Chapter 24 Enhancement

An overview of the entire chapter can be found here


Activities for all of Chapter 24:

Leaders and Countries of World War II Matching Game

Leaders of World War II Hangman Game

World War II Battleship Game  World War II Online Practice Test (old version) WWII Practice Quiz (old version) AHON Chapter Self Test

 

Chapter 24 Section 1 Aggression Leads to War

1. Ch 24/1 Worksheet:
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8imd06ctfrXYUdDbE95NHI1MGc/edit?usp=sharing 
2. Finish reading section 1 on your own and complete the homework.  Homework is your choice.  There will be a quiz over the section at the end of next class.
3. 24/1 flashcards are here.  (Not created by me.)
4. There's a 24/1 practice quiz here, but remember that this one is practice so the questions may or may not be showing up on your quiz.
5. Need to retake your Ch 24/1 quiz?  See me for password, then click here.

 
Chapter 24 Section 2 The US at War

1. Finish reading section 2 on your own and complete the homework.  Homework is your choice.  There will be a quiz over the section at the end of next class.
2. 24/2 flashcards are here.  (Not created by me.)  
3. AHON 24/2 Practice Quiz
   

Dauntless:  Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal, pages 814 & 815
The novel worksheet was passed out in class or click here.
 

  Chapter 24 Section 3 The War at Home
AHON 24/3 Practice Quiz


 








Chapter 24 Section 4 Toward Victory
AHON 24/4 Practice Quiz






Videos
There are thousands of videos on WWII.  Check out the Crash Course ones on youtube (there are three).  We'll be watching America: The Story of US and parts of WWII The Lost Color Archives in class.
Got any suggestions?  See me or email.  Tip of the hat to Christian V for this suggestion:

 

The History Channel site has some information and videos too.
 
WWII in the News
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/03/us/japanese-submarine-found/ 
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/06/us/pearl-harbor-anniversary/index.html

Love At First Sound: A Romantic Story From World War II 

Holocaust Survivor Reunited 70 Years Later With the Soldier Who Freed Her From a Concentration Camp

Germans and Americans fighting together?  Really?  Yes.  Read more in this fascinating write-up on a book about one of the last battles of WWII.  

World War II Preview

We've wrapped up the 20s and 30s and now we're on to World War II.  
 
Over the Thanksgiving break you should have
asked  your parents and other relatives questions about World War II and written down the answers. If your parent says, “I don’t know,” then try another relative or ask, “If you don’t know then who does?”  If you can’t see a relative in person you can call or email.  
Be ready to journal when we return. 

Documents
WWII Preview sheet:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8imd06ctfrXZS14UFNPVVQydU0/edit?usp=sharinghttps:

Worksheet from 12/2 and 3:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8imd06ctfrXYUdDbE95NHI1MGc/edit?usp=sharing
Both of these were passed out in class.

Journal for 12/2 and 3

History in Fashion

The year is not quite halfway over but I just wanted to share some of the history in fashion connections that we've had in school.

Ch 22 & 23 Project

You can make and awesome creative project or write your own test.  It's up to you.  Due next class.

Worksheet & Directions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1srWALXyekT7LPi_gdWw5zvvf3Fhhnln9OrQiB50Macg/edit?usp=sharing

 

An amazing student created example of a video is here:


 

JFK50: JFK Assassination 50th Anniversary

Friday, November 22 marks the tragic anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  We'll be discussing it in class and watching a video.

Excellent resources abound on the internet including this one and this one.

Ch 23/4 & Binder Check due next class

Ch 23/4 Homework Outline (click here).

150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address

Today, November 19, 2013 is the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's historic Gettysburg Address.

You can read more about it by clicking here or looking it up.

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has a new documentary coming out, and interestingly has a website were famous politicians and celebrities record their own versions of the address.  

Want some extra credit?  Record your own version and post it online.  See me for details.  

