Causes of the American Revolution

Hello, Everyone!

Here's a great PowerPoint, summarizing the causes of the American Revolution. Review it on your own, to help you study for the quiz, and to deepen your understanding of the causes of the Revolution!

HW Assignments Week of 10/10/2011

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week of October 10, 2011.

Tuesday Night:
Read "Effects of the French & Indian War" and answer the accompanying questions.

Wednesday Night:

1. Watch, and Listen to Lecture #10: "Imperial Reorganization"

2. Read pages 122-126 of The American Pageant, "Merits/Menace" to "The Stamp Tax Uproar."

3. Complete GRQ's #1-5

Thursday Night

1. WATCH YOU TUBE for School! Click here for "America: The Story of Us"

2. Read pp. 126-131 "Stamp Tax Uproar" to "Seditious Committees"

3. Complete GRQ's #6-9

Friday Night

1. Read pp. 132-139

2. Complete GRQ's 10-15

3. Study for a Quiz on Chapter 7 (Details to Follow ASAP!)

HW Assignments Week of October 3, 2011

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week of October 3, 2011.

Monday Night -

1. Review Chapter 6 in The American Pageant.
Summary

Lecture

Chapter 6 - The Duel for North America

2. CLICK HERE for the Chapter 6 Review Packet

• COMPLETE EXERCISES B (Multiple Choice), and Exercise C (Identifications). You must turn in a HARD COPY of this assignment; either computer printed, or hand-written (in ink, on looseleaf paper).
• You must write out the entire multiple choice answer that you choose
• This assignment will be graded as a quiz

Tuesday Night - Due Wednesday

From the Chapter 6 Review Packet, complete Exercise H "Map Mastery." Please complete all of the questions. You must answer each question in at least one coherent, complete sentence.

Wednesday Night - Based on the work we've done in class so far, complete a FIRST DRAFT of your DBQ Essay on the French and Indian War (we will discuss the details in class this week.
Thursday Night - DUE MONDAY

1. CLICK HERE FOR THE DBQ

2. Using the DBQ, answer the scaffolding questions that correspond to each document. CLICK HERE for the scaffolding questions.

Friday -

1. Complete the DBQ Questions

2. Pre-Read Chapter 7 by clicking here for a summary. Read, Highlight, and Complete a ONE PAGE MAXIMUM outline of the chapter summary. Just highlighting the chapter summary does not count! You must actually write a summary!

HW Assignments Week of 9/26/2011

Hello, Everyone!

Here are your HW assignments for the week of September 26, 2011.

Monday Night - 1. Pre-Read Chapter 6 by clicking here for a summary. Read, Highlight, and Complete a ONE PAGE MAXIMUM outline of the chapter summary. Just highlighting the chapter summary does not count! You must actually write a summary!

2. CLICK HERE and listen to the LECTURE that corresponds to Chapter 6. Take notes on the lecture, on a podcast sheet (I will try to get podcast sheets generated for you ASAP).

***If you'd like a written copy of the lecture, CLICK HERE. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to read along as you listen to the lecture.***

3. If you, and your team-mates did not finish today's quiz, you can find a copy of it by clicking HERE. Here's a copy of Chapter 5.

Tuesday Night - Complete the Chapter 6 ID's

BEFORE YOU COMPLETE YOUR ID's, PLEASE CLICK HERE and READ the DIRECTIONS FOR A "PROPER ID." Please note that ID's are NOT just definitions!

CLICK HERE FOR THE CHAPTER ID'S

Wednesday Night: Due Monday!

READ CHAPTER 6 of The American Pageant - CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO CHAPTER 6

Complete ALL Guided Reading Questions - CLICK HERE FOR CHAPTER 6 Guided Reading Questions (GRQ'S).

***FYI: Please note that the American Pageant is available in an AUDIO form from iTunes! Click here for the link and download it to your iPod!

SHOULD YOU FINISH YOUR HW FOR THE WEEK, PLEASE CONTINUE READING CHAPTER 7! CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO CHAPTER 7!

HW Assignments Week of 9/19/2011

Hello!

Here are your HW assignments for the week of September 19, 2011.

Monday Night:

1. WATCH, LISTEN, and TAKE NOTES on the following lectures from Hippocampus.org. Click on the links to access the lectures!

• COLONIAL LIFE.
• SCIENTIFIC, and RELIGIOUS TRANSFORMATIONS

2. READ and HIGHLIGHT the SUMMARY of Chapter 5 of The American Pageant. After reading and highlighting the summary, you are to create an OUTLINE of what you read. The outline must no more (and NO LESS) than ONE PAGE!

Tuesday:
Begin Reading Chapter 5 in the American Pageant.
Read pages 84 to 89

Complete the Chapter ID's and the Guided Reading Questions 1-4

Wed: Read pp. 90-95. Complete Guided Reading Questions 5, 6, 7.

