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