Classroom Update (5/15/25)

 

Thursday, May 15, 2025

ALL Late Work is due by Wednesday, May 28th!

American Government

EQ

~ What factors have contributed to the growth of presidential power?

~ What are the executive powers and how were they established?

Topic: The Powers of the Presidency

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- How has the office of the Vice President changed in recent years?
• Current Events
• Executive orders vs. executive actions
• Executive Actions Explained: American Government Review
• Assign: Ch. 14 Reading WS and Vocabulary
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 13-15 Questions - 5/20
• Ch. 13-15 Assessment - 5/20
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Presidential Power: Crash Course Government and Politics #11
• Interesting Article:
• The Electoral College Has Been Divisive Since Day One

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

- What major issues plagued the Ford and Carter administrations?

Topic: The Election of 1980

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What problems did critics have with Carter's foreign-policy philosophy?
• Whiteboard Notes: Ford/Carter Timeline
• Jimmy Carter Explained: US History Review
• The 1980 Election Explained
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 17 (1-3) Assessment - 5/16
• Map Reassessments - Now on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• How Jimmy Carter Built His 1976 Presidential Election
• Supplemental Video:
• The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41
• Interesting Article:
• The Lasting Legacy of Jimmy Carter, Dead at 100

World History

EQ-

- Why were Anglo settlers in Texas dissatisfied with Mexican rule?

- In what ways did Benito Juárez differ from Santa Anna?

Topic: Santa Anna and the Mexican War

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What was the significance of the Battle of San Jacinto?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Article Summary - Due Today!
• Module 24 Assessment - 5/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explore The Alamo Church
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Alamo Explained
• Interesting Article:
• During the Mexican-American War, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the ‘Saint Patrick’s Battalion’

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Classroom Update (5/14/25)

 

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

American Government

EQ

~ What factors have contributed to the growth of presidential power?

Topic: Electing a President

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- Why do presidential campaigns focus heavily on swing voters and battleground States?
• The Electoral College
• Why does the U.S. use the Electoral College?
• A look at the swing states that cleared Trump’s 2024 path to victory
• Steve Kornacki: How 7 counties showed Trump’s swing-state sweep
• Kornacki: Trump electorate is the ‘most diverse’ Republican coalition in modern political history
• Assign: Ch. 13-15 Questions
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 13-15 Questions - 5/20
• Ch. 13-15 Assessment - 5/20
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Presidential Power: Crash Course Government and Politics #11
• Interesting Article:
• The Electoral College Has Been Divisive Since Day One

Recent U.S. History

Topic: Current Events

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did television change in the 1970s?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 17 (1-3) Assessment - 5/16
• Map Reassessments - Now on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• How Jimmy Carter Built His 1976 Presidential Election
• Supplemental Video:
• The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41
• Interesting Article:
• The History of American Impeachment

World History

Topic: Current Events

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did Japan treat the Koreans after it annexed the country?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events - Due Today!
• Article Summary - Due by 5/15
• Module 24 Assessment - 5/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explore The Alamo Church
• Supplemental Video: 
• Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34
• Interesting Article:
• Obama Isn’t the First Peace Prize Laureate to Support a War

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Classroom Update (5/13/25)

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

American Government

Topic: Ch. 10-12 Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- None
• Current Events
• Ch. 10-12 Assessment
• Assign: Ch. 13 Reading WS and Vocabulary
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 10-12 Questions - 5/13
• Ch. 10-12 Assessment - 5/13
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Congressional Committees: Crash Course Government and Politics #7
• Interesting Article:
• A Brief History of Televised Congressional Hearings

Recent U.S. History

Topic: Ford Travels a Rough Road

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What was the political result of Ford's pardon of Nixon?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• View and Discuss The Presidents - Ford and Carter
• Assignments: 
• Module 17 (1-3) Assessment - 5/16
• Map Reassessments - Now on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• How Jimmy Carter Built His 1976 Presidential Election
• Supplemental Video:
• The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41
• Interesting Article:
• The History of American Impeachment

World History

Topic: Western Views of the East

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War both explode and create stereotypes?
• Whiteboard Notes: Modernization vs. Imperialism
• Current Events
• Assign: Module 24 Lesson 3 Reading WS
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis (5/14) - Due by 5/14 in Schoology
• Article Summary - Due by 5/15
• Module 24 Assessment - 5/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The "Old Navy" Prints and Watercolors
• Explore The Alamo Church
• Supplemental Video: 
• Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34
• Interesting Article:
• Obama Isn’t the First Peace Prize Laureate to Support a War

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Classroom Update (5/12/2025)

Monday, May 12, 2025

American Government

Topic: Congress in Action

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- What happens to most bills in committee? Why?
• Current Events
• How a Bill Becomes a Law
• Assign: Ch. 10-12 Practice Test
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 10-12 Questions - 5/13
• Ch. 10-12 Assessment - 5/13
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Congressional Committees: Crash Course Government and Politics #7
• Interesting Article:
• A Brief History of Televised Congressional Hearings

Recent U.S. History

Topic: Ford Pardons Nixon

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What most likely caused Nixon to resign?
• Whiteboard Notes: Watergate Timeline
• Current Events
• Assign: Module 17 Lesson 3
• Assignments: 
• Article Summary: Due Today (5/12)
• Module 17 (1-3) Assessment - 5/16
• Map Reassessments - Now on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Campaign 1972: Nixon Through the Lens
• Supplemental Video:
• The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41
• Interesting Article:
• When Elvis Met Nixon

World History

EQ-

- Why did isolation end in Japan?

