Wednesday, December 22

Last post before break, woot woot! We kept working on preparations for the trial of Herbert Hoover. I checked worked done in class, but just as mentioned on yesterday's post, if absent we'll get you up to speed when you return to class. No make-up work.

My holiday gift to you is no homework over break. Enjoy and have a wonderful, safe vacation!

Hope you enjoyed the Penguin-themed humorous picture.

Tuesday, December 21

Today, the classes I did see started preparations for a trial of Herbert Hoover. There are several different handouts that students got in class, and to avoid confusion, I'm just going to hang on to them. You can pick up where we left off tomorrow if you were absent.

Monday, December 22

Today in class we talked about Hoover's presidency and the actions he did and did not take to address the Depression:
PowerPoint, Hoover and Hard Times *No homework tonight*

Friday, December 17

Today in class we started with some discussion/work with the packet:

• Analyze the causes of the Wall Street Crash (adapted from group activity p.212 of packet).
• How were the following factors connected: The Wall Street Crash, the banking crisis, reduced spending and unemployment (p.213 of your packet).

We also watched the first 20 minutes of American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl.

G Period, we began the PowerPoint, Hoover and Hard Times.

*No homework*

Thursday, December 16

Today in class we continued exploring the question, "What caused the Crash of 1929?"

• The following reading packet was handed out yesterday: The Wall Street Crash
• We finished watching American Experience: The Crash of 1929 (follow the link to watch on-line)

HOMEWORK: Read 213-215 of the packet I gave you today in class (also a link to it above). Use the text and sources to answer the following questions in your notes.

• What were the consequences of the Wall Street Crash?
• What were the human costs of the Depression?

I'll check your notes in class Friday.

Wednesday, December 15

Today we began exploring the question, "What caused the Crash of 1929?"

• The following reading packet was handed out: The Wall Street Crash
• We read p.211-212 together as a class to get a foundation for answering this question, then began watching American Experience: The Crash of 1929 (follow the link to watch on-line)

No homework for B, C and G periods

E Period: We had long block today and got to finish the film.

HOMEWORK: Read 213-215 of the packet I gave you today in class (also a link to it above). Use the text and sources to answer the following questions in your notes.

• What were the consequences of the Wall Street Crash?
• What were the human costs of the Depression?

I'll check your notes in class Friday.

Tuesday, December 14

Took the quiz on the 1920's today!! No homework.