Unit-WWII and Maus

Today's Agenda:

Complete: the Chapter 24 review (Open Note)
Discuss: major elements of American involvment in WWII
View: How did we miss this? 
View: Iconic Photos from WWII

World War II/Maus

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Maus
• Complete:  the Chapter 24 Attack.
• Continue: reading Maus

World War II

Today's Agenda:

• View: 1936-1941-Over the Edge
• Evaluate: the Attack on Pearl Harbor
• Read: FDR asks Congress to Declare War 

Optional: introduce Maus

New Unit-World War II

Today's Agenda:

• Brainstorm: What do we already know about WWII, and what do we what/need to know?
• Chart: American Casualties in Major Wars
• Discuss: Popular vs. Unpopular Wars, what's the difference?
• Analyze: Foreign Policy in the 1930s (Historical Hypothetical Question: Could the United States have prevented the Holocaust if acting sooner than 1941?)

Optional: Why is Republican Presidential candidate being compared to Nazi leader Adolph Hitler? Is that a fair comparison? 

Unit-The Great Depression

Agenda:

• Due: the Dorothea Lange creative writing assignment submitted on Google Classroom.
• Analyze: The New Deal using the Living New Deal website
• Assignment/Requirements: The Living New Deal document

Your assignment should be submitted via Google Classroom.

Creative Writing!

Take your photo that you analyzed and write a vignette!

Unit-The Great Depression

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Steinbeck's Breakfast
• Finish: Chapter 22 Attack in Anthem (If you have not already done so)
• Watch: America The Story of US-"Bust"

Unit-The Great Depression

Agenda:

• Finish Chapter Attack (chapter 22)
• Steinbeck's "Breakfast" is a great little vignette that has many themes which are shown through the setting, characters, word choice, and imagery.
• Read the piece here, and then and answer the questions.