US History 2013-2014 (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Daniel Geil
- Term
- 2013-2014 School Year
- Department
- Social Science
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Final Study Guides: Use your Unit Organizers from WWII, the Cold War, Civil Rights, and the Recent Past to help you study for the final. Go over the essential questions for each unit, know the key terms, and you should be ready for the final. I've attached them below in case you lost your copy.
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Final Notes Packet: Collect your Cornell Notes for Chapter 24 and Chapter 25 Sections 1 and 2, and staple them in order. Turn them in on the day of the final, Tuesday, June 17th for homework points.
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Extra Credit! Due Monday, June 16th. No Exceptions!
Take Cornell Notes, including summaries, for extra credit: Chapter 25 Sections 3 and 4. All of Chapter 26.
Each Section must include a 3 sentence summary at minimum, or no credit will be given for that section.
Warning!
Do not skip your assigned homework to do the extra credit, all that will do is make up for your missing homework assignments and not help improve your grade! It will also hurt your performance on the final!
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Unit Packet: Collect the listed assignments, make sure they are complete, and put them in order. Then use the information to help you study for your unit exam on Thursday.
Notes Packet: Collect Chapter 20.3, all of Chapters 21 and 23. Put them in order and use them to study for you unit exam. Remember: even if you didn't complete your notes in time for a stamp, finish them and put them in your packet for partial credit, it will help you on the exam!
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Finish the TDQs for Malcolm X and then using your readings and answers to both documents, decide who think was the stronger advocate for African Americans and back that up with evidence from class activities and readings.
Frames for the debate:
- I think . . . because the reading states . . .
- I noticed that . . . The text supports . . . by stating that . . .
- Yes, but it’s also true that . . . From the reading ______, . . .
- Another example of _______ is . . .
- Even though ________, I think . . . because ______ supports . . .
- You made a good point when you said . . .; however . . . As described by . . .
- You made a good point when you said . . . I would add . . because . . .
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Unit Essay will be given on this day and your Unit Packets and Cold War Notes will be due as well. Use the activities included in your packet to study and review for your essay. Also use the information from your notes to help study and prepare for the essay.
Print out or copy down the cover page and create an illustration that symbolizes what you have learned about in this unit. Then place the listed activities in order and staple them together. Make sure your name is on it.
For the notes: collect your notes from Chapter 18 Sections 1-4, Chapter 19 Sections 1-3, and Chapter 20 Section 1. Make sure your name is on the front set of notes and on the other pages in case they get separated. Staple them together and turn them in on Friday.
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1.What does the article mean when it says “hand-to-mouth programs?” Which policy is it alluding to?
2.According to this editorial, what does Eisenhower say about the United States’ position in the world?
–Is it vulnerable? Why or why not?
3.What policy does Eisenhower advocate for? Explain what it means.
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WWII Unit Packet: Print out or copy down the cover sheet and create an illustration that represents the material from the unit. Then review each assignment and study them to prepare for your test as you put them in order and staple them together. Formative Points Category, worth 30% of your total grade.
WWII Notes Packet: Put your Chapter 16 and Chapter 17 Notes in order and staple them together for Homework Points. Remember, even if you didn't finish the notes on time, completing them before your exam will improve your score and you can still get partial credit as long as you turn them in on test day!
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Questions for WWII Home Front Newscast
•What group are you reporting on?
•What was life like for this group before the war?
•What is life like now (jobs, location, housing, politics, etc)?
•How does this relate to the war?
•What are the controversies/issues/problems facing this group?
•Did this groups rights or power/influence increase or decrease? Why?
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Unit 5: Great Depression and New Deal Packet. Print out or copy down the cover sheet and table of contents. Create an illustration that reflects what you have learned and place the listed assignments in order, number them for easy identification. Make sure your name is on it.
Chapter 14 and 15 notes are to be stapled together in order with the extra credit section at the end. Make sure they are clearly labelled and that your name is on them. Remember, you receive partial credit even if you didn't have them done when they were checked.
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1920s Unit Packet due on Friday. Print or copy down the cover page and table of contents, and create an image that represents the 1920s. Then place the assignments in order and staple them together.
Staple your notes from Chapters 12 and 13 together in a separate packet to get credit for your homework. Remember even if you didn't get your notes stamped you can still get some points for them in your packet. Doing them will also help you on your test on Friday.
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Sentence Frames for your paragraph on the Chicago Race Riots of 1919. Don't forget your Chapter 12 Section 2 Cornell Notes for Monday as well.
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Imperialism and Diplomacy Tree Map: Examples Sentence Frames
Make sure they are done for your Unit Packet, I will be checking to see you did these.
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Unit 3: Imperialism and WWI Packet to turn in on the day of the test. Remember to illustrate the cover sheet and put assignments in order.
Unit 3: Homework Packet. You don't have to print this out, just make sure your name is written on all your notes and that they are stapled together in this order. Include 11.2 for extra credit at the back of this packet.
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CHQ: Why did US invade the Cuba?
Using your document organizer, annotated documents, and your notes as evidence to support your arguments, write your own interpretation of the causes of the Spanish-American War. Remember, there can be multiple causes, you just have to have evidence to support your claims.
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Directions: Write a paragraph answering the Central Historical Question below using evidence from your notes, class activities, and readings.
CHQ: How did the actions of Muckrakers relate to Progressives and their reforms during this period?
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Directions: Write a paragraph answering the Central Historical Question below using evidence from your notes, class activities, and readings.
CHQ: How did the actions of Muckrakers relate to Progressives and their reforms during this period?
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Directions: Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) answering the Central Historical Question (C.H.Q.) for this lesson. You must use at least five (5) of the placards/handouts from the last two days as evidence in your paragraph. Explain how these placards connect t one another and the C.H.Q.