Congratulations on completing your final essay for 1st semester! (If you missed the essay on Friday, you can write it during the final exam period after you take the scantron portion of the final.)

US History:
1. You should have prepared to answer the Review Questions on the handout that was given out in class at block. We'll also go over the crossword.
2. On Monday, you will try taking a practice final exam.
3. Remember that you can have a 3x5 card with you at the final...both sides, must be in your own handwriting.
4. Be sure to bring your binder to the final.

World History:
1. We'll review for the final on Monday -- particularly the material from our early unit on governnment.
2. You can bring a 3x5 card to the final...both sides, must be in your own handwriting.
3. Be sure to bring your binder to the final.

APEH:
1. You can work on the Chapter 23 Study Guide in class on Monday, and turn it in to my box in the main office on Tuesday.
2. I'll also have review sheets for the 1st semester available for those who have finished the Study Guide.

US History:
1. Essay on Friday. Bring your chart with your thesis statement and topic sentences.
2. Bring your study guide questions, so you'll have something to work on if you finish the essay before the end of the period.

World History:
1. Essay on Friday. Bring your chart and your thesis statement and topic sentences.
2. Bring your review sheet on WWI, so you'll have something to work on if you finish early.

APEH:
1. We'll work on the Ch. 23 Study Guide in class on Friday and Monday.
2. The final is 100 questions. It covers everything from the beginning of the semester. Review all your Study Guides and use the online site for the textbook and a study resource.

US History:
1. You should have finished your crossword. You should also have a pretty clear idea what you are going to write about on your essay (Friday in class).

World History:
1. You should have finished the review map of Europe before and after WWI.
2. You should have lots of things on your chart of causes of WWI. Decide whether you are going to take the position that Germany was rightly blamed for the outbreak of the war, or that it was unfair to completely blame Germany.

APEH:
1. We'll buzz through the rest of the industrialization chapter. The main thing here it to pay attention to the connection between industrialization and the rise of new ideas. How is the rise of industrialization and the emergence of the middle class related to liberalism. What problems arose that liberalism did not seem to address?
2. You'll have time in class to work on the Study Guide for Chapter 23 (the half-sheet).
3. Remember that the MC final covers material through page 777 in the book.

One week until finals! Start reviewing the study guide. See me with any grade questions.

US History:
1. Review sheets: X-word, Review Questions. On Thursday, I'll give you a practice final exam.
2. You should be working on your chart to help you prepare for Friday's essay. If you have questions, see me. We can go over your thesis statement and topic sentences, and make sure you're on track.

World History:
1. If you plan to retake the WWI map quiz, you should do that immediately.
2. We'll review WWI, especially the causes of the war. Was it fair to blame Germany entirely for the war? How much blame, if any, should other nations have? If you are still unsure about the essay topic or are having trouble writing a thesis/topic sentences, come and see me at lunch or after school.

APEH:
1. We'll push on through the industrial era. What new ideas did the industrial era give rise to? Why did liberalism, which seemed so radical in the late 1700s, begin to seem inadequate by the middle of the 1800s?
2. If you have finished reading Chapter 22, go on to Chapter 23. The final exam for this semester covers the book through page 777 (Irish Famine).

US History:
1. Try to draft a thesis statement and 2 topic sentences for your essay.
2. Start looking over the review guide for the final. Use your binder or book to look up things that seem unfamiliar to you.

World History:
1. Think about the causes of World War One. Was it fair to blame Germany for the war? In what ways can we hold Germany responsible? In what ways were other nations or individuals responsible?

APEH:
1. Finish reading the chapter on industrialization.
2. Answer the questions from the Study Guide. Look over the list of vocabulary terms and look up the ones you don't know. Zollverein? Credit Mobilier?
3. Try to remember some of the major themes we've covered this semester. These include development of the nation state (nationalism, absolutism, constitutionalism, etc.), evolving views about human nature and the relation between man and society, changing lifeways for ordinary people, different view about the proper role of the government in the economy (mercantilism v. liberalism), the impact of secular science and philosophy on religious views and political loyalties, and a bunch of other stuff I can't even think of right now.

US History:
1. All skits will be performed tomorrow. No applesauce!

World History:
1. No homework. If you want to retake the map quiz, you should plan to do it by block period next week.

APEH:
1. Read all of Chapter 22 (Industrialization or whatever it's called).
2. How does industrialization/urbanization lead to political change?

