For the first half of class, I went over the PowerPoint with the students about how the US transitioned from neutrality to involvement in WWII.

When we finished, I played an excerpt from FDR’s State of the Union Address (known as the Four Freedom’s speech) and had the students follow along with the text. I stopped the video often to talk about what FDR was saying and tried to connect material to the PowerPoint we just did.

I also created a 10 minute per night review schedule for my students that includes using their No Bull Review Books I bought for them at the beginning of the year and my videos. My plan is to have them read about a topic one night and then watch videos I made to reinforce the material the next night. Here’s a copy of the schedule in case you are interested: March APUSH Review Calendar – On Your Own – 10 Minutes per Night

HW for tomorrow: Korematsu v. US

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I plan on recording an updated New Deal video this weekend. My original plan was to do it last week so students could have watched it for today, but I fell a little behind. Today I went over the PowerPoint with the students. We spent a lot of time reinforcing the 3 Rs of the New Deal, discussed political realignment, and groups that wanted to expand and limit the New Deal.

For the last 10-15 minutes students analyzed two documents that are part of the period 7 review sheet.

HW for tomorrow: Chapter 24 Vocab Quiz, Chapter 24 Outline

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To begin class students worked on a quick assessment that had them identify and explain the 3 Rs of FDR’s New Deal, two relief programs, and two recovery programs. I spent the next few minutes reviewing the PowerPoint from the video they watched the night before.

When we finished, students worked on the New Deal Elite Eight Programs. The students seemed to enjoy doing the bracket and asked if we could do it for other topics. I definitely plan on doing it for review.

HW for tomorrow: Key People Associated with the New Deal V.G.

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For the first ten minutes of class students answered 9 practice multiple-choice questions on old material. Most students did well, but a set on Reconstruction tricked many of them. When I start after school reviews next week, we’ll spend time reviewing that topic.

Students watched the Chapter 23 video for homework. This video covers the causes of the Great Depression, the Stock Market Crash, and the presidency of Herbert Hoover. I spent about 15 minutes reviewing the content with them and we focused mostly on the causes of the Depression and the Bonus Army.

The last 15 minutes were spent on students answering a Short Answer Question on the Great Depression. I collected them from the students and will review their answers.

HW for tomorrow: The New Deal V.G.

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