Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Homework for Weekend; To be checked on Tuesday. Happy Memorial Day!

lThursday Class Work; Read p. 699-707 Answer All Main Ideas in margin as you read, geography skillbuilder on 701


lComplete for Weekend HW
lAnswer in Assessment: Terms and names
l#2, #3, #4, #5
Read 710-716 Answer all main ideas in text margin; complete skillbuilder on 713
On 714 choose three most importants new laws; explain why you chose each one
Describe the March on Washington; which words are your favorite from King’s speech on 714
Of all the pictures in these chapters; which one is the most important to you? The most powerful or emotional? Why?

Kennedy continued....

Answer questions 3-5 on 683; end of chapter assessment on Kennedy

Monday, May 24, 2010

HW on Kennedy

•HW: Skim the Chapter on 670-682 Kennedy
•What were his 3 challenges and 3 Kennedy’s achievements; write a brief description of each

Friday, May 21, 2010

LOST HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT....now due Monday...LUCKY YOU>>>

lThe Cold War by Charts and Pictures
lReview, read, answer questions for:
P. 604, 605,613, 624, 626, 631 #2,
lPost War America
P. 643, 653, 656, 659,661,
lChoose one section such as 647, 658,662 or….
l….write a quick, exciting, engaging, 1 min presentation. Ask an essential question.
Answer the question.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Doomsday Decision: Jlapan's End

lEssay: To what extent was the United States “inhumanity to man” as seen in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, justified? In what ways was it inhumane, in what ways was it “humane” to the soldiers and citizens of the USA? Cite evidence from you readings
l#1 The problem
l#2 the Solutions, choices
l#3 Reasons for the final decision---justification; our dead or their dead..
l#4 Results---did it justify dripping the bomb;
l#5 conclusion—aftermath of suffering, ‘never again’, the beginning of the cold war; 20k bombs US v. 20k bombs USSR
INHUMANE or Humane Justification