12/21/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Toward Total War")
2)  Video:  "The Civil War"
--Take 2 pages of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 413-416 ("The Turning Point: 1863")
Focus your reading on:  a) Emancipation Proclamation  b) Battle of Gettysburg's significance


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 5

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 784-785; 788-797 ("The Cold War Abroad")
Focus your reading on:  a) Containment  b) Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan  c) NATO  d) Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War  e) "Massive Retaliation"

12/20/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Secession and Military Stalemate, 1861-62")
2)  Test 5 (DBQ)--essay question

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 407-413 ("Toward Total War")
Focus your reading on:  a)  How the Union prepared for war  b) How the Confederacy prepared for war


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Fighting and Winning the War")
2)  Video:  "1941-45: Homefront"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Study for Test 5

12/19/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 5 (DBQ)--Part 1

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 398-407 ("Secession and Military Stalemate, 1861-62")
Focus your reading on:  a) Fort Sumter  b) Jefferson Davis  c) Antietam

Remember to prepare 2 specific examples of outside knowledge for the essay tomorrow.  The topic is specific reactions to the Fugitive Slave Act in the North.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Life on the Home Front")
2)  Go over the second Test Essay Question
3)  Extra Credit Opportunity
--In class and today only

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 767-776 ("Fighting and Winning the War")
Focus your reading on:  a) D-Day  b) Yalta

12/18/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political cartoon practice
1)  Notes ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
2)  Extra Credit Assignment Opportunity
--In class today only

3)  Homework:  Do a general review of famous figures from this unit for tomorrow's Test 5 (DBQ)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Organizing for Victory")
2)  Japanese-Americans in WWII Assignment
a)  Reading: In books provided, pages 171-176
b)  Questions on page 176 and on screen
c)  Graded Discussion

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 762-767 ("Life on the Home Front")
Focus your reading on:  a) Rationing  b) Japanese-American internment

12/17/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political Cartoon Practice
1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2
2)  Video:  "Frederick Douglass"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 390-394 ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
Focus your reading on:  a) Dred Scott  b) Lincoln-Douglas Debates  c) Election of 1860


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Road to War")
2)  Finish Great Depression Project Presentations

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 754-755; 758-762 ("Organizing for Victory")
Focus your reading on:  a) Impact of WWII on women  b) Impact of WWII on African-Americans

12/13/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political Cartoon Practice
1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2)  John Brown Assignment
--Read pages 232-235 in books provided
--Answer questions on top of page 236 and on screen
--Graded Discussion

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2 [Pages 153-169]
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1856 (Buchanan vs. Fremont)  b)  Lecompton Constitution


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38") and ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")
2)  Test 5 Essay Questions
3)  Great Depression Project Presentations (Day 1 of 2)--3 groups today
--20 points (10pts for 1.5 pages of info; 5pts for Presentation; 5pts for 2 visuals)

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 750-754 ("The Road to War")
Focus your reading on:  a) Neutrality Act  b) Lend-Lease Act  c) Atlantic Charter

12/13/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political Cartoon Practice
1)  Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")-Part 2
2)  "Major Players" presentations
--Audience takes class notes during presentations

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1 [Pages 145-153]
Focus your reading on:  a) "Bleeding Kansas" b) John Brown  c) "The Caning of Sumner" (Charles Sumner)

Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression") and ("The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-35")
2)  Prep Day 2 for Great Depression Project in the lab
--Begin presenting tomorrow

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 728-735; 738-741; 743; 745-746
Focus your reading on:  a) Works Progress Administration (WPA)  b) "Court packing" scheme  c) "Roosevelt Recession" of 1937-38  d) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

12/12/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Part E and Title Page due today
**Political Cartoon Practice
1)  Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")-Part 1
2)  "Major Players in the Pre-Civil War Slavery Debate"
-Prep Day in lab
-Present tomorrow
-Last chance in class to register for PCC credit.  Last day overall is 12/21.

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")-Part 2 [Pages 130-144]
Focus your reading on:  American ("Know-Nothing") Party


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Hard Times") and ("Harder Times")
2)  5 groups:  Great Depression Project
--Day 1 of 2 Prep Day in lab
--Present Friday and Monday
--Each person needs at least 1.5 pages of meaningful information and 2 visuals when presenting
--We will also be registering for PCC credit in the lab today.

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 714-718; 722-727 ("Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression") and ("The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-35")
Focus your reading on:  a) Herbert Hoover's response to the Depression  b) The nation's feelings toward Hoover  c) Franklin Roosevelt's first "Hundred Days"

12/11/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political cartoon practice and turnitin.com information handed out (due Friday)
1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
2)  4 groups:  Compromise of 1850
--Skim assigned documents
--Prepare a sheet for group presentation
--Audience takes class notes

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")-Part 1 [Pages 117-130]
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1852  b) Kansas-Nebraska Act  c) Stephen A. Douglas and popular sovereignty  d) Republican Party created

Part E and Title Page due tomorrow

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turnitin.com paper submission due Friday:

Name of class:  Advanced US History 2012
Class ID#:  5863061
Enrollment password:  unis
Assignment name:  IA Research Paper 2012

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Register for PCC credit by 12/21/12:
Winter term (HST 201 only)
CRN# 19308


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Coming of the Great Depression")
2)  Video: "1929-36: Stormy Weather"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 699; 701-711; 714 ("Hard Times") and ("Harder Times")
Focus your reading on:  a) Examples of how the Depression affected people who lived through it  b) Impact of the Dust Bowl  c) "Okies"

12/10/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political Cartoon Practice
1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1
2) a) PCC credit registration information (hand out booklets and CRNs)
    b) Part E (Conclusion) of Research Paper 
       --Due Wednesday
       --Discuss Research Paper expectations for Part E and reference Sample Paper first

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2 [Pages 103-116]
Focus your reading on:  a) Role of Cuba  b) Role of Nicaragua/William Walker


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("A New National Culture") and ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict")
2)  1920s Prejudice/Nativism Presentations
--Anyone is fair game for answering questions
--Staple 2 sheets together and hand in

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 697-699 ("The Coming of the Great Depression")
Focus your reading on:  Causes of the Great Depression

12/7/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1) Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2)  Finish yesterday's video
--Discuss/hand in notes

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1  [Pages 78-103]
Focus your reading on:  Northern and Southern specific reactions to the Fugitive Slave Act.
--You are strongly encouraged to take some reading notes on this in preparation for the DBQ test.

Bring materials to do Part E on Monday:
a) Sample Paper
b)  Primary source notes?
c) Laptop or flashdrive?

Also bring your PCC ID # because you will be registering for the credit.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Business-Government Partnership of the 1920s")
2)  6 groups:  1920s Documents of Prejudice/Nativism
--On your own paper, summarize the key points
--"Analyzing Sources" sheet
--Work as a group.  Anyone is fair game Monday to be asked a question during the presentation

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 673-677; 680-692 ("A New National Culture") and ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict")
Focus your reading on:  a) Examples of 1920s entertainment  b) Examples of 1920s famous pop culture people  c) Examples of 1920s nativism  d) The "new" KKK  e) "The Birth of a Nation"

12/6/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
2)  Video: "Empire Upon the Trails"
--Take 2 pages of notes on the following topics:  a) Manifest Destiny  b) Mexican-American War  c) Oregon Trail  d) Texas  e) Whitmans  f) Mormons

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2 [Pages 64-77]
Focus your reading on; a) California Gold Rush  b) Compromise of 1850  c) Fugitive Slave Act  d) Henry Clay  e) Daniel Webster


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 4

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 666-670; 672-673 ("The Business-Government Partnership of the 1920s")
Focus your reading on:  a) Warren G. Harding's administration  b) Calvin Coolidge's political beliefs  c) Dawes Plan

12/5/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 4

2)  Homework: James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1   [Pages 3-5; 47-64]
Focus your reading on:  a) Mexican-American War  b) Wilmot Proviso  c) Free-Soil Movement  d) Election of 1848  e) Popular sovereignty


Honors U.S. History:

1) Notes ("An Unsettled Peace, 1919-20")
2)  Woodrow Wilson Assignment
--Read documents
--Answer questions
--Graded Discussion

