US History Assignments

Study for the Final Exam - primarily covering 2nd Semester material. 

Period 1 Final: Thursday 6/14 8:05-10:05 am

Period 3 Final: Friday 6/15 8:05-10:05 am

Period 4 Final: Friday 6/15 10:35am-12:35 pm

Prepare your slideshows for the "Year in the Life Presentations" beginning Monday June 4th-Monday June 11th (in annual chronological order).

Study for the Unit 10 Exam on the 1980s and 1990s.

Attached are the documents and graphic organizer for the paragraphic response for the test on the following prompt: 

Were the effects of Reaganomics more positive or negative for America? 

You may use the graphic organizer while writing but may not have written out sentences.

Define the Key Terms of the 1990s (handout from class). You textbook is limited so you may use internet sources to both define the terms and explain their historical significance to the decade. Due Tuesday 5/29.

In class or at home research for the Clinton "Hot Seat" Debates on Thursday (1st & 3rd Period) or Friday (4th Period) using the following:

You should prepare 3 SAQ length (2 to 3 sentence) arguments for Wednesday based on the debate role from class. the Reagan debate will take place Friday 5/18 and the Clinton debate will take place next week.

Roles (assigned in class - if you were absent choose one of the following options):

 

3. Pro Clinton

4. Con Clinton

You are expected to make a minimum one argument in class.

Crash Course Clinton 1990s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rboN6F2g-k

Complete Ch. 25 Section 4

Here is the video and questions for the class activity from class on Tuesday 5/15 - watch the video and answer the questions if you were absent - due Thursday.

Complete Ch. 25 Section 3

Complete Ch. 25 Section 2

Here are the Reaganomics documents from class pages 2-6

 

Study for the Unit 10 Exam on Vietnam and the 1970s.

Here is the activity from class today - if you were absent or didn't finish - I will collect the chart questions on the third page in class on Friday.

Complete Ch. 24 Section 4

Complete Ch 24 Section 3

Complete Ch. 23 Section 2 on Feminism

 

Here is the link to the Watergate Video - questions are attached in case you were absent or didn't finish Wednesday or Thursday. https://vimeo.com/147480641 It's also available on Netflix streaming.

Complete Ch. 24 Section 2

Complete Ch. 24 Section 1 of the Study Packet

Prepare for an in-class DBQ essay on the impact of the Vietnam War.

Complete Ch. 22 Section 5 of the Study Packet.

Read and complete Ch. 22 Section 4

Read and complete Ch. 23 Section 3

Read and complete Ch. 22 Section 3

Read and complete Ch. 22 Section 2

Complete Ch. 22 Section 1 of the Study Packet - (4th Period can download the packet below since many left before I passed it out).

Study for the Unit 8 Exam on the 1960s

Complete Ch. 23 Section 3

Complete Ch. 23 Section 1

Complete Ch. 21 Section 3

Complete Ch. 21 section 2

Complete Ch. 20 Section 3

Complete Ch. 20 Section 2

Complete Ch. 20 Section 1

Study for the Unit 7 Exam (1945-1960) Ch. 18-19, 21.1

1. Complete Ch. 21 Section 1 of the Study Packet.

2. If you were absent here is a link to the Elvis Documentary (only an excerpt - the full episode is not available anymore). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU5RDd0Qgso

Complete Ch. 19 Section 4 of the Study Packet.

Complete Ch. 19 Section 3 of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 19 Section 2 of the Study Packet & complete the Cold War Timeline Chart if not completed in class. Here is a link to the student slides for 3rd and 4th Period.

3rd: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19y9KlTwTxa3MYNoi4G02jQ0cjkZbrSm5rG0HZEsDDng/edit#slide

4th: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18FMtE3EInTaQfIGKt7SkNQqNC3ofVqumI0xb1043RuA/edit#slide

Complete Ch. 18 Section 4 of the Study Packet

Prepare for the Cold War Timeline Presentations - present on Friday.

Complete Ch. 18 Section 3

Complete Ch. 18 Section 2

Complete Ch. 18 Section 1 of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 19 Section 1 of the Study Packet

Study for the WWII Unit 6 Exam on Ch. 16 and 17 on Monday.

Prepare for the in-class DBQ on Japanese Internment - see attached instructions and brainstorming sheet. You can use the Graphic organizer from class and the Document packet while you write in class on Friday.

Complete Ch. 17 Section 4 of the HW Packet

Complete Ch. 17 Section 3

Complete Ch. 17 Section 2

Complete Ch. 17 Section 1

Complete Ch. 16 Section 4

Complete Ch. 16 Section 3 for Thursday (period 1 due Friday)

Complete Ch. 16 Section 1&2 (one page) of your study packet.

Study for the cumulative Final Exam 

Period 1: Thursday December 21st 8:05-10:05am

Period 3: Friday December 22nd 8:05-10:05am

Period 4: Friday December 22nd 10:35-12:35

Complete your group project on your selected New Deal Program and be prepared to present to class on Monday.

 

Here is a helpful website with information for the projects:

Complete Ch. 15 Section 5

Complete Ch. 15 Section 4

Complete Ch. 15 Section 3

Complete Ch. 15 Section 2

Complete Ch. 15 Section 1

Complete Ch. 14 Section 3

Complete Ch. 14 Section 2

Complete Ch. 14 Section 1

Study for the Unit 4 - 1920s Quiz - mini-Exam

Complete Ch. 13 Section 4

 

Prepare for the Ode to the 1920s Poetry Slam

Complete Ch. 13 Section 3

Complete Ch. 13 Section 2

Complete Ch. 13 Section 1

Complete Ch. 12 Section 2 & 3 (one combined page) of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 12 Section 1 of the Study Packet

Study for the Unit 3 Exam on Ch. 9-11 Imperialism, Progressive Era, and World War I.

