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 Fillmore's views on slavery.
Primary Sources
-Group 3 - Slaves and Court - A Supreme Court Case in 1842 - Prigg vs Pennsylvania
-Group 5 - Anthony Burns of Boston
Homework:
1. Please complete the DBQ on The Fugitive Slave Act - Primary Source Activity with questions + Essential Question.
2. Please review Chapter 10 - Section 2 - Protest, Resistance, and Violence pages 310-317 and be ready to discuss your outline and the most impactful historical concepts from this era.
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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, CIA covert missions, Iran Overthrow, The Space Race, U-2 incident
1. I will give you approximately 30-40 minutes to conduct research for the JFK activity below. Also, I am CHECKING BINDERS TODAY!
2. Please go and RESEARCH any aspect of President John F. Kennedy's Presidency - Foreign policy, domestic laws, The New Frontier, Civil Rights, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Bay of Pigs, The Kennedy Assassination - it does not matter what topic you choose as long as it's about John F. Kennedy's presidency. You MUST have 3 SOURCES (2 Online and 1 Database/Print) and create an annotated bibliography of three to five sentences. Based off your research, you must also come up with a STRONG and DEBATABLE thesis statement. Trust me this is practice for a much larger project later this quarter.
3. What is an Annotated Bibliography?
4. Introducing John F. Kennedy - We will watch a series of Debate clips and controversy regarding the John F. Kennedy presidential nomination in 1960.
5. JFK's Inaugural Address to the nation, January 20, 1961
6. John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
-Cuban Missile Crisis - Look at Photographs + listen to Audio files
7. John F. Kennedy Resources:
JFK Library - Life of Kennedy and a whole heck of lot more!
Historic Speeches by JFK - JFK Library
JFK Cabinet, Headlines, and more - Online database on Presidents
JFK at a glance and his Domestic and Foreign policies - The Miller Center - University of Virginia
JFK through photos - A photo walk of JFK through the Presidential Years
8. Cold War Resources:
John F. Kennedy Assasination
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
Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow
Homework:
1. DUE BY WEDNESDAY'S (April 8th) CLASS PERIOD - Please go and RESEARCH any aspect of President John F. Kennedy's Presidency - Foreign policy, domestic laws, The New Frontier, Civil Rights, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Bay of Pigs, The Kennedy Assassination - it does not matter what topic you choose as long as it's about John F. Kennedy's presidency. You MUST have 3 SOURCES (2 Online and 1 Database/Print) and create an annotated bibliography of three to five sentences. Based off your research, you must also come up with a STRONG and DEBATABLE thesis statement. Trust me this is practice for a much larger project later this quarter.
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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. Technology in the 1980's - We will explore the era of video games and home-computing that Americans were engaged in the 1980's.We will play some video games as well!
-1980's Technology
-More gadgets from the 1980's
-How 1980's Technology made the Modern World
2. The Decade that Made Us - 1980's - Part 3- Steve Jobs (16:15 mark)
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
Homework:
1. Please make sure you PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES on your"Podcast Interview Project on the 1980's. Interview are A PROJECT GRADE and will be due TOMORROW on Wednesday, April 8th!
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 Fillmore's views on slavery.
Primary Sources
-Group 3 - Slaves and Court - A Supreme Court Case in 1842 - Prigg vs Pennsylvania
-Group 5 - Anthony Burns of Boston
Homework:
2. Please review Chapter 10 - Section 2 - Protest, Resistance, and Violence pages 310-317 and be ready to discuss your outline and the most impactful historical concepts from this era.
___________________________________________________
Essential Questions:
-Should Americans and the U.S. government have feared an internal Communist subversion in the 1950's?
Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, CIA covert missions, Iran Overthrow, The Space Race, U-2 incident
1. I will give you approximately 30-40 minutes to conduct research for the JFK activity below. Also, I am CHECKING BINDERS TODAY!
3. What is an Annotated Bibliography?
4. Introducing John F. Kennedy - We will watch a series of Debate clips and controversy regarding the John F. Kennedy presidential nomination in 1960.
5. JFK's Inaugural Address to the nation, January 20, 1961
6. John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
-Cuban Missile Crisis - Look at Photographs + listen to Audio files
7. John F. Kennedy Resources:
JFK Library - Life of Kennedy and a whole heck of lot more!
Historic Speeches by JFK - JFK Library
JFK Cabinet, Headlines, and more - Online database on Presidents
JFK at a glance and his Domestic and Foreign policies - The Miller Center - University of Virginia
JFK through photos - A photo walk of JFK through the Presidential Years
8. Cold War Resources:
5. JFK's Inaugural Address to the nation, January 20, 1961
6. John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
-Cuban Missile Crisis - Look at Photographs + listen to Audio files
7. John F. Kennedy Resources:
JFK Library - Life of Kennedy and a whole heck of lot more!
Historic Speeches by JFK - JFK Library
JFK Cabinet, Headlines, and more - Online database on Presidents
JFK at a glance and his Domestic and Foreign policies - The Miller Center - University of Virginia
JFK through photos - A photo walk of JFK through the Presidential Years
8. 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
Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War
Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow
1. DUE BY WEDNESDAY'S (April 8th) CLASS PERIOD - Please go and RESEARCH any aspect of President John F. Kennedy's Presidency - Foreign policy, domestic laws, The New Frontier, Civil Rights, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Bay of Pigs, The Kennedy Assassination - it does not matter what topic you choose as long as it's about John F. Kennedy's presidency. You MUST have 3 SOURCES (2 Online and 1 Database/Print) and create an annotated bibliography of three to five sentences. Based off your research, you must also come up with a STRONG and DEBATABLE thesis statement. Trust me this is practice for a much larger project later this quarter.
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
1. Technology in the 1980's - We will explore the era of video games and home-computing that Americans were engaged in the 1980's.We will play some video games as well!
-1980's Technology
-More gadgets from the 1980's
-How 1980's Technology made the Modern World
2. The Decade that Made Us - 1980's - Part 3- Steve Jobs (16:15 mark)
3. 1980's Links to get you started:
Half of the turnover that large European telecommunications operators have comes from their international business.
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