3)  Homework:  Study for tomorrow's Test 4

12/4/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2)  Finish Documentary Evidence of Slavery
--Discuss and hand in

3)  Homework:  Study for tomorrow's Test 4


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("War on the Home Front")
2)  Video:  "1914-19: Shell Shock"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 655; 658-662 ("An Unsettled Peace, 1919-20")
Focus your reading on:  a) Wilson's 14 Points  b) Palmer Raids

12/3/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Northeast and the Midwest: The Industrial Revolution Accelerates")
2)  Go over Test 4 Prep Sheet (Question 3)
3)  Continue working on Documentary Evidence of Slavery

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 368-376 ("Manifest Destiny")
Focus your reading on:  a) Manifest Destiny  b) John Tyler  c) "Fifty-four forty or fight!"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Great War: 1914-18")
2)  World War I Propaganda Assignment
--Use books provided, pages 139-158
--Answer 4 questions for each of 4 selections:  a) Pick 1 from #s 1; 17-19  b) Pick 1 from #s 2-5; 20  c) Pick 2 from #s 6-16; 21-23

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 647-655 ("War on the Home Front")
Focus your reading on:  Examples of U.S. civilian involvement in WWI

11/30/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Abolitionists: Holy Warriors")
2)  Test 4 Prep Sheet
Possible essay questions:
a)  Did Andrew Jackson use the power of his office wisely and/or justly in dealing with each of the following issues:  --The role of the Second Bank of the United States  --The tariff and nullification crisis  
--The status of Native Americans
b) What elements contributed most to the distinctiveness of Southern society?
3)  Discuss/hand in Roots notes
4)  a) Read out of books provided primary source stories from slaves
     b) Begin "Documentary Evidence of Slavery" questions

No homework reading.  Start studying for Test 4.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Progressivism and National Politics")
2)  Test 4 prep questions:
a)  What were the most important considerations in the United States' decision to go to war with Spain in 1898?
b)  What were the major goals of the Progressives in the U.S. and to what extent were they achieved by 1920?
3)  Finish watching "TR" video
--Discuss/hand in notes

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 638-647 ("The Great War: 1914-18")
Focus your reading on:  a) Zimmermann Telegram  b) Impact of Russian Revolution on World War I

11/29/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Abolitionism")
2)  Finish "Roots"
--1/2 page of notes

3)  Homework:  James Brewer Stewart reading in Blue Reader ("The Abolitionists: Holy Warriors")
Focus your reading on:  a) Why were some abolitionists called "holy warriors"?  b) 2 groups many abolitionists misjudged about their beliefs


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Course of Reform")
2)  Video:  "TR"
--2-sided notes:  a) Roosevelt's progressive ideas/policies  b) Other Roosevelt info

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 591-600 ("Progressivism and National Politics")
Focus your reading on:  Roosevelt's progressive policies as president:  a) Conservation  b) Trust-busting  c) Government regulation of big business/Consumer protection

11/28/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1) Notes ("The Slave South: An Interpretation")
2)  Continue "Roots"
--1/2 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 352-358 ("Abolitionism")
Focus your reading on:  a) American Colonization Society  b) Nat Turner


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Onto the World Stage")
2)  Video: "America: 1900"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 574-579; 582-587; 589-591 ("The Course of Reform")
Focus your reading on: a) Muckrakers  b) Direct primary system  c) Initiative, referendum, and recall  d) Jane Addams' Hull House  e) Triangle Shirtwaist Company

11/27/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Proslavery Argument Revisited")
2)  Discuss "Roots" so far and continue movie
--1/2 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Eugene Genovese reading in Blue Reader ("The Slave South: An Interpretation")
Focus your reading on these contrasts: a) Southern economic system vs. typical capitalist system  b) Rich Southerners' goals vs. rich Northerners' goals


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("An American Empire")
2)  Imperialism Role Play
--All 3 groups present today
--Audience asks 2 questions (1 per group)
--Complete Evaluation Form

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 622-623; 625-630 ("Onto the World Stage")
Focus your reading on:  a) "Big Stick" Diplomacy  b) Open Door Policy  c) Boxer Uprising

11/26/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("A Troublesome Property")
2)  Continue "Roots"
--1/2 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Ralph Morrow reading in Blue Reader ("The Proslavery Argument Revisited")
Focus your reading on:  Which group of people did Southern slaveholders try the hardest to convince that slavery was a good thing?


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Roots of Expansionism")
2)  3 groups:  Imperialism Role Play
a)  Read Option info
b)  Complete "Considering Your Option" sheet
c)  Make presentation sheet

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 609; 612-613; 616-622 ("An American Empire")
Focus your reading on:  a) Reasons for going to war with Spain  b) U.S.S. Maine  c) Filipino "insurrection"

11/16/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Part D is due today
1)  Notes ("The Black Slave Driver")
2)  Continue watching "Roots" and take 1/2 page of notes per day

3)  Homework:  Kenneth Stampp reading in Blue Reader ("A Troublesome Property")
Focus your reading on:   Why did slaveowners consider slaves "a troublesome property"?


IF YOU'RE MISSING ANY PARTS OF THE RESEARCH PAPER PROCESS, DO IT DURING YOUR WEEK OFF AND SEND IT TO ME.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Urbanization") and ("City Life")
2)  Video:  "Sunshine and Shadow"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 604-609 ("The Roots of Expansionism")
Focus your reading on:  a) Alfred T. Mahan's proposals  b) Venezuela Crisis

11/15/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")
2)  Movie:  "Roots"
--Take notes on specific aspects and characteristics of slaves, slavery, and slaveowners that you see
--6 days, so at least 3 full pages--1/2 page per day

3)  Homework:  Randall Miller reading in Blue Reader ("The Black Slave Driver")
Focus your reading on:  Characteristics of the black slave drivers

REMINDER:  Part D is due tomorrow


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Race and Politics in the New South")
2)  In pairs:  Cartoon Assignment on Immigration Prejudice
--Examine 13 cartoons
--Choose from a list a question to answer for each cartoon
--Graded Oral Response to cartoons' meanings

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 544-550; 556-563; 566 ("Urbanization") and ("City Life")
Focus your reading on:  a) Examples of new technology/innovations that led to growth of cities (Positives and Negatives)  b) Clash between native-born and immigrant Jewish people  c) Changes made by native-born Protestant Christians in big cities

11/14/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Women's Rights Movement")
2)  Part D in lab (Day 2 of 2)
--Due Friday

3)  Homework:  Work on Part D


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Crisis of American Politics: The 1890s")
2)  DuBois vs. Washington (Day 2 of 2)
--Finish questions
--Graded Discussion

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 525-531; 534 ("Race and Politics in the New South")
Focus your reading on:  a) Washington's views on segregation (Accommodationist; Atlanta Compromise Address)  b) DuBois' views that disagreed with Washington  c) Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)

11/13/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  New Seating Chart
2)  Notes ("Individualism")
3)  Part D (Analysis) of Research Paper done in lab (Day 1 of 2)
--Go over Research Paper Info Sheet 5 first
--Due Friday

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 358-359; 362-364 ("The Women's Rights Movement")
Focus your reading on:  Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin


Honors U.S. History:

1)  New Seating Chart
2)  Notes ("The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-93")
3)  W.E.B. DuBois vs. Booker T. Washington (Day 1 of 2)
--Watch short video clip
--Read "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others"
--Questions (with paragraph answers)
--Graded Discussion (tomorrow)

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 534-540 ("The Crisis of American Politics: The 1890s")
Focus your reading on:  [a) William McKinley  b) William Jennings Bryan] The Election of 1896  c) "Cross of Gold" speech

11/8/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
2)  Finish Andrew Jackson Role Play
--Last 3 groups present
--Hand in 2 sheets stapled

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 342-345 ("Individualism")
Focus your reading on:  a) Transcendentalism  b) Ralph Waldo Emerson  c) Henry David Thoreau


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 3

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 516-521; 523-526 ("The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-93")
Focus your reading on:  a)  Collective characteristics of the "status quo" presidents from 1877-93  b)  "Gilded Age"  c) Social Darwinism  d) Political machines  e) Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

