12/20/19

1) "Double Notes" ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott") and ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
2) Finish "The Cause" video
--Continuing the note guide

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 407-413 ("Toward Total War")
Focus your reading on:  a) How Union and Lincoln prepared for war  b) How the Confederacy and Jefferson Davis prepared for war

12/19/19

Same as 12/18 entry.

12/18/19

1) We'll do "Double Notes" next time.
2) Video: "The Civil War" (Episode: "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 (Manassas)  f) Antietam

12/17/19

Same as 12/16 entry.

12/16/19

1) Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2
2) John Brown
a) Reading: Use pages 232-235 in books provided
b) Answer questions on top of page 236 and question on the screen
c) Graded Sharing/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

12/13/19

Same as 12/12 entry.

12/12/19

1) Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2) Group Presentations on Historians
--I.B. History test-takers should take notes

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 153-169 ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1856 (Buchanan vs. Fremont)  b) Lecompton Constitution

12/11/19

Same as 12/10 entry.

12/10/19

1) Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
2) 6 groups: Historiography on the Causes of the Civil War
-Follow directions on Google Classroom
-Split research evenly and create shared document for presentation next class
-Research: 1) Historian's viewpoint on the main cause of the Civil War.  2) Values and Limitations of the historian and his books (background info/praise/criticism/credentials as a historian)


3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 145-153 ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
Focus your reading on:  a) "Bleeding Kansas"  b) John Brown  c) "The Caning of Sumner" (Charles Sumner)

12/9/19

Same as 12/6 entry.

12/6/19

1) Test 2

2) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 117-144 ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1852  b) Kansas-Nebraska Act/Stephen A. Douglas  c) American ("Know-Nothing") Party

12/5/19

Same as 12/4 entry.

12/4/19

1) Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
2) Discuss test essay question #2
3) a) Finish work on Compromise of 1850
    b) Groups present
4) Study time for test

5) Homework: Study/prepare for Test 2

12/3/19

Same as 12/2 entry.

12/2/19

1) Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")--Part 1
2) a) Hand out and explain "Tips for Answering Compare/Contrast Questions When Analyzing Documents"
b) 4 groups: Compromise of 1850
c) Question to answer: "Compare and contrast the views of Document A and Document B on the Compromise of 1850 and especially the Fugitive Slave Act."
d) Individually, take notes following the guidelines
e) As a group, write 2 paragraphs using the Tips sheet for a group presentation next class time (one student from group post on Google Classroom).

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 103-116 ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
Focus your reading on:  a) Gadsden Purchase  b) Role of Cuba on the slavery issue  c) Ostend Manifesto  d) Role of Nicaragua on the slavery issue/William Walker

11/22/19

Same as 11/21 entry.

11/21/19

1) Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2) Go over Test 2 info (See details on Google Classroom)
3) Finish video; discuss/hand in notes

4) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 78-103 ("An Empire for Slavery")
Focus your reading on:  a) Northern and Southern reactions to the Fugitive Slave Act  b) Uncle Tom's Cabin

11/20/19

Same as 11/19 entry.

11/19/19

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) Texas  b) Whitmans  c) Native Americans  d) Mormons

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 64-77 ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
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)

11/18/19

Same as 11/15 entry.

11/15/19

1) Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2) OPVL Pre-Civil War...Graded Sharing
--Each person needs to share at least twice on Values/Limitations (5 points)
--Assignment graded on Google Classroom (30 points)

3) Hand out Pre-Civil War Readers; read pages 3-5; 47-64 ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
Focus your reading on:  a) Gen. Winfield Scott  b) Wilmot Proviso  c) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo  d) Free-Soil Movement  e) Election of 1848  f) Popular sovereignty

11/14/19

Same as 11/13 entry.

11/13/19

1) Notes ("Colonization") and ("Abolitionism")
2) OPVL Pre-Civil War assignment (Day 2)
--Due on Google Classroom at the start of the next class.

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

11/12/19

Same as 11/7 entry.

11/7/19

1) Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")--not connected to a homework reading
2) OPVL on Pre-Civil War Views on Slavery (Day 1)
--On Google Classroom
--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"

11/6/19

Same as 11/5 entry.

11/5/19

1) "Double Notes" ("The Jacksonian Presidency") and
("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
Focus Terms for extra notes: Textbook, pages 330-335; 338
a) 2nd Party System (Democrats vs. Whigs)  b) Panic of 1837  c) Election of 1840/William Henry Harrison  d) John Tyler's presidency

2) No homework reading

11/4/19

Same as 11/1 entry.

11/1/19

1) Video: "Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency"
--Take section notes (2 pages): 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

2) Same homework reading assignment as last class.

10/31/19

Same as 10/30 entry.

10/30/19

1) Notes ("The Election of 1824")
2) Finish Role Play
--Last 2 groups present; Audience continues to ask 1 question per group
--Complete and turn in Evaluation Form

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 2nd Bank of the United States ("Bank War")   e) Jackson and Native American Removal (Trail of Tears)

10/29/19

Same as 10/28 entry.

