3/31/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict")
2)  6 groups:  1920s Documents of Prejudice/Nativism
a)  On your own paper, summarize key points in a paragraph
b)  "Analyzing Sources Sheet"
c)  Work as a group.  Anyone is fair game tomorrow for answering questions.

3)  Homework: Robert Moats Miller reading in Green Reader ("The Ku Klux Klan")
Focus your reading:  The "new" KKK's nativism in the 1920s


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
2)  "Major Players" Presentations
--10 pts (Typed Information; Explanation)
--Audience takes class notes

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

3/21/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("A New National Culture")
2)  Test 9 Prep information:
a)  What were the major goals of the Progressives in the U.S. and to what extent were they achieved by 1920?
b)  What were Woodrow Wilson's goals at the Paris Peace Conference, and how successful was he in achieving them?
c)  What forms did American and Canadian nativism take in the 1920s?
3)  Video: "1920-29: Boom to Bust"
--Take 1 page of notes

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 681-692 ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict")
Focus your reading on:  a)  Examples of 1920s nativism  b) The "new" Ku Klux Klan  c) "Birth of a Nation"

**Spring Break is a good time to do your Oral History interviews!!
**Today is the last day to register for PCC credit for 2nd Semester



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
2)  "Major Players in the Pre-Civil War Slavery Debate" (Prep Day in lab)
--Present on Monday, 3/31
--Last chance in lab to register for PCC credit

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 398-407 ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
Focus your reading on:  a) Fort Sumter  b) Jefferson Davis  c) Antietam

3/20/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Business-Government Partnership of the 1920s")
2)  4 groups: 1920s Primary Source Documents
--Use books provided
--Explain main points and answer questions on paper for group presentation

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 673-677; 680-681 ("A New National Culture")
Focus your reading on:  a) Examples of 1920s entertainment  b) Examples of 1920s icons (famous popular culture people)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")
2)  Extra Credit Opportunity (in class only)

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

3/19/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("An Unsettled Peace, 1919-20")
2)  Woodrow Wilson Documents
--Reading time first
--Answer questions on screen
--Graded Discussion

3)  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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
2)  4 groups: Compromise of 1850
--Read assigned document
--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

3/18/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Canada and the First World War Presentations
--Audience takes class notes

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 655; 658-662 ("An Unsettled Peace, 1919-20")
Focus your reading on:  a) Wilson's 14 Points  b) Palmer Raids



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")
2)  Finish yesterday's video; discuss/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

3/17/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Discuss/hand in WWI video notes
2)  Canada and the First World War (Prep Day)
--6 groups
--Present tomorrow
a)  Typed, bullet-point style notes
b)  At least 1 relevant visual per topic

3)  No reading homework


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2)  Video: "Empire Upon the Trails" (Day 1 of 2)
--Take 2 pages of notes on these 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

3/12/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("War on the Home Front")
2)  Discuss/hand in "TR" notes
3)  Video: "Shell Shock: 1914-19"
--Take 1 page of notes

4)  No reading homework


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Discuss PCC credit registration process to do on your own (come in for help with me if needed).  You will need your PCC ID# (known as the "G" number).
Here are the Course Reference Numbers (CRNs) you will need:
HST 201:  26061
HST 202:  23376
HST 203:  26063
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN YOUR PCC GUIDE VERY CAREFULLY! [Page 7 and 8 if this  is your first time registering for PCC credit, and Page 8 only if you have done this with PCC before]

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

4)  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

3/11/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Great War, 1914-18")
2)  Finish "TR" video
--Discuss/hand in notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 647-655 ("War on the Home Front")
Focus your reading on:  Examples of U.S. civilian involvement in WWI


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2)  Continue "Documentary Evidence of Slavery" (Day 2 of 3)
For today: Finish first set of questions; read second pair of documents

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

3/10/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Progressivism and National Politics")
2)  Video: "TR"
--Take 2-sided notes:  a) TR's progressive ideas/policies  b) Other TR information

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 638-647 ("The Great War, 1914-18")
Focus your reading on:  a) Zimmermann Telegram  b) Impact of Russian Revolution on WWI


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Abolitionism")
2)  "Documentary Evidence of Slavery" (Day 1 of 2)
--Read primary source excerpts
--Answer questions on your own paper
--Paragraph-length answers
--For today, read #s 1-18 and answer 2 questions

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

3/7/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Singing Up the Hill")
2)  Press Conferences Presentations (Day 2)

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 591-600 ("Progressivism and National Politics")
Focus your reading on:  Theodore Roosevelt's progressive policies as president:  a) Conservation  b) Trust-busting  c) Government regulation of big business/Consumer protection


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")
2)  Role Play Presentations (Day 2)
--3 groups present
--Hand in 2 sheets stapled

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

3/6/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Fight for Women's Suffrage: An Interview with Alice Paul")
2)  Press Conference Presentations (Day 1)
--Present (2.5-3 minutes)--10 pts
--Audience questions (3)--5 pts
--Extra Credit--5 pts max

3)  Homework: Deborah Gorham reading in Green Reader ("Singing Up the Hill")
Focus your reading on:  "Maternal feminists"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
2)  Role Play Presentations (Day 1 of 2)
--Hand out Evaluation Forms
--Audience asks 2 questions (1 per day)
--3 groups present each day

3)  No homework reading tonight

3/5/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Feminism as a Radical Ideology")
2)  Progressive Era Press Conferences
--Prep Day in lab
--Presenting begins tomorrow

**Do 2nd Semester PCC registration in lab
CRNs needed: 26062 for HST 202 and 23377 for HST 203
Online tutorial if you need help:  http://youtu.be/2LGIWdoLjBs

3)  Homework: Robert Gallagher reading in Green Reader ("The Fight for Women's Suffrage: An Interview with Alice Paul")
Focus your reading on:  Alice Paul's experiences fighting for women's suffrage


Honors U.S. History:

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

**Do PCC admissions process in lab first
Online tutorial if you need help:  http://youtu.be/pnroBv2zSEs

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

3/4/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Course of Reform")
2)  Video: "The Beginning: Seeds of Change"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: William O'Neill reading in Green Reader ("Feminism as a Radical Ideology")
Focus your reading on:  a) Arguments made against women's suffrage  b) "Social feminists"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Rise of Popular Politics, 1820-29")
2)  Andrew Jackson Controversial Issues Role Play (Prep Day 1 of 2 in lab)
--For today: Investigate as a group about topic.
--Print info/take notes/highlight (note check at end of the period)

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

3/3/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 8

2)  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, and recall  d)  Jane Addams' Hull House  e) Triangle Shirtwaist Company


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"