10/30/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
2)  Civil War videos: "The Cause"
--With note guide

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 398-407 ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
Focus your reading on:  a) Secession  b) Crittenden Plan  c) Fort Sumter  d) Jefferson Davis  e) First Battle of Bull Run (Manasses)  f) Antietam


American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

Same as 10/29 entry, except Oral History assignment is due on Tuesday, 12/1.

10/29/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2
2)  John Brown assignment
--Read pages 232-235 in books provided
--Answer questions at the top of page 236 (1-2 sentences each) and on the screen (paragraph answer).
--Graded Discussion

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


American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

1)  1970s Intro Notes
2)  Hand out 1970s Oral History Assignment (due Monday, 11/30)
3)  1970s TV ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show")
--With note guide
--Discuss

10/28/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2)  Historiography on the Causes of the Civil War Presentations

3)  Homework: James McPherson reading ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2 [Pages 153-169]
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1856 (James Buchanan vs. John C. Fremont)  b) Lecompton Constitution


American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

Same as 10/27 entry.

10/27/15

I.B. History of Americas:

1)  Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
2)  6 groups: Historiography on the Causes of the Civil War (in lab)
--Follow directions on sheet and OPVL Guidelines packet
--Present tomorrow

3) Homework: James McPherson reading ("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)


American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

1)  1960s Oral History assignment due

2)  Graded Sharing of Oral Histories

10/26/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Test 2

2)  Homework: James McPherson reading ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism") [Pages 117-144]
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1852  b) Kansas-Nebraska Act/Stephen A. Douglas  c) American ("Know-Nothing") Party


American Pop Culture (2nd period B Day):

Same as 10/21 entry, except your Oral History assignment is due on Wednesday.

10/21/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
2)  Test 2 Possible Essay Questions:

1)  Discuss how Andrew Jackson used his power as president on each of the following issues:
      a)  The role of the Second Bank of the United States
      b)  The tariff and nullification crisis
      c)  The status of Native Americans in the eastern states

2)  Analyze the impact of 3 things in this unit that influenced the "sectional crisis" between the
     North and South.


3)  Finish work on the Compromise of 1850 assignment and groups present (audience take class
     notes).

4)  Homework: Study for Test 2.  You can send me outlines and questions for feedback.



American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

** Oral History Assignment is due next Tuesday, 10/27.

Finish the movie "Easy Rider"
--Discuss and hand in note guide

10/20/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1
2)  a) Hand out "Tips for Answering Compare/Contrast Questions When Analyzing Documents")
     b)  4 groups: Compromise of 1850 (Day 1 of 2)
     c)  Individually, start by taking notes following the guidelines
     d)  As a group, write 2 paragraphs for group presentation using the guidelines (present 
          tomorrow)
     e)  Question to answer: "Compare and contrast the views in Document A and Document B on
          the Compromise of 1850."

3)  Homework: James McPherson reading: ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2 [Pages 103-116]
Focus your reading on:  a) Gadsden Purchase  b) Role of Cuba on slavery issue  c) Ostend Manifesto d) Role of Nicaragua on slavery issue



American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

Same as 10/19 entry, except your Oral History assignment is due on Wednesday, 10/28.

10/19/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2)  Finish "Empire Upon the Trails" video
--Discuss and hand in notes

3)  Homework: James McPherson reading in reader: ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1 [Pages 78-103]
Focus your reading on:  a) Northern and Southern reactions to the Fugitive Slave Act  b) Uncle Tom's Cabin


American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

**Reminder about Oral History assignment being due next Tuesday, 10/27.

1960s movie:  "Easy Rider"
--With note guide

10/16/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
2)  Video: "Empire Upon the Trails"
--Take 2 pages of section notes:  a) Mexican-American War  b) Oregon Trail  c) Texas  d) The Whitmans  e) Mormons


3)  Homework: James McPherson reader ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2 [Pages 64-77]
Focus your reading on:  a) California Gold Rush  b) Compromise of 1850 (Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Stephen A. Douglas)  c) "Common property" doctrine (John C. Calhoun--page 65)


American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

Same as 10/15 entry, except Oral History assignment is due on 10/28.