Topic: Meiji Reform and Modernization

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - Why did Japan agree to the Treaty of Kanagawa?
• Whiteboard Notes: Modernization vs. Imperialism
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis (5/14) - Due by 5/14 in Schoology
• Module 24 Assessment - 5/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The "Old Navy" Prints and Watercolors
• Supplemental Video: 
• Sound Smart: The Boxer Rebellion | History
• Interesting Article:
• The First U.S.-China Trade Deal

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Classroom Update (5/9/25)

 

Friday, May 9, 2025

American Government

EQ-

~ What nonlegislative powers does the Constitution delegate to Congress?

Topic: Legislative Checks and Balances

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- How have war and economic crises increased the power of the National Government?
• Current Events
• Nonlegislative Powers of Congress
• How to Impeach and Remove the President
• List of Individuals Impeached by the House of Representatives
• Assign: Ch.12 Reading Questions and Vocabulary
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 10-12 Questions - 5/13
• Ch. 10-12 Assessment - 5/13
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Elastic Clause Explained in 3 Minutes: The Constitution for Dummies Series
• Congressional Committees: Crash Course Government and Politics #7
• Interesting Article:
• A Brief History of Televised Congressional Hearings

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

- What steps did Nixon take to battle stagflation?

- How was the Watergate scandal uncovered?

Topic: Watergate

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What factors brought on the country’s economic problems in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• Watergate Explained
• Watergate in Two Minutes
• How the Watergate scandal changed Washington
• Assign: Article Summary: How ‘Deep Throat’ Took Down Nixon From Inside the FBI
• Assignments: 
• Article Summary: How ‘Deep Throat’ Took Down Nixon From Inside the FBI - Due Monday (5/12)
• Module 17 (1-3) Assessment - 5/16
• Map Reassessments - Now on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Campaign 1972: Nixon Through the Lens
• Supplemental Video:
• The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41
• Interesting Article:
• When Elvis Met Nixon

World History

EQ-

-Why did the Boxer Rebellion fail?

- Why did isolation end in Japan?

Topic: The Boxer Rebellion

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - Why was the Boxer Rebellion not successful?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• Discuss Module 24 Lesson 1 Notes (China Resists Outside Influence)
• Assign: Read and complete the Module 24 Lesson 2 Reading Document
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis (5/14) - Due by 5/14 in Schoology
• Module 24 Assessment - 5/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The "Old Navy" Prints and Watercolors
• Supplemental Video: 
• Sound Smart: The Boxer Rebellion | History
• Interesting Article:
• The First U.S.-China Trade Deal

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Classroom Update (5/8/25)

 

Thursday, May 8, 2025

American Government

EQ-

~ What is gerrymandering and what is its purpose?

Topic: Gerrymandering

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- What is the oversight function?
• Current Events
• Gerrymandering: Crash Course Government and Politics #37
• How some are fighting back against gerrymandering
• Assign: Ch. 10-12 Questions in Schoology
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 10-12 Questions - 5/13
• Ch. 10-12 Assessment - 5/13
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2
• Congress for Dummies -- Article 1 of the Constitution
• Interesting Article:
• Where Did the Term “Gerrymander” Come From?

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

- how did Nixon's plans put the nation on a more conservative course?

Topic: The Nixon Administration

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - What was Nixon's Southern Strategy, and how did he implement it?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• View and discuss The Presidents - Nixon
• Assignments: 
• Vietnam War WebQuest - Due Today in Schoology
• Module 17 (1-3) Assessment - 5/16
• Map Reassessments - Now on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Campaign 1972: Nixon Through the Lens
• Supplemental Video:
• The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41
• Interesting Article:
• When Elvis Met Nixon

World History

EQ-

- What actions resulted from the growing nationalistic attitudes in China? - Why did the Boxer Rebellion fail?

Topic: Asian Responses to Imperialism

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did resistance to technology hurt China?
• Whiteboard Notes: China's Problems
• Current Events
• View and discuss Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History #213
• Assign: Module 24 Vocabulary Packet
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis (5/14) - Due by 5/14 in Schoology
• Module 24 Assessment - 5/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The "Old Navy" Prints and Watercolors
• Supplemental Video: 
• Sound Smart: The Boxer Rebellion | History
• Interesting Article:
• The First U.S.-China Trade Deal

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Classroom Update (5/7/25)

 

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

No Early Release Today!

American Government

EQ-

~ Why does the Constitution establish a bicameral legislature?

Topic: Comparing the House and the Senate

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- How does a senator's constituency differ from that of a typical member of the House?
• Current Events
• Comparing the House and the Senate
• Assign: Ch. 11 Reading WS and Vocabulary
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 10-12 Questions - 5/13
• Ch. 10-12 Assessment - 5/13
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2
• Congress for Dummies -- Article 1 of the Constitution
• Interesting Article:
• Where Did the Term “Gerrymander” Come From?

Recent U.S. History

Topic: The Vietnam War WebQuest

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• Assign: Module 17 (1-3) Reading Packet
• Assignments: 
• Vietnam War WebQuest - Due Today in Schoology
• Module 17 (1-3) Assessment - 5/16
• Map Reassessments - Now on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• 1968: The Year That Changed America
• Supplemental Video:
• The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38
• Interesting Article:
• Nixon Prolonged Vietnam War for Political Gain—And Johnson Knew About It, Newly Unclassified Tapes Suggest

World History

Topic: Module 24 Vocabulary

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Current Events
• Read and complete Module 24 Lesson 1 Reading WS on China Resists Outside Influence (if not completed)
• Assign: Module 24 Vocabulary Packet
• Assignments: 
• Read and complete Module 24 Lesson 1 Reading WS - Due 5/8
• Current Events Analysis (5/14) - Due by 5/14 in Schoology
• Module 24 Assessment - 5/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The "Old Navy" Prints and Watercolors
• Supplemental Video: 
• Sound Smart: The Boxer Rebellion | History
• Interesting Article:
• The First U.S.-China Trade Deal

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