COLD WAR DBQ - BONUS!

RUSH Students:

Is there anyone out there who would like to have a Spring Break, WITHOUT a US History Assignment?

If your answer is "yes," then read on!

Our next assessment piece is a DBQ Essay on the Cold War.  Based on the documents, and your knowledge of US History, you are going to:


• Discuss how the threat of communism during the Cold War affected the
United States in the period from 1945 to 1960

CLICK HERE for the DBQ

In order to get your Spring Break Assignment waived;

EVERY RUSH STUDENT MUST 
1.  Complete a first, second, and FINAL DRAFT, on the exact due dates. 
2.  Complete a TYPED, HARD COPY of the FINAL DRAFT, that is spell/grammar checked
3.  Have all drafts signed by their parents. 
4.  Actively participate in peer review sessions during class
5.  Include a grading rubric!  


Due dates:
1st Draft - Monday April 1
2nd Draft - Tuesday April 2
FINAL DRAFT - THURSDAY APRIL 4 


YOU CAN DO IT!!! 

HW Assignments 3/26/12

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 3/26/2012.  Effective 1/31/12, all HW assignments must be accompanied by a parent's signature, in order for you to receive credit for completing the assignment.

MONDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT: Complete the Cold War Hot 24 project for Wednesday March 28, 2012.   

WEDNESDAY:Finish the Hot 24 

THURSDAY:  Print out the Cold War DBQ.  If you can print out an extra copy for a friend, please do so!  


Complete the DBQ questions.   


Friday: Begin drafting your essay.  1st draft due Monday.  Remember, this is an important assignment, for you and your team-mates! 

Assignments week of 3/19/2012

Greetings, RUSH Students:

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 here

COLD 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:

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 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

Test Correction Info

Test Revision Sheet - Must be filled out in order to receive credit.  

WWII Exam - CLICK HERE

Test Corrections are due NO LATER THAN Thursday March 22nd.

Test Revision must be signed by a parent in order to receive credit .

HW Assignments Week of 3/12

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 3/12/2012.

Monday Night - 
1. Read Chapter 26 Section 1
2. Complete:
a.  Chapter 26 Section 1 Reading Study Guide
b.  Chapter 26 Section 1 Quiz - YOU ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING THE TERMS AND NAMES.  

Tuesday: 
Complete Chapter 26 Section 1 Primary Source
Complete Chapter 26 Section 1 Geography

Wednesday 
1.  Read Chapter 26 Section 2
2.  Complete Chapter 26 Section 2 Reading Study Guide
3.  Complete Chapter 26 Section 2 Quiz

Thursday 
1. Read Chapter 26 Section 3
2. Complete Chapter 26/Section 3 R.S.G.
3. Complete Chapter 26/Section 3 Quiz

Friday
1. Read Chapter 26 Section 4
2. Complete Chapter 26/Section 4 R.S.G.
3. Complete Chapter 26/Section 4 Quiz

WWII Exam Study Guide

CLICK HERE for the Link to the Study Guide


Study Guide #2 - CLICK HERE


Video - Very good! 


Practice Questions! 

HW Week of 3/5/2012

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for the week of March 5.  Effective 1/31/2012, all HW must be signed by a parent, in order for you to receive credit for the assignment.

Monday Night - 
Read Chapter 25 Section 1 in your Textbook 
Complete "Mobilizing for Defense" 

Tuesday Night -
Read Chapter 25 Section 4 in your Textbook 
Complete "The Home Front" 

Wednesday Night - Review for a Quiz on Chapters 24 and 25 in your textbook 


Thursday/Friday - TBA 

HW Assignments Week of 2/27/2012

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your HW assignments for the remainder of the week of 2/27/2012.  Please note that effective 1/31/2012, all HW assignments must be signed by a parent, so you may receive credit.  Unless otherwise noted, all HW assignments are due the following class day.

Wednesday: 

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: Review Chapter 24, sections 1 and 2 in your textbook. 

Complete: 

Chapter 24 Section 1 Guided Reading Worksheet 

Chapter 24 Section 2 Guided Reading Worksheet 

Friday: Review Chapter 24, Sections 3 and 4 

Complete: 

Chapter 24 Section 3 Guided Reading Worksheet 

Chapter 24 Section 4 Guided Reading Worksheet 

Prepare for a QUIZ Tuesday, or Wednesday on Chapter 24 

February Recess Assignments

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your assignments for the February Break.  Please note that all assignments are due on the WEDNESDAY we return from Vacation (Feb. 29).   As with all of our other assignments, please note that these assignments must be signed by a parent, in order for you to receive credit.

1.  Project-Based Assessment:  CLICK HERE for the requirements.  Please print out the rubric, and return it with your project.

