Thursday, May 28, 2015

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Things They Carried


Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Vietnam/Things they Carried




Friday, May 22, 2015

Vietnam/The Things They Carried


  • Questions for "On the Rainy River"
    • FOCUS: What  thoughts, opinions, and attitudes does O'Brien share regarding young men being drafted?
  • Questions for "How to Tell a True War Story"
    • FOCUS: What role does truth have in stories?
    • Pre-Reading discussion:
      • Have you ever tried to tell the story of a meaningful experience but have been unable to fully capture the "it" of the experience? What do you do when the facts of the experience are not enough?
      • What is the difference between reporting an experience and telling a story?
      • Does there exist experiences for which you really do have to be there?

Thursday, May 21, 2015

The Vietnam War

Today's Agenda:

Introduce the Vietnam War
Finish: On the Rainy River by Tim O'Brien

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The Civil Rights Movement

Today's Agenda:

Complete: the Summative assessment
Intro: The Vietnam War-Brief History and Geography(time permitting)

Monday, May 18, 2015

Unit-The Civil Rights Movement

Today's Agenda:

  • Review: the Chapter Attack of Anthem 28
  • Finish the speech comparison (MLK Jr. and Malcolm X)
  • Discuss: the 1960s and Civil Rights
  • Summative assessment?
CBS' 60 minutes last night on the Museum for African American History

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Civil Rights Movement






Martin Luther King Jr, I Have A DreamMan, African American, Black, Malcolm X, 1962

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Civil Rights Movement

Today's Agenda:

Discuss: Racial Inequality in America
Analyze: Brown vs. Board of Education
Chapter Attack: Chapter 28 in Anthem

Monday, May 11, 2015

New Unit-The Civil Rights Movement

Today's Agenda:

  • Finish any Cold War Assessments that need to be completed
  • Intro: Race in America Answer the questions and analyze the statistics
  • Discuss: Reactions?
  • Chapter Attack: Chapter 28 in Anthem
Look at the 2010 Census Data on the racial composition of America and how it is evolving.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Unit Assessment-The Cold War

Today's Agenda:


  • Proctor: Unit Summative Assessment today
  • Review:Cold War Unit Exam (not graded, but good to have for the final exam)
  • Intro: The Civil Rights Movement 

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Unit-The Cold War

Today's Agenda:

Chapter Attack: Chapter 27 "The New Frontier and the Great Society"
Prepare: Summative Assessment is tomorrow (Open Note)

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

The Cold War/Smarter Balanced Testing

Today's Agenda:

Block 1 is testing in the afternoon with Jolicoeur (Go to A lunch). Finish the film 13 Days
Block 2 is testing in the morning with Buj.  

Monday, May 4, 2015

The 1950s/Early 1960s

Today's Agenda:

Review: President Eisenhower and the Cold War
Discuss: the election of Kennedy in 1960
Analyze: the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis