1/24/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Into the Quagmire, 1945-68")
2) Video: "Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam" (Day 1)
2-sided notes:  a) Specific scenes or quotes that give us a picture of the Vietnam War combat soldier's experience  b) Specific examples showing the "message", or bias, of the filmmakers (selection of clips, music, quotes, etc)

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 856-860 ("The Cold War Consensus Unravels")
Focus your reading on:  a) Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)/Port Huron Statement  b) Free Speech Movement at Berkeley  c) Resistance to the draft  d) Hippies


American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder of 1990s Oral History assignment due date and missing assignments

2) 1990s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide