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    Coach Kavanagh's U.S. History Class 2024-2025

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    Welcome!

    My email - akavanagh@avhsd.org

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    The Vietnam War and an Era of Protest and Change

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    • Monday March 31st - 

      1. Ken Burns - The Vietnam War: Deja Vu
      2. Video Questions

    • Tuesday April 1st ("flex day") -

      1. Vietnam War Map Activity
    • Vietnam War Map Activity URL

    • Wednesday April 2nd -

      1. The Origins of Vietnam
      2. Vietnam War Map due by the end of the period
      3. HW - Read Chapter 16 Lesson 1 pages 584-591
      4. HW - Chapter 16 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • The Origins of Vietnam URL
    • Vietnam Era Discussion Forum

      This forum was created to encourage meaningful dialogue among the students enrolled in my U.S. History classes.  If you are struggling with some concepts pertaining to this unit  you may use this forum to ask questions.  Other students are encouraged to respond.  Keep in mind that I will be monitoring all the forum discussions so keep the discussions classroom appropriate and related to history please.

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    Civil Rights, JFK and LBJ

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    • Wednesday February 12th - 

      1. Collect Chapter 12/13 Notes
      2. Start The Founder

    • Thursday February 13th -

      1. Continue The Founder

    • Friday February 1th -

      1. Finish The Founder

    • Monday February 17th - NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENT'S DAY

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    • Tuesday February 18th ("flex day") -

      1. Civil Rights Leaders and Strategies
      2. HW - Read Chapter 15 Lesson 1 pages 552-559
      3. HW - Chapter 15 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Civil Rights Leaders and Strategies URL

    • Wednesday February 19th -

      1. Chapter 15 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 15 Lesson 1 - The Movement Begins
      3. Guided Notes
      4. Inquiry Journal - Executive Order 10730
    • Chapter 15 Lesson 1 - The Movement Begins URL

    • Thursday February 20th -

      1. MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech
      2. Read, watch, listen
      3. Absent - 2 page typed breakdown of the history and importance of the speech
    • MLKs I Have a Dream Speech Assignment URL

    • Friday February 21st -

      1. Breaking the Huddle
      2. 1 page of video notes
      3. HW - Read Chapter 15 Lesson 2 pages 561-568
      4. HW - Chapter 15 Lesson 2 SmartBook due Monday

    • Monday February 24th -

      1. Chapter 15 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 15 Lesson 2 - Challenging Segregation
      3. Quickwrite #1 - A Tax on Voters
      4. Guided Notes
      5. SNCC Workers
    • Chapter 15 Lesson 2 - Challenging Segregation URL

    • Thursday February 27th -

      1. Work on Chapter 15 SmartBooks

    • Friday February 21st -

      1. Breaking the Huddle
      2. 1 page of video notes

    • Monday March 3rd -

      1. MLK's "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail

    • Tuesday March 4th ("Flex day") -

      1. 10 Days: Freedom Summer
      2. Video Questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 15 Lesson 3 pages 569-575
      4. HW - Chapter 15 Lesson 3 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Wednesday March 5th - 

      1. Chapter 15 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 15 Lesson 3 - New Civil Rights Issues
      3. Guided Notes
      4. Inquiry Journal - Martin Luther King Jr. Meets Malcolm X
    • Chapter 15 Lesson 3 - New Civil Rights Issues URL

    • Thursday March 6th - SAT Day

      1. Work on any missing assignments

    • Friday March 7th -

      1. Chapter 14 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 14 Lesson 1 - The New Frontier
      3. Quickwrite #2 - Brink of Nuclear War
      4. Guided Notes
    • Chapter 14 Lesson 1 - The New Frontier URL

    • Monday March 10th -

      1. The Presidents: JFK and LBJ
      2. The Presidents video Notes
      3. Warren Court Supreme Court Case Briefing due by the end of the period Wednesday
    • Warren Court Supreme Court Case Briefing URL

    • Tuesday March 11th ("flex day") -

      1. Work on Warren Court Supreme Court case briefing
      2. Due by the end of the period tomorrow
      3. HW - Read Chapter 14 Lesson 2 pages 531-537
      4. HW - Chapter 14 Lesson 2 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Wednesday March 12th -

      1. Chapter 14 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 14 Lesson 2 - JFK and the Cold War
      3. Quickwrite #3 - Brink of Nuclear War
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Warren Court Case Briefing due by the end of the period
    • Chapter 14 Lesson 2 - JFK and the Cold War URL

    • Thursday March 13th -

      1. The JFK Assassination: 3 Shots that Changed America
      2. 1 page of video notes
      3. HW - Read Chapter 14 Lesson 3 pages 538-543
      4. HW - Chapter 14 Lesson 3 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Friday March 14th -

