12/20/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Toward Total War")
2)  Ken Burns' "The Civil War" (Day 1 of 2)
--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"

12/19/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

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

12/18/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Reiterate essay expectations for tomorrow
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


Honors U.S. History:

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

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

12/17/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political cartoon practice
**DBQ Test Prep Information
1)  Notes ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
2)  Finish video; discuss and hand in notes

3)  Homework: Do a general review of famous figures (and their views) from this unit for tomorrow's Test 5 (Document-based questions)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Organizing for Victory")
2)  Japanese-Americans in WWII
--Reading in books provided (pages 171-176)
--Answer questions on page 176 and on the screen
--Graded discussion

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

12/16/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political cartoon practice
1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2)  Video: "Frederick Douglass: When the Lion Wrote History" (Day 1 of 2)
--Take 2 pages 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)  Great Depression Project Presentations (Day 2 of 2)

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

12/13/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**turnitin.com submission of your Research Paper is due today.
**Political cartoon practice
1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2)  John Brown
--Read pages 232-235 in books provided
--Answer questions on top of page 236
--Answer question 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)  Announce Test 5 Essay Questions
3)  Great Depression Project Presentations
--3 groups today
--20 pts (10 for typed info; 5 for oral presentation; 5 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

12/12/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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


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)  Great Depression Project (Prep Day 2 of 2)
--Begin presenting tomorrow

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 728-735; 738-741; 743; 745-746 ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38") and ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")
Focus your reading on:  a) Works Progress Administration (WPA)  b) "Court-packing" scheme  c) "Roosevelt Recession" of 1937-38  d) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

12/11/13

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 opportunity to register for PCC credit in class before deadline

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  (Prep Day 1 of 2 in lab)
--Present Friday and Monday
--Each person needs at least 1.5 pages of meaningful information and 2 visuals when presenting
--Help with PCC credit registration in lab if needed (deadline is this Friday)

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"

12/10/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political cartoon practice
1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
2)  4 groups: Compromise of 1850
--Read assigned document
--Summarize the speaker's position.  What is his view on the Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Act?  You can use the questions on pages 220-221 to help you.
--Groups present

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.

turnitin.com submission of your paper due Friday:
Name of class:  Advanced US History 2013
Class ID#:  7371543
Enrollment password: unis
Assignment name:  IA Research Paper 2013


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"

12/9/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political Cartoon Practice
1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1
2)  Part E (Conclusion) of Research Paper (and Title Page) done in lab
--Due Wednesday
--Discuss Research Paper Information Sheet 6 and Sample Paper first
--Register for PCC credit in lab if you haven't already done so

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

12/6/13

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:  Specific Northern and Southern 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 for Part E on Monday:
a) Sample Paper
b) Primary source information (if necessary)
c) Laptops/flashdrives
d) PCC ID# if you haven't registered yet


Honors U.S. History:

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

12/5/13

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) The Whitmans  f) The 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

12/4/13

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 documents/questions/graded discussion

3)  Homework:  Study for Test 4

12/3/13

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

11/27/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Northeast and the Midwest: The Industrial Revolution Accelerates")
2)  Go over the second Test 4 possible essay question:
"What elements contributed the most to the distinctiveness of Southern society?"
3)  Continue working on Documentary Evidence of Slavery (Day 2 of 3)

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
--Use books provided, pages 139-158
--Answer 4 questions for each of 4 selections
--Pick 1 from #s 1 or 17-19; Pick 1 from #s 2-5 or 20; Pick 2 from #s 6-16 or 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

11/26/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Abolitionists: Holy Warriors")
2)  Test 4 Essay Question #1: 
--Did Andrew Jackson use the power of his office wisely and/or justly in dealing with each of the following issues?
a)  The role of the Second Bank of the United States
b)  The tariff and nullification crisis
c)  The status of Native Americans
3)  Discuss/hand in "Roots" notes
4)  Read out of books provided about slavery and begin Documentary Evidence of Slavery (Day 1 of 3)


5)  Homework: Start preparation for Test 4



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Progressivism and National Politics")
2)  Test 4  Essay 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 "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 WWI

11/25/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

3)  Homework: James Brewer Stewart reading in Blue Reader ("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 information

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

11/22/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Slave South: An Interpretation")
2)  Continue "Roots" with 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, recall  d) Jane Addams' Hull House  e) Triangle Shirtwaist Company

11/21/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**PCC registration information handed out.  Do this ASAP!
1)  Notes ("The Proslavery Argument Revisited")
2)  Continue "Roots" and take 1/2 page of notes

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


Honors U.S. History:

**PCC registration information handed out.  Do this ASAP!
1)  Notes ("An American Empire")
2)  Imperialism Role Play
--All 3 groups present
--Audience asks 2 questions (1 per group)
--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

11/20/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("A Troublesome Property")
2)  Continue "Roots", taking 1/2 page of notes per day

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 Expansion")
2)  3 groups: Imperialism Role Play
--Read Option information
--Complete the "Considering Your Option" sheet
--Make presentation sheet for tomorrow

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) USS Maine  c) Filipino "insurrection"

11/19/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Black Slave Driver")
2)  Continue "Roots" and taking 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"?


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 Expansion")
Focus your reading on:  a) Alfred T. Mahan's proposals   b) Venezuela Crisis

11/18/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Hand in Part D
1)  Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")
2)  Movie: "Roots"
--Take notes on specific aspects and characteristics of slaves, slavery, and slave owners you see
--At least 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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Race and Politics in the New South")
2)  Cartoon Assignment on Immigration Prejudice
--In pairs on 1 sheet of paper
--13 cartoons
--Pick which question from the choices you will answer for each cartoon
--Oral responses

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 Protestants in big cities

11/15/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Women's Rights Movement")
2)  Part D work in lab (Day 2 of 2)
--Include word count at the end (500-600)
--Due Monday


3)  Homework: Finish Part D



Honors U.S. History:

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

11/14/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Individualism")
2)  Part D (Analysis) of Research Paper done in lab (Day 1 of 2)
--Go over Research Paper Info Sheet 5 first, along with Sample Paper

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

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

11/13/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

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)  Notes ("The Labor Movement")
2)  Finish video from yesterday; discuss/hand in notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 516-521; 523-525 ("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)

11/12/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System")
2)  Andrew Jackson Role Play Presentations (Day 1 of 2)
--Complete Evaluation
--Audience asks 2 questions (1 per day)
--3 groups present per 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 ("Industrial Capitalism Triumphant") and ("The World of Work")
2)  Video: "The Grandest Enterprise Under God" (2 days)
-- 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

11/6/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-37")
2)  Andrew Jackson Role Play (Prep Day 2 of 2)
--"Considering Your Option" sheet
--Make group presentation sheet
--Anticipate hostile questions/Prepare challenging questions, especially for your opposite group

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)  Test 3

2)  Homework: Look on yesterday's entry of the blog.  I accidentally included it there.

11/5/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 321-330 ("The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-37")
Focus your reading on: (Essay Question): 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)  a) Finish yesterday's questions  b) 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 the late 1800s  c) Women's working conditions

11/4/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 3

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"


IF YOU DID NOT PUT ENOUGH CITATIONS AND FOOTNOTES IN PART C, ADD THOSE IN AND GET THEM TO ME BY WEDNESDAY.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Undoing of Reconstruction")
2)  Go over and turn in Friday's video notes
3)  "The Subjugation of the Native Americans in the West"
a)  Read "I Will Fight No More Forever"
b)  Answer 4 questions
c)  Tomorrow you'll finish questions and we'll have a Graded Discussion

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

11/1/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Hand in Part C of Research Paper (along with Part A updates to show continuity)
2)  Working Girls of Lowell
--Use books, paper, and pens provided
--Groups read assigned document(s) and answer questions corresponding to them from page 171 for group presentation.