What Caused the Dust Bowl? DBQ Essay

We'll be working on your five paragraph document based question (DBQ) essay on the Dust Bowl the next two classes.  The rough draft is due at the end of class (11/15 and 11/18) and finial copy will be turned in the following class (you'll have about 20 minutes to finish up and grade it). 

DBQ Essay guideline and how to presentation.

Click here for a pdf version of the assignment
 
Remember that the essay must be in your own words and not copied. 


When you finish your final draft next class, you and another student need to grade the essay using the pink rubric sheet and then turn it in. 


Dust clouds, as explained by Mr. Furst:

  
Finished?  You can watch CNN Student News and/or work on Chapter 23/4 homework and look over the enhancement materials for Ch 23.  
You can also check out Ken Burns' excellent documentary on the Dust Bowl.  It's highly recommended.

Political Party Predictor?

I don't put much stock in this test since it's so short (and doesn't use apostrophes) but if you want a guess as to what your political party may be, you can try it.

Political Party Predictor

There's an overview of all of the US parties here. 

Ch 23 The Great Depression & The New Deal Enchancement

Chapter 23 Book Resources

Ch 23 practice quizzes and other resources
(click on progress monitoring tests for the quizzes)
Ch 23 Practice Test

Great Depression Crossword

Oh Yeah?: Herbert Hoover Predicts Prosperity

More to come?  Have any other resources to share?

Online Resources

FDR and Polio

Videos

You can also search Google for John Steinbeck, Shirley Temple, and King Kong (1933) from section 3.

History Fair Topic and Template

1) Pick your topic, with my approval, and fill out the blue topic sheet (with the keys).2) Start your bibliography template.
It should include:

Name:

Block:

Topic:

Historical Question:

Primary Sources (2 or 3) (Just links at this point) [if time]

Secondary Sources (4 or 5) (Just links at this point) [if time]
Template is here.

Do not share it with me yet.

3) Once you written down your topic and questions on the template, turn in your blue sheet and work on the Stock Market WebQuest (below).

Stock Market Simulation WebQuest

Use you worksheet to do the eTextbook goals, Stock Market activities on the Dow and NASDAQ, and then you can play the simulations.
 
Simulation I [Only works on some school computers]

1. Click here and make sure that it opens in another window.

2. Read the introduction and then click on "Trade Traditional Stocks"

3. (You don’t need to update the Shock player. Don't update. If you have trouble, let me know.)

4. Buy stock in Duke, YeeeeeHaw.com, the Electric Co, and hypercola in any combination.

5. You don’t need to spend all of your money right away and you can buy and sell with each turn.

6. Hit the “two week advance” button.

7. Click on the "news flash" option, read and evaluate. Then buy and sell stock.

8. Repeat step 6.

How'd you do? Record your percent return on your worksheet.

Stock Market Simulation II

If you've mastered the first one and have time, try your hand at this one. It's more complex and has a variety of scenarios. It also uses real company stock for examples.

How'd you do? Record your percent return on your worksheet.

Bonus question:
Was the 1929 crash the biggest stock market crash in U.S. history? It depends on how you measure but there's some interesting info here.

If you still have time, check out the Golden Age of Radio WebQuest.

History Fair Topic Selection

1)  First, freshen up on your primary and secondary sources by retaking the quiz.  Didn't get a good score?  Take it again.
Primary vs. Secondary Sources Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/4327394.html
 
2)  Then, pick your topic, with my approval, and fill out the blue topic sheet (with the keys).

Ch 22 The Roaring Twenties Enhancement and Study Resources

• Explore Ch 22
• Ch 22 Flashcards & Section Quizzes (click on self test for quizzes)

 

 

 

Videos 

Dancing below.  You can also search for "fads of the 1920s".

 

Here is a nice student made video on fads (Well done, except for the inexplicable shooting scene)
 
Decade Summary Videos
Like this one:

You can search on YouTube for the other parts or other ones if you wish.

