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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Day 127 - Tuesday

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

Essential Questions:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Does the United States have a mission to expand democracy and freedom?
-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: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Fugitive Slave Act, Clay's Compromise of 1850 (terms), Popular Sovereignty, Calhoun Goals/Webster's Goals, response to the compromise, Stephen Douglas and Millard Filmmore's views on slavery.

1. There are a handful of you who still owe me Binders.  I am NOT hunting you down - come see me today to receive credit or else it becomes a zero. 

2. Nat Turner: A Madman and the other a Hero?  How credible are the sources? Does the evidence seem likely he was A Madman or a Hero?  As an entire class we will have a discuss on the merits of a justified act or crime.  How would most people today characterize Turner?
-Was Nat Turner a Hero or Madman? 
Nat Turner Questions

3. How did the Homework on starting Chapter 10 - pages 302-309 - Outlining the differences between the North and South/Slavery in Territories/The Senate Debates go for everyone?

4. Please download Antebellum South Slideshow

Homework:
1. None, enjoy the evening.
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

Essential Questions:
- Who is responsible for starting the Cold War?
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-How did the Cold War challenge American values, at home and abroad?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Should Americans and the U.S. government have feared an internal Communist subversion in the 1950's?

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Joseph McCarthy, Blacklist, Alger Hiss, The Rosenbergs

1. Everyone will get 10 minutes to complete Silent Conversation/Debate Question: Did Joseph McCarthy create a "Red Scare" or did a "Red Scare" create Joseph McCarthy?

2. Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - We will move forward to Dwight D. Eisenhower's Presidency.
-US overthrow of the Iranian Government
-Impact on today
-Nuclear Meetings and Crisis in 2015

3. Please download the President Eisenhower - Handout and we will watch a video to complete.

4. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Presidential Library - Please use this link to go to his Presidential Library that includes a plethora of primary sources on President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  I would like you to navigate and explore this website and the documents they provide.  Create a four column T-chart that in each top column include Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy, and in the bottom columns include Successes and Failures.

5. Slideshows/Visuals on the Cold War
Homework:
1. Please work on perfecting your President Eisenhower box of success/failures on his Domestic and Foreign policies.  Feel free to use the website from yesterday, other credible websites, and the textbook (pages 828-833). 

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Modern America Class - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
2. Does our entertainment reflect society, or does our entertainment shape our society?
3. What is Pop Culture?
4. How do we know if something is Popular Culture?

Themes: Pop Culture, Top Charts, American Exceptionalism, 1980's Decade, 1980's TV, 1980's Major Events in Politics, Culture, Sports, Science.

1. We will finish The Rise of Hip Hop Music
-We will listen to four early songs and discuss the tone, feel, and what the songs are about:
-Ice T “Six in the Morning”
-KRS “Stop the violence”

2. Female performers
-Queen Latifah - “All Hail the Queen”
-Salt and Pepper’s  - “Push it”


3. Use NPR’s “Fresh Air” to take a better look at the earliest founders of Hip-Hop Music such as DJ kool Here, Grandmaster Flash, Russell Simmons, Melle Mel, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Ice-T
-After you listen to the interviews, compose a post and submit it to Google Classroom in which you do the following:
A. Identify two artists you listened to
B. Explain why you chose them
C. List Three things you learned that you didn't know or surprised you
D. List two things you want to know more about

4. Hip Hop Culture and Resources:
-1980's Timeline of Hip Hop Music
-The true birth of Hip Hop in the 1960's and 1970's - LA Weekly
-Where Hip Hop was Born - Podcast and Article
-The social significance of Rap and Hip Hop Music - Stanford University

5. 1980's Links to get you started:
-What happened in the 1980's - ThePeopleHistory.com - Toys, Sports, Furniture, Events, Fashion, Appliances, and Music are all categories you can investigate.
-History Channel - The 1980's - Cars, The Politics, Cold War and Pop Culture
-The 1980's Playlist - Popular Music from the 1980's
-Ronald Reagan and Reaganism

Homework:
1. Please make sure you do not forget about managing your"Podcast Interview Project on the 1980's.  Interview are due ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW!