Here is the link to the World War I "Shell Shock" video and a copy of the questions if you were absent or missed any of it in class.

 

Here is a link to the longer documentary American Experience: The Great War if you are interested:

 

Complete Ch. 11 Section 4 of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 11 Section 3 of of the Study Packet. 

Complete Ch. 11 Section 2 of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 11 Section 1 of the Study Packet attached below.

Complete Ch. 9 Section 5 of the Study Packet on the Wilson administration.

Complete Ch. 10 Section 4 of the Study Packet (last page of the Ch. 9 Packet).

 

Election of 1912 Activity - use the handout and the PowerPoint attached below. Here is a Wikipedia link with more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election scroll down to 1912 Election or do a google search for 1912 Election on wikipedia

 

Textbook link: Ch. 9 Section 4 discusses the election  http://www.mrlocke.com/US_History/book.html

If you finish early you can work on the last page or any missing pages from your Study Packet

Complete Ch. 9 Section 4 of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 9 Section 3 of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 9 Section 2 of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 9 Section 1 of the Study Packet.

 

* If you were absent Friday you have 2 choices to make up the Philippines Annexation Mini-DBQ Paragraph - you may write it at home and turn it in Monday or complete it in class on Monday.

Complete the Philippines Annexation Document Packet - tomorrow we will be writing a DBQ paragraph answering the question: Should the United States have annexed The Philippines? Here are the additional attached supplemental documents mentioned in class attached below.

Complete the Ch. 10 Section 3 of the Study Packet

Complete the Ch. 10 Section 2 of the Study Packet

Complete the Ch. 10 Section 1 of the Study Packet

Study for the Unit 2 Exam : 40 Multiple Choice and 2 Short-Answer Questions on Ch. 5-8.

Complete Ch. 8 Section 3

Complete Ch. 8 Sec. 1-2

Read and complete Ch. 7 Section 3 **also about half of the terms and questions are from Ch. 5 Section 3 on farmers organizing and the rise of the Populists.

Read and complete Ch. 7 Section 2

1. Read and complete Ch. 7 Section 1

2. Complete the Immigration Story activity if not completed in class.

Prepare for the Robber Barons or Captains of Industry debate for Wednesday.

Complete Ch. 6 Section 3 of study packet.

If you did not complete the Homestead Strike video questions or were absent either Friday or Monday here is a link to the video and the questions are attached. If you already have the packet, when finished with the video read the 2 document accounts of the Homestead Strike and answer the two questions on the last page.

Read and complete Ch. 6.1-6.2 (One page)

Read and complete Ch. 5 Section 2-3 (one page) of the study packet

Read and complete Ch. 5 Section 1 of the Study Packet.

Study for the Unit 1 Exam Ch. 2-4

See the attached Study Guide. The exam will be the following format:

30 Multiple Choice Questions

Choose 2 of 3 Short-Answer Questions

1 Paragraph Response - prompt provided on Study Guide.

Complete Ch. 4 Section 4 of the Study Packet - *It will now be due Friday since I forgot to return packets for period 4 in time - if you want to download and print the last page to do at home the packet is attached.

Complete Ch. 4 Section 3 of the Study Packet

1. Complete your presidential report card chart (as described in class) for each of the following Presidents: 1. Washington 2. Adams 3. Jefferson 4. Jackson 5. Lincoln  - the categories for each column are: A. President name, party, years in office B. Positives: strengths accomplishments, positive qualities C. Negatives: weaknesses, failures, problems D. Your letter grade for them (A-F)

 

2. Write a paragraph (handwritten in pen or typed) that explains which of the five presidents would you vote for if they ran against each other (as in which of the 5 presidents you think was the most successful) provide a minimum of 3 specific explained pieces of evidence to back your choice. Close with which of the 5 presidents would you be least likely to vote for (least successful) and provide a minimum of  1 piece of explained specific evidence to back that up. Due Tuesday.

Complete Ch. 4 Section 2 of the Study Packet

We will have a brief 10 minute Short Answer Quiz on Monday on the following question:

 

What were the TWO most significant events or developments between 1848 to 1860 that caused division between North and South and ultimately the Civil War?

Complete Ch. 4 Section 1 of the Study Packet

Complete Ch. 3 Section 5 of the Study Packet.

Complete Ch. 3 Section 3 of the Study Packet. Here is a link to the on-line textbook: 

Study you Ch. 1.4-Ch.2 Study Packet for a quiz on Friday - part multiple-choice and part Short Answer Questions 

Complete Ch. 3 Section 2 of the Study Packet.

Complete Ch. 3 Section 1 of the Study Packet.

Complete Ch. 2 Section 4 of the Study Packet. The packet will be collected and graded.

 Complete Ch. 2 Section 3 of the Study Packet.

 Complete Ch. 2 Section 2 of the Study Packet

 Neutral Only write-ups are due - they should be 1 page typed (double-spaced) or handwritten in pen and should focus on explaining why you voted the way that you did in the debate and who you would have joined in the real history of the time period.

 Prepare for the Town Meeting debate **** FOR TUESDAY**** - following the directions on the info sheet from class (included below).

 Here is the document 2 views of the Boston Massacre

 Complete Page 1 of the study packet (Ch. 1.4-2.1) for Wednesday - read the chapter section first, define each key term in your own words and why it is important to the era. Answer the questions in complete sentences. 

 Complete the survey from class.