1/25/13

Advanced U.S. History (2nd period only):

Same plans as Advanced U.S. History 3rd period yesterday (1/24/13)

END OF 1ST SEMESTER--1/2 DAY

1/24/13

Advanced U.S. History:

2nd period:  1) Finish "Roots"; discuss/hand in notes
                    2)  Study Hall
                    3)  Study for Test 6 tonight

3rd period:  1) Test 6
                 
2)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 486-491; 494-498 ("Industrial Capitalism Triumphant")
Focus your reading on:  Meaning of "Industrial Capitalism Triumphant"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Turn in textbooks
2)  Test 6

1/23/13

Advanced U.S. History:

Last episode of "Roots"
--1 page of notes on attributes of the Reconstruction era

Tomorrow:  2nd period:  Bring study materials
                    3rd period:  Test 6


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Restructuring the Domestic Order: Public Life, 1992-2001")
2)  Finish yesterday's video; discuss/hand in notes
3)  Graded Studying for Test 6
--Must be studying for this test
--Recommendation:  Quiz each other using class notes in pairs or 3s

Tomorrow:  BRING TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS TO TURN IN!
                    Study for Test 6  tonight

1/22/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The British Migration and Settlement Pattern")
2)  Finish answering questions from Friday's assignment, then...
--Graded Discussion

3)  No reading homework:  Study for Test 6


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93") and ("Foreign Relations Under Reagan and Bush")
2)  Discuss/hand in video notes from Friday
3)  Video:  "1981-89: A New World"
--Take 1 page of notes

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

1/18/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Frontier and the American Character")
2)  "The Subjugation of the Native Americans in the West"
a)  Reading packet:  "I Will Fight No More Forever"
b) 4 questions (Work Day)
c) Graded Discussion on Tuesday

3)  No homework reading.  Begin Test 6 study.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s") and ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
2)  Test 6 prep questions
3)  Video:  "1976-80: Starting Over"
--Take 1 page of notes

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 908-914 ("The Reagan-Bush Years, 1981-93") and ("Foreign Policy Under Reagan and Bush")
Focus your reading on:  a) Ronald Reagan's leadership style  b) Reaganomics  c) Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)  d) 1984 reelection  e) Iran-Contra Scandal  f)  1988 campaign and election  g) Clarence Thomas  h) Collapse of the Soviet Union  i) Persian Gulf War  j) Characteristics of Gulf War troops

1/17/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Reluctant Conquerors...")
2)  Go over Test 6 prep sheet
3)  Finish video
--Discuss/hand in notes

4)  Homework:  Ray Allen Billington reading in Blue Reader ("The Frontier and the American Character")
Focus your reading on:  Frederick Jackson Turner and his "Frontier Thesis"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Nixon Years") and ("An Economy of Diminished Expectations")
2)  Watergate Document Assignment
--Read pages 267-276 in books provided
--Answer questions on the screen
--Graded Discussion

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 887-889; 892-904 ("Reform and Reaction in the 1970s") and ("Politics in the Wake of Watergate")
Focus your reading on: a) Three Mile Island  b) Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)  c) Roe vs. Wade  d) "Modern" political campaigning  e) Gerald Ford's problems as president  f) Jimmy Carter's "outsider" campaign for president and leadership style  g) Camp David Accords  h) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan  i) Iranian Hostage Crisis

1/16/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Far West")
2)  Video: "The Geography of Hope"
--Take 2 pages of notes

3)  Homework:  Thomas Leonard reading in Blue Reader ("Reluctant Conquerors...")
Focus your reading on:  The author's thesis: Why was the U.S. Army "reluctant"?


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Cold War Consensus Unravels") and ("The Long Road Home, 1968-75")
2)  Video:  "1971-75: Approaching the Apocalypse"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 880-887 ("The Nixon Years") and ("An Economy of Diminished Expectations")
Focus your reading on: a) George McGovern  b) Divisions in the Democratic Party  c) Spiro Agnew  d) Watergate cover-up  e) "Smoking gun"/"The tapes"  f) Nixon's pardon  g) Rising oil prices  h) OPEC oil embargo  i) Impact of embargo on the U.S.