10/28/19

1) Notes ("Eli Whitney: Machine Builder and Promoter")
2) War of 1812 Role Play (Day 1)
a) Identity sheets; assign roles; complete Evaluation Form
b) Audience asks 1 question per presentation (3 total over 2 days)
c) 2 presentations today

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 317-321 ("The Election of 1824")
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1824 ("Corrupt Bargain")  b) John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and the "American System"  c) Andrew Jackson's view of the American System  d) "Tariff of Abominations"

10/24/19

Same as 10/23 entry.

10/23/19

1) Notes ("Republican War Hawks")
2) 4 groups: War of 1812 Role Play (Prep Day)
a) Read Option info  b) "Presenting Your Option" sheet   c) Make group presentation sheet

3) 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)

10/22/19

Same as 10/21 entry.

10/21/19

1) Notes ("The Republicans' Political Revolution")
2) OPVL on Alien and Sedition Acts (do together as a class; non-graded activity)

3) Homework: Textbook, 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

10/18/19

Same as 10/17 entry.

10/17/19

1) Notes ("The Rise of Political Parties")
2) Hand out and explain OPVL Guidelines Packet
3) OPVL Intro Activity (non-graded)--do all together as a class

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

10/16/19

Same as 10/15 entry.

10/15/19

1) Video: "Are We To Be a Nation?"
--Take 2 pages of notes as an assignment and turn in

2) Homework is the same as the 10/10 entry.

10/14/19

Same as 10/10 entry.

10/10/19

1) Notes ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
2) Extra Credit, in-class, opportunity

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 216-218 ("The Rise of Political Parties")
Focus your reading on:  a) XYZ Affair  b) Alien and Sedition Acts  c) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions  d) "Revolution of 1800"

10/9/19

Same as 10/8 entry.

10/8/19

1) Notes ("Creating Republican Institutions") and ("The Constitution of 1787")

2) Homework: Textbook, pages 210-215 ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
Focus your reading on:  a) Jefferson vs. Hamilton's views of the Constitution  b) Hamilton's Financial Program (3 parts)  c) Jay's Treaty  d) Whiskey Rebellion

10/7/19

Same as 10/4 entry.

10/4/19

1) Test 1

2) Homework: Textbook, pages 194-205; 208-210 ("Creating Republican Institutions") and ("The Constitution of 1787")
Focus your reading on:  a) "Mixed government"  b) Articles of Confederation  c) Northwest Ordinance of 1787  d) Shays' Rebellion  e) Virginia Plan  f) New Jersey Plan  g) Connecticut (or "Great") Compromise  h) 3/5 Compromise  i) Difference between Federalists and Anti-Federalists in regard to the Constitution  j) Federalist Papers  k) Bill of Rights

10/3/19

Same as 10/2 entry.

10/2/19

1) Notes ("Path to Victory") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
2) Completely cover Essay Question #2 for test
3) Graded Study #2 for test

4) Homework: Study for Test 1

10/1/19

Same as 9/30 entry.

9/30/19

1) Notes ("Toward Independence") ("The Trials of War")
2) Begin discussing Essay Question #2 for test
3) Graded Study for Test 1 (Make outlines; study Focus Terms)

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 175-179; 182; 184-190 ("The Path to Victory") and ("Republicanism Defined and Challenged")
Focus your reading on:  a) American alliance with France  b) Battle of Yorktown  c) Treaty of Paris (1783)  d) Loyalists after the war  e) Established churches after the war

9/27/19

Same as 9/27 entry.

9/26/19

1) Notes ("The Road to War")
2) Go over Essay Question #1 for Test 1. Essay questions and Focus Terms for Unit 1 are posted on Google Classroom.
3) Peer Review for Practice Essays
--Essays and Evaluations passed back to owners at the end. Staple all together with Notes and Outline and hand in.

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 166-170; 170-175 ("Toward Independence") and ("The Trials of War")
Focus your reading on:  a) 2nd Continental Congress  b) Thomas Paine's Common Sense  c) Thomas Jefferson/Declaration of Independence  d) "War of Attrition"/George Washington  e) Battles of Trenton and Princeton  f) Battle of Saratoga/General John Burgoyne  g) Valley Forge  h) Baron von Steuben  i) Funding the Continental Army

9/25/19

Same as 9/24 entry.

9/24/19

1) Notes ("The Growing Confrontation")
2) Finish Practice Essays (Do Essay in class)
--Peer Review next class time

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 150-151; 154-158 ("The Road to War")
Focus your reading on:  a) Tea Act  b) Committees of Correspondence  c) Boston Tea Party  d) Coercive ("Intolerable") Acts  e) 1st Continental Congress  f) Loyalists (Tories)  g) Paul Revere  h) Minutemen  i) Lexington and Concord

9/23/19

Same as 9/20 entry.

