Video: The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

If you need to watch the video on Frida Kahlo to complete the accompanying worksheet, click on this link.

Topics Extra Credit Assignment

Due next Monday, can be viewed on GoogleDrive.

HOA Assignments

Week of May 2 to May 6

Period 5
Tuesday: Read this Vasconcelos biography and The Cosmic Race by Vasconcelos
Thursday: Read Williamson pp. 390-40 and Foran 125-129

Period 6
Monday: Read this Vasconcelos biography and The Cosmic Race by Vasconcelos
Wednesday: Read Williamson pp. 390-40 and Foran 125-129
Friday:

IB Topics: Paper 3 Mock Markscheme

Here is the markscheme for the Paper 3 Mock Exam (2016 Version)

HOA: Additional Internal Assessment Information

To submit your first and final drafts of the History Internal Assessment, you'll need to enroll in my class on turnitin.com.  When registering for the class, you'll need the following information:

• Class ID: 12584660
• Password: USAAOK

The first draft is due by 3pm on Friday, April 29th.  Submission of a hard copy is required in class on either the 29th or May 2nd.

Required formatting for the internal assessment:

• cover page included
• double-spaced
• Each section begins on a new page
• all footnotes completed
• bibliography can be single-spaced

HOA Assignments

Week of April 25 - April 29

Period 5
Monday: Mexico Must Become A Nation of Institutions and Laws by Plutarcho Calles
Wednesday: Internal Assessment First draft due Friday (submitted to turnitin.com and hard copy turned in at class)
Friday:

Period 6
Tuesday:
Thursday: Internal Assessment First draft due Friday (submitted to turnitin.com and hard copy turned in at class on Monday)

IB Topics Assignments

Week of April 25 - April 29

Monday: Read Marples on the collapse of the Soviet Union.  There is one group presenting on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Cold War Snack Day on Friday!!
Friday:

Topics Assignments

Week of April 19 to April 22

Tuesday: No homework, one presentation on Thursday (Velvet Revolution)
Thursday: Read Chapter 17 of your Cold War textbook, Schlesinger on the End of the Cold War and Brown on What Caused the Collapse of Communism

HOA Assignments

Week of April 19 - April 22

Period 5
Tuesday: Read Braddy pp. 40-42 and Foran ("SAGE packet") pp. 122-125
Thursday: Read Braddy pp. 43-45 and The Constitution of 1917

Period 6
Wednesday: Read Braddy pp. 40-42 and Foran ("SAGE packet") pp. 122-125
Friday: Read Braddy pp. 43-45 and The Constitution of 1917

IB Topics Assignments

Week of April 11 - April 15

Tuesday: In-class Paper 1 essay on Thursday (Gorbachev)
Thursday: Read the remainder of the selection on Eastern Europe, and Triumph of Hope by Gaddis

HOA Assignments

Week of April 11 - April 15

Period 5
Tuesday: Read Williamson pp. 378-387 and John Reed's article on Pancho Villa
Thursday: Read Williamson pp. 387-390 and Plan of Ayala by Emiliano Zapata and Braddy pp. 32-39

Period 6
Monday: Read Creelman and Cumberland on Porfirio Díaz
Wednesday: Read Williamson pp. 378-387 and John Reed's article on Pancho Villa
Friday: Read Williamson pp. 387-390 and Plan of Ayala by Emiliano Zapata and Braddy pp. 32-39

IB Econ Assignments

Week of April 4 - April 8

Monday: Read Tragakes pp. 436-448 and take notes; In-class exam on Wednesday (bring your notes and book)
Wednesday: Read Tragakes pp. 449-462 and take notes
Friday: Read Tragakes pp. 463-482

HOA Assignments

Week of April 4 - April 8

Period 5
Monday: No Homework
Wednesday: Read pp. 115-122 of Reinventing the Mexican Revolution, Quarter Exam on Friday
Friday: Read Creelman and Cumberland on Porfirio Díaz

Period 6
Tuesday: Read pp. 115-122 of Reinventing the Mexican Revolution
Thursday: Quarter Exam on Monday

IB Topics Assignments

Week of April 4 - April 8

Monday: Read Gaddis on Gorbachev and a selection from the Pearson Paper 1 book on Gorbachev
Wednesday: No reading assignment, 2 Presentations on Friday
Friday: Read this selection on Eastern Europe, but only the part about Poland

