7.++Fourth+Quarter+Activities+-+US+History+1865+-+the+Present

__**April 8, 2013 and April 9, 2013:**__

1. Review unit on World War II by considering all of the material we have discussed in two basic narrative forms:

1A. The War in Europe:

1B. The War in Europe Animation:

1C. The War in the Pacific:

2. View segments from Robert McNamara's The Fog of War docmentary, discussing the bombing campaigns carried out over Germany and Japan using both conventional and atomic weapons during World War II.

3. Complete the Cumulative Review Guide for World War II.

Cumulative Review Guide For World War II:

__**April 10, 2013 and April 11, 2013:**__

1. Review briefly for the Unit Test on World War II.

2. Administer the test on World War II.

3. Read pages 836 - 841 and complete the guided reading activity, "The Roots of the Cold War."

The Roots of the Cold War:

The Roots of the Cold War PowerPoint Review:

4. Read pages 850 - 854 and complete the guided reading activity, "The Korean War Period."

The Korean War Period:

The Korean War PowerPoint Review:

__**April 16 and April 17, 2013:**__

1. SOL Review Quiz Number One administered:

2. The Cold War Vocabulary Matching Activity:

3. Discuss Post War Prosperity and Origins of the Cold War.



4. The Korean War:

__**April 22 and April 23, 2013**__:

1. Administer SOL Review Quiz Number Two from the 101 Facts You Need to Know About the Virginia SOL Test in Social Studies 7.

2. Review Answers using PowerPoint, posted on SOL Review Activities.

3. Review SOL Materials from Unit One Using PowerPoint Review Activity below:

SOL Review Materials for Unit One:

4. Administer Quiz on SOL Review Materials for Unit One:

5. Introduce SOL Review Materials for Unit Two:

SOL Review Materials for Unit Two:

6. The Red Scare and McCarthyism:

7. The Cuban Missile Crisis:

__**April 26 and April 29, 2013:**__

1. Administer and discuss SOL Review Quiz Number Three.

SOL Review Quiz Number Three:

1A. Introduce SOL Review Materials for Unit Four:

2. Administer and discuss SOL Baseline Test - by Scan-Tron. Students will be able to complete test corrections for full credit on this assignment.

SOL Baseline Test:

3. For students who missed this lecture, discuss The Red Scares and McCarthyism:

4. The Vietnam War guided reading activity:

5. Begin discussion of the Vietnam War:

__**April 30th and May 1, 2013**__:

1. Unit Four SOL Review Quiz will be administered.

SOL Review Quiz for Unit Four:

2. Discuss answer to SOL Review Quiz Number Four.

3. Introduce SOL Review Materials for Unit Five.

SOL Review Materials for Unit Five:

4. Review the Vietnam War Period of United States History. Lecture based on the PowerPoint Review "The Vietnam War Era."

The Vietnam War Era, 1945 - 1975:

5. Review the Vietnam War Era using the activities below:

Vietnam War Era Bellringer:

Vietnam War Era Matching Activity:

6. Begin working on the Cold War Era Review Guide:

The Cold War Era Review Guide:

__**May 2nd and May 3rd, 2013:**__ 1. Begin class by taking SOL Review Quiz for Unit Five.

SOL Review Quiz for Unit Five:

2. Review SOL Review Materials for Unit Six in preparation for the quiz on Unit Six early next week.

SOL Review Materials for Unit Six:

3. Discuss the Vietnam War and it's conclusion by completing the following activities:

The Vietnam War Guided Reading Activity Check:

The Vietnam War Vocabulary and Identifications Sheet:

4. Discuss Cold War Vocabulary Activity above and the end of the Cold War by discussing the PowerPoint Review Below:

The Vietnam War to the End of the Cold War:

__**May 6 and May 7, 2013:**__

1. Take questions regarding the Cold War Era Cumulative Test. Collect the Cold War Era Review Guide prior to administration of the test.

The Cold War Era Review Guide:

2. Administer the Cold War Era Test.

3. Students will begin working on tonight's homework assignment, "The Civil Right Movement Begins."

The Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement:

4. Administer quiz on the SOL Review Materials for Unit Six.

SOL Review Quiz for Unit Six:

5. Review information on SOL Review Materials for Unit Seven - Part I - The Roaring 1920s

SOL Review Materials for Unit Seven Part I:

__**May 8th and May 9th, 2013:**__

1. Administer the SOL Review Quiz for Unit Seven, Part I - The Roaring 1920s.

SOL Review Quiz for Unit Seven, Part I - The Roaring 1920s:

2. Discuss the answers to the quiz.

3. Introduce SOL Review Materials for Unit Seven Part II - The Great Depression.

SOL Review Materials for Unit Seven, Part II - The Great Depression:

4. Begin discussion of the Civil Rights Movement by discussing last night's homework assignment, "The Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement."

The Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement:

The Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement PowerPoint Review:

5. Kennedy, Johnson, and Warren - Social Reformers of the 1950s Fill in the Blank Activity.

JFK, LBJ, and Chief Justice Warren:

6. Begin homework assignment, "An Expanding Role for Government."

An Expanding Role for Government:

__**May 10 and May 13, 2013:**__

1. SOL Review Quiz for Unit Seven, Part II - The Great Depression:

2. Introduce SOL Review Materials for Unit Eight, World War II - Part One:

Introduce SOL Review Materials for Unit Eight, World War II - Part Two:

3. Complete the Fill in the Blank Activity, JFK, LBJ, and Chief Justice Earl Warren:

4. Complete PowerPoint Review of The Civil Rights Movement, 1948 - 1965:

5. The Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church:

6. Homework Assignment, read pages 886 - 892 and complete the guided reading activity, "The Civil Rights Movement Continues."

The Civil Rights Movement Continues:

__**May 14 and May 15, 2013:**__

1. Complete the SOL Review Quiz for Unit Eight - World War II:

2. Discuss SOL Review Materials for Unit Nine - Post World War II America and the Cold War

SOL Review Materials for Unit Nine:

3. Finish discussion of the Civil Rights Movement PowerPoint Review:

4. View portion of the video, "Eyes on the Prize" - The Little Rock Nine.

5. Begin tonight's homework assignment, "The Civil Rights Movement Matcher - People, Places, and Events."

The Civil Rights Movement Matcher:

__**May 16 and May 17, 2013**__

1. Administer SOL Review Quiz for Unit Nine - Post World War II America and the Cold War:

2. Introduce SOL Review Materials for Unit Ten - The Civil Rights Movement and Change:

3. Discuss the answers to the Civil Rights Movement Matcher:

4. View a segment from the documentary video, "Eyes on the Prize" - The March on Washington - the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

5. Begin working on tonight's homework activity, "The Civil Rights Movement Cumulative Review Guide."

The Civil Rights Movement Cumulative Fill in the Blank Review Guide:

__**May 20 and May 21, 2013:**__

1. SOL Review Quiz for Unit Ten - the Civil Rights Movement:

2. Introduce SOL Review Materials for Unit Eleven - Globalization and Interdependency in the Present

Globalization and Interdependency in the Present, Part I:

Globalization and Interdependency in the Present, Part II:

3. Complete "The People You Gotta Know" SOL Review Activity:

4. Segment from the Eyes on the Prize Documentary Video Series, "From Birmingham to the March on Washington, 1963."

__**May 22 and May 23, 2013:**__

1. SOL Review Quiz for Unit Eleven - Globalization and the Modern United States:

2. Discuss answers to the quiz.

3. Review 101 Facts You Should Know for the Social Studies Seven Virginia SOL Test, Parts C and D

Part C:

Part D:

4. View segments from the documentary series, "Eyes on the Prize." Consider the role of NAACP, CORE, and SNCC in the Selma March and "Bloody Sunday" of 1965. Also, consider the role of the federal government and specifically President Lyndon Baines Johnson in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1965.