US History:
1. Keep adding things to your chart -- what kinds of changes took place in American society between the end of the Civil War and the end of the 1920s?

World History:
1. Map quiz Thursday on WWI nations and alliances.
2. If you didn't finish the "Evening News" in class, please have it ready for Thursday.

APEH:
1. Read all of Chapter 22 (Industrialization). Focus on social history. How did the lives of ordinary people change as they transitioned from an agrarian to an industrial way of life?
2. Read the Perry selections.
3. How did the growing urbanizations and the transformation of the economy lead to new political and social ideologies? Remember the term "dual revolutions!"

US History:
1. Keep watching for things to put on your chart -- you're looking for changes in American society during the period from the end of Reconstruction to the end of the 1920s. The changes could be social, political or economic. Why did the changes occur? Who was impacted and how were their lives changed?

World History:
1. Due Thursday: "Evening News" (handout with questions about US entry into WWI). Read the handout carefully and then test your comprehension by answering the questions on the back of the sheet.
2. There will be a WWI map quiz on Thursday. You should be able to label the countries and the alliances.

APEH:
1. We'll do a last wrap-up of the French Revolution and then take the multiple choice and map test.
2. Let's see how much stuff we can get on the chart of "Causes of the French Revolution!" If you had to pick the most important category of cause, which one would you pick?

US History:
1. Due at block: answer to the questions on the back of the handout entitled "Harlem Renaissance."
2. You should continue trying to fill in the chart we started showing changes in American society the end of Reconstruction to the end of the 1920s.
3. If you didn't get points for your binder, you have untill Tuesday or Wednesday to bring it in and get it checked.

World History:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. Test on the French Revolution (Chapter 21) and the associated Perry readings will take place at block.
2. You should have plenty of stuff on your chart of the causes of the French Revolution. What caused the Revolution to turn so violent and vicious? What caused the rise of a leader like Napoleon, who may have been liberal in some ways, but who certainly did not bring democracy to France?
3. How did the Congress of Vienna react to Napoleon? How did they express this reaction in the new post-Napoleonic map of Europe?

US History:
1. No homework. You should be thinking about social, political and economic changes that took place in American society during the period from the end of Reconstruction through the end of the 1920s. What caused these changes? How were America/Americans transformed?

World History:
1. Your reading notes on "The Great Slaughter" are due Monday. We'll review both sets of reading notes and the WWI alliances.

APEH:
1. Finish reading Chapter 21 in McKay and the Perry selections. You should be filling in your chart on the causes of the French Revolution. When you have a lot of items on the chart, turn it over and make notes (using the same categories) about the causes of the Reign of Terror and the Rise of Napoleon. Try to identify the reasons for the upheavals of the 10 year period of the French Revolution.

US History:
1. We'll review "Postwar Turmoil" on Friday and take a quiz (if we have time).

World History:
1. Due Friday: Map of WWI alliances.
2. Due Monday: reading notes on "The Great Slaughter."

APEH:
1. Keep reading in McKay and Perry. As you go along, try to fill in as many things as possible on the "Causes of the French Revolution" chart. Remember to include both long-term and short-term causes. In other words, some things were underlying conditions that had been developing for a long time, and others were more recent events that helped to trigger the outbreak of the Revolution. Try to get a sense of which category of cause you think was most important.

US History:
1. Due Thursday: "Postwar Turmoil."
2. Be sure to bring your binder on Thursday, to hand in work from the Foreign Policy unit.

World History:
1. Due Thursday: reading notes on the "Outbreak of War."

APEH:
1. Read McKay Chapter 21 and the Perry selections. Be sure you know the map on page 716. We'll revisit the notorious French Kings soon....
2. What caused the French Revolution? Be careful of simple answers. What caused the Reign of Terror? What caused the rise of Napoleon?

Welcome Back! We have only three weeks until final exams for first semester. Your semester grade is the average of your grades for first and second quarter. Please see me if you have any questions about your grade.

US History:
1. Due Thursday: "Postwar Turmoil."

World History:
1. Due Thursday: reading notes on "Outbreak of War."

APEH:
1. Test on Chapters 18-20 will take place at block this week. You should have all your study guide materials typed up and ready to hand in. The work you did individually should be turned in through turnitin.com, but I will also need a hard copy. I'm checking to see whether you are doing too much copying, especially from Internet sources.
2. Thinking ahead to our next unit: you should be able to explain how the French Revolution fits in to our study of the development of the modern nation state.