9/20/19

1) Notes ("The Imperial Reform Movement") and ("The Dynamics of Rebellion")
2) Hand back "Goldilocks" Essays and discuss
3) Practice Essay on Revolutionary time period
--Graded on Notes, Outline, and Essay
--Use pages 134-145 in your textbook for information
--DO NOT TYPE!
--The question is: "What factors triggered the deterioration in relations between Great Britain and its American colonies between 1763-1766?"
--Notes and Outline should be done today during class; Essay during the next class time; Peer Review the class after that.
4) We will finish any remaining Oral Presentations during the work time today, too.

5) Homework: Textbook, pages 145-150 ("The Growing Confrontation")
Focus your reading on:  a) Townshend Acts  b) Non-importation  c) Daughters of Liberty  d) Boston Massacre

9/19/19

Same as 9/19 entry.

9/18/19

1) Notes ("The Mid-Century Challenge...")
2) Oral Report Presentations
--Graded on Typed Info, Visual, and Oral Presentation

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 134-140; 140-145 ("The Imperial Reform Movement") and ("The Dynamics of Rebellion")
Focus your reading on: a) Specific ways Britain began to reassert its authority over the colonies after the French and Indian War  b) Sugar Act  c) Stamp Act  d) Stamp Act Congress  e) Sons of Liberty  f) Declaratory Act

BRING TEXTBOOKS TO THE NEXT CLASS

9/17/19

Same as 9/16 entry.

9/16/19

1) Notes ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1740-65")
2) Assigned pairs: Oral Reports on the Impact of the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment in America
--Prep Day/Join Google Classroom
--Present starting next class
3) Complete PCC registration process (CRN: 48266)

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 121-126 ("The Mid-Century Challenge...")
Focus your reading on:  a) Details on the French and Indian War   b) How the end of the war impacted the coming of the Revolution

9/13/19

Same as Tuesday, 9/10 entry.

9/12/19

Same as 9/11 entry

9/11/19

PCC Day/Register to become a student

9/10/19

1) Notes ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
2) Finish "Goldilocks" Essay (15-20 min), attach a Scoring Guide, and turn in
3) "The Coin Exercise" (non-graded class activity)

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 112-115; 118-121 ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1740-65")
Focus your reading on:  a) Enlightenment  b) Deists  c) John Locke  d) Benjamin Franklin  e) Great Awakening/Pietism

9/9/19

Same as 9/6 entry.

9/6/19

1) Collect Agreements
2) Hand out Unit 1 I.B. Topic Packet (for I.B. History test-takers only)
3) Notes ("From Mercantilism to Dominion") and ("Salutary Neglect")
4) a) Go over "Writing a History Essay"
    b) "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" Practice Essay [Your question should be the title of the essay;
         DO NOT TYPE]
    c) 15-20 minutes to finish during next class

5) Homework: Textbook, pages 76-80; 84-89 ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
Focus your reading on:  a) South Atlantic System/Triangular Trade  b) "Middle Passage"  c) Specific effects of the slave trade on England, Africa, the West Indies, and the American colonies

9/5/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 9/4 entry.

9/4/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Info Sheet/Seating Chart
2) Syllabus (Agreement due next class)
3) Textbook checkout
4) Getting acquainted

5) Homework: Textbook, pages 72-73; 95 ("From Mercantilism to Dominion") and ("Salutary Neglect")
Focus your reading on:  a) Mercantilism  b) Navigation Acts   c) Salutary neglect

6/14/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 6/13 entry.

6/13/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Turn in textbooks

2) Test 6




American Pop Culture:

Test 2

6/12/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

5th Period:  Extra Study Day

7th and 8th periods:  1) Turn in textbooks

2) Test 6

6/11/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Extra Study Day

**BRING TEXTBOOKS ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASS TO TURN IN.




American Pop Culture:

1) Hand out Test 2 study guide and index card.

2) Graded Study/Prep for Test 2

6/10/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 6/7 entry.

6/7/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Restructuring the Domestic Order...")
2) Finish any remaining "America's Wars" presentations
3) Graded Study for Test 6

4) Homework: Study for Test 6

**BRING TEXTBOOKS ON LAST DAY OF CLASS TO TURN IN TO LIBRARY.



American Pop Culture:

1) 90s Oral History due
2) Graded Sharing of Oral Histories

3) Make up missing assignments

6/6/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 6/5 entry.

6/5/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Bush Presidency")
2) 12 groups: "America's Wars: How Just?"
--Brief group research/discussion
--Groups present opinion on paper using doc cam
a) Causes  b) Reasons for U.S. involvement  c) Outcomes  d) Just or not just? Explain.

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 927-933 ("Restructuring the Domestic Order...")
Focus your reading on:  a) "Peace dividend" (not in reading)  b) "Contract with America"



American Pop Culture:

1) Final reminder about 90s Oral History; also reminder about missing work.

2) 90s Movie (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

6/4/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 6/3 entry.

