Day 92 - Friday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?
-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?
-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?
-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?

1. Day 3 and FINAL DAY in the Library for your Digital Story Telling Project.

2. A few reminders...

• If you have NOT downloaded iMovie on your ipad, then please go to the lower library and get it downloaded with Mrs. Scheffer. You can do this throughout the day or the first 15 minutes of class today. She needs to leave school at 1:45pm, so do it sooner rather than later. 
• You need to submit a script on your Google Doc page you shared with ALL OF US on the Google Folder I created for everyone to have a place to drop their project. 
• Review the DST Rubric and remember you need to hit some minimums of 8+ Primary Sources, 25 facts regarding your topic and subject (these could be connections you built based on causes and effects on your topic), and 3-4 minute movie that syncs your voice recording with the images/primary sources you are showing, and the presentation of your project. 
• Monday we start the project presentations.  I will pick them at random, so everyone be prepared and you will be asked to email me the link to your project so that everyone has a final product of your digital story on Monday. 

3. Tips for Digital Story Telling:

A. What you have to say DOES matter!
B. Show US A STORY, don't just tell us a story!
C. Images should be quality, not quantity! You want your images to show emotion!!!
D. Size does matter, I recommend Flickr.com as a means to find quality pictures
E. Story boarding is a "Visual Outline" just as much as a written script
Story boarding allows students to "structure" their story and "sync" images to words. One advantage is that it enhances revision of the story once students see how the words work with the images.  At times, it is wise to rim, or even omit narration altogether if the image creates enough of an impact. There are several effective methods of storyboarding.  Powerpoint can rend a quick and easy version for you to follow along and to visually see the story.  A Word document or Google document using text and image boxes can also suffice.  All students need to do is insert images in order, and copy and past the corresponding narration into a digital story program such as iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Haiku Deck, Microsoft Photo Story 3, YouTube video, Move Note, Notability, EduCreations, or Touch Cast to illustrate a real movie like effect with you voice recording telling the story.  The most important advantage of story boarding is that it creates an effective blueprint for the movie. So please plan this stage of your Digital Story well by organizing yourself and following the rubric provided.

F. When recording your voice over - SLOOOOOOWWWW DOOOOWNNNN!
Your audience needs time to process the images and a slower pacing is a much more effective way to ensure they will see what you have studied in the image. 

G. Choosing a soundtrack: Instrumental vs. lyrical. 
Pacing, emotion, and point of view of the audience are all enhanced with appropriate music.  I would select one piece of music if you want to use it, but do not use more than one as frequent music changes can confuse the audience.

4. Please utilize your time wisely this weekend and DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING TO WORK TOGETHER with your partners to PLAN this project.  You need to plan well and execute hard work to find primary sources and write story board that syncs up pictures and story to create a very real storytelling project.

5. Review all of the expectations of the Digital Storytelling Project and the Digital Storytelling Rubric.

Homework:
1. You should be getting to the final stages of your research (which means you are an expert on your topic) and double-checking the requirements/rubric for this project.  You need to plan out what you want to say as important matters, facts, and evidence for your topic.  Please make sure you have created your storyboard on the google doc topic so that everyone can access it and then make sure you have collected meaningful PRIMARY SOURCES and facts that can connect to your topic.  Moreover, use databases from the BHS library and credible sources that will help you seek the truth in your investigative hunt to understand your theme and topic on the Great Depression. Presentations will begin on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 2014.  

2. Once you have fully organized, executed, and presented your Digital Story Telling Project you MUST PRINT UP and FILL OUT your Self-Evaluation on your Digital Story Telling Project.

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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Why did Americans feel so compelled to expand the country westward?
-What might 19th century Native Americans have said about Manifest Destiny? 
-How might the country have developed differently if no gold or other precious minerals had been discovered in the West?
-Does war cause national prosperity?
-Is economic, social, or physical coercion an effective method of achieving our national interest in domestic affairs

Themes: Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Expansionist Presidents, Nationalism, War with Mexico

1. Using the Martin Van Buren to James K. Polk Presidential video questions we are going to complete the final few presidential questions today James K. Polk. Did these American President do the right thing for America?  Can you justify their actions as good decision making? Would you consider them good policy makers?

2. The Westward Expansion packet as we are going to use it as the basic foundation for understand how the continental U.S. forms into the 48 states that make up mainland America, so I need to COLLECT IT TODAY from the College Prep class.

3. Honor's Level - CP Level if we have time - Please let's review the slideshow on Manifest Destiny.

4. Honor's Level - CP Level if we have time - Let's review the meaning of John O'Sullivan's, "Annexation," 1845 and John O’Sullivan, "The Great Nation of Futurity," 1839 (both found on the link I provided). Then answer the following questions:

John O’Sullivan, "The Great Nation of Futurity," 1839 

• What does John O’Sullivan think America stands for?
• What, according to John O’Sullivan, is America’s mission?

John O’Sullivan, “Annexation,” July 1845.

• What do you think John O’Sullivan means by “our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions”?
• Based on these two documents, how did Americans feel about expanding westward?

5. The West Resources:
Primary Sources from PBS - Using the timeline, explore the Primary sources on Texas Independence, The Whitman's exploration of the Oregon Trail, War with Mexico, Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo, The "Diggings" in California, Massacres of the West, and more.

The Gold Rush and the Donner Party - Powerful and impactful story about cannibalism in the West.

The Gold Rush - Great facts, maps, and timelines

History.com - Covers The Westward Expansion and has 9 videos on various topics as well.

Trails to Utah and the Pacific - How did people migrate out West + Primary Source/Interactive Maps

Homework:
1. Honor's - NONE, enjoy your weekend!
2. College Prep - Finish points #3 and #4 above if we do not finish in class today.

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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
2. How will you succeed in my class?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. We are going to explore and discuss "What is International Studies mean?" using the BHS Library Databases World History and Global Issues and the links below:

http://csis.org/
http://www.isanet.org/
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/
http://www.fpif.org/
http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://newsweek.com/
http://www.cnn.world.com/

2. We will begin to examine the United Nations using the UN Website and a UN slideshow.



3. Ban-Ki-Moon - Secretary-General of the United Nations



4. United Nation Resources:
United Nations History
United Nations Multimedia Room
United Nations School bus Virtual Field Trip
United Nations Research Guide A-Z on EVERYTHING you can imagine!
United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
University of California organized a UN resources guide - Honestly, the BEST and more ORGANIZED I have seen yet on how to research issues concerning the United Nations.

