Monday, March 31

US History
1. We read a timeline and article on the current nuclear crisis with North Korea; we analyzed a political cartoon.
2. Students worked on a map and questions about the Korean War -- these are due at the block period.
3. Reminder: open-note quiz on "Cold War Begins" and "Cold War Deepens" at the block period this week.

World Civilizations
1. I handed back students' political cartoon write-ups, and provided students with a sheet of sample answers.
2. We reviewed the answers to "Totalitarianism Part I."
3. We read and highlighted a selection on Stalin's purges of the 1930s.
4. I handed out a textbook assignment entitled "Cold War." Answers are due on Thursday.
5. Reminder: open-note quiz on "Totalitarianism Parts I and II" at the block period this week.

Friday, March 28
This was the last day of the third quarter...I will submit grades to the office on Monday morning. If you think corrections are needed, see me immediately!

US History
1. We watched and took notes on a video on the Cold War.
2. Reminder: the outline for the textbook section "The Cold War Deepens" is due at the block period next week. We'll take an open note quiz on both outlines ("The Cold War Begins" and "The Cold War Deepens") during the block period.

World Civilizations
1. Students took lecture notes on "Stalin and the Revolution from Above."
2. We finished watching and taking notes on the video biography on the life of Joseph Stalin.
3. Answers to the assignment "Totalitarianism Part II" are due at the block period next week; we'll take an open note quiz on both parts of the assignment on Totalitarianism.

Thursday, March 27

US History
1. PowerPoint presentations were due today!
2. Students completed the chart showing ideological differences between the US and the USSR.
3. I gave a lecture on basic Cold War events.
4. The outline for the text section entitled "The Cold War Begins" is due on Friday.

World Civilizations
1. I stamped the homework assignment entitled "Totalitarianism Part I."
2. We reviewed the fill-in-the-blanks review quiz on Russia up to the Revolution.
3. Students started watching and taking notes on a video on the life of Joseph Stalin.
4. "Totalitarianism Part II" is due at the block period next week.

Block Periods, Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26

US History
1. We wrapped up the WWII unit by completing a chart on the US response to the Holocaust.
2. I collected a packet of work from students' notebooks.
3. We started our unit on the Cold War by brainstorming some facts about the Cold War era and reviewing a map of Europe.
4. We started a chart and discussion about the ideological divisions between the US and the Soviet Union during the period of the Cold War.
5. PowerPoint presentations are due on Thursday, March 27.

World Civilizations
1. Students wrote a three-level analysis of a political cartoon about North Korea.
2. We reviewed "Revolutions in Russia Part II."
3. Students worked on a fill-in-the-blanks review sheet entitled "Prelude to the Russian Revolution."
4. I handed out two textbook assignments: "Totalitarianism Part I" and "Totalitarianism Part II." Part I is due on Thursday of this week, and Part II is due at the block period next week.

Monday, March 24

US History
1. We worked in the computer lab on PowerPoint. Disks are due on Thursday.

World Civilizations
1. We discussed the ideas of Karl Marx, and read a couple of brief excerpts from the Communist Manifesto.
2. I stamped "Revolutions Part II" and we reviewed "Revolutions Part I."

Friday, March 21

US History
1. I gave a slide lecture on the Holocaust.
2. The PowerPoint presentation on WWII is due on Thursday, March 27.
3. At the block period next week, I'll be collecting a packet of work from students' notebooks. Be sure to have your binder with you!

World Civilizations
1. We played the Marxism game!
2. "Revolutions Part II" is due on Monday, March 24.

Thursday, March 20

US History
1. We used political cartoons as the basis for a discussion of current events in Iraq.
2. I handed out the scoring rubric for the PowerPoint presentation on WWII. The due date for the project has been postponed to March 27 (Thursday). We will spend another period in the computer lab on Monday, March 24.
3. We started a review of the Holocaust.

World Civilizations
1. We finished the video notes on "The Last Tsar."
2. I stamped "Revolutions Part I."
3. We used political cartoons as the basis for a discussion of events in Iraq.
4. "Revolutions Part II" is due on Monday, March 24.

Block Periods: Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19

US History
1. Students worked in the computer lab to complete PowerPoint presentations on WWII.

