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Weel 18: Exam Prep Week

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You have ALMOST made it! This week we will be reviewing the material we have covered throughout the semester to prepare you for your exam. Exam Dates Monday, June 6:  First Block Regular Administration:  Lowe's Room Modified Administration:  Carter's Room Tuesday, June 7:  Second Block Regular Administration:  Carter's Room Modified Administration:  McSwain's Room Test Composition 38 Multiple Choice Questions + 2 Critical Response Questions = 40 Questions Total Bull Pride Tuesday, May 30:  Second Block Wednesday, May 31:  First Block Here are several resources: YOU have made your vocabulary notebook, so use it!!!  These were meant to be a review from everything we have covered all semester.  Look over it to refresh your memory of the people, places and things we learned about. By clicking on the Tests/Quizzes tab, you will be able to open a daily quiz of MC questions to help you review and practice your t...
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Week 17: 80s, 90s and Today

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There will be NO Vocabulary Words this week!!  Or next week!! Or the next!!!....you are most welcome! :) Monday, May 22 Daily Question:  Watch the Kid President video above.  What can you do to make history? 9.4 Bush, Clinton and the 90s Google Slide Guided Notes Tuesday, May 23   No Daily Question 8:30 Senior Parade 8:30-9:30 Senior Assembly (First block will attend until Mrs. Carter has announced scholarships.) 9:30-10:30 Yearbook Dedication (After yearbook dedication, students will be given until 10:30 to look at yearbooks.) Wednesday, May 24 Daily Question: 9.5 21st Century Google Slide Guided Notes Thursday, May 25 Daily Question: Test Review and Wrap Up Friday, May 26 Daily Question:  Unit 9 Assessment Review Games Kahoot Quizizz
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Week 16: Closing of the Cold War

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Week 16: Closing of the Cold War     Quizlet New Federalism Stagflation OPEC Detente Watergate Committee to Reelect the President Camp David Accords EPA Reaganomics AIDS Glasnost NAFTA Perestroika Monday, May 15 Daily Question:  What were Nixon's goals for Vietnam? Forrest Gump Finish Movie and Viewing Guide Tuesday, May 16 Daily Question: Rate this movie 1-5 and write a review. Forrest Gump: Finish movie and viewing guide.   Complete any missing work. Wednesday, May 17 9.1 The Nixon Presidency Daily Question:  What is a summer plan that you could have to help you be better prepared for next year? Google Slides Guided Notes Thursday, May 18 9.2 The Ford and Carter Years Daily Question: What might have happened if Nixon had not resigned? Google Slides Guided Notes Friday, May 19 9.3 Reagan and the 80s  Daily Question:  How influential do you think the Camp David Accords have been? ...
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Week 15: Vietnam

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Week 15 Vocabulary     Quizlet Credibility Gap Draft Doves Hawks New Left TET Offensive Pentagon Papers War Powers Act Counterculture Woodstock Monday, May 8 CNN 10 Vocabulary: Define words. 8.1 The Vietnam Year Part 1:  Moving Toward Conflict Google Slides Guided Notes Vietnam in HD Episode One Tuesday, May 9 CNN 10 Vocabulary:  Write sentences. 8.2 The Vietnam War Part II:  US Involvement and Escalation Google Slides Guided Notes Newsela Article Vietnam in HD Episode Two Wednesday, May 10 CNN 10 8.3 The Vietnam War Part III Google Slides Guided Notes Vietnam in HD Episode Five:  A Changing War (1969-1970) Thursday, May 11 CNN 10 8.4 The Counter Culture Movement Google Slides Guided Notes   Vietnam in HD Episode Six:  Peace with Honor (1970-1975) Friday, May 12 CNN 10 Unit 8 Assessment:  Vietnam Forrest Gump Movie  Viewing Guide
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Week 14: Civil Rights and Vietnam

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Week 14: Civil Rights and Vietnam Quizlet De Facto Segregation De Jure Segregation Malcom X Black Panthers Domino Theory Tonkin Gulf Resolution Vietcong Napalm Agent Orange Monday, May 1 Vocabulary: Define your words. Daily Question:  What has surprised you about the movie so far? Complete Selma and Viewing Guide Tuesday, May 2 Vocabulary:  Write sentences. Daily Question:  Rate this movie and write a review. 7.6 Challenges and Changes Guided Notes Google Slide Wednesday, May 3 Vocabulary: Draw your pictures. Daily Question:  Write a paragraph to reflect on the civil rights movement. Unit 7 Assessment *ALL LATE WORK IS DUE!!* Thursday, May 4 Vocabulary:  Complete the entire notebook.  Daily Question:  How AND why do you think you did better on this test? 8.1 Vietnam Years Part 1 Guided Notes Google Slide Friday, May 5 Vocabulary;  Turn in notebook. Daily Question:  What c...
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Week 13: Changes at Home

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Week 13: Changes at Home Quizlet New Frontier Warren Commission Great Society Brown v. Board of Education Mapp v. Ohio Gideon v. Wainwright Rosa Parks Martin Luther King, Jr.  Southern Christian Leadership Conference Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Freedom Rider Civil Rights Act of 1964 Monday, April 24 Vocabulary:  Complete your definitions. Daily Question:  What do you already know about John F. Kennedy? 7.1 The New Frontier and a Tragic Ending Guided Notes Google Slide Tuesday, April 25 Vocabulary:  Write your sentences Daily Question:  What is the New Frontier?  (Tell me three things about it.) 7.2 LBJ's Great Society Guided Notes Google Slides Wednesday, April 26 Vocabulary:  Draw your pictures. Daily Question:  How did LBJ address social injustice with the Great Society? 7.3 Civil Rights Movement Begins Guided Notes Google Slides Thursday, April 27 Vocabulary:  Make su...
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Week 12: The Cold War Heats Up

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This week, we will be further discussing the Cold War and life in America.  Please attempt to stay focused.  I know it is difficult in the anticipation of Spring Break, but let's make the days we are here matter! Week 12: The Cold War Heats Up Quizlet Brinkmanship CIA Warsaw Pact Eisenhower Doctrine Baby Boom Beat Movement Rock 'n' Roll Termination Policy Limited Test Ban Treaty Flexible Response Monday, April 10 6.4 The Cold War Heats Up Vocabulary: Complete your definitions. Daily Question:  What was Truman's domestic legacy? Google Slides Guided Notes Tuesday, April 11 6.5 50s Life and Culture Vocabulary: Complete your sentences. Daily Question:   How could U2 have gone differently? Google Slides Guided Notes Wednesday, April 12 6.6 Kennedy and the Cold War Vocabulary: Draw your pictures Daily Question:  Why do you think the idea of a "teenager" occurred during the 1950s? Google Slides Gui...
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