U.S. History I - Periods 1, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:
-Was it possible to have reconciliation after the American Civil War?
-Should the Confederate States have been treated as a defeated nation or rebellious states?
-Did Reconstruction governments rule the American South well?
-When should a president be impeached and removed from office?
-Can political freedom exist without an economic foundation?
-To what extend did Jim Crow Laws create and govern a racially segregated society in the South?
Themes: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Abraham Lincoln's Assassination, Reconstruction, Civil War Amendments
1. Please access and review while we discuss the Reconstruction Notes, Primary Sources, outline and biggest themes students should be concerned with early on & Reconstruction Packet to illustrate a basic understanding of Laws, Andrew Johnson, and the South .
-Slideshare on Reconstruction
-Lincoln's Plan
-Johnson's Plan
-Radical Republican Plan
-Timeline of Johnson's Impeachment
-Civil Rights Amendments
-African-Americans during Reconstruction
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 and it's Aftermath - Please read Part 1: Forever Free/Black Exodus and then Part II: Fruits of Reconstruction/Role of the Black Church and create a 2-Column Chart - on the Right Side should be DETAILS/DEVELOPMENT from these two readings, and the left side should give the MAIN IDEA/CRITICAL THINKING. Finally, answer the short essay question: ""Did African-Americans win racial equality thanks to the Union government during the American Civil War and Reconstruction?" and be ready to discuss in class tomorrow!
2. 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 Thursday BEFORE class begins - Yes I gave you all an extension!
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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: American Culture, Pop Culture, Consumerism, Suburbia, Baby Boomers
1. 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?
2. Levittown - The Rise of Suburbs
-America on the Move - Rise of Automobile and Suburbs
-Why suburbs?
3. Highway Act of 1953 and the Rise of Highways
-Map of Highways
-Why highways?
4. Jackie Robinson and Documents - Social Unrest Persists in America
5. Background knowledge Pre-Civil Rights Era:
-The African-American Odyssey: From Slavery to Civil Rights Movement - An incredible study of African-American History in American. We will focus on the Post-WWII era!
-Great Depression, New Deal and World War II - Segregation at Home and Abroad
-Cultural Expression in the 1940's
6. Civil Rights Era: 1948 to 1968
-Desegregation and at Center Stage
-Sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and Deomonstrations
Homework:
1. Please read and review Chapter 27: Popular Culture - pages 858-869 and then watch the Crash Course on the Social History of the 1950's (this matches up well with 868-869 and the 1950's rise of Civil Rights Movement in American history).
2. After reading and then watching the John Green video, PLEASE answer the question "Does mass media reflect society or shape society in the 1950's and early 1960's?" (Pay special attention to Civil Rights and the reflection or shaping of society)
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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. Thank you seniors for a wonderful semester of Modern America!
Homework:
1. Congratulations Seniors and YOU DID A GREAT JOB!
-Should the Confederate States have been treated as a defeated nation or rebellious states?
-Did Reconstruction governments rule the American South well?
-When should a president be impeached and removed from office?
-Can political freedom exist without an economic foundation?
-To what extend did Jim Crow Laws create and govern a racially segregated society in the South?
Themes: State Rights vs. Federal Government, Abraham Lincoln's Assassination, Reconstruction, Civil War Amendments
1. Please access and review while we discuss the Reconstruction Notes, Primary Sources, outline and biggest themes students should be concerned with early on & Reconstruction Packet to illustrate a basic understanding of Laws, Andrew Johnson, and the South .
-Slideshare on Reconstruction
-Lincoln's Plan
-Johnson's Plan
-Radical Republican Plan
-Timeline of Johnson's Impeachment
-Civil Rights Amendments
-African-Americans during Reconstruction
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:
-Slideshare on Reconstruction
-Lincoln's Plan
-Johnson's Plan
-Radical Republican Plan
-Timeline of Johnson's Impeachment
-Civil Rights Amendments
-African-Americans during Reconstruction
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:
2. 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 Thursday BEFORE class begins - Yes I gave you all an extension!
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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: American Culture, Pop Culture, Consumerism, Suburbia, Baby Boomers
1. 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?
2. Levittown - The Rise of Suburbs
-America on the Move - Rise of Automobile and Suburbs
-Why suburbs?
3. Highway Act of 1953 and the Rise of Highways
-Map of Highways
-Why highways?
4. Jackie Robinson and Documents - Social Unrest Persists in America
5. Background knowledge Pre-Civil Rights Era:
-The African-American Odyssey: From Slavery to Civil Rights Movement - An incredible study of African-American History in American. We will focus on the Post-WWII era!
-Great Depression, New Deal and World War II - Segregation at Home and Abroad
-Cultural Expression in the 1940's
6. Civil Rights Era: 1948 to 1968
-Desegregation and at Center Stage
-Sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and Deomonstrations
-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?
2. Levittown - The Rise of Suburbs
-America on the Move - Rise of Automobile and Suburbs
-Why suburbs?
3. Highway Act of 1953 and the Rise of Highways
-Map of Highways
-Why highways?
4. Jackie Robinson and Documents - Social Unrest Persists in America
5. Background knowledge Pre-Civil Rights Era:
-The African-American Odyssey: From Slavery to Civil Rights Movement - An incredible study of African-American History in American. We will focus on the Post-WWII era!
-Great Depression, New Deal and World War II - Segregation at Home and Abroad
-Cultural Expression in the 1940's
6. Civil Rights Era: 1948 to 1968
-Desegregation and at Center Stage
-Sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and Deomonstrations
Homework:
1. Please read and review Chapter 27: Popular Culture - pages 858-869 and then watch the Crash Course on the Social History of the 1950's (this matches up well with 868-869 and the 1950's rise of Civil Rights Movement in American history). 2. After reading and then watching the John Green video, PLEASE answer the question "Does mass media reflect society or shape society in the 1950's and early 1960's?" (Pay special attention to Civil Rights and the reflection or shaping of society)
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1. How much do popular trends reflect and/or shape American values and traditions?
1. Thank you seniors for a wonderful semester of Modern America!
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