1/13/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Expectation")
2)  Video: "1960-64: Poisoned Dreams"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 836-846 ("New Tactics for the Civil Rights Movement") and ("Enacting the Liberal Agenda")
Focus your reading on:  a) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (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 (2nd period B day):

1) Reminder of Oral History assignment due date (Friday, 1/22)
1.5) Reminder about missing work (needs to be turned in as soon as possible).

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

1/12/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Emergence of Civil Rights as a National Issue") and ("American Life During the Baby Boom")

2) Video: "1953-60: Happy Days (Daze?)"
--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) Cuban Missile Crisis  h) Space Race

American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

Same as 1/11 entry, except Oral History assignment is due Monday, 1/25.

1/11/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Test 5

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 804-807; 820-825 ("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 50s  e) The "beats"


American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

**Reminder about Oral History assignment due date and missing assignments overall.

1990s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide and lyrics packet

1/8/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Cold War at Home")
2) Post-WWII Role Play
--Complete Evaluation Form
--Ask 1 question from the audience
--All 4 groups present today

3) Homework: Study for Test 5



American Pop Culture (4th period A day):

Same as 1/7 entry, except your Oral History assignment is due on Monday, 1/25.

1/7/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Cold War Abroad")
2) Test 5 possible 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) 4 groups: Post-WWII Role Play (Prep Day)
a) Read Option info   b) "Considering Your Option" sheet   c) Make 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 (HUAC)  e) Alger Hiss  f) Sputnik  g) Interstate Highway System


American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

**Reminder about Oral History assignment due date (Friday, 1/22)
**Reminder to get in missing work as soon as possible

1990s TV: ("Ellen") and ("Seinfeld")
--Continue note guide
--Discuss and hand in

1/6/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("Fighting and Winning the War")
2) a) Atomic Bomb reading
    b)  Informal discussion

3)  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 (4th period A day):

Same as 1/5 entry, except Oral History assignment is due on Monday, 1/25.

Turn in your 1980s Oral History assignment today as well.

1/5/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) "Double Notes" ("Organizing for Victory") and ("Life on the Home Front")
2) Video: "1941-45: Homefront"
--No notes. Just watch.

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 Three at Yalta e) Harry Truman's options for ending the war with Japan

Focus terms from yesterday's reading (pages 762-767):  a) Rationing  b) Japanese-American internment

American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

1)  1990s Intro notes
2)  Hand out 1990s Oral History assignment (due Monday, 1/25)

3)  1990s TV ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air")
--With note guide
--Discuss next time