11/7/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1) Notes ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System")
2)  Andrew Jackson Role Play Presentations
--Complete Evaluation
--Audience asks 2 questions
--3 groups present each day

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 333-335; 338 ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
Focus your reading on:  a) William Henry Harrison and the Election of 1840  b) John Tyler's presidency


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Labor Movement")
2)  Finish video from yesterday
--Discuss/hand in notes

3)  Homework:  Study for Test 3

11/6/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-37")
2)  Jackson Role Play Prep Day 2
--Complete "Considering Your Option"sheet
--Make info sheet for presentation
--Anticipate hostile questions from the audience

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 330-333 ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System")
Focus your reading on:  The 2nd Party System: Democrats vs. Whigs


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Industrial Capitalism Triumphant") and ("The World of Work")
2)  Video:  "The Grandest Enterprise Under God"
--Take 2 pages of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 505-512 ("The Labor Movement")
Focus your reading on: a) Haymarket Square Riot  b) Homestead Strike  c) Pullman Strike

11/5/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Part C is due
2)  Notes ("The Rise of Popular Politics, 1820-29")
3)  Andrew Jackson Controversial Issues Role Play (Prep Day 1 of 2 in lab)
For today:  Investigate as a group what your topic is about and get a sense of the 2 opposing viewpoints (Print off info/take notes).

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 321-330 ("The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-37")
Focus your reading on:  a) South Carolina and nullification  b) Jackson's "Bank War"  c) Jackson and Native American removal


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Great Plains")
2)  Finish 2 questions from Friday
--Graded Discussion

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 486-491; 494-505 ("Industrial Capitalism Triumphant") and ("The World of Work")
Focus your reading on:  a)  Meaning of "Industrial Capitalism Triumphant"  b)  Characteristics of production line work in late 1800s  c) Women's working conditions

11/2/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  6 groups:  Working Girls of Lowell
--Using books provided, read assigned document(s)
--Answer questions corresponding to your document(s) on page 171 on paper provided
--Group presentation

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 316-321 ("The Rise of Popular Politics, 1820-29")
Focus your reading on:  a)  John Quincy Adams and the "Corrupt Bargain"  b)  Henry Clay's "American System"

PART C IS DUE MONDAY.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Undoing of Reconstruction")
2)  Reveal Test 3 Prep Questions for next Thursday's test
3)  Reading/Questions/Graded Discussion:  "The Subjugation of the Native Americans in the West"
a)  Read "I Will Fight No More Forever" (class handout)
b)  Answer 4 questions (Work Day)

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 458-461; 464-474 ("The Great Plains")
Focus your reading on:  a) Exodusters  b) Wounded Knee

11/1/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 3

2)  Homework:  Work on Part C of Research Paper
--Due Monday



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Presidential Reconstruction") and ("Radical Reconstruction")
2)  Finish video from yesterday; discuss/hand in notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 442-445; 448-450 ("The Undoing of Reconstruction")
Focus your reading on:  a) Sharecropping  b) Election of 1876/Rutherford B. Hayes

10/31/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Expansion of Markets") and ("Changes in the Social Structure")
2)  Go over PCC applying for admissions process and apply in lab today
--Bring me your "G Number" after they send it to you in a few days
3)  Part C work in lab (Day 2 of 2)
--Due Monday.  Spend the extra time editing!

4)  Homework:  Study for Test 3


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Union Victorious, 1864-65")
2)  Video:  "The Geography of Hope"
--Take 2 pages of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 430-433; 435-442 ("Presidential Reconstruction") and ("Radical Reconstruction")
Focus your reading on:  a) Lincoln's Reconstruction plans  b) Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plans  c) Positives and negatives of Radical Reconstruction  d) Impeachment of Johnson

10/30/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Coming of Industry: Northeastern Manufacturing")
2)  Part C (Evaluation of Sources) of Research Paper (Day 1 of 2 in lab)
--Go over Research Paper Info Sheet 4 and sample paper first

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 296-312 ("The Expansion of Markets") and ("Changes in the Social Structure")
Focus your reading on:  Examples of the Transportation Revolution


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Turning Point: 1863")
2)  Finish Civil War video
--Discuss/hand in notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 417-421; 424-426 ("The Union Victorious, 1864-65")
Focus your reading on:  (Essay Question material!)
a)  Role of African-American soldiers  b) Ulysses S. Grant's war strategy  c) Shenandoah Campaign  d) William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"

10/29/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery, 1780-1820")
2)  Finish last 2 role plays
--Ask 1 more question from the audience
--Go over identities
--Staple 2 sheets together and hand in

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 286-288; 290-293; 296 ("The Coming of Industry: Northeastern Manufacturing")
Focus your reading on:  Francis Cabot Lowell

**Test Essay Question #3 will not be an option for Thursday's Test 3.
**Bring historian information and specific examples of source bias for tomorrow (starting Part C)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Towards Total War")
2)  Video:  Ken Burns' "Civil War" (Day 1 of 2)
--Take 2 pages of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 413-416 ("Turning Point: 1863")
Focus your reading on:  a) Emancipation Proclamation  b) Battle of Gettysburg's significance

10/24/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Capitalist Commonwealth")
2)  Hand out Test 3 Prep Sheet
3)  4 groups:  War of 1812 Role Play
--Hand out identity sheet and Evaluation Form (assign roles)
--Audience asks 1 question per presentation (3 total)
--Do 2 presentations today

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 261-269; 294-295 ("Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery, 1780-1820")
Focus your reading on:  a) Eli Whitney  b) Missouri Compromise


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
2)  Readings on John Brown
a) Read pages 232-235 in books provided
b) Answer questions at top of page 236 along with opinion question on screen
c)  Graded discussion

3)  Textbook, pages 407-413 ("Toward Total War")
Focus your reading on:  a) How the Union prepared for war  b) How the Confederacy prepared for war

10/23/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Hand in Part B and Debate Extra Credit
1)  Notes ("Republican War Hawks")
2)  4 groups:  War of 1812 Role Play (Prep Day)
--Study Option information
--Complete "Presenting Your Option"
--Make presentation sheet

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 241-247 ("The Capitalist Commonwealth")
Focus your reading on:  Marbury vs. Madison backstory and Supreme Court decision


Honors U.S. History:

**Hand in Debate Extra Credit
1)  Notes ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
2)  Major Players in the Pre-Civil War Slavery Debate presentations
--Audience takes class notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 398-407 ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
Focus your reading on:  a) Fort Sumter  b) Jefferson Davis  c) Antietam

10/22/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Transit of Power")
2)  Continue working on Part B of the Research Paper in the lab.  Due tomorrow.

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 235; 238-241 ("Republican War Hawks")
Focus your reading on:  a)  War Hawks and their goals  b) Treaty of Ghent  c) Hartford Convention


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")
2)  "Major Players in the Pre-Civil War Slavery Debate" (Prep Day in lab)
--Present tomorrow

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 390-394 ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
Focus your reading on:  a) Dred Scott  b) Lincoln-Douglas Debates  c) Election of 1860


TONIGHT'S EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT FOR BOTH CLASSES:
Last Presidential Debate:  6:00-7:30 on many TV news stations
Debate focus:  Foreign policy

5 point student option:  1) Write down each issue as it is introduced by the moderator.  2) Make 2 columns under each issue labeled "Obama" and "Romney".  3) Take notes on each candidate's stance on that issue.  4) Take at least 2 full pages of notes in this format.  5) At the end, place a star next to the points that you felt were presented effectively.  Place a check next to the points that you feel were not effective, persuasive, or convincing.  As much as possible, try and make this judgment without your political bias affecting your decision.  Based on your marks, who won the debate?  6)  Sign your name at the end indicating you honestly watched the debate and have a parent/guardian also sign verifying this.
10 point option with a parent/guardian:  1)  Do the same as above for yourself.  2)  Have a parent or guardian do the same separately from you on different sheets of paper.  3) Have the parent/guardian sign their notes at the end verifying what they did.  4) Use the STUDENT/PARENT DEBATE DISCUSSION SHEET to have a conversation about the debate.  Sign in the appropriate areas, staple all the sheets together, and hand in tomorrow at the start of class.