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Monday, March 30, 2015

Day 126 - Monday

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

Essential Questions:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Does the United States have a mission to expand democracy and freedom?
-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: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Reform Movements of the 19th Century, Prison Reform, Education Reform, Women's Rights, and Abolitionism

1. Period 5 ONLY -  QUIZ TODAY on the different Reform Movements of the mid-19th century.

2. Binder Checks for those students who did not get checked on Friday.

3. In partners, one representing a Madman and the other a Hero, please debate the nature of which Nat Turner rebelled against the Southern institution of slavery.  As an entire class we will have a discuss on the merits of a justified act or crime.  
-Was Nat Turner a Hero or Madman? 

Homework:
1. Please begin reading Chapter 10 - The Union in Peril - Pages 302-309. I would like you to outline these pages into 3 Categories:
A. Differences between the North and South - Create a chart to illustrate the differences!!!

B. Slavery in Territories - highlights should include the cause-effect relationship of the Wilmot Proviso and California Statehood.

C. The Senate Debates - Fugitive Slave Act, Clay's Compromise of 1850 (terms), California, Popular Sovereignty, Calhoun Goals/Webster's Goals, response to the compromise, Stephen Douglas and Millard Filmmore's views on slavery.

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

Essential Questions:
- Who is responsible for starting the Cold War?
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-How did the Cold War challenge American values, at home and abroad?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Should Americans and the U.S. government have feared an internal Communist subversion in the 1950's?

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Joseph McCarthy, Blacklist, Alger Hiss, The Rosenbergs

1. We will conduct the Silent Conversation/Debate Question: Did Joseph McCarthy create a "Red Scare" or did a "Red Scare" create Joseph McCarthy?

2. Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - We will move forward to Dwight D. Eisenhower's Presidency. 

3. Please download the President Eisenhower - Handout.

4. Slideshows/Visuals on the Cold War
Homework:
1. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Presidential Library - Please use this link to go to his Presidential Library that includes a plethora of primary sources on President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  I would like you to navigate and explore this website and the documents they provide.  Create a four column T-chart that in each top column include Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy, and in the bottom columns include Successes and Failures.  
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Modern America Class - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
2. Does our entertainment reflect society, or does our entertainment shape our society?
3. What is Pop Culture?
4. How do we know if something is Popular Culture?

Themes: Pop Culture, Top Charts, American Exceptionalism, 1980's Decade, 1980's TV, 1980's Major Events in Politics, Culture, Sports, Science.

1. The Rise of Hip Hop Music
-We will listen to four early songs and discuss the tone, feel, and what the songs are about:
A. Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight"
B. Grandmaster J and the Furious Five "Another one bits the dust" - freestyle remix
C. Run DMC "It's Tricky"
D. LL Cool J "I can't live without my radio"

2. More Rap and Hip-hop music
-DJ EZ Rock “It takes Two.” 
-Public Enemy “My uzi weighs a ton.” 
-Public Enemy “Don’t believe the Hype” 
-NWA “Straight out of Compton”

-Ice T “Six in the Morning”

-KRS “Stop the violence”

3. Female performers
-Queen Latifah - “All Hail the Queen”
-Salt and Pepper’s  - “Push it”

4. What are these rappers doing today? Go research


5. Use NPR’s “Fresh Air” to take a better look at the earliest founders of Hip-Hop Music such as DJ kool Here, Grandmaster Flash, Russell Simmons, Melle Mel, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Ice-T

6. Hip Hop Culture and Resources:
-1980's Timeline of Hip Hop Music
-The true birth of Hip Hop in the 1960's and 1970's - LA Weekly
-Where Hip Hop was Born - Podcast and Article
-The social significance of Rap and Hip Hop Music - Stanford University