IB Topics: Internal Assessment Documentation

To submit your History Internal Assessment, you must complete the following two steps:

1. Submit a copy of your IA (pdf format is fine) to GoogleDrive and share it with the 4 IB History teachers:
1. Jeffrey McCarthy
2. Les Albers
3. Jen Dean
4. Steven Brown
2. Download a copy of Form 3CS and complete in Adobe Acrobat.  After completing the form, print it out and turn in to me with your signature.
1. Session: May 2016
2. School number: 0882
3. Subject: History
4. Level: HL
5. Candidate session number: see me if you don't know this
6. Teacher's name: your junior year history teacher

IB Topics Assignments

Week of March 28 - April 1

Tuesday: Read Brezhnev's Domestic Policies and Problems and watch Soldiers of God from CNN's Cold War series.  Also read pp. 205-207 of your Cold War textbook.
Thursday: Read about Gorbachev and Perestroika

HOA Assignments

Week of March 28 - April 1

Period 5
Tuesday: Read this five page selection from America's History
Thursday: Read the changing economy of the South and come to class prepared to answer the questions at the beginning of the packet.

Period 6
Monday: Read this five page selection from America's History
Wednesday: Read the changing economy of the South and come to class prepared to answer the questions at the beginning of the packet.
Friday:

Topics: Last Project of the Year

UPDATE: Groups have been selected and have been added to the GoogleDoc.  First presentations are on March 31.

Info on this project can be found on GoogleDrive.  Groups will be selected tomorrow in class.  There is also a class schedule for the rest of the year at the end of the document.  Enjoy your Spring Break, the end is in sight!

Here's a sample of a project from past years.

IB Economics: Completing your Internal Assessment

Before you leave for Spring Break, you need to complete 3 copies of the IB Econ Cover Sheet (one per commentary), 1 copy of the IB Econ Summary Portfolio Coversheet, and Page 1 of IB Form 3CS.  Each completed form needs to be printed out and turned in to your teacher.  These are due by Friday, March 18th - NO EXCEPTIONS AND NO EXTENSIONS.

HOA Assignments

Week of March 14 - March 18

Period 5
Monday: Read "Boom and Bust: 1896-1914"
Wednesday: In-class essay on Friday
Friday:

Period 6
Tuesday: In-class essay on Thursday
Thursday:

IB Topics Assignments

Week of March 14 - March 18

Monday: Read "From Confrontation to Detente, 1958-68" and "Deathboats and Lifeboats"
Wednesday: Read "Competition and Coexistence" and Pearson pp. 43-56 and 72-103
Friday: Read pp. 199-203 in the Cold War textbook and this selection on Brezhnev's foreign policy

IB Economics Assignments

Week of March 14 - March 18
If you have not submitted a completed internal assessment portfolio by Friday 7th period, you no longer qualify for the IB credit for this class.  Don't miss your deadline!

Monday: Read Tragakes pp. 386-392 and take notes
Wednesday: Read Tragakes pp. 395-405; Final draft of international economics commentary due Thursday midnight
Friday:  We'll be completing portfolio cover sheets in class

IB Econ Assignments

Week of March 7 - March 11
Make sure that you have reviewed Chapter 13 and taken good notes.  Familiarity with this material is essential for writing your international economics commentary.

Tuesday: Read Tragakes pp. 364-380 and take notes (skip sections written for HL students)
Thursday: Read Tragakes pp. 381-386 and take notes; First draft of International Economics commentary due Sunday midnight on turnitin.com.

HOA Assignments

Week of March 7 to March 11

Period 5
Tuesday: Read The Square Deal, TR: The Making of a Progressive Reformer, and The Transnational Nature of the Progressive Era
Thursday: No Homework

Period 6
Monday: Read The Square Deal, TR: The Making of a Progressive Reformer, and The Transnational Nature of the Progressive Era
Wednesday: No Homework
Friday: Read "Boom and Bust: 1896-1914"

HOA Assignments

Week of February 29 - March 4

Period 4

Tuesday: Read Liberals and the Land

Thursday: Read docs on Mexican culture and society and the Porfiriato

Period 5
Monday: Read Liberals and the Land
Wednesday: Read docs on Mexican culture and society and the Porfiriato
Friday: Watch this video on Teddy Roosevelt's presidency

IB Topics Assignments

Week of February 29 - March 4

Monday: Read McCauley on Cold War Historography and this summary handout
Wednesday:
Friday:

