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

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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. 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!!!
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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.