Day 66 - Friday

U.S. History I - Periods 2, 5, and 6: 
Essential Question:

-Did the Articles of Confederation provide the USA an effective government?
-Should the United States fear a national debt?
-What should an ideal government look like?

Themes: Republicanism, US Constitution, Bill of Rights

1. Our DBQ on the electoral college will be given as Part II today!

2. Resources on ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Chart - Anti-Federalist versus Federalist
Video -  Ratification and Constitution and New U.S. Government
Who were the Delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
The Convention - What was this meeting?
Republicanism - What is it and how did America's Founding Fathers decide it was best for America?
The Constitutional Convention - The Ratification Process
The U.S. Constitution: An Enduring Document - U.S. State Department
-The US Government and what the Constitution says... - Slideshow #1
-The National Government Organization and Constitution - Slideshow #2
The Electoral College Explained - 3-2-1 Activity (see Google Classroom)
2000 Presidential Election: Fair or 'Stolen'? (write a paragraph arguing a thesis to support "Fair or Stolen"?)

Homework:

1.  Watch the videos above if you have not already and review the 2000 Presidential Election: Fair or 'Stolen'? if you need a second look at the Electoral College and the 21st Century debate behind it.

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 1:

Essential Questions:
-Was the decade of the 1920's a time of innovation or conservationism?
-How did a war fought to "save the world for democracy" end up threatening civil rights in America?
-Should the USA limit immigration?

Themes: Getting back to Normalcy, Pop Culture, The Jazz Age, The Red Scare, Limitations on Immigrants, Consumerism

1. A very quick review of Chapter 20 - Section 2 - JUST PAGES 625-626 on The Harding Presidency, AND  then Section 3 - The Business of America - pages 628-633.
A. What trends were set during the 1920's politically, economically, and socially?  - Please create a Top-Down Web that addresses this question and these issues. 

2. Students will present their organized multi-media project on a variety of topics on the 1920's with a focus on the essential question: How did a war fought to "save the world for democracy" end up threatening civil rights in America? 

3. Order of the Presentations:
A. Quota System/Immigration Limitation - Done
B. The Palmer Raids + FBI - Done
C. Red Scare - Done
D. Sacco and Vanzetti - Done
E. KKK - Thursday
F. Labor Unrest and Strikes - Friday
G. Consumerism - Friday

A. The Red Scare - Background + GREAT Digital Website on the Red Scare + Red Scare (pages 9-16) + The Reds + Red Scare Image Gallery

B. The Palmer Raids - background and primary source documents (pages 17-25) + Palmer Raids + FBI and Palmer Raids

C. Sacco and Vanzetti - Background and primary source documents + Great Website and primary sources on Sacco and Vanzetti excerpts from the trial

D. The 1921 Emergency Quota Act + Immigration restrictions +
Immigration Documents (pages 3-17) + Primary Sources on Immigration in the 1920's

E. KKK in the 1920's + The 1925 Klansman Manual + Weekly Klan Bulletin "The Imperial Nighthawk" + KKK primary Sources

F. Labor Unrest and Strikes + Why belong to a Labor Union? + Primary Sources on Laborers and Companies + Labor Strikes and primary sources + Labor Unions and primary sources + Work and Protest + Work and Protest Voices - Literally voices of those who support protest at work.


3. The Roaring 1920's Resources
"The Roaring Twenties"
New York as the Supreme Jazz Age City - Quick Video
Five Jazz Sides for the Age of Prohibition - NPR article
How Bessie Smith Ushered in the Jazz Age - NPR article
Population Chart of the USA - Patterns from 1900 - 1920?
Primary Sources and Gilder Lehrman Overview
The Roaring Twenties - Movie (1939)
   -Movie Review
-The Jazz Age - PBS and Ken Burns
-More Jazz Music Links

4. The United States in the 1920's Unit Resources:

-1920’s unit review and Slideshow - Essential questions and major themes from Terryl Meador
-GREAT Digital Website on the Red Scare - Red Scare Image Gallery
-The Red Scare, Palmer Raids and Sacco and Vanzetti Case - Slideshow and Primary Sources from Sanger Unified
-Emma Goldman resources
-Red Scare Packet and Visual DBQ's

Homework:
1. None, enjoy your weekend!
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International Studies - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?
2. Should Europe and the United States accept more refugees from the Middle East and Africa? 

Themes: Humanitarianism, World Peace, War vs. Peace, Sustainable Change, Non-Government Organizations

1. The reason WHY THIS IS A CRISIS?

2. Against All Odds - Game you will need Google Chromebooks

3. Facts on File: Controversial Issues titled Should Europe and the United States accept more refugees from the Middle East and Africa? 

4. Syrian Refugee Crisis Background from The Council of Foreign Relations will be read in class and then you will break-off into groups to discuss using Primary Source Documents using SOAPS Worksheet to evaluate "What are the benefits and drawbacks of the refugee crisis for America and Europe?"

5. Documents and Primary Sources for today's jigsaw group activity
-World Affairs Organization and the Syrian Refugees Crisis, February 2015
(Use the Table of Contents on Page 2 to pick the topics you want to read and learn more about)

-Wall Street Journal "A Frontline Solution to Europe's Refugee Crisis," September 2015

-"Stories from Syrian Refugees," UNHCR United Nations Refugee Agency, 2015

-"The Smartphone completely completely changed the Refugee Crisis," WIRED, December 2015

-"The Refugee Crisis in Europe: Bridging the Educational Gaps for Syrians in Turkey," The Brookings Institute, November 2015

-"Is this Humanitarian Migration Crisis Different," Organization for Economic Co-Operation Economic Development, September 2015

-"Hungary Today" Hungary Today Blog, September 2015

Homework:
1. None, enjoy your weekend!