New Schedule

***Hope everyone is all shoveled out by now***

Revised Schedule


Thursday - 1/29

• ALL homework passed out on Monday is DUE on Thursday
• BOTH Sections 1 & 2 from Chapter 18 are to be read
• Discuss and finish Section 1

Friday - 1/30

• QUIZ - Chapter 18 - 1
• Introduce Chapter 18 - Section 2
• Homework will be assigned over the weekend

New Chapter & Schedule for the Week of 1/26 - 1/30

***REMINDER***


Some of you still need to make up Tests and/Quizzes. You have until Monday 1/26 by 3:00pm to do so or it will be a ZERO






Chapter 18: Imperialism & Becoming a World Power (1890 - 1917)

***In this chapter, we will examine why the United States engaged in the policy of Imperialism, what territories the U.S. acquired, who the U.S. competed against for these territories, was the U.S. acting Democratic?, and what finally led the U.S. into the Great War also known as World War I

Schedule for the Week

Monday - 1/26

• ALL tests and quizzes including your Mid-Term will be passed back
• Introduce Chapter 18 - Section 1
• Go over schedule from today thru February vacation (2/13)

Tuesday - 1/27

• Read Chapter 18 - Section 1 (pages 586 - 591)
• Complete 2 handouts
• Finish Section

Wednesday - 1/28

• QUIZ - Chapter 18 - Section 1
• Introduce Section 2

Thursday - 1/29

• Read Chapter 18 - Section 2 (pages 592 - 598)
• Complete 2 handouts

Friday - 1/30

• An Assignment will be due in which I will post that LINK here by Sunday 1/25
• Watching a short film on the Spanish-American War
• REPORT CARDS WILL BE ISSUED

MID-TERM WEEK: 1/20 - 1/23

***REMEMBER: MID-TERMS COUNT 20% OF YOUR FIRST SEMESTER AVG* 
***YOU CANNOT BE LATE FOR AN EXAM***


Schedule for the Week  


Monday - 1/19

• NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - 1/20

• Period 3 - Exam (7:35am - 9:14am)
• Period 5 - Exam (9:17am - 10:56am)

Wednesday - 1/21

• Period 4 - Exam (7:35am - 9:14am)
• Period 6 - Exam (9:17am - 10:56am)

Thursday - 1/22

• Period 2 - Exam (7:35am - 9:14am)
• Period 1 - Exam (9:17am - 10:56am)

Friday - 1/23

• Period 7 - Exam (7:35am - 9:14am)
• Make-Up Exams: For medical excused absences only or finishing a previous Exam 

Schedule for the Week: 1/12 - 1/16

***We will Finish Chapter 17 and have a Test on it on Thursday***


THE PROGRESSIVE ERA: 1890 - 1920


Schedule for the Week

Monday - 1/12

• Read Chapter 17 - Section 3 (pages 564 - 568)
• Finish Handouts in Class
• MID-TERM Study Guides will be passed out in class

Tuesday - 1/13

• Read Chapter 17 - Section 4 (pages 569 - 575)
• Complete 2 handouts

Wednesday - 1/14

• Read Chapter 17 - Section 5 (pages 576 - 579)
• Complete 2 handouts
• Review Chapter 17 for Test

Thursday - 1/15

• TEST - Chapter 17 (The Progressive Era - 1890 - 1920)

Friday - 1/16

• NO SCHOOL

Schedule for the Week - 1/5 - 1/9

***Happy New Year Everyone***

New Topic/Chapter - Chapter 17 (The Progressive Era: 1890 - 1920)

***In this chapter we will examine and discuss the "failure" of the American Dream for millions of Americans and what changes were made by the Progressives to amend this major problem. Who were the Presidents during this Era, the progress made in congress and the effects of this Era that still affect us today.

Schedule for the Week

Monday - 1/5

• Review previous Chapters
• Introduce Chapter 17 - Section 1

Tuesday - 1/6

• Read Chapter 17 - Section 1 (pages 548 - 555)
• Complete 2 handouts

Wednesday - 1/7

• QUIZ - Chapter 17 - Section 1
• Introduce Chapter 17 - Section 2

Thursday - 1/8

• Read Chapter 17 - Section 2 (pages 557 - 562)
• Complete 2 handouts

Friday - 1/9

• QUIZ - Chapter 17 - Section 2

Schedule for the Week - 12/15 - 12/19

Chapter 16 - The Gilded Age ( 1877 - 1900)

***This chapter will focus on the time period in the United States when despite the large economic and population booms and everything on the surface looked great in America, there was political corruption, corporate corruption and social injustices were widespread but covered up by America's progress.

Schedule for the Week


Monday - 12/15

• Introduce Chapter 16 - Section 1
• Class activity & worksheet

Tuesday - 12/16

• Read Chapter 16 - Section 1 & 2(pages 520 - 532)
• Complete 2 handouts

Wednesday - 12/17

• QUIZ - Chapter 16 - sections 1 & 2
• Read Chapter 16 - section 3 (pages 533 - 539)

Thursday - 12/18

• Finish Chapter 16 & Review for Test
• Complete 2 handouts

Friday - 12/19

• TEST - Chapter 16 - The Gilded Age

Schedule for the Week - 12/7 - 12/12

***DECEMBER 7th  -  PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY***

On this day and date 73 years ago today(Sunday Dec 7, 1941), the Japanese launched 353 planes to conduct a surprise attack on the American military bases on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu specifically our naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack began at 7:55am Hawaiian time and lasted about 90 minutes. When the attack was over the United States lost over 2,300 soldiers and sailors, another 1,140 plus military personnel wounded, about 325 planes damaged or destroyed and 19 ships damaged or sunk. This event forever altered/changed the course of American history and our role in world affairs.

Schedule for the Week

Monday - 12/8 thru Wednesday - 12/10

• Finish watching the mini series - "Into the  West"
• Keep working on Chapter 15 - study guide
• Review for Chapter 15 - Test

Thursday - 12/11

• TEST - Chapter 15 - Into the West

Friday - 12/12

• Start Chapter 16 - The Guilded Age (1877 - 1900)
• Progress Reports for 2nd Interim will be passed out at the end of the day