Mr. Farshtey



DATE CLASS CALENDAR / INFORMATION ? Thursday September 20 TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO COURSE / CLASS WEBSITE / EXPECTATIONS? Friday September 21 ? TOPIC: HISTORY MYSTERY #1 ?ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?Research Major Historical Events in YOUR?Lifetime ?Monday September 24?TOPIC: WHAT ARE "IMPORTANT EVENTS" IN HISTORY? READING:?Why Study History? Handout? ? Tuesday September 25 ? ** TOPIC: SPANISH - FRENCH - ENGLISH COLONIZATION / LIFE IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES ?? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: EARLY COLONIAL SOCIETYNOTES: 1.?16th - 17th Century European Colonizing Efforts 2.?VIRGINIA - MASSACHUSETTS COLONIAL COMPARISON? Wednesday September 26 ? TOPIC: CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION READING:?Causes of the American Revolution??? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: Road to Revolution Mind MapNOTES: Restrictive British PoliciesASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?Causes of Revolution ? Thursday September 27? NO CLASS ? Friday September 28 ? TOPIC: CONFLICTING ATTITUDES / PERCEPTIONS BETWEEN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LEADERS???? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: Excerpts from Liberty video? ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?COMPLETE LIBERTY video - Question Sheet #1 ? ? Monday October 1 TOPIC: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION - WAR AGAINST THE BRITISHREADING:???? ?? 1. The Declaration of Independence2. Major Battles of the Revolutionary WarCLASS PRESENTATION: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONNOTES: 1. HYPERLINK "" What Makes the Declaration of Independence Revolutionary?2. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Opposing Sides3. Key Events of the Revolutionary WarASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?Loyalists vs. Patriots?/ COMPLETE Compare and Contrast WORKSHEET - DUE TUESDAY ? ? Tuesday October 2 ? ** TOPIC: BUILDING A NEW GOVERNMENT READING:???? ?? 1.?Forming a Confederation - The Articles of Confederation2.? HYPERLINK "" Shays's RebellionCLASS PRESENTATION: A "Good Start" OR "Growing Pains"?NOTES: Articles Of Confederation?vs.?The Constitution??Wednesday October 3 ? TOPIC: THE CONSTITUTIONREADING:???? ?? 1.?The Constitutional Convention2.?A Bundle of Compromises3.?Bill of RightsCLASS PRESENTATION: Forming a New GovernmentNOTES: 1.?Overview of?The Constitution2.?FEDERALISTS vs. ANTIFEDERALISTS? Thursday October 4? NO CLASS Friday October 5 ? TEST / WORKSHEET #1 - YOU WILL BE PERMITTED TO USE READING / NOTES / CLASS PRESENTATIONS? Monday October 8 TOPIC: STUDYING U.S. HISTORY - CHRONOLOGICAL UNITS vs. THEMES IN HISTORY? ? Tuesday October 9 ? ** THEME #1: WAR and PEACE READING: Eisenhower's "Farewell Address" (the Military - Industrial Complex Speech) ?? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: WHY WE FIGHTASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WHY WE FIGHT Study Guide ? Wednesday October 10 ? THEME #1: WAR and PEACE ??? ? CLASS ACTIVITY: Work on WHY WE FIGHT Study Guide ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:1. READ WHY WE FIGHT - Chapter 6: pp. 46-48 (stop at The Hidden Costs of War)2. WRITE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS #1 and #2 ON p. 53?Thursday October 11 NO CLASS ? Friday October 12 ? THEME #1: WAR and PEACE ??? ? CLASS ACTIVITY: Work on WHY WE FIGHT Study Guide ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:1. READ WHY WE FIGHT - Chapter 6: the section titled The Hidden Costs of War - pp. 48-50 2. WRITE ANSWER TO QUESTION #3 ON p. 53 ? ? Monday October 15 ? THEME #1: WAR and PEACE ???? ? CLASS ACTIVITY: Finish WHY WE FIGHT Study Guide ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: READ Key Events in the VIETNAM WAR Chart ? ? Tuesday October 16 ? ** TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACE CLASS PRESENTATION: 1. VIETNAM - Part 1: 1954-19682. Video - The Century of Warfare: VIETNAM? ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: READ WHY WE FIGHT - Vietnam [Start - p. 29, A Proxy War; End - p. 32, The Legacy of Vietnam ? Wednesday October 17? PSAT? Thursday October 18 NO CLASS ? Friday October 19 ? TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACE?? CLASS ACTIVITY: VIETNAM WAR WEB QUEST - DUE AT END OF CLASS ON MONDAY,? 