We watched a short C-SPAN video about FDR and the New Deal. Students defined terms and answered questions on a handout. Class ended with the CNN Student News.
Students took a quiz over Chapter 11
We watched a short C-SPAN video about FDR and the New Deal. Students defined terms and answered questions on a handout. Class ended with the CNN Student News.
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We watched a C-Span video biography of Herbert Hoover; students completed a handout with vocabulary words and questions about Hoover. We also discussed the background of ideas around the issue of government policy in recovering from economic downturns. Last year in World History we learned about Adam Smith and Thomas Robert Malthus who, in general, advocated little or no government interference and Jeremy Bentham, who thought government should exercise power in helping the national economy recover and aiding individuals. This difference of political opinion existed during the Great Depression and is at the heart of our current national debate about the role of the federal government in the U.S. economy.
Students who wanted to retake the World War II test had the opportunity this afternoon to earn more points. I shared with the class some of the better answers to questions on the test so they might have a better idea of what constitutes a good answer. We studied the stock market crash of 1929, learning terms and events, and relating the events of that year to the past - the Tulip Bulb Bubble we learned about in World History last year - and the housing bubble that was partially responsible for the recent Great Recession. Be sure to pay particular attention to the terms and ideas on pages 400-403, the pages we covered in class. We watched a Library of Congress video about the Great Depression in Photographs, which included the iconic Dorthea Lange photo commonly known as "Immigrant Mother." Students answered questions concerning the film. The CNN Student News ended class. There will be a quiz over Chapter 11 on Friday. To finish our study of WWII, we watched two Disney films from the war years. Donald Gets Drafted and Der Fuehrer's Face.
Students who are disappointed with their score on the WWII Test may retake it on Tuesday, February 24, at 3:30pm. Today we begin our study of America in the 1930s and the Great Depression. We watched an episode from America: the Story of Us, Bust. Students defined vocabulary used in the film, then answered 22 questions as we watched the film. Students spent the first part of class finishing their Pacific Theater map and events of the war handout. Be sure to study both maps (Europe and Pacific) in preparation for the WWII test next Tuesday.
We read through famous quotes from the war and learned stories behind them. You should be able to identify the speaker for the test (you don't need to memorize them). Timeline activity: each student was given a sign with one of the events of the war. They had a few moments to review the date of the event and its significance. Students then formed themselves into a circle in chronological order (outdoors). We told the story of the war, each student contributing their portion. We will repeat this activity on Thursday (you will have a different sign). We had 30 minutes to watch The Perilous Fight. We are now up to the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy. We will finish watching this film on Thursday. Remember, your obituaries are due on Thursday. We began class looking at photos of Los Angeles and Southern CA in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Students added European battles to their map of Europe. We then worked on a study guide for Chapter 14.1 Mobilizing for War. I helped students answer some questions while they solved others on their own. We finished watching Part 1 of The Perilous Fight, which included the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and the Battle of Midway. There will be a quiz over Chapter 14 terms and names on Friday. |
James WaltersMr. Walters has taught at RAA since 1985. He currently teaches Geography, World History, American History, Government, Economics and Handbell Ensembles. He is Music Director/Organist of Magnolia Presbyterian Church and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, teaching Handbell Methods and Materials. Archives
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