Hooray 4 second semester!

Students, this is your chance to start with a clean slate.  Make this semester a more successful semester.

This website will post all the work for this class.  Including journals, classwork, and homework.

If you are absent, make sure you check this site to keep you right on track.

Also... 

Remember new changes to the class:

No late homework is allowed to be turned in after ten days. (weekends included)

Paper pickup will be given to students on Fridays, failure to do this will have a school detention.

There is a zero tolerance policy for cellphones, ipods, video games or any other electrical devices, and make-up/beauty products.  Any of these items will be taken and given to G1.

Enjoy the semester,

Ms. Rubinger

AMERICAN HISTORY JOURNALS

4.  According to the picture on top, what is on the menu at this restaurant?  What seems to be Uncle Sam's attitude toward the offerings on the menu?

3.  How can the media affect peoples beliefs or opinions?

2.  What is imperialism?

1.  Free Write

WORLD HISTORY JOURNALS

9.  What are 5 freedoms that I have?  What are 5 limitations I have at school?

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8.  What makes a good leader?

7.  Write about a time where you were unjustly punished for an action you were engaged in.  

6.  How was propaganda used in WWI?

5.  How does going to war affect its country and people?

4.  Describe some of the new technology used in WWI.

3.  What are the positives and negatives of being a soldier in war?

2.  What are some holidays where people celebrate pride in their national heritage?

1 Free Write

AMERICAN HISTORY ASSIGNMENTS

Chapter 10, America Claims an Empire

(pgs 340-369)

8.  Five questions on 11.4 due 3/20

7.  Chapter 11 test 3/20

6.  Looking in 10.4, name that person

a.  Find someone who can tell you one benefit of the Panama Canal

b.  Find someone who knows something about Francisco "Pancho" Villa

c.  Find someone who can guess what dollar diplomacy involves

d.  Find someone who knows what Emiliano Zapata did

e.  Find someone who said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"

5.  Chapter 10 test 2/26

4.  Yellow Journalism newspaper due Monday 2/23

3.  Imperialism worksheet due Tuesday 2/17 10.2

2.  Imperialism worksheet due Friday 2/13 10.1

1.  Chapter 10 vocabulary due the day of the test 2/26

WORLD HISTORY ASSIGNMENTS

Chapter 11, World War I and the Russian Revolution

(pgs 351-381)

13  Vocabulary 13.3 & 13.4 quiz Tuesday 3/24

12.  Fascism/Socialism worksheet due Monday 3/23

11.  Russian brochure due Friday, 3/20

10.  1-8 Journals due Monday, 3/16

9.  Ch 10 Review questions due 3/4.  Questions are below

1.  Who was in the triple alliance?

2.  Who was in the triple entante?

3.  Why was Serbia angry with the visit of Ferdinand?

4.  Why did Russia join the war?

5.  Why did Britain join the war?

6.  What was the Schliffen plan?  Why did it fail?

7.  When did the US join the war?

8.  What was the 14 points?

9.  What was the Treaty of Versailles?  

8.  Propaganda Project, poster and question due with your journal 3/6

7.  Test 3/4 Chapter 11

6.  Quiz 2/20, 11.1 and 11.2 vocabulary

5.  Tuesday, 2/17 11.2 Cornell Notes due on western front, technology, eastern front, Ottoman Empire, Colonies

4. Friday, 2/3 11.1 worksheet due

3.  Friday, 2/13 11.1 Cornell Notes due

2.  Friday, 2/13 quiz on the 5 reasons entering WWI

1.  Chapter 11 vocabulary due the day of the test