      1. Chapter 14 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 14 Lesson 3 - The Great Society
      3. Guided Notes
      4. Handout and discuss Chapter 14/15 Review Sheet - Test Wednesday
      5. Share Chapter 14/15 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due Thursday
      6. Chapter 14/15 SmartBooks due Thursday by midnight
    • Chapter 14 Lesson 3 - The Great Society URL

    • Monday March 17th -

      1. Work on:
      2. Chapter 14/15 Review Sheet - Test Wednesday
      3. Chapter 14/15 Notes - Due Thursday
      4. Chapter 14/15 SmartBooks - Due Thursday by midnight
      5. Take home graded work by Friday - End of the 3rd Quarter

    • Tuesday March 18th ("flex day") -

      1. Work on:
      2. Chapter 14/15 Review Sheet - Test tomorrow
      3. Chapter 14/15 Notes - Due Thursday
      4. Chapter 14/15 SmartBooks - Due Thursday by midnight
      5. Take home graded work by Friday - End of the 3rd Quarter

    • Wednesday March 19th -

      1. Take Chapter 14/15 Test
      2. Chapter 14/15 Notes - Due tomorrow
      3. Chapter 14/15 SmartBooks - Due tomorrow by midnight
      4. Take home graded work by Friday - End of the 3rd Quarter
    • Civil Rights, JFK and LBJ Test Quiz

    • Thursday March 20th -

      1. Collect Ch 14/15 Notes
      2. Start The Beatles: 8 Days a Week - The Touring Years
      3. Chapter 14/15 SmartBooks - Due tonight by midnight
      4. Take home graded work by tomorrow - End of the 3rd Quarter

    • Friday March 21st - End of 3rd Quarter

      1. Finish The Beatles: 8 Days a Week - The Touring Years
      2. Take home graded work by the end of the period
    • Civil Rights, JFK and LBJ Discussion Forum

      This forum was created to encourage meaningful dialogue among the students enrolled in my U.S. History classes.  If you are struggling with some concepts pertaining to this unit  you may use this forum to ask questions.  Other students are encouraged to respond.  Keep in mind that I will be monitoring all the forum discussions so keep the discussions classroom appropriate and related to history please.

    • Coach Kavanagh's U.S. History Syllabus URL
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    The Cold War Begins, Post War America

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    • Monday January 13th -

      1. 10 Days: Einstein's Letter
      2. Video Questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 12 Lesson 1 pages 458-465
      4. HW - Chapter 12 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Tuesday January 14th ("flex day")  -

      1. Chapter 12 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 12 Lesson 1 - The Origins of the Cold War
      3. Truman and Churchill Cold War Speeches
      4. Quickwrite #1 - The Iron Curtain Descends
      5. Guided Notes
      6. Inquiry Journal - The Yalta Conference
    • Chapter 12 Lesson 1 - The Origins of the Cold War URL

    • Wednesday January 15th -

      1. Cold War Origins Newspaper
      2. Due Friday
      3. HW - Read Chapter 12 Lesson 2 pages 466-473
      4. HW - Chapter 12 Lesson 2 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Cold War Origins Newspaper Articles URL

    • Thursday January 16th -

      1. Chapter 12 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 12 Lesson 2 - The Early Cold War Years
      3. Quickwrite #2 - A Helping Hand for Europe
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Cold War Origins Newspaper due by the end of the period tomorrow 

    • Friday January 17th -

      1. Cold War Origins Newspaper - Due by the end of the period
    • Chapter 12 Lesson 2 - The Early Cold War Years URL

    • Monday January 20th - NO SCHOOL - MLK DAY

    • Tuesday January 21st ("flex day") -

      1. The Korean War: Then and Now
    • The Korean War: Then and Now URL

    • Wednesday January 22nd - 

      1. The Korean War Map - due by 
      2. HW - Read Chapter 12 Lesson 3 pages 474-480
      3. HW - Chapter 12 Lesson 3 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Korean War Map URL

    • Thursday January 23rd -

      1. Chapter 12 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 12 lesson 3 - The Cold War and American Society
      3. Guided Notes
      4. Bert the Turtle
      5. Finish and collect the Korean War Map
    • Chapter 12 Lesson 3 - The Cold War and American Society URL

    • Friday January 24th -

      1. David Halberstrom's The Fifties: The Fear and the Dream
      2. Video questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 12 Lesson 4 pages 481-487
      4. HW - Chapter 12 Lesson 4 SmartBook due
    • David Halberstrom's The 1950s: The Fear and the Dream Video Questions URL

    • Monday January 27th -

      1. Chapter 12 Lesson 4 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 12 Lesson 4 - Eisenhower's Cold War Policies
      3. Quickwrite #3 - Eisenhower's Presidency
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Inquiry Journal - The Eisenhower Doctrine
    • Chapter 12 Lesson 4 - Eisenhower's Cold War Policies URL