Homework:
1. NONE, enjoy your weekend!

Day 91 - Thursday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?
-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?
-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?
-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?

1. Day 2 in the Library for your Digital Story Telling Project on the Great Depression - Please see Mrs. Scheffer in the Lower Library to get iMovie downloaded on your ipads.  She will conduct a 15 minute tutorial on Friday for class.  She has also highly recommended Haiku Deck and Move Note as other options.

2. Tips for Digital Story Telling:

A. What you have to say DOES matter!
B. Show US A STORY, don't just tell us a story!
C. Images should be quality, not quantity! You want your images to show emotion!!!
D. Size does matter, I recommend Flickr.com as a means to find quality pictures
E. Story boarding is a "Visual Outline" just as much as a written script
Story boarding allows students to "structure" their story and "sync" images to words. One advantage is that it enhances revision of the story once students see how the words work with the images.  At times, it is wise to rim, or even omit narration altogether if the image creates enough of an impact. There are several effective methods of storyboarding.  Powerpoint can rend a quick and easy version for you to follow along and to visually see the story.  A Word document or Google document using text and image boxes can also suffice.  All students need to do is insert images in order, and copy and past the corresponding narration into a digital story program such as iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Haiku Deck, Microsoft Photo Story 3, YouTube video, Move Note, Notability, EduCreations, or Touch Cast to illustrate a real movie like effect with you voice recording telling the story.  The most important advantage of story boarding is that it creates an effective blueprint for the movie. So please plan this stage of your Digital Story well by organizing yourself and following the rubric provided.

F. When recording your voice over - SLOOOOOOWWWW DOOOOWNNNN!
Your audience needs time to process the images and a slower pacing is a much more effective way to ensure they will see what you have studied in the image. 

G. Choosing a soundtrack: Instrumental vs. lyrical. 
Pacing, emotion, and point of view of the audience are all enhanced with appropriate music.  I would select one piece of music if you want to use it, but do not use more than one as frequent music changes can confuse the audience.

3. Please utilize your time wisely and WORK TOGETHER with your partners to PLAN this project.  You need to plan well in order to execute your project well. You MUST CREATE a google document that you share with me as an EDITOR so that I can review what and who has done the planning and can approve your storyboard.

4. Review of the expectations of the Digital Storytelling Project and the Digital Storytelling Rubric.

Homework:
1. You should be getting pretty serious about your research on your topic and double-checking the requirements/rubric for this project.  You need to plan out what you want to say as important matters, facts, and evidence for your topic.  Please make sure you are creating your storyboard and collecting meaningful PRIMARY SOURCES and facts that can connect to your topic.  Moreover, use databases from the BHS library and credible sources that will help you seek the truth in your investigative hunt to understand your theme and topic on the Great Depression. Presentations will begin on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 2014.  

2. Once you have fully organized, executed, and presented your Digital Story Telling Project you MUST PRINT UP and FILL OUT your Self-Evaluation on your Digital Story Telling Project.

__________________________________________________
U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-What was Andrew Jackson's Legacy?
-Does war cause national prosperity?
-Is economic, social, or physical coercion an effective method of achieving our national interest in domestic affairs

Themes: Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Expansionist Presidents, Nationalism, War with Mexico

1. Using the Martin Van Buren to James K. Polk Presidential video questions we are going to complete these presidential questions today on John Tyler and James K. Polk.

2. Did these American President do the right thing for America?  Can you justify their actions as good decision making? Would you consider them good policy makers?

3. The Westward Expansion packet as we are going to use it as the basic foundation for understand how the continental U.S. forms into the 48 states that make up mainland America, so I need to COLLECT IT TODAY from the Honor's Classes, and the College Prep class should have it ready to be submitted tomorrow at the beginning of class.

-College Prep should complete the rest of the packet and this means Oregon Trail, Gadsden Purchase and California as land acquisitions and your final essay on the very last page.

Homework:
1. College Prep please follow the direction above regarding the Westward Expansion packet and what is expected of you to finish tonight for homework.

2. Honor's Level - Please review the slideshow on Manifest Destiny. What do you think the purpose is behind Maps and the Primary Source of the Woman?

3. Honor's Level - Please read and write notes on the meaning of John O'Sullivan's, "Annexation," 1845 and John O’Sullivan, "The Great Nation of Futurity," 1839 (both found on the link I provided). Then answer the following questions:

John O’Sullivan, "The Great Nation of Futurity," 1839 
1. What does John O’Sullivan think America stands for?
2. What, according to John O’Sullivan, is America’s mission?

John O’Sullivan, “Annexation,” July 1845.
1. What do you think John O’Sullivan means by “our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions”?

2. Based on these two documents, how did Americans feel about expanding westward?

________________________________________________________
International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
2. How will you succeed in my class?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. I hope you all enjoyed the Poetry Out Loud Finals.  We missed class and now we are going to pick up where we left off on Tuesday.  Agenda #1 - Can I grab the last of the signed parent portion of my course expectation sheet - International Studies - Expectations and Syllabi.

2. Let's read and discuss an interesting article on "What Drives Success?" from the New York Times.

3. We are going to review and discuss "What is International Studies mean?" using the BHS Library Databases World History and Global Issues and the links below:

http://csis.org/
http://www.isanet.org/
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/
http://www.fpif.org/
http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://newsweek.com/
http://www.cnn.world.com/

3. We will begin to examine the United Nations using the UN Website and a UN slideshow.



4. Ban-Ki-Moon - Secretary-General of the United Nations



5. United Nation Resources:
United Nations History
United Nations Multimedia Room
United Nations School bus Virtual Field Trip
United Nations Research Guide A-Z on EVERYTHING you can imagine!
United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
University of California organized a UN resources guide - Honestly, the BEST and more ORGANIZED I have seen yet on how to research issues concerning the United Nations.

Homework:
1. What's in the news today on the United Nations? Go out and find UN related websites that will help you fully understand the role it plays in the world. Which news stories interest you and why?

Day 90 - Wednesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?
-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?
-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?
-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?