3)  Homework: Study for Test 3


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Presidential Reconstruction") and ("Radical Reconstruction")
2)  Finish yesterday's video;  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

10/31/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Expansion of Markets") and ("Changes in the Social Structure")
2)  Part C work in lab (Day 2 of 2)
--Due tomorrow
--Edit carefully and have an accurate word count

3)  Homework: Finish Part C


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Union Victorious, 1864-65")
2)  Go over Test 3 Prep Questions
3)  Video: "The Geography of Hope" (2 days)
--Take 2 pages of notes

4)  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 Reconstruction  d) Impeachment of Johnson

10/30/13

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
--Due Friday

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 video from yesterday; discuss and 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"

10/29/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery, 1780-1820")
2)  Test 3 Prep Questions:  (Test is on Monday, 11/4)
a)  What policies and events divided the Federalists and Democratic Republicans during the Washington and Adams administrations?
b)  How did the U.S. take advantage of the war in Europe between 1802 and 1815, and in what ways did Europe take advantage of the U.S.?
3)  Finish War of 1812 Role Play
--Finish last 2 groups
--Go over identities
--Hand in sheet

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

Reminder:  Tomorrow, bring historian information and specific examples of bias for the 2 sources you have chosen to write about for Part C.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Towards Total War")
2)  Video: "The Civil War" (2 days)
--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

10/28/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Capitalist Commonwealth")
2)  War of 1812 Role Play
--Hand out identity sheets and assign roles
--Audience asks 1 question per group (3 total)
--2 presentations 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



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
2)  Readings on John Brown
--Read pages 232-235 in books provided
--Answer questions on the top of page 236 and on the screen
--Graded Discussion

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

10/23/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Part B due
1)  Notes ("Republican War Hawks")
2)  4 groups: War of 1812 Role Play
--Read Option information
--Complete "Presenting Your Option"
--Make group 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:

1)  Notes ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
2)  "Major Players..." presentations
--10 points for typed information/presentation
--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

10/22/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Transit of Power")
2)  Part B of Research Paper work in lab (Prep Day 2 of 2)
--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)  PCC admittance information (do this in lab today)
3)  "Major Players in the Pre-Civil War Slavery Debate"
--Present tomorrow

4)  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

10/21/13

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) (Due Wednesday)
--Go over Research Paper Info Sheet 3 and Footnotes Help Sheet
--Use all 4 secondary sources
--Post 500-600 word count at the end

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: Compromise of 1850
--Skim documents with your group
--Prepare a sheet for group presentation
--Audience takes 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

10/18/13

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 on main differences
--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

RESEARCH REMINDERS FOR MONDAY:
a)   Bring flashdrives or laptops
b)   Bring all of your research notes, bibliographic info, and sample paper
c)   Read over your notes and categorize them in connection to your 3 points


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")
2)  Finish video from yesterday; 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

10/17/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
2)  Hand out PCC information and explain procedure for admittance (do this later in lab)
3)  2 groups: Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson (Prep Day in lab)
--Each group member types up information for group 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:

1)  Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
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 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

10/16/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Part A due
1)  Notes ("The Framers of the Constitution and the 'Genius' of the People")
2)  James Madison's Federalist #10 ("Factions: Their Cause and Control")
--Groups of 3: Work together searching for answers to the questions
--Alternate who writes the answers on the same sheet of paper

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


Honors U.S. History:

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

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

10/15/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action")
2)  Part A of Research Paper (Plan of Investigation) done in lab
--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 men who wrote the Constitution


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2)  Continue "Documentary Evidence of Slavery"
--Will be finished in class tomorrow

3)  Homework: James McPherson reading in new Yellow Readers ("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

10/14/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Constitution: Was It An Economic Document?")
2)  Part A reminder again for tomorrow
3)  Constitution Role Play (All 3 groups)
--Hand out new identity information (keep previous roles)
--Complete Evaluation Form
--Ask only 1 question from the audience due to time limits

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Abolitionism")
2)  a) Read primary sources from former slaves out of books provided
b)  Answer the Documentary Evidence of Slavery questions on your own paper
c)  We will be working on this until Wednesday

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

10/10/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Constitution: A Minority Document")

2)  Reminder about next Tuesday getting ready for Part A (Write down this information):
a) Your 3 points have to be figured out.  Email me this weekend if you have questions.
b)  Pick 2 sources to be analyzed in Part C of the paper (either 2 historians or 1 historian and 1 primary source).
c) Think of 2 points you could have chosen, but did not make the final cut.
d)  How will you be doing your paper in class and at home? (Flashdrive, your own laptop).  Part A through Part E are all one continuous document.


