U.S. History I - Periods 1, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:
-Who were the heroes and the losers of the American Civil War?
-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. Individual Civil War Topic Study - Mini Student-led topics on the American Civil War will be presented today. Have fun, be passionate, and enjoy the student choices that hopefully engage us all.
2. American Civil War Resources:
-Fort Sumner Falls
- 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 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.*As a quick study reference read and review The Vietnam War Overview 1964 - 1968
2. Search and Destroy Missions 1966-1967
Vietnam: America's Television War:
Hearts and Minds (1974)
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 Resources:
Why we went to war in Vietnam?
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
Geneva Conference - Vietnamese and American Perspectives
Vietnam Political Cartoon Analysis
What were America's options in Vietnam
The Vietnam War Overview 1964 - 1968
The Vietnam War 1965-1975 - America's Ordeal
Anti-Vietnam Movement Activity
Fall of Saigon Slideshow
Homework:
1. Please finish watching the last 3 minutes of the "Search and Destroy Documentary" and then create a short, concise, and comprehensive summary AND an exemplar thesis statement. Additionally, please organize all your notes on The Vietnam War so that you will be prepared to take a test next week around Tuesday or Wednesday.
2. Please 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. Two seniors still OWE ME the Research Exhibit Projects and must present them.
2. We will watch selected TV clips from Seinfeld, Friends, and The Simpsons. OR we can play 2000's trivia: You tell me what you prefer?
-2000's Music Hits
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. Congratulations Seniors and YOU DID A GREAT JOB!
-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. Individual Civil War Topic Study - Mini Student-led topics on the American Civil War will be presented today. Have fun, be passionate, and enjoy the student choices that hopefully engage us all.
2. American Civil War Resources:
-Fort Sumner Falls
- 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
- 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:
-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.*As a quick study reference read and review The Vietnam War Overview 1964 - 1968
2. Search and Destroy Missions 1966-1967
Vietnam: America's Television War:
Hearts and Minds (1974)
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 Resources:
Why we went to war in Vietnam?
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
Geneva Conference - Vietnamese and American Perspectives
Vietnam Political Cartoon Analysis
What were America's options in Vietnam
The Vietnam War Overview 1964 - 1968
The Vietnam War 1965-1975 - America's Ordeal
Anti-Vietnam Movement Activity
Fall of Saigon Slideshow
Homework:
1. Please finish watching the last 3 minutes of the "Search and Destroy Documentary" and then create a short, concise, and comprehensive summary AND an exemplar thesis statement. Additionally, please organize all your notes on The Vietnam War so that you will be prepared to take a test next week around Tuesday or Wednesday. 2. Please 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. Two seniors still OWE ME the Research Exhibit Projects and must present them.
2. We will watch selected TV clips from Seinfeld, Friends, and The Simpsons. OR we can play 2000's trivia: You tell me what you prefer?
-2000's Music Hits
3. 1990's Resources:
-1990's Slideshow
-1990's Groove shark Playlist
-1990's Absurd Trivia
-End of the Cold War
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