1. Day 2 in the Library for your Digital Story Telling Project on the Great Depression.

2. Tips for Digital Story Telling:

A. What you have to say DOES matter!
B. Show US A STORY, don't just tell us a story!
C. Images should be quality, not quantity! You want your images to show emotion!!!
D. Size does matter, I recommend Flickr.com as a means to find quality pictures
E. Story boarding is a "Visual Outline" just as much as a written script
Story boarding allows students to "structure" their story and "sync" images to words. One advantage is that it enhances revision of the story once students see how the words work with the images.  At times, it is wise to rim, or even omit narration altogether if the image creates enough of an impact. There are several effective methods of storyboarding.  Powerpoint can rend a quick and easy version for you to follow along and to visually see the story.  A Word document or Google document using text and image boxes can also suffice.  All students need to do is insert images in order, and copy and past the corresponding narration into a digital story program such as iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Haiku Deck, Microsoft Photo Story 3, YouTube video, Move Note, Notability, EduCreations, or Touch Cast to illustrate a real movie like effect with you voice recording telling the story.  The most important advantage of story boarding is that it creates an effective blueprint for the movie. So please plan this stage of your Digital Story well by organizing yourself and following the rubric provided.

F. When recording your voice over - SLOOOOOOWWWW DOOOOWNNNN!
Your audience needs time to process the images and a slower pacing is a much more effective way to ensure they will see what you have studied in the image. 

G. Choosing a soundtrack: Instrumental vs. lyrical. 
Pacing, emotion, and point of view of the audience are all enhanced with appropriate music.  I would select one piece of music if you want to use it, but do not use more than one as frequent music changes can confuse the audience.

3. Please utilize your time wisely and WORK TOGETHER with your partners to PLAN this project.  You need to plan well in order to execute your project well. You MUST CREATE a google document that you share with me as an EDITOR so that I can review what and who has done the planning and can approve your storyboard.

4. Review of the expectations of the Digital Storytelling Project and the Digital Storytelling Rubric.

Homework:
1. You should be getting pretty serious about your research on your topic and double-checking the requirements/rubric for this project.  Please make sure you are creating your storyboard and collecting meaningful PRIMARY SOURCES and facts that can connect to your topic.  Moreover, use databases from the BHS library and credible sources that will help you seek the truth in your investigative hunt to understand your theme and topic on the Great Depression. Presentations will begin on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 2014.  

2. Once you have fully organized, executed, and presented your Digital Story Telling Project you MUST PRINT UP and FILL OUT your Self-Evaluation on your Digital Story Telling Project.

__________________________________________________
U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-What was Andrew Jackson's Legacy?
-Does war cause national prosperity?
-Is economic, social, or physical coercion an effective method of achieving our national interest in domestic affairs

Themes: Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Expansionist Presidents, Nationalism, War with Mexico

1. Please download the Martin Van Buren to James K. Polk Presidential video questions. We are going to complete these questions today watching the History Channel's Presidential series on President Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison and John Tyler.

2. Did these American President do the right thing for America?  Can you justify their actions as good decision making? Would you consider them good policy makers?

3. The Westward Expansion packet as we are going to use it as the basic foundation for understand how the continental U.S. forms into the 48 states that make up mainland America.

-College Prep should complete the map following the directions and complete the land acquisitions of Louisiana Territory, Adam-Onis Treaty, and Mexican Cession on pages 4 and 5 using the page numbers I provided you on the Table of Contents located on page 3 of the Westward Expansion packet.
-Honor's Level should complete the rest of the packet and this means Oregon Trail, Gadsden Purchase and California as land acquisitions and your final essay on the very last page.

Homework:
1. Please follow the direction above regarding the Westward Expansion packet and what is expected of you to finish tonight for homework. The College Prep and Honor's Classes have different tasks.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
2. How will you succeed in my class?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. Can I see that you have downloaded and you have until Wednesday (tomorrow) to have your parent sign my course expectation sheet - International Studies - Expectations and Syllabi.

2. Let's read and discuss an interesting article on "What Drives Success?" from the New York Times.

3. We are going to review and discuss "What is International Studies mean?" using the BHS Library Databases World History and Global Issues and the links below:

http://csis.org/
http://www.isanet.org/
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/
http://www.fpif.org/
http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://newsweek.com/
http://www.cnn.world.com/

3. We will begin to examine the United Nations using the UN Website and a UN slideshow.



4. Ban-Ki-Moon - Secretary-General of the United Nations



5. United Nation Resources:
United Nations History
United Nations Multimedia Room
United Nations School bus Virtual Field Trip
United Nations Research Guide A-Z on EVERYTHING you can imagine!
United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
University of California organized a UN resources guide - Honestly, the BEST and more ORGANIZED I have seen yet on how to research issues concerning the United Nations.

Homework:
1. What's in the news today on the United Nations? Go out and find UN related websites that will help you fully understand the role it plays in the world. Which news stories interest you and why?

Day 89 - Tuesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?

1. Causes of the Great Depression?

2. Pick your topic based off the class list AND my recommendations.

3. Review of the expectations of the Digital Storytelling Project and the Digital Storytelling Rubric.

4. Digital Story Sample from Youtube on the Great Depression:

5.

Homework:
1. Review Chapter 22 - The Great Depression and the themes that were picked for your Digital Storytelling Project. You should use the textbook first and then use databases and finally pick educational/credible Google searches to help you seek the truth in your investigative hunt to understand your theme and topic on the Great Depression.

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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-What was Andrew Jackson's Legacy?
-Does war cause national prosperity?
-Is economic, social, or physical coercion an effective method of achieving our national interest in domestic affairs

Themes: Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Expansionist Presidents, Nationalism, War with Mexico

1. Please download the Martin Van Buren to James K. Polk Presidential video questions. Remember your "Themes Packet"  You are going to need that to understand we are moving to another theme during the nineteenth century.

2. We are going to watch the History Channel's Presidential series on President Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison and John Tyler.

Homework:
1. Please download the Westward Expansion packet as we are going to use it as the basic foundation for understand how the continental U.S. forms into the 48 states that make up mainland America and then read pages 234-235 and 280-287.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
2. How will you succeed in my class?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. Have you added my blog to your bookmarks and signed up to get daily emails?

2. Can I see that you have downloaded and you have until Wednesday (tomorrow) to have your parent sign my course expectation sheet - International Studies - Expectations and Syllabi.

3. Let's share your meaningful quotes with our class. Presentations will take place today. You were asked to "find one that hits your core values and what you stand for; one you truly believe in. Remember be artistic and courageous with these and put them on poster paper/construction paper that is big enough for us to see in class."Quote Activity

4. Let's continue our search for what you guys want to study under "International Studies"? Also, let's review and discuss "What is International Studies mean?"

