Week of March 25

Please bring Reilly book to class on Monday and Wednesday. We will fit our discussion of those readings in when we can.

Monday
  • Read: Strayer 633-636; Reilly 908-910
  • Lecture: End of WWI; Economic Recovery & Collapse
  • Discussion: (maybe)
Wednesday
  • Read: Strayer 662-665; Reilly 911-914
  • Lecture: Russian Revolution
  • Discussion: Rise of Communism and Fascism
Friday
  • Read: Strayer 636-638
  • Lecture: Intro to Fascism 
  • Workshop: exam prep
* our next exam will be Tuesday, April 3 *

Week of March 18

Well we have just about wrapped up the third quarter. Looking to the fourth quarter, the AP exam is only 8 weeks away. You have demonstrated the ability to write well under timed conditions - good job with that. This week we will begin discussing the twentieth century. There is a lot to talk about, and we will also spend some time on review, so get ready to make that final push toward the big test. Pay particular attention to the Reilly readings this week - we will have some class discussions around very important concepts from those readings.

Tuesday
  • Read: Strayer 625-632; Reilly 894-898
  • Lecture: WWI
  • Workshop: 
    • Multiple-Choice strategies
    • Trench Warfare
Thursday
  • Read: Strayer 617-621
  • Lecture: WWI
  • Discussion: All Quiet on the Western Front

Week of March 11

Wednesday March 14
  • Exam 6
    • will consist of two AP-style essay questions
    • one comparative and one change-over-time
Friday March 16
  • In-class DBQ
    • review parameters of the DBQ to study
    • no outside information will be required
  • Multiple choice quiz on chapter 19
    • 20 minutes - 15 questions

Week of March 4

Tuesday, 3/6
  • Read: Strayer 577-585; Conrad 25-50
  • Lecture:Ottoman Empire
  • Discussion: Heart of Darkness
Thursday, 3/8
  • Read: Conrad 50-77
  • Lecture: Japan
  • Discussion: Heart of Darkness
**next Wednesday**
  • modified exam on Age of Imperialism