Korean War Notes

We will be looking at the first “hot” conflict of the Cold War–the Korean War.

Here are the notes for the Korean War: Cold War Notes (Sec 4 – Korean War)

Cold War Notes

I have set the due date for the Cold War Notes we have been working on for Monday February 27 at 11:59 PM on SpringBoard. The classes I have today will have time to finish up the independent part of the notes and we will finish up the rest of the lecture on Friday.

Cold War Propaganda Project

Here is the directions and guidelines for the new project where you will be creating a video production to demonstrate a Cold War theme within the United States. You will be creatinga propaganda production (can be a commercial, a short movie, etc.)

DON’T FREAK OUT!!!! This assignment is intended to be fun, promote creativity, demonstrate understanding in an alternative way, and give media production experience! I’m not expecting your productions to be Steven Spielberg caliber! Cold War Propaganda Project

The Iron Curtain Falls on Europe

The alliance between the U.S. and the Soviet Union quickly faded after WWII

February 17, 2011

Good morning sophomores,

Today we will begin discussing and taking notes on the beginning of the Cold War Era. We will discuss the main   circumstances and issues that led to the 40 year struggle called the Cold War.

Here are your notes for today: Cold War Notes 1 (Sections 2&3) – Iron Curtain & Healing the Wounds of War  (We will be covering the material in section 1 in class. You will be covering the material in section 2 independently.)

Be prepared to discuss and participate today!

Next Stop…the Cold War

February 15, 2012

You need to know who these two people are!

Today we will begin covering the Cold War. You should have a solid prior knowledge of this topic from covering it with Mr. O’Neil last year. We will go into a bit more detail while focusing on particular topics that can show up on the OGT.

I want you to think about the main ways that the end of World War II led to the Cold War.

Today you will be going over a vocabulary for chapter 25. It is very important that you take this seriously and learn these terms–because most of them can show up on the OGT. The better you understand them, the better you will do on a potential question that includes them!

Here is today’s assignment that we will be working on in class: Ch. 25 Introduction (Cold War Begins)   (PLEASE EITHER BRING YOUR LAPTOPS OR PRINT THIS US FOR CLASS ON WEDNESDAY!)  We wil

Question…

Hey Sophomores!

I hope you all had a good day today. Could someone (from each class) post in the comments how far you got on the DVD today? I need to know if you finished it or not so I can plan time to finish it (if we need to) tomorrow.

Also, did you think the DVD was good? Did you learn anything from it? Were most people able to answer the questions?

Thanks and I’ll see you all tomorrow.

Mr. Jones

World War II Test Study Guide

Hello students,

I know you all have been waiting for this. Here is the Study Guide for the World War II Test on Friday: World War II Test Study Guide

Remember that the PowerPoint is on the Uploads Page if you want to review it to study for the test.

Remember, don’t study hard…study smart!

Tomorrow…Last Days of WWII DVD/Printing/Homework Club

Tuesday February 7, 2012

Hello sophomores!

Tomorrow I have to attend a teacher’s meeting and will not be in class. You will have a sub. I have left a DVD for the sub to play. It is a good documentary on the last days of World War II. It will tell the story of the Americans closing in on Hitler and Berlin after they crossed the Rhine River in Germany. You will learn about the decisions of the last days of the War and how decision made in the final days (by men like Dwight Eisenhower) led to the conditions that brought about the Cold War (what we will be studying next).

The one problem is that the copy machine in the office broke today.

You will be answering questions on the DVD, which I had planned to have printed and copied for everyone. Unless the copier gets fixed before tomorrow, you will need to either do the questions on your laptop in class or print the questions out for tomorrow. Here they are:

WWII Video Questions

If some of you would be nice enough to print a few extra copies for students who forget their laptops, that would be very nice of you.

Regarding Homework Club. Since I was not going to be at Early College tomorrow, we will plan on cancelling Homework Club. We will still have it on Thursday morning. If there are any students who really feel they need HW Club on Wednesday after school, email me and I will try to get out of the meeting early and get over to Ayer and conduct homework club.

Friday February 3, 2012

Today we will transition to a discussion of the Home Front during World War II. Here are the Cornell Notes: Homefront Cornell Notes  You will learn how the total economy and all Americans were asked to sacrifice and contribute to the war effort.

We will have our test on WWII next Friday.

– The Battles and Holocaust Cornell Notes will be due on SpringBoard on Tuesday night. (Remember to read and take notes on the War in the Pacific section!).

– The Home Front Cornell Notes will be due on SpringBoard on Wednesday night.

**The WWII PowerPoint is now uploaded on the Uploads Page **

The U.S. in World War II

American soldiers approach Omaha Beach in a Higgins Boat on D-Day.

February 1, 2012

Today we will begin covering the material in chapter 24 (The United States in World War II). We will be going back to Cornell Notes to cover most of this chapter. Today we will cover the main battles. Thursday and Friday we will cover the Holocaust (briefly) and the American Homefront during the War. If we make good progress, we will plan on having the test next Wednesday.

Here are the Cornell Notes for today: US in WWII Cornell Notes  We will not be covering Sec. 3 (on the War in the Pacific) in class. You will be responsible for reading it and completing the Cornell Notes on your own. I will announce when these are due on SpringBoard (based on how long it takes us to discuss this material in class).