6/3/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93")
2) Video: "1981-89: A New World"
--Take 1 page of notes


3) Homework: Textbook, pages 910-914 ("The Bush Presidency")
Focus your reading on:  a) Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas  b) Persian Gulf War



American Pop Culture:

1) 90s Oral History reminder and missing assignments reminder

2) 90s Movie ("Reality Bites") (Day 1)
--With note guide

5/31/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/30 entry.

5/30/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
2) Finish 70s Presentations
3) Study for Test 6

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 908-910 ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93")
Focus your reading on:  a) "Reaganomics"  b) Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI, or "Star Wars")  c) Contras/Sandinistas  d) Iran-Contra Affair  e) Reagan's meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev



American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder about 90s Oral History and missing assignments

2) 90s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

5/29/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/28 entry.

5/28/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Energy Crisis") and ("Challenges to Tradition...")
2) 1970s Partner Project Presentations
--Audience takes class notes

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 899-904 ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
Focus your reading on:  a) Gerald Ford's problems as president  b) Jimmy Carter's "outsider" campaign for president  c) Camp David Accords  d) Panama Canal Treaty  e) Iranian Hostage Crisis



American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder of 90s Oral History and missing assignments

2) 90s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide

5/24/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/23 entry.

5/23/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Nixon Years")
2) Partner Project: 1970s (Prep Day)
--On Google Classroom
--Present starting next class period

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 884; 889; 892-899 ("Energy Crisis") and ("Challenges to Tradition...")
Focus your reading on:  a) OPEC oil embargo/impact on the U.S.  b) Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)  c) Affirmative action  d) "New Right"


American Pop Culture:

1) 1990s Oral History check-in and reminder
2) Missing assignments reminder

3) 90s TV (Day 2)
("Ellen") and ("Seinfeld")
--Finish note guide

5/22/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/21 entry.

5/21/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Long Road Home, 1968-75")
2) Writing Assignment/Graded Sharing on Vietnam video
--Staple to video notes and hand in

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 880-883 ("The Nixon Years")
Focus your reading on:  a) George McGovern  b) Watergate   c) "Executive privilege"  d) "Smoking gun"/"The tapes"  e) Ford's pardon of Nixon  f) "Credibility gap"



American Pop Culture:

1) 1990s Intro Notes
2) 90s Oral History handed out (due Friday, June 7)

3) 90s TV (Day 1) ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air")
--With note guide

5/20/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/17 entry.

5/17/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Cold War Consensus Unravels")
2) Finish video on Vietnam
--Continue taking 2-sided notes

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 867-873 ("The Long Road Home, 1968-75")
Focus your reading on:  a) Tet Offensive  b) Robert Kennedy  c) Campaign and election of 1968   d) "Silent Majority"  e) Vietnamization   f) My Lai Massacre  g) Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)


American Pop Culture:

1) 1980s Oral History due

2) Finish 1980s Movie
--Discuss/turn in note guide

3) Graded Sharing of Oral Histories?

5/16/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/15 entry.

5/15/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Into the Quagmire, 1945-68")
2) Video: "Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam"
--Take 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) Final reminder about 80s Oral History

2) 1980s Movie: ("WarGames") (Day 1)
--With note guide

5/14/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/13 entry.

5/13/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Widening Struggle for Civil Rights")
2) Graded Sharing of MLK/Malcolm X OPVL

3) Look at class set of literacy tests and discuss

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 850-856 ("Into the Quagmire, 1945-68")
Focus your reading on:  a) Vietminh/Ho Chi Minh  b) Dien Bien Phu/Geneva Accords  c) Domino Theory  d) Ngo Dinh Diem  e) National Liberation Front/Vietcong  f) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  g) Operation Rolling Thunder



American Pop Culture:

1) 1980s Oral History check-in and reminder

2) 1980s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

5/10/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/10 entry.

5/9/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("New Tactics in the Civil Rights Movement") and ("Enacting the Liberal Agenda")
2) OPVL on MLK/Malcolm X (Work Day)
--Individually, analyze 2 documents and do write-up following OPVL Guidelines Packet.
--Graded Sharing next class

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 860-867 ("The Widening Struggle for Civil Rights")
Focus your reading on:  a) Malcolm X  b) Black Power/Black Panthers  c) Cesar Chavez   d) American Indian Movement (AIM)  e) Women's Rights Movement/National Organization for Women (NOW)  f) Women's Liberation Movement



American Pop Culture:


1) 1980s Oral History check-in and reminder

2) 1980s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide

5/7/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation")

2) Homework: Textbook, pages 836-846 ("New Tactics in the Civil Rights Movement") and ("Enacting the Liberal Agenda")
Focus your reading on:  a) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee (SNCC)/Sit-in Movement  b) Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)/Freedom Rides  c) March on Washington   d) Civil Rights Act of 1964/Voting Rights Act of 1965  e) 1964 presidential election  f) Great Society programs  g) War on Poverty/Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)


American Pop Culture:

1) 1980s Oral History check-in and reminder

2) 1980s TV (Day 2)
("Cheers")
--Finish note guide

5/6/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/3 entry.