Thu: Read 96-101. Complete Questions 8, 9, 10

Fri: Finish Chapter 5 (pp. 96-101) Complete Guided Reading Questions, 11, and 12.

REVIEW YOUR NOTES, HW, Chapter ID's and GRQ's to help you study for a QUIZ on Monday, based on Chapter 5 in the Textbook

summer assignment quiz

The Summer Assignment Quiz!

CLICK HERE!!!!

Health/Advisory Assignment #2

CLICK HERE for the New Health Assignment - "Eat Out, Be Wise"

HW Assignments Week of 9/12/2011

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 9/12/2011

Monday Night:

1. Review Chapter 1 from the American Pageant. Complete "Identifications," and "Developing Historical Skills," Located in the Chapter 1 Packet.

• Here's a link to Chapter 1
• Here's a link to a SUMMARY of CHAPTER 1
• Click here for the Chapter 1 Packet . Remember, you're only responsible for the Identifications (exercise C) and Developing Historical Skills (exercise G).

Tuesday: Review Chapter 2 from the American Pageant. Complete "Putting Things in Order," and "Matching Cause and Effect" in the Chapter 2 Packet

• Here's a link to Chapter 2
• Here's a link to a SUMMARY of CHAPTER 2
• Click here for the Chapter 2 Packet . Remember, you're only responsible for PUTTING THINGS IN ORDER and MATCHING CAUSE AND EFFECT (exercises E and F on the packet)

Wednesday: Review Chapter 3 from the American Pageant. Complete "Map Mastery" and "S "Developing Historical Skills" Located in the Chapter 3 Packet.

• Here's a link to Chapter 3
• Here's a link to a SUMMARY of CHAPTER3
• Click here for the Chapter 3 Packet . Remember, you're only responsible for PUTTING THINGS IN ORDER and MATCHING CAUSE AND EFFECT (exercises E and F on the packet)

Thursday: Review Chapter 4 from the American Pageant. Complete "True/False," and "Identification," (Exercises A and C).

• Here's a link to Chapter 4
• Here's a link to a SUMMARY of CHAPTER 4
• Click here for the Chapter 4 Packet . Remember, you're only responsible for TRUE/FALSE, and IDENTIFICATION.
  
• GO THE EXTRA MILE! GET EXTRA CREDIT! For the True/False section, change the information in the False statements to make them true!
• GO ANOTHER EXTRA MILE! GET MORE EXTRA CREDIT! Complete PART III - Applying what you've learned!

Friday: Complete the Summer Assignment Review QUIZ. This is a TAKE-HOME Exam. Your job is to print the quiz, and complete the multiple choice questions, by circling the correct answer.

Here's a link to all the packets

Summer Assignment Info

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE SUMMER ASSIGNMENT

http://wjpsapush.blogspot.com/2011/06/wjps-summer-assignment-resources.html

THE BIG REVIEW

HW Week of 6/6

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of June 6th. Please make sure that you complete these assignments, as they are very important to your preparation for the Regents exam in US History.

MONDAY

Review of Colonial & Revolutionary America

• Resources from Unit 1: Colonization to Independence
• Colonization & Revolution Jeopardy

Homework:

1. Read Format & Tips for U.S. History Regents Exam

2. Do Constitution reading .

3. Read/study Government cheat sheet .

4. Review/Summarize Chart of Supreme Court cases .

5. Complete the "Government Review Questions" worksheet.

TUESDAY

1. Read Format & Tips for U.S. History Regents Exam

2. Read "Early 1800s"

3. complete "Early 1800s Review Questions" worksheet.

Study Materials:

• Glossary of Government Terms
• Government Jeopardy
• Supreme Court Jeopardy
• Resources from Unit 3: Government

Historical Examples of Government Actions

Wednesday:

Homework:

1. Read "Civil War & Reconstruction" and

2. Answer theCivil War & Reconstruction Questions .

Study Materials:

• Jeopardy: The Nineteenth Century U.S.
• Resources from Unit 4: The Early Republic
• Resources from Unit 5: The Civil War & Reconstruction

Thursday:
Homework:
1. Read "The Rise of American Industry"

2. complete"Industrial Revolution & Gilded Age Review Questions."

Materials:

• Conflicts Timelines
• Conflicts Team Game

Friday:
HW:
1. Read "Imperialism & World War I" and

2. complete the"Imperialism & World War I Review Questions."

Study Materials:

• Resources from Unit 8: The Progressive Era
• Reform Movements Chart
  
  

HW 6/3/2011

Hello, Everyone:

Here's your HW assignment for this weekend. Please check the blog often, as I will also be posting review assignments for the upcoming week as well.

