5/5/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue")
2)  Brown vs. Board of Education (3 groups)
--Read assigned document(s) in books provided
--Answer questions on pages 253-254 pertaining to your document on paper provided for group presentation today.

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 816-825; 828-830 ("The Affluent Society") and ("The Other America")
Focus your reading on:  a) Baby boomers  b) Role of women in the 50s  c) Positives and negatives of low-income housing during the 50s


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("A New National Culture") and ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict")
2)  1920s Prejudice/Nativism Presentations
--Anyone in the group 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