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. We will use the Civil War Slideshow to review the early and middle stages of the American Civil War.
-Where there any issues completing pages 1 & 2 on the Review Guide and The American Civil War Battles Sheet ?
-How about any concerns completing The Civil War Begins Packet.
2. 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. Please make sure you complete pages 3, 4, and 5 on the Review Guide and The American Civil War Battles Sheet by Wednesday evening at 11:59pm.
2. Please continue to work on your Blizzard Bags for U.S. History I
-Slideshow to support you in the early stages and get you started on your understanding How to Vote in Burlington?
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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?
-How was the Cold War Foreign Policy of the 1970's and 1980's different for Americans then the 1950's and 1960's?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Did America learn foreign policy lessons from The Vietnam Conflict?
Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Vietnam Conflict
1. The 1980's Group should be prepared to present to me today regarding
-Who were the American Presidents in the 1980's
-What were America's foreign policy regarding the Cold War?
-Which events were consistent across the board in the 1980's?
-What common patterns in America's foreign policy do you recognize as you move through the 1980's?
2. We are moving to The Vietnam War -
-Vietnam War Overview found on Digital History. What are the 3 most impactful ideas you learned about the Vietnam War?
-Vietnam War Digital History "The Meaning of the Vietnam War" - What do you think is the meaning behind the Vietnam War? Summarize your thoughts and give me a thesis statement/major argument - share thesis statements and have students quickly talk about their understanding behind the "meaning of the Vietnam War"?
-Who was Ho Chi Minh? What impact did he have for the Vietnamese during the Vietnam War? Do you think he was a hero or a instigator?
3. Go to Vietnam War Digital History and click on John F. Kennedy, then LBJ, then Richard Nixon (3 separate links on 3 different Presidents. Make a Graphic Organizer that looks like a 2-column chart, on one side are the 3 Presidents names (leave plenty of space in-between) and the other side is VIETNAM POLICY. How did EACH OF THESE PRESIDENTS dictate the Vietnam War? Did they increase troops, did a conflict occur while they were President, how did they deal with this crisis, did they make it worse or better? What decision would you have made differently?
4. Please use the rest of the period to read and review The Vietnam War, Part I: The Early Years and Escalation by Alan Taylor and the 46 photographs
-Who's perspective are the photographs from? How do you know this?
-Pick ONE photograph and tell me in your own words how it represents "The Vietnam Conflict"?
-What is the MAIN IDEA of this article by The Atlantic?
-What other ways could Americans have changed the course of the The Vietnam Conflict?
-Would you recommend this article
5. 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
6. Vietnam Resource:
Vietnam War Overview found on Digital History.
Read and review Chapter 30 in your Textbook pages 936-971
The Beginning of the Vietnam War
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
Fall of Saigon Slideshow
Homework:
1. If you have not finished reading and reviewing The Vietnam War, Part I: The Early Years and Escalation by Alan Taylor and the 46 photographs then please complete by tonight.
-Who's perspective are the photographs from? How do you know this?
-Pick ONE photograph and tell me in your own words how it represents "The Vietnam Conflict"?
-What is the MAIN IDEA of this article by The Atlantic?
-What other ways could Americans have changed the course of the The Vietnam Conflict?
-Would you recommend this article to another historian? Why? Why not?
2. Continue to work on your 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. We will examine George H. Bush's Gulf War and then William Jefferson Clinton Presidency and the scandal that rock his world:
-WJC and scandals slideshow
-History Channel Movie Clips
2. 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. None.
-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. We will use the Civil War Slideshow to review the early and middle stages of the American Civil War.
-Where there any issues completing pages 1 & 2 on the Review Guide and The American Civil War Battles Sheet ?
-How about any concerns completing The Civil War Begins Packet.
2. American Civil War Resources:
-Where there any issues completing pages 1 & 2 on the Review Guide and The American Civil War Battles Sheet ?
-How about any concerns completing The Civil War Begins Packet.
