World War II

Today's Agenda:


2 project presentations

"We Can Do It"
Rosie the Riveter

• New technologies (Janny and Olivia R)
• The Home Front (Fernanda and Jess)

Lit. readings:

• Lomell/Caulfield
• The Bracelet

Blogging this week are Brad, Olivia R, Steph, and Ben
Begin reading chapter 36 "America in World War II" in American Pageant

World War II

Today's Agenda:

"FDR and Churchill in North Africa"
This image is in the public domain

3 presentations are scheduled:

• Allied Leaders (Taylor and Olivia)
• Axis Leaders (Emilyann and Mikayla)
• Pearl Harbor (Mercedez and Elena)

FDR's Dec. 7th speech

Readings due:

Lomell and Caulfield

Readings Assigned:

"The Bracelet"

Hoops Player Stripped of Award

NH Coaches Association revoked this year's D.II Player of the Year Award from Pembroke player after an unsportsmanlike/offensive tweet. Here is the article from Monday.

Presentation Wrap Up

Today's Agenda:

• Final Presentation Work.  Suggestions:
• Deliver your presentation to another group
• Do you know your content?
• Works Cited - print 
• Complete this Google Form so we can link to your Attribution Page and your presentation
• Presentation schedule is on the Google Calendar.  We plan to stick closely to this schedule.  

World War II

Today's Agenda:

Research in the Library today
We are adding another day of research tomorrow
Projects now are due on Friday

Link to your research

Setting the Stage: 1940s; Project Reminders

Today's Agenda:

• "The Time of Their Lives" 

• Presentation Reminders:
• Photo Attribution and Works Cited Page
• Two separate documents shared with us
• Expectations
• Rubric for researching
• Rubric for project
• Integrating tools; rehearsing; working off of one another

World War II

Today's Agenda:

Research: WWII project work today in the Library

• Presentation Reminders 
• Libguide

Blogging this week are Dom, Mikey, Mikayla, and Kaleigh

Begin reading Pageant Chapter 35: FDR and the Shadow of War

"Hitler in Paris" 1940

HW:

• What background information do you need so that you can research your topic more effectively?  Add these questions to the comments under this post. 
• Read "The Time of Their Lives"

The 1930s Assessment

Today's Agenda:

• 1930s Exam
• Intro the World War II projects

Fear generated by media

Today's Agenda:

**You guys check this before class.  If you are interested, let's try a pre-class discussion.  Check the Today's Meet link below.  You can also check Twitter #desjeng.

"Publicity Photo of Orson Welles".  This image
is for use under the public domain.

• Complete discussion of Lindbergh and New York Times article
• Mien Kempf excerpt by Hitler
• War of the Worlds - Orson Welles and Media
• Today's Meet

Tomorrow: 1930s Exam

The 1930s

Today's Agenda:

Isolationism in the 1930s (Lecture)
Article Evaluation: Lindbergh and the New York Times

Unit Exam: moved from Thursday to Friday

The 1930s

Today's Agenda:

• Breakfast by John Steinbeck
• Article evaluation: Obama and FDR?
• Isolationism in the 1930s (Lecture/Discussion)

Unit Exam is on Thursday: the majority of the exam is on Chapter 34 in Pageant.

"John Steinbeck and son visit LBJ"

The New Deal

Today's Agenda:

• Quiz on Chapter 34 (27-36)
• The End of the New Deal and its Legacy
• Breakfast by John Steinbeck
• Comparison: FDR and Obama-Finish for homework

Blogging this week are Emily, Logan, Olivia M, and Emilyann

The New Deal

Today's Agenda:

Quiz on Chapter 34 (12-26)
New Deal Charts-finish today
The Century: Stormy Weather (1929-1936)

HW: Finish the terms for Chapter 34 (27-36). Quiz on Monday

The New Deal

Today's Agenda:

The voters of Salem approved all of the school budget warrant articles yesterday, including the renovation of the high school. Thank you to all that contributed!

• New Deal Quiz: Section 1 "The Architects"
• Finish Terms and Concepts for Chapter 34
• New Deal Chart

HW: Chapter 34 Section 2 and 3(left side only) due tomorrow (Quiz)

Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act

FDR and the New Deal

Today's Agenda:

Self Assess your Essays
The New Deal Intro (John Green video 15 minutes)
New Deal Activity-Chapter 34

From Prezi

A prezi on the 10 most common mistakes made by presenters. Worth a look if you have a couple of minutes...

The Great Depression

Today's Agenda:

Finish Breakfast
Hoover/FDR Comparison: Papers are due and discussion.
American Pageant Chapter 34 worksheet: the Great Depression and the New Deal

Blogging this week are John, Mercedez, Maleeha, and Elena

Harlem Renaissance - 1930s

Today's Agenda:

• Langston Hughes poetry 
• Themes in his poetry
• Themes in the 1930s photography
• "Breakfast" by Steinbeck
• "Or the Bible" from How to Read Literature Like a Professor

Assignment:  See yesterday's post

Hoover/FDR Comparison

Here is the assignment for Monday.

The Great Depression and Photojournalism

Today's Agenda:

• Here is Today's Activity: Analyzing the art of the Great Depression
• Here is the link to today's activity-The Library of Congress

HW: For Monday, please read the bio. and handout comparing Hoover and FDR.

Gatsby Test/The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression

Today's Agenda:

• Test on the novel, The Great Gatsby
• The Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression
• The Crash of '29-Time Photojournlism

Begin reading American Pageant for this next unit: Review just the end of Chapter 33 on Hoover's response to the economic difficulties that the U.S. was experiencing.

Wall Street Oct. 25 1929

The Great Gatsby/The 1920s

Today's Agenda:

• Review Gatsby Chapters 7 and 8 
• Chapter 9 is due tomorrow
• Gatsby Exam is on Wednesday

Blogging this week are Fern, Jess, Matt, and James