3)  3 groups: Constitution Role Play
--Read Option info
--"Completing Your Option"
--Make presentation sheet

4)  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 in writing the Constitution.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")
2)  Andrew Jackson Role Play Presentations (Day 2 of 2)
--3 groups present today
--Finish Evaluation Sheet; staple to "Considering Your Option" and hand in
--Ask at least 1 more question today

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

10/9/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

3)  Homework: Charles Beard reading in Blue Reader ("The Constitution: Was it a Minority Document?"
Focus your reading on:  Beard's thesis about the Founding Fathers' 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 Role Play Presentations (Day 1 of 2)
--Complete Evaluation Form
--Audience asks 2 questions (1 per day)
--3 groups present each day

3)  Homework:  None

10/8/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Part F (Bibliography) due
2)  Constitutional Convention Graded Debate/Discussion
--10 issues
--Students respond to at least 2 different issues

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


Honors U.S. History:

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

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 330-335; 338 ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System")
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

10/7/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Collect Day 2 and Day 3 Notes (and Day 1 Corrections)
2)  Notes ("Creating Republican Institutions, 1776-87")
3)  Part F (Bibliography) of Research Paper done in lab
--Due tomorrow

4)  Homework:  Read handout "The Mini-Debates of Philadelphia" in preparation for Constitutional Convention Debate tomorrow
For all issues that have 2 sides (A/B), take A if your birthday is January-June and B if it is July-December.
3 sides (A/B/C): Jan-Apr/May-Aug/Sep-Dec
4 sides (A/B/C/D): 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
--Today, investigate as a group what your topic is all about (both sides)
--Print off/highlight/take notes.  I will check this at the end of the period.
--Tomorrow will be preparing for the Role Play in the classroom.

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

10/4/13

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 2 and Day 3 Notes (and Day 1 Corrections) by Monday.
**Bring ALL bibliographic info and sample paper Monday to type up Bibliography (Part F) 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"

10/3/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Path to Victory, 1778-83") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
2)  Go over Test 2 Essay Question
3)  Notetaking Day 3 (2 primary sources and notes on 1 or 2 historians in lab)
--1/2 page each on primary sources
--Add in examples of bias from books by historians over the weekend
--Due Monday along with Day 2 Notes

4)  Homework: Study for Test 2



Honors U.S. History:


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 your questions pertaining to your document(s) from page 171 using paper and pens provided
--Groups present today.  Each group member talks.

3)  Homework: Study for Test 2

10/2/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Trials of War, 1776-78")
2)  Notetaking Day 2 (2 secondary sources) (25 points)
--Must have bibliographic info and page numbers!
--Due Monday
--Identify in your notes how they correspond 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

BRING YOUR 2 PRIMARY SOURCES AND HISTORIAN INFO TOMORROW FOR DAY 3 NOTES


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery, 1780-1820")
2)  Finish War of 1812 Role Play (2 groups)
--Hand in sheet

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

10/1/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Visit about college with Mrs. Alderman
2)  Notes ("Conflict and Consensus in the American Revolution")
3)  Finish Revolution Role Play
--2 groups present
--Hand in sheet

4)  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 YOUR OTHER 2 SECONDARY SOURCES TOMORROW FOR DAY 2 NOTES.  REMEMBER TO "FLAG" YOUR INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Visit about college with Mrs. Alderman
2)  Notes ("Republican War Hawks")
3)  War of 1812 Role Play
--Hand out identity sheets and assign roles
--Complete Evaluation Form
--Audience asks 2 questions (1 per day)
--2 groups present 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

9/30/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The American Revolution as a Colonial War for Independence")
2)  Test 2 Prep Questions
3)   Revolution Role Play
a)  Hand out "Travellers at the Inn" and assign roles
b)  Complete Evaluation Form
c)  Ask 2 questions (1 per day)
d)  2 groups present

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 Questions
3)  4 groups: War of 1812 Role Play (Prep Day)
a)  Read Option info and complete "Presenting Your Option" sheet
b)  Make presentation sheet