10/19/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Republicans' Political Revolution")
2)  Part B (Summary of Evidence) of Research Paper (Day 1 of 2 in lab)
--Hand out Research Paper Info Sheet 3 and Footnote help sheet
--Use all 4 secondary sources
--500-600 word count

3)  Homework: Richard Hofstadter reading in Blue Reader ("The Transit of Power")
Focus your reading on:  How did Jefferson and the Federalists view each other?


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
2)  4 groups: The Compromise of 1850 
--Read assigned document and answer questions.  Also include what your person's view was on the Fugitive Slave Act
--Group presentation of information
--Audience takes some class notes

3)  Homework: James McPherson reading in Yellow Reader ("The Crime Against Kansas") [Pages 145-169]
Focus your reading on:  a) "Bleeding Kansas"  b) John Brown  c) "The Caning of Sumner" (Charles Sumner)  d) Election of 1856 (Buchanan vs. Fremont)  e) Lecompton Constitution

10/18/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1) Notes ("The Rise of Political Parties") and ("Western Expansion")
2)  Hamilton vs. Jefferson presentations
--Each group member presents
--Audience takes class notes
--Discussion questions at the end

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 230-234 ("The Republicans' Political Revolution")
Focus your reading on:  a) Louisiana Purchase  b) 2 reasons Aaron Burr became infamous  c) Trouble with Britain and France at sea

REMINDER:  Part B will start in class tomorrow
a)  Bring flashdrive, laptop, etc. (your paper so far)
b)  Bring all of your research notes, bibliographic info, and sample paper
c)  Read over your notes thoroughly, categorizing them in connection to your 3 points


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")
2)  Finish video; discuss and hand in notes

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Yellow Reader ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism) [Pages 117-144]
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1852  b) Kansas-Nebraska Act  c) Stephen A. Douglas and popular sovereignty  d) Republican Party created  e) American ("Know-Nothing") Party

10/17/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Presidential Debate Extra Credit due
1)  Notes ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
2)  Discuss/hand in Madison questions
3)  2 groups:  Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson (Prep Day in lab)
--Each group member types up information for presentation tomorrow

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 216-218; 222-230 ("The Rise of Political Parties") and ("Western Expansion")
Focus your reading on:  a) XYZ Affair  b) Alien and Sedition Acts  c) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions  d) Hamilton's role in Jefferson's 1800 election  e) "Revolution of 1800"

Honors U.S. History:
**Presidential Debate Extra Credit due
1)  Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2)  Video:  "Empire Upon the Trails"
--Take 2 pages of notes in the following categories: a) Manifest Destiny b) Mexican-American War  c) Oregon Trail  d) Texas  e) Whitmans  f) Mormons

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Yellow Reader ("An Empire for Slavery") [Pages 78-116]
Focus your reading on:  a) Specific Northern and Southern reactions to the Fugitive Slave Act  b) Role of Cuba  c) Role of Nicaragua/William Walker

10/16/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Part A due
1)  Notes ("The Framers of the Constitution and the 'Genius' of the People")
2)  3 groups:  James Madison's Federalist #10 ("Factions: Their Cause and Control")
--Read document carefully and answer questions

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 210-215 ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
Focus your reading on:  a) Alexander Hamilton's financial plan  b) Jay's Treaty  c) Whiskey Rebellion


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
2)  Finish Documentary Evidence of Slavery
--Discuss and hand in

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Yellow Reader ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2 [Pages 64-77]
Focus your reading on:  a) California Gold Rush  b) Compromise of 1850  c) Fugitive Slave Act  d) Henry Clay  e) Daniel Webster


TONIGHT'S EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT FOR BOTH CLASSES:
Second Presidential Debate:  6:00-7:30 on many TV news stations
Debate focus:  Foreign and domestic policy in a town hall format

5 point student option:  1) Write down each issue as it is introduced by the moderator.  2) Make 2 columns under each issue labeled "Obama" and "Romney".  3)  Take notes on each candidate's stance on that issue.  4) Take at least 2 full pages of notes in this format.  5) At the end, place a star next to the points that you feel were presented effectively.  Place a check next to the points that you feel were not effective, persuasive, or convincing.  As much as possible, try and make this judgment without your political bias affecting your decision.  Based on your marks, who won the debate?  6)  Sign your name at the end indicating you honestly watched the debate and have a parent/guardian also sign verifying this.
10 point option with a parent/guardian:  1)  Do the same as above for yourself.  2)  Have a parent or guardian do the same thing separately from you on different sheets of paper.  3) Have the parent/guardian sign their notes at the end verifying what they did.  4)  Use the STUDENT/PARENT DEBATE DISCUSSION SHEET to have a conversation about the debate.  Sign in the appropriate areas, staple all of these sheets together, and hand in tomorrow at the start of class.

10/15/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Hand in Vice-Presidential Debate Extra Credit
1)  Notes ("The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action")
2)  Part A (Plan of the Investigation) of Research Paper done in class
--Due tomorrow

3)  Homework: Alfred Young reading in Blue Reader ("The Framers of the Constitution and the 'Genius' of the People")
Focus your reading on:  Young's view on the motivations of the Founders in writing the Constitution


Honors U.S. History:
**Hand in Vice-Presidential Debate Extra Credit
1)  Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2) Continue working on "Documentary Evidence of Slavery"

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Yellow Reader (handed out today)
("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1   [Pages 3-5; 47-64]
Focus your reading on:  a) Mexican-American War  b) Wilmot Proviso  c) Free-Soil Movement  d) Election of 1848  e) Popular sovereignty

10/12/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1) Notes ("The Constitution: Was it an Economic Document?")
2)  Video:  "Are We to be a Nation?"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: John Roche reading in Blue Reader ("The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action")
Focus your reading on:  Roche's view of the Founders who wrote the Constitution

Reminders:
a)  Vice-Presidential Debate Extra Credit due Monday
b)  Read reminders about Part A on yesterday's blog entry


Honors U.S. History:

1) Notes ("Abolitionism")
2)  Read primary sources on slavery
--Start the Documentary Evidence of Slavery sheet (paragraph length responses on your own paper)

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 368-376 ("Manifest Destiny")
Focus your reading on:  a) Manifest Destiny  b) John Tyler  c) "Fifty-four forty or fight!"

Reminder:  Vice-Presidential Debate Extra Credit due Monday

10/11/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Constitution: A Minority Document")
2)  Constitution Role Play
--Hand out "Travellers at the Inn".  Keep same identities as last time.
--Ask only 1 question when you're in the audience
--Staple 2 sheets together and hand in

3)  Homework:  Henry Steele Commager reading in Blue Reader ("The Constitution: Was it an Economic Document?")
Focus your reading on:  Commager's view on the motivations of the Founders who wrote the Constitution

IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR MONDAY (when you will do Part A of the Research Paper):
1)  Your 3 points have to be figured out.  See me or email me before Monday if you haven't confirmed these with me yet.
2)  Pick 2 sources to be analyzed in Part C of the paper (either 2 historians or 1 historian and 1 primary source).
3)  Think of 2 points you could have chosen, but did not make the final cut.
4)  How will you be doing your paper in class and at home? (Flashdrive or bring your own laptop).  Part A through Part E are all done as one continuous document.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")
2)  Andrew Jackson Controversial Issues Role Play
--Last 3 groups present today
--Finish completing Evaluation Form
--Ask 1 more question from the audience
--Hand in 2 sheets stapled

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 352-358 ("Abolitionism")
Focus your reading on:  a) American Colonization Society  b) Nat Turner


TONIGHT'S EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT FOR BOTH CLASSES (This can be turned in on Monday, 10/15):
Vice-Presidential Debate:  6:00-7:30 on many TV news stations
Debate focus:  Foreign and domestic policy

5 point student option:  1)  Write down each issue as it is introduced by the moderator.  2)  Make 2 columns under each issue labeled "Biden" and "Ryan".  3)  Take notes on each candidate's stance on that issue.  4)  Take at least 2 full pages of notes in this format.  5)  At the end, place a star next to the points that you feel were presented effectively.  Place a check next to the points that you feel were not effective, persuasive, or convincing.  As much as possible, try and make this judgment without your political bias affecting your decision.  Based on your marks, who won the debate?  6)  Sign your name at the end indicating you honestly watched the debate and have a parent/guardian also sign verifying this.
10 point option with a parent/guardian:  1)  Do the same as above for yourself.  2)  Have a parent or guardian do the same thing separately from you on different sheets of paper.  3)  Have the parent/guardian sign their notes at the end verifying what they did.  4)  Use the STUDENT/PARENT DEBATE DISCUSSION SHEET to have a conversation about the debate.  Sign in the appropriate areas, staple all of these sheets together, and hand in Monday at the start of class.

