Happy Holiday!!

US History:
1. Textbook assignment entitled "Postwar Turmoil" is due at the block period following the break (January 9).
2. Our last unit before the final exam is The Twenties. You should have a divider in your binder for this unit.
3. I'll have a study guide for the semester final to give you after the break.

World History:
1. There will be a WWI map quiz at the block period after the break...same countries, alliances and other features as the practice quiz.
2. I'll give you a study guide for the semester final after the break.

APEH:
1. Read all of Chapter 21 (Revolution in Politics) -- mainly on the French Revolution and Napoleon.
2. You should be familiar with the map of Napoleonic Europe...
3. Pay special attention to the causes of the French Revolution. Think in terms of both short and long-term causes. You should be able to relate the French Revolution to all of the big trends we've considered so far in the course...it's climactic event! Query: Which was more revolutionary -- the American or the French Revolution? Explain...in what ways was each "revolutionary?" (Think social, political, economic!) How does each revolution fit into a big picture of Western modernization?
4. Our semester final will cover the material from the beginning of the course to the middle of Chapter 23 -- the revolution in British politics and the Irish famine.

US History:
1. We'll have a test on the Foreign Policy unit on Thursday.

World History:
1. Due Thursday: Sheet on "Major Players" on the eve of WWI. Fill in the names of the alliance or alliances that each nation belonged to. Highlight an important word or two about each nation.
2. If you didn't hand in your assertion paragraph on WWI during the block period, it's due on Friday.

APEH:
1. We'll take the unit test on Chapters 18, 19 and 20 on Friday. Bring your binder so you can hand in all requred study guide materials.
2. Be sure you read all the assigned sections in Perry.

US History:
1. If you didn't finish your map of WWI in class on Monday, please finish it for block so we can go over it together. We'll take some notes on Wilson's "Fourteen Points," complete a review crossword, and then we'll be ready for the test on our Foreign Policy unit.

World History:
1. We'll be in the computer lab (306) at block.
2. If you have any homework or quizzes that need to be made up or retaken, see me right away. If you leave it until after the break, you won't remember anything!

APEH:
1. Finish all the readings.
2. You and your partner, if you have one, should be finishing the questions on the Scientific Revolution and the Enlighenment.
3. You should also have finished your answers to the questions on Pope and Voltaire.
4. At block, we'll work on the 18th century social history presentations, and you should be ready to present them during the second half of the block.

US History:
1. Due Monday: WWI There and Here.

World History:
1. We'll take the quiz on "Outbreak of War" and "The Great Slaughter" on Monday.

APEH:
1. Answer the questions on sheet containing the excerpt from Pope's Essay on Man.
2. Be sure to read all the selections in Perry.
3. On Monday, I'll give you additional time to work on your study guide, but you will also need to get started on your 18th century social history presentation!

US History:
1. Quiz on Wednesday! Review the notes on the Spanish American War you took on Monday!
2. Due Thursday: Foreign policy paragraph. What foreign policy goal do you think the US should pursue and how should we go about getting what we want?
3. Due Friday: Text notes. Use outline or Cornell format...no bullets.

World History:
1. Due Friday: Text notes. Use outline or Cornell format...no bullets.

APEH:
1. I will give you a bit more time to work on the study guide questions in class, and then we'll move on to 18th century social history presentations.
2. Be sure you've read Candide and the Perry selections.

US History:
1. At block, we'll take the quiz on Spanish American War terms/concepts. All information is on the notes you took on Monday.
2. Due Thursday: Foreign Policy paragraph. Check your instruction sheet.
3. Due Friday: Text notes.

World History:
1. Due Friday: Text notes on "Outbreak of War" and "The Great Slaughter."

APEH:
1. We'll break into groups to complete study questions on the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment; we'll also compare Pope and Voltaire.
2. Massive Enlightenment lecture (is this an oxymoron?).

US History:
1. Due Monday: Read and highlight the primary source reading by Albert Beveridge. Circle words you are unsure about, or which you think other students will want defined. Answer the questions at the bottom of the page (you can write your answers on the back of the sheet). Pretend you are Beveridge and write two "I believe" statements -- things that Beveridge might have said. Be specific!
2. Due Thursday: you paragraph stating a goal of American foreign policy and how you think we should achieve it (isolationism, collective security, internationalism, imperialism).

World History:
1. No homework. On Monday, you'll take a quiz on Bismarck and the Unification of Germany. The quiz will include political terms from the review sheet we completed together on Friday.

APEH:
1. Finish Candide.
2. DBQ on Monday.
3. Read McKay and the assigned selections in Perry.

2nd quarter progress report period has ended. Any blanks have magically transformed into zeroes. See me if this is a problem...

US History:
1. I'll give the open-note quiz on "Reaching for Empire" on Friday.
2. Your paragraph on US foreign policy is due next Thursday. Identify a policy goal you think the US should pursue, and explain how we could achieve that goal. Tell me whether it would be better to use an isolationist, collective security, internationalist or imperialist approach, and why.
3. Everyone should have done a current event presentation by the end of next week.

World History:
1. Due Friday: "Nationalism and the Unification of Germany." You should have been able to finish this in class on Thursday. If not, please come to room 122 at lunch to use the old textbook to quickly finish it.
2. Everyone should have done a current event presentation by the end of next week.
3. Get your binder in order! We'll have a binder check soon.

APEH:
1. Finish Candide. Since this is satire, you need to make an effort to understand why Voltaire says the often odd things he does. Who/what are the various characters supposed to represent?
2. Keep reading Chapters 18-20.
3. For Friday, bring a thesis statement for the short DBQ on absolutism. Code the docs and decide what paragraphs you would have and where the docs would go. This is definitely a POV focused question.

US History:
1. If you didn't finish the Foreign Policy Spectrum in class, finish it up for Thursday.
2. Due Thursday: "Reaching for Empire."
3. Due next Thursday: your paragraph identifying a US foreign policy goal, with explanation of how the US could achieve this goal. (Use the new terms you've learned for describing foreign policy.)

World History:
1. Our unit test on the Imperialism unit is Thursday. Bring your binder!
2. You'll need a new divider for World War I.

APEH:
1. Candide!
2. Read Chapters 18-20 and the Perry selections.

Second quarter progress report period ends Thursday!! See me about late work...blanks turn to zeroes in the gradebook unless you have made an arrangement with me for a makeup.

US History:
1. No homework. You need a new divider for our unit on Foreign Policy.

World History:
1. The unit test on Imperialism is Thursday. Bring your binder!

APEH:
1. Please read Candide as soon as possible...I still have copies to lend out in my room. (Or buy one and donate it.)
2. Get started on the readings for Chapters 18-20. We will motor through this unit...heading for the dual revolutions.