1. Read the INDUSTRIALIZATION REVIEW

2. Complete the Guided Reading Questions

3. Read over the Industrialization Vocabulary List. On a separate piece of paper, rewrite the terms IN YOUR OWN WORDS! COPYING THE SAME DEFINITIONS WILL NOT COUNT!

Tonight's HW June 2010 Regents Exam

CLICK HERE for the Link!

Tonight's HW - Industrialization Review

Hello, RUSHers!

1. CLICK HERE, PRINT.

2. Highlight, and take notes.

3. Watch, and take notes on the Industrialization video. CLICK HERE

Answer the questions that follow the video.

1. What were the connections between industrialization, the rise of big business, and the advent of the modern corporation?

2. How did industrialization, the rise of big business, and the advent of the modern corporation affect living standards and opportunity for the upper strata of society?

3. How did industrialization, the rise of big business, and the advent of the modern corporation affect living standards and opportunity for the lower strata of society?

4. What was Social Darwinism? How was it used during the American industrial revolution?

5. What effect did geography have on the makeup of different cities in different parts of the country?

6. How did urban political machines gain power and how did immigrants, middle-class reformers, and political bosses view them?

7. Describe the beginnings of the American labor movement. What factors contributed to its rise and growth? What are the roles of the labor movement in today’s business environment?

8. What was the gender and ethnic diversity of farmers, miners, railroad workers, and ranchers in the West? How did this diversity contribute to growing cultural unrest in the growing cities?

9. Describe how agriculture, mining, and ranching were transformed by the industrial revolution. What role did oil play in this process?

HW Assignments Week of 5/23

Hello, RUSHers:

Here are your assignments for the week.

Monday Night: DUE WEDNESDAY!

1. CLICK on the List of Important terms and concepts for the Regents Exam. By Wednesday, you are expected to have completed the first TWENTY-FIVE terms and concepts; from the "Articles of Confederation" to the "Homestead Act." If you have the small, blue Regents review book that you were asked to purchase at the beginning of the school year, the numbers in parentheses indicate where you can find that infromation.

2. For EACH term, you should

• Identify its meaning
• Time and Place it took place
• Why it's important
• Create a non-verbal image (drawing) to help you remember it

3. If you haven't obtained a copy of the Regents Review Book, it is strongly suggested that you pick one up as soon as possible. You can order the book directly from the publisher, by clicking here. The company is very good about shipping, and you should have it within a couple of days of ordering it. If you have the book, please start bringing it to class every day.

4. If you haven't done so already, please pick up a separate COMPOSITION notebook, specifically for REGENTS REVIEW. It would be advised to do all of your review work in that notebook.

Wednesday: Due Friday

Complete the next 25 terms; Industrialization to Progressive Movement.

Friday: Due Monday

Complete the next 25 terms: Prohibition to World War II

EXAM FRIDAY 5/20

Hello, RUSHers:

On Friday, we will have an exam on the Cold War. It will consist of 50 multiple choice questions, and a DBQ Short Answer Section.

The questions for the exam will be taken, for the most part, DIRECTLY from the regents-prep website.

Topics 6b and 7a will comprise the source of the questions.

Here is a link to the multiple choice question bank

Here is a link to the old exams. I will be taking the DBQ from one of the old exams. Hint: It will be based on the Cold War.

HW 5/18

Hello, RUSHers:

Here's tonight's HW.

1. If you didn't finish the Multiple Choice Section of the Practice Regents Exam, please do so tonight for HW. I/We will check your answers tomorrow in class. Here's a link to the exam.


2. If you'd like to continue on, please feel free to complete the thematic, and DBQ sections. I will be happy to grade those for you as well.

HW 5/16/2011

You will need internet access to complete this assignment. Obviously, if you're reading this, then you have access to the internet. LOL

Anyway. Here's what you have to do.

1. Listen to the song "Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel. A link to the song, and a really cool photo presentation can be found HERE. You'll have to copy and paste the links into your browser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYYKs8o6-ic

2. Click HERE for the lyrics to the song

http://www.lyricsdomain.com/2/billy_joel/goodnight_saigon.html

3. WRITE A REFLECTION on the song. When writing the reflection, use the following questions to guide you:

In your own words, describe what thoughts or feelings the song created for
you?
Why do you think the song was written? What was the composer trying to
communicate?
What can you tell from the song about the culture in which the song was
written?
What questions does the song raise in your mind?

Tonight's HW-Cold War Thematic Essay

Hello, RUSHers:

Tonight's HW:

1. Click on the link to access the Thematic Essay from the August 2005 Regents Exam.

2. Based on your knowledge of the events of the Cold War, complete the Thematic Essay, and turn it in tomorrow. Here are the guidelines for your paper...

