Ms. Cox's Classes

Daily log for Ms. Cox's social studies classes.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

US History:
1. Due Friday: Memorandum to President Harry S. Truman, advising him whether to support France in its efforts to regain Indochina, or to support an independent Vietnam under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh.
2. Due Monday: Cornell notes on "1969: A Year of Crises."

World History:
1. No homework.

APEH:
1. If you still need to make up the last Hub Dates quiz, see me asap. If you totally flubbed the Hub Dates quiz, I will accept a neat, orderly (good to study from) list of hub dates with accompanying significant events/trends/people (3 for each date), for an improvement in your score.
2. Review starts Friday!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

US History:
1. Due Friday: Memorandum to the President. Give President Truman your advice about what foreign policy the US should follow in Vietnam. Use the chart you made in class for your source material. Typed, double-space, 12pt font, 1 inch margins.

World History:
1. If you didn't finish the map of China in class at block, have it ready on Thursday.

APEH:
1. Unit test is Thursday.
2. We'll start reviewing Friday.

Monday, April 26, 2010

US History:
1. Vietnam vocabulary quiz at block!

World History:
1. Your unit test on the Russian Revolution, the Cold War and the collapse of the USSR will take place at block. Be sure you have your binder with you, all sorted out and in good order!

APEH:
1. More dramatic, gripping lecture on the New Europe.
2. We'll review that sheet on Lenin/Stalin, etc (both sides), and the one on "Soviet Reforms."
3. Get your Study Guides out of the way, so you can concentrate on the review sheets for the AP exam.
4. The unit test will be on Thursday.

Friday, April 23, 2010

US History:
1. Vietnam vocabulary quiz at block.

World History:
1. We'll review for the unit test (Russian Revolution, Stalin and the Cold War) on Monday, and take the test at block. Be sure to bring your binder.

APEH:
1. Hub dates Monday.
2. More excruciating lecture.
3. You should be wrapping up Chapter 31 and the Perry readings.
4. Start looking through the review sheets for the AP exam; try to identify areas where you're weak. Remember the key is to try to remember the significance of each term (or person or event). In other words, what themes does the term relate to (look at the handout I gave you at the beginning of the year that summarizes the various themes for APEH)? How would you use it as an example?

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

US History:
1. If you missed Thursday's Cold War test, please see me immediately to arrange a makeup.
2. If you didn't finish the map of Vietnam in class on Thursday, I'll stamp it at the beginning of the period on Friday.

World History:
1. Due Friday: Answers to the question on "Soviet Reforms."
2. We'll be taking the unit test at block next week.

APEH:
1. Keep working on Chapter 31.
2. Due Friday: POV on the fall of the USSR.
3. Hub Dates on Monday!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

US History:
1. Unit test Thursday! Bring your binder.
2. If you didn't finish the review timeline in class, have it ready at the beginning of class on Thursday.

World History:
1. If you missed the quiz on the Cold War (at block), please see me immediately to make it up.
2. If you didn't finish the Cold War worksheet in class at block, have it ready on Thursday.

APEH:
1. Map quiz at block.
2. You should be working on the Chapter 31 Study Guide.
3. I'll start handing out review sheets for the AP Exam soon! Bring your binder, so you can save these.

Monday, April 19, 2010

US History:
1. Quiz at block! "Cold War, A New Battleground."
2. We'll begin reviewing for the Cold War unit test at block, and take the test on Thursday.

World History:
1. You should have completed all sections of reading notes for this unit.

APEH:
1. Cold War map quiz at block: you should be able to identify NATO and Warsaw Pact nations, as well as "non-aligned" nations. You should also know some Cold War events that occurred when various nations attempted to pull away from the Soviet sphere.
2. Work on Chapter 31. We should be able to take the test on 30 and 31 soon, and begin reviewing more recent events, and getting ready for the AP Exam.
3. Beginning with the later Middle Ages, what were some of the key developments in the evolution of the modern nation state?

Sunday, April 18, 2010

US History:
1. Quiz on "Cold War, A New Battleground" will take place at block.

World History:
1. Due Monday: "Recovery, Soviet Style."

APEH:
1. You should be working your way through the Chapter 30 Study Guide, and Moving on to Chapter 31 in McKay.
2. We should have a Cold War map quiz soon -- block period.
3. Try making a mental list of women whose lives we've covered in the course of the year. What conclusions about gender roles (for various social classes and historical periods) can be drawn from these examples?

Thursday, April 15, 2010

US History:
1. Block next week: quiz on "Cold War -- A New Battleground."

World History:
1. Due Friday: "Confrontation of the Superpowers and Spread of the Cold War."
2. Due Monday: "Recovery Soviet Style."

APEH:
1. I'll do a little lecture on Friday, then we'll have work time (if anyone's in class).
2. Retake your WWII map quiz by Friday afternoon.
3. POV assignment due Friday.
4. Can you give some examples of the development of religious toleration/pluralism from the mid-sixteenth century through the Enlightenment?

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

US History:
1. If you didn't finish the questions on Truman and MacArthur, get them stamped on Thursday.
2. The quiz on "Cold War - A New Battleground" will be at block next week.

World History:
1. Due Friday: text notes on "Confrontation of the Superpowers and Spread of the Cold War."

APEH:
2. Due Friday: POV comparison on Churchill, Khrushchev and Djilas.
3. How's about a map quiz??
4. Here's a question that harkens back to your World History days, but which we have covered in more detail this year: How do different types of government reflect changing ideas about human nature? Think about how Western ideas about the proper role of man and government have changed from the later Middle Ages through the Renaissance, through the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, to the 19th and 20th centuries. What major thinkers can you name who are identified with each period?

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

US History:
1. If you didn't finish the questions on the Korean War during block period, have them ready for a stamp on Thursday.
2. We will take the quiz on "Cold War: and New Battleground" at block next week, since you will be attending the Every 15 Minutes events on Thursday and Friday.

World History:
1. Due Friday: "Confrontation of the Superpowers and Spread of the Cold War."

APEH:
1. Start working on Chapters 30 and 31. Hang in there -- we're almost through!
2. Think about the difference between the absolutist rulers of the past (examples?) and modern totalitarians. The AP examiners really love this contrast. Another one: who caused the Cold War? Was it the fault of the US? The Soviet Union (Stalin)? Both? Was it a clash of ideologies or just two neo-empires locked in an old-fashioned great-power struggle?
3. If you want to retake the WWII map quiz, see me immediately.
4. Due Friday: POV comparison for Churchill, Khrushchev, and Djilas.