    • Tuesday January 28th ("flex day") -

      1. Chapter 12 One Pager
      2. HW - Read Chapter 13 Lesson 1 pages 496-502
      3. HW - Chapter 13 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Chapter 12 One Pager URL

    • Wednesday January 29th - BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - MINIMUM DAY

      1. Finish Chapter 12 One Pager
      2. Chapter 13 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      3. Chapter 13 Lesson 1 - Truman and Eisenhower
      4. Quickwrite #4 - Winner then Loser
      5. Guided Notes
      6. David Halberstroms The 1950s: Suburbia
    • Chapter 13 Lesson 1 - Truman and Eisenhower URL

    • Thursday January 30th - 

      1. 1950s: The Beginnings of Rock 'n Roll Article
      2. Read, annotate, discuss
      3. In class writing activity
      4. 1950s Rock 'n Roll music and videos
      5. Pre-write for Thursday's activity
    • Rock and Roll! Day 1 URL

    • Friday January 31st

      1. 10 Days: The Day America was Rocked
      2. Video Questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 13 Lesson 2 pages 503-510
      4. HW - Read Chapter 13 Lesson 2 SmartBook due Monday

    • Monday February 3rd -

      1. Chapter 13 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 13 Lesson 2
      3. Quickwrite #5 - Rock 'n Roll Youth
      4. Guided Lecture Notes
      5. I Love Lucy episode
    • Chapter 13 Lesson 2 - The Affluent Society URL

    • Tuesday February 4th ("flex day") -

      1. Handout Chapter 12/13 Review Sheet - Test Tuesday 2/11
      2. Work on Chapter 12/13 SmartBooks due Monday 2/10
      3. Share Chapter 12/13 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due Wednesday 2/12
      4. HW - Read Chapter 13 Lesson 3 pages 511-515
      5. HW - Chapter 13 Lesson 3 SmartBook due Thursday (no school Wednesday)

    • Wednesday February 5th - NO SCHOOL - STUDENT FREE DAY

      1. Chapter 12/13 SmartBooks due Monday 2/10
      2. Chapter 12/13 Test Tuesday 2/11
      3. Chapter 12/13 Note Packet due Wednesday 2/12
      4. HW - Read Chapter 13 Lesson 3 pages 511-515
      5. HW - Chapter 13 Lesson 3 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Thursday February 6th -

      1. Chapter 13 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 13 Lesson 3 - The Other Side of American Life
      3. Quickwrite #6 - Money Riddle
      4. Guided Lecture Notes
      5. Work on:
      6. Chapter 12/13 SmartBooks - Due Monday 2/10 by midnight
      7. Chapter 12/13 Test Review Sheet - Test Tuesday 2/11
      8. Chapter 12/13 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due Wednesday 2/12
    • Chapter 13 Lesson 3 - The Other Side of American Life URL

    • Friday February 7th - ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE

      1. Work on:
      2. Chapter 12/13 SmartBooks - Due Monday 2/10 by midnight
      3. Chapter 12/13 Review Sheet - Test Tuesday 2/11
      4. Chapter 12/13 Note Packet - Due Wednesday 2/12

    • Monday February 10th - NO SCHOOL - LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

      1. Chapter 12/13 SmartBooks - Due tonight by midnight
      2. Chapter 12/13 Review Sheet - Test tomorrow 
      3. Chapter 12/13 Note Packet - Due Wednesday 2/12

    • Tuesday February 11th ("flex day)  -

      1. Take Chapter 12/13 Test
      2. Chapter 12/13 Notes Packet due tomorrow
    • Chapter 12,13 Test Quiz
    • The Cold War Era Discussion Forum

      This forum was created to encourage meaningful dialogue among the students enrolled in my U.S. History classes.  If you are struggling with some concepts pertaining to this unit  you may use this forum to ask questions.  Other students are encouraged to respond.  Keep in mind that I will be monitoring all the forum discussions so keep the discussions classroom appropriate and related to history please.

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    The World Wars


    • Wednesday November 6th -

      1. The Century: Shell Shock
      2. Video Questions
      3. Introduce World War I Newspaper Project
    • The Century: Shell Shock URL

    • Thursday November 7th -

      1. Mythbusters - Trench Torpedoes
      2. Work on Newspapers
    • World War I Newspaper Group Project URL

    • Friday November 8th -

      1. Assign Veterans' Day Extra Credit
      2. Work on Newspapers

    • Monday November 11th - No School - Veterans Day

      1. Veterans' Day Extra Credit due tomorrow

    • Tuesday November 12th ("flex day") -

      1. Veterans' Day Extra Credit due
      2. Doughboy Boot Camp
      3. HW - Read Chapter 10 Lesson 1 pages 378-384
      4. HW - Chapter 10 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
      5. HW - World War I Newspaper due Sunday by midnight
    • Dough Boy Boot Camp URL