• TYPED, or NEATLY HANDWRITTEN IN INK (BLUE/BLACK ONLY ON LOOSELEAF PAPER). Essays that are written in pencil, or on Spiral notebook paper, or paper taken from a composition notebook will not be accepted.
  
• Your essay must have a minimum of five paragraphs
  
• You must turn in an OUTLINE with your essay
  
  

Here are some links to help you write your paper

Regents Prep - The Cold War

Brain Pop - The Cold War (you may need to get a free subscription to get the clip.
Containment

Hippocampus - Click on the link for Cold War!

HW 5/5

Hello, RUSHers:

Tonight's HW

READ Chapter 30 Sections 4 and 5

Complete Guided Reading Worksheets

Section 4
Section 5

CLICK HERE and print out the DBQ on the Vietnam War.
Complete the short answer questions that we didn't finish today. You may print the whole exam if you would like, but you only NEED to print pages 11-21.

COLD WAR DBQ

Here are the important links.

1. The DBQ, from the January 2003 Regents.

2. Exemplars/Answer Key

3. Scoring Rubric

Assignments week of 4/11

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 4/11. Test this FRIDAY on the Cold War! Details to follow!

Since there was much confusion regarding the DBQ, we will extend out the due date till THURSDAY for the essay!

Monday Night: The DBQ:

CLICK HERE for the link.

Complete the rest of the short answers. Write a rough draft of your essay.

Tuesday: After making revisions to your essay, complete a FINAL DRAFT for THURSDAY!

Wednesday: Finish your rough draft. Begin studying for the cold war test on Friday.

Thursday: Study for your test Friday:

Assignments Week of 4/4/2011

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 4/4/2011

Tonight's HW
Read Chapter 26 Section 4 in your TB.
Complete the Guided Reading Worksheet.

Assignments for the rest of the week to follow.

Tuesday Night:

1) Go to the NARA (National Archives and Records) Website. Click on the link below, and print out the worksheet.

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/movie.html

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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh75ylAUXY

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5374008715756508221&q=make+mine+freedom

4) Complete the rest of the worksheet. Due WEDNESDAY!

Wednesday Night: Due Thursday

THE COLD WAR "HOT 24"
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?

Here's the list

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

Thursday: Review for a Quiz on the Cold War

Assignments Week of 3/28

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 3/28. Please be mindful of the due dates! As always, please note that failure to complete HW assignments will result in parental phone contact, as well as a ZERO for the assignment.

Monday Night 3/28: Due Tuesday 3/29

1. Read Chapter 26 Section 1 in your Textbook.
Here's a link to an AUDIO SUMMARY of the Chapter!

How Awesome! Download it to your iPod, and have US History on the go!
Don't have an iPod? CLICK HERE

2. Complete Guided Reading Worksheet

Tuesday Night: Due Wednesday 3/30

Complete Lecture 66 - Containment
Lecture 67 - Conflict in Asia

After viewing the lecture, fill out the podcast sheet

Wednesday Night: Due Thursday 3/31

Read Chapter 26 Section 2
Complete the Guided Reading Worksheet
Here is a link to the audio version of this section

Thursday Night: Due Friday April 1

IF ALL RUSH STUDENTS COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT, THERE IS NO HW FRIDAY!

Read Chapter 26 Sections 3 and 4
Complete the Guided Reading Worksheets for each chapter
Section 3
Section 4
Audio Summaries

Friday Night?!?

WWII EXAM - TAKE HOME!

Hello, RUSH students:

Your exam on WWII will be a TAKE HOME TEST! You will complete it at home, and bring it to school on MONDAY 3/28.

As a result of the exam, we will move Friday's HW assignment to Monday!

Here's a link to the exam!

Here's a link to the answer sheet.

Please note that you are only required to turn in the answer sheet, and essay. Anyone who fails to bring in the assignment will receive a grade of ZERO, and will be subject to a parental phone call.

HW Week of 3/21

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 3/21.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING A PRACTICE REGENTS EXAM IN US HISTORY, PERIODS 1-3 ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2011. PLEASE BE ON TIME, AND PREPARED WITH TWO (2) PENS, LOOSELEAF PAPER, AND AN INDEPENDENT READING BOOK. PARENTAL PHONE CALL WILL RESULT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THESE THREE ITEMS WITH YOU ON WEDNESDAY!

HW ASSIGNMENTS:

Monday 3/21: CLICK HERE to watch the Video "World War II: The World at War." After you watch the video, complete the questions on the following worksheet. CLICK HERE FOR THE WORKSHEET!

Tuesday 3/22: DUE THURSDAY!

1. View Lecture 63 - The Home Front

2. Complete the Lecture/Podcast Review Sheet

3. Write a ONE-PAGE (350 Word) Paper (I will be counting words!) answering the following Question:

• While 15 million Americans were called overseas to fight the Axis aggression, Americans at home faced tremendous changes during wartime as well. How did Americans respond to the call of war domestically?

