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