5/3/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue") and ("American Society During the Baby Boom")
2) Video: "1960-64: Poisoned Dreams"
--Take 1 page of notes

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 830-836 ("John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation")
Focus your reading on:  a) 1960 presidential campaign/election  b) "Flexible response"  c) Bay of Pigs Invasion  d) Construction of the Berlin Wall  e) Peace Corps  f) Alliance for Progress  g) Cuba Missile Crisis  h) Space Race


American Pop Culture:

1) 1980s Intro Notes
2) Hand out 1980s Oral History (due Friday, 5/17)

3) 1980s TV (Day 1) ("Family Ties")
--With note guide

5/2/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 5/1 entry.

5/1/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Test 5

2) Homework: Textbook, pages 804-807 ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue") and ("American Society During the Baby Boom")
Focus your reading on:  a) Brown vs. Board of Education  b) Montgomery Bus Boycott  c) Baby Boomers  d) Role of women in the 1950s  e) The "Beats"



American Pop Culture:

1) 1970s Oral History due

2) Graded Sharing

4/30/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/29 entry.

4/29/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Cold War at Home")
2) Role Play Presentations (All 4 groups)
--Evaluation Form
--1 audience question per person

3) Homework: Study for Test 5




American Pop Culture:

1) Final reminder about 1970s Oral History

2) 1970s Movie: "Rocky" (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

4/26/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/25 entry.

4/25/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Cold War Abroad")
2) Talk about second essay question for Test 5
3) 4 groups: Post-WWII Role Play (Prep Day)
a) Option info  b) "Considering Your Option" sheet  c) Group presentation sheet

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 797-804 ("The Cold War at Home")
Focus your reading on:  a) Fair Deal  b) Election of 1948  c) Joseph McCarthy/McCarthyism  d) House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAAC)   e) Alger Hiss   f) Sputnik  g) Interstate Highway System



American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder about 1970s Oral History due next Wednesday


2) 1970s Movie: "Rocky" (Day 1)
--With note guide

4/24/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/23 entry.

4/23/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Fighting and Winning the War")
2) Test 5 essay questions:

a) To what extent did the New Deal solve the problems of the Great Depression?
b) Describe how the U.S. policy in regard to the Soviet Union (containment) evolved during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

3) a) Atomic Bomb reading
b) Answer question on the screen
c) Graded Sharing

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 784-785; 788-797 ("The Cold War Abroad")
Focus your reading on:  a) "Iron Curtain" speech  b) George Kennan ("Mr. X")/Containment  c) Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan  d) NATO  e) Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War  f) "New Look"/"Massive retaliation"  g) Eisenhower Doctrine


American Pop Culture:

1) 1970s Oral History reminder

2) 1970s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

4/22/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/19 entry.

4/19/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Life on the Home Front")
2) Video: "1941-45: Homefront"
--Take 1 page of notes

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 767-776 ("Fighting and Winning the War")
Focus your reading on:  a) Battle of Stalingrad  b) D-Day  c) Battle of Midway  d) Big 3 at Yalta  e) Truman's options for ending the war with Japan


American Pop Culture:

1) 1970s Oral History reminder and check-in

2) 1970s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide

4/18/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/17 entry.

4/17/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Organizing for Victory")
2) Groups of 4: OPVL on Japanese-American Internment
--Group work time, then whole-class sharing; turn in group sheet with everyone's name
--Use OPVL Guidelines Packet

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 762-767 ("Life on the Home Front")
Focus your reading on:  a) Rationing  b) Japanese-American internment



American Pop Culture:

1) 1970s Oral History reminder and check-in

2) 1970s TV (Day 3) ("All in the Family") ("Barney Miller")
--Finish note guide

4/16/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/15 entry.

4/15/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Depression-Era Isolationism")
2) CCC Assignment (Part 2)--connected to the notes from the last class
--Answer questions from the screen
--Graded Discussion

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 754-755; 758-762 ("Organizing for Victory")
Focus your reading on:  a) Impact of WWII on women  b) Impact of WWII on African-Americans



American Pop Culture:

1) 1970s Oral History check-in and reminder

2) 1970s TV (Day 2)
("M.A.S.H.") and ("Good Times")
--Continue note guide

4/11/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/10 entry.

4/10/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")
2) Video: "The Civilian Conservation Corps" (Part 1 of assignment)
--Take 1 page of notes
--Discuss notes and keep for Part 2

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 751-754 ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")
Focus your reading on:  a) Lend-Lease Act  b) Atlantic Charter




American Pop Culture:

1) 1970s Intro Notes
2) Hand out 1970s Oral History (due Wednesday, May 1)

3) 1970s TV (Day 1)
("The Mary Tyler Moore Show")
--With note guide

4/9/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/8 entry.