RUSHers Please Note: THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL COUNT AS A 2 point (weighted) quiz grade (1/2 a test)! No Essay on Thursday = ZERO!

Wednesday 3/23: Finish the Tuesday Night Essay

Thursday: 3/24 Review for the exam Friday!

Friday:

1. Read Chapter 26 Section 1 in your Textbook. Here's a link to an AUDIO SUMMARY of the Chapter! How Awesome! Download it to your iPod, and have US History on the go! Don't have an iPod? CLICK HERE

2. Complete Guided Reading Worksheet

HW Week of 3/14/2011

Hello, RUSHers:

Here's your HW assignments for the week of March 14, 2011. Unless otherwise stated, all HW assignments are due the day after they are assigned. Failure to submit HW assignments timely will result in parental phone calls. Please note that the only acceptable reason for failing to complete assignments timely is an excused absence from school.

Exam on WWII Monday March 21, 2011. Details to follow!

HW
Monday Night: Due March 15, 2011.

1. Finish the questions from the class discussion on Pearl Harbor.

• Here is a link to FDR's speech
• Here is a link to the Presentation from today's class, with the questions

2. Listen to the lecture "The Second World War" . Complete a podcast/lecture sheet. CLICK HERE for the podcast/lecture sheet.

Tuesday Night: Due March 16, 2011

READ Chapter 25 Section 1 in your Textbook.

COMPLETE the Chapter ID's (Vocab Terms) on the following worksheet. Please print the worksheet, and complete the definitions on there.

Wednesday Night: Due March 17, 2011

Review Chapter 25, Section 1 (TB)

Read Chapter 25 Section 2 (TB)

Complete The GRW (Guided Reading Worksheet) for sections 1/2. CLICK HERE AND PRINT!

Thursday Night

Read Chapter 25 Sections 3 and 4

PRINT, and COMPLETE THE GUIDED READING WORKSHEET.

Answer Key June 2005 Regents

Here's a link to the answer key!

Take a good like at the exemplars.

CLICK HERE for the LINK!

Assignments Week of 3/7

Hello RUSHers:

Here's your assignments for the week of March 7th.

Monday Night:
1. Finish any of the short answers from the DBQ that you didn't get to in class. Click here for the link to the DBQ

2. Write your FIRST DRAFT of your DBQ Essay

Tuesday Night:

Complete your SECOND DRAFT of your DBQ Essay

Wednesday:
Prepare a FINAL DRAFT to be turned in on THURSDAY

Thursday:
Read Chapter 24 Section 3

Complete the Guided Reading Worksheet

Friday:
1. Please finish the DBQ Essay for Monday

Read Chapter 24 Section 4

Complete the Guided Reading Worksheet

QUIZ STUDY GUIDE

RUSHers!

We're going to have a very short QUIZ on Friday. The QUIZ will cover Chapter 24, Section 1 and 2. If you watched the video last night, and you've done the HW assignments related to the two sections of the chapter, I'm pretty confident you'll do great!

The quiz will consist of 12 matching questions, and 8 multiple choice questions. All of the MC questions came right off of regentsprep.org.

Excellent Study Lecture!

Here's what you need to know.

Which nation won the Battle of Britain.
Which British prime minister signed the Munich Pact.

After the fall of France, he set up a government in exile in Britain.
What led Hitler to call off the invasion of Britain indefinitely.
What was the German strategy of "lightning war" called? What country was Germany's first target?
What Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to.
Which nation ceased to exist after it was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union.
What country invaded Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
Britain and France's policy toward German aggression.

Who said “Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonor. They chose dishonor. They will have war.”
The terms of surrender forced on this nation included German occu- pation of the northern part of the country and the establishment of a Nazi-controlled puppet government in the southern part.

The Multiple Choice will deal with questions relating to the start of the war, and America's initial reaction to the war.

Homework Assignments Week of 2/28

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 2/28

Monday Night: DUE TUESDAY!
1. READ CHAPTER 24, SECTION 1 in your RED TEXTBOOK.
2. Print out the Guided Reading Worksheet. Click on the link to access the file.

3. READ, and complete the worksheet

Tuesday Night: Due WEDNESDAY

1. Listen to Lecture 61 - The Failures of Diplomacy

2. Print and complete the lecture/podcast sheet.

Wednesday Night:

1. Watch - "America in the 20th Century - World War II: The Road to War"

2. Print and complete the questions that follow the video

Thursday:
1. READ CHAPTER 24 SECTION 2 in your RED TEXTBOOK

2. Print, and complete the Guided Reading Worksheet.

3. Review your notes, and HW for a brief quiz on Chapter 24, Sections 1 and 2.

Friday:

1. Print out the June 2005 US History Regents DBQ

2. Complete the DBQ Short Answer Questions

PEN DRIVE

Bring PENS...Get HW Passes!

