YOU GUYS HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK!
You earned it! See you in April...

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SUBJECT: The End of World War II 1935-1945
 
"...From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe....all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow. The safety of the world, ladies and gentlemen, requires a unity in Europe, from which no nation should be permanently outcast. "

Winston Churchill
Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
March 5, 1946

The war had ended.
We dropped the BOMB!
Yet a new era of "warfare" started - a clash of cultures and economic world perspectives that would lead to the COLD WAR, with occasional outbursts of "HOT SPOTS" like Korea and Vietnam. And even during this frightening time, we still landed on the moon, struggled for racial equality and solidified our nation (for a time) as the leader of democracy in the world!
We will begin analyzing this crucial period of time in our history that has changed our lives to the present... 
 
TEST this week!
The test will cover the Great Depression to the end of World War II.


***KNOW THE FIRST 22 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS!***
As you know, their first and last name as well as the dates of their administration must be known... 

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NO READING THIS WEEK!
(IT'S SPRING BREAK NEXT WEEK)

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With recent events in Crimea finish your COMPARISON/CONTRAST essay for your CURRENTS assignment this week - compare/contrast Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939 with Putin's "invasion" of regions in the Ukraine this month? You started this last week - you will also be working in Mrs. Duncan's room on this - let her help you!

DUE: This Thursday, March 27
Click here for the assignment sheet and rubric for this assignment.  

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Hey folks - we have been getting a bit sloppy in my classroom, leaving things behind and not picking them up later at the end of the day.

SO....from now on, anything left in the LOST AND FOUND in my class will be tossed out at the end of EACH WEEK!!!
So if you are missing anything and can't find it in the school's LOST AND FOUND, check the one in my class...

...or I'm selling it all!!!
(WOO HOO! I'm taking my wife out to eat every Friday night now!!!)

SUBJECT: World War II 1935-1945 [CONTINUED]
 
"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Congressional Speech
December 8, 1941

...and with those words, America entered one of its bloodiest, longest wars in its history, World War II. This week we move beyond the attack on Pearl Harbor and discuss not only our involvement in the conflict, but the controversial ending - dropping the Atomic Bomb...
 
Expect a QUIZ this week!
TEST NEXT WEEK!!!

***THIS TIME KNOW THE FIRST 18 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS!***
Yes, their first and last name as well as the dates of their administration... 
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DUE next Monday (March 24th):

• READ World War II Era, pp. 5-8
• QUESTIONS pp. 3-4

DEADLINE: due next MONDAY! (March 24th)
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With recent events in Crimea we will be writing a COMPARISON/CONTRAST essay for our CURRENTS assignment this week - considering Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939, how does it compare with Putin's "invasion" of regions in the Ukraine this month?

The essay will be due NEXT THURSDAY. Click here for the assignment sheet and rubric for this assignment.  _________________________________________



DON'T FORGET YOUR

The assignment we discussed last week is available here, in case you need the RUBRIC or INSTRUCTIONS (if you lost your copy and need to make another one). BE CREATIVE - provide at least TWO MAJOR EVENTS from each President's Administration time period - and HAVE FUN!!!

• RUBRIC and INSTRUCTIONS
• PRESIDENTIAL LIST

DUE: Thursday, May 15

CONGRATULATIONS to:

• JACK WIRICK - FIRST PLACE Individual Exhibit Win

He needs to be congratulated for his wonderful work! He is invited to attend the STATE NHD COMPETITION on April 12th in Caldwell at the College of Idaho.

When you see him - applaud a bit for his achievement!

SUBJECT: World War II 1935-1945
 
The Great Depression ended. Not because of the New Deal...not because of more federal government expansion...but because our nation was unified in one massive effort to respond to the attack on December 7, 1941 - "a date which wil live in infamy..."

This week we begin studying the beginnings of World War II and how America was drawn into the conflict.
 
Expect a QUIZ this week!

***BE PREPARED FOR THE FIRST 15 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS!***
Yes, their first and last name as well as the dates of their administration... 
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DUE next Monday (March 17th):

• READ World War II Era, pp. 1-4
• QUESTIONS pp. 1-2

DEADLINE: due next MONDAY! (March 17th)
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DUE THIS WEDNESDAY (DEBATES will be in a few weeks - look for topics you want to debate!)
We will work on this in-class.

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RADIO DAYS BROADCASTS THURSDAY!


