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)