #1 p630 "MAIN IDEAS".
609-615 (18.2) #4 p615. 616-621 (18.3) #2 p621. 622-627 (18.4) #8 "p630 "MAIN IDEAS".
Try to complete by Weds 1/6.
Tues 1/5: SEE MONDAY.
Weds 1/6: Skim Chapter 20: 670-678 (20.1) #1 OR #2 p678...and...679-683 (20.2) #5 p683.
Thursday 1/7: 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: Chapter 22 Homework (see Thursday), Ex. Credits (Chap. 19 and Chap. 26).
NEXT WEEK'S HOMEWORK 1/11-1/15 :
Mon 1/11: Skim Chapters 21 & 23 and answer the questions Mrs. Wood has selected OR complete
the summaries. SEE BELOW FOR CHAPTER 21 & CHAPTER 23 INSTRUCTIONS.
Tues 1/12: SEE MON.
Weds 1/13: Study for final. Extra Credits (Chapters 19, 24) due tomorrow. BRING IN YOUR
TEXTBOOKS TOMORROW.
Thurs 1/14: No homework. TEXTBOOKS MUST BE TURNED IN TO MRS. WOOD.
YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES for this week’s Chapter 21 & 23 Homework: write summaries OR answer
the questions I have selected for you. 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.
IF YOU PREFER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTERS 21 & 23 INSTEAD OF COMPLETING 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) and Do: #1,3 "CRITICAL THINKING" p788
(just two questions for all of Chapter 23).
• Read only: 786-787 (a fun look at culture in the 1960s).
IMPORTANT: SELECT ONLY “CHOICE ONE” OR “CHOICE TWO” for the Chapters 21 & 23 homework.
PREVIOUS WEEKS' HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
WEEK 8 HOMEWORK:
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.