10/10/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Constitution of 1787")
2)  3 groups:  Constitution Role Play
a)  Read Option information  b) "Completing Your Option" sheet  c) Make presentation sheet

3)  Homework:  Charles Beard reading in Blue Reader ("The Constitution: A Minority Document")
Focus your reading on:  Beard's thesis about the Founders' motivations in writing the Constitution


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
2)  Andrew Jackson Controversial Issues Role Play
--3 groups present today
--Start completing Evaluation Form
--Ask 1 question per day

3)  Sorry--no homework reading tonight


10/9/12 Agenda (Forgot to post it yesterday)

Advanced U.S. History:

**Part F (Bibliographies) due
1)  Constitutional Convention Graded Debate
--You need to respond to at least 2 of the 10 issues during the debate

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 201-205; 208-210 ("The Constitution of 1787")
Focus your reading on:  a) Connecticut (or "Great") Compromise  b) 3/5 Compromise  c)  Differences between Federalists and Antifederalists

Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-37")
2)  Role Play Prep Day 2 of 2
--Complete "Considering Your Option" sheet
--Make presentation sheet
--Anticipate/prepare for hostile questions

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 330-335; 338 ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
Focus your reading on:  a) 2nd Party System: Democrats vs. Whigs  b) William Henry Harrison and the Election of 1840  c)  John Tyler's presidency

10/8/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Day 3 Notes due
1)  Notes ("Creating Republican Institutions, 1776-87")
2)  Part F (Bibliography) of Research Paper done in lab
--Due by tomorrow
--Use this link to help you make your bibliography if you need it:
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=1&newstyle=1&stylebox=1

3)  Homework:  Read "The Mini-Debates of Philadelphia" to prepare for Constitutional Convention Debate tomorrow
Assigned positions based on your birth month:
A/B issues: Jan-Jun/Jul-Dec
A/B/C issues:  Jan-Apr/May-Aug/Sep-Dec
A/B/C/D issues:  Jan-Mar/Apr-Jun/Jul-Sep/Oct-Dec


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Rise of Popular Politics, 1820-29")
2)  Andrew Jackson Controversial Issues Role Play (Prep Day 1 of 2)
a)  Investigate as a group what your topic is all about and get a sense of 2 opposing viewpoints' beliefs
b)  Print off information/take notes/highlight

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 321-330 ("The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-37")
Focus your reading on:  a) South Carolina and nullification  b) Jackson's "Bank War"  c)  Jackson and Native American Removal

10/5/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 2

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 194-201 ("Creating Republican Institutions, 1776-87")
Focus your reading on:  a) Northwest Ordinance of 1787  b) Shays' Rebellion

**Remember to finish Day 3 Notes by Monday (2 primary sources and 1 or 2 historian info).
**Bring all of your bibliographic information Monday to type up bibliography in lab.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 2

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 316-321 ("The Rise of Popular Politics, 1820-29")
Focus your reading on:  a) John Quincy Adams and the "Corrupt Bargain"  b) Henry Clay's "American System"

10/4/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Collected Day 2 Notes and Extra Credit assignment
1)  Notes ("The Path to Victory, 1778-83") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
2)  Note-taking Day 3 (2 primary sources and info on historians)
--Work in lab; finish over weekend; due Monday

3)  Homework:  Study for Test 2


Honors U.S. History:

**Collected Extra Credit assignment
1)  Notes ("The Coming of Industry: Northeastern Manufacturing") and ("The Expansion of Markets")
2)  6 groups:  Working Girls of Lowell
--Use books provided (pages 146-164)
--Answer the questions pertaining to your document(s) from page 171 using paper and pens provided
--Groups present to class.  Everybody talks!

3)  Homework:  Study for Test 2

10/3/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Trials of War, 1776-78")
2)  Note-taking Day 2 (2 secondary sources)
--At least 1 page of notes per source
--Identify in your notes the information corresponds to your 3 points

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 175-179; 182; 184-190 ("The Path to Victory, 1778-83") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
Focus your reading on:  a) American alliance with France  b) Battle of Yorktown  c) Loyalists after the war

FOR TOMORROW:  Bring 2 primary sources and information for 1 or 2 of your historians.


Honors U.S History:

1)  Notes ("Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery, 1780-1820")
2)  Finish War of 1812 Role Play
--2 groups present
--Go over identity choices
--Hand in both sheets stapled

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 286-288; 290-293; 296-303 ("The Coming of Industry: Northeastern Manufacturing") and ("The Expansion of Markets")
Focus your reading on:  a) Francis Cabot Lowell  b) Examples of the Transportation Revolution


TONIGHT'S EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT FOR BOTH CLASSES:
First Presidential Debate:  6:00-7:30 on many TV news stations
Debate focus:  Domestic policy

5 point student option:  1)  Write down each issue as it is introduced by the moderator. 2)  Make 2 columns under each issue labeled "Obama" and "Romney". 3)  Take notes on each candidate's stance on that issue.  4)  Take at least 2 full pages of notes in this format  5)  At the end, place a star next to the points that you feel were presented effectively.  Place a check next to the points that you feel were not effective, persuasive, or convincing.  As much as possible, try and make this judgment without your political bias affecting your decision.  Based on your marks, who won the debate?  6)  Sign your name at the end indicating you honestly watched the debate and have a parent/guardian also sign verifying this.
10 point option with a parent/guardian:  1)  Do the same as above for yourself.  2)  Have a parent or guardian do the same thing separately from you on different sheets of paper.  3) Have the parent/guardian sign their notes at the end verifying what they did.  4)  Use the STUDENT/PARENT DEBATE DISCUSSION SHEET to have a conversation about the debate.  Sign in the appropriate areas, staple all of these sheets together, and hand in Thursday at the start of class.

10/2/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Conflict and Consensus in the American Revolution")
2)  Revolutionary War Role Play
--Last 2 groups present
--Hand in both sheets stapled

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 170-175 ("The Trials of War, 1776-78")
Focus your reading on:  a) Battle of Saratoga  b) Valley Forge c) Baron von Steuben

BRING 2 MORE SECONDARY SOURCES FOR DAY 2 NOTES TOMORROW.


Honors U.S. History:

1) Notes ("Republican War Hawks")
2)  War of 1812 Role Play
--10 minutes to finish prep
--Hand out identity sheet/Evaluation and assign roles
--Audience asks 3 questions (1 per group)
--2 groups present today

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 261-269; 294-295 ("Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery, 1780-1820")
Focus your reading on:  a) Eli Whitney  b) Missouri Compromise  c) Monroe Doctrine

10/1/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The American Revolution as a Colonial War for Independence")
2)  Test 2 Prep Sheet
3)  Revolutionary War Role Play
a) Brief group meeting  b) Hand out "Travellers at the Inn..." and assign roles  c) Complete Evaluation Forms  d) Audience asks 2 questions (1 per day)  e) 2 groups present today

4)  Homework: Edmund Morgan reading in Blue Reader ("Conflict and Consensus in the American Revolution")
Focus your reading on: What is Morgan's main point or "thesis" about the Revolution?


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Republicans' Political Revolution") and ("The Capitalist Commonwealth")
2) Test 2 Prep info
3)  4 groups:  War of 1812 Role Play (Prep Day)
a)  Read Option info  b) Complete "Presenting Your Option"sheet  c) Make presentation sheet

4)  Homework: Textbook, page 235; 238-241 ("Republican War Hawks")
Focus your reading on:  a) War Hawks and their goals  b) Treaty of Ghent  c) Hartford Convention

9/28/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Turn in Notetaking Day 1
2)  Notes ("Toward Independence, 1775-76")
3)  4 groups:  Revolutionary War Role Play
--Read Option info and complete "Considering Your Option" sheet
--Create presentation sheet

4)  Homework:  Thomas Barrow reading in Blue Reader ("The American Revolution as a Colonial War for Independence")
Focus your reading on:  What is the difference between the American Revolution and other world revolutions?


