Essential Question:
-How did the Market Revolution of the 19th Century radically shift commerce (trade) and a way of life for millions of Americans?
-How revolutionary was the Market Revolution in the early 19th Century in American History?
-Why was Industrialization so complex and yet dynamic?
Themes: Native Americans forced to Assimilate, Manifest Destiny, Andrew Jackson, Jacksonian Democracy-How revolutionary was the Market Revolution in the early 19th Century in American History?
-Why was Industrialization so complex and yet dynamic?
1. American Politics 2016 - Let's evaluate Super Tuesday Results in MA and the other 10 states. We will also hang our political string sets and discuss the current status of these candidates.
-Super Tuesday Results
-Presidential Primary Schedule and results - NY Times
-Super Tuesday or SEC Primary - What you need to know? - An NPR Podcast
-MA Primary and how many delegates are at stake? - MAlive.com
-More Super Tuesday News
-Who's STILL IN and who is now OUT?
-The Polls - RealClearPolitics - Polls - Ughhhh so predictable?!
-Your guide to the 2016 presidential candidates - The Washington Examiner
2. What's up next? We will introduce President Andrew Jackson by downloading, reading, highlighting, and preparing for either the Defense of Andrew Jackson or the Prosecution of Andrew Jackson.
- Look at the Prosecution side and then the Defense Side (this should be read over and highlighted by Tuesday, March 8th by 11:59 pm) I will give you a similar trial sheet, but we will be looking at a total of TWO CHARGES against Andrew Jackson - each class will decide which TWO CHARGES they want to pick. Please do NOT bombard me with questions, just read it over, write down any questions you have, and try to understand what the trial is about, who you might want to be (Defense Lawyer, Prosecution Lawyer, A Witness and we will assign roles on Tuesday).
-Super Tuesday Results
-Presidential Primary Schedule and results - NY Times
-Super Tuesday or SEC Primary - What you need to know? - An NPR Podcast
-MA Primary and how many delegates are at stake? - MAlive.com
-More Super Tuesday News
-Who's STILL IN and who is now OUT?
-The Polls - RealClearPolitics - Polls - Ughhhh so predictable?!
-Your guide to the 2016 presidential candidates - The Washington Examiner
2. What's up next? We will introduce President Andrew Jackson by downloading, reading, highlighting, and preparing for either the Defense of Andrew Jackson or the Prosecution of Andrew Jackson.
-Andrew Jackson Packet
-Andrew Jackson DBQ
-Andrew Jackson Trial - Look at the Prosecution side and then the Defense Side (this should be read over and highlighted by Tuesday, March 8th) I will give you a similar trial sheet, but we will be looking at a total of TWO CHARGES against Andrew Jackson - each class will decide which TWO CHARGES they want to pick. Please do NOT bombard me with questions, just read it over, write down any questions you have, and try to understand what the trial is about, who you might want to be (Defense Lawyer, Prosecution Lawyer, A Witness and we will assign roles on Tuesday).
-Andrew Jackson Trial Preparation and Tasks
-Andrew Jackson DBQ
-Andrew Jackson Trial - Look at the Prosecution side and then the Defense Side (this should be read over and highlighted by Tuesday, March 8th) I will give you a similar trial sheet, but we will be looking at a total of TWO CHARGES against Andrew Jackson - each class will decide which TWO CHARGES they want to pick. Please do NOT bombard me with questions, just read it over, write down any questions you have, and try to understand what the trial is about, who you might want to be (Defense Lawyer, Prosecution Lawyer, A Witness and we will assign roles on Tuesday).
-Andrew Jackson Trial Preparation and Tasks
Homework:
1. Please take a look at the Andrew Jackson Packet and then Andrew Jackson Trial- Look at the Prosecution side and then the Defense Side (this should be read over and highlighted by Tuesday, March 8th by 11:59 pm) I will give you a similar trial sheet, but we will be looking at a total of TWO CHARGES against Andrew Jackson - each class will decide which TWO CHARGES they want to pick. Please do NOT bombard me with questions, just read it over, write down any questions you have, and try to understand what the trial is about, who you might want to be (Defense Lawyer, Prosecution Lawyer, A Witness and we will assign roles on Tuesday).