7. 1980's Links to get you started:
-What happened in the 1980's - ThePeopleHistory.com - Toys, Sports, Furniture, Events, Fashion, Appliances, and Music are all categories you can investigate.
-History Channel - The 1980's - Cars, The Politics, Cold War and Pop Culture
-The 1980's Playlist - Popular Music from the 1980's
-Ronald Reagan and Reaganism

Homework:
1. What are your thoughts on early hip-hop and rap in the 1980's? Be descriptive on instruments, lyrics, and what are they singing about? Please post to Google Classroom and RESPOND to at least one other person's post.  All original (from you) posts MUST be done by 10:00pm!

2. Please make sure you do not forget about managing your"Podcast Interview Project on the 1980's.  I will be looking over all Questions this weekend and will have acceptance or needs improvement by Monday. 

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Friday, March 27, 2015

Day 125 - Friday

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

Essential Questions:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Does the United States have a mission to expand democracy and freedom?
-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: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Reform Movements of the 19th Century, Prison Reform, Education Reform, Women's Rights, and Abolitionism

1. What questions do you have on Abolitionism??

 2.  QUIZ TODAY on the different Reform Movements of the mid-19th century using The Land of Reform (Chapter 8 in your textbook - pages 240-258), the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers, and Educational Portal - Reform Movements.

3. Binder Checks will happen as you take the quiz

 4. Was Nat Turner a Hero or Madman? Please read, highlight, and take notes in the margins on the document link below of the 3 sources:
Please download the following:

Homework:
1. Please read, highlight, annotate and ask any questions you may have in the margins on the document link below of the 3 sources:
Documents to for the debate (Was Nat Turner a Hero or Madman?) + Nat Turner Timeline + Nat Turner Questions

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

Essential Questions:
- Who is responsible for starting the Cold War?
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-How did the Cold War challenge American values, at home and abroad?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Should Americans and the U.S. government have feared an internal Communist subversion in the 1950's?

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Joseph McCarthy, Blacklist, Alger Hiss, The Rosenbergs

1. Please answer the 4 questions for every Visual DBQ's on the Red Scare - The partner groups will present quickly.

2. Any concerns submitting your Joseph MacArthur DBQ (I have posted to Google Classroom!!!!) and be able to articulate clear awareness and perspective on Joseph MacArthur's actions during the early Cold War Era on the American home front. Your silent conversation will still happen tomorrow so please review the Silent Conversation/Debate Question at the top of the DBQ

3. Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - We will explore the concepts and events surround the The Cold War at Home in America from 1947-1951.

4. Slideshows/Visuals on the Cold War
Homework:
1. None, enjoy your weekend!
______________________________________________________
Modern America Class - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
2. Does our entertainment reflect society, or does our entertainment shape our society?
3. What is Pop Culture?
4. How do we know if something is Popular Culture?

Themes: Pop Culture, Top Charts, American Exceptionalism, 1980's Decade, 1980's TV, 1980's Major Events in Politics, Culture, Sports, Science.

1. We will finish watching The Breakfast Club (Left off at the 1:13 mark) and you guys will finish filling out the Movie Response Forms while watching. 

2. The Rise of Hip Hop Music
-We will listen to four early songs and discuss the tone, feel, and what the songs are about:
A. Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight"
B. Grandmaster J and the Furious Five "Another one bits the dust" - freestyle remix
C. Run DMC "It's Tricky"
D. LL Cool J "I can't live without my radio"

3. More Rap and Hip-hop music
-DJ EZ Rock “It takes Two.” 
-Public Enemy “My uzi weighs a ton.” 
-Public Enemy “Don’t believe the Hype” 
-NWA “Straight out of Compton”
-Ice T “Six in the Morning”
-KRS “Stop the violence”

