3/11/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Great War, 1914-18")
2)  Finish "TR" video
--Discuss/hand in notes

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2)  Continue "Documentary Evidence of Slavery" (Day 2 of 3)
For today: Finish first set of questions; read second pair of documents

3)  Homework: James McPherson reading in new Yellow Readers ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1 [Pages 3-5; 47-64]
Focus your reading on: a) Mexican-American War  b) Wilmot Proviso  c) Free-Soil Movement  d) Election of 1848  e) Popular sovereignty

3/10/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Progressivism and National Politics")
2)  Video: "TR"
--Take 2-sided notes:  a) TR's progressive ideas/policies  b) Other TR information

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 638-647 ("The Great War, 1914-18")
Focus your reading on:  a) Zimmermann Telegram  b) Impact of Russian Revolution on WWI


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Abolitionism")
2)  "Documentary Evidence of Slavery" (Day 1 of 2)
--Read primary source excerpts
--Answer questions on your own paper
--Paragraph-length answers
--For today, read #s 1-18 and answer 2 questions

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

3/7/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Singing Up the Hill")
2)  Press Conferences Presentations (Day 2)

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 591-600 ("Progressivism and National Politics")
Focus your reading on:  Theodore Roosevelt's progressive policies as president:  a) Conservation  b) Trust-busting  c) Government regulation of big business/Consumer protection


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")
2)  Role Play Presentations (Day 2)
--3 groups present
--Hand in 2 sheets stapled

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 352-358 ("Abolitionism")
Focus your reading on:  a)  American Colonization Society  b) Nat Turner

3/6/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Fight for Women's Suffrage: An Interview with Alice Paul")
2)  Press Conference Presentations (Day 1)
--Present (2.5-3 minutes)--10 pts
--Audience questions (3)--5 pts
--Extra Credit--5 pts max

3)  Homework: Deborah Gorham reading in Green Reader ("Singing Up the Hill")
Focus your reading on:  "Maternal feminists"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
2)  Role Play Presentations (Day 1 of 2)
--Hand out Evaluation Forms
--Audience asks 2 questions (1 per day)
--3 groups present each day

3)  No homework reading tonight

3/5/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Feminism as a Radical Ideology")
2)  Progressive Era Press Conferences
--Prep Day in lab
--Presenting begins tomorrow

**Do 2nd Semester PCC registration in lab
CRNs needed: 26062 for HST 202 and 23377 for HST 203
Online tutorial if you need help:  http://youtu.be/2LGIWdoLjBs

3)  Homework: Robert Gallagher reading in Green Reader ("The Fight for Women's Suffrage: An Interview with Alice Paul")
Focus your reading on:  Alice Paul's experiences fighting for women's suffrage


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-37")
2)  Role Play (Prep Day 2 of 2)
--Complete "Considering Your Option" sheet
--Make group presentation sheet and anticipate/prepare for challenging questions

**Do PCC admissions process in lab first
Online tutorial if you need help:  http://youtu.be/pnroBv2zSEs

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

3/4/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Course of Reform")
2)  Video: "The Beginning: Seeds of Change"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: William O'Neill reading in Green Reader ("Feminism as a Radical Ideology")
Focus your reading on:  a) Arguments made against women's suffrage  b) "Social feminists"


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Rise of Popular Politics, 1820-29")
2)  Andrew Jackson Controversial Issues Role Play (Prep Day 1 of 2 in lab)
--For today: Investigate as a group about topic.
--Print info/take notes/highlight (note check at end of the period)

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 321-330 ("The Jacksonian Presidency, 1829-37")
Focus your reading on:  a) South Carolina and nullification  b) Jackson's "Bank War"  c) Jackson and Native American removal

3/3/14

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Test 8

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 574-579; 582-587; 589-591 ("The Course of Reform")
Focus your reading on:  a) Muckrakers  b) Direct primary system  c) Initiative, referendum, and recall  d)  Jane Addams' Hull House  e) Triangle Shirtwaist Company


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 2

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 316-321 ("The Rise of Popular Politics, 1820-29")
Focus your reading on:  a) John Quincy Adams and the "Corrupt Bargain"  b) Henry Clay's "American System"