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"