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November 2011
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31 Review the chapter. Bring your laptop to class (if you have it). |
1 Review the study guide |
2 Chapter Assessment – Let's talk about nationalism. Read Section 1, Chapter 24. |
3 Drop Day |
4 No class: Parent Conferences. |
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7 Interview your parents. See the handout. Due on Tuesday. |
8 Parent interview due. Read Section 2, Chapter 24 |
9 Using your understanding of history, write a comparison of an authoritarian and a totalitarian state. See the handout. Due on Monday. |
10 Drop Day |
11 No school Veterans' Day |
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14 Authoritarian-totalitarian states comparison due.
Due on Friday. |
15 Read the Final Project Handout. Prepare questions, if any. |
16 The Velveteen Rabbit handout. |
17 Drop Day |
18 The Velveteen Rabbit assignment due. Read Section 3, Chapter 24. |
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21 Work on the final project. |
22 Work on the final project. |
23 THANKSGIVING |
24 THANKSGIVING |
25 THANKSGIVING |
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28 Final project due. Read Section 4, Chapter 24. |
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November 2011
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31 Review the chapter. Bring your laptop to class (if you have it). |
1 Drop Day |
2 Review the study guide |
3 Chapter Assessment – Let's talk about nationalism. Read Section 1, Chapter 24. |
4 No class: Parent Conferences. |
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7 Interview your parents. See the handout. Due on Wednesday. |
8 Drop Day |
9 Parent interview due. Read Section 2, Chapter 24 |
10 Using your understanding of history, write a comparison of an authoritarian and a totalitarian state. See the handout. Due on Monday. |
11 No school Veterans' Day |
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14 Authoritarian-totalitarian states comparison due.
Due on Friday |
15 Read the Final Project Handout. Prepare questions, if any. |
16 Drop Day |
17 The Velveteen Rabbit handout. |
18 The Velveteen Rabbit assignment due. Read Section 3, Chapter 24. |
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21 Work on the final project. |
22 Drop Day |
23 THANKSGIVING |
24 THANKSGIVING |
25 THANKSGIVING |
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28 Final project due. Read Section 4, Chapter 24. |
29 Drop Day |
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October 2011
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3 Write a personal code of ethical historic behavior, using a handout |
4 Jeopardy Game Review notes.
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5 Mock Trial No H/W |
6 Drop Day |
7 Current events Read Section 1, Chapter 25 Take notes. |
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10 Columbus Day No school |
11 Read pp. 828-830 Section 2, Chapter 25 Take notes. |
12 PSAT No class |
13 Drop Day |
14 Current events Read pp. 830-835 Section 2, Chapter 25 Take notes. |
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17 Read the Armenian genocide handout. Take notes. Part III of the Armenian genocide writing assignment – due on Friday.
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18 Review notes from Section 2, Chapter 25
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19 Read Section 3, Chapter 25. Take notes.
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20 Drop Day
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21 Current events Armenian genocide writing assignment due. Review notes from Section 3, Chapter 25.
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24 "The Little Prince". Please read. The writing assignment is due on Friday. |
25 Read Section 4, Chapter 25 Take notes. |
26 Please come to class on Friday, prepared to discuss two women who are currently making the news. Bring the information you found about them and two questions you would like to ask your classmates. |
27 Drop Day |
28 Current events "The Little Prince" assignment is due. Review Section 4, Chapter 25. |
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31 Review the chapter. Bring your laptop to class (if you have it). |
1 Review the study guide. |
2 Chapter Assessment – Let's talk about nationalism. Read Section 1, Chapter 24. |
3 Drop Day |
4 No class: Parent Conferences. |
October 2011
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3 Write a personal code of ethical historic behavior, using a handout |
4 Drop Day |
5 Jeopardy Game Review notes. |
6 Mock Trial No H/W |
7 Current events Read Section 1, Chapter 25 Take notes. |
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10 Columbus Day No school |
11 Drop Day
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12 PSAT No class |
13 Read pp. 828-830 Section 2, Chapter 25 Take notes. |
14 Current events Read pp. 830-835 Section 2, Chapter 25 Take notes. |
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17 Read the Armenian genocide handout. Take notes. Armenian genocide writing assignment – due on Friday. |
18 Drop Day
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19 Review notes from Section 2, Chapter 25 Armenian genocide writing assignment – due on Friday. |
20 Read Section 3, Chapter 25. Take notes.
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21 Current events Armenian genocide writing assignment due. Review notes from Section 3, Chapter 25. |
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24 "The Little Prince". Please read. The writing assignment is due on Friday. |
25 Drop Day
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26 Read Section 4, Chapter 25 Take notes. |
27 Please come to class on Friday, prepared to discuss two women who are currently making the news. Bring the information you found about them and two questions you would like to ask your classmates. |
28 Current events "The Little Prince" writing assignment due. Prepare for the Socratic seminar on Monday. Handout.
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31 Review the chapter. Bring your laptop to class (if you have it). |
1 Drop Day |
2 Review the study guide. |
3 Chapter Assessment – Let's talk about nationalism. Read Section 1, Chapter 24. |
4 No Class: Parent Conferences. |
September 2011
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7 Ruth Abbreviated Schedule How do we use good questions in history? |
8 Ruth How was imperialism justified and what was its legacy? |
9 Ruth How was imperialism justified and what was its legacy? / What circumstances cause people to resist oppression? |
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12 Ruth Why do you value family traditions/culture/ religion? / How do you feel when someone treats you with an air of superiority? |
13 Ruth How do you feel when someone treats you with an air of superiority?
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14 Ruth Jeopardy Game |
15 Intro: Letter
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16 Intro: Letter / WWI: key events, participants, places, ideas.
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19 WWI: key events, participants, places, ideas /What qualities made WWI a unique and first global conflict? |
20 What qualities made WWI a unique and first global conflict? |
21 The effects of industrialization on modern warfare / The effects of industrialization on modern warfare |
22 End of WWI – Troubled peace |
23 The socio-political makeup of Russia prior to the Revolution of 1917 / End of WWI – Troubled peace |
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26 The socio-political makeup of Russia prior to the Revolution of 1917 / Key ideologies of the Russian Revolution: constitutional monarchy, democracy, communism.
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27 Key ideologies of the Russian Revolution: constitutional monarchy, democracy, communism.
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28 "Rebellions happen; revolutions are made.” Richard Pipes / "Rebellions happen; revolutions are made.” Richard Pipes - CINDERELLA |
29 Rosh Hashanah No School |
30 Why did the crises of the 20th century escalate? Making connections. |
September 2011
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14 Read Section I, Chapter 23 – The Road to WWI Take notes. Prepare to discuss the primary source questions on p. 760 in your book and Question 3 a. and b. in the handout.
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15 Read Section 2, Chapter 23 – WWI Take notes |
16 Read Section 3, Chapter 23 – The Russian Revolution. Take notes.
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19 Read Section 4, Chapter 23 – End of WWI Take notes. |
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21 Remarque's Quote Analysis. Please read the passages and answer the questions in writing. Due on Friday. |
22 Review your notes from the chapter. Write down a list of at least 10 things that created political instability in Russia and prepared it for the revolution of 1917. |
23 Read The guide to the "isms." Take notes. |
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26 Read "Cinderella." Write one big paragraph about the evil step mother. Due on Wednesday.
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28 Draw a Venn diagram, comparing Wilhelm II and Nicholas II. Each part of the diagram should have at least five points. Due on Friday. |
29 Rosh Hashanah |
30 Personal code of ethical historic behavior, based on the decisions made during colonialism, WWI, and the Russian Revolution. Due on Monday. |
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