10/22 NOTES: Key Events in the VIETNAM WAR Chart??Monday October 22 ? TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACE?? ?? CLASS ACTIVITY: VIETNAM WAR WEB QUEST - DUE AT END OF CLASS TODAYASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: READ WHY WE FIGHT - Vietnam pp. 32-33,?The Legacy of Vietnam? ? Tuesday October 23 ? ** TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACE?? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: 1. VIETNAM - Part 2: 1968-19752. Video - How Vietnam Was LostWednesday October 24? NO CLASS - COMMUNITY SERVICE? Thursday October 25 ? TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACE??? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: Origins of the Cold WarNOTES: Cold War TIMELINE ? Friday October 26 ? TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACECLASS PRESENTATION: Video - PEOPLE'S CENTURY, BRAVE NEW WORLD (1945)? ?? ? Monday October 29 ? TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACEREADING:?? 1. Berlin Airlift2.?Revolution in China ? ? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: Cold War: Foreign Conflicts / Impact at Home? ? ? Tuesday October 30 ? ** TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACE ??? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: WHITE LIGHT / BLACK RAINASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: The Issue of Nuclear Weapons - WHITE LIGHT / BLACK RAIN Worksheet ? Wednesday October 31 ? TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACECLASS PRESENTATION: JFK and the Cold WarASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?WORK ON COLD WAR PROJECT - DUE MONDAY AT BEGINNING OF CLASS ? Thursday November 1 ? NO CLASS ? Friday November 2 ? TOPIC: THEME #1: WAR and PEACEASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?WORK ON COLD WAR PROJECT - DUE MONDAY AT BEGINNING OF CLASS ? ? Monday November 5 ? TOPIC: WORLD WAR II READING:?? The Rise of Fascism and MilitarismCLASS PRESENTATION: People's Century, Master Race? ? Tuesday November 6 ? ** TOPIC: WORLD WAR II READING: The U.S. Enters the War??? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: 1. World War II Propaganda2. U.S. Entrance into WW II 3. World War II - Military and Diplomatic Fronts4. People's Century, Total WarNOTES: U.S. Involvement in World War II? ? Wednesday November 7 ? TOPIC: WORLD WAR II READING:???? ?? 1. Japanese Internment2. The Allied VictoryCLASS PRESENTATION: 1. World War II - Military and Diplomatic Fronts2. World War II - The Home Front3. Internment of Japanese Americans4. People's Century, Total WarNOTES: 1.?The Home Front2.?World War II Conferences and TreatiesASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:??WORLD WAR II WebQuest - DUE MONDAY AT BEGINNING OF CLASS ? Thursday November 8? NO CLASS ? Friday November 9 ? TOPIC: WORLD WAR IIASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WORK ON?WORLD WAR II WebQuest - DUE MONDAY AT BEGINNING OF CLASS ? ? Monday November 12 ? TOPIC: WORLD WAR II?? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: American Experience - The Nuremberg TrialsASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: Victor's Justice - How Fair Were the Nuremberg Trials? - DUE TUESDAY AT BEGINNING OF CLASS? Tuesday November 13 ? ** TOPIC: WORLD WAR II?? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: Trinity and Beyond? ? ? Wednesday November 14 ? TOPIC: WORLD WAR IINOTES: 1. PRO and CON on DROPPING THE ATOMIC BOMB2. ARGUMENTS FOR DROPPING THE ATOMIC BOMB?? ? ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: MINI-DBQ - Was the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb Justified? - DUE FRIDAY, 11/16 ? Thursday November 15 ? NO CLASS ??Friday November 16 ? TOPIC: AMERICAN IMPERIALISM READING:???? ?? 1. China - Open Door Policy2. Spanish - American War3. Panama Canal4. Roosevelt Corollary5. Dollar Diplomacy? ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: IMPERIALISM WRITING ASSIGNMENT - DUE WEDNESDAY, 11/28 ? THANKSGIVING VACATION? ? Tuesday November 27 ? **?TOPIC: AMERICAN IMPERIALISM READING:???? ?? 1. China - Open Door Policy2. Spanish - American War3. Panama Canal4. Roosevelt Corollary5. Dollar Diplomacy? ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: IMPERIALISM WRITING ASSIGNMENT ??Wednesday November 28 ? TOPIC: AMERICAN IMPERIALISM CLASS PRESENTATION: Foreign Policy - IMPERIALISMNOTES:??1. PRO-Imperialism vs. ANTI-Imperialism???????????????? 