5/31

We finished up presentations today and Maggie presented the Dreambook project that we will be working on next week.  No formal English homework for the weekend but you should consider which books you might use in your dream book project.

Thursday 5/30

Good luck on Science Lab Exams today! Maggie came into class today to watch class presentations of their Glogs.  She will introduce the Dreambook assignment tomorrow.
HW: none

Wednesday 5/29

Today we watched the student created movies.  Very well done class of 2017!
No English homework tonight.

Tuesday 5/28

Today we logged into PS in order to double check grades. Students were encouraged to take inventory of what has/has not been turned in in an effort to ensure a strong showing at the end of the year.  A reflection sheet was completed and discussion surrounding the project ensued.  There is no homework tonight unless a student has work to make up.

5/20-5/24

We are working toward completing rough drafts, finding pictures, writing final drafts, recording audio for i-Movies, and putting i-Movies together by Friday of this week.  The below links are a good place to start your search for authentic photos.

Pix--LIFE
Pix--library of congress
national ww II museum
national archives
naval history

Friday 5/17

Today is the day students elaborate on the connections between their IR books and what we have studied in class. Both halves of the block will be devoted to this task. No homework for the weekend.

Wednesday and Thursday 5/15 and 5/16

We covered the Holocaust in class on both days.  We read excerpts from Elie Wiesel's Night and watched clips from Century, Schindler's list and Band of Brothers.  Students whose topic was Holocaust gave presentations as a means of an overview of this very dark time in history.
HW: Blog response tonight--This one must be a minimum of 10 sentences.
Also read your IR books and bring them to class tomorrow for our ELA activity.

Tuesday 5/14

Today we covered D-day.  We did this by watching a clip from special features of Saving Private Ryan. We then read a first hand account of the day provided by Frank Walk. We noted obstacles faced and then watched a 24 minute clip of the first wave of soldiers storming the beach in  Saving Private Ryan.
Students handed in organizers, notes and we checked the map activity for a grade.  If you were absent, be sure to turn these in.

HW: Blog #7 and keep reading your IR book.

Monday 5/13

Today we began our study of the war in Europe. See our blog for links from class.  HW is to complete the 14 map questions from today's packet and to be prepared to turn in notes and paper organizer tomorrow.  Also WWII books are due on Friday 5/17.

Wednesday 5/8/13

Today we covered propaganda in class.  See the our blog for the clips and on propaganda and for the blog prompt for tonight.
Reminder WWII books are due on Friday 5/17 and research presentations will happen on Friday 5/10.

Tuesday 5/7

Today we visited the library once again for a very productive research session.  Students were told of the week's schedule. Please see below for this.

Wednesday: Mrs. Carlisto's classroom for the block--Propaganda lesson
Thursday: Mrs. Carlisto's room for the block--Japanese American internment
Friday: Library--Presentations on topic
                           Fill in holes in research if necessary
                          Begin planning research paper using completed yellow packet

Presentation expectations:

You will be able to talk through all aspects of your topic without any notecards or other aids.  

Background: What are the events that lead up to the event/topic? Where does the topic fall within the context of the war?

Topic: The essentials--who, what, where, when, why?  What is the story?

Impact: What happens as a result of your topic?  What does it lead to?  Are there any connections to today?


       

links you might find helpful

Propaganda:
American Propaganda in WWII
NOW with David Brancaccio. Politics & Economy. Selling War — Propaganda and History | PBS



Check here for lists of links for most topics.

Monday 5/6

Today we assigned topics and headed to the library to begin to research the topics.  Reminder you must have several resources for the a paper AND it is not enough to just find the articles; you must READ them and take notes!
WWII novel due on Friday 5/17

Thursday 5/2

We covered Iwo Jima and the end of the war in the Pacific.  See our blog for the prompt that is due on Monday. Don't forget to read in your WWII ir novel it is due 5/17.

5/1

We covered island hopping.  Please see entry on Clarklisto Blog.  HW: Blog entry and complete WWII book by 4/17.