Category: History and Civics

  • US History: Unit 04 Poetry

    Anyone who has not finished their notes, this is a link to the Prezi from class. Link Spend time reading the following Primary sources about Imperialism and WWI.  Read each of the following and answer these three questions. Who wrote the reading and their nationality? Who is the intended audience? What is its purpose?

  • US History: Unit 04 Imperialism Timeline

    First Global Age Timeline Directions:  Take the following list and divide the events into columns based on these Areas: Europe, Russia, Africa, Asia, and Americas. Some events will be placed in multiple columns. Due in Class Monday, Sept. 30 Choose two and write a blog post about your opinion of the event. This is not a…

  • US History Unit 3 Project

    Each group will be assigned a set of terms. Work for the project must be presented in class on Monday, Sept 23. The each person in the group must define, and draw a small picture by hand, the words and explain how they correspond to the Industrial Age of America. Each group will create a short…

  • US History Class Readings

    Today we are looking at the idea of responsibility and relationships. WJ Bryan “The Cross of Gold” Speech us03-wjbryan H George “Wealth vs. Poverty” us03-hgeorge A Carnegie ” On Wealth” us03carnegie-wealth   Students are to answer the following questions with their own opinion and the opinion of the writers. What are the responsibilities of the government to business…

  • Mexican Revolution of 1910

    Today is the Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The affects of which led to the rise of local warlords, regional civil war, Pancho Villa, American Intervention, the overthrow of the Diaz government, and creation of the National Revolutionary Party. The Wikipedia page on the subject has been nominated as a showcase page.

  • Freshemen Class Notes Google Docs

    This is the current Freshmen Google Docs for the first test.  Google Doc