Day 165 - Tuesday

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 Assassination, Reconstruction, Civil War Amendments

1. Please download the Reconstruction Notes, Primary Sources, outline and biggest themes students should be concerned with early on.
-Interactive Map on Reconstruction - does not work on ipads/iphones.
-Slideshare on Reconstruction
-Lincoln's Plan
-Johnson's Plan
-Radical Republican Plan
-Timeline of Johnson's Impeachment
-Civil Rights Amendments

2. Please listen to Bruce Levine's National Public Radio Interview about how did African-Americans Experience the American Civil War.  Please use this radio podcast and your knowledge of African Americans in the Civil War and during Reconstruction to answer an response to the question on "Did African-Americans win racial equality thanks to the Union government during the American Civil War and Reconstruction?

Homework:

1.  Reconstruction Packet to illustrate a basic understanding of Laws, Andrew Johnson, and the South - Please read over the "Reconstruction Outline" highlight, make notes in the margins, and ask questions on anything you are struggling to comprehend. Also, please complete pages 5 + 6 on the Andrew Johnson's Impeachment and African-Americans changing society. 

3. Please read/review Chapter 12 - Sections 1 - 4 - pages 376-401 - Reconstruction and It's Effects -  Make a list of all the SUCCESSES (progress) and the FAILURES of Reconstruction of the United States of America. Due Wednesday BEFORE class begins. 

___________________________________________________

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: American Culture, Pop Culture, Consumerism, Suburbia, Baby Boomers

1. What is American Culture? What is the American Dream?
-Slideshow on A.D.
-"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." 
           Henry David Thoreau

2. What is Pop Culture?
-1950's Advertisements
-1960's Advertisements
-1970's Advertisements
*What are the patterns of each decade and did American Pop Culture change from 1950's to the 1970's?

3. Levittown - The Rise of Suburbs
-America on the Move - Rise of Automobile and Suburbs
-Why suburbs?

4. Highway Act of 1953 and the Rise of Highways
-Map of Highways
-Why highways?

5. Jackie Robinson and Documents - Social Unrest Persists in America

Homework:

1. Please read and review Chapter 27: The Post-War Boom - pages 840-857 - Answer the question thoroughly and develop at least 4 clear examples and explanation to "What is the American Dream in the 1950's?"

2. Please remember Blizzard Bags for U.S. History II  on How Is Burlington Governed and Town Meetings is DUE ON JUNE 1ST - TODAY! SO PLEASE POST TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM!

______________________________________________________

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. One senior OWES ME the Research Exhibit Projects and must complete them - See the Homework below.   

Homework:

1. Zaeda owes me a Final Project, so please make sure you get the project to me by Tuesday, June 2nd during Final Exam Senior Day Period 7 at 10:00am.  

2. Congratulations Seniors and YOU DID A GREAT JOB!