    • Wednesday November 13th -

      1. Chapter 10 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 10 Lesson 1 - The Origins of World War II
      3. Quickwrite #1 - FDR's Quote
      4. Guided Notes
      5. HW - World War I Newspaper due Sunday by midnight
    • Chapter 10 Lesson 1 - The Origins of World War II URL

    • Thursday November 14th -

      1. Watch clip of Dunkirk
      2. Listen to clip of Winston Churchill's "We Will Fight" Speech
      3. What If? 
      4. HW - World War I Newspaper due Sunday by midnight

    • Friday November 15th - 

      1. Chapter 10 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 10 Lesson 2 - From Neutrality to War
      3. Guided Notes
      4. Quickwrite #2 - FDR's A Day Will Live in Infamy Speech
      5. HW - World War I Newspaper due Sunday by midnight
    • Chapter 10 Lesson 2 - From Neutrality to War URL

    • Monday November 18th -

      1. The Century: Over the Edge
      2. Video Questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 10 Lesson 2 pages 385-391
      4. HW - Chapter 10 Lesson 2 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • The Century: Over the Edge URL

    • Tuesday November 19th ("flex day") -

      1. Pearl Harbor Viewpoints Activity
    • Pearl Harbor Viewpoints Activity URL

    • Wednesday November 20th -

      1. Pearl Harbor
      2. HW - Read Chapter 10 Lesson 3 pages 392-399
      3. HW - Chapter 10 Lesson 3 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Thursday November 21st -

      1. Chapter 10 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 10 Lesson 3 - The Holocaust
      3. Guided Notes
      4. Inquiry Journal
    • Chapter 10 Lesson 3 - The Holocaust URL

    • Friday November 22nd -

      1. Missing work day

    • Monday December 2nd -

      1. The Century: Homefront
      2. Video Questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 11 Lesson 1 pages 408-417
      4. HW - Chapter 11 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • The Century: Homefront URL

    • Tuesday December 3rd ("flex day") -

      1. Chapter 11 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 11 Lesson 1 - Wartime America
      3. Quickwrite #4 - FDR's 3rd Term
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Manzanar: Never Again
    • Chapter 11 Lesson 1 - Wartime America URL

    • Wednesday December 4th -

      1. Korematsu v. US
    • Korematsu v. U.S. URL

    • Thursday December 5th -

      1. On the Homefront: Support for World War II
    • On the Homefront: Support for World War II URL

    • Friday December 6th -

      1. World War II in Europe and North Africa - Due Monday
      2. HW - Read Chapter 11 Lesson 3 pages 432-439
      3. HW - Chapter 11 Lesson 3 SmartBook due Monday
    • World War II in North Africa and Europe Map URL

    • Monday December 9th -

      1. Chapter 11 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 11 Lesson 3 - The War in Europe
      3. Quickwrite #5 - D-Day Landings
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Finish and collect World War II in Europe and North Africa
    • Chapter 11 Lesson 3 - The War in Europe URL

    • Tuesday December 10th ("flex day") -

      1. A Long Thin Line of Personal Anguish 
      2. HW - Read Chapter 11 Lesson 2 pages 432-439
      3. HW - Chapter 11 Lesson 2 SmartBook due tomorrow
      4. Friday is the last day I will accept late/missing work
      5. Take home graded work by the end of the period Friday
    • D-Day Activity - The Long Thin Line of Personal Anguish URL

    • Wednesday December 11th -

      1. Chapter 11 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 11 Lesson 2 - The War in the Pacific
      3. Guided Notes
      4. World War II in the Pacific Map - due tomorrow by the end of the period
      5. Tomorrow is the last day I will accept late/missing work
      6. Take home graded work by the end of the period tomorrow
    • Chapter 11 Lesson 2 - The War in the Pacific URL

    • Thursday December 12th -

      1. Work on World War II in the Pacific Map - Due by the end of the period
      2. Work on D-Day Article - Due by the end of the period tomorrow
      3. Work on Chapter 10/11 SmartBooks - Due Wednesday by midnight
      4. Tomorrow is the last day I will accept late/missing work
      5. Take home graded work by the end of the period tomorrow
    • World War II in the Pacific Map Activity URL

    • Friday December 13th -

      1. Today is the last day to turn in late/missing work
      2. Take home all graded work by the end of the period
      3. The Century: Civilians at War
      4. Video Questions
      5. Work on D-Day writing prompt - Due by midnight
      6. Work on Chapter 10/11 SmartBooks
    • The Century: Civilians at War URL

    • Monday December 16th -

      1. Sands of Iwo Jima
      2. Iwo Jima Memorial Pictures
      3. Iwo Jima Primary Source Reading
      4. Handout Chapter 6,10,11 Review Sheet - Test Thursday
      5. Share Chapter 6,10,11 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due Thursday
      6. Chapter 10 and 11 SmartBooks due Wednesday by midnight
      7. HW - Read Chapter 11 Lesson 4 pages 442-449
      8. HW - Chapter 11 Lesson 4 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Tuesday December 17th - ("flex day")