2. 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
-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:
2. Please continue to work on your Blizzard Bags for U.S. History I
-Slideshow to support you in the early stages and get you started on your understanding How to Vote in Burlington?
___________________________________________________
Essential Questions:
-How was the Cold War Foreign Policy of the 1970's and 1980's different for Americans then the 1950's and 1960's?
-Did America learn foreign policy lessons from The Vietnam Conflict?
Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, The Vietnam Conflict
1. The 1980's Group should be prepared to present to me today regarding
-Who were the American Presidents in the 1980's
-What were America's foreign policy regarding the Cold War?
-Which events were consistent across the board in the 1980's?
-What common patterns in America's foreign policy do you recognize as you move through the 1980's?
2. We are moving to The Vietnam War -
-Vietnam War Overview found on Digital History. What are the 3 most impactful ideas you learned about the Vietnam War?
-Vietnam War Digital History "The Meaning of the Vietnam War" - What do you think is the meaning behind the Vietnam War? Summarize your thoughts and give me a thesis statement/major argument - share thesis statements and have students quickly talk about their understanding behind the "meaning of the Vietnam War"?
-Vietnam War Overview found on Digital History. What are the 3 most impactful ideas you learned about the Vietnam War?
-Vietnam War Digital History "The Meaning of the Vietnam War" - What do you think is the meaning behind the Vietnam War? Summarize your thoughts and give me a thesis statement/major argument - share thesis statements and have students quickly talk about their understanding behind the "meaning of the Vietnam War"?
-Who was Ho Chi Minh? What impact did he have for the Vietnamese during the Vietnam War? Do you think he was a hero or a instigator?
3. Go to Vietnam War Digital History and click on John F. Kennedy, then LBJ, then Richard Nixon (3 separate links on 3 different Presidents. Make a Graphic Organizer that looks like a 2-column chart, on one side are the 3 Presidents names (leave plenty of space in-between) and the other side is VIETNAM POLICY. How did EACH OF THESE PRESIDENTS dictate the Vietnam War? Did they increase troops, did a conflict occur while they were President, how did they deal with this crisis, did they make it worse or better? What decision would you have made differently?
4. Please use the rest of the period to read and review The Vietnam War, Part I: The Early Years and Escalation by Alan Taylor and the 46 photographs
-Who's perspective are the photographs from? How do you know this?
-Pick ONE photograph and tell me in your own words how it represents "The Vietnam Conflict"?
-What is the MAIN IDEA of this article by The Atlantic?
-What other ways could Americans have changed the course of the The Vietnam Conflict?
-Would you recommend this article
5. Cold War Resources:
-Who's perspective are the photographs from? How do you know this?
-Pick ONE photograph and tell me in your own words how it represents "The Vietnam Conflict"?
-What is the MAIN IDEA of this article by The Atlantic?
-What other ways could Americans have changed the course of the The Vietnam Conflict?
-Would you recommend this article
5. 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
6. Vietnam Resource:
Vietnam War Overview found on Digital History.
Read and review Chapter 30 in your Textbook pages 936-971
The Beginning of the Vietnam War
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
Fall of Saigon Slideshow
Homework:
1. If you have not finished reading and reviewing The Vietnam War, Part I: The Early Years and Escalation by Alan Taylor and the 46 photographs then please complete by tonight. -Who's perspective are the photographs from? How do you know this?
-Pick ONE photograph and tell me in your own words how it represents "The Vietnam Conflict"?
-What is the MAIN IDEA of this article by The Atlantic?
-What other ways could Americans have changed the course of the The Vietnam Conflict?
-Would you recommend this article to another historian? Why? Why not?
2. Continue to work on your 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. We will examine George H. Bush's Gulf War and then William Jefferson Clinton Presidency and the scandal that rock his world:
-WJC and scandals slideshow
-History Channel Movie Clips
-1990's Slideshow
-1990's Groove shark Playlist
-1990's Absurd Trivia
-End of the Cold War
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