IB Topics Assignments

Week of February 22 - February 26

Tuesday: Read Pearson pages 18-36 and take notes; Paper 1 Project Peer review due Thursday
Thursday: Read Pearson pages 37 - 46, Read McCauley on the Truman Doctrine & Marshal Plan

IB Econ Assignments

Week of February 22 - February 26

Tuesday: Ch. 10 & 11 Exam on Thursday (Review materials here); Macroeconomics commentary due Thursday at midnight to turnitin.com
Thursday: Read Tragakes pages 338-346

HOA Assignments

Week of February 22 - February 26

Period 5
Tuesday: Read America's History Ch. 20
Thursday: Read Williamson pp. 258-271 and 280-284

Period 6
Monday: Read America's History Ch. 19
Wednesday: Read America's History Ch. 20
Friday: Read Williamson pp. 258-271 and 280-284

IB Topics: Paper 1 Project - UPDATED

Groups should be close to wrapping up their Post-Mao Paper 1 projects.  Make sure that you share your finished work with me on GoogleDocs.  Don't forget that you are to include a markscheme for your paper - this was described in the project assignment.  I've posted a sample Paper 1 and Markscheme to the post-Mao folder so you can see the format.

On Friday, groups will be assigned a paper to evaluate using this peer evaluation form.  The peer evaluation is due next Thursday.  Read pages 1-18 in your new Cold War book for class on Tuesday.

IB Econ Assignments

Week of February 16 - February 19

Wednesday: Read Tragakes pp.320-330
Friday: Read Tragakes pp. 330-338; Final draft of Macroeconomics commentary due Feb. 23rd midnight; Chapter 10+11 Exam on Thursday

HOA Assignments

Week of February 16 - February 19

Period 5
Wednesday: Read America's History Chapter 18
Friday: Read America's History Chapter 19

Period 6
Tuesday:  Snow day again, are you kidding me?!
Thursday: Read America's History Chapter 18

IB Economics Assignments

Week of February 8 - February 12

Monday: Read Tragakes pp. 293-301; macroeconomics commentary due Wednesday midnight
Wednesday: Macroeconomics commentary due midnight tonight on turnitin.com; Read Tragakes pp. 301-309
Friday: Read Tragakes pp. 309-319

HOA Assignments

Week of February 8 - February 12

Period 5
Monday: Read Berliner pp. 115 - 125
Wednesday: Read Chapter 17 of America's History; there is no class on Friday

Period 6
Tuesday: Prepare for in-class essay on Thursday
Thursday: Read Chapter 17 of America's History

HOA Period 6 - Reconstruction Presentations

The links below should take you to the presentations and review sheets made by your classmates.  Please contact me directly if one of the links does not work.

Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction Plans

• presentation
• review sheet

Goals, Methods and Results of Southern Resistance

• presentation
• review sheet

Economic Successes and Failures of Reconstruction

• presentation
• review sheet

Political Successes and Failures of Reconstruction

• presentation
• review sheet

Social Success and Failures of Reconstruction

• presentation
• review sheet

African Americans in the New South

• presentation
• review sheet

HOA Period 5 - Reconstruction Presentations

The links below should take you to the presentations and review sheets made by your classmates.  Please contact me directly if one of the links does not work.

Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction Plans

• presentation
• review sheet

Goals, Methods and Results of Southern Resistance

• presentation
• review sheet

Economic Successes and Failures of Reconstruction

• presentation
• review sheet

Political Successes and Failures of Reconstruction

• presentation
• review sheet

Social Success and Failures of Reconstruction

• presentation
• review sheet

African Americans in the New South

• presentation
• review sheet

IB Topics Assignments

Weeks of February 2 to February 12
Two weeks of assignments if anyone would like to get ahead.  Relevant docs can be accessed on GoogleDrive.

Tuesday: Last presentations in class today, Paper 2 exam on Thursday
Thursday: Read Meisner pages 398-407 and all of Chapter 22
Monday: Read Meisner Chapter 23 and Lynch pp. 156-162
Wednesday: Read Meisner Chapter 24 and Lynch pp. 163-171 and the Pearson reading
Friday: Read the second half of Little Red Guard, Quiz next class on all post-Mao material

IB Topics Assignment

Week of February 2 - February 5

All assignments are to be completed for the following class.  2nd Quarter grades will be posted on the evening of February 3rd.