Homework:
1. Please get your International Studies - Expectations and Syllabi sheet signed by your parents or guardians on the last page

2. Go and explore some of these International Studies links below.  Which ones do you like? Which ones will be helpful?  Which one would you use if your were doing research today on an international event or crisis?

    A. Please make sure you copy and paste into your electronic notebook or bookmark on your IPAD/google docs/Evernote so that you can preserve these for later research and projects.

http://csis.org/
http://www.isanet.org/
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/
http://www.fpif.org/
http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://newsweek.com/
http://www.cnn.world.com/

Day 88 - Monday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did a war fought to "save the world for democracy" end up threatening civil rights in America?
-What happens when individuals’ civil liberties are breached?
-Was the decade of the 1920's a decade of innovation or conservatism?

1. What did you think of your mid-term exam?

2. Review the outcome of your exams.

3. Timeline of what we will study the second half of the year.

4. Being organized with your e-notebook/regular notebook.
Homework:
1. Review Chapter 22 - The Great Depression.  Come up with a list of subjects you really want to learn more about.  Your list must be 10 events, people, concerns during the Great Depression. We will start researching and executing a project on them tomorrow.

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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Is a strong federal system the most effective government for the United States? Which level of government, federal or state, can best solve our nation's problems? 
-To what extend was Andrew Jackson truly "a common man"?
-Should the United States have allowed Native Americans to retain their tribal identities?
-Was the "Age of Jackson" an age of democracy?

Themes: State Rights vs. National Government, Andrew Jackson's Controversial Presidency, Indian Removal Act of 1830, The Cherokee Nation, South Carolina Nullification Crisis

1. What did you think of your mid-term exam?

2. Review the outcome of your exams.

3. Timeline of what we will study the second half of the year.

4. Being organized with your e-notebook/regular notebook.

Homework:
1. None
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
2. How will you succeed in my class?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

 My blog should be the first thing you check when you come to class because you can access files, videos, links, and your homework on a daily basis. Additionally, the blog should be a helpful and educational resource for you when you check out the blogs or websites linked on the right hand side or even links/videos I post of content we are currently studying in class.

*Helpful hint - You can sign up for my blog so that every time I post, you will get an update in your email.

1. We will review some of your International Studies - Expectations and Syllabi quickly - Contact, Expectations, Course Description.

2. You guys will be researching for quotes tonight...
One of my favorite quotes from this summer was on keeping an open mind and being ready for anything..."In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." 
-- Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki 

My advice for your quotes is to go find a meaningful quote. Don't just google any quote, find one that hits your core values and what you stand for; one you truly believe in. Remember be artistic and courageous with these and put them on poster paper/construction paper that is big enough for us to see in class.  We are going to hang these up tomorrow in class. There will be prizes given out for most artistic and best quote. Be prepared to share your quote with your classmates.

3. Please print up and complete the Quote Activity for tomorrow's class period.

4. What is International Studies mean? What do you all want to study?

Homework:

1. Please print up and complete the Quote Activity for tomorrow's class period.

2. Please get your International Studies - Expectations and Syllabi sheet signed by your parents or guardians on the last page

3. Here are great International Studies links.
    A. Please make sure you copy and paste into your electronic notebook or bookmark on your IPAD/google docs/Evernote so that you can preserve these for later research and projects.

http://csis.org/
http://www.isanet.org/
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/
http://www.fpif.org/
http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://newsweek.com/
http://www.cnn.world.com/

B. Make a list of topics you would like to learn about more, discuss, debate, and do fun projects on.  I would like to see at least 5 topics events that are pressing the global scene.

Days 84-87 - Midterm Exams

Mid-term Exams are here....GOOD LUCK!

Day 83 - Friday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did a war fought to "save the world for democracy" end up threatening civil rights in America?
-What happens when individuals’ civil liberties are breached?
-Was the decade of the 1920's a decade of innovation or conservatism?

1.Essays will be collected today on the 1920's and graded and any homework you owe me will be due today as well.

2.  Let's look at your Primary Sources and sentences that you finished last night to address the following important questions on the Harlem Renaissance impact on society and African Americans.

• How might the art, music, and literature created during the Harlem Renaissance be targeted at two audiences? (Art promoted a sense of unity of experience within the African American community and among whites an awareness of the the issues impacting African Americans.
• How do the artistic works of the Harlem Renaissance promote unity and consciousness within the African American community?
• How might the consciousness caused by the art and literature of the Harlem renaissance help address the post-war racial climate? 

3. Finally, today we will focus on the Winners and Losers of the decade and have all students be able to debate and discuss the following key questions regarding the decade of the 1920's:
-Why was it called the "Roaring Twenties"? 
-Was the decade of the 1920's a decade of innovation or conservationism?
-Did the role of women in American life significantly change during the 1920's?
-Should the United States limit immigration?
-Should the United States have enacted Prohibition?
-Did farmers shoot themselves in the foot during the 1920's?
-How did arts and literature reflect the African-American experience?

Resources to help guide us and give the class visual appeal:
3. The United States in the 1920's

1920’s unit review for essential questions and major fun themes from Terryl Meador

4. Mitchell Palmer "The Case Against the Reds" - Read and analyze why the Bolsheviks were a concern for Americans?

5. Red Scare Packet and Visual DBQ's - DBQ questions on visuals from the Red Scare...we will complete a few in class and for homework.

6. GREAT Digital Website on the Red Scare - Incredible Primary Source Images from the Red Scare - A great gallery walk exercise for high school students!

7. The Red Scare, Palmer Raids and Sacco and Vanzetti Case - Slideshow and Primary Sources from Sanger Unified - Very good overview of the Red Scare and terrific visuals!

8. Emma Goldman resources - Why did we deport this Russian immigrant?

Homework:
1. Study and review the U.S. History II - CPI - Midterm Review Guide.  Please know that your midterm exam day is - Period 1 - Tuesday, January 21st - 9:00am - 10:45am. 

__________________________________________________
U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Is a strong federal system the most effective government for the United States? Which level of government, federal or state, can best solve our nation's problems? 
-To what extend was Andrew Jackson truly "a common man"?
-Should the United States have allowed Native Americans to retain their tribal identities?
-Was the "Age of Jackson" an age of democracy?

