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
Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow
6. 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. 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).
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.
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
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:
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Essential Questions:
-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
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
Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow
6. 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
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
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!
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
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 toB. 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:
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