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Rise of Parties") and ("Western Expansion")
2)  Hamilton vs. Jefferson Presentations
--Each group member presents
--Audience takes class notes on main differences
--Discussion at the end

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 230-234 and 241-247 ("The Republicans' Political Revolution") and ("The Capitalist Commonwealth")
Focus your reading on:  a)  Louisiana Purchase  b) 2 reasons Aaron Burr became infamous  c) Trouble with Britain and France at sea  d) Marbury vs. Madison backstory and Supreme Court decision

9/27/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
2)  Go over Research Paper Info Sheet 1
3)  Notetaking Day 1 (25 points)
--Use 2 of your secondary sources
--Match up your notes to the "point" it corresponds with

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 166-170 ("Toward Independence, 1775-1776")
Focus your reading on:  Thomas Paine's Common Sense


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
2)  Discuss/hand in yesterday's video notes
3)  2 groups: Hamilton vs. Jefferson
--Prep Day in lab
--Each group member types up info for tomorrow's presentation
4)  Also applying for admission to PCC online while in the lab

5)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 216-218; 222-230 ("The Rise of Parties") and ("Westward Expansion")
Focus your reading on:  a) XYZ Affair  b) Alien and Sedition Acts  c) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions  d) Alexander Hamilton's role in Jefferson's 1800 election  e) "Revolution of 1800"

9/26/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Growing Confrontation, 1767-70")
2)  Peer Review of Practice Essays
--In groups of 4, evaluate 3 essays
--Reflect on what your evaluations indicate before turning everything in

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 150-151; 154-158 ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
Focus your reading on:  a)  Tea Act  b) Committees of Correspondence  c)  Boston Tea Party  d)  Coercive (Intolerable) Acts  e) 1st Continental Congress  f) Loyalists  g) Minutemen  h) Lexington and Concord

REMEMBER to pick your 3 points for your Research Paper tonight and flag relevant passages in at least 2 of your secondary sources for your Research Paper assignment done tomorrow in class.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Constitution of 1787")
2)  Video:  "Are We to Be a Nation?"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 210-215 ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
Focus your reading on:  a) Alexander Hamilton's financial program  b) Jay's Treaty  c) Whiskey Rebellion

9/25/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-66")
2)  Finish Practice Essay, including Notes and Outline
--Due at the start of the period tomorrow for the Peer Review

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 145-150 ("The Growing Confrontation, 1767-70")
Focus your reading on:  a) Townshend Acts  b) Boston Massacre

Checking Research Paper Sources continues during class today.  Pick the 3 points for your research and "flag" relevant passages in your sources by classtime on Thursday.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Creating Republican Institutions, 1776-87")
2)  Finish Revolutionary War Role Play
a)  Last 2 groups present
b)  Ask a question from the audience
c)  Finish filling out the Evaluation Form
d)  Hand in 2 sheets stapled

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 201-205; 208-210 ("The Constitution of 1787")
Focus your reading on:  a) Connecticut (or "Great") Compromise  b) 3/5 Compromise  c) Differences between Federalists and Antifederalists

9/24/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Imperial Reform Movement, 1763-65")
2)  Finish Oral Presentations from last Thursday
3)  Practice Essay (for Peer Review Wednesday)
--Copy question down
--20 points (2.5 Notes; 2.5 Outline; 15 Essay)
--Use pages 134-145 in the textbook
--DO NOT TYPE ESSAY!!

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 140-145 ("The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-66")
Focus your reading on:  a) Sons of Liberty  b)  Declaratory Act

SOURCE CHECKING going on during work time.  Pick 3 points this week that you will be making in your paper.  Start "flagging" pages in your sources for Thursday.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Path to Victory, 1778-83") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
2)  Revolutionary War Role Play
a)  Brief group meeting
b)  Hand out "Travellers at the Inn" and assign roles
c)  Start filling out Evaluation Sheet
d)  Audience asks 2 questions
e)  2 groups present today

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 194-201 ("Creating Republican Institutions, 1776-81")
Focus your reading on:  a)  Northwest Ordinance of 1787  b) Shays' Rebellion

9/21/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 1

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 134-140 ("The Imperial Reform Movement, 1763-65")
Focus your reading on:  a) Specific ways Britain began reasserting her authority over the colonies after the French and Indian War  b) Sugar Act

BRING TEXTBOOKS ON MONDAY

BRING 4 SECONDARY AND 2 PRIMARY SOURCES FOR RESEARCH PAPER SOURCE CHECK ON MONDAY


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Trials of War, 1776-78")
2)  4 groups:  Revolutionary War Role Play (Prep Day)
a)  Read Option Information as a group
b)  Complete "Considering Your Option" sheet
c)  Create presentation sheet

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 175-179; 182; 184-190 ("The Path to Victory, 1778-83") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
Focus your reading on:  a) American alliance with France  b) Battle of Yorktown  c) Loyalists after the war

9/20/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Mid-Century Challenge: War, Trade, and Social Conflict, 1750-65")
2)  Oral Report Presentations
--Audience takes class notes
--15 points (Typed info, Presentation, Visual)

STUDY FOR TEST 1 TONIGHT!


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 1

2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 170-175 ("The Trials of War, 1776-78")
Focus your reading on:  a) Battle of Saratoga  b) Valley Forge  c) Baron von Steuben

9/19/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1740-65")
2)  Discuss/hand in "Roots" notes
3)  6 groups:  Oral Reports on Enlightenment and Pietist/Great Awakening Figures
--Prep Day in lab
--Present  tomorrow

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 121-130 ("The Mid-Century Challenge: War, Trade, and Social Conflict, 1750-65")
Focus your reading on:  a) Details on the French and Indian War  b) How the end of the war impacted the coming of the Revolution


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Toward Independence, 1775-76")
2)  Ms. Stover college visit
3)  Read article on Joseph Ellis
a)  Respond to 1 question with a paragraph response
b)  Graded Discussion

STUDY FOR TEST 1 TONIGHT!

9/18/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Ms. Stover College visit
2)  Mr. Teschner I.B. visit
3)  Notes ("The Middle Atlantic: Toward a New Society, 1720-65")
4)  Finish "Roots"

5)  Homework: Textbook, pages 112-115; 118-121 ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1740-65")
Focus your reading on:  a) Enlightenment  b) John Locke  c) Deists  d) Great Awakening/Pietism  e) George Whitefield


Honors U.S. History:
1)  Notes ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
2)  Peer Review of Practice Essays
--3 rounds--3 Evaluations

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 166-170 ("Toward Independence, 1775-76")
Focus your reading on:  Thomas Paine's Common Sense

9/17/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Hand back "Goldilocks" essays and discuss
2)  Notes ("The New Politics of Empire")
3)  Test 1 Prep information for Friday's Test 1
4)  Continue watching "Roots" and taking 2-sided notes

5)  Homework: Textbook, pages 105-112 ("The Middle Atlantic: Toward a New Society, 1720-65")
Focus your reading on:  Reasons for Scots-Irish and German immigration to Pennsylvania


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Growing Confrontation, 1767-70")
2)  Finish Practice Essay for Peer Review tomorrow (Notes, Outline, and Essay--20 points)

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 150-151; 154-158 ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
Focus your reading on:  a) Tea Act  b) Committees of Correspondence  c) Boston Tea Party  d) Coercive (Intolerable) Acts  e) 1st Continental Congress  f) Loyalists  g) Minutemen  h) Lexington and Concord

9/14/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
2)  Movie:  "Roots"
--Take 2-sided notes: Specific examples of how movie portrays a) Africans and b) Whites (Attitudes, Actions, Beliefs).

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 93-98 ("The New Politics of Empire")
Focus your reading on:  Salutary neglect

CONSIDER LOOKING FOR SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SOURCES AT A LIBRARY THIS WEEKEND (FOR YOUR RESEARCH PAPER).


