Monday
1/16

Activities:

• No School (MLK Day)

Homework:

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• [Did Not watch this year]
•  "Over the Edge"  (The Century Video)
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return to previous month's plans

Tuesday
1/17

Activities:

• Review Ch. 16 #1 (pp. 528-535)
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• Introduce lead up to WW II
• Rise of Totalitarian leadership in U.S.S.R., Italy, Japan & Germany, Spain
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• Discuss Timelines of beginning of aggression in Asia & Africa
• Japan invades Manchuria '31
• Germany leaves L of N & begins military build up, troops in Rhineland '36, Italy invades Ethiopia '35
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• Nye Committee, FDR foreign policy, Neutrality Acts events leading up to outbreak of WW II in Europe, Quarantine Speech, U.S. Isolationism

Homework:

• Read Ch 16-2  (pp. 536-541)

Wednesday
1/18

Activities:

•  (Block) Ch. 16 #2 PowerPoint  
  (Munich Agreement, Policy of Appeasement, Non-Aggression Pact, Blitzkrieg,),

Homework:

• Re-read pp. 540-541

Thursday
1/19

Activities:

• (Block) No Class

Homework:

• Re-read pp. 540-541

Friday
1/20

Activities:

• Read Chapter 16-3 (pp. 542-549)

Homework:

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Monday
1/23

Activities:

• (video) "Over the Edge"

Homework:

return to previous month's plans

Tuesday
1/24

Activities:

• brief discussion of the Holocaust, Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht
• Read Chapter 16-4 (pp. 550-554)
• Discuss onset of U.S. involvement in WW II
• beginning of the war, Vichy Gov't,   Battle of Britain, "Cash and Carry" , "Lend Lease", wolf packs
• Atlantic Charter (ppt)

Homework:

• Finish Reading Chapter 16-4 (pp. 554-557)
• 
  Study for World War II Test #1 

Wednesday
1/25

Activities:

• (Block)
• "Great Arsenal of Democracy",
• review Atlantic Charter
• attack on Pearl Harbor
• FDR asking Congress for Declaration of war  (YouTube)

Homework:

• Study for World War II Test #1 
  
• Essay Question for Test

Thursday
1/26

Activities:

• (Block) No Class

Homework:

• Study for World War II Test #1 
  
• Essay Question for Test
(Bring your computer)

Friday
1/27

Activities:

• World War II Test #1
• Begin reading Ch. 17 #1 (pp. 562-568)

Homework: 

• Read Ch. 17-1 (pp. 562-568)

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Monday
1/30

Activities:

Homework:

Tuesday
1/31

Activities:

Homework:

• Read Ch. 17 #2 (pp. 569-573)

Wednesday
2/1

Activities:

• (Block) 
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• Ch. 17 #2 PowerPoint
• scorched earth policy

Homework:

• Read & Complete Ch. 17-3 Study Guide  (htm)
• Complete Ch. 17-3 Study Guide
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• Writing Assignment on clip from Saving Private Ryan (Mrs. Bixby's Letter) due Monday
• Complete Ch. 17-4 (pp.590-595)  Guide
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Thursday
2/2

Activities:

• (Block) 
 No Class

Homework:

Friday
2/3

Activities:

• passed out Ch. 17 #3 Study Guide
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• clip from Saving Private Ryan (Mrs. Bixby's Letter)
• passed out Writing Assignment  on clip from Saving Private Ryan (Mrs. Bixby's Letter)
• Sullivan brothers , Nilan Brothers , Sole Survivor Policy

Homework:

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Monday
2/6

Activities:

• Open Note Reading Check (Quiz)
• Collect 'Saving Private Ryan' Writing Assignment


• Discuss Ch. 17 #3 Study Guide
  
• pass out  Ch. 17-4 (pp.590-595)  Guide (.htm)

Homework:

• Complete Ch. 17 #3 Study Guide

Tuesday
2/7

Activities:

• Discuss Ch. 17-4 Guide (pp.590-595)
• discuss meeting at Potsdam

Homework:

Wednesday
2/8

Activities:

• (Block)
• Finish Ch. 17-4 Guide (pp.590-595)
  
• Homefront (video)  maybe

Homework:

• Study for Test on Chapter 17

Thursday
2/9

Activities:

• (Block)
No Class

Homework:

• Study for Test on Chapter 17

Friday
2/10

Activities:

• Test on Chapter 17
  
• Read Ch. 18-1 & Complete Ch. 18-1 Guide
  
• Extra credit writing assignment

Homework:

• Read article on Atomic Bomb
& complete extra credit writing assignment

• Complete Chap. 18-1 Guide
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