2. Guided Reading Assignment:  Please be advised that there will be a QUIZ on the Guided Reading Assignment on the Wednesday we return from February Vacation (Feb. 29)

1. READ Chapter 24 in your textbook. 
2. Complete the Guided Reading Questions, and Vocab terms.  Click here for the guided reading assignment. 

HW Week of 2/12

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 2/12/12.   Please note that as of 1/31/12, all HW must be signed by a parent, or you will not receive credit for your assignment.

Monday Night - NO HW, thanks to the folks who answered RQOTD correctly.

Tuesday - CLICK HERE for the WWI Primary Source Analysis.  Carefully read each document.  These documents are not easy!  Please make a list of any/all words in the documents that you don't know, and define them in your own words.  Complete the questions that follow.

Wednesday - Podcast Night - CLICK HERE for the podcasts.  A podcast is like a radio broadcast, only on the internet.  Choose one of the podcasts.  Listen to it, and complete the supplemental podcast sheet.

Thursday/Friday: Begin working on your February Recess assignments!

Health - 2nd Semester Final Project

CLICK HERE for the FINAL PROJECT

HW Assignments Week of 2/6/12

Hello, Everyone:
Here are your HW Assignments for the week of February 6, 2012.  Unless otherwise noted, HW assignments are due the next day.  Please be advised that effective January 31, 2012, all HW assignments must be signed by a parent; any student who does not have their homework signed will not receive credit for their assignment.

MONDAY NIGHT - 
1. Re-View the video "World War I - The Home Front" - Click HERE for the video link.
2. Click here for the video worksheet.  Print out the worksheet, and complete it.
3. Print out your assignment, have your parent(s) sign it, and return it to class on Tuesday.

TUESDAY - Nice work by our Regents Question of the Day (RQD) winners!  No Homework tonight!  

WEDNESDAY:  
1. Review Chapter 19 Section 3
2. Complete Chapter 19 Section 3 Reading Study Guide, and  Chapter 19 Section Reteaching. Print out, complete, and have parent sign! 


Thursday:  Complete Chapter 19 Section 3 American Lives.  Please print, complete, and have parent/guardian sign. 


Friday: Review Chapter 19 Section 4
Complete Chapter 19 Section 4 Reading Study Guide and Chapter 19 Section 4 Reteaching 

Assignments Week of January 30, 2012

Hello, RUSH Students!

Here are your assignments for the week of January 30, 2012.   Unless otherwise noted, all homework assignments are due the following class day, and MUST BE SIGNED BY A PARENT.  Please note that effective January 30, 2012, all students must have their homework signed by a parent.   

TUESDAY NIGHT - Due Wednesday!  
1.  REVIEW CHAPTER 19 in your textbook (pp. 579-608). 
2.  Complete the World War I Study Guide.  CLICK HERE for the study guide.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - Due Thursday! 
1. Watch the Video "America in the 20th Century - The Great War"  
2. Complete the video worksheet that follows. 


THURSDAY NIGHT: Due Friday! 
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.


FRIDAY NIGHT: Due Monday!
1. READ THE HANDOUT "First Amendment in History"    Click the link for the handout
2. Answer the questions that follow.  


TEST CORRECTIONS:  

For the Constitution and/or Imperialism exam.  

DUE NEXT TUESDAY 2/7/12 

In order to complete test corrections, you must fill out a test revision sheet, along with your corrections.  You must STAPLE all of your corrections together.   

Imperialism Exam

Constitution Exam

Test Revision Sheet. 

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOUR TEST CORRECTIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT THE TEST REVISION SHEET STAPLED TO YOUR CORRECTIONS. 

Regents Week HW Assignments

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the upcoming Regents Week.   Please use this time wisely, to make up assignments, do credit repair, and re-organize.

1.  Read Chapter 19 In your Textbook
2 . Complete the Chapter 19 Guided Reading Questions/ID's

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON CHAPTER 19 when you return on the 31st!

For Extra Credit:
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT(S) - Click HERE

For Credit Repair:
CLICK HERE

Extra Credit Assignment - The Panama Canal

Watch The Panama Canal on PBS. See more from American Experience.

1. Watch the video
2. Complete the video/podcast sheet, and turn in.
3. Click HERE.  Go to page 7.  Carefully study the cartoons, and answer the questions below.


1. How is Teddy Roosevelt portrayed in each of these cartoons? Which depiction is the
most favorable? The most negative? Point to specific symbols and details in each image
to support your answer.
2. What comment is each cartoonist making about Roosevelt's involvement in the Panama
Canal project?
3. How is Panama portrayed in the Coup d'Etat cartoon? Does this cartoonist appear to
support or oppose the "Roosevelt Doctrine"? Explain.Page 10
4. What images of America and its role in global affairs are presented in these cartoons?
Is there a variety of viewpoints about America as a global power or a consistent point
of view among the cartoonists? Discuss

HW Assignments Week of 1/16

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 1/16/2012.  Please be advised that unless stated otherwise, assignments are expected to be completed for the very next class day.