      1. Chapter 11 Lesson 4 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 11 Lesson 4 - The War Ends
      3. Quickwrite #6 - Atomic Bomb Values Survey
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Work on Chapter 6,10,11 Review Sheet - Test Thursday
      6. Work on Chapter 6,10,11 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due Thursday
      7. Chapter 10 and 11 SmartBooks due tomorrow by midnight
    • Chapter 11 Lesson 4 - The War Ends URL

    • Wednesday December 18th - 

      1. Work on Chapter 6,10,11 Review Sheet - Test tomorrow
      2. Work on Chapter 6,10,11 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due tomorrow
      3. Work on Chapter 10 and 11 SmartBooks - Due tonight by midnight

    • Thursday December 19th - 

      1. Collect Chapter 6,10,11 Note Packet
      2. Take Chapter 6,10,11 Test
    • Chapter 10,11 Test Quiz

    • Friday December 20th - LAST DAY OF THE SEMESTER

      1.  
    • The World Wars Discussion Forum

      This forum was created to encourage meaningful dialogue among the students enrolled in my U.S. History classes.  If you are struggling with some concepts pertaining to this unit  you may use this forum to ask questions.  Other students are encouraged to respond.  Keep in mind that I will be monitoring all the forum discussions so keep the discussions classroom appropriate and related to history please.

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    The Jazz Age, Depression and the New Deal

    • Wednesday October 2nd -

      1. Collect Chapter 4/5 Note Packet
      2. Chapter 7 Lesson 4 SmartBook due
      3. Mass Culture New Information Activity (counts as your Chapter 7 Lesson 4 notes)
      4. HW - Read Chapter 7 Lesson 3 pages 296-301
      5. HW - Chapter 7 Lesson 3 SmartBook
    • Chapter 7 Lesson 4 - A New Mass Culture URL

    • Thursday October 3rd -

      1. Chapter 7 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 7 Lesson 3 - A Clash of Values
      3. Quickwrite #1 - Rich and Crazy
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Ken Burns: Prohibition - The Time is Now
    • Chapter 7 Lesson 3 - A Clash of Cultures URL

    • Friday October 4th -

      1. 10 Days: The Scopes Trial
      2. Video Questions

    • Monday October 7th - 

      1. The Century: Boom and Bust
      2. Video Questions
      3. Take home graded work by the end of the period Friday - End of the 1st Quarter
    • The Century: Boom to Bust URL

    • Tuesday October 8th ("flex day") -

      1. Prohibition Primary Source Document Analysis
      2. HW - Read Chapter 7 Lesson 5 pages 310-315
      3. HW - Chapter 7 Lesson 5 SmartBook due Thursday (no class tomorrow)
    • Prohibition Primary Source Document Analysis URL

    • Wednesday October 9th ("flex day") - TESTING DAY - NO CLASS

      1. Testing Day

    • Thursday October 9th ("flex day") -

      1. Chapter 7 Lesson 5 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 7 Lesson 5 - African American Culture and Politics
      3. Quickwrite #2 - Reaction to Jazz and Poetry
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Ken Burns: Jazz - Episode 3 Our Language
      6. HW - Read Chapter 7 Lesson 1 pages 284-289
      7. HW - Chapter 7 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      8. Take home graded work by the end of the period tomorrow - End of the 1st Quarter
    • Chapter 7 Lesson 5 - African American Culture and Politics URL

    • Friday October 11th - END OF THE 1ST QUARTER

      1. Chapter 7 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 7 Lesson 1 - The Politics of the 1920s
      3. Guided Notes
      4. Inquiry Journal - A Letter to Senator La Follette
      5. Take home graded work by the end of the period - End of the 1st Quarter
    • Chapter 7 Lesson 1 - The Politics of the 1920s URL

    • Monday October 14th - 

      1. Chapter 7 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 7 Lesson 2 - A Growing Economy
      3. Guided Notes
      4. 1920s Advertising
    • Chapter 7 Lesson 2 - A Growing Economy URL

    • Tuesday October 15th ("flex day") - 

      1. Chapter 7 One Pager
      2. HW - Read Chapter 8 Lesson 1 pages 322-328
      3. HW - Chapter 8 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Chapter 7 One Pager URL

    • Wednesday October 16th -

      1. Chapter 8 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 8 Lesson 1 - The Causes of the Great Depression
      3. Quickwrite #3 - Dad Loses His Job
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Work on and collect Chapter 7 One Pager
    • Chapter 8 Lesson 1 - Causes of the Great Depression URL

    • Thursday October 17th - 

      1. The Century: Stormy Weather
      2. Video Questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 8 Lesson 2 pages 329-333
      4. HW - Chapter 8 Lesson 2 SmartBook due Monday
    • The Century: Stormy Weather URL