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-66")
2)  Go over expectations and possible test questions for next Thursday's Test 1
3)  Practice Essay (for Peer Review on Tuesday)
--20 points total (2.5 notes; 2.5 outline; 10 essay)
--Use pages 134-145 for information
--DO NOT TYPE!!
--Quiet work atmosphere

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 145-150 ("The Growing Confrontation, 1767-70")
Focus your reading on:  a) Townshend Acts  b) Boston Massacre

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Politics of Empire, 1660-1713")
2)  a) Go over "Writing a History Essay"
     b)  "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" Practice Essay
       --Your question needs to be the title of your essay
       --Attach Scoring Guide to back of essay
       --DO NOT TYPE!!

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 76-80; 84-93 ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
Focus your reading on:  a) South Atlantic System  b) The "Middle Passage"  c)  Specific effects of the slave trade on England, Africa, the West Indies, and the American colonies


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Imperial Reform Movement, 1763-65")
2)  6 groups:  Oral Reports on Enlightenment and Great Awakening/Pietist Figures
--Audience takes class notes
--15 points total

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 140-145 ("The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-66")
Focus your reading on:  a) Sons of Liberty  b) Declaratory Act

9/12/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Indians' 'New World'")
2)  a) Pick Research Paper topics
     b)  Hand out Research Paper Info Sheet 1
     c)  Go to lab to get familiar with topics and ask questions.  Print off and highlight basic info on your
          topic.  Write down things I tell you individually about your topic.

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 70-76 ("The Politics of Empire, 1660-1713")
Focus your reading on:  a) Quakers  b) Navigation Acts

Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1740-65")
2)  6 groups:  Oral Reports on Enlightenment and Great Awakening/Pietist Figures
--Prep Day in lab
--Present tomorrow

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 134-140 ("The Imperial Reform Movement, 1763-65")
Focus your reading on:  a)  Specific ways Britain began to reassert her authority over the colonies after the French and Indian War  b)  Sugar Act

9/11/12

Advanced U.S. History

1)  Notes ("Puritan New England")
2)  Finish "John Smith" assignment
3)  Explain Research Paper
a)  Overview sheet
b)  Sample paper
c)  Topic list--pick tomorrow

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 61-66 ("The Indians' 'New World'")
Focus your reading on:   Conflict between Puritans and Pequots


Honors U.S. History

1)  Notes ("The New Politics of Empire" and "The Mid-Century Challenge: War, Trade, and Social Conflict, 1750-65")
2)  Finish "Goldilocks" assignment
3)  "The Coin Exercise"

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 112-115; 118-121 ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1740-65")
Focus your reading on:  a) Enlightenment  b) John Locke  c) Deists  d) Great Awakening/Pietism  e) George Whitefield

9/10/12

Advanced U.S. History

1)  Notes ("First English Model: Tobacco and Settlers")
2)  Historical Investigation and Case Study:  "John Smith: History or Hoax?"

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 56-61 ("Puritan New England")
Focus your reading on:  a) Characteristics of the Puritans  b) Why they came to America  c) The Puritans and witchcraft  d) Anne Hutchinson

Honors U.S. History

1)  Notes ("The Politics of Empire" and "The Imperial Slave Economy")
2) a) "Writing a History Essay"
    b)  "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" Practice Essay
      --Your question should be the title of the essay
      --Attach Scoring Guide
      --DO NOT TYPE!!

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 93-98 ("The New Politics of Empire") and 121-130 ("The Mid-Century Challenge: War, Trade, and Social Conflict, 1750-65")
Focus your reading on:  a) Salutary neglect  b) Details on the French and Indian War  c) How the ending of the war impacted the coming of the Revolution

9/7/12

Advanced U.S. History

1)  Notes ("Imperial Conflicts and Rival Colonial Models")
2)  "10 Major Events that Shaped the U.S."
--Make an individual list ranked from 1 to 10
--Group consensus list to share with the class

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 48-56 ("First English Model: Tobacco and Settlers")
Focus your reading on:  a) Jamestown  b) Obstacles to the colonization of Virginia  c) Indentured servants  d) Nathaniel Bacon/Bacon's Rebellion  e)  Navigation Acts


Honors U.S. History

1)  Notes ("Puritan New England" and "The Indians' 'New World'")
2)  Finish John Smith assignment

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 70-76 ("The Politics of Empire") and 76-80; 84-93 ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
Focus your reading on:  a) Quakers  b) Navigation Acts  c) South Atlantic System  d) The "Middle Passage"  e) Specific effects of the slave trade on England, Africa, the West Indies, and the American colonies

9/6/12

Advanced U.S. History

1)  Collect agreements
2)  Notes ("Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress")
3) "The Coin Exercise"

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 40-41; 44-45 ("Imperial Conflicts and Rival Colonial Models")
Focus your reading on:  Differences between New Spain, New France, and New Netherland

**BRING TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW

Honors U.S. History

1)  Collect agreements
2)  Notes ("First English Model: Tobacco and Settlers")
3)  Historical Investigation and Case Study:  "John Smith: History or Hoax?"
--Use your own paper

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 56-61 ("Puritan New England") and pages 61-66 ("The Indians' 'New World'")
Focus your reading on:  a) Characteristics of the Puritans  b) Why they came to America  c) The Puritans and witchcraft  d) Anne Hutchinson  e) Conflict between Puritans and Pequots

9/5/12

ADVANCED U.S. HISTORY

1)  Information sheet/Seating chart/Get textbook and Blue Reader
2)  Syllabus (agreement due tomorrow)
3)  Getting acquainted

4)  Homework: Howard Zinn reading in Blue Reader ("Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress")
Focus your reading on:  a) Zinn's main point or "thesis"  b) How were the natives treated?

Test 1 will be on Friday, September 21.


HONORS U.S. HISTORY

1)  Information sheet/Seating chart/Get textbook
2)  Syllabus (agreement due tomorrow)
3)  Getting acquainted

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 48-56 ("First English Model: Tobacco and Settlers")
Focus your reading on:  a) Jamestown  b) Obstacles to the colonization of Virginia  c) Indentured servants  d) Nathaniel Bacon/Bacon's Rebellion  e) Navigation Acts

Test 1 will be on Thursday, September 20.

6/14/12

Today's agenda:

2nd period only (last day of school):

1)  Turn in textbooks to library

2)  Test 12

6/13/12

Today's agenda:

2nd period only:  Study period

3rd and 4th periods:
1)  Hand in textbooks to library

2)  Test 12

6/12/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Recap of "10 Major Events that Shaped the U.S."
--Hand back original lists
--Make updated list
--Each person shares the highlights of their update

2)  Graded studying for the test


BRING TEXTBOOKS ON LAST DAY OF CLASS

2ND PERIOD:  BRING STUDY MATERIALS FOR TOMORROW

6/11/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Finish 9/11 DVD from Friday
--Staple interview sheets to DVD notes
--Students share connections/observations made

2)  Homework:  Study for Test 12

6/8/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Briefly go over/hand in Clinton video notes


2)  DVD: "102 Minutes that Changed America"
--Keep 9/11 Interview handy as you watch
--Take 1/2 page of observations/thoughts on how the footage of 9/11 corresponds or not with your interview information

3)  Homework:  Study for Test 12

6/7/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Finish Clinton video
--Continue with 2-sided notes on his "Successes" and "Setbacks"
--We will go over the notes tomorrow

2)  Homework:  Finish the 9/11 Interview in order to be prepared for class tomorrow

6/6/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")

2)  Video: "The Clinton Years"
Notes:  Label 1 side of paper "Successes" and the other "Setbacks" and keep a running list as you watch.

3)  Homework:  9/11 Interview (due Friday)

6/5/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")

2)  12 groups:  America's Wars: How Just?
--Brief group research using memory, textbooks, and class notes
--Groups present opinion on paper using document camera

Questions:  a) Causes  b) Reasons for U.S. involvement  c) Outcomes  d) Just or not just? Why or why not?

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 927-936 ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")
Focus your reading on:  a) Successes during Clinton's first term  b) Lifting ban on gays in the military?  c) Health care reform?  d) Hillary Rodham Clinton  e) "Contract with America"

6/4/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93")

2)  Video:  "1981-89: A New World"
--Take 1 page of notes


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 912-914 ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")
Focus your reading on:  a) 1988 campaign and election  b) Clarence Thomas  c) Collapse of the Soviet Union  d) Persian Gulf War  e) Characteristics of Gulf War troops

Bring textbooks to class tomorrow.




