Students are beginning to understand why World War I was called “The Great War” and why America was eventually drawn into the conflict in Europe.

Monday, October 26th
Chapter 23, Section 2
“America’s Road to War”; sinking of the Lusitania
by German U-boat; new vocabulary: propaganda, autocracy
Guided Reading 23-2, questions 1-7
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
No homework

Tuesday, October 27th
Chapter 23, Section 2
Quiz on chronological timeline of the beginning of WWI
“The End of Neutrality”; the Zimmerman Telegram
Guided Reading 23-2, questions 8-14
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
No homework

Wednesday, October 28th
Chapter 23, Section 3
“Americans Join the Allies”; vocabulary:convoy, armisitic, front
identification of major battles; personalities of WWI
~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
No homework

Thursday, October 29th
Chapter 23, Section 4
Map of Europe; identification of Allied Powers, Central Powers
and Neutral countries.
Chapter 23, Section 5
“Searching for Peace”; Wilson’s Fourteen Points
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
PowerUps Quiz #5
Make sure you have PowerUps from 10-19-09
through 10-30-09

Friday, October 30
PowerUps Quiz #5
Chapter 23, Section 5
“Searching for Peace”;The League of Nations;
Treaty of Versailles;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
No homework.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Monday, October 19th
Chapter 23, World War I
Continue preview of the factors that lead to World War I
Vocabulary for Chapter 23:
nationalism, ethnic group, militarism, alliance system, entente, balance of power, propaganda, autocracy, convoy, front, armistice

Tuesday, October 20th
Chapter 23, Section 1
Collaborative group discussions of
“Troubles in Europe” and “Crisis in the Balkans”
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
define the following vocabulary words:
nationalism, ethnic groups, militarism

Wednesday, October 21st
Chapter 23, Section 1
Comparing & Contrasting Alliances
PowerPoint presentation: A World War Begins
complete Guided Reading 23-1 in class
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
define the following vocabulary words:
alliance system, entente, balance of power

Thursday, October 22nd
STATEWIDE PARENTING DAY!!
Map of Europe in World War I, 1914
student identification of Triple Alliance and
Triple Entente countries in 1914

Friday, October 23rd
Chapter 23, Section 2 “America’s Road to War”
Class Reading & Discussion of how America was
drawn into World War I despite previous neutrality
Students to complete notes from whiteboard
Interpretation of Line Graphs

Wow! Can you believe the 1st nine weeks has come and gone? The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity as students settled into their new routines here at HMS. And there is no indication that things will slow down as the football season is still in full swing and the holidays are right around the corner. (Yes parents, the “C” word is quickly approaching!) However, we will continue our exploration of the American Journey with these activities for the current week:

Tuesday, October 13th
Revisit Chapter 21, Section 3 to anchor student understanding
Class discussion about the characteristics of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency
Graphic Organizer to give visualization of Roosevelt’s position as trustbuster & arbitrator

Wednesday, October 14th
Revisit Chapter 21, Section 4 to establish student understanding of exclusion of immigrants in reform
Identification of progressive reform efforts
Identification of minorities excluded from progressive reform efforts

Thursday, October 15th
Chapter 23, World War I
Preview of the factors that lead to World War I
Introduction of vocabulary for Chapter 23:
nationalism, ethnic group, militarism, alliance system, entente, balance of power, propaganda,
autocracy, convoy, front, armistice

Friday, October 16th
PowerUps Quiz #4 – this quiz will cover 3 weeks worth of PowerUps
Sept 28th – Oct 2nd
Oct 5th – Oct 9th
Oct 13th – Oct 16th
Chapter 23, Section 1 – chunking activity with students reading “Troubles in Europe” and
“Crisis in the Balkans”

Have a terrific weekend, enjoy the fall weather and your favorite football team!!