World Civilizations
1. Students took a page of lecture notes on Russian society in the 19th century.
2. We analyzed several political cartoons about pre-revolutionary Russia.
3. We watched part of a video on the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, and how his reign ended.
4. Due Thursday: Revolutions Part I.

Monday, March 17

US History
1. The class debated Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
2. Students need an IBM formatted floppy disc for tomorrow's PowerPoint project. We will be working in the computer lab to create a presentation on WWII. This presentation will be due on Monday, March 24.

World Civilizations
1. Students took an open-note quiz on the Growth of Russia.
2. I gave the class some notes and terms to add to their homework on the Growth of Russia.
3. I assigned two textbook reading guides: Revolutions Part I and Revolutions Part II. Part I is due on Thursday, March 20, and Part II is due on Monday, March 24.

Thursday, March 13
No school tomorrow!!

US History
1. We continued to watch the video "Decision to Drop the Bomb." We discussed the arguments presented in the video, and students wrote answers to questions about these arguments.
2. On Monday, we will debate Truman's decision. Please come prepared to offer a comment or opinion to the class.

World Civilizations
1. I stamped the assignment "Growth of Russia." We'll take an open-note quiz on this assignment on Monday, March 17.
2. Students worked in class to complete a map of the Russian Empire in 1914. I'll stamp this map on Monday, if you didn't finish it today.

Wednesday, March 12

US History
1. Students suggested more additions to our chart of arguments for/against dropping the bomb.
2. We started a video on the decision to drop the bomb.
3. We'll hold our in-class debate on Truman's decision on Monday, March 17.

World Civilizations
1. We started our unit on Russia. I handed out an reading and questions entitled "The Growth of Russia." Answers are due on Friday, March 13.
2. We read an article on the current crisis with North Korea, and discussed a political cartoon.

Tuesday, March 11

US History
1. Students finished the readings/questions on the decision to drop the atomic bomb.
2. We started a chart showing the arguments for and against Truman's decision.

World Civilizations
1. We discussed twentieth century genocides other than the Holocaust, and the pattern of events that characterizes genocides.

Monday, March 10
Don't forget: Tuesday is a minimum day, and there are not block periods or tutorial this week! No school Friday, March 14.

US History
1. We wrapped up our discussion of Japanese internment.
2. I handed out a set of readings on the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Students had time to work in class -- we'll finish these on Tuesday.
3. We will gather information on the atomic bomb, then have a class debate on whether Truman made the right decision in dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I want everyone to participate in the debate, which will probably take place on Monday, March 17.

World Civilizations
1. We watched a short video on the Nuremberg war crime trials, and discussed problems associated with war crimes trials.
2. Students took a page of lecture notes on the judgement at Nuremberg.

Friday, March 7

US History
1. We discussed the critical thinking questions regarding Japanese internment during WWII.
2. I introduced some vocabulary terms and concepts related to the Japanese-American community, and we watched portions of a video entitled "Rabbit in the Moon."


World Civilizations
1. We finished "Schindler's List" and discussed the last two entries in the Schindler Journal. The completed journal is due on Monday, March 10.
2. Students took a page of lecture notes on the aftermath of the Holocaust.

Thursday, March 6
(substitute)

US History
1. Students worked on a set of readings and critical thinking questions about Japanese internment during WWII.

World Civilizations
1. More "Schindler."

Block Periods: Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5

US History
1. Students took the open-note quiz and handed in two outlines.
2. We finished the presentations on the impact of WWII on American social groups.
3. I showed a map of the Japanese internment camps, and introduced the upcoming lesson on Japanese internment.

World Civilizations
1. Students took a homework quiz on the Holocaust.
2. I stamped Schindler Journal entry #3, and we discussed entry #4, which is due on Thursday.
3. We watched more of "Schindler's List."

Monday, March 3

US History
1. I stamped students' outlines on "The War and Civil Rights."
2. We will take an open-note homework quiz during the block periods this week. The quiz will cover two outlines: "Mobilizing the Homefront" and "The War and Civil Rights."3. Students were placed in groups to work on presentations showing how WWII impacted various American social groups. We will finish these presentations during the block period.

World Civilizations
1. I stamped entry #2 in the Schindler Journal. Entry #3 is due at the block period this week.
2. We'll take an open-note homework quiz on the textbook assignment on the Holocaust at the block period.