4/8/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38")
2) Finish New Deal Presentations

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 732-735; 738-741; 745-746 ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")
Focus your reading on:  Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)



American Pop Culture:

Test 1

4/5/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/4 entry.

4/4/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-35")
2) New Deal Project Presentations (Day 1)
--10 points for typed info/visual; 5 points for oral presentation
--Audience takes class notes

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 728-732 ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38")
Focus your reading on:  a) National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) (Wagner Act)  b) Social Security Act  c) Works Progress Administration (WPA)  d) Tax Reform Bill of 1935 (Revenue Act of 1935)  e) "Court-packing" scheme  f) "Roosevelt Recession"


American Pop Culture:

1) Hand out Test 1 review sheet and index cards
--Discuss test format and expectations

2) Graded Study/Preparation for Test 1

4/3/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 4/2 entry.

4/2/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression")
2) In pairs: New Deal Project (Prep Day) (Instructions on Google Classroom)
--Present during next 2 class periods

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 722-727 ("The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-35")
Focus your reading on:  a) Fireside Chats  b) Brain Trust  c) "Hundred Days" (Emergency Banking Act; Civilian Conservation Corps; Prohibition repealed; Agricultural Adjustment Act; National Recovery Administration; Federal Emergency Relief Administration; Public Works Administration/Civil Works Administration)  d) FDR's critics (Dr. Francis Townshend; Charles Coughlin; Huey Long)


American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Oral History is due

2) Graded Sharing of Oral Histories

3/22/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 3/21 entry.

3/21/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Coming of the Great Depression")
2) Video: "1929-36: Stormy Weather"
--With note guide

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 714-718 ("Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression")
Focus your reading on:  a) Herbert Hoover's response to the Depression  b) The nation's feelings toward Hoover  c) Bonus Army



American Pop Culture:

1) Final reminder about 1960s Oral History

2) 1960s Movie ("Easy Rider") (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

3/20/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 3/19 entry.

3/19/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict")
2) 1920s Nativism and Prejudice Presentations
-Brief time to finish?
--Anyone in group is fair game for answering questions
--Hand in 2 sheets stapled

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 697-699; 701-711; 714 ("The Coming of the Great Depression")
Focus your reading on:  a) Causes of the Great Depression  b) Black Tuesday  c) Examples of how the Depression affected the people who lived through it   d) Dust Bowl


American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Oral History check-in and reminder (due right after Spring Break)

2) 1960s Movie (Day 1)
("Easy Rider")
--With note guide

3/18/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 3/15 entry.

3/15/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("A New National Culture")
2) Discuss/hand in 1920s video notes
3) 6 groups: 1920s Documents of Nativism/Prejudice
a) On your own paper, summarize the key points of your document
b) "Analyzing Sources" sheet
c) Work as a group. Anyone is fair game next class for answering questions.

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 681-692 ("Dissenting Values and Cultural Conflict")
Focus your reading on: a) Examples of 1920s nativism  b) The "new" KKK   c) Harlem Renaissance  d) Marcus Garvey



American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Oral History check-in and reminder

2) 1960s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

3/14/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 3/13 entry.

3/13/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Business-Government Partnership of the 1920s"_
2) PCC 2nd Semester Registration:

Course Reference #s:  HST 202:  21412     HST 203:  22091

3) Video: "1920-29: Boom to Bust"
-Take 1 page of notes

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 673-677; 680-681 ("A New National Culture")
Focus your reading on:  a) Examples of 1920s entertainment  b) Examples of 20s icons (famous pop culture people)


American Pop Culture:

1) 60s Oral History reminder and check-in

2) 60s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide

3/12/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 3/11 entry.

3/11/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Test 4

2) 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) [Hawley-Smoot Tariff; Washington Naval Arms Conference; Kellogg-Briand Pact; Dawes Plan]


American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Oral History reminder and check-in

2) 60s TV (Day 3) ("Adam-12") and ("Room 222")
--Finish note guide 

3/8/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 3/7 entry.

3/7/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("An Unsettled Peace, 1919-20")
2) Woodrow Wilson Documents
a) Quiet reading time
b) Answer questions from screen
c) Graded Discussion

3) Homework: Study for Test 4



American Pop Culture:

1) 60s Oral History reminder and check-in

2) 60s TV (Day 2) ("Star Trek")
--With note guide 

3/6/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 3/5 entry.

3/5/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("War on the Home Front")
2) Test 4 Essay Questions:

a) What were the most important considerations in the United States' decision to go to war with Spain in 1898?

b) What were the major goals of the Progressives in the U.S. and to what extent were they achieved by 1920?

 3) Graded Study for Test 4

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 655; 658-662 ("An Unsettled Peace, 1919-20")
Focus your reading on:  a) Treaty of Versailles  b) 14 Points  c) Red Scare  d) Palmer Raids  e) Sacco-Vanzetti Case



American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Intro Notes
2) Hand out 1960s Oral History assignment (due Tuesday, April 2)

3) 1960s TV (Day 1) ("Gilligan's Island")
--With note guide 

3/4/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 3/1 entry.