EXAM MONDAY 1/23/2012 - 45 Questions.  15 matching, 30 Multiple Choice.  CLICK HERE for the study guide.  It will be based only on Chapter 18 (America Becomes a World Power)

HW Assignments
Tuesday 1/17/2012 - Review the video we watched in class today by clicking here.  Follow the link on the post, or click here for the video worksheet.  It's probably a good idea to watch the video with the worksheet, stop the video in each section, and then complete the questions.

Wednesday - Review Chapter 18, Sections 1 and 2.
Click here for the folder containing your review worksheets.  Please complete both worksheets for Thursday.

Thursday - Review Chapter 18, Sections 3 and 4
Click here for the folder containing your review worksheets.  Please complete both worksheets for Friday

Friday - Study your notes, HW, Chapter 18, and the video from this week for the Exam Monday on Chapter 18.

HW Assignments Week of 1/8/12

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for the week of January 8, 2012.

MONDAY - Review the video that we watched in class today, by clicking HERE.   Carefully view the video, and complete the VIDEO QUESTIONNAIRE.  It's a good idea to watch the video and work on the questionnaire at the same time, stopping the video in, or around the sections that pertain to the questions.

TUESDAY:  Complete the following reading on Imperialism .   It would be a really good idead to print out the reading, highlight it, and take notes on what you've highlighted.   After completing the reading, complete the question sheet.   

WEDNESDAY:

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.

THURSDAY: 

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.

FRIDAY: Due Tueday 1/17/2012

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.

HW Assignments Week of 1/3/12

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 1/3/12.


SUPPLY CHECK FRIDAY!  


Five students will be chosen randomly in each class.  If each student has all of their supplies (pen, looseleaf binder, looseleaf paper, and folder), the entire class gets a 100 quiz grade.  If 4 out of 5 have them, the class gets an 80, etc.  

All make-up work/credit repair/extra credit assignments are due no later than MONDAY January 9th.

Tuesday Night - Review for the Constitution Exam, which you will resume TOMORROW.  If you lost your exam "cheat sheet," you can make a new one.
Here are some great links to help you!
1. Origins of the US Constitution
2. Government "Cheat Sheet"
3. Regents Prep 

Wednesday Night:
Print out, read, highlight, and outline the following
Introduction to US Foreign Policy 
Neutrality

Thursday Night:  
Read Chapter 6 Section 2 in your textbook.

Friday Night:
TBD

Make-Up Assignments and Missing Work

Students:

Listed below are makeup assignments which you may use in place of missing assessment pieces, or in an attempt to raise your grades on previous assignments.

Please note that all missing work and/or these assignments are due not later than January 9th. No missing work will be accepted after that date, and it will be recorded as a zero, or if you are using these in an attempt to raise your grade, it will not be counted for that purpose.

PLEASE NOTE:  a zero grade can result in your failure of the course, or the awarding of an NC (No Credit). This means that you will not receive credit for the trimester. This will have to be made up either in credit repair, or summer school.

Here are the assignments. You can do as many as you want, or need to do.

1. DBQ Assignment: Mass Media. Discuss the role that the mass media has played in influencing United States
history and/orAmerican society since 1900. Use historical examples to support
your discussion.

YOU MUST HAND IN THE COMPLETED DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS THE ESSAY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT.

2. Thematic Essay: Individuals, Groups and Institutions. Identify one controversial domestic issue that has divided the American
people and
• Discuss the historical background of the controversy
• Explain the point of view of those who supported this issue
• Explain the point of view of those who opposed this issue
• Discuss oneUnited States government action that was taken to
address this issue

3. Thematic Essay Turning Points. Identify two major events in United States history that were important
turning points and for each:
• Describe the historical circumstances that led to the event
• Discuss the political, social, and/oreconomic changes that resulted
from the event.

4. THEMATIC ESSAY: Contributions of Individuals to American Life. Identify two individuals who have had a significant impact on American life
during the 20th century and for each
• Describe a problem in American society that the individual tried to change
• Discuss an important contribution made by the individual to address
this problem
• Evaluate the impact of the contribution on American life

For each assignment you must:
1. Print out the assignment.
2. For the DBQ Assignment, you must complete the DBQ Questions in order to receive full credit (worth 50% of the grade).
3. Complete an OUTLINE of each essay using the BLOCK OUTLINE (-10 for no outline).
4. Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task, and a conclusion.

Do your best. Remember, everything is due by the 15th.

EXAM REVIEW - CHECK IT OUT!

CLICK HERE!