    • Friday October 18th -

      1. Chapter 8 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 8 Lesson 2 - Digital Escape Room - Will count as your Chapter 8 Lesson 2 Notes
      3. HW - Read Chapter 8 Lesson 3 pages 336-341
      4. HW - Chapter 8 Lesson 3 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Chapter 8 Lesson 2 - Crash and Depression Digital Escape Room URL

    • Monday October 21st -

      1. Chapter 8 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 8 Lesson 3 - Hoover's Response to the Great Depression
      3. Quickwrite #4 - An Empty Riddle/Watching Guns
      4. Guided Notes
      5. HW - Read Chapter 9 Lesson 1 pages 348-357
      6. HW - Chapter 9 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Chapter 8 Lesson 3 - Hoover's Response to the Depression URL

    • Tuesday October 22nd ("flex day") - 

      1. Alphabet Soup Activity
      2. HW - Read Chapter 9 Lesson 1 pages 348-357
      3. HW - Chapter 9 Lesson 1 SmartBook due Thursday (no school tomorrow)
    • Alphabet Soup Activity URL

    • Wednesday October 23rd - NO SCHOOL - STUDENT FREE DAY

      1. HW - Read Chapter 9 Lesson 1 pages 348-357
      2. HW - Chapter 9 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Thursday October 24th - 

      1. Chapter 9 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 9 Lesson 1 - The First New Deal
      3. Quickwrite #5 - Alphabet Soup
      4. Guided Notes
      5. The Presidents: FDR
    • Chapter 9 Lesson 1 - The First New Deal URL

    • Friday October 25th -

      1. Work on:
      2. Chapter 7,8,9 Review Sheet - Test next Thursday
      3. Chapter 7,8,9 SmartBooks due next Sunday by midnight
      4. Chapter 7,8,9 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Notes due Monday November 6th
      5. HW - Read Chapter 9 Lesson 2 pages 360-365
      6. HW - Chapter 9 Lesson 2 SmartBook due Monday

    • Monday October 28th -

      1. Chapter 9 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 9 Lesson 2 - The Second New Deal
      3. Guided Notes
      4. Crash Course #34 
      5. Chapter 7,8,9 Review Sheet - Test Thursday
      6. Chapter 7,8,9 SmartBooks due Sunday by midnight
      7. Chapter 7,8,9 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Notes due Monday November 6th
    • Chapter 9 Lesson 2 - The Second New Deal URL

    • Tuesday October 29th ("flex day") -

      1. Chapter 9 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 9 Lesson 3 - The New Deal Coalition
      3. Quickwrite #6 - Who's on First?
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Chapter 7,8,9 Review Sheet - Test tomorrow
      6. Chapter 7,8,9 SmartBooks due Sunday by midnight
      7. Chapter 7,8,9 Note due Tuesday November 4th
    • Chapter 9 Lesson 3 - The New Deal Coalition URL

    • Wednesday October 30th -

      1. Take Chapter 7,8,9 Test
      2. Chapter 7,8,9 SmartBooks due Sunday by midnight
      3. Chapter 7,8,9 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Notes due Tuesday November 5th
    • Chapter 7, 8 and 9 Test Quiz

    • Thursday October 31st -

      1. A Haunted History of Halloween
      2. Chapter 7,8,9 SmartBooks due Sunday by midnight
      3. Chapter 7,8,9 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Notes due Tuesday November 5th

    • Friday November 1st - 

      1. Start Cinderella Man
      2. Video Questions
      3. Chapter 7,8,9 SmartBooks due Sunday by midnight
      4. Chapter 7,8,9 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Notes due Monday

    • Monday November 4th - 

      1. Continue Cinderella Man

    • Tuesday November 5th ("flex day") - 

      1. Collect Chapter 7,8,9 Note Packet
      2. Finish Cinderella Man
      3. Collect video questions
    • The 1920s, Crash and Depression Discussion Forum

      This forum was created to encourage meaningful dialogue among the students enrolled in my U.S. History classes.  If you are struggling with some concepts pertaining to this unit  you may use this forum to ask questions.  Other students are encouraged to respond.  Keep in mind that I will be monitoring all the forum discussions so keep the discussions classroom appropriate and related to history please.