Themes: State Rights vs. National Government, Andrew Jackson's Controversial Presidency, Indian Removal Act of 1830, The Cherokee Nation, South Carolina Nullification Crisis

1. Today is your Binder Check day and U.S. I - Midterm Exam REVIEW GUIDE.

Homework:
1.  U.S. I - Midterm Exam REVIEW GUIDE
__________________________________________________________

International Studies - Period 3 
Essential Questions:
1. How do we think about POWER in the 21st Century?

2. How do we define our interest as a country?

3. What is National Security?

Themes:  Taliban Operations, Middle East Foreign Policy, Global cooperation/Global Diplomacy, Soft Power, Hard Power, Afghanistan War, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda Operations, National Security

1. Your National Security and Modern Terrorism projects were due yesterday and today we will continue with the presentations.  You should email to me as a PDF so that there are NO changes made beyond today and that I can post them on my blog.

2. During the presentations you should show expertise by making great connections to why your region, regional leaders, policies, rebel groups, societal problems, and more are a direct threat to the safety of U.S. citizens and is a National Security Threat to the United States as a country. Your projects should be 15 minutes minimum and 25 minutes maximum in length!  Your projects are DUE on Wednesday, January 15th - Today!!!

3. Order of the Projects: 
Wednesday = Eastern Europe - Mohamed and Kayla - Done
Thursday = Latin America - Allie, Val, Meghan - 3/4 Done
Thursday = East Asia - Joe and Tom - Today
Friday = Africa - Michael and Matt - Today
Friday = The Middle East - Nicole and Rachel - Mid-term Exam 

Exam Day - Wednesday - January 22nd from 9:15am-10:45am.  All makeups and any presentations we do not finish will be on Exam Day. 

3. The National Security and Modern Terrorism project breakdown look like this:
A. 4th quarter grade (30% will be your preparation, analysis, and final project submission)
B. FINAL EXAM GRADE (20% = Final Product and Presentation completed before or during your exam period for a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 25 minutes).

Homework:
1. Please prepare to present your projects.  Please know that your Mid-Term Exam Day is Wednesday, January 22nd from 9:15am-10:45am.  All makeups and any presentations we do not finish will be on Exam Day.

2. ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST BE SHARED and finalized with NO REVISIONS on Wednesday, January 15th. Case Studies can be reviewed, BUT NOT CHANGED for your project after 3rd Period on Wednesday.  I wanted to see you making sense of the research, having meaningful connections to the essential question and how you illustrate expertise of your region for your final project.

Day 82 - Thursday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did a war fought to "save the world for democracy" end up threatening civil rights in America?
-What happens when individuals’ civil liberties are breached?
-Was the decade of the 1920's a decade of innovation or conservatism?

1. Yesterday we explored and outlined some of the major themes and put them into categories such as:
A. Political Matters
B. Social Unrest
C. Cultural ideals
D. Economic  Issues
E. Innovations
F. Conservatism

2. Let's look at your Primary Sources and sentences that you finished last night to address the following important questions on the Harlem Renaissance impact on society and African Americans.

• How might the art, music, and literature created during the Harlem Renaissance be targeted at two audiences? (Art promoted a sense of unity of experience within the African American community and among whites an awareness of the the issues impacting African Americans.
• How do the artistic works of the Harlem Renaissance promote unity and consciousness within the African American community?
• How might the consciousness caused by the art and literature of the Harlem renaissance help address the post-war racial climate? 

3. Finally, today we will focus on the Winners and Losers of the decade and have all students be able to debate and discuss the following key questions regarding the decade of the 1920's:
-Why was it called the "Roaring Twenties"? 
-Was the decade of the 1920's a decade of innovation or conservationism?
-Did the role of women in American life significantly change during the 1920's?
-Should the United States limit immigration?
-Should the United States have enacted Prohibition?
-Did farmers shoot themselves in the foot during the 1920's?
-How did arts and literature reflect the African-American experience?

Resources to help guide us and give the class visual appeal:
3. The United States in the 1920's

1920’s unit review for essential questions and major fun themes from Terryl Meador

4. Mitchell Palmer "The Case Against the Reds" - Read and analyze why the Bolsheviks were a concern for Americans?

5. Red Scare Packet and Visual DBQ's - DBQ questions on visuals from the Red Scare...we will complete a few in class and for homework.

6. GREAT Digital Website on the Red Scare - Incredible Primary Source Images from the Red Scare - A great gallery walk exercise for high school students!

7. The Red Scare, Palmer Raids and Sacco and Vanzetti Case - Slideshow and Primary Sources from Sanger Unified - Very good overview of the Red Scare and terrific visuals!

8. Emma Goldman resources - Why did we deport this Russian immigrant?

Homework:
1. Study and review the U.S. History II - CPI - Midterm Review Guide. Please come to class on Friday with any questions you may have about the exam, topics on the review guide, or any concerns.  Please know that your midterm exam day is - Period 1 - Tuesday, January 21st - 9:00am - 10:45am. 

__________________________________________________
U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Is a strong federal system the most effective government for the United States? Which level of government, federal or state, can best solve our nation's problems? 
-To what extend was Andrew Jackson truly "a common man"?
-Should the United States have allowed Native Americans to retain their tribal identities?
-Was the "Age of Jackson" an age of democracy?

Themes: State Rights vs. National Government, Andrew Jackson's Controversial Presidency, Indian Removal Act of 1830, The Cherokee Nation, South Carolina Nullification Crisis

1. Today is your Trial of Andrew Jackson
2. Format of the Trial 

Day 1: Tuesday, January 14th
A. Opening Statements by BOTH teams = Prosecution Team first and Defense Team second 
(5 minutes maximum time per team) = Done

B. Direct Questioning of witnesses = Defense Team first and Prosecution Team second
(3 minutes maximum time for each witness) = Done

Day 2: Wednesday, January 15th
A. Cross-Examination by BOTH teams = Prosecution Lawyer will go first by questioning ALL Defense witnesses, then the Defense Lawyers will go second by questioning ALL the Prosecution witnesses. (3 minutes maximum time for each witness) = Maybe one or two witnesses left...

B. Closing Statements by BOTH teams = Defense Team first and Prosecution Team second.
(5 minutes maximum time per team) = We will finish this today and then I will read my verdict 5 minutes later.  

4. Binder Check is on Thursday, January 16th!!! (Meaning I will check today and finish it tomorrow.

Homework:
1.  U.S. I - Midterm Exam REVIEW GUIDE

2. Binder Check is on Thursday and Friday - January 16th and 17th (Meaning for the students I did not get to today, it is due tomorrow!!!)
__________________________________________________________

International Studies - Period 3 
Essential Questions:
1. How do we think about POWER in the 21st Century?