4. Female performers
-Queen Latifah - “All Hail the Queen”
-Salt and Pepper’s  - “Push it”

5. What are these rappers doing today? Go research

6. Use NPR’s “Fresh Air” to take a better look at the earliest founders of Hip-Hop Music such as DJ kool Here, Grandmaster Flash, Russell Simmons, Melle Mel, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Ice-T

7. Hip Hop Culture and Resources:
-1980's Timeline of Hip Hop Music
-The true birth of Hip Hop in the 1960's and 1970's - LA Weekly
-Where Hip Hop was Born - Podcast and Article
-The social significance of Rap and Hip Hop Music - Stanford University

8. 1980's Links to get you started:
-What happened in the 1980's - ThePeopleHistory.com - Toys, Sports, Furniture, Events, Fashion, Appliances, and Music are all categories you can investigate.
-History Channel - The 1980's - Cars, The Politics, Cold War and Pop Culture
-The 1980's Playlist - Popular Music from the 1980's
-Ronald Reagan and Reaganism

Homework:
1. Please make sure you do not forget about managing your"Podcast Interview Project on the 1980's.  I will be looking over all Questions this weekend and will have acceptance or needs improvement by Monday. 

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Day 124 - Thursday

So the sudden case of a stomach virus has knocked me out for the count today everyone.  This was unexpected and your assignments are below. 

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

Essential Questions:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Does the United States have a mission to expand democracy and freedom?
-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: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Reform Movements of the 19th Century, Prison Reform, Education Reform, Women's Rights, and Abolitionism

1. Please use all the resources below and your textbook to review and student for your QUIZ TOMORROW ON the different Reform Movements of the mid-19th century using The Land of Reform (Chapter 8 in your textbook - pages 240-258), the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers, and Educational Portal - Reform Movements.

2. Reform Movements of the 19th Century
First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources
Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

3. Crash Course on Reform Movements with John Green

4. Please watch Women during the 19th Century Reform Movement before the American Civil War video:



Homework:
1. Study for your Reformers Quiz on Chapter 8 - pages 238-258, the videos above, links above and slideshow. 

 2. I will still check BINDERS for Quarter 3 tomorrow!
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

Essential Questions:
- Who is responsible for starting the Cold War?
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-How did the Cold War challenge American values, at home and abroad?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Should Americans and the U.S. government have feared an internal Communist subversion in the 1950's?

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Joseph McCarthy, Blacklist, Alger Hiss, The Rosenbergs

1. Please answer the 4 questions for every Visual DBQ's on the Red Scare - The partner groups will present tomorrow when I get back!

2. Please USE TODAY TO FINISH YOUR work (annotations and questions) on your Joseph MacArthur DBQ (I have posted to Google Classroom!!!!) and be able to articulate clear awareness and perspective on Joseph MacArthur's actions during the early Cold War Era on the American home front. Your silent conversation will still happen tomorrow so please review the Silent Conversation/Debate Question at the top of the DBQ

3. Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - We will explore the concepts and events surround the The Cold War at Home in America from 1947-1951.

4. Red Scare/HUAC/Hollywood Ten Movies below:

- Please watch The Hollywood Ten movie below:


Homework:
1. Using the Joseph McCarthy DBQ please review all 11 documents, the visual documents we did in partners, your textbook and any movie clips that may help you answer the Silent Conversation/Debate Question at the top of the DBQ.  What this means is that you should have read, evaluated, annotated, the DBQ's.  On Friday you will complete your assessment activity which will be a silent Big Paper Conversation/Debate with a partner.
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Modern America Class - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
2. Does our entertainment reflect society, or does our entertainment shape our society?
3. What is Pop Culture?
4. How do we know if something is Popular Culture?

Themes: Pop Culture, Top Charts, American Exceptionalism, 1980's Decade, 1980's TV, 1980's Major Events in Politics, Culture, Sports, Science.

1. We will watch scenes from The Breakfast Club and you guys will be filling out the Movie Response Forms while watching. 

