Tuesday, March 30

Homework:

There's no new homework today, B & E Periods, be ready to discuss, Origins of the Cold War: Did the Soviet Union Start the Cold War, tomorrow.

Here's a link to the reading if you've misplaced it (I also have some extra copies if needed):

Origins of the Cold War: Did the Soviet Union Start the Cold War

In Class:

Today's PowerPoint (in 2 parts b/c GoogleDocs insisted):

Part 1: The Beginnings of the Cold War

Part 2: The Beginnings of the Cold War

Monday, March 29

This is my 100th post! I will give a lollipop to anyone who congratulates me on this fete tomorrow. This will be my unofficial test of who is reading the blog...

Moving on to more pressing matters...

Homework:

Reading, Origins of the Cold War: Did the Soviet Union

F Period, be ready to discuss tomorrow!

B & E Periods, Wednesday.

In Class:

PowerPoint we started Today:

The Beginnings of the Cold War

Check Your Homework:

26-1

26-2

Friday, March 26

Back to real life after MCAS week!

Homework:

Chapter 26-1 and 26-2

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

DUE MONDAY

Truman and Domestic Politics- You recieved this reading (ATTENTION: Title is the link.) at the end of class today. Please actively read this short selection, and be ready to kick butt on a short quizlet you will have on it Monday.

Wednesday, March 17- Friday, March 19

Hey! Greetings from NYC.

You'll be in the computer lab the next few days (Wednesday-Friday), doing some more research on WWII before we move on to talking about the Cold War next week.

Directions: Below you'll see two links. These are your assignments for the coming days. The GoogleDocs have the necessary links to answer the questions. Share your completed work with me via GoogleDoc or e-mail!

Work individually and be good please :)

Assignment 1:

America At War: Experience of the Troops, ATTENTION: THIS IS THE LINK TO YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Assignment 2:

When, if ever, is war just? ATTENTION: THIS IS THE LINK TO YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Did you finish your assignments? You are amazing.

If you have headphones with you, please finish watching America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference. As you may remember, this is in little 10 minute sections on YouTube. I'm providing the link to the first--from there you'll have to follow the links to the section we left off on...

Link: America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference

Questions? Concerns? croselanderginn@sturgischarterschool.org

Friday, March 12

In-Class Essay Test:

B Period, Monday, 3/15/2010

E and F Periods, Tuesday, 3/16/2010

Homework:

Prepare your outline for this in-class essay test!

Outline Instructions (same ones as I gave you during class)

Who says we are "fighting for democracy"... well, these guys:

FDR's Arsenal of Democracy Speech, Text and Optional Sound

FDR's Four Freedom's Speech, Text

FDR's Four Freedom's Speech, YouTube clip

Eisenhower's Message to the Troops on D-Day, Text

Any readings or PowerPoints used during this unit (with the exception of the Howard Zinn reading I gave you today) can be found as links on the blog!! Use the blog as a study tool.

Thursday, March 11

So yeah, today's post is actually identical to yesterday's, so please direct your attention there...

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."