DON'T FORGET YOUR

The assignment we discussed last week is available here, in case you need the RUBRIC or INSTRUCTIONS (if you lost your copy and need to make another one). BE CREATIVE - provide at least TWO MAJOR EVENTS from each President's Administration time period - and HAVE FUN!!!

• RUBRIC and INSTRUCTIONS
• PRESIDENTIAL LIST

DUE: Thursday, May 15

Imagine you are in the 1930s or 1940s...you are sitting in your living room with your family and friends from down the street. There is the glow from a wooden encased box, smelling of ozone in the air as you listen through crackling interference to sounds that open your imagination.

One of the best ways to understand a culture is to actually go back and try and live as they did...you will not only learn about the days of Radio communication, but become an actual player in the performance!

ASSIGNMENT: You will learn how radio effectively changed communications in our nation’s early 20th century history.

YOU WILL CHOSE FROM THREE GENRES (you must listen to at least TWO broadcasts from each genre and write your essay based on the audio - remember to also check the links provided in the assignment rubric):

• NEWS 

Hindenburg Disaster (FULL), Hindenburg Disaster (EDITED)
The FULL version is about an hour; the EDITED version is about 20 minutes.

Neville Chamberlain Declares War on Germany

The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Various News Excerpts)

D-Day (Various News Excerpts)

• DRAMA

War of the Worlds (FULL), War of the Worlds (EDITED)
The FULL version is about an hour; the EDITED version is about 20 minutes. If you wish to read the entire, original transcript, click here.

The Shadow - Death and House Rescue

Sherlock Holmes - The Final Problem

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Episode 1

Flash Gordon - Episode 1: On the Planet Mongo

Superman - The Baby From Krypton

True Detective Magazine Theatre - Rattlesnake and Barefoot Bride

Gunsmoke - Cavalcade

• COMEDY

Abbott & Costello - Lion Hunting, Abbot & Costello (Who's On First segment)

Abbott & Costello - Trip to Palm Springs

Amos & Andy - The Electric Clock Caper

The Great Gildersleeve - Congressman Gildersleeve

Jack Benny - Jack Gets a Parking Ticket

Study the genre and provide an ESSAY answer the questions provided with the assignment sheet.

You will also provide a RADIO PERFORMANCE - you and your table team will write and perform (with sound effects) a performance based on the genre you and your team chose.
ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC - click here if you lost the copy provided in class

DEADLINE: Thursday, March 13
(both the essay and the performance are due)

 





REGIONAL CONTEST WINS!
 
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students have been invited to move onto the REGIONAL COMPETITION!

•  Jessica Millard [8th] - DOCUMENTARY (single entry)
  "Media"

• Ethan Major, Caleb Koop [8th] - DOCUMENTARY
  "2nd Amendment Rights"
• Kayla Garcia [8th] - EXHIBIT (single entry)
  "Berlin Wall"
  
• Nathan Wood, Cade Conboy [7th] - EXHIBIT
  "The Pony Express"
• Alyssa Mills, Elyse Mills, Caleb Johnson, Garrick Brown, Nicolai Epling [7th] - EXHIBIT
  "The Pilgrims"
• Henry Schmick [7th] - EXHIBIT (single entry)
  "Fishing Rights"
• Jack Wirick [6th] - EXHIBIT (single entry)
  "A. Philip Randolph"
• Isaac Chamberlain [6th] - EXHIBIT (single entry)
  "The U.S. Presidency"
• Nora Parker, Megan Hatrock, Allison Russum [5th] - PERFORMANCE
  "Rosa Parks"
• Bill Parker, Hunter Andres, Otis Jeffords, Drew Holley, Abigail Thomson [5th] - EXHIBIT
  "Japanese Interns of WWII"
• Alexis Kuekler, Daphne Carroll [5th] - PERFORMANCE
  "The Great Depression"

The REGIONALS will be held at Kellogg Middle School on Saturday, March 15th (time will be announced later, but last year the competition began at 9 AM - more details will follow as I learn of them). 

DIRECTIONS
From Coeur d'Alene, head East on I-90, about 35 miles to Kellogg, ID in the Silver Valley.
Take Exit 49 ( Bunker Avenue ) and turn right at the light. 
Go down and around Bunker Avenue about 1/10th of a mile.
Kellogg Middle School will be on your left.
810 Bunker Avenue.


There is an $8 entry fee for all participants (that's each student, not each team). I will need to collect that fee no later than Thursday, March 13th (or you will need to bring payment to the competition on the day - come early to make sure that is dealt with beforehand)


Please fill out the Registration Form and bring that to me or to the competition. Late registration begins at 8 AM.