2. 1980's Links to get you started:
-What happened in the 1980's - ThePeopleHistory.com - Toys, Sports, Furniture, Events, Fashion, Appliances, and Music are all categories you can investigate.
-History Channel - The 1980's - Cars, The Politics, Cold War and Pop Culture
-The 1980's Playlist - Popular Music from the 1980's
-Ronald Reagan and Reaganism

Homework:
1. Please make sure you have POSTED your completed the Music Assignments - Music in the 1980's and homework on Google Classroom.  Furthermore, please share your Interview Podcast Permission Forms and Phase I Questions and Introduction of your Interviewee for Mr. Parkin Google Folder that he shared with you all last week.  You will see it in your shared Google Folder as "Podcast Interview Project on the 1980's" so that I can approve before class on Friday (Tomorrow!). 

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Day 123 - Wednesday

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

Essential Questions:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Does the United States have a mission to expand democracy and freedom?
-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: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Reform Movements of the 19th Century, Prison Reform, Education Reform, Women's Rights, and Abolitionism

1. We will continue our review and examination of the different Reform Movements of the mid-19th century using The Land of Reform (Chapter 8 in your textbook - pages 240-258) and the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers.

2. Reform Movements of the 19th Century
First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources
Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

3. Crash Course on Reform Movements with John Green

4. Please watch Women during the 19th Century Reform Movement before the American Civil War video:



Homework:
1. Be ready to present your Binders tomorrow in class. You should be completely organized by either subjects or task.  You need to be all Paper or all-electronic, but not both. 
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

Essential Questions:
- Who is responsible for starting the Cold War?
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-How did the Cold War challenge American values, at home and abroad?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Should Americans and the U.S. government have feared an internal Communist subversion in the 1950's?

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Joseph McCarthy, Blacklist, Alger Hiss, The Rosenbergs

1. The RED SCARE AT HOME.  What are your thoughts, opinions, and credibility of the House Un-American Activities Commitee (HUAC) PRIMARY SOURCES you studied on Thursday and Friday of last week?

2. Visual DBQ's on the Red Scare

3. Red Scare/HUAC/Hollywood Ten Movies below:

- Please watch The Hollywood Ten movie below:


3. Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - We will explore the concepts and events surround the The Cold War at Home in America from 1947-1951.

4. New Video on The Hollywood Blacklist

 

5. Joseph MacArthur DBQ - This will give us some perspective on Joseph MacArthur's actions during the early Cold War Era on the American home front.

6. Slideshows/Visuals on the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #2  1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

7. Cold War Resources:
The United Nations
The Cold War Museum
All sort of Cold War resource - videos, primary sources, etc 
The Miller Center - University of Virginia - Cold War Era - Lots of Primary Sources
Timeline of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Using the Joseph McCarthy DBQ please review documents #7-11 and annotate them with your thoughts, perspectives, and anything that may help you answer the Debate Question at the top of the DBQ.  What this means is that you should have read, evaluated, annotated, the DBQ's.  Tomorrow we will review The Red Scare and Joseph McCarthy in class and on Friday you will complete your assessment activity which will be a silent Big Paper Debate.
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Modern America Class - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
2. Does our entertainment reflect society, or does our entertainment shape our society?
3. What is Pop Culture?
4. How do we know if something is Popular Culture?

Themes: Pop Culture, Top Charts, American Exceptionalism, 1980's Decade, 1980's TV, 1980's Major Events in Politics, Culture, Sports, Science.

1. We will finish a quick assessment of President Ronald Reagan's Economic and Foreign Policy and Presidency.

2. If time permits we will watch scenes from the Breakfast Club 

3. 1980's Links to get you started:
-What happened in the 1980's - ThePeopleHistory.com - Toys, Sports, Furniture, Events, Fashion, Appliances, and Music are all categories you can investigate.
-History Channel - The 1980's - Cars, The Politics, Cold War and Pop Culture
-The 1980's Playlist - Popular Music from the 1980's
-Ronald Reagan and Reaganism

Homework:
1. Please make sure you have POSTED your completed the Music Assignments - Music in the 1980's and homework on Google Classroom.  Furthermore, please share your Interview Podcast Permission Forms and Phase I Questions and Introduction of your Interviewee for Mr. Parkin Google Folder that he shared with you all last week.  You will see it in your shared Google Folder as "Podcast Interview Project on the 1980's" so that I can approve before class on Friday. 

