US HISTORY

UNIT 7 SCHEDULE

THE WORLD AT WAR:  WWII TO THE 1950'S

CHAPTERS 26-29

 

At the end of this unit you should be able to:

-Identify the causes and main events of WWII

-Explain two WWII led to major changes in the world

-Identify the cause and impacts of the Cold War

-Discuss the impact WWII had on life in the US

 

DATE

ACTIVITIES

HOMEWORK DUE

2/16

NO SCHOOL

 

2/17

Scavenger Hunt

 

2/18

Scavenger Hunt

 

2/19

Work on Homepage

 

2/20

Lecture: WWII and the homefront

Homepage on computer

 

 

 

2/23

Discuss the Scavenger Hunt

Have read pages 790-795

2/24

Lecture: WWII and the homefront

Battle Webquest due

2/25

Class Discussion: Japanese internment

 

2/26

Discuss the Webquest

 

2/27

Lecture: From New Deal to Fair Deal

Have read pages 821-827

 

 

 

3/1

Truman on Trial

 

3/2

Truman on Trial

 

3/3

Truman on Trial

 

3/4

Truman on Trial

 

3/5

Truman on Trial

 

 

 

 

3/8

Lecture: Cold war and Hot economy

Have read pages 838-850

3/9

Lecture: Affluent Society.  Introduce “Beat Poem”

 

3/10

Pleasantville vs. Rebel without a cause

 

3/11

NO SCHOOL

 

3/12

NO SCHOOL

 

 

 

 

3/15

JEOPARDY

 

3/16

Beat Poems

Beat Poems due

3/17

UNIT 7 TEST