U.S. History I - Periods 1, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:
-Was slavery a humane or evil institution?
-What military lessons can we learn from the fighting in the American Civil War?
-How and why did President Lincoln's position on slavery, race, and emancipation change over time?
-Was the American Civil War worth it's costs?
Themes: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Abraham Lincoln's Dilemma, Secession, Anaconda Plan, The Confederate Army of the United States vs. The Union Army, Key Battles/Turning Points
1. A quick review of what lead to the Southern States to seceeded from the Union using pages 330-331 in your textbook, The Civil War Trust Group gives a few reasons. Give me the top 3 reasons why Southerners left the U.S.A? What do you think was the FOCUS behind Southern Succession according to the article and the South Carolina Document (see below)?
2. Here is a Primary Source on South Carolina Secession, please answer the 5 questions below:
List the reasons for South Carolina's secession.
What was the principal constitutional foundation for South Carolina's proposed abandonment of the Union?
To what extent was South Carolina's reasoning consistent with historical precedent and constitutional principles? Explain.
How did South Carolina deal with the North's moral arguments against slavery?
One well-known general interpretation of U.S. history, called the consensus theory, asserts that America's past has been characterized primarily by agreement or consensus and that real conflict between classes, sections, and interest groups has been minimal. What implication does the controversy surrounding South Carolina's secession have for the consensus theory? Is the evidence sufficient to sustain or refute the theory? Why or why not?
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)"
American Civil War Resources:
-Fort Sumner Falls
-The Civil War Slideshow
-A huge collection of resources on nearly every topic on the Civil War
-Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
-Civil War Battles and Primary Sources - Civil War Trust Organization
-Primary Sources - Maps, Confederates and Union transcripts
-The 10 costliest battles of the American Civil War
-Important Women in the American Civil War
-Battle Summaries
Homework:
1. Due by FRIDAY and it WILL TAKE YOU 2 NIGHTS TO COMPLETE THIS!!!
- Please read Chapter 11 - Section 1 - The Civil War Begins (pages 338-341 Stop at BULL RUN) and create a two - column chart (one side says "BIG THEMES" and the other side says "DETAILS" - I WANT YOU TO FILL OUT THE "DETAILS" section tonight, we will fill out the "BIG THEMES" together in class on Thursday. You also need to complete the first page and a half of the handout titled The Civil War Begins, especially "Lincoln's Issue" and "Jefferson Davis' Dilemma."
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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. Student's BIG Assignment this week - America'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.
2. 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
3. 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 go to Groveshark.com and create a FREE ACCOUNT. Your job will be to go an research music of the 1990's and use Groove-shark to put together YOUR OWN MUSIC LIST - you may NOT USE any of the songs on the original grooveshark I shared with you (see 1990's Groove shark Playlist). You MUST create 4 categories (using a Google Documents) and have at least 4 songs in each category. Then pick the category you LIKE THE MOST and write an argument as to why the category YOU LIKED THE MOST was the BEST music of the 1990's. You need to be persuasive and convince me that your category of 1990's music would be the best.
2. Early events and concerns will be explored in the National Geographic Series "The Decade that Made Us - 1990's"
3. 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 TOMORROW (Thursday) by MIDNIGHT. This 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
-What military lessons can we learn from the fighting in the American Civil War?
-How and why did President Lincoln's position on slavery, race, and emancipation change over time?
-Was the American Civil War worth it's costs?
Themes: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Abraham Lincoln's Dilemma, Secession, Anaconda Plan, The Confederate Army of the United States vs. The Union Army, Key Battles/Turning Points
1. A quick review of what lead to the Southern States to seceeded from the Union using pages 330-331 in your textbook, The Civil War Trust Group gives a few reasons. Give me the top 3 reasons why Southerners left the U.S.A? What do you think was the FOCUS behind Southern Succession according to the article and the South Carolina Document (see below)?
2. Here is a Primary Source on South Carolina Secession, please answer the 5 questions below:
List the reasons for South Carolina's secession.
What was the principal constitutional foundation for South Carolina's proposed abandonment of the Union?
To what extent was South Carolina's reasoning consistent with historical precedent and constitutional principles? Explain.
How did South Carolina deal with the North's moral arguments against slavery?
One well-known general interpretation of U.S. history, called the consensus theory, asserts that America's past has been characterized primarily by agreement or consensus and that real conflict between classes, sections, and interest groups has been minimal. What implication does the controversy surrounding South Carolina's secession have for the consensus theory? Is the evidence sufficient to sustain or refute the theory? Why or why not?
2. Here is a Primary Source on South Carolina Secession, please answer the 5 questions below:
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)"
American Civil War Resources:
-Fort Sumner Falls
-The Civil War Slideshow
-A huge collection of resources on nearly every topic on the Civil War
-Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
-Civil War Battles and Primary Sources - Civil War Trust Organization
-Primary Sources - Maps, Confederates and Union transcripts
-The 10 costliest battles of the American Civil War
-Important Women in the American Civil War
-Battle Summaries
American Civil War Resources:
-Fort Sumner Falls
-The Civil War Slideshow
-A huge collection of resources on nearly every topic on the Civil War
-Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
-Civil War Battles and Primary Sources - Civil War Trust Organization
-Primary Sources - Maps, Confederates and Union transcripts
-The 10 costliest battles of the American Civil War
-Important Women in the American Civil War
-Battle Summaries
Homework:
- Please read Chapter 11 - Section 1 - The Civil War Begins (pages 338-341 Stop at BULL RUN) and create a two - column chart (one side says "BIG THEMES" and the other side says "DETAILS" - I WANT YOU TO FILL OUT THE "DETAILS" section tonight, we will fill out the "BIG THEMES" together in class on Thursday. You also need to complete the first page and a half of the handout titled The Civil War Begins, especially "Lincoln's Issue" and "Jefferson Davis' Dilemma."
___________________________________________________
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. Student's BIG Assignment this week - America'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)
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.
2. 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
3. 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 go to Groveshark.com and create a FREE ACCOUNT. Your job will be to go an research music of the 1990's and use Groove-shark to put together YOUR OWN MUSIC LIST - you may NOT USE any of the songs on the original grooveshark I shared with you (see 1990's Groove shark Playlist). You MUST create 4 categories (using a Google Documents) and have at least 4 songs in each category. Then pick the category you LIKE THE MOST and write an argument as to why the category YOU LIKED THE MOST was the BEST music of the 1990's. You need to be persuasive and convince me that your category of 1990's music would be the best.
2. 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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