2. How do we define our interest as a country?

3. What is National Security?

Themes:  Taliban Operations, Middle East Foreign Policy, Global cooperation/Global Diplomacy, Soft Power, Hard Power, Afghanistan War, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda Operations, National Security

1. Your National Security and Modern Terrorism projects were due yesterday and today we will continue with the presentations.  You should email to me as a PDF so that there are NO changes made beyond today and that I can post them on my blog.

2. During the presentations you should show expertise by making great connections to why your region, regional leaders, policies, rebel groups, societal problems, and more are a direct threat to the safety of U.S. citizens and is a National Security Threat to the United States as a country. Your projects should be 15 minutes minimum and 25 minutes maximum in length!  Your projects are DUE on Wednesday, January 15th - Today!!!

3. Order of the Projects: 
Wednesday = Eastern Europe - Mohamed and Kayla - Done
Thursday = Latin America - Allie, Val, Meghan - Today 
Thursday = East Asia - Joe and Tom - Today
Friday = Africa - Michael and Matt
Friday = The Middle East - Nicole and Rachel

Exam Day - Wednesday - January 22nd from 9:15am-10:45am.  All makeups and any presentations we do not finish will be on Exam Day. 

3. The National Security and Modern Terrorism project breakdown look like this:
A. 4th quarter grade (30% will be your preparation, analysis, and final project submission)
B. FINAL EXAM GRADE (20% = Final Product and Presentation completed before or during your exam period for a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 25 minutes).

Homework:
1. Please prepare to present your projects.  Please know that your Mid-Term Exam Day is Wednesday, January 22nd from 9:15am-10:45am.  All makeups and any presentations we do not finish will be on Exam Day.

2. ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST BE SHARED and finalized with NO REVISIONS on Wednesday, January 15th. Case Studies can be reviewed, BUT NOT CHANGED for your project after 3rd Period on Wednesday.  I wanted to see you making sense of the research, having meaningful connections to the essential question and how you illustrate expertise of your region for your final project.

Day 81 - Wednesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did a war fought to "save the world for democracy" end up threatening civil rights in America?
-What happens when individuals’ civil liberties are breached?
-Was the decade of the 1920's a decade of innovation or conservatism?

1. Yesterday you were asked to explore the 1920's "Using your Textbook - Chapter 20 and Chapter 21 - The Roaring Twenties - pages 616-665 - read, scan, apply the knowledge you know coming out of World War I and show me you understand the following:
A. Five themes that come out of the 1920's
B. Five cause and effect trends, events, critical moments or scenarios that matter
C. Give me a total of a dozen WINNERS OR LOSERS of the 1920's decade." Let's take a look at what you discovered by looking at the following categories:

A. Political Matters
B. Social Unrest
C. Cultural ideals
D. Economic  Issues
E. Innovations
F. Conservatism

2. Questions to be debated, discussed, and answered:
-Why was it called the "Roaring Twenties"? 
-Was the decade of the 1920's a decade of innovation or conservationism?
-Did the role of women in American life significantly change during the 1920's?
-Should the United States limit immigration?
-Should the United States have enacted Prohibition?
-Did farmers shoot themselves in the foot during the 1920's?
-How did arts and literature reflect the African-American experience?

Resources to help guide us and give the class visual appeal:
3. The United States in the 1920's

1920’s unit review for essential questions and major fun themes from Terryl Meador

4. Mitchell Palmer "The Case Against the Reds" - Read and analyze why the Bolsheviks were a concern for Americans?

5. Red Scare Packet and Visual DBQ's - DBQ questions on visuals from the Red Scare...we will complete a few in class and for homework.

6. GREAT Digital Website on the Red Scare - Incredible Primary Source Images from the Red Scare - A great gallery walk exercise for high school students!

7. The Red Scare, Palmer Raids and Sacco and Vanzetti Case - Slideshow and Primary Sources from Sanger Unified - Very good overview of the Red Scare and terrific visuals!

8. Emma Goldman resources - Why did we deport this Russian immigrant?

Homework:
1. Please research the Harlem Renaissance (textbook pages 658-663 could help you understand the basics) using databases from our BHS Library or Google and be sure to collect three primary sources (they must be different types of primary sources; such as one pictorial, one letter, and one song) that you either print out or store electronically in your binder and then complete ALL of the following sentence starters to indicate your understanding of how literature and the arts reflected the African American experience during the Harlem Renaissance. You will be graded on your responses:

• Issues particular to the African American experience addressed during the Harlem Renaissance were...
• Methods utilized by artists during the Harlem Renaissance to draw attention to the
• The Harlem Renaissance addressed the issues of racial pride and shared culture by... 

In class tomorrow we will look at your Primary Sources and sentences to address the following important questions on the Harlem Renaissance impact on society and African Americans.

• How might the art, music, and literature created during the Harlem Renaissance be targeted at two audiences? (Art promoted a sense of unity of experience within the African American community and among whites an awareness of the the issues impacting African Americans.
• How do the artistic works of the Harlem Renaissance promote unity and consciousness within the African American community?
• How might the consciousness casued by the art and literature of the Harlem renaissance help address the post-war racial climate? 

2. Study and review the U.S. History II - CPI - Midterm Review Guide. Please come to class on Friday with any questions you may have about the exam, topics on the review guide, or any concerns.  Please know that your midterm exam day is - Period 1 - Tuesday, January 21st - 9:00am - 10:45am. 

__________________________________________________
U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Is a strong federal system the most effective government for the United States? Which level of government, federal or state, can best solve our nation's problems? 
-To what extend was Andrew Jackson truly "a common man"?
-Should the United States have allowed Native Americans to retain their tribal identities?
-Was the "Age of Jackson" an age of democracy?

Themes: State Rights vs. National Government, Andrew Jackson's Controversial Presidency, Indian Removal Act of 1830, The Cherokee Nation, South Carolina Nullification Crisis

1. Today is your Trial of Andrew Jackson
2. Format of the Trial 

Day 1: Tuesday, January 14th
A. Opening Statements by BOTH teams = Prosecution Team first and Defense Team second 
(5 minutes maximum time per team) = Done

B. Direct Questioning of witnesses = Defense Team first and Prosecution Team second
(3 minutes maximum time for each witness) = One or Two witnesses left

Day 2: Wednesday, January 15th
A. Cross-Examination by BOTH teams = Prosecution Lawyer will go first by questioning ALL Defense witnesses, then the Defense Lawyers will go second by questioning ALL the Prosecution witnesses. (3 minutes maximum time for each witness) = We will complete today

B. Closing Statements by BOTH teams = Defense Team first and Prosecution Team second.
(5 minutes maximum time per team) = We should finish today, but if time does not permit, then we will complete tomorrow. 