ONLINE STUDY HELP FOR THE TEST:


1)  Go to bedfordstmartins.com/henretta
2)  Create login
3)  Under "Free Study Resources", click on here
4)  Click on Online Study Guide
5)  Chapters 28-31 only (and only information we have covered in class)
6)  Keep textbook and class notes handy to review as you study
7)  Write down terms you have trouble with and ask about them in class or email me.

6/1/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")

2)  Video:  "1976-80: Starting Over"
--Take 1 page of notes


3) Homework:  Textbook, pages 908-912 ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93")
Focus your reading on:  a) Ronald Reagan's leadership style  b) Reaganomics  c) Strategic Defense Initiative  d) 1984 reelection  e) Iran-Contra Scandal

5/31/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Modern Women's Rights Movement")-Canada

2)  Modern Women's Rights Leaders Presentations
--Audience should take class notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 899-904 ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
Focus your reading on:  a) Gerald Ford's problems as president  b) Jimmy Carter's "outsider" campaign and leadership style  c) Camp David Accords  d) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan  e) Iranian Hostage Crisis

5/30/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Why Women's Liberation?")

2)  Modern Women's Rights Leaders (Prep Day)
--Present tomorrow

3)  Homework:  Paul Bennett reading in Green Reader ("The Modern Women's Rights Movement")-Canada
Focus your reading on:  a) Laura Sabia  b) Canadian Human Rights Commission

5/29/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s")

2)  Watergate reading/questions/graded discussion
--Use pages 267-276 in books provided

3)  Homework:  Marlene Dixon reading in Green Reader ("Why Women's Liberation?")
Focus your reading on:  a) Gender roles in the New Left and Civil Rights Movement  b)  U.S. government's use of women and African-Americans

5/25/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("An Economy of Diminished Expectations")

2)  Video:  "1971-75: Approaching the Apocalypse"
--Take 1 page of notes


3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 887-889; 892-899 ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s")
Focus your reading on:  a) Three Mile Island  b) Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)  c) Roe vs. Wade  d) "Modern" political campaigning

5/24/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Nixon Years")

2)  Video:  "Dear America:  Letters Home from Vietnam"
--Just watch.  No notes.

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 884-887 ("An Economy of Diminished Expectations")
Focus your reading on:  a) Rising oil prices  b) OPEC oil embargo  c)  Impact of embargo on the U.S.

5/23/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Long Road Home, 1968-75")

2)  Finish Vietnam Oral History Presentations


3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 880-883 ("The Nixon Years")
Focus your reading on:  a) George McGovern  b) Divisions in the Democratic Party c) Spiro Agnew  d) Watergate cover-up  e) "Smoking gun"/"The tapes"  f) Nixon's pardon

5/22/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War Consensus Unravels")

2)  Vietnam Oral History Presentations


3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 867-873; 876 ("The Long Road Home, 1968-75")
Focus your reading on:  a) Tet Offensive  b) LBJ's surprise announcement  c) 1968 Democratic Convention  d) George Wallace  e) "Silent Majority"  f) Vietnamization  g) My Lai  h) Nixon's foreign policy

5/21/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Into the Quagmire, 1945-68")

2)  Video:  "1965-70: Unpinned"
--Take 1 page of notes


3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 856-860 ("The Cold War Consensus Unravels")
Focus your reading on:  a) Free Speech Movement at Berkeley  b) Resistance to the draft

VIETNAM ORAL HISTORY PRESENTATIONS will be done this week on Tuesday and Wednesday.

5/18/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Or Does It Explode?")-Part 2

2)  Peer Review of Essays
a) Take 3 Evaluation Sheets for the 3 rounds
b)  At the end of the 3rd round, all essays and evaluations will be passed back to their owners
c) Class compilation of info

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 850-856 ("Into the Quagmire, 1945-68")
Focus your reading on:  a) Vietnam's colonial history  b) Ho Chi Minh  c) Ngo Dinh Diem  d) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  e) First "television war"

5/17/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Or Does It Explode?")-Part 1

2)  Finish Martin Luther King/Malcolm X essay assignment
--Be done by start of class tomorrow for Peer Review
--Do not type it.

3)  HW-Howard Zinn reading in Green Reader ("Or Does It Explode?")-Part 2 [Pages 197-212 only]
Focus your reading on:  a) Malcolm X's view of the March on Washington  b) Racial separation in northern cities  c) Black Panther leaders  d) Busing to achieve better integration

5/16/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Widening Struggle for Civil Rights")

2)  Martin Luther King/Malcolm X Essay Assignment (Day 1 of 2)
5 pts--notes    5 pts--outline    10 pts--essay
--Use specific examples to support your points
--Quiet work time.  I'll be checking for progress at the end of the period

3)  Homework:  Howard Zinn reading in Green Reader ("Or Does It Explode?")-Part 1 [Pages 182-197]
Focus your reading on:  a) Freedom Riders  b) Black Power leaders

5/15/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Enacting the Liberal Agenda")

2)  Finish yesterday's Civil Rights Documents assignment
--Discuss and hand in

3)  Literacy Test examples

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 860-867 ("The Widening Struggle for Civil Rights")
Focus your reading on: a) Black separatism  b) White fear of Black Power  c) Cesar Chavez  d) Wounded Knee  e) National Organization for Women (NOW)  f) The Feminine Mystique  g) Women's Liberation Movement

5/14/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("New Tactics in the Civil Rights Movement")
2)  Go over Friday's video notes


3)  Civil Rights Movement Documents (using books provided)
a) Rosa Parks (pages 211-215)
b) Martin Luther King (pages 224-229)
c) Black Power (pages 229-234)
--Answer questions at the end of each reading in complete sentences.

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 842-846 ("Enacting the Liberal Agenda")
Focus your reading on:  a) Lyndon Johnson's political experience  b) 1964 presidential election  c) Great Society programs

5/11/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation")

2)  Video: "1960-64: Poisoned Dreams"
--Take 1 page of notes


3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 836-842 ("New Tactics for the Civil Rights Movement")
Focus your reading on:  a) Sit-in movement  b) March on Washington  c) Voting Rights Act of 1965/24th Amendment

FROM HERE ON OUT, TAKING READING NOTES ON YOUR HOMEWORK READINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY HELPFUL IN DOING WELL ON THE LAST TEST (Multiple choice format).

5/10/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Hand in any remaining video notes from yesterday.

2)  Test 11


3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 830-836 ("John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation")
Focus your reading on:  a) 1960 presidential campaign/election  b) "Flexible response"  c) Peace Corps  d) Bay of Pigs Invasion  e) Cuban Missile Crisis  f) JFK's space program  g) JFK's assassination

5/9/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Other America")

2)  Video:  "1953-60: Happy Days (Daze?)"
--Take 1 page of notes


STUDY FOR TEST 11 TONIGHT.

5/8/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Affluent Society")
2)  Go over last question on Test 11 Prep Sheet

3)  Finish Post-WWII Role Play
4)  Make-up WWII Oral History presentations (or other presentations)

5)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 825; 828-830 ("The Other America")
Focus your reading on:  Positives and negatives of low-income housing during the 1950s

5/7/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue")

2)  Video:  "Best Years: 1946-52"
--Take 1 page of notes


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 816-825 ("The Affluent Society")
Focus your reading on:  a) Baby boomers  b) Role of women during the 1950s

Tomorrow will be a "clean-up" day: a) Finish role play presentations  b) Finish WWII Oral History presentations  c) Any other make-up presentations  d)  Go over last question on Test 11 Prep Sheet for Thursday's test.

5/4/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War at Home")
2)  Test 11 Prep Sheet

3)  4 groups:  Post-WWII Role Play Presentations
--Complete Evaluation Form/turn in with the "Considering Your Option" sheet
--Ask 2 questions from the audience

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 804-807 ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue")
Focus your reading on:  a) Brown vs. Board of Education  b) Montgomery Bus Boycott