4)  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

9/27/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Toward Independence, 1775-76")
2)  Go over Research Paper Info Sheet 2
3)  Notetaking Day 1 (2 secondary sources)
--25 points
--Due Monday.  Day 2 is next Wednesday.
--Match up your notes to the point it corresponds with
--I will be checking on your 3 points

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 ("Westward Expansion")
2)  Hamilton vs. Jefferson presentations
--Each person presents
--Audience takes class notes on main differences
--Discussion questions at the end

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 230-234; 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

9/26/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
2)  Revolution Role Play (Prep Day)
a) Read Option info and complete "Considering Your Option"
b)  Create group presentation sheet
c)  Role Play will be on Monday and Tuesday
3)  Work with 2 of your secondary sources for your Research Paper flagging sources matching your 3 points (GRADED NOTE-TAKING on these starts in class tomorrow)

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



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
2)  Video: "Are We to be a Nation?"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  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"

9/25/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Growing Confrontation, 1767-70")
2)  Peer Review of Practice Essays
--3 rounds/3 evaluations

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

**Finishing Research Paper Source Check during Peer Review
**Bring at least 2 secondary sources and "flagging" material tomorrow and Friday.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Constitution of 1787")
2)  2 groups: Hamilton vs. Jefferson
--Prep Day in lab
--Each person types up information for group presentation on Friday

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

9/24/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-66")
2)  Finish Practice Essays (Peer Review is tomorrow)

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

GRADED SOURCE CHECKING FOR YOUR RESEARCH PAPER CONTINUES DURING WORK TIME TODAY.



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Creating Republican Institutions, 1776-87")
2) a) Finish Revolution Role Play (last 2 groups present)
    b)  Go over identity choices at the end
    c)  Hand in "Considering Your Option"/Evaluation Sheet

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 Anti-federalists

9/23/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Imperial Reform Movement, 1763-65")
2)  Practice Essay (for Peer Review on Wednesday)
--Notes, Outline, and Essay
--Use pages 134-145 in the textbook for information

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

DURING THE CLASS WORK TIME:  You will be called up for the Research Paper Sources Check (4 secondary and 2 primary sources).  This week you need to come up with your 3 points and start the "flagging" process.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Path to Victory, 1778-83") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
2)  Revolution Role Play
a) Brief group meeting  b) Hand out "Travellers at the Inn" and assign roles  c) Complete Evaluation Sheet  d) Audience asks 2 questions (1 per day)  e) 20 points total

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

9/20/13

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 to reassert its authority over the colonies after the French and Indian War   b) Sugar Act

**Bring 4 secondary and 2 primary sources on Monday for graded Source Check.
**Also bring your textbook to class on Monday.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Trials of War, 1776-78")
2)  Revolutionary War Role Play (Prep Day)
4 groups: a) Read Option info and complete "Considering Your Option"
b) 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

9/19/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Mid-Century Challenge: War, Trade, and Social Conflict, 1750-65")
2)  Oral Report Presentations
--Talk to audience! Don't just read your information.
--15 points (7.5 typed info; 5 presentation; 2.5 visual)

3)  Homework: Study for Test 1


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 1

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 170-175 ("The Trials of War, 1776-1778")
Focus your reading on:  a) Battle of Saratoga  b) Valley Forge  c) Baron von Steuben

9/18/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

3)  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) a) Read article on Joseph Ellis
b)  Answer questions
c)  Graded Discussion

3)  Homework: Study for Test 1

9/17/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Middle Atlantic: Toward a New Society, 1720-65")
2)  Finish watching "Roots"; discuss/hand in notes
3)  Joseph Ellis article/informal discussion

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
2)  Peer Review of Practice Essays
--Pick up 3 Evaluation Sheets for 3 rounds
--At the end, staple your essays and sheets together to hand in

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

9/16/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Hand back "Goldilocks" essays and discuss
2)  Notes ("The New Politics of Empire")
3)  Test 1 Prep Info (make sure to study homework readings; not just class notes)
4)  Continue watching "Roots" and taking 2-sided notes
 (I WILL CONTINUE TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS DURING THE MOVIE)

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 Essays for Peer Review tomorrow

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

9/13/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
2)  Movie: "Roots"
--2-sided notes: a) Specific examples of how the movie portrays Africans (Attitudes, Actions, Beliefs)  b)  Same with whites

DURING THE MOVIE I WILL BE MEETING WITH EACH STUDENT ABOUT THEIR RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC.