2. The Spanish-American War???????????????? 3. Four Presidents & Imperialism: McKinley, TR, Taft, Wilson ? Thursday November 29? NO CLASS ? Friday November 30 ? ? TOPIC: WORLD WAR IREADING:???? ?? 1. U.S. Neutrality2. Mobilizing the Nation for WarCLASS PRESENTATION: WW I - Posters and Cartoons NOTES: 1. U.S. Entrance into World War I2. The Home FrontASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?? World War I Worksheet? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- HAND-OUT #1? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-?HAND-OUT #2? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- HAND-OUT #3 ? ? Monday December 3 ? TOPIC: WORLD WAR IREADING: 1.?Wilson's 14 Points2. Treaty of Versailles ?? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: World War INOTES: Treaty of Versailles / Ratification BattleASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?? World War I Worksheet? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- HAND-OUT #1? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-?HAND-OUT #2? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- HAND-OUT #3 ? ? Tuesday December 4 ? ** TOPIC: WORLD WAR I???? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: INFLUENZA 1918NOTES: POWER NOTES - World War IASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?? World War I Worksheet? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- HAND-OUT #1? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-?HAND-OUT #2? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- HAND-OUT #3 ? Wednesday December 5? TOPIC: WORLD WAR IASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:? World War I Worksheet - DUE AT START OF CLASS ON FRIDAY ?Thursday December 6 ? NO CLASS ? ? Friday December 7 ? TOPIC: MANIFEST DESTINY and WESTWARD EXPANSIONREADING:?The Annexation of Texas ? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: 1. MANIFEST DESTINY2. TEXAS REVOLUTION3. America, The Story of Us - WestwardNOTES: 1. MANIFEST DESTINY2. WESTWARD EXPANSION TIMELINE? ? Monday December 10 ? TOPIC: MANIFEST DESTINY and WESTWARD EXPANSIONREADING:?The Mexican American War ??? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: MEXICAN WARNOTES: MEXICAN WAR CHART ? ? Tuesday December 11 ? TOPIC: MANIFEST DESTINY and WESTWARD EXPANSIONREADING:?GOLD in California??? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: California Gold RushASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: 1. The Gold Rush - STRIKE IT RICH! Game2.?THE GOLD RUSH - STRIKE IT RICH! GAME SCORE SHEET ? Wednesday December 12 ? TOPIC: CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WARCLASS PRESENTATION: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTHThursday December 13? NO CLASS ? ? Friday December 14 ? TOPIC: CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WARASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WebQuest - CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR -? DUE AT END OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9th ? CHRISTMAS VACATION? ? Tuesday January 8 ? ** TOPIC: CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WARREADING:???? ?? 1. The Compromise of 18502. Uncle Tom's Cabin3. Kansas-Nebraska ActCLASS PRESENTATION: CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WARNOTES: Timeline of Events Leading Up To The? Civil WarASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WebQuest - CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR -? DUE AT END OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9th? ? Wednesday January 9 ? TOPIC: CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WARREADING:???? ?? 1. Dred Scott Decision2. John Brown's Raid3. Election of 1860 CLASS PRESENTATION: CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WARNOTES: 1. The Secession Crisis2. Causes of the Civil WarASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WebQuest - CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR -? DUE AT END OF CLASS TODAY ? Thursday January 10? NO CLASS ? ? Friday January 11 ? TOPIC: THE CIVIL WAR - PART 1READING:???? ?? 1.?Southern Secession2.?Mobilization3.?Military StrategyCLASS PRESENTATION:?THE CIVIL WAR - BEGINNINGSNOTES: 1.?KEY EVENTS & BATTLES CHART2.?PREPARING FOR WAR? ? Monday January 14 ? TOPIC: THE CIVIL WAR - PART 1READING:???? ?? 