Thursday 2/26

In class we began to look at America's slow steps toward entering the war. We desire Isolation from the rest of Europe, at least from a military perspective. On the other hand each neutrality act passed slowly creeps us closer to conflict. Many Americans are opposed to war but many think it is necessary. We looked at the neutrality acts the leaders and some cartoons from Dr Suess.
Students did the chart from chapter 16, the questions on neutrality and for each dr suess question what the point of the cartoon was trying to say. (all his cartoons are pretty sarcastic as he wants Americans to go to war before it is too late)
dictators/neutrality acts/cartoons

Friday Feb 27

Students turned in their notebooks. Below is what went into the notebook.

Notebook Organizer

Wed 2/25

In class we began unit 6 titled WWII and It's Aftermath. We read an article from Newsweek this week comparing ISIS to the Nazi's. It is a pretty good tie in for how two groups which America warred with both are similar and different. It is easy for us to say how we should have gone to war against Hitler from the beginning but it is a little bit harder when you were living through it. In similar fashion we can come up with many reasons today we should not put troops in battle against ISIS even through they are a terror group doing unthinkable things currently. Going to war is a tough decision and America would hold out as long as they could.

ISIS to Nazi's

Tuesday Nov 24

Students took their unit 5 exam

Monday 2/23

We looked at two other groups who were impacted by the New Deal, blacks and Native Americans. We finished class reviewing the Unit in preparation for the Test Tomorrow. 

New Deal Groups

Friday Feb 20

These are the documents to use with questions. Wed and Thursday will be updated soon.

New Deal Documents for if it was effective

Thurs Feb 19

Students began looking at documents looking at how effective the New Deal actually was. The handouts are on tomorrow's post.

Wed Feb 18

Students finished watching the Cinderella Man about the Depression.

Tuesday Feb 17

On Tuesday we continued looking at the New Deal. We looked specifically at the AAA and how it is great example of the good and bad of the New Deal. On one side it did help farmers raise prices and lower overproduction. On the negative side though it left hungry people with even less food and also showed how the government can control lives. Telling people what they can and can't grow on their own property. Students finished class by looking at what 11 new deal projects did and finding a New Deal project that still is around America today. 

New Deal Chart

Thursday Feb 12

In class we looked at the start of the New Deal and how FDR tried to fix the ship of America's sinking economy. The fashion committee from King High Remembers also came by to show what appropriate dress was for the project. Notes and Quickwrite can be found below.

New Deal

Wed Feb 11

In class today we looked at the Dust Bowl and how it impacted the Agricultural of America. We watched a clip from PBS Dust Bowl as well.
Dust Bowl

Tuesday feb 10

Today we looked at a few songs and individuals that went through the depression. They experienced different things and faced various issues as they struggled to make it during America's hardest time.
Stories of the Depression

Monday Feb 9

We reviewed our quiz and the homework that was returned. Students can look over a quiz if they want to compare their answers. We continued watching the Cinderlla man for the last half of class.

Friday Feb 6

(I was out for medical reasons)
The students began watching the beginning of The Cinderella Man. It is a story of a man who went through the Great Depression and fought for his family to survive. Students had some questions to do in reflection of the film.

Thursday Feb 5

We continued looking at the presidents of the great depression. In particular Hoover, and why he choose to do little to try to help Americans. We also looked at FDR's inaugural address where he told America the only thing they have to fear is fear itself.

Wed Feb 4

We reviewed in class the Storm of the Great depression. We reviewed how all the boxes played a small part in the story. After that we began to look at how Herbert Hoover was blamed for the continued problems in America despite it not really being his fault.

Extra Documents that relate to depression causes

Tuesday Feb 3rd

Today we primarily focused on how the banking failures ruined many Americans, even if they had tried to be safe with their money. We finished up by completing the storm of the depression handout. There were so many factors that played a small role in the story of the depression. Students in each box were writing how the each factor helped cause the great depression. It can be found starting on page 464 in the book.

Storm of the Depression

Monday Feb 2nd.

We started off the week looking at the business cycle in America and how it fluctuates up and down. We then began to look at the causes of the depression. We started class with a quickwrite. The question was,

"What do you know about what caused the Great Depression or why it got so bad? Why do you think it has never happened again"

We then begun to look at the stock market crash and why people's debt from buying on credit impacted the great depression

Causes of the Depression

Friday Jan 30

Students took a quiz on the 1920's, we then began discussing the start of the 1930's .

Thursday Jan 29

Today we finished up looking at the 1920's. Students starting by answering the questions posted on  yesterday's post. We then covered notes to the end of the 1920's. Tomorrow there will be a quiz covering everything since the start of the semester.

End of 1920's slides