The Assassination of JFK

Today in class we are examining the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Using Powerpoint, Magazine and NEwspapers and The Zapruder Film, students will analyse the events surrounding the day of the assassination> We will also highlight events immediately following the November 22, 1963 murder of JFK.

Homework: Complete Worksheet 26 Sect:2 In Civil Rights Packet

Civil Rights Movement

Today's Topics
Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and Little Rock HS 1957

Homework: Read in Text 886-692

Detente and the End of the Cold War

Moving through the basic timeline of Cold War events, we are looking at the 1970's and 1980's. Detente and Nixon's visit to China and the SALT treaties of the 1970's are being discussed. The Soviets invasion of Afghanistan, Reagan's military buildup and the 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall will also be covered.

Homework: Review Questions... last page of Cold War packet

The Berlin Wall

Today we are continuing through the Cold War by looking at its most visible symbol, the Berlin Wall. Students will understand where and why this massive enclosure was built. Students will also learn about the architecture and attempts of many to escape to West Berlin.

Tonight's Homework: Ch25 Sect 4

Korea and the Cold War

We have been studying the Cold War period and some of the struggles that took place during those years (1945-1991. Today we are finishing up Korea and how the war ended with the country split in two (same as before war began).

Math Tests Tomorrow: Abbreviated Schedules