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?
-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, Popular Sovereignty, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Stephen Douglas and Millard Fillmore's views on slavery.
1. Using the last couple of pages (14-16) of the Causes of the American Civil War Packet - Please finish watching the History Channel's The President's video on the Presidents of American from 1848-1860 below.
Presidents Zachary Taylor to Abraham Lincoln (1849-1865)
-Periods 5 & 6 left off at James Buchanan at the 18:14 mark
-Period 1 needs to start from the beginning.
2. Please Review The Election of 1860. + The Candidates of 1860 and then read pages 329-331 (start with "The Election of 1860 to the end of page 331) and answer the questions below:
A. Identify the geographic region that supported each candidate.
B. How did Abraham Lincoln's election affect the South?
C. Describe how and why the South succeed and who/what shaped The Confederacy?
D. Lincoln had a huge electoral college vote, but not as many popular votes. What does this tell you about the states he won?
E. Analyze with a detailed paragraph - what is being done and why in the 1st political cartoon on The Candidates of 1860.
3. Causes of the American Civil War Resources:
Events that Triggered the American Civil War - CivilWar.org
Causes of the War - TeachingHistory.org
The Crash Course Video with John Green on "The Election of 1860 and Disunion" + Question "What is the turning point leading up to the American Civil War? (based off the video)"
Homework:
1. If you did not finish the Review The Election of 1860. + The Candidates of 1860 and then read pages 329-331 (start with "The Election of 1860 to the end of page 331) and answer the questions below - then please finish for HW.
A. Identify the geographic region that supported each candidate.
B. How did Abraham Lincoln's election affect the South?
C. Describe how and why the South succeed and who/what shaped The Confederacy?
D. Lincoln had a huge electoral college vote, but not as many popular votes. What does this tell you about the states he won?
E. Analyze with a detailed paragraph - what is being done and why in the 1st political cartoon on The Candidates of 1860.
2. Please write a reflection of ONE paragraph on Google Classroom that illustrates WHICH PRESIDENT is most responsible for starting the American Civil War and why.
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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?
-Did America learn foreign policy lessons from the Bay of Pigs and The Cuban Missile Crisis?
Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Vietnam Conflict
1. We will very quickly have a conversation and evaluate Lyndon B. Johnson's Foreign Policy using the below links.(10 minutes total time!)
A. The State.gov - LBJ's Cold War FP
B. The Cold War Museum - LBJ's Cold War FP
*We will discuss the contents of LBJ's foreign policy and the effectiveness of it.
2. Student's BIG Assignment this week - American's Cold War Foreign Policy of the 1970's and 1980's.
A. Here is a Cold War Timeline that will help you get started. Each year has a series of Cold War Events, but make sure your focus is only on the 1970's and 1980's!
B. Research America's Major Cold Foreign Policy Events - Textbook and BHS Library Databases only! (Cite your Sources in Chicago Style Format)
C. CREATE A TIMELINE - You must have a total of 10 events in chronological order!
D. You must narrate each of these 10 events (think a large and detailed paragraph) and include at least 2 visual representations for EACH OF THE 10 EVENTS.
E. CREATE A PODCAST/TED TALK, which includes your narration and images - (Recommended Apps include I-Movie, Shadow Puppet, Showme, or Youtube).
F. Podcast/Ted Talk, script, and Chicago-Style Format are all due by Thursday's Class.
3. 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
4. Vietnam Resource:
Vietnam War Overview found on Digital History.
Read and review Chapter 30 in your Textbook pages 936-971
PBS - The Vietnam Battlefield
Digital History - The Vietnam Overview
Vietnam Slideshow
Geneva Conference - Vietnamese and American Perspectives
Vietnam Political Cartoon Analysis
What were America's options in Vietnam
The Vietnam War 1965-1975 - America's Ordeal
Anti-Vietnam Movement Activity
Homework:
1. See the Podcast/Ted-Talk assignment above or on Google Classroom. This mini-project is due before class on Thursday! Postcast/Ted-Talk Rubric is here.
2. Blizzard Bags for U.S. History II on How Is Burlington Governed and Town Meetings is DUE ON JUNE 1ST.
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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, 1990's Decade, 1990's TV, 1990's Major Events in Politics, Culture, Sports, Science.
1. Please read the background knowledge of The Gulf War, The Gulf War, and then watch the The Gulf War video below with Peter Jennings - which was a live-ABC broadcast on January 14, 1990.
2. Please ANSWER this question below on Google Classroom:
"Why did George H. Bush fight the Persian Gulf War against Iraq and what were the outcomes of this war?"
Early events and concerns will be explored in the National Geographic Series "The Decade that Made Us - 1990's"
5. 1990's Resources:
-What happened in the 1990's - ThePeopleHistory.com - Toys, Sports, Furniture, Events, Fashion, Appliances, and Music are all categories you can investigate.
-History of the 1990's - Timeline
-1990's Slideshow
-1990's Groove shark Playlist
-1990's Absurd Trivia
-End of the Cold War
Homework:
1. Your music assignment is due on Thursday by MIDNIGHT. This will take several nights of homework and will be counted as a Test grade so please make sure you follow the directions carefully and complete the work I specifically ask for. Here is your MUSIC OF THE 1990's and Reflection
Themes: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Popular Sovereignty, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Stephen Douglas and Millard Fillmore's views on slavery.