Donate a package of pens to our PEN DRIVE, receive a homework pass!

Our goal is to make sure that we never have to worry, at least in this class, about having a pen to take notes, etc. Let's help each other.

If you bring in a package of pens (1 dozen), you will receive a HOMEWORK PASS. You can bring in as many packs of pens as you like, but there will be a maximum of THREE HW PASSES allowed per student.

Thanks in advance for helping your classroom community.

HW 2/16/2011

Hello, RUSH students:

Here's tonight's HW assignment.

1. Review Ch. 19 Section 4 in your Textbook
2. CLICK HERE, print, and Complete the Guided Reading Exercise.

EXAM Study Guide

WWI EXAM - This Friday

This exam will be a take home exam, that is due on the Monday we return from February break (February 28). With the exception of a legal absence from school, anyone who does not turn in the exam, will receive a grade of zero.

We will beging working on the exam in class on Friday. You will work on it at home and finish over the week that we're off from school, in addition to your February break assignments. Although the exam is a take-home exam, it is expected that you will put the same effort into studying that you would as if it were an in-class exam.

Here's a link to the exam.

Please note that you don't have to print out the exam. You only have to turn in the answer sheet.

Here's what's going to be on the exam. The exam will very closely approximate a Regents exam in term of its length, and depth of coverage of the subject.

1. Vocab:
Selective Service Act
Hello Girls
Big Four
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Schlieffen Plan
Sussex Pledge
Allied Powers
Central Powers
Zimmerman Note
U-Boats
Convoy System
reparations

2. Multiple Choice: 40 Questions

3. Thematic Essay Topic: Supreme Court Cases Concerning Constitutional Civil Liberties Task: Using the case of Schenck vs. United States,
• Discuss the facts of the case (what do you know about it?)
• Identify a specific constitutional civil liberty issue addressed by the Supreme Court (what rights were in question)
• Discuss how the decision of the Supreme Court either expanded or limited a specific constitutional civil liberty in the United States (how did the decision affect how people were able to use that right?)

4. DBQ – Topic: Why did the US enter WWI? Will be VERY similar to the assignment we did in class.

You’ll have about 5 DBQ’s to answer.
Each document will relate to the US’s entry into WWI.
After you finish the DBQ’s, you’ll have an outline to complete
After the outline, you’ll write your essay.
Has to have intro, conclusion, and body paragraphs
Answer MUST make reference to a certain # of document(s) (ex: “in document 1, it shows that the US was exporting nearly 2 billion dollars to Britain by 1916.”

Good Luck!

HW - Thursday Feb. 10th 2011

Hello, RUSHers:

Here's your assignment for tonight.

1. Review Chapter 19 Section 3 in your textbook.

2. CLICK HERE and print out "The War at Home - Guided Reading"

3. Complete the exercises and turn the assignment in Friday!

HW 2/8/2011

Hi, Everyone:

Here's tonight's HW. Because of the late post, you can hand it in on Thursday.

CLICK HERE for the resources you will need to complete the assignment. Thanks!

http://wjpsapush.blogspot.com/2011/02/hello-everyone-here-is-video.html

WWI Visual Summary

A breakdown of WWI. Check it out!

HW Assignments Week of 1/31/2011

Hello, RUSH students:

In an effort to stay organized, I've laid out your HW assignments for the week. Click the links below to print out the assignments, and complete them.

Tuesday Night: Due Wed 2/2. Print out, and complete the Chapter 19 Summary. Please answer all the questions on the back of the page, or on a separate piece of paper.

Wednesday Night: Due Thursday 2/3. Print out, and complete the Chapter 19 Building Vocabulary Sheet. Please note that you are only responsible for completing sections A and B.

Thursday: Due Monday 2/7. Print out, and complete the Chapter 19 Quiz.

EXTRA CREDIT HW ASSIGNMENT

WATCH - "The Panama Canal" It will be on regular TV tomorrow night (January 24th) on PBS (Channel 13) CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHEN IT WILL BE ON!

Complete the video/podcast sheet, and turn in. This assignment is worth 1.0 points.

Imperialism Notes

Study Guide for Imperialism Quiz

Hello, Everyone!

Here's a little guide to the quiz. It's scheduled for Friday, but if the copies aren't ready, we'll do it Monday!

15 Vocab Terms
Theodore Roosevelt
Emilio Aguinaldo
Adm. George Dewey
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Queen Liliukolani
William Randolph Hearst
USS Maine
Valeriano “Butcher” Weyler
William McKinley
Yellow Journalism
Sanford B. Dole
De Lome Letter
Open Door Notes
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary

35 Multiple Choice Questions. All will be taken from the regents prep website.

CLICK HERE for the link!