4. Honor's Level here is your Andrew Jackson Trial that you will be completing on Andrew Jackson, so please review the 3 CHARGES and get ready to have a trial by Tuesday of next week.

5. College Prep Level - Period 6 - You will have a different version of Andrew Jackson's Trial, but nevertheless you will need to put him on trial for ONE crime.  I have also emailed each of you the Andrew Jackson Trial folder.

Homework:
1. IF we do not finish your closing statements then Lawyer from BOTH teams should work together to produce a CLOSING STATEMENT that give us your last impression of witnesses (and maybe any statements they made during the trial) and the charge(s) against Andrew Jackson.  Make sure you FINISH ON A STRONG NOTE!!!

2. You should dress up for the occasion and play the part of a real lawyer for the closing statements!  All witnesses should consider bringing in props and dress appropriately!  Extra credit will be given to those who show they care and want to present themselves professionally or take a true role of the witness they represent.

3.  U.S. I - Midterm Exam REVIEW GUIDE

6. Binder Check is on Thursday, January 16th!!! (Meaning it is due tomorrow!!!)
__________________________________________________________

International Studies - Period 3 
Essential Questions:
1. How do we think about POWER in the 21st Century?

2. How do we define our interest as a country?

3. What is National Security?

Themes:  Taliban Operations, Middle East Foreign Policy, Global cooperation/Global Diplomacy, Soft Power, Hard Power, Afghanistan War, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda Operations, National Security

1. Your National Security and Modern Terrorism projects are due today and should be emailed to me within the first 5 minutes of class today.  You should email to me as a PDF so that there are NO changes made beyond today and that I can post them on my blog.

2. During the presentations you should show expertise by making great connections to why your region, regional leaders, policies, rebel groups, societal problems, and more are a direct threat to the safety of U.S. citizens and is a National Security Threat to the United States as a country. Your projects should be 15 minutes minimum and 25 minutes maximum in length!  Your projects are DUE on Wednesday, January 15th - Today!!!

3. Order of the Projects: 
Wednesday = Eastern Europe - Mohamed and Kayla 
Wednesday = Latin America - Allie, Val, Meghan
Thursday = East Asia - Joe and Tom
Thursday = Africa - Michael and Matt
Friday = The Middle East - Nicole and Rachel

Exam Day - Wednesday - January 22nd from 9:15am-10:45am.  All makeups and any presentations we do not finish will be on Exam Day. 

3. The National Security and Modern Terrorism project breakdown look like this:
A. 4th quarter grade (30% will be your preparation, analysis, and final project submission)
B. FINAL EXAM GRADE (20% = Final Product and Presentation completed before or during your exam period for a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 25 minutes).

Homework:
1. Please prepare to present your projects.  Please know that your Mid-Term Exam Day is Wednesday, January 22nd from 9:15am-10:45am.  All makeups and any presentations we do not finish will be on Exam Day.

2. ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST BE SHARED and finalized with NO REVISIONS on Wednesday, January 15th. Case Studies can be reviewed, BUT NOT CHANGED for your project after 3rd Period on Wednesday.  I wanted to see you making sense of the research, having meaningful connections to the essential question and how you illustrate expertise of your region for your final project.

Day 80 - Tuesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-Should the United States fight wars to make the world safe for democracy?
-Was the treaty of Versailles a fair and settlement for lasting world peace?
-How did a war fought to "save the world for democracy" end up threatening civil rights in America?
-What happens when individuals’ civil liberties are breached?

1. Binder Check - Today

2. Using your Textbook - Chapter 20 and Chapter 21 - The Roaring Twenties - pages 616-665 - read, scan, apply the knowledge you know coming out of World War I and show me you understand the following:

A. Five themes that come out of the 1920's
B. Five cause and effect trends, events, critical moments or scenarios that matter
C. Give me a total of a dozen WINNERS OR LOSERS of the 1920's decade.

3. The United States in the 1920's

1920’s unit review for essential questions and major fun themes from Terryl Meador

4. Mitchell Palmer "The Case Against the Reds" - Read and analyze why the Bolsheviks were a concern for Americans?

5. Red Scare Packet and Visual DBQ's - DBQ questions on visuals from the Red Scare...we will complete a few in class and for homework.

6. GREAT Digital Website on the Red Scare - Incredible Primary Source Images from the Red Scare - A great gallery walk exercise for high school students!

7. The Red Scare, Palmer Raids and Sacco and Vanzetti Case - Slideshow and Primary Sources from Sanger Unified - Very good overview of the Red Scare and terrific visuals!

8. Emma Goldman resources - Why did we deport this Russian immigrant?

Homework:
1. Which theme of the 1920's was the most important? Why? Write a convincing essay to persuade me why a specific theme was the most important of the decade.  Think about the implications it had on society whether it was politically motivated or socially began to impact America.

2. U.S. History II - CPI - Midterm Review Guide. Please review and be ready to take on this midterm with confidence! Final Exam Day - Period 1 - Tuesday, January 21st - 9:00am - 10:45am

__________________________________________________
U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Is a strong federal system the most effective government for the United States? Which level of government, federal or state, can best solve our nation's problems? 
-To what extend was Andrew Jackson truly "a common man"?
-Should the United States have allowed Native Americans to retain their tribal identities?
-Was the "Age of Jackson" an age of democracy?

Themes: State Rights vs. National Government, Andrew Jackson's Controversial Presidency, Indian Removal Act of 1830, The Cherokee Nation, South Carolina Nullification Crisis

1. Today is your Trial of Andrew Jackson
2. Format of the Trial 

Day 1: Tuesday, January 14th
A. Opening Statements by BOTH teams = Prosecution Team first and Defense Team second 
(5 minutes maximum time per team)

B. Direct Questioning of witnesses = Defense Team first and Prosecution Team second
(3 minutes maximum time for each witness)

Day 2: Wednesday, January 15th
A. Cross-Examination by BOTH teams = Prosecution Lawyer will go first by questioning ALL Defense witnesses, then the Defense Lawyers will go second by questioning ALL the Prosecution witnesses. (3 minutes maximum time for each witness)

B. Closing Statements by BOTH teams = Defense Team first and Prosecution Team second.
(5 minutes maximum time per team) 

4. Honor's Level here is your Andrew Jackson Trial that you will be completing on Andrew Jackson, so please review the 3 CHARGES and get ready to have a trial by Tuesday of next week.