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    Progressivism and Imperialism

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    • Monday September 2nd - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

    • Tuesday September 3rd ("flex day") -

      1. Work on and finish 'County Mouse/City Mouse'
      2. HW - Read Chapter 5 Lesson 1 pages 208-212
      3. HW - Chapter 5 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Wednesday September 4th (minimum day - Back to School Night) -

      1. Go over Unit Note Packets/SmartBooks
      2. Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Part 1
      3. Quickwrite #1 - Kids at Work
      4. Guided Lecture Notes
      5. Work on Chapter 5 Lesson 1 SmartBook
    • Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Part 1 - The Roots of Progressivism URL
    • Back to School Night Presentation URL

    • Thursday September 5th -

      1. Seneca Fall Convention
      2. Women's Rights to Women's Suffrage - Read, annotate and answer questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 5 Lesson 1 pages 212-218
      4. HW - Chapter 5 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Womens Rights to Womens Suffrage Reading and Reading Qs File

    • Friday September 6th - 

      1. Chapter 5 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Part II - Women's Rights to Women's Suffrage
      3. Quickwrite #2 - Give Women the Vote
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Crash Course #16 and Questions
    • Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Part II - Women's Rights to Women's Suffrage URL

    • Monday September 9th -

      1. Ken Burns: Prohibition - Episode 1: A Nation of Drunkards
      2. Video Questions

    • Tuesday September 10th ("flex day") - 

      1. Read The Jungle
      2. Work on Chapter 5 Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 SmartBooks

    • Wednesday September 11th - 

      1.  The 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Amendments
      2. Exit Ticket
      3. HW - Read Chapter 5 Lesson 2 pages 224-231
      4. HW - Chapter 5 Lesson 2 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Meet the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th Amendments URL

    • Thursday September 12th -

      1. Chapter 5 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 5 Lesson 2 - TR's Square Deal
      3. Quickwrite #3 - TRs Biography
      4. Guided Notes
      5. TR's Environmentalism
    • Chapter 5 Lesson 2 - Roosevelt and Taft URL

    • Friday September 13th -

      1. Teddy Roosevelts Legacy
      2. The Presidents: Teddy Roosevelt and Taft
      3. TR's Legacy Reading - Read, annotate and answer the questions
      4. HW - Read Chapter 5 Lesson 3 pages 232-239
      5. HW - Chapter 5 Lesson 3 SmartBook due Monday
    • Teddy Roosevelt's Legacy URL

    • Monday September 16th -

      1. Chapter 5 Lesson SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 5 Lesson 3 - The Wilson Years
      3. Quickwrite #4 - Perspectives
      4. Guided Notes
      5. The Presidents: Wilson
    • Chapter 5 Lesson 3 - The Wilson Years URL

    • Tuesday September 17th ("flex day") -

      1. Civil Rights in the Progressive Era - Primary Source Activity
    • Civil Rights in the Progressive Era - Primary Source Activity URL

    • Wednesday September 18th -

      1. 10 Days: Murder at the Fair - The Assassination of William McKinley
      2. Video Questions
      3. HW - Read Chapter 4 Lesson 1 pages 178-182
      4. HW - Chapter 4 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow

    • Thursday September 19th -

      1. Chapter 4 Lesson 1 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 4 Lesson 1 - The Imperialist Vision
      3. Quickwrite #5 - Imperialism
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Inquiry Journal
    • Chapter 4 Lesson 1 - The Imperialist Vision URL

    • Friday September 20th -

      1. How We Got Here/The Last Word
      2. Read and discuss the story - Becoming a World Power
      3. Spanish-American War Timeline
      4. HW - Read Chapter 4 Lesson 2 pages 183-189
      5. HW - Chapter 4 Lesson 2 SmartBook due Monday
    • The Last Word - How Did We Get Here? URL

    • Monday September 23rd -

      1. Chapter 4 Lesson 2 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 4 Lesson 2 - The Spanish American War
      3. 3 Minute History
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Work on and collect - The Last Word/How We Got Here?
    • Chapter 4 Lesson 2 - The Spanish American War URL

    • Tuesday September 24th ("flex day") -

      1. The Panama Canal - How the Panama Canal was built and how it works
      2. Work on and collect the chart
      3. HW - Read Chapter 4 Lesson 3 pages 194-201
      4. HW - Chapter 4 Lesson 3 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • The Panama Canal Worksheet Reading File

    • Wednesday September 25th - 

      1. Chapter 4 Lesson 3 SmartBook due
      2. Chapter 4 Lesson 3 - New American Diplomacy
      3. Quickwrite #5
      4. Guided Notes
      5. Chapter 4/5 SmartBooks due Monday by midnight
      6. Handout and disucss Chapter 4/5 Review Sheet - Test Tuesday
      7. Share and discuss Chapter 4/5 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due next Wednesday
    • Chapter 4 Lesson 3 - New American Diplomacy URL

    • Thursday September 26th -

      1. US Imperialism: Bully or Leader?
      2. Chapter 4/5 SmartBooks due Monday by midnight
      3. Handout and discuss Chapter 4/5 Review Sheet - Test Tuesday
      4. Share and discuss Chapter 4/5 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due Wednesday
    • US Imperialism: Bully or Leader? URL
    • US History Re-Test Procedures URL

    • Friday September 27th (Home Coming Assembly Schedule) -

      1. Work on:
      2. Chapter 4/5 SmartBooks - due Monday by midnight
      3. Chapter 4/5 Review Sheet - Test Tuesday
      4. Chapter 4/5 Notes - due Wednesday

