6/12/14

Advanced U.S. History:

2nd period only:

1)  Turn in textbooks

2)  Test 12

6/11/14

Advanced U.S. History:

2nd period:  Study Period

3rd period:  1) Turn in textbooks to library
2)  Test 12



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Turn in textbooks to library

2)  Test 6

6/10/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Graded Study for the Test (10 points)
--Must be history test

2)  Homework: Study for Test 12

BRING TEXTBOOKS ON LAST DAY OF CLASS TO TURN IN

2ND PERIOD: BRING STUDY MATERIALS TOMORROW


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Finish "102 Minutes that Changed America"
--Finish 1/2 page of notes
--Staple interview to notes when you hand it in
--Share observations/connections

 2)  Homework: Study for Test 6

BRING TEXTBOOKS TOMORROW TO TURN IN 

6/9/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Recap of "10 Major Events that Shaped the U.S."
--Hand back original lists
--Make updated list
--Each person shares highlights of their list

 2)  Graded Studying for the Test
--Must be the history test
--Recommendation: Quiz each other using class notes in 2s or 3s

3)  Homework: Study for Test 12

BRING TEXTBOOKS AND CLASS NOTES TOMORROW FOR REVIEW.  BRING LAPTOPS IF YOU WANT TO ACCESS ONLINE STUDY INFORMATION.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")
2)  Watch "102 Minutes that Changed America"
--Check to see if interview is done.
--Keep interview out while you watch.
--Take 1/2 page of observations/thoughts on how the 9/11 footage corresponds, or not, with your interview information.

3)  Homework: Study for Test 6

6/6/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Finish yesterday's "102 Minutes that Changed America"
--Staple Interview to notes at the end (after discussion) and hand in

2)  Homework: Study for Test 12


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")
2)  Video: "1981-89: A New World"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 927-936 ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")
Focus your reading on:  a) Successes during Clinton's first term  b) Attempt to lift the ban on gays in the military  c) Health Care Reform  d) Hillary Rodham Clinton   e) "Contract with America"

6/5/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Watch "102 Minutes that Changed America" (Day 1 of 2)
--Interview check
--Keep Interview out while you watch
--Take 1/2 page of characteristics/thoughts on how the 9/11 footage corresponds, or not, with your interview information

2)  Homework: Study for Test 12



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93")
2)  Discuss/hand in yesterday's video notes
3)  Go over Test 6 possible essay questions:

a)  Some Americans look back on the 1950s with nostalgia and see this period as America at its best, the norm to which the U.S. should return.  In what ways were the years between 1945 and 1960 unusually prosperous?  On the other hand, what realities were hidden by the optimism of those years?
b)  What were the critical events of 1968 that have caused some historians to refer to it as a "year of shocks"?

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 910-914 ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")
Focus your reading on:  a) 1988 campaign and election  b) Clarence Thomas  c) Collapse of the Soviet Union  d) Persian Gulf War

6/4/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Finish Clinton video
--Add to notes afterward: Question and Clinton ranking
--Discuss/hand in

2)  Homework: 9/11 Interview (due tomorrow)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
2)  Video: "1976-80: Starting Over"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 908-910 ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93")
Focus your reading on:  a) Ronald Reagan's leadership style  b) Reaganomics  c) Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)  d) 1984 election  e) Iran-Contra Scandal

6/3/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")
2)  Video: "The Clinton Years"
Notes: Label one side of paper "Successes" and the other side "Setbacks" and keep a running list

3)  Homework: 9/11 Interview (due Thursday)



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s")
2)  12 groups: America's Wars: How Just?
--Use textbooks, notes, etc
--Make group presentation on the following topics: a) Causes  b) Reasons for U.S. involvement  c) Outcomes  d) Just or not just? Why or why not?

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 892-904 ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
Focus your reading on:  a) Gerald Ford's problems as president  b) Jimmy Carter's "outsider" campaign and leadership style  c) Camp David Accords  d) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan  e) Iranian Hostage Crisis
Also:  9/11 Interview (due Monday)

6/2/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")
2)  12 groups: America's Wars: How Just?
--Brief group research using textbooks and notes
--Groups present today
a)  Causes  b) Reasons for U.S. involvement  c) Outcomes  d) Just or not just? Why or why not?

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 927-936 ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")
Focus your reading on:  a) Successes during Clinton's first term  b) Lifting the ban on gays in the military  c) Health care reform  d) Hillary Rodham Clinton  e) "Contract with America"

ONLINE REVIEW INFORMATION:  Go to bedfordstmartins.com/henretta
--Click on the question in the middle of the home page that allows you to access the older edition.
--You will need to create a login.
--Only study Chapters 25-31, the years 1960-1994, and topics covered in the class notes.
--Quizzes and other review information are available.  Use your textbook, class notes, and your reading notes to assist you.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Nixon Years") and ("An Economy of Diminished Expectations")
2)  Watergate Assignment
a)  Read pages 267-276 in books provided
b)  Answer questions from sheets provided
c)  Graded Discussion

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 887-889 ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s")
Focus your reading on:  a) Three Mile Island  b) Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)  c) Roe vs. Wade  d)  "Modern" political campaigning