5. College Prep Level - Period 6 - You will have a different version of Andrew Jackson's Trial, but nevertheless you will need to put him on trial for ONE crime.  I have also emailed each of you the Andrew Jackson Trial folder.

Homework:
1. Your cross-examination and closing statements need to be prepared and ALL LAWYERS.  Make sure you FINISH ON A FAVORABLE note!!!

2.  should dress up for the occasion and play the part of a real lawyer!  All witnesses should consider bringing in props and dress appropriately!  Extra credit will be given to those who show they care and want to present themselves professionally or take a true role of the witness they represent.

3. All Day 2 paperwork is DUE tomorrow at THE END OF CLASS TOMORROW. Cross-Examination Questioning/Strategy and Closing Statements by Lawyers.  Witnesses should hand in any notes and supportive research they used for the trial with your name on it. You should take pictures of everything or make 2 copies, one for you and one for me!

4. COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY!  Please read and prepare for the Trial of Andrew Jackson by using the links above under your Andrew Jackson Trial and the folders I have shared with you via email. You need to be experts on the documents, exhibits, and using reasoning skills to help you evaluate this court case.  Each team (lawyers and witnesses) need to know their strengths and weaknesses in this case.  You need to prepare this weekend by putting in the time and effort to KNOW YOUR WITNESS, DOCUMENT, EXHIBIT, or else you will look foolish in the courtroom. There is NO HIDING!  This will be a project grade and your last grade of Quarter 2.  You all have access to the rubric and I would review it carefully.

5. U.S. I - Midterm Exam REVIEW GUIDE

6. Binder Check is on Thursday, January 16th!!!
__________________________________________________________

International Studies - Period 3 
Essential Questions:
1. How do we think about POWER in the 21st Century?

2. How do we define our interest as a country?

3. What is National Security?

Themes:  Taliban Operations, Middle East Foreign Policy, Global cooperation/Global Diplomacy, Soft Power, Hard Power, Afghanistan War, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda Operations, National Security

1. We are in the the Library for the LAST DAY. Please COMPLETE your research and final presentation for this class period.  Please remember I will be holding you accountable for everything you have done and your work ethic, execution, and expertise ALL MATTER!!!

2. You should show expertise by making great connections to why your region, regional leaders, policies, rebel groups, societal problems, and more are a direct threat to the safety of U.S. citizens and is a National Security Threat to the United States as a country. Your projects should be 15 minutes minimum and 25 minutes maximum in length!  Your project is DUE on Wednesday, January 15th!

3. Order of the Projects: 
Wednesday = Eastern Europe - Mohamed and Kayla 
Wednesday = Latin America - Allie, Val, Meghan
Thursday = East Asia - Joe and Tom
Thursday = Africa - Michael and Matt
Friday = The Middle East - Nicole and Rachel

Exam Day - Wednesday - January 22nd from 9:15am-10:45am.  All makeups and any presentations we do not finish will be on Exam Day. 

2. Please complete the tasks on your project on National Security and Modern Terrorism. You need to be certain about what the project means to your 4th quarter grade (30% will be your preparation, analysis, and final project submission) and then your FINAL EXAM GRADE (20% = Final Product and Presentation completed before or during your exam period) So please pick a partner, discuss a plan of how you want to attack this project, and how you will manage your time wisely  We will ultimately have 6 groups in total that cover different regions of the world.

Resources for this project to get you started...
A MUST READ ON TERRORISM TODAY - Council of Foreign Relations
Major Terrorist Attacks Since 9/11
The Evolution of Islamic Terrorism - A PBS Special
A list of Terrorist Groups according to many World Powers
Major Terrorist Attacks in Israeli
The Root Causes of Terrorism in the Middle East - US State Dept Report
Map of Terrorist Attacks and a World-wide List
Charts, Graphs, Data and a darn good article on Terrorism
U.S. Department of State - Counter-terrorism Page

Please watch these 2 TED Talk videos below...

A. This one is on "Global Security"

 B. An AMAZING VIDEO below on TERRORISM AND WOMEN - Honestly guys, it's a MUST-SEE and will keep your attention the whole time.


Terrorism and Counter-terrorism Resources -

National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) -http://www.nctc.gov/

The Long War Journal - http://www.longwarjournal.org/

National Security Agency (NSA) - http://www.nsa.gov/

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) - http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/terrorism

Council on Foreign Relations - http://www.cfr.org/

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) -  https://www.cia.gov/

 CSIS - http://csis.org/category/topics/defense-and-security?source=sourceGoogle&subsource=subsourcenational%2520security%2520news&gclid=COC_9caioK4CFQ3GKgodykuH7A

FBI - http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/nsb/national-security-branch-brochure

NATIONAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - http://www.nsa.gov/

The Washington Times - Security Page - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/security/

A ridiculously good National Government website - check out all the tabs at the top that give you so many different issues going on in our world today - http://www.state.gov/

Department of Homeland Security - http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/Copy_of_press_release_0046.shtm

New America Foundation - http://newamerica.net/issues/international

A incredible collection of World Affairs and Resource page - A must see international studies guys!!! - http://www.policyalmanac.org/world/

The Journal of International Affairs - http://www.securityaffairs.org/

Videos -
A must see!!! A collection of different International Affairs and Defense policies from MIT - http://mitworld.mit.edu/browse/topic/17

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ewqZC1ejA

This is long, but helpful! - http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2011/11/video-watch-the-full-cnn-gop-national-security-debate/

Homework:
1. Exam Day - Wednesday - January 22nd from 9:15am-10:45am.  All makeups and any presentations we do not finish will be on Exam Day.

2. ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST BE SHARED and finalized with NO REVISIONS on Wednesday, January 15th. Share and UPDATE your Google Document (with me at rparkin@bpsk12.org) that illustrates you have finalized your outline and Case Study for your project.  I want to see you making sense of the research, having meaningful connections to the essential question and how you illustrate expertise of your region for your final project.

3. Please complete the Class Google Document on the 3 countries you will educate us on that will most likely trigger World War II in your region.