3/1/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Finish notes from "Progressivism and National Politics", then do ("The Great War, 1914-18")
2) Video: "1914-19: Shell Shock"
--Take 1 page of notes

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 647-655 ("War on the Home Front")
Focus your reading on:  a) Examples of U.S. civilian involvement in WWI   b) 18th Amendment



American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral Histories due
2) Graded Sharing of Oral Histories

3) Finish 50s Music
--Turn in note guide

2/28/19

8 period day:

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) "Double Notes" ("The Course of Reform") and ("Progressivism and National Politics")

**Extra Reading and Focus Terms (Make-up included in Double Notes):
Textbook, pages 591-600  Focus: Theodore Roosevelt's progressive policies as president: a) Conservation  b) Square Deal      c) Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom 
 


2) Homework: Textbook, pages 640-647 ("The Great War, 1914-18")
Focus your reading on:  a) Zimmermann Telegram    b) Impact of Russian Revolution on WWI



American Pop Culture:

1) Final 50s Oral History reminder (due tomorrow)

2) Finish 50s Music (as much as possible)
--With note guide

2/26/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 2/25 entry.

2/25/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) "Double Notes" ("An American Empire") and ("Onto the World Stage")

2) Homework: Textbook, pages 574-579; 582-584; 589-591 ("The Course of Reform")
Focus your reading on:  a) Muckrakers  b) Direct primary system  c) Initiative, referendum, and recall



American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder about 50s Oral History(due Friday)

2) Finish 50s Movie
--Discuss/hand in note guide

2/22/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 2/21 entry.

2/21/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

**Due to teacher illness, Notes will be postponed.

1) Imperialism Role Play Presentations
--Graded on Group Presentation, Audience Questions, and Evaluation Form completion.

2) Homework: Textbook, pages 622-623; 625-630 ("Onto the World Stage")
Focus your reading on:  a) Open Door Policy  b) Boxer "Rebellion"  c) Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Diplomacy  d) Roosevelt Corollary  e) William Howard Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy"  f) Woodrow Wilson's "Moral Diplomacy" (not mentioned by name in the text)


American Pop Culture:

**Due to teacher illness, the 50s Music assignment will be finished at a later time.

1950s Movie: ("Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?") (Day 1)
--With note guide

2/19/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 2/15 entry.

2/15/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Roots of Expansion")
2) Imperialism Role Play (Prep Day)
a) Read Option info  b) "Considering Your Option" sheet   3) Make group presentation sheet


3) Homework: Textbook, pages 609; 612-613; 616-622 ("An American Empire")
Focus your reading on:  a) Reasons for going to war with Spain  b) William McKinley/U.S.S. Maine  c) Filipino "insurrection"/Emilio Aguinaldo


American Pop Culture:

1) 50s Oral History check-in and reminder

2) 50s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide

2/14/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Shift Day for "B" day classes, due to last week's Snow Day:

1) Finish presentations
2) Same homework reading as last time

2/13/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 2/12 entry.



American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History check-in and reminder

2) 1950s TV (Day 2)
("The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis") and ("The Twilight Zone")
--Finish note guide

2/12/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Urbanization") and ("City Life")
2) Continue/finish Late 19th Century Presentations

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 604-609 ("The Roots of Expansion")
Focus your reading on:  a) Imperialism  b) Alfred T. Mahan's proposals

2/11/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 2/8 entry.




American Pop Culture:

1) Hand in Syllabus Agreements and Movie Permission Slips
2) 1950s Oral History check-in and reminder

3) 1950s TV (Day 1) ("I Love Lucy") and ("Leave It To Beaver")
--With note guide 

2/8/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Industrial Capitalism Triumphant") and ("The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-93")
2) Individual Presentations (Day 1)
--Points for Title/Visual, Typed Info, and Presentation
--Audience takes class notes

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 544-550; 556-563; 566 ("Urbanization") and ("City Life")
Focus your reading on:  "Dumb-bell" tenements

2/7/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 2/6 entry.




American Pop Culture:

1) Info Sheet and Seating Chart
2) Syllabus (Agreement due Monday)
3) Movie Permission Slip (due Monday)
4) 1950s Intro Notes
5) Hand out 1950s Oral History assignment (due Friday, 3/1)
6) Getting acquainted

2/6/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

** New Seating Chart/Hand out I.B. Unit 4 packets/New Reading Quiz policy
1) Notes ("Wagon Trains, Railroads, and Ranchers") and ("The Fate of the Indians")
2) Late 19th Century Individual Presentations (Prep Day)
--On Google Classroom; use Chromebooks
--Begin presenting during our next class period

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 486-487; 490; 494-495; 518-519; 521; 523 ("Industrial Capitalism Triumphant") and ("The Politics of the Status Quo")
Focus your reading on:  a) Andrew Carnegie  b) "Gilded Age"/Laissez-faire  c) Social Darwinism  d) Political machines

1/31/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as entry for 7th and 8th period on 1/29.

