4/30: Review

Students will be able to describe terms, people, and events from the course.

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  We will review amendments as a class.
2.  We will practice some vocabulary terms as a class:  2 sets.
3.  1980's film.
4.  Gilded Age Bingo

5/6: Readiness Annotations

Students will be able to

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  Annotate Readiness standards.
2.

5/1: Practice STAAR

Students will be able to

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  We will take a portion of last year's STAAR test today.
2.  When done complete the Vietnam/CR vocabulary and turn in.

4/29: 1970's Era Review

Students will be able to describe the events of the 1970's.

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  1970's film clip review.
2.  Complete Cultural Movement chart.
2.  Independently complete a vocabulary activity.

4/26: Rapid Fire Test

Students will be able to describe the 1960's.

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  Test - timed.
2.   1960's film review.
3.  Data Dump round 3.

4/25: Cultural Movements

Students will be able to describe examples of cultural movements in the US.

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  Rapid Fire practice.
2.  Student pairs will be assigned a cultural movement.  As a class we will create a mural.  Students will take notes on all 12 examples.

4/24: Important People Review

Students will be able to describe the contribution of various people listed in the course TEKS.

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  Rapid Fire practice.
2.  Housekeeping.
3.  Complete chart covering important people.
4.  1960's film review.
4.  Quiz.

4/23: Bush Jr / 9-11

Students will be able to describe 9-11 and explain the changes made in response.

TEKS:

Activities:
1.  Rapid Fire practice.
2.  Bush/Gore 2000 Election.
3.  Notes:  9-11.  Attach to page 171.
4. Data Dump 2.
5.  Obama graphic.  Info.

4/22: Clinton/NAFTA

Students will be able to describe the Contract with America, Clinton's impeachment, and the relationship between the US and it's trade partners including NAFTA.

TEKS:  17E, 19C, 10E

Activities:
1.  TR film clip.
2.  Rapid Fire practice.
3.  Clinton notes.
4.  NAFTA graphic.
5.  WWI STAAR quiz.

4/18: Bush

Students will be able to describe the presidency of George Bush.

TEKS:

Activities:
1.  George Bush notes.
2.   Data Dump round 1.

4/17: Reagan

Students will be able to describe the end of the Cold War and the Persian Gulf War.

TEKS:  11A

Activities:
1.  Collect AIM reading.
2.  Pass out quiz and record grade.
3.  Review.
4.  Reagan assassination film clip.
5.  Tear down this wall film clip.
4.  Iran Contra Affair notes.
5.  If time start George Bush notes.

4/16: Reagan

Students will be able to describe the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

TEKS:  10A, 10E

Activities:
1. Ronald Reagan notes and discussion.  Attach notes to page 165.
2.  Review calendar in study folder.  Pass out reading.  Due tomorrow.
3.  Pass back STAAR quiz.  Record grade.
4.  STAAR quiz.

4/15: America the Story of US:Millenium

Students will be able to connect past events to events in the 1980's.

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  We will view the film and complete field notes.  Due at the end of class.
2.  YOU ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH THIS IF ABSENT.
3.  Film link.

4/12: Counterculture / Rapid Fire Retest

Students will be able to

TEKS:

Activities:
1.  Discuss counterculture and take brief notes.  Woodstock film clip.
2.  Return quiz and record information.
3.  Gilded Age quiz.
4.  Rapid Fire retest.

4/11: US v. Nixon / Iranian Hostage Crisis

Students will be able to describe the impact of the counterculture movement of the 1960's.

TEKS:  25B, 21A

Activities:  ALL AM CLASSES WILL MEET IN THE COMMONS.

1.  Student readings.  Please complete and turn in today.

4/10: Ford/Carter

Students will be able to describe US involvement in the Middle East including the Camp David Accords and the Iran Hostage Crisis.

TEKS:  10D,

Activities:
1.  Westward Movement quiz.
2.  Finish environment notes.
3.  Discuss presidents Ford and Carter.  Take notes.
4.  Film clip:  Iranian Hostage Crisis.  Divide page 163 in half and take notes from each film clip.

4/9: Nixon/Environment/Watergate

Students will be able to describe the effects of political scandals - Watergate.

TEKS:  14B, 19C

Activities:
1.  Review folder:  purple packet.
2.  Two Ticket Tuesday
3.   Let's finish Nixon notes.
4.  Discuss the environmental movement.  Take brief notes in our journal page 160.
5.  Review film on Nixon.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9kraz6SQ60

4/5: Jenga Review

Students will be able to review information about the 1920's, the Great Depression, and WWII.

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  I will hand out STAAR review folders today.  Please pay attention to the calendar.  Also remember to bring your folder to class daily along with your journal.
2.  Jenga Review game.