    • Monday September 30th -

      1. Work on:
      2. Chapter 4/5 SmartBooks - Due tonight by midnight
      3. Chapter 4/5 Review Sheet - Test tomorrow
      4. Chapter 4/5 Note Packet - Due Wednesday
    • Practice Chapter 4 and 5 Test_Example of Questions Quiz

    • Tuesday October 1st ("flex day") -

      1. Take Chapter 4/5 Test 
      2. Chapter 4/5 Note Packet due tomorrow
      3. HW - Read Chapter 7 Lesson 4 pages 302-307
      4. HW - Chapter 7 Lesson 4 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Chapter 4 and 5 Test Quiz
    • Progressivism and the Development of Industrial America Discussion Forum

      This forum was created to encourage meaningful dialogue among the students enrolled in my U.S. History classes.  If you are struggling with some concepts pertaining to this unit  you may use this forum to ask questions.  Other students are encouraged to respond.  Keep in mind that I will be monitoring all the forum discussions so keep the discussions classroom appropriate and related to history please.

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    Study Skills, Geography, and the Civil War

     

    • Monday August 12th - 

      1. Introductions
      2. Tent Name Cards

    • Tuesday August 13th ("flex day") - 

      1. 2nd Annual Royal Day

      1st Period - Expectations

      2nd Period - Respectful

      3rd Period - Unstoppable

      4th Period - Leaders

      5th Period - Engaged

    • Wednesday August 14th -

      1. Discuss and Review Syllabus - Returned syllabus due Monday
      2. Handout and work on U.S. Map - Label and color each state and capital; Due Friday; Test Friday
    • Coach Kavanagh's Syllabus URL
    • Blank U.S. Map File

    • Thursday August 15th -

      1. Go over SmartBooks and work on Chapter 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook
      2. Work on US States Map - Due tomorrow, test tomorrow
    • US History Skills Scavenger Hunt - SmartBook directions URL

    • Friday August 16th -

      1. Enroll in Moodle
      2. Work on:
      3. US States Map - Map due by the end of the period; Send a screenshot of your score 90% or better
      4. Chapter 2 Lesson 2 SmartBook
    • Map Test Website URL

    • Monday August 19th -

      1. Returned syllabus due tonight by midnight 
      2. US State map test due tonight by midnight
      3. Settle the seating chart
      4. Enroll in Moodle
      5. Annotation Guided Notes and Practice
      6. HW - Period 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook due Sunday by midnight
    • How to Enroll in Moodle URL
    • Annotation Guided Notes and Practice URL

    • Tuesday August 20th - ("flex day")

      1. Finish and collect Annotation Part 1
      2. Frederick Douglass Excerpt and Questions - Annotation part 2
      3. HW - Period 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook due Sunday by midnight
    • Frederick Douglass Excerpt and Questions URL

    • Wednesday August 21st -

      1. Finish and collect Annotation Part 2 - "Frederick Douglass" excerpt
      2. The Civil War - Predictions and Realities 
      3. HW - Period 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook due Sunday by midnight
    • The Civil War - Predications and Realities URL

    • Thursday August 22nd -

      1. 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America: Antietam
      2. Video Questions
      3. HW - Period 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook due Sunday by midnight

    • Friday August 23rd -

      1. Geography and History: Vicksburg and Gettysburg
      2. Share with me when you are done
      3. HW - Period 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook due Sunday by midnight
    • Geography and History - Vicksburg and Gettysburg URL

    • Monday August 26th -

      1. Chapter 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook was due Sunday by midnight
      2. Refer to the syllabus for directions on how to makeup the SmartBook once it closes online
      3. Read and annotate "The Emancipation Proclamation" or "The Gettysburg Address" and then share your information with a partner about your source
      4. The Presidents: Lincoln
      5. Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address
    • The Emancipation Proclamation URL
    • The Gettysburg Address URL

    • Tuesday August 27th ("flex day") -

      1. Meet the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
    • Meet the 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments URL

    • Wednesday August 28th -

      1. Review the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
      2. Civil War Battles Map
      3. Due by the end of the period
    • Major Battles of the Civil War URL

    • Thursday August 29th -

      1. The Lincoln Assassination
      2. Ken Burns: The Civil War: The Better Nature of Our Angels - Assassination
      3. Assign and work on Country Mouse/City Mouse
      4. Due by the end of the period tomorrow
    • Country Mouse/City Mouse URL

    • Friday August 30th -

      1. Work on "Country Mouse/City Mouse"
      2. Due by the end of the period
    • Introduction, Skills, and Civil War Unit Discussion Forum

      This forum was created to encourage meaningful dialogue among the students enrolled in my U.S. History classes.  If you are struggling with some concepts pertaining to this unit  you may use this forum to ask questions.  Other students are encouraged to respond.  Keep in mind that I will be monitoring all the forum discussions so keep the discussions classroom appropriate and related to history please.