1. Using the last couple of pages (14-16) of the Causes of the American Civil War Packet - Please finish watching the History Channel's The President's video on the Presidents of American from 1848-1860 below.
Presidents Zachary Taylor to Abraham Lincoln (1849-1865)
-Periods 5 & 6 left off at James Buchanan at the 18:14 mark
-Period 1 needs to start from the beginning.
Presidents Zachary Taylor to Abraham Lincoln (1849-1865)
-Periods 5 & 6 left off at James Buchanan at the 18:14 mark
-Period 1 needs to start from the beginning.
2. Please Review The Election of 1860. + The Candidates of 1860 and then read pages 329-331 (start with "The Election of 1860 to the end of page 331) and answer the questions below:
A. Identify the geographic region that supported each candidate.
B. How did Abraham Lincoln's election affect the South?
C. Describe how and why the South succeed and who/what shaped The Confederacy?
D. Lincoln had a huge electoral college vote, but not as many popular votes. What does this tell you about the states he won?
E. Analyze with a detailed paragraph - what is being done and why in the 1st political cartoon on The Candidates of 1860.
A. Identify the geographic region that supported each candidate.
B. How did Abraham Lincoln's election affect the South?
C. Describe how and why the South succeed and who/what shaped The Confederacy?
D. Lincoln had a huge electoral college vote, but not as many popular votes. What does this tell you about the states he won?
E. Analyze with a detailed paragraph - what is being done and why in the 1st political cartoon on The Candidates of 1860.
3. Causes of the American Civil War Resources:
Events that Triggered the American Civil War - CivilWar.org
Causes of the War - TeachingHistory.org
The Crash Course Video with John Green on "The Election of 1860 and Disunion" + Question "What is the turning point leading up to the American Civil War? (based off the video)"
Homework:
A. Identify the geographic region that supported each candidate.
B. How did Abraham Lincoln's election affect the South?
C. Describe how and why the South succeed and who/what shaped The Confederacy?
D. Lincoln had a huge electoral college vote, but not as many popular votes. What does this tell you about the states he won?
E. Analyze with a detailed paragraph - what is being done and why in the 1st political cartoon on The Candidates of 1860.
2. Please write a reflection of ONE paragraph on Google Classroom that illustrates WHICH PRESIDENT is most responsible for starting the American Civil War and why.
___________________________________________________
Essential Questions:
-Did America learn foreign policy lessons from the Bay of Pigs and The Cuban Missile Crisis?
Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Vietnam Conflict
1. We will very quickly have a conversation and evaluate Lyndon B. Johnson's Foreign Policy using the below links.(10 minutes total time!)
A. The State.gov - LBJ's Cold War FPB. The Cold War Museum - LBJ's Cold War FP
*We will discuss the contents of LBJ's foreign policy and the effectiveness of it.
A. Here is a Cold War Timeline that will help you get started. Each year has a series of Cold War Events, but make sure your focus is only on the 1970's and 1980's!
B. Research America's Major Cold Foreign Policy Events - Textbook and BHS Library Databases only! (Cite your Sources in Chicago Style Format)
B. Research America's Major Cold Foreign Policy Events - Textbook and BHS Library Databases only! (Cite your Sources in Chicago Style Format)
C. CREATE A TIMELINE - You must have a total of 10 events in chronological order!
D. You must narrate each of these 10 events (think a large and detailed paragraph) and include at least 2 visual representations for EACH OF THE 10 EVENTS.
E. CREATE A PODCAST/TED TALK, which includes your narration and images - (Recommended Apps include I-Movie, Shadow Puppet, Showme, or Youtube).
F. Podcast/Ted Talk, script, and Chicago-Style Format are all due by Thursday's Class.
3. Cold War Resources:
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
4. Vietnam Resource:
Vietnam War Overview found on Digital History.
Read and review Chapter 30 in your Textbook pages 936-971
PBS - The Vietnam Battlefield
Digital History - The Vietnam Overview
Vietnam Slideshow
Geneva Conference - Vietnamese and American Perspectives
Vietnam Political Cartoon Analysis
What were America's options in Vietnam
The Vietnam War 1965-1975 - America's Ordeal
Anti-Vietnam Movement Activity
Homework:
1. See the Podcast/Ted-Talk assignment above or on Google Classroom. This mini-project is due before class on Thursday! Postcast/Ted-Talk Rubric is here. 2. Blizzard Bags for U.S. History II on How Is Burlington Governed and Town Meetings is DUE ON JUNE 1ST.
______________________________________________________
1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
1. Please read the background knowledge of The Gulf War, The Gulf War, and then watch the The Gulf War video below with Peter Jennings - which was a live-ABC broadcast on January 14, 1990.
2. Please ANSWER this question below on Google Classroom:
"Why did George H. Bush fight the Persian Gulf War against Iraq and what were the outcomes of this war?"
Early events and concerns will be explored in the National Geographic Series "The Decade that Made Us - 1990's"
-1990's Slideshow
-1990's Groove shark Playlist
-1990's Absurd Trivia
-End of the Cold War
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