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

REMINDER: THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 WEEKENDS YOU WILL HAVE TO GO TO A LIBRARY AND LOOKS FOR SOURCES FOR YOUR RESEARCH PAPER.


Honors U.S. History:

1) Notes ("The Dynamics of Rebellion, 1765-66")
2)  Test 1 Prep Information
3)  Practice Essay (for Peer Review on Tuesday)
--Copy down question
--20 points (15 Essay; 2.5 Outline; 2.5 Notes)
--Use pages 134-145 in the textbook for information
--DO NOT TYPE!!
--Bring work on Monday in case you finish early

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

9/12/13

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 should be the title of the essay
--Due in class/Attach Scoring Guide

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")
2)  Oral Report Presentations on the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening
--Talk to the audience instead of reading off the sheet.
--15 points (7.5 typed information; 5 presentation; 2.5 visual)

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

BRING TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW

9/11/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Indians' 'New World'")
2)  Pick Research Paper topics
a)  Hand out Research Paper Info Sheet 1
b)  Go to lab to familiarize yourself with your topic
c)  Google specifics of the research question--print off and highlight

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

Test 1 on Friday, 9/20
Sources Check on Monday, 9/23
Graded Note-Taking starts Thursday, 9/26


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1740-65")
2)  6 groups: Oral Reports on Enlightenment and Pietist/Great Awakening 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 authority over the colonies after the French and Indian War  b) Sugar Act

Test 1 on Thursday, 9/19

9/10/13

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 (topics picked 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)  15-20 minutes to finish "Goldilocks" essay
--Attach Scoring Guide
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

9/9/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

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) Go over "Writing a History Essay"
b)  "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" Practice Essay
--Your question is the title of the essay
--15 minutes to finish tomorrow
--DO NOT TYPE!!

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

9/6/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Imperial Conflicts and Rival Colonial Models")
2)  "10 Major Events that Shaped the U.S."
--Individual list first in rank order
--Group consensus list to share with class on the screen

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)  ERCA survey
4)  Informal 9/11 discussion

5)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 70-80; 84-93 ("The Politics of Empire" and "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

9/5/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Collect agreements
2)  Notes ("Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress")
3)  "The Coin Exercise"
4)  3rd period only:  Junior Class Meeting

5)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 40-41; 44-48 (" 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)  Explain primary and secondary sources
4)  Historical investigation and case study: "John Smith: History or Hoax?"
--Use your own paper

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

9/4/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

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?


Honors U.S. History:

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

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

6/12/13

Advanced U.S. History:

2nd period only:

1) Turn in textbooks
2)  Phone collection
3)  Test 12

6/11/13

Advanced U.S. History:

2nd period:  Study Period

3rd period:  1) Turn in textbooks
                   2)  Test 12



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Turn in textbooks
2)  Test 6

6/10/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

2)  Graded Studying for the Test
--Must be history test


BRING TEXTBOOKS ON LAST DAY OF CLASS
2ND PERIOD:  BRING STUDY MATERIALS FOR TOMORROW


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Finish DVD from Friday
--Staple interview sheets to DVD notes

2)  Graded Studying for the Test
--Must be history test


BRING TEXTBOOKS TOMORROW TO CLASS

6/7/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Finish yesterday's DVD
--Staple interview sheets to DVD notes
--Students share connections and observations made


2) Homework:  Study for Test 12



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")
2)  DVD: "102 Minutes that Changed America"
--Interview check
--Keep 9/11 Interview out while you watch
--Take 1/2 page of observations on how the 9/11 footage corresponds, or not, with your interview information

3)  Homework:  Study for Test 6

6/6/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

2)  Homework:  Study for Test 12


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93") and ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")
2)  Discuss/hand in video notes
3)  Go over Test 6 essay questions