Additionally, you can watch the video, and all the lectures from last week's hw to help you.

Good Luck!

HW Assignments Week of 1/17 and 1/24

Hello, RUSH students:

Announcements:

QUIZ This FRIDAY - 35 Multiple Choice Questions.

15 Vocabulary Words/Chapter ID's STUDY GUIDE TO FOLLOW!

Here are your assignments for the week, as well as your assignments for Regents Week.

Monday Night: Complete the assignments from FRIDAY NIGHT.

Due Tueday 1/18/2011
1. Review Lectures 54 and 55. Click the links below for the lectures:

Lecture 54

Lecture 55

2. Read Ch. 18 Sections 3 and 4 (pp. 558-571)

3. Complete the "Terms and Names" on pp. 564 and 571.

4. Click here for the worksheet related to this chapter. Complete all of the ID's and Guided Reading Questions. Space has been left for you to write your answers.

Tuesday: Watch the Video "America Becomes a World Power." Yes, this is the same video that we viewed in class, but it's a great way to review for the exam on Friday. CLICK HERE for the video. After watching the video, complete the questions on the worksheet. CLICK HERE for the Worksheet!

Wednesday/Thursday: Review for the Quiz on Friday.

Friday:

Begin your Regents Week Assignment. You are responsible, by MONDAY JANUARY 31, to complete Chapter 19, and the questions/ID's in the packet. CLICK HERE for the REGENTS WEEK ASSIGNMENT PACKET!

Assignments for the Week of 1/10/2011

Hello, RUSHers:

Here are your assignments for the week of 1/10/2011. You can choose to do each assignment daily, or knock it all out in one shot. Each assignment is worth .25 points, except Friday's which is .50 points.

Monday Night: Due Date Wednesday 1/12/2011

1. READ ch. 18 Section 1 (pp. 548-551).

2. Click here for the worksheet related to this chapter. Complete all of the ID's and Guided Reading Questions. Space has been left for you to write your answers.

Tuesday: Finish Monday's HW. If you finished Monday's HW, feel free to proceed on to Wednesday's assignment.

Wednesday: Due Date Friday January 14, 2011.

1. Read Ch. 18 Section 2 (p.552-557)

2.Click here for the worksheet related to this chapter. Complete all of the ID's and Guided Reading Questions. Space has been left for you to write your answers.

Thursday: Finish Wednesday's Assignment. If you've finished, feel free to proceed to Friday's Assignment.

Friday: Due Tueday 1/18/2011
1. Review Lectures 54 and 55. Click the links below for the lectures:

Lecture 54

Lecture 55

2. Read Ch. 18 Sections 3 and 4 (pp. 558-571)

3. Complete the "Terms and Names" on pp. 564 and 571.

4. Click here for the worksheet related to this chapter. Complete all of the ID's and Guided Reading Questions. Space has been left for you to write your answers.

EXPECT A QUIZ SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK of 1/18 on Foreign Policy (Neutrality-Imperialism).

HW 1/6/2010

Hello, RUSHers:

Here's tonight's HW.

In the RED TEXTBOOK

READ pp. 190-196

Terms and Names on p. 196

MAIN IDEA #4 ON P. 196

RUSH WINTER BREAK ASSIGNMENT

Here is your break assignment. Please note that I am not expecting you to finish this in one day. I have given you the assignment with almost THREE WEEKS to complete it. It is more than ample time to complete the entire assignment.

Furthermore, I am hopeful that by this time you have created study groups, and are utilizing the people in class to help you work through the material. Above that, I would also suggest using this link to post information, and really cooperate! Additionally, you should make use of the Facebook page to coordinate information.

Please note that the assignment will be turned in on the day we return from winter recess, as you enter the class. Please staple all of the written work together, or place it in a folder.

As previously stated, unless you are legally absent from school, late work will not be accepted. "Technical Issues" are no longer acceptable excuses for the failure to complete assignments.

It should be further noted that this assignment is weighted, and will count towards your second semester GPA.

You will be completing a take-home exam. It consists of 50 multiple choice questions, and one (1) Thematic Essay.

HERE IS A LINK TO THE EXAM.

Supreme Court Mini-Project

CLICK HERE for the worksheet. Print it out.

Please start working on this assignment ASAP.

This assignment is due on THURSDAY DEC 23rd. NO EXCEPTIONS!

TAKE HOME EXAM STUDY GUIDE

CLICK HERE for the link to the Study Guide!

HW 12/15/2010

Here's your assignment for this evening. Please post your answers, instead of writing them by hand.

1. Read the Background Information on the Supreme Court Case Tinker vs. United States(1969). The information can be found below.