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Day 122 - Tuesday

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

Essential Questions:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Does the United States have a mission to expand democracy and freedom?
-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: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Reform Movements of the 19th Century, Prison Reform, Education Reform, Women's Rights, and Abolitionism

1. I totally forgot to do this with Periods 5 & 6 yesterday, so we are going to share the Mexican-American Outlines with your peers.  You will get a 1/2 quiz grade from your submission on Google Classroom. Many of you had put some tremendous effort into these outlines and I really want you to earn some real credit behind your hard work.

2. We will continue our review and examination of the different Reform Movements of the mid-19th century using The Land of Reform (Chapter 8 in your textbook - pages 240-258) and the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers.

3. Reform Movements of the 19th Century
First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources
Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

4. Crash Course on Reform Movements with John Green

5. Please watch Women during the 19th Century Reform Movement before the American Civil War video:



Homework:
1. None, enjoy your evening!
___________________________________________________
U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

Essential Questions:
- Who is responsible for starting the Cold War?
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-How did the Cold War challenge American values, at home and abroad?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Should Americans and the U.S. government have feared an internal Communist subversion in the 1950's?

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Blacklist, Alger Hiss, The Rosenbergs

1. The RED SCARE AT HOME.  What are your thoughts, opinions, and credibility of the House Un-American Activities Commitee (HUAC) PRIMARY SOURCES you studied on Thursday and Friday of last week?

2. Which Film below did you like the best after watching on The Red Scare and HUAC? Why? What did each one offer that enlightened you on the Hollywood Ten and the American Government? Did the Federal Government violate the US Constitution? Could this happen today?


- Please watch The Hollywood Ten movie below:


3. Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - We will explore the concepts and events surround the The Cold War at Home in America from 1947-1951.

4. New Video on The Hollywood Blacklist

 5. Joseph MacArthur DBQ - This will give us some perspective on Joseph MacArthur's actions during the early Cold War Era on the American home front.

6. Slideshows/Visuals on the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #2  1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

7. Cold War Resources:
The United Nations
The Cold War Museum
All sort of Cold War resource - videos, primary sources, etc 
The Miller Center - University of Virginia - Cold War Era - Lots of Primary Sources
Timeline of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Using the Joseph McCarthy DBQ please review documents #1-6 and annotate them with your thoughts, perspectives, and anything that may help you answer the Debate Question at the top of the DBQ.  We will have a silent Big Paper Debate on Thursday.
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Modern America Class - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
2. Does our entertainment reflect society, or does our entertainment shape our society?
3. What is Pop Culture?
4. How do we know if something is Popular Culture?

Themes: Pop Culture, Top Charts, American Exceptionalism, 1980's Decade, 1980's TV, 1980's Major Events in Politics, Culture, Sports, Science.

1. We will finish our brief study of President Ronald Reagan's Economic and Foreign Policy.

2. If time permits we will watch scenes from the Breakfast Club 

3. 1980's Links to get you started:
-What happened in the 1980's - ThePeopleHistory.com - Toys, Sports, Furniture, Events, Fashion, Appliances, and Music are all categories you can investigate.
-History Channel - The 1980's - Cars, The Politics, Cold War and Pop Culture
-The 1980's Playlist - Popular Music from the 1980's
-Ronald Reagan and Reaganism

Homework:
1. Please make sure you have POSTED your completed the Music Assignments - Music in the 1980's and homework on Google Classroom.  Furthermore, please share your Interview Podcast Permission Forms and Phase I Questions and Introduction of your Interviewee for Mr. Parkin Google Folder that he shared with you all last week.  You will see it in your shared Google Folder as "Podcast Interview Project on the 1980's" so that I can approve before class on Friday. 

