Day 48 - Thursday

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 5, and 6: 

Essential Questions:

-Is America a land of opportunity?
-Should the United States fear a national debt?
-Did the Articles of Confederation provide the USA an effective government?

 Themes: Self-government, Individualism, Equality/Liberty vs. Hierarchy/Order, Opportunity vs. Control

1. The Articles of Confederation - Summary and Primary Source Analysis

2. Quiz on Republicanism, The Continental Congress, and Articles of Confederation.  

3. Shay's Rebellion: America's First Civil War: As you watch the video below, please complete the Multiple Choice Test (66 questions = 1.5 point each = 66 total points. Mr. Parkin will hand out a paper-copy in class.

 

Homework:

1. Please read and highlight the summary on Shays Rebellion and have a cause-and-effect graphic organizer that illustrates an effective understanding. 

2. Please review the Shays Rebellion Questions and let me know if you don't understand any of the questions. 

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

U.S. Curriculum 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 time of innovation or conservationism?

-Should the USA limit immigration?

Themes: Worker Unions, Red Scare, Nativism, Immigration, Jazz Age, Pop Culture, Consumerism

1. You will need to organize your 2 teams that represent the Trials of the 1920's, either Sacco and Vanzetti OR The Scopes Trial.  Group #1 will take Sacco and Vanzetti, Group 2 will take The Scopes Trial.  Your jobs are to COMPARE AND CONTRAST the effective research on your trial from last night and then your group will plan and create a skit to illustrate your understanding of your trial. Your skit must be 3 minutes in length, include props, everyone plays a part in the skit and you may NOT hide.  Skits are due on Thursday in the beginning of class. Here is the Skit Rubric - I STRONGLY SUGGEST you review with your team. 

2. Exploring The Roaring 1920's with several different Resources: What was the GOOD, the BAD, and the Legacy?

Population Chart of the USA - Patterns from 1900 - 1920?

Primary Sources and Gilder Lehrman Overview

The Roaring Twenties - Movie (1939)

   -Movie Review

"The Roaring Twenties" - Slideshow of the 1920's Decade

3. Explore the The Jazz Age - PBS and Ken Burns - Go off an explore The Jazz Age - what do you notice about the style of different Jazz Musicians? Who are these musicians? Where do they originate from? What is Jazz Music? What instruments are being used? What do you all like or dislike about this age of music? Does this music help or hurt the African-American communities? How and why?

-More Jazz Music Links

4. In small groups please explore the The Jazz Age - PBS and Ken Burns - Go off an explore The Jazz Age - what do you notice about the style of different Jazz Musicians? Who are these musicians? Where do they originate from? What is Jazz Music? What instruments are being used? What do you all like or dislike about this age of music? Does this music help or hurt the African-American communities? How and why?

-More Jazz Music Links

5. The United States in the 1920's Unit Resources:

-1920’s unit review and Slideshow - Essential questions and major themes from Terryl Meador

-GREAT Digital Website on the Red Scare - Red Scare Image Gallery

-The Red Scare, Palmer Raids and Sacco and Vanzetti Case - Slideshow and Primary Sources from Sanger Unified

-Emma Goldman resources

Homework:

1. Your skit must be 3 minutes in length, include props, everyone plays a part in the skit and you may NOT hide.  Skits are due on Thursday in the beginning of class. Here is the Skit Rubric - I STRONGLY SUGGEST you review with your team.  SKITS ARE DUE TOMORROW!

***Plan accordingly for the Trials of the 1920's - Sacco and Vanzetti AND The Scopes Trial.  Group will take Sacco and Vanzetti, Group 2 will take The Scopes Trial.  Your jobs are to effective illustrate you have become an expert and understanding of your trial by conducting a team-lead skit for your classmates and I.   

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International Studies - Period 2

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 does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

4. How is power distributed?

Themes: War vs. Peace, Sustainable Change, Hard Power, Soft Power, Smart Power

1. Research current events online and compile a list of 25 as a class and then go through the list eyeballing and then giving a one to two sentence explaination as to why the event is HARD POWER, SOFT POWER, OR SMART POWER.  What events did you find online that represents Power Events of today?

"Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercise over himself." 
                                                                   Elie Wiesel, prisoner at Buchenwald. 

"Simply put, power is the ability to effect the outcomes you want, and if necessary, to change the behavior of others to make this happen.
                                                       Joseph S. Nye Jr., 2002

2. Students will have read the following articles in their particular groups. 

I. Group 1: Please read the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) article "Being Hard on Soft Power" and answer the following questions:
A. Compare and contrast how this article views soft power and hard power? Which is it more critical of and why?
B. Summarize this articles' viewpoints on the United States Army in Iraq?

II. Group 2: Please read Hillary Clinton's perspective on Power
A. What is America's Role in the World?
B. What is critical for America, Europe and the World in the 21st Century?
C. Summarize this articles' viewpoints on global power, which countries are emerging?

III. Group 3: Please read Harvard Kennedy School and Joseph Nye article "Lesson's Learned Since 9/11: Narratives Matter"
A. How should we challenge terrorism according to Joseph Nye?
B. How did 9/11 change America's foreign policy approach?

3. We will finish the video on Joseph Nye: A TED Talk with Joseph Nye, July 2010




4. Hard Power and Soft Power Readings and Resources:

• Strategic Studies Institute article "Hard Power and Soft Power: The utility of Military Force..."
• The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences article "Hard Power, Soft Power, and Smart Power"
• Robert Cooper's "Hard Power, Soft Power and the Goals of Diplomacy"
• Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) "Being Hard on Soft Power"
• An insightful College Paper written by Tim Quirk that gives good perspective on Hard Power vs. Soft Power.
• Soft Power and China in the 21st Century
• Hillary Clinton and the Art of Smart Power
• Harvard Kennedy School and Joseph Nye article "Lesson's Learned Since 9/11: Narratives Matter"
• "Get Smart" by Joseph Nye
• The Effectiveness of Hard and Soft Power in Contemporary International Relations
• The Washington Post Article "What Putin gets about Soft Power"
• "A Hard look at Soft Power in East Asia" by Gary Schmitt of American Enterprise Institute
• Soft Power and using other Powers - A collection of CURRENT ARTICLE from the Huffington Post
• Foreign Policy Journal "What China and Russia don't get about Soft Power" from Joseph Nye
• The Brookings Institute "Continuity and Change: China's Attitude Toward Hard and Soft Power"
• Asia Times Online "China Swims Against Soft Power Tide" by Tim Kumpe

Homework:

1. Complete your preparation for your ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION on YOUR ASSIGNED POWER: SOFT POWER, HARD POWER or SMART POWER and why this power is the best course of action for the 21st century.  You need to be persuasive and have to stick to your assigned power.  Tomorrow we will complete a round-table discussion/debate. Here is your Round-Table Rubric.