4)  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) Attempt to lift ban on gays in the military  c) Health care reform  d) Hillary Rodham Clinton  e) "Contract with America"

6/5/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Finish Clinton video
--Add to notes afterward the information I will tell you to write about


2)  Homework: 9/11 Interview (due tomorrow)



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s") and ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
2)  Hand in Nixon assignment
3)  Video: "1976-80: Starting Over"
--1 page of notes

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 908-914 ("The Reagan-Bush Years") and ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")
Focus your reading on:  a) Reaganomics  b) Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)  c) Iran-Contra Scandal  d) Clarence Thomas  e) Persian Gulf War

6/4/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")
2)  Video: "The Clinton Years"
Notes:  Label 1 side "Successes" and 1 side "Setbacks"--keep a running list

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Nixon Years") and ("An Economy of Diminished Expectations")
2)  Discuss/hand in video notes
3)  Watergate Assignment
--Read pages 267-276 in books provided
--Answer questions (paragraph responses)
--Graded Discussion

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 887-889; 892-904 ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s") and ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
Focus your reading on:  a) Three Mile Island  b) Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)  c) Roe vs. Wade  d) "Modern" political campaigning  e) Gerald Ford's problems as president  f) Jimmy Carter's "outsider" campaign and leadership style  g) Camp David Accords  h) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan  i) Iranian Hostage Crisis

ALSO:  9/11 Interview (due Friday)

6/3/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")
2)  12 groups:  "America's Wars: How Just?"
--Brief group research/discussion
--Groups present information and opinion

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"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War Consensus Unravels") and ("The Long Road Home, 1968-75")
2)  Video: "Approaching the Apocalypse: 1971-75"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 880-887 ("The Nixon Years") and ("An Economy of Diminished Expectations")
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  g) Rising oil prices  h) OPEC oil embargo  i) Impact of embargo on the U.S.

5/31/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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 on Monday.

ONLINE REVIEW INFORMATION:

1)  bedfordstmartins.com/henretta
2)  Chapters 25-31, but only topics from 1960-1994 that have been covered in class.
3)  Quizzes and review questions are available.  Use your textbook, homework reading notes, and class notes as sources to assist you.
4)  You will need to create a log in.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Into the Quagmire, 1945-68")
2)  Video: "1965-70: Unpinned"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 856-860; 867-873; 876 ("The Cold War Consensus Unravels") and ("The Long Road Home, 1968-75")
Focus your reading on:  a) Free Speech Movement at Berkeley  b) Resistance to the draft  c) Tet Offensive  d) LBJ's surprise announcement  e) 1968 Democratic Convention  f) George Wallace  g) "Silent majority"  h) Vietnamization  i) My Lai  j) Nixon's foreign policy

5/30/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
2)  Women's Rights Presentations (8 groups)
--Students take class notes on presentations

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 election  e) Iran-Contra Scandal

Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Widening Struggle for Civil Rights")
2)  Finish Civil Rights Document Assignment (30 minutes work time)
--Discuss and hand in answers

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"

5/29/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Modern Women's Rights Movement")-Canada
2)  8 groups: Modern Women's Rights Movement  (Prep Day in lab)
--Typed 1/2 page of information and 1 visual
--Present tomorrow

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("New Tactics in the Civil Rights Movement")
2)  Discuss/hand in video notes
3)  Civil Rights Movement Documents (in 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 document in complete sentences

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

5/28/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Why Women's Liberation?")
2)  Video:  "1976-80: Politics in the Wake of Watergate"
--Take 1 page of notes

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation") and ("Enacting the Liberal Agenda")
2)  Video: "1960-64: Poisoned Dreams"
--Take 1 page of notes

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

5/24/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s")
2)  Watergate Assignment
--Read pages 267-276 in books provided
--Answer questions from sheet handed out
--Graded Discussion

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue") and ("The Affluent Society")
2)  Video: "1953-60: Happy Days (Daze?)"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 830-836; 842-846 ("John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation") and ("Enacting the Liberal Agenda")
Focus your reading on:  a) 1960 presidential campaign and 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  h) Lyndon Johnson's political experience  i) 1964 presidential election  j) Great Society programs

