12/20/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Toward Total War")
2)  Ken Burns' "The Civil War" (Day 1 of 2)
--Take 2 pages of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 413-416 ("The Turning Point: 1863")
Focus your reading on:  a) Emancipation Proclamation  b) Battle of Gettysburg's significance


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Test 5

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 784-785; 788-797 ("The Cold War Abroad")
Focus your reading on:  a) Containment  b) Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan  c) NATO  d) Douglas MacArthur and the Korean War  e) "Massive retaliation"

12/19/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Secession and Military Stalemate, 1861-62")
2)  Finish DBQ Test (Part 2 --essay)

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Fighting and Winning the War")
2)  Video: "1941-45: Homefront"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Study for Test 5

12/18/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Reiterate essay expectations for tomorrow
1)  Test 5 (DBQ)-Part 1

2)  Homework: Textbook, pages 398-407 ("Secession and Military Stalemate, 1861-62")
Focus your reading on:  a) Fort Sumter  b) Jefferson Davis  c) Antietam


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Life on the Home Front")
2)  Go over second Test Essay Question
3)  In class only: Extra Credit Opportunity

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 767-776 ("Fighting and Winning the War")
Focus your reading on:  a) D-Day  b) Yalta

12/17/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political cartoon practice
**DBQ Test Prep Information
1)  Notes ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
2)  Finish video; discuss and hand in notes

3)  Homework: Do a general review of famous figures (and their views) from this unit for tomorrow's Test 5 (Document-based questions)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Organizing for Victory")
2)  Japanese-Americans in WWII
--Reading in books provided (pages 171-176)
--Answer questions on page 176 and on the screen
--Graded discussion

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

12/16/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political cartoon practice
1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2)  Video: "Frederick Douglass: When the Lion Wrote History" (Day 1 of 2)
--Take 2 pages of notes

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Road to War")
2)  Great Depression Project Presentations (Day 2 of 2)

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

12/13/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**turnitin.com submission of your Research Paper is due today.
**Political cartoon practice
1)  Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2)  John Brown
--Read pages 232-235 in books provided
--Answer questions on top of page 236
--Answer question on screen
--Graded discussion


3)  Homework: James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2 [Pages 153-169]
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1856 (Buchanan vs. Fremont)  b) Lecompton Constitution


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38") and ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")
2)  Announce Test 5 Essay Questions
3)  Great Depression Project Presentations
--3 groups today
--20 pts (10 for typed info; 5 for oral presentation; 5 for 2 visuals)

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 750-754 ("The Road to War")
Focus your reading on:  a) Neutrality Act  b) Lend-Lease Act  c) Atlantic Charter

12/12/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Political Cartoon Practice
1)  Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")-Part 2
2)  "Major Players" Presentations
--Audience takes class notes


3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1 [Pages 145-153]
Focus your reading on:  a) "Bleeding Kansas"  b) John Brown  c) "The Caning of Sumner" (Charles Sumner)


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression") and ("The New Deal Takes Over, 1933-35")
2)  Great Depression Project (Prep Day 2 of 2)
--Begin presenting tomorrow

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 728-735; 738-741; 743; 745-746 ("The 2nd New Deal, 1935-38") and ("The New Deal's Impact on Society")
Focus your reading on:  a) Works Progress Administration (WPA)  b) "Court-packing" scheme  c) "Roosevelt Recession" of 1937-38  d) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)