Friday, May 20, 2016

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.

Monday, May 2, 2016

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:


Monday, April 25, 2016

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:

Thursday, April 21, 2016

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

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

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

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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