5/23/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War at Home")
2)  Role Play Presentations
--All 4 groups present
--Evaluation Form
--1 audience question per person

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 804-807; 816-825 ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue") and ("The Affluent Society")
Focus your reading on:  a) Brown vs. Board of Education  b) Montgomery Bus Boycott  c) Baby boomers  d) Role of women in the 1950s

5/22/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Nixon Years")
2)  Finish any Oral History presentations
3)  Watch "Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam" (no notes)

4)  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 U.S.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War Abroad")
2)  4 groups: Post-WWII Role Play
a) Read Option information
b)  "Considering Your Option" sheet
c)  Make presentation sheet

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 797-804 ("The Cold War at Home")
Focus your reading on:  a) Fair Deal  b) Election of 1948  c) Joseph McCarthy  d) Alger Hiss  e) Interstate Highway System

5/21/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Long Road Home, 1968-75")
2)  Continue/finish 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) Pardon of Nixon


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"

5/20/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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


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

5/17/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

**Oral History presentations continue starting Monday.
**PCC History Day is tomorrow


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Life on the Home Front")
2)  Go over second Test 5 essay question
3)  Extra Credit Crossword Opportunity

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

**PCC History Day is tomorrow

5/16/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Or Does It Explode?")-Part 2
2)  Peer Review of essays
--3 rounds of evaluations
--Staple together notes, outlines, essays, and evaluations and hand in at the end
--Class compilation of information at the end

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"

Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Organizing for Victory")
2)  Japanese-Americans in WWII
a) Read in books provided, pages 171-176
b)  Answer 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

5/15/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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

3)  Homework: 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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Road to War")
2)  Test 5 Essay Question Information
3)  Great Depression Project Presentations (Day 2)

4)  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

5/14/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Widening Struggle for Civil Rights")
2)  MLK/Malcolm X Essay Assignment (Prep Day 1 of 2)
--Use specific examples to support your points
--20 points total (5-notes; 5-outline; 10-essay)
--Peer Review on Thursday

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38") and ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")
2)  Great Depression Project Presentations (Day 1 of 2)--3 groups today
--20 points total (10-1.5 pages of information; 5-Present; 5-2 visuals)

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

5/13/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Enacting the Liberal Agenda")

2)  Finish Friday's document assignment

--Discuss and hand in

3)  Civil Rights Movement Era literacy tests

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 860-867 ("The Widening Struggle for Civil Rights")

Focus your reading on:  a) Black separation  b) White fear of Black Power  c) Cesar Chavez  d) Wounded Knee  e) National Organization of Women (NOW)  f) The Feminine Mystique  g) Women's Liberation Movement

Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression") and ("The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-35")

2)  Prep Day 2 of Great Depression Project in lab

--Begin presenting tomorrow

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 728-735; 738-741; 743; 745-746 ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38") and ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")

Focus your reading on:  a) Works Progress Administration (WPA)  b) "Court packing" scheme  c) "Roosevelt Recession" of 1937-38  d) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

5/10/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**2nd period: Discuss/hand in video notes
1)  Notes ("New Tactics in the Civil Rights Movement")
2)  Civil Rights Movement Documents
--Using books provided, read:  a) Rosa Parks (pages 211-215)  b) MLK (pages 224-229)  c) Black Power (pages 229-234)
--Answer questions at the end of each reading in complete sentences

3)  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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Hard Times") and ("Harder Times")
2)  5 groups: Great Depression Project (Prep Day 1 of 2 in lab)
--Present Tuesday and Wednesday
--Each person needs 1.5 pages of meaningful bullet-point information and 2 visuals when presenting

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) FDR's first "Hundred Days"

5/9/13

Advanced U.S. History:

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 in the Civil Rights Movement")
Focus your reading on:  a) Sit-in movement  b) March on Washington  c) Voting Rights Act of 1965/24th Amendment


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"

5/8/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 11

2)  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

HOMEWORK READING AND TAKING READING NOTES ARE A KEY TO SUCCESS IN THIS LAST UNIT!


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 to be asked questions during group presentations
--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