Below, are your HW assignments for the week of 3/19/2012. Unless noted otherwise, HW assignments are due on the following class day.
***WWII Test Corrections***
Due to a problem with the link, the deadline for test corrections has been extended. You may hand the corrections in on THURSDAY March 22nd. Corrections must be completed in the format specified on the test correction sheet. For more information on test corrections, click hereCOLD WAR EXAM - NEXT FRIDAY! MARCH 30th! Details to follow.
Monday Night:
1. Work on Test Corrections.
2. Review Chapter 26
3. Complete the Chapter 26 Summary Worksheet. CLICK HERE for the worksheet.
Tuesday Night:
2) The title of the cartoon you are going to be watching is "Make Mine Freedom." Before you watch the cartoon, complete "Step 1" section "B"
3) Check out this "old school" cartoon, entitled "Make Mine Freedom." Here are the links for the video.
4) Complete the rest of the worksheet. Due WEDNESDAY!
Wednesday Night:
Due Wednesday March 28th
THE COLD WAR "HOT 24" Presentation
Listed below are terms, and concepts related to the Cold War, which I've called the "Hot 24." These terms, concepts, etc. are the most common subject of mult. choice questions, essays, etc. on the Regents exam.
Your mission: For each term,
1. Identify what it is.
2. Its purpose: What/why it was done.
3. Its significance: Why was it important?
4. Locate, Draw, create a visual aid for each term.
5. Arrange the visuals, and definitions in a creative manner of your choosing. This can be, to quote the rock band Journey, "any way you want it." Create a poster, make a video, do a PowerPoint. It's entirely up to you.
Here's the list
Here's the Rubric
1. Truman Doctrine
2. Marshall Plan
3. Berlin Airlift
4. NATO
5. Warsaw Pact
6. Korean War
7. H.U.A.C.
8. Rosenberg Trial
9. McCarthyism
10. Domino Theory
11. CIA
12. Eisenhower Doctrine
13. Sputnik
14. Bay of Pigs
15. Cuban Missile Crisis
16. Tonkin Gulf Resolution
17. Vietnam War
18. War Powers Act of 1973
19. 26th Amendment
20. Iron Curtain
21. NY Times vs. United States
22. Alger Hiss
23. General Douglas MacArthur
24. Joseph McCarthy
1) Go to the NARA (National Archives and Records) Website. Click on the link below, and print out the worksheet.
2) The title of the cartoon you are going to be watching is "Make Mine Freedom." Before you watch the cartoon, complete "Step 1" section "B"
3) Check out this "old school" cartoon, entitled "Make Mine Freedom." Here are the links for the video.
4) Complete the rest of the worksheet. Due WEDNESDAY!
Due Wednesday March 28th
THE COLD WAR "HOT 24" Presentation
Listed below are terms, and concepts related to the Cold War, which I've called the "Hot 24." These terms, concepts, etc. are the most common subject of mult. choice questions, essays, etc. on the Regents exam.
Your mission: For each term,
1. Identify what it is.
2. Its purpose: What/why it was done.
3. Its significance: Why was it important?
4. Locate, Draw, create a visual aid for each term.
5. Arrange the visuals, and definitions in a creative manner of your choosing. This can be, to quote the rock band Journey, "any way you want it." Create a poster, make a video, do a PowerPoint. It's entirely up to you.
Here's the list
Here's the Rubric
1. Truman Doctrine
2. Marshall Plan
3. Berlin Airlift
4. NATO
5. Warsaw Pact
6. Korean War
7. H.U.A.C.
8. Rosenberg Trial
9. McCarthyism
10. Domino Theory
11. CIA
12. Eisenhower Doctrine
13. Sputnik
14. Bay of Pigs
15. Cuban Missile Crisis
16. Tonkin Gulf Resolution
17. Vietnam War
18. War Powers Act of 1973
19. 26th Amendment
20. Iron Curtain
21. NY Times vs. United States
22. Alger Hiss
23. General Douglas MacArthur
24. Joseph McCarthy
