SCHOOLNOTES—U.S.HISTORY 2011-2012

The students should review their notes every night, even though they don’t have a direct assignment.

The schedule could vary during this week depending on how much gets covered each day.

IF SCHOOL IS CLOSED DUE TO BAD WEATHER, ANY ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DUE THE DAY SCHOOL REOPENS.

SCHOOLNOTES February 6-10, 2012

Monday, February 6, 2012

Check off Vocab. Nos. 49-71.

Discuss Part VI—McKinley Presidency (U.S.S. Maine, Cuba, Philippines, Open Door in China), Part VII—Roosevelt Assumes Presidency (Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine) and Part VIII William Howard Taft Presidency (just beginning of it).

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Watch move “History of 20^th Century, 1900-1909.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Short video on Panama Canal building

Finish discussing rest of unit.

Assignment:  Worksheet; study for Unit 9 Test on February 10; report due on Thursday.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Review for Unit 9 TEST

REPORT DUE ON JACOB RIIS’S How the Other Half Lives.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Take Unit 9 TEST

Assignment: Unit 10—Progressive Movement: Read Part I (goals of Progressives and Muckrakers); Part II—T. Roosevelt’s Administration (background; views; Square Deal; trustbusters; Hepburn Act; Pure Food & Drug Act); Part III—Taft Administration (Ballinger Affair; labor protests; 16^th & 17^th Amendments; Mann-Elkin’s Act). Do Vocab. Nos. 1-24—due Monday.