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"