Wednesday, March 10

Homework:

Reading, The Yalta Agreement--if you lost your copy, or were absent, here's the link:

The Yalta Agreement

Reminder's:

The Unit Test, which will be an in-class essay, will be Monday, 3/15 for B Period, and Tuesday, 3/16 for E and F Periods!!

The essay prompt will look very much like this:

Evaluate the assertion that with its participation in WWII, the U.S. was "fighting for democracy."

Tuesday, March 9

Homework:

Read over the WWII outline I gave you in class.

Misplaced it? Absent Today? Here's the Link:

WWII Outline

• Read thoroughly.
• Annotate by making note of questions and points of interest in the margins.
• Be prepared to be actively engaged in class discussion tomorrow!

In Class:

Today in class we discussed the WWII Homefront, by taking a closer look at the 4 specific topics which were investigated yesterday in the computer lab. On the board, I put up the key points from each that you will absolutely need to know. If you were absent today, please make it a point to get these notes from a classmate.

War Production:

Main goal of War Production Board and Office of War Mobilization

Smith-Connaly Act

Communications:

censorship

V-Mail

propaganda

Family:

"Rosie the Riveter"

rationing

Civil Rights:

Executive Order 9066

Internment Camps

"Double Victory"

Executive Order 8802

"zoot-suit riot"

Executive Order 9981

(We did not get to Civil Rights in any class yet, so don't worry if this doesn't look familiar yet)

Monday, March 8

Link for Today's Computer Lab Assignment:

The Homefront, THE WAR, PBS

Homework:

Whatever you were unable to finish during computer lab time should be finished as homework!!

Friday, March 5

Homework:

25-2 and 25-3

• Main Idea
• Why it Matters Now
• Terms and Names

DUE MONDAY

In Class:

Via the whiteboard, we got to see how much information already pops up in your heads when it comes to WWII. Whether this information comes from prior history classes, films such as Saving Private Ryan or stories passed down from family, it was clear we have a lot to build upon during this unit.

I also asked you to think about what comparisons and contrasts you could draw between WWI and WWII. As we build our knowledge base concerning the WWII home front, battle fronts and impacts, I'd like you to continually revisit this question.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, March 4

Homework:

25-2 and 25-3

• Main Idea
• Why it Matters Now
• Terms and Names

DUE MONDAY

Check Yesterday's Homework:

25-1

Wednesday, March 3

Homework:

25-1

• Main Idea
• Why it Matters Now
• Terms and Names

In-Class:

Quiz on Chapter 24, if you were absent please contact me to figure out a good time to take this. Shouldn't take longer than 10-20 minutes.

We inched closer to Pearl Harbor (B Period, we actually got there!)

PowerPoints used in class today:

The Breakdown of Neutrality

Monday, March 1

Homework:

Study for Quiz over Chapter 24 on Wednesday!

The massive reading packet and accompanying Study Guides that were homework over break, all class PowerPoints/video clips and Chapter 24 of the textbook are fair game.

Quiz will be in multiple choice format. I am thinking 20-30 questions in length, but don't quote me on it.

In Class:

B Period-

PowerPoint, 1918-1940 Timeline

F Period-

PowerPoints:

1918-1940 Timeline

Moving Away from Neutrality

Check your Homework:

24-3

24-4

To see the supplementary film clips included during lecture, please refer to Friday's post!!