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Monday, March 23, 2015

Day 121 - Monday

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

Essential Questions:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Does the United States have a mission to expand democracy and freedom?
-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: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Reform Movements of the 19th Century, Prison Reform, Education Reform, Women's Rights, and Abolitionism

1. We will review and examine the different Reform Movements of the mid-19th century using The Land of Reform (Chapter 8 in your textbook - pages 240-258) and the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers.

2. Reform Movements of the 19th Century
First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources
Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

3. Crash Course on Reform Movements with John Green

4. Please watch Women during the 19th Century Reform Movement before the American Civil War video:



Homework:
1. Please go to Slavery and Abolition, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.  This exhibit will highlight the key abolitionist and the principles behind why people fought against slavery.  Please use the Slavery and Abolition link and your textbook pages 248-253 as resources to help complete the following activities:

A. Create a 2-column chart titled "Anti-Slavery Actions AND Proslavery Actions" and list the major actions that occurred on both of these subjects from 1820-1850.

B. How did Southerners DEFEND slavery? What arguments did they use?
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 4:

Essential Questions:
- Who is responsible for starting the Cold War?
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-How did the Cold War challenge American values, at home and abroad?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Should Americans and the U.S. government have feared an internal Communist subversion in the 1950's?

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Blacklist, Alger Hiss, The Rosenbergs

1. Thoughts, opinions, and credibility of the House Un-American Activities Commitee (HUAC) PRIMARY SOURCES you studied on Thursday and Friday of last week?

2. Which Film below did you like the best after watching on The Red Scare and HUAC? Why? What did each one offer that enlightened you on the Hollywood Ten and the American Government? Did the Federal Government violate the US Constitution? Could this happen today?


- Please watch The Hollywood Ten movie below:


3. Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - We will explore the concepts and events surround the The Cold War at Home in America from 1947-1951.

4. New Video on The Hollywood Blacklist


 5. Joseph MacArthur DBQ - This will give us some perspective on Joseph MacArthur's actions during the early Cold War Era on the American home front.

6. Slideshows/Visuals on the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #2  1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

7. Cold War Resources:
The United Nations
The Cold War Museum
All sort of Cold War resource - videos, primary sources, etc 
The Miller Center - University of Virginia - Cold War Era - Lots of Primary Sources
Timeline of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Using the Joseph McCarthy DBQ please review documents #1-6 and annotate them with your thoughts, perspectives, and anything that may help you answer the Debate Question at the top of the DBQ.  We will have a silent Big Paper Debate on Thursday.
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Modern America Class - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
2. Does our entertainment reflect society, or does our entertainment shape our society?
3. What is Pop Culture?
4. How do we know if something is Popular Culture?

Themes: Pop Culture, Top Charts, American Exceptionalism, 1980's Decade, 1980's TV, 1980's Major Events in Politics, Culture, Sports, Science.

1. How are the Music Posts and Interview Podcast Projects going? So far I have 1/2 of your posted to Google Classroom and NOBODY has dropped questions on Phase I of the Interview Podcast Project.

2. We will finish up Reaganomics quickly.

3. We will watch scenes from the Breakfast Club 

4. 1980's Links to get you started:
-What happened in the 1980's - ThePeopleHistory.com - Toys, Sports, Furniture, Events, Fashion, Appliances, and Music are all categories you can investigate.
-History Channel - The 1980's - Cars, The Politics, Cold War and Pop Culture
-The 1980's Playlist - Popular Music from the 1980's
-Ronald Reagan and Reaganism

Homework:
1. Please make sure you have completed the Music Assignments - Music in the 1980's and homework and posted it to Google Classroom.Music Forum on Google Classroom. You have three assignments that are due on Music. 

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