2. After reading the information about the case, answer the questions that follow.
Do you think that the school policy banning armbands was fair? Why or why not?
The students knew they would be suspended if they wore armbands to school and chose to do so anyway. Why do you think they ignored the rule?
The First Amendment says "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech." Why do you think the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that certain actions should have the same protection as verbal speech? Are these reasons valid?
Pretend that students in your school wanted to protest the school-wide ban on smoking. Should they be allowed to protest by wearing T-shirts that read "Up with 'Butts'!"? Why or why not?
Post your responses to the questions. Looking forward to seeing what you have to say.



Background Info
John and Mary Beth Tinker attended public school in Des Moines, Iowa. In December of 1965 a community group in Des Moines decided to protest American involvement in the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands. The Tinkers agreed to wear their black armbands to school. However, principals in the school district, aware of the students' plans created a rule that any student wearing an armband to school would be suspended unless the student removed the armband. Although the Tinkers knew about this rule, they decided to come to school wearing armbands anyway. After refusing to take the armbands off, John and Mary Beth Tinker were sent home by the principal. Their suspension lasted until they agreed to come back to school without the armbands.

The Tinkers filed a suit in the U.S. District Court to stop the school principals from enforcing the rule in the future. Although the District Court said that this type of protest was a form of expression protected under the First Amendment's freedom of speech clause, the Court sided with the school officials, saying that the rule was needed to "prevent the disturbance of school activities." The Tinkers appealed their case to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, but they lost. The Tinkers decided to appeal the case to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The fundamental question of the case came down to this: Does the First Amendment's promise of free speech extend to the symbolic speech of public school students? And, if so, in what circumstances is that symbolic speech protected? The First Amendment to the Constitution says, "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech." The Fourteenth Amendment extends this rule to state government as well, of which schools are a part. However, the First Amendment does not say which kinds of speech are protected. It also does not specify what types of expressive actions should be considered as speech.

The question of what kind of speech or action is protected under the First Amendment has been considered many times by the Supreme Court of the United States. Generally, the Court has held that the First Amendment protects adult symbolic speech that does not harm or threaten to harm. However, at the time of Tinker, it was unclear whether students' rights in this area were different.

In 1968 the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the Tinker's case and consider whether the Des Moines public schools ban on armbands was an unconstitutional violation of the students' right to free speech. The Court's decision in Tinker v. Des Moines was handed down in 1969.

Federalism Mini-Project '10

Due Date - 12/15/2010

Students will:
a. analyze the nature of the relationship between the Federal and State governments
b. explain how various government actions illustrate the system of Federalism in their daily lives.

Background information: The concept of Federalism is one that underlies all concepts about the power of government in the US system. Federalism within the United States system is the balancing of power between a Federal Government and State Governments. Within this system, the Federal Government is superior to the State Governments. For example, a state could not pass a law that directly contradicted a law passed on the federal level. Within these principles, power is divided among the federal (delegated powers) and state governments (reserved powers). Power is also shared between the federal and state governments (concurrent powers).

How does Federalism affect your daily life? For this assignment, you will carefully observe your school, your neighborhood…In short, the world around you. You will then express this idea in a written (and visual, if you choose) form.

What do I have to do?
1. For the next few days, carefully observe your surroundings. Using the list of powers that you were given in class, as well as in the Constitution (p. 158 of your TB), look for examples of these things in action around you. These examples can consist of almost anything; buildings, street signs, even people!
2. Using a notebook, or your reporter’s pad, make a list of these things. Record where and when you saw these things, and the example of the power you see in action. For added information (and extra points) take pictures of them. Here are some examples:
a. A Post Office, or a USPS mailbox. This would be an excellent example of a Delegated Power, because the Federal Government has the power to establish post offices and postal roads.
b. A hairdresser. A hairdresser needs a license to cut hair in New York State. One of the RESERVED POWERS of the state government is to license professional workers.
3. Your goal is to find AT LEAST two examples of each of the powers occurring in your daily lives. Remember, the powers are the:

a. Delegated: Federal Government
b. Reserved: States
c. Concurrent: Shared

4. After finding your examples, compose an essay that:

a. Discusses how Federalism works (one paragraph)
b. Identifies at least two examples of each power (one paragraph for each of the three powers). Your examples must identify where and when you saw them, as well as a brief description of the example.
c. Has a strong introduction and conclusion. Therefore, your essay should be at least 6 paragraphs.

5) Your essay must be TYPED or neatly handwritten in ink. If you type your essay, it must be double spaced, and you must use 12 point font (Arial, or Times New Roman only).
6) For added visual impact, and extra credit (up to 20 points), you may attach photographs of your examples to a poster board along with your essay, similar to the “What America Means to Me” project. Please note that this is an optional step. You will not be penalized if you do not complete this step.
7) BE CREATIVE…WORK HARD…HAVE FUN!
8) Make sure that you include your name, and class period on your assignment.P