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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Korean War

Tuesday, February 16 - Thursday, February 18


  • In class, we have been completing a timeline and map regarding the Korean War.
  • We have also sent tweets in the character of one of the leaders involved in the Korean War.  5 tweets should have been sent (link is in Google Classroom).
  • Completed "Korean War Activities - Truman v. MacArthur" in Google Classroom using the two documents

Friday, February 12, 2016

Capstone Research

Wednesday, February 10 and Thursday February 11

In class, we were researching information for our Capstone Project.  You need to find one article for each time period and complete the Gathering Evidence paper in the 10th Grade Capstone class in Google Classroom.  After Thursday, you should have at least ONE Gathering Evidence completed.

Homework for the weekend: Chapter 4 (pages 16-21) in your Review Book - remember, you can write in this book!

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Cold War Storybook

Today we begin our Cold War Storybook.  We will work on this IN CLASS this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  After Friday, you will need to complete the rest on your own time.

Storybooks are due TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9.  If your storybook is late, you will lose 10% for each day it is late.

REMEMBER:

  • Summaries must be in YOUR words - no copying from other students, from the book, or from a random internet site.
  • Pictures must be drawn by YOU - do not print anything to glue or tape in your storybook.  You allowed to get ideas from the internet or your book.
If you are working on your Cold War Storybook at home, here is the information from your book and other readings to complete your storybook:

To complete this assignment, you will need:


Here were the instructions at the beginning of class:


The book should now look like this:
Cover (page 1):

Page 2:

Page 3: 

Pages 4-5:

Pages 6-7:

Page 8:


Here are directions for the for the assignment:


Friday, January 29, 2016

Should the US have dropped the atomic bomb? chart

Using the packet, students will find evidence to support each argument on the poster.
  • "Hiroshima as Victimization" will support the "NO" column.
  • "Hiroshima as Triumph" will support the "YES" column.
  • Document A will support both YES and NO
  • For documents B-E, students will have to determine if the evidence supports YES or NO.  Evidence will then be placed on the proper place on the chart.
  • DO NOT COPY DIRECTLY FROM THE TEXT!

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Japanese Internment Camps

During class today (and to be completed for homework tonight), complete the chart involving 3 primary sources.

Due: Thursday, January 28

Japanese Internment Vocabulary Foldable

During class on Tuesday, we completed a vocabulary foldable as explained below.  If it is not finished, it is due on Wednesday.


Monday, January 25, 2016

Capstone introduction

In the Google Classroom class "10th Grade Capstone Project," students should complete the assignment "Choosing your Capstone Topic" Gathering Evidence paper.  Due Monday, January 25