Ch 21 World War I Study Resources

Here are some online resources to help you study for your Ch 21 Post test:

• Explore Ch 21: World War I
• Ch 21 Practice quizzes and flashcards
• Take the Ch 21 Pretest (again)

 

History Fair 2014 Topic Ideas

http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org/history-fair/history-fair-a-nhd-theme/nhd-suggested-topics.html

http://www.nhd.org/annualtheme.htm and click on sample topics.

A new picture of Lincoln? You decide.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Interactive_Seeking_Abraham_Lincoln_at_the_Gettysburg_Address.html

Progressive Era Essay

 

To address content, writing, and the common core standards we will be using documents to support a five paragraph essay.  The task is to choose three worthy reforms from the Progressive Era and fund them with money given to you by your fictional aunt.  Examples and documents are used in class.  

Suggested reform causes include: deforestation/conservation, child labor, suffrage, and food safety.  

Here is what your essay should look like:
I. Introduction: Background, thesis & roadmap
II. Body Paragraph #1: Reform #1, evidence & argument
III. Body Paragraph #2: Reform #2, evidence & argument
IV. Body Paragraph #3: Reform #3, evidence & argument
V. Conclusion: why you choose what you did

When you finish you can work on the Ch 19 Enrichment materials (see posts below) and/or watch CNN Student News.

Reading the eTextbook on your Tablet

Would you like to view the eTextbook for AHON on your tablet?   
Email me first and I'll activate your account (it will be the same username and password as your online access).  After I've emailed you back:    
Download the app and let me know how it goes.

http://www.pearsonhighered.com/etextmobile/  
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50 States Geography Enhancement

We'll started working on the geography of the 50 states in class with our suffrage map.  If you want to or need to practice, here are some sites to practice for your enhancement grade.  

The easiest game is this one, which will give you choices between states:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/Quiz/states-and-capitals-2.html

If you’re not at school, you can play the computer based geo game (that you remember from last year) online at:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html

 An easy game and a good place to start if you don't know your states well:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html

A fairly tough game where you need to type in the names of all 50 states while looking at an outline map:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/states.php

Challenging game using a satellite map that you drag the outline of the states onto:

A really tough one with a satellite map and outlines of the states:
http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/fiftystates2.jsp

And this site has games at all levels:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

Finally, the History Channel site about all the states. Lots of info and hunt around for some fun and challenging games.

http://www.history.com/topics/states

Good luck! Which one is your favorite? What's your best score. Be prepared to share your thoughts and scores in class.

Broken links? Other study sites? Let me know.

Chapter 19 Enchancement Activities

 

Worksheet  

• The table on the back of your suffrage map.

Online Activities

• Explore Chapter 19
• Test, Quizzes, and Flashcards 
• Make your own activities?

Videos

This video, by John Green of Crash Course, gives a great overview of the time.   
The videos in this series are aimed at high school/college-aged students (and therefore contain some more mature analysis and humor, so put your mature-young-adult cap on) but they do an exciting job.
Crash Course #26: The Gilded Age
 

 
This next video is a creative reading (voice altered) of an excerpt from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (and some questions).  Part of this is on your Jungle worksheet.  The part that's read here can be found on pages 654 & 655 of your textbook and Sinclair's entire book can be found online.
Excerpt:

 
Here's a short documentary. (Hosted off-site)

It's never too soon to start thinking about history fair.  Here is an example of a documentary project on The Jungle:

Ch 18 WebQuest

Follow the directions here (also on your worksheet)

Step 1: eTextbook Log-in Review

Once you’ve logged in, click on the link to the eTextbook: AHON.  It will open in a new window so you need to override the pop-up blocker for the browser.  See earlier blog posts or me for help.

Step 2: Complete Chapter Work and Take Sections 2 and 3 Self Tests

Step 3: Multimedia by Chapter

Check out two from Ch 18.

Step 4: Retake Quizzes

See me for Ch 18/1 Quiz.  For the Primary and Secondary Quiz, click here.