10/15/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2)  Graded Sharing of the OPVL Pre-Civil War assignment
--Each person needs to share at least twice on the values and limitations of the documents
--Turn in assignment

3)  Homework: Handed out new James McPherson readers.  Read pages 3-5; 47-64 ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
Focus your reading on:  a) General Winfield Scott  b) Wilmot Proviso  c) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo  d) Free-Soil Movement  e) Election of 1848  f) Popular sovereignty


American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

**Any more Movie Permission Slips?
**Reminder about Oral History Assignment due date (10/27 for 4th period)

1960s Music (Day 2)
--Continue note guide
--Discuss at the end

10/14/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("Colonization") and ("Abolitionism")
2)  OPVL on Pre-Civil War Views of Slavery (Day 2 of 2 in lab)
--Use OPVL Guidelines packet
--Due tomorrow

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



American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

Same as 10/13 blog entry

10/13/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")
2)  OPVL on Pre-Civil War Views of Slavery (In lab-Day 1 of 2)
--Use OPVL Guidelines packet


3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 262; 352-358 ("Colonization") and ("Abolitionism")
Focus your reading on:  a) American Colonization Society  b) Nat Turner's Rebellion  c) William Lloyd Garrison  d) Theodore Dwight Weld/Angelina Grimke  e) "Gag Rule"  f) Liberty Party



American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

**Any more Movie Permission Slips?
**Reminder about Oral History Assignment due dates

1960s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide
--Discuss

10/12/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe, and Tyler, Too!")
2)  Finish Andrew Jackson video
--Discuss/hand in notes


3)  No homework reading tonight





American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

Same as 10/8 entry.

10/8/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Jacksonian Presidency")
2)  Video: "Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency" (Day 1)
--Take 2 pages of section notes:
a) The Slave Master  b) The Candidate  c) The First Imperial Presidency  d) The Defender of the Union  e) The Great White Father  f) The Prophet

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 330-335; 338 ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
Focus your reading on:  a) Second Party System (Democrats vs. Whigs)  b) Panic of 1837  c) Election of 1840/William Henry Harrison  d) John Tyler's presidency


American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

1)  Any more Movie Permission Slips?

2)  1960s TV ("Adam-12") ("Room 222") [Day 3]
--Finish note guide
--Discuss and hand in

10/8/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Election of 1824")
2)  War of 1812 Role Play (Day 2)
--Finish last 2 groups
--Go over identities/hand in sheet

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 321-328 ("The Jacksonian Presidency")
Focus your reading on:  a) "Kitchen Cabinet"  b) "Spoils system"  c) South Carolina and nullification d) Jackson and the Second Bank of the United States ("Bank War")  e) Jackson and Native American removal (Black Hawk War) ("Trail of Tears")


American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):


Same as 10/6 entry

10/6/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("Eli Whitney: Machine Builder and Promoter")

2)  War of 1812 Role Play (Day 1)

--Hand out identity sheets and assign roles/complete Evaluation Form

--Audience asks 1 question per group (3 total)

--2 groups present today

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 317-321 ("The Election of 1824")

Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1824 ("The Corrupt Bargain")  b) John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and the "American System"  c) Andrew Jackson's views of the "American System"  d) "Tariff of Abominations"

American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

**Any more Movie Permission Slips?

1960s TV (Day 2) ("Star Trek")

--Continue with note guide

--Discuss

10/5/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Hand back Test 1
2)  Discuss Friday's OPVL Assignment and hand in
3)  Notes ("Republican War Hawks")
4)  4 groups: War of 1812 Role Play (Prep Day)
--Read Option info
--Do "Presenting Your Option" sheet
--Make group presentation sheet

5)  Homework: Textbook, pages 294-295; 269; 240-241 ("Eli Whitney: Machine Builder and Promoter")
Focus your reading on:  a) Eli Whitney  b) Missouri Compromise  c) Rush-Bagot Treaty  d) Adams-Onis Treaty  e) Monroe Doctrine (not in reading)


American Pop Culture (2nd period B Day):

Same as 10/2 entry, except the Oral History Assignment  is due on Wednesday, 10/28.

10/2/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Republicans' Political Revolution")
2)  Groups of 4: OPVL on Alien and Sedition Acts
--Make group presentation sheet

3)  Homework: Text, pages 235; 238-241 ("Republican War Hawks")
Focus your reading on:  a) War Hawks and their goals  b) Causes of the War of 1812  c) Treaty of Ghent  d) Hartford Convention


American Pop Culture (4th period A days):

** Any more Movie Permission Slips?
1)  1960s Intro Notes
2)  Hand out 1960s Oral History Assignment (due Tuesday, 10/27)

3)  Begin 1960s TV Assignment ("Gilligan's Island")
--With note guide
--Discuss

10/1/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Rise of Political Parties")
2)  Hand out/explain OPVL Guidelines Packet
3)  Groups of 4:  OPVL Intro Assignment
--Make group presentation sheet
--Each group presents

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 230-235 ("The Republicans' Political Revolution")
Focus your reading on:  a) Louisiana Purchase  b) Lewis and Clark Expedition  c) 2 reasons Aaron Burr became infamous  d) Trouble with Britain and France at sea



American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

Same as 9/30 entry