1.?Southern Secession2.?Mobilization3.?Military StrategyCLASS PRESENTATION:?THE CIVIL WAR - BEGINNINGSNOTES: 1.?KEY EVENTS & BATTLES CHART2.?PREPARING FOR WAR ? Tuesday January 15 ? ** TOPIC: THE CIVIL WAR???? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: GLORY ? ? Wednesday January 16 ? TOPIC: THE CIVIL WAR???? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: GLORY ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:?GLORY?worksheet - DUE AT START OF CLASS ON FRIDAY? Thursday January 17 ? NO CLASS ? ? Friday January 18 TOPIC: THE CIVIL WAR - PART 2READING: ?? 1.?The Battles2.?Lincoln and Civil Liberties3.?Election of 1864?CLASS PRESENTATION:?THE CIVIL WARNOTES: ????1.?KEY EVENTS & BATTLES CHART2.?END OF THE WARMonday January 21 ? TOPIC: THE CIVIL WARASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: Civil War TAKE-HOME TEST - DUE AT START OF CLASS ON TUESDAY ? ? Tuesday January 22 ? ** TOPIC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HISTORYREADING: THE WOBBLIES - The Government Against the I.W.W. ?? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: RADICAL WORKERS' ORGANIZATION - THE WOBBLIES? ? ? Wednesday January 23 ? TOPIC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HISTORY??? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: REFORMING THE INDUSTRIAL ORDERASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: I.W.W. / THE WOBBLIES Worksheet - DUE AT START OF CLASS ON FRIDAY ? Thursday January 24? NO CLASS ? ? Friday January 25 ? TOPIC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HISTORY READING: Entrepreneurs??? ?? CLASS PRESENTATION: Industrial GrowthNOTES: Growth of Big Business ? ? Monday January 28 ? TOPIC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HISTORY ???? ? CLASS PRESENTATION: AMERICA, The Story of U.S. - BOOMASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: BOOM WORKSHEET - DUE AT START OF CLASS ON TUESDAY ? ? Tuesday January 29 ? ** TOPIC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HISTORY READING:???? ?? 1. America's Economy Roars2. The DepressionCLASS PRESENTATION: Causes of the Great DepressionNOTES: Causes of the Great DepressionASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO? - The Great Depression MysteryTEAM WORK IS IMPORTANT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!DUE AT END OF CLASS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4th- EVERYONE reads ACTIVITY #1- INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS / SHARED WORK for CLUE SHEET #1 / CLUE SHEET #1 (Word)USE Almanac: History & Government website to answer CLUE SHEET #1- GROUP ASSIGNMENTS / SHARED WORK for CLUE SHEET #2 / CLUE SHEET #2 (Word) - EVERYONE COMPLETES CLUE SHEET #3 / CLUE SHEET #3 (Word) ? Wednesday January 30 ? TOPIC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HISTORY ?? ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO? - The Great Depression MysteryDUE AT END OF CLASS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4th? Thursday January 31? NO CLASS ? Friday February 1 TOPIC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HISTORY ?? ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO? - The Great Depression MysteryDUE AT END OF CLASS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4th? ? Monday February 4 ? TOPIC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HISTORY ?? ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO? - The Great Depression MysteryDUE AT END OF CLASS TODAY? Tuesday February 5 ? ** TOPIC: SEMESTER EXAM - PREPARATION AND REVIEWSEMESTER EXAM STUDY GUIDE? Wednesday February 6? ? TOPIC: SEMESTER EXAM - PREPARATION AND REVIEW ? Thursday February 7 ? NO CLASS ? Friday February 8TOPIC: SEMESTER EXAM - PREPARATION AND REVIEW Monday February 11 TOPIC: SEMESTER EXAM - PREPARATION AND REVIEWSEMESTER EXAM FACT SHEET? Tuesday February 12 SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS8:30 - MATH??? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1:00 - US HISTORY [Art - GOVERNMENT]Wednesday February 13 SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS8:30 - ENGLISH????? ? ? ?1:00 - SPANISH / EXPOSITORY WRITINGThursday February 14 SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS8:30 - SCIENCE ? ? ? ? ? ?1:00 - PSYCHOLOGY [Art - US HISTORY] ................
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