HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!!!
I'LL MISS YOU...don't get sunburned!
Friday, June 6, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Almost finished...but just not yet...
This week we will continue our analysis of the Cuban Missile Crisis as portrayed in the movie, 13 Days. Oh - and we will have an "assignment" at the end of the week ["BRRRRR It's Cold"]....don't freak out...I think you'll like it!
And just to see how many are still with me - the first 6th grader to tell me who the Soviet Ambassador during the Cuban Missile Crisis will win a prize...no, I'm not telling you what it is yet...answer the question and you'll find out...
[Offer only lasts until Monday at midnight. Answers must be posted ONLY on this blogspot below - click on "No comments" to place your answer. Comment under "Anonymous" if you are not set up in Blogger - see the drop down option. Void where prohibited. Eagles, squirrels, employees or family members of employees of this blogspot not eligible. Void in Hawaii, Alaska and Siberia.]
Friday, May 16, 2014
FINAL EXAMS WEEK
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
George Santyana
THIS IS THE WEEK OF THE 100 POINT FINAL EXAM!The STUDY GUIDE can be obtained here.
The 6th grade final will be this Wednesday, May 21st.
REMEMBER - you may recite the Declaration of Independence (either verbally or written), as an optional replacement! YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW THE SIGNERS OF THE DOCUMENT!
If you wish to quote the Declaration, you must see Mr. Johnson on Monday to schedule this without fail!
We will review on Monday - come with your guides filled in (as far as you can)...if you do not come with your STUDY GUIDE worked in, you may not review with the rest of the class. Do your part, the review will do it's part...
YOU HAVE THE TEST IN THE STUDY GUIDE - STUDY IT AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACE THIS PUPPY!!!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Conservativism and the Obama Phenomena
1980-the Present
"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
Ronald Reagan
Reagan caught everyone off guard.......since the Progressive Movement of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, solidified by FDR's New Deal and LBJ's Great Society, social programs basically began to run the country - and most of every facet of American lives.
Reagan and the Conservative Revolution changed that - or did it?
Soon after the Reagan presidency, the country shifted once again toward a more liberal, socialized approach until...
...the Obama Phenomena.
This week we will end our class discussions with how independent we were in the 18th-19th centuries, only to slowly become more and more dependent in the early 20th century to the present. What does this mean for America today?
What does it mean to you?
The FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE can be obtained here.
The 6th grade final will be on Wednesday, May 21st.
REMEMBER - you may recite the Declaration of Independence (either verbally or written), as an optional replacement! YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW THE SIGNERS OF THE DOCUMENT!
You must arrange this with Mr. Johnson, if you chose to recite the Declaration. You will also not be able to take the other final, if you chose to do the recitation - so make sure.
We will review some this week but the MAIN REVIEW is next Monday and Tuesday - come with your guides filled in (as far as you can)...
DUE next Monday (May 19th):
You heard right....this is the FINAL reading assignment in Mr. Johnson's class. Let the parades begin!!!!
DEADLINE: due next MONDAY! (May 19th)
KEEP staying aware...
ONE CURRENTS entry is due this week.
DUE: we will do this in class on Thursday
The INFOGRAPHIC is due TUESDAY (May 27) - the day of the FIRST DEBATE!
The DEBATE schedule will be in the month of May toward the end of the year.
DON'T FORGET THE
REMEMBER THIS IS A 100 POINT ASSIGNMENT
DUE: THIS THURSDAY, May 15th!
Monday, May 5, 2014
SUBJECT: Vietnam/Watergate 1954-1976
"Well, I'm not a crook....I hereby resign this office of president of the United States."
Richard Nixon
August 9, 1974
August 9, 1974
We will continue analyzing our nation's involvement in a war to avoid the Domino Effect - but as the war escalated under Lyndon B. Johnson, the American people (especially the young men forced to die) changed their viewpoints, quickly seeing Vietnam as an unpopular war. Therefore, they sent a clear message to Washington, electing Richard Nixon.
Nixon had significant accomplishments (including reaching out to China), but he will be forever known by the scandal, Watergate - and he will always be known as the only President who resigned...before facing impeachment.
The end of the twentieth century enters a troublesome time...
TEST this week!
REMEMBER to go over your notes 3-5 minutes daily...
***KNOW UP TO 33 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS FOR THIS TEST***
...first and last name - dates of their administration...
DUE next Monday (May 12th):
DEADLINE: due next MONDAY! (May 12th)
KEEP staying aware...
ONE CURRENTS entry is due this week.
DUE: we will do this in class on Thursday
The INFOGRAPHIC is due TUESDAY (May 27) - the day of the FIRST DEBATE!
The DEBATE schedule will be in the month of May toward the end of the year.
DON'T FORGET THE
REMEMBER THIS IS A 100 POINT ASSIGNMENT
DUE: Thursday, May 15 (ONLY 2 WEEKS)
Friday, April 25, 2014
SUBJECT: Vietnam Era 1954-1976
"If I left [the war in Vietnam] and let the Communists take over South Vietnam, then I would be seen as a coward and my nation would be seen as an appeaser, and we would both find it impossible to accomplish anything for anybody anywhere on the entire globe."
Lyndon B. Johnson
Memoirs, 1971
Memoirs, 1971
The Cold War was in full "heat"...as well as the Civil Rights Movement in America. But across the Pacific, issues that had been boiling since the end of World War II erupted into civil war in South East Asia - Vietnam.
One of those places most Americans had never heard of, Vietnam became a quagmire. Because we were in the United Nations, one of those "entangling alliances" George Washington warned us to avoid about 160 years earlier, we were pulled into a war that has defined a generation.
It was a troublesome time in our history.
It was a violent time.
This week we will analyze the causes for American involvement in Vietnam and the results of that war.
Count on another QUIZ this week!
REMEMBER to go over your notes 3-5 minutes daily...
***KNOW UP TO 33 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS FOR THIS WEEK***
You know the drill...first and last name - dates of their administration...
DUE next Monday (May 5th):
DEADLINE: due next MONDAY! (May 5th)
KEEP staying aware...
ONE CURRENTS entry is due this week.
DUE: we will do this in class on Thursday
The INFOGRAPHIC is due THIS THURSDAY (May 1).
The DEBATE schedule will be in the month of May toward the end of the year.
Click here for the assignment sheet and rubric.
DON'T FORGET THE
REMEMBER THIS IS A 100 POINT ASSIGNMENT
DUE: Thursday, May 15 (ONLY 3 WEEKS)
Thursday, April 24, 2014
The FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE can be obtained here.
We will review later in MAY - but YOU must review/fill in what can first!
The 6th grade final will be on Wednesday, May 21st.
REMEMBER - you may recite the Declaration of Independence (either verbally or written), as an optional replacement! YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW THE SIGNERS OF THE DOCUMENT!
You must arrange this with Mr. Johnson, if you chose to recite the Declaration. You will also not be able to take the other final, if you chose to do the recitation - so make sure.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)