Step 5: Labor Day

Labor Day is September 2nd.  Enjoy the day off, but also remember the workers who gave up there time, energy, and sometimes lives for a better work environment.  Click here and   read about Labor Day and watch the “history of” video.

Step 6: History Fair

Take your favorite things list, add the theme this year and get cooking!  Start brainstorming topics.  Rack your brain and click here, then click on sample topics.   

Write down three topics that you’re considering.  The more specific the better.

Step 7: Visit My Blog

If you're here, you did it.

Extra (Optional) Activities

There are some very awesome videos up on YouTube called Crash Course by John Green.  The videos are aimed at high school/college-aged students (and therefore contain some more mature analysis and humor, so put your mature-young-adult cap on) but they do an exciting job of covering what we’re reading about in class.

It's called Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25 and covers Ch 18 very well.

You can also watch the CNN student news.

 

eTextbook Access--Still having trouble?

If so, it's probably your pop-up blocker.
First, check the trouble shooting list from this post.
Still won't work?
Search for:
how to override the pop-up blocker _______________ (with the name of your browser) and look for a video to show you how.

Study for Ch 18, Section 1 Quiz and Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Study for Ch 18, Section 1 Quiz 

• Reread the text if needed
• Take the textbook quiz online (not the same as the quiz you'll get in class)
• Review the terms and names

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Matching game here: Primary vs. Secondary Sources Matching Game
http://www.quia.com/cm/593427.html

 Primary and Secondary Sources Rags to Riches (from last class)
http://www.quia.com/rr/855767.html

AHON WebQuest

Use the AHON WebQuest handout in class and complete the six steps.

For Step VI, you can watch this review presentation (by another teacher) if you'd like.
 

When you're ready, take the primary source vs. secondary source quiz by clicking here. 
Primary and Secondary Sources
http://www.quia.com/rr/855767.html

There's also a matching game here:
Primary vs. Secondary Sources Matching Game
http://www.quia.com/cm/593427.html

America History of Our Nation eTextbook

This Friday & Monday you'll be getting your username and password for the eTextbook version.

Everyone's username is
elmwood followed by a number (no space, all lowercase)
Everyone's password is
password followed by a number (no space, all lowercase)

See me in class for your number.

Google successnet (one word) or click on the link on my blog and enter your info.

Homework: Log into textbook, finish the textbook preview (click on link for a copy) and watch the news.

Troubleshooting Guide

1. Can’t access the login page? 
   Check to see if your internet is working for other sites.  If it is, check to see that you’ve spelled the address correctly:   www.pearsonsuccessnet.com or just Google successnet and it should be the first result. 
2. Can’t log in? 
   Do you have the user name and password your teacher gave you?  If not you’ll need a new one.  If you do and still can’t log in, check that you’re spelling everything exactly the same.  Also check your caps lock key (no caps!)  One letter off will cause it to fail.
3. You’ve logged in but when you click on the textbook you don’t get anything?
   Check your internet settings for pop-up blockers.  The textbook wants to open in a new window, but if pop-ups are blocked you’ll get nothing.  (Sometimes there will be a bar at the top of your window telling you it has blocked a pop-up; click on the bar and you should be able to allow them for this website.)
4. You’ve logged in but when you click on the textbook you get an error message?
   Are you sure you turned off the pop-up blocker?  Try restarting your browser or using a different browser.  Also make sure that your browser and plug-ins are updated. 
5. Anything else?  Contact Pearson tech support or write down specifics about your problem and see me after school.

Welcome to the 2013-2014 School Year

Welcome back to Elm for another great year of social studies.

Over the course of this school year we will be studying 20th Century U.S. history, the U.S. and Illinois constitutions, geography, and current events.

Here's a good political news quiz to get us started: 

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

There is also an interesting, but not necessarily very accurate, Political Party Predictor (use at your own risk) at Channel One News.

You can also read more about politics over at Channel One (quite ad heavy)
or my current favorite source for student news, CNN Student News (neither of which is broadcasting quite yet).