Tuesday: Prepare for Thursday's in-class Paper 2 exam

Thursday: Begin work on your Paper 1 project.  Begin post-Mao reading assignments.

Another Post-Snowzilla Update

Growing up in New England, I always had a week off of school in February.  Consider the past week an early "February Break".

ECON: I'm following the letter of the law, so we will NOT be having the AD/AS exam on your first day back.  Instead, we'll be starting material from Chapter 10 of your textbook on unemployment and inflation.  THEREFORE, your homework for Tuesday is to read and take notes on Tragakes pages 265-274.  Your AD/AS exam will be on Thursday, February 4th.

HOA: We'll pick up where we left off: Reconstruction presentations.  All groups must be ready to present on the first day back from the Snowzilla holiday.  Share your presentation and review sheet with me on GoogleDrive - they'll be shared with the class on this website.  Presentation grades will be entered into the 3rd quarter gradebook.  There will be no semester exam.

TOPICS: We have at least two more Mao Domestic Policies presentations to cover in class.  All groups should be prepared to present on Tuesday and should share their presentation on the class wiki by Monday evening.  I haven't made a final decision about the scheduling of your next essay.

I hope to see you all in school on Friday.

Update on Post-Snowzilla Plans

Here's what you can expect when we return to school (whenever that may be):

ECON: The first macroeconomics exam will be held during our first class back from the break.  The review posters were posted online last week.  Be prepared!

HOA: We'll continue with more Reconstruction presentations.  At this point, all groups should be prepared to present if called upon.  I'm awaiting further instructions from W-L administration in regards to the quarter exam.  I'll update this post Wednesday night with more information.

TOPICS:  We'll continue with presentations on Mao's domestic policies.  There will be an in-class essay in the period immediately after the presentations have concluded.

The end of the quarter is still January 29th.  Some assignments may need to be pushed into the 3rd quarter gradebook if all students have not had a chance to complete their presentations/assignments before January 29th.  More information to come tomorrow evening...

IB Economics Review Posters

All the review posters and a document of the potential essay questions can be viewed by clicking on this link. (APS GoogleDrive account required)

HOA: Past Paper 3 Questions

Here's a link to a list of Paper 3 questions from the past 15 years on the Civil War and Reconstruction.  Remember to use only those that are relevant to your topic area for your Reconstruction project.

Note: you must be logged in to APS GoogleDrive to view the document.

IB Economics Assignments

Week of January 11 - January 15

All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Monday: Read Tragakes pp. 254-260 and take notes

Wednesday: No homework - review material covered in Chapter 9

Friday: No homework; Exam Review posters on Wednesday; Exam on Friday

HOA Assignments

Week of January 11 - January 15

All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Period 5

Monday: Read Farmer pp. 171-195

Wednesday: Farmer pp. 197-208 and prepare for in-class essay on Friday

Friday: Work on Reconstruction project - presentations start on Wednesday

Period 6

Tuesday: Read Farmer pp. 171-195

Thursday: Farmer pp. 197-208 and prepare for in-class essay on Tuesday; Reconstruction presentations begin Thursday next week.

IB Topics Assignments

Week of January 11 - January 15

All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Monday: Read selections from Lieberthal and Leese to prepare for Wednesday's domestic policy presentations

Wednesday: Read the assigned section of Mao's Domestic Policies (check project assignment sheet for page numbers)

Friday: Read the assigned section of Mao's Domestic Policies (check project assignment sheet for page numbers)

IB Economics Assignments

Week of January 4 - January 8

All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Tuesday: Read Tragakes pp. 236-247 and take notes

Thursday: Read Tragakes pp. 248-254 and take notes

IB Topics Assignments

Week of January 4 - January 8

All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Tuesday: Read Spence on the Cultural Revolution and the 2nd textbook section on the Cultural Revolution

Thursday: 

These selected readings will be helpful to groups as they prepare their Mao domestic policies presentations (hosted on APS GoogleDrive).

HOA Assignments

Week of January 4 - January 8

All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Period 5

Tuesday: Read Farmer pp. 122-144 and take notes

Thursday: Read Farmer pp. 145-171 and take notes

Period 6

Monday: Read Farmer pp. 122-144 and take notes

Wednesday: Read Farmer pp. 145-171 and take notes

Friday: No homework

Here's a link to material related to the Reconstruction presentation project. (hosted on APS GoogleDocs)