Weeks of April 7th, 15th & 21st

Welcome back from spring break. We have five weeks of class time before the AP exam, which is scheduled for May 16th at 8:00 am. We will have two more units on the World War era, and will use workshop time for the exam review process. If you haven't picked up your Princeton Review book please do so ASAP. Here is the plan for the first unit on WWI.

Tuesday, Apr. 9

• Read: Strayer 625-633
• Lecture: World War I
• Workshop: Gathering notebook materials

Thursday, Apr. 11

• Read: Strayer 633-636; Princeton Review
• Lecture: Interwar Culture & Economics
• Workshop: Chapter 6 - Ancient Stuff

Monday, Apr. 15

• Read: Strayer 636-645
• Lecture: Rise of Communism & Fascism
• Workshop: Chapter 7 - Really Old Stuff

Wednesday, Apr. 17

• Read: Strayer 645-648
• Lecture: The Road to World War II
• Workshop: In-class DBQ
• Due: 1st installment - AP Review
• T-Chart (Stuff I Know & Stuff I Need to Know)
• Notes on "Stuff I Need"

 Friday, Apr. 19

• Read: Reilly 932-941
• Lecture: World War II
• Workshop: discuss Reilly

Wednesday, Apr. 24

• Read: Strayer 648-653
• Lecture: Aftermath of World War II
• Workshop: Exam 7 prep

Friday, Apr. 26

•  Exam 7

Week of March 24th

Coming up this week we will be moving forward with our biography bracket showdown. As a result, and since we just completed a unit, there will be no reading assignments. Students scheduled to present are listed below. If you do not see your name or will not be able to present on the assigned day, please contact me asap. Also, remember to include some kind of visual aid. I would love to see some people in costume. (hint, hint!)
 
Tuesday

• Biography Presentations
• Sect. 1
• Rachael
• Maryam
• Anna
• Arthur
• Caroline
• Jenae
• Jon
• Will
• Sect. 2
• Hank
• Maura
• Mark
• Nick
• Casey

Thursday

• Biography Presentations
• Sect.1
• Gerrit
• Olivia
• Sect. 2
• Griffin
• Mary
• Olivia
• Abby
• Sarah

Weeks of March 10 & March 17

Tuesday, 3/12

• Read: Strayer 598-606
• Lecture: Labor & the New Imperialism
• Workshop: biography 
• Due: one-page of biography research in 5 categories
• life context
• family background
• rise to prominence
• crowning achievement
• historical memory

Thursday, 3/14

• Read: Strayer 559-571
• Lecture: Imperialism in China, the Ottoman Empire & Japan
• Workshop: biography

Monday, 3/18

• Read: Strayer 571-585
• Lecture: Imperialism in China, the Ottoman Empire & Japan
• Workshop: exam prep
• Due: review sheet

Wednesday, 3/20

•  Exam 6

Friday, 3/22

• biography presentations 
• Sect. 1
•  Diana
• Ini
• Ryley
• Elizabeth
• Matt
• Sect. 2
• Rupert
• Matthew
• Gabby
• Jessica
• Avery
• Melanie