1/30/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 7th and 8th period info on 1/29.




American Pop Culture:

Test 2

1/29/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

5th period: Same as 1/28 entry.

7th and 8th periods: 

1) Test 3

2) Homework: Textbook, pages 460-461; 464-465; 469-474 ("Wagon Trains, Railroads, and Ranchers) and ("The Fate of the Indians")
Focus your reading on:  a) Exodusters  b) Severalty policy  c) Wounded Knee

1/28/19

I.B. History of the Americas:


Extra period Study Day due to Finals Schedule. Test 3 is Tuesday for 7th and 8th periods, Wednesday for 1st and 3rd periods, and Thursday for 5th period.




American Pop Culture:

1) Hand out Test 2 Review Sheet and index card and explain test procedure.

2) Graded Study/Preparation for Test 2

1/25/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 1/24 entry.

1/24/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Race and Politics in the New South")
2) DuBois vs. Washington (Day 2)
--10 minutes to finish paragraph answers
--Graded Discussion

3) Homework: Study for Test 3

1ST, 3RD, AND 5TH PERIODS HAVE AN EXTRA STUDY DAY BEFORE THE TEST NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE FINALS SCHEDULE.

ALL MISSING WORK DUE BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY ON MONDAY, 1/28.


American Pop Culture:

Finish "Forrest Gump" 
--Discuss/hand in notes

REVIEW DAY IS ON MONDAY AND YOUR TEST IS ON WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK. 

1/23/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 1/22 entry.

1/22/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Sharecropping") and ("The Political Crisis of 1877")
2) DuBois vs. Washington (Day 1)
a) Watch short video clip
b) Reading: "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington & Others"
c) Questions (with paragraph answers)
d) Graded Discussion will be during our next class

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 525-531; 534 ("Race and Politics in the New South")
Focus your reading on:  a) Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)  b) Booker T. Washington's views on segregation (Accomodationist; Atlanta Compromise Address)  c) W.E.B. DuBois' views that disagreed with Washington


American Pop Culture:

1) Pass back old assignments; Use old Oral History sheets for today's assignment.

2) Movie: "Forrest Gump" (Day 1)
--Take notes on your own paper: Write down examples of things from Forrest's life that match the themes we've discussed throughout the class.

1/18/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 1/17 entry.

1/17/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Radical Reconstruction")
2) Graded Study for Test 3

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 442-445; 450 ("Sharecropping") and ("The Political Crisis of 1877")
Focus your reading on:  a) Sharecropping  b) Ku Klux Klan   c) Election of 1876/Rutherford B. Hayes

LAST DAY TO MAKE UP MISSING WORK IS MONDAY, 1/28.


American Pop Culture:

1) 1990s Oral History due

2) Graded Sharing of Oral Histories

1/16/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 1/15 entry.

1/15/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Presidential Reconstruction")
2) Finish up watching/discussing Civil War videos
--Hand in note guides
3) Graded Study for Test 3/Make up time

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 436-441 ("Radical Reconstruction")
Focus your reading on:  a) Reconstruction Act of 1867  b) Tenure of Office Act/Johnson's impeachment  c) Election of 1868  d) 15th Amendment


American Pop Culture:

1) Final 90s Oral History reminder and missing work reminder

2) 90s Movie (Day 2)
--Finish note guide


 

1/14/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 1/11 entry.

1/11/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Union Victorious, 1864-65")
2) Video: "War Is All Hell"
--With note guide

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 430-433; 435-436 ("Presidential Reconstruction")
Focus your reading on:  a) Lincoln's Reconstruction plan  b) "Radical" Republicans  c) Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan  d) Black codes  e) Freedmen's Bureau Bill   f) 14th Amendment


American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder/check-in on 90s Oral History missing work

2) 90s Movie ("Reality Bites") (Day 1)
--With note guide

1/10/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 1/9 entry.

1/9/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Turning Point: 1863")
2) a) Watch "Valley of the Shadow of Death"; discuss note guide?
    b) Begin "War Is All Hell"?

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 417-421; 424-426 ("The Union Victorious, 1864-65")
Focus your reading on:  a) Role of African-American soldiers  b) Ulysses S. Grant's war strategies (Total War)  c) Shenandoah Campaign   d) Election of 1864  e) William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"  f) Appomattox Court House



American Pop Culture:

1) 1990s Oral History and missing work reminders

2) 90s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

1/8/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 1/7 entry.

1/7/19

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Toward Total War")
2) a) Discuss "The Cause"
b) Start the Civil War episode "Valley of the Shadow of Death"
--Continue note guide

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 413-416 ("The Turning Point: 1863")
Focus your reading on:  a) Emancipation Proclamation  b) Battle of Vicksburg/Gen. Ulysses S. Grant  c) Significance of the Battle of Gettysburg


American Pop Culture:

1) 1990s Oral History and missing work reminders

2) 90s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide