Arapahoe High School
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Stevens US History

Add Content...Mr. Erik Stevens

Email: lstevens@lps.k12.co.us

Office Phone: (303) 347-6052

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 2nd Period and by appointment

 

Education:

BA, History, The University of Arizona, 2006

School Involvement:

U.S. History PLC Member

Head Girls Cross Country Coach

Assistant Boy's and Girl's Track Coach (Distance)

 

Date

Assignment

Tuesday Jan 8

 Welcome back!

Please bring your text today.

 Study guide

Homework: Identify the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936 and 1937 (Answer in your notebooks). In class assignment: Answer the following: 1) Define Isolationism 2) Define Neutrality 3) Explain why America wanted to remain an isolationist country in the 1930s. 4) Use the following link to answer how the cartoons relate to the poem "Nightmare at Noon" LinkClick.aspx 

Wed, Jan 9

 

Thurs, Jan 10

 

 

 

Fri, Jan 11

 Period 1 Cyber Safety Assembly. Period 3 WWII Ideology notes: 
   

Mon, Jan 14

Lecture notes on Mobilizing for WWII:     Timeline Assignment Packet LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Jan 15

Housewife to Shipfitter Classwork: LinkClick.aspx

Wed, Jan 16

Pearl Harbor Video: app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/DE2053B6-85AF-4342-B05A-2B0471B13F06 (first 30 minutes)

Thu, Jan 17

 Japanese Internment notes:     Homework: Journal entry from the viewpoint of Navy officer that survived Pearl Harbor attack. Textbook pp. 500-507 (Focus: African-Americans and Mexican-Americans and Daily life in America).

Fri, Jan 18

Journal Entry Due  Assign groups and battles for Presidential Briefing assignment (if you are absent for this please see Mr. Stevens to be assigned to a group). Homework: Text pp. 508-515 (Focus: Strategic Bombing as well as Landing in France).
   

Mon, Jan 21

No School

Tue, Jan 22

 In class work time for Presidential Briefing assignment.

Wed, Jan 23

 In class work time for Presidential Briefing assignment.

Thu, Jan 24

 Presidential Briefing is today 

Fri, Jan 25

 Presidential Breifing is today

   

Mon, Jan 28

Group Presidential Briefing 

Tue, Jan 29

Group Presidential Briefing

Wed, Jan 30

Group Presidential Briefing 

Thu, Jan 31

Nazi Ideologies

Fri, Feb 1

WWII Civilian Atrocities 
   

Mon, Feb  4

For class: www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/sfeature/sf_voices_06.html

Tue, Feb 5

In class: www.bataansurvivor.com/content/the_bataan_death_march/1.php

Wed, Feb 6

In class: Yalta Conference LinkClick.aspx 

Thu, Feb 7

 Wrap up WWII in the Pacific. Review for Exam

Fri, Feb 8

 Exam: WWII
   

Mon, Feb 11

 Europe after WWII: LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Feb 12

 Ideologies of the Cold War 

Wed, Feb 13

U.S. v. Soviet Perspectives 

Thu, Feb 14

Visual interpretation of Ideologies (Gallery Walk) 

Fri, Feb 15

No School

   

Mon, Feb 18

 No School

Tue, Feb 19

 The Century (Video and viewing guide)

Wed, Feb 20

Finish The Century: Best Years and group discussion using an SEP diagram (Social, Economic, Political influences of the early Cold War. 

Thu, Feb 21

The Game: LinkClick.aspx 

Fri, Feb 22

 
   

Mon, Feb 25

 

Tue, Feb 26

 

Wed, Feb 27

 

Thu, Feb 28  

 

Fri, Mar 1

 Cuban Missile Crisis Options Assignment: Choose Groups and Options. Students will have the option to choose one of three options (Blockade Cuba, Pursue Diplomacy, Launch an Airstrike). Students will need to put a presentation together to pursuade the President on which option is the besto choice for America. We will present on Tuesday March 5, 2013.
   

Mon, Mar 4

 Computer lab time for Missile Crisis Presentations

Tue, Mar 5

 Cuban Missile Crisis Options Presentations.

Wed, Mar 6

 Finish CMC presentations and Missile Crisis resolution: 

Thu, Mar 7

 Introduction to the Cultural 1950s: "The 3 F's, Fearful, Forgotten, Fabulous"

Fri, Mar 8

No School

   

Mon, Mar 11

 Continue with Cultural 1950s intro. Class Notes: LinkClick.aspx  Homework: The 3 F's collage: Create a collage that represents one of the 3 F"s (Fabulous, Forgotten, Fearful). Write a brief (3-5 sentences) explanation of your work. (DUE FRIDAY MARCH 15, 2013).

Tue, Mar 12

 Homework Check on 16.2 (pp. 572-579) (See Mr. Stevens for make up!) Leave it to Beaver espisode (See Mr. Stevens if you need to watch this). Video Handout: LinkClick.aspx (We will use this handout on Friday).

Wed, Mar 13

 TCAP No Class. Reminder to work on your collage for Friday!

Thu, Mar 14

 TCAP No Class. Work on your Collage!!

Fri, Mar 15

 

   

Mon, Mar 18

Women's roles in the 1950s. Primary source document activity. 

Tue, Mar 19

Consumerism in the 1950s. Distribute Seminar Packet (Seminar will take place on April 9, 2013).  

Wed, Mar 20

Teen Culture notes: LinkClick.aspx  (There will be a homework check on this section of lecture notes).

Thu, Mar 21

Homework Check on Teen culture lecture notes.

Fri, Mar 22

 
   

Mon, Apr 1

 Blue eyes and Brown eyes experiment in class. Jim Crow Document analysis in class. Note sheet on Civil Rights. See Mr. Stevens to get the required materials. 

Tue, Apr 2

 Study Guide hand out. 1950s Project Rubric:  LinkClick.aspx

Wed, Apr 3

 "I have a Dream" and song analysis Start Emmett Till video

Thu, Apr 4

 Finish with song analysis and Till video Notes on why the Civil Rights Movement started in the 1950s and 1960s: LinkClick.aspx

Fri, Apr 5

 Freedom Rides: LinkClick.aspx   LPS Mid-Quarter Assesment:

   

Mon, Apr 8

 1950s Performance Assessment ("A Day in the Life")

Tue, Apr 9

 Snow Day!!

Wed, Apr  10

 Civil Rights Seminar 

Thu, Apr 11

Partner assignment with Civil Rights topic (See Mr. Stevens for details regarding this assignment if you are absent). 

Fri, Apr 12

 President Kennedy Civil Rights notes 
   

Mon, Apr 15

 Partner presentations on Civil Rights terms. Homework: Civil Rights Bumber Sticker (Due Wednesday April 17, 2013)

Tue, Apr 16

 Partner Presentations on Civil Rights terms. Homework: CRM Bumper Sticker. (Due tomorrow!) 

Wed, Apr 17

Malcolm X v. MLK ideologies: LinkClick.aspx Social Studies Essay Outline: LinkClick.aspx  Rubric for typed essay: LinkClick.aspx Essay Topics: LinkClick.aspx

Thu, Apr 18

 

Fri, Apr 19

 

   

Mon, Apr 22

 Introduction to Vietnam. Study Guide: LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Apr 23

 Vietnam: The Basics:

Wed, Apr 24

 The Century: Unpinned (Video) and Viewing Guide:

Thu, Apr 25

 Introduction to Vietnam Options

Fri, Apr 26

 Who's Who in Vietnam: 
   

Mon, Apr 29

 Vietnam Options Assignment Presentations 

Tue, Apr 30

 Vietnam Options Assignment Presentations

Wed, May 1

 "On The Rainy River" Reading and Storyboard assignment: LinkClick.aspx  (Due Friday May 3, 2012).

Thu, May 2

 

Fri, May 3

 
   

Mon, May 6

 

Tue, May 7

 

Wed, May 8

 

Thu, May 9

 

Fri, May 10

 
   

Mon, May 13

 

Tue, May 14

 

Wed, May 15

 

Thu, May 16

 

Fri, May 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Assignment

Mon, Aug 20

 

Tue, Aug 21

Identify and Explain the Significance of LinkClick.aspx

Wed, Aug 22

 SEP Chart (Social, Economic, Political) LinkClick.aspx

Thu, Aug 23

 Industrialization PowerPoint LinkClick.aspx

Fri, Aug 24

 Homework: Please answer the following questions from the link provided regarding LABOR UNIONS LinkClick.aspx  
   

Mon, Aug 27

 Big Business on the rise. PowerPoint LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Aug 28

 

Wed, Aug 29

Complete Big Business Worksheet (Due August 30, 2012)

Thu, Aug 30

In Class: Immigration PowerPoint LinkClick.aspx and practice annotating using Flogging Molly Handout. Homework: Print, read and annotate Carl Sandburg poems carl-sandburg.com/they_will_say.htmcarl-sandburg.com/skyscraper.htm

Fri, Aug 31


HW; Print, read and annotate excerpt of "The Jungle"  and finish drawing if needed. Have a great weekend!

Use the following link LinkClick.aspx (Jacob Riis Photos) as well as the Carl Sandburg poetry that you printed on Thursday to answer the attached worksheet LinkClick.aspx (Life in an Early American City). Due Friday 9/7/2012

   

Mon, Sep 3

No School

Tue, Sep 4

Review for Exam LinkClick.aspx

Wed, Sep 5

Exam. Homework: Print the following "How to Read a Document" LinkClick.aspx. Read Chapter 8, Section 1 (p. 292-299) and Section 2 (p.302 Regulating Big Business and Consumer Protection)

Thu, Sep 6

Begin Unit II 

Fri, Sep 7

 Exam Make-Up!
   

Mon, Sep 10

 Read Chapter 7, Section 1. Familiarize yourself with the reasons behind imperialization (Please be ready to DISCUSS IN CLASS!!!)

Tue, Sep 11

 Print, read and annotate Imperialism readings LinkClick.aspx (Due September 18, 2012)

Wed, Sep 12

 Print SWD Prep Sheet LinkClick.aspx (Bring to class on September 18, 2012)

Thu, Sep 13

 

Fri, Sep 14

 
   

Mon, Sep 17

 Bring SWD Prep Sheet for tomorrow!! Here is the link: LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Sep 18

 Annotated Imperialism Readings Due. Work on Map assignment, Due Monday September 24, 2012

Wed, Sep 19

 Homework: Work on Rough Draft of Opening Statement. Templates to help: (Outline form: LinkClick.aspx  How to write a strong thesis statement: LinkClick.aspx)

Thu, Sep 20

 

Fri, Sep 21

 
   

Mon, Sep 24

 Silent Written Debate Day!

Tue, Sep 25

 Intro to Spanish-American War 

Wed, Sep 26

Imperialism One Pager:  LinkClick.aspx Due Friday.

Thu, Sep 27

 One Pager due! Finish up Spanish-American War

Fri, Sep 28

 Political Cartoon Analysis. Please see Mr. Stevens to make this in class assignment up. 
   

Mon, Oct 1

 Review for Exam II. Extra Credit assignment for Debate LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Oct 2

 Exam II  Make sure that all late work is turned in for credit! Homework: Read and take notes on Election 2012 What's at Stake   LinkClick.aspx

Wed, Oct 3

 Use the following link for class today LinkClick.aspx

Thu, Oct 4

 Use the following link for class today LinkClick.aspx

Fri, Oct 5

 Print Unit III Studey Guide LinkClick.aspx
   

Mon, Oct 8

 Print Unit III Study Guide LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Oct 9

 

Wed, Oct 10

 Begin annotations of Blue Seminar packet

Thu, Oct 11

 WWI Story Map Due Monday October 15, 2012

Fri, Oct 12

 Have a nice weekend!
   

Mon, Oct 15

 Debate tomorrow at 7:00 P.M. Small group presentations on American entrance to WWI. WWI Climate in Europe Notes: LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Oct 16

 

Wed, Oct 17

CLASSES CANCELLED

Thu, Oct 18

No School

Fri, Oct 19

No School

   

Mon, Oct 22

 Sample Seminar Writing: LinkClick.aspx Seminar writing is due on Friday Oct. 26, 2012

Tue, Oct 23

 Continue Seminar writing Due Oct. 26

Wed, Oct 24

 Read pp. 336-345 in your Textbook

Thu, Oct 25

 In class Propaganda assignment: LinkClick.aspx  Print, read and be prepared to discuss President Wilson's 14 Points: LinkClick.aspx

Fri, Oct 26

 
   

Mon, Oct 29

 

Tue, Oct 30

 Wilson's 14 Points reading and chart in class assignment

Wed, Oct 31

 PSAT Rescheduled 

Thu, Nov 1

 Treaty of Versailles notes: LinkClick.aspx  Study for Exam III (WWI)

Fri, Nov 2

 EXAM III (WWI)
   

Mon, Nov 5

 Begin Unit IV. Study Guide: LinkClick.aspx  Labor Strike In Class Reading Assignment: LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Nov 6

 Political Cartoon Homework: The Red Scare LinkClick.aspx Due November 9, 2012

Wed, Nov 7

 

Thu, Nov 8

 

Fri, Nov 9

 Presidents of the 1920's LinkClick.aspx
   

Mon, Nov 12

 

Tue, Nov 13

 

Wed, Nov 14

 

Thu, Nov 15

 

Fri, Nov 16

 
   

Mon, Nov 19

No School

Tue, Nov 20

No School

Wed, Nov 21

No  School

Thu, Nov 22

No School

Fri, Nov 23

No School

   

Mon, Nov 26

 Class Lecture Notes: LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Nov 27

 In Class Document Assignment: LinkClick.aspx  Homework check on pp. 400-405: LinkClick.aspx

Wed, Nov 28

 Class Lecture Notes: LinkClick.aspx Stock Market Crash Play: LinkClick.aspx

Thu, Nov 29

 Homework Check on 11.3 reading

Fri, Nov 30

 Stock Market Game
   

Mon, Dec 3

 Out of the Dust Poems: LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Dec 4

 New Deal Programs: LinkClick.aspx

Out of the Dust Homework Assignment: LinkClick.aspx

Wed, Dec 5

 

Thu, Dec 6

 Seminar Reading: LinkClick.aspx Seminar Writing: LinkClick.aspx

Fri, Dec 7

 
   

Mon, Dec 10

 Fireside Chat on the New Deal and Bank Crisis: LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Dec 11

 

Wed, Dec 12

 Seminar Day. Please have all Seminar writing complete and ready to go today! Last day to submit any late work from the semester!

Thu, Dec 13

 

Fri, Dec 14

 
   

Mon, Dec 17

 Final Review:   LinkClick.aspx  LinkClick.aspx  LinkClick.aspx

Tue, Dec 18

 

Wed, Dec 19

 

Thu, Dec 20

 

Fri, Dec 21

 

 

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