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  • Coach Kavanagh's U.S. History Class 2025-2026

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    Welcome!

    My email - akavanagh@avhsd.org

  • The Jazz Age, Depression and the New Deal

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    • Wednesday October 1st -

      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 2nd -

      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 3rd -

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

    • Monday October 6th -

      1. Prohibition Primary Source Document Analysis
      2. HW - Read Chapter 7 Lesson 5 pages 310-315
      3. HW - Chapter 7 Lesson 5 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Prohibition Primary Source Document Analysis URL

    • Tuesday October 7th ("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. Take home graded work by the end of the period Friday - End of the 1st Quarter
    • Chapter 7 Lesson 5 - African American Culture and Politics URL

    • Wednesday October 8th -

      1. The Presidents: Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
      2. The President's Video Notes
      3. Work on Chapter 7 SmartBooks
      4. HW - Read Chapter 7 Lesson 1 pages 284-289
      5. HW - Chapter 7 Lesson 1 SmartBook due tomorrow
      6. Take home graded work by Friday - End of the 1st Quarter

    • Thursday October 9th -

      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 tomorrow - End of the 1st Quarter
    • Chapter 7 Lesson 1 - The Politics of the 1920s URL

    • Friday October 10th - END OF THE 1ST QUARTER

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

    • Monday October 13th - 

      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
    • 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.

  • Progressivism and Imperialism

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    • Friday August 29th -

      1. Assign and work on Country Mouse/City Mouse
      2. Due by the end of the period Tuesday (No School Monday)
    • Country Mouse/City Mouse URL

    • Monday September 1st - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

    • Tuesday September 2nd ("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 3rd (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 4th -

      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 5th - 

      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 8th -

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

    • Tuesday September 9th ("flex day") - 

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

    • Wednesday September 10th - 

      1. Crash Course #27 
      2. The 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Amendments
      3. Exit Ticket
      4. HW - Read Chapter 5 Lesson 2 pages 224-231
      5. HW - Chapter 5 Lesson 2 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • Meet the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th Amendments URL

    • Thursday September 11th -

      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 12th -

      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 15th -

      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 16th ("flex day") -

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

    • Wednesday September 17th -

      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 18th -

      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 19th -

      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 22nd -

      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 23rd ("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 24th - 

      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 Tuesday by midnight
      6. Handout and disucss Chapter 4/5 Review Sheet - Test Monday
      7. Share and discuss Chapter 4/5 Note Packet Cover Sheet - Due by the end of the period Tuesday
    • Chapter 4 Lesson 3 - New American Diplomacy URL

    • Thursday September 25th - 

      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

    • Friday September 26th -

      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 29th -

      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
    • Chapter 4 and 5 Test Quiz

    • Tuesday September 30th ("flex day") -

      1. Work on Chapter 4/5 SmartBooks - Due by midnight tonight
      2. Work on Chapter 4/5 Notes - Due by the end of the period
      3. HW - Read Chapter 7 Lesson 4 pages 302-307
      4. HW - Chapter 7 Lesson 4 SmartBook due tomorrow
    • 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.

  • Study Skills, Map Skills and the Civil War

     

    • Monday August 11th - 

      1. Introductions
      2. Tent Name Cards

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

      1. 4th Annual Royal Day
      • 1st Period - Expectations
      • 2nd Period - Respectful
      • 3rd Period - Unstoppable
      • 4th Period - Leaders
      • 5th Period - Engaged

    • Wednesday August 13th -

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

    • Thursday August 14th -

      1. Go over SmartBooks and work on Chapter 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook
      2. Work on US States Map - Due tomorrow, test tomorrow
    • How to do the SmartBook Directions URL

    • Friday August 15th -

      1. Work on:
        • US States Map - Map due by the end of the period; Take Map Test
        • Chapter 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook
    • Map Test Directions URL

    • Monday August 18th -

      1. Settle the seating chart
      2. Enroll in Moodle
      3. Annotation Guided Notes and Practice
      4. HW - Period 2 Lesson 1 SmartBook due Sunday by midnight
    • How to Enroll in Moodle URL
    • Annotation Guided Notes and Practice URL

    • Tuesday August 19th -

      1. Finish and collect Annotation Part 1
      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

    • Wednesday August 20th -

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

    • Thursday August 21st - 

      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

    • Friday August 22nd -

      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 25th -

      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 26th ("flex day") -

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

    • Wednesday August 27th -

      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 28th -

      1. The Lincoln Assassination
      2. Ken Burns: The Civil War: The Better Nature of Our Angels - Assassination
      3. Work and finish Civil War Battles Map
    • 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.