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 1:
Essential Questions:
-Why was it important for Americans to remember D-Day?
-How did D-Day change the course of the war, and potentially the course of history?
-In what ways did the U.S. decision to join WWII impact the European Theater or battle?
Themes: European Theater, D-Day Invasion, Operation Overload, Normandy, Remembering D-Day
1. We will back in our MIX-UP groups from where we left off yesterday. You job will be LOOK at the visuals AND readings and collaborate with your group regarding the viewpoints and main ideas of D-Day (Normandy, France).
Five questions for EVERY group to help start your conversations:
Question 1: Who or what is the focus of the source?
Question 2: Why do you think this document was created?
Question 3: What does the document convey about the Invasion of Normandy?
Question 4: What is most important about this source?
Question 5: What questions do you still have?
2. Please click and download your Group Documents to your Google Drive:
Group A documents - Top Secret and Classified Letters
Group B documents - Letters from D-Day
Group C documents - Voices of D-Day
Group D documents - Hot off the Press!
Group E documents - Maps, Charts, and Data
3. Students will finish group analysis and discussions with a Write-Around Activity regarding the main idea of soldiers' experiences during the D-Day invasion. Prompt for Write-Around
Activity: How should we, as Americans, remember the Invasion of D-Day?
4. Student Essay Contest - 2016 "Dear Mr. Thompson..." - Do you all want to give this a shot?
5. The later half of class we will continue to review the following slideshows and conduct whole-classroom discussions on the major themes/events that define these theaters of war in WWII.
World War II the European Theater
World War II the Pacific Theater
The Death of FDR
6. World War II home front resources:
American Troops in World War II
The Smithsonian - Home front Propaganda
Home front Documents - Photographs and Various Documents
A series of short video clips on various topics involving Women, Food, Investments, and other subject. Look at the title of the "Playlist" and click on the video that would apply to your subject.
World War II Photography Gallery from Time Magazine:
U.S. Home-front During World War II
The National WWII museum - lots of images, primary sources, outline of WWII, and WWII by the numbers!
Library of Congress - World War II Primary Sources
American Women in World War II
America's WWII in Color - PBS special
1. PLEASE POST YOUR TOP-DOWN WEBS for Chapter 25 - Section 3 "The War in the Pacific" by TONIGHT before MIDNIGHT. Your jobs were to come up with the details and developments in different shapes and sizes that signify the importance of sub-topics/events/significant ideas. Additionally, you MUST create a STRONG THESIS STATEMENT after completing your Top-Down Web on The Pacific Theater!!
A. Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz win with Island Hopping
B. Allies greatest successes in the Pacific
C. The Atomic Bombs Defeats the Japanese
D. Rebuilding was not easy
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International Studies - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. Does NATO have a new role in the order of international relations in Europe and the World in the 21st Century?
2. Was NATO just or unjust in participating and executing their mission in your post-Cold War scenario?
3. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?
4. Is the United Nations an effective peace-keeping organization?
5. What should be done to improve the effectiveness of the United Nations?
Themes: United Nations, Peacekeeping, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Globalization, Alliances, NATO
1. We are in the library for the rest of this week and PROJECTS have been pushed back to being PRESENTED on TUESDAY, MARCH 7TH. Everyone MUST have their final outline, Chicago-Style Citation Page, and Presentation link uploaded to their Google Folder by 7:30 AM on Tuesday. NO changes will be allowed after this time.
2. UN Peacekeeping Resources:
-Peacekeeping Missions
-UN Peacekeeping Operations
-Check out the data/facts on current Peacekeeping Missions (please look at the tabs on the right hand side as well that share Troops, Fatalities, Gender, Reports, and the actual data-maps on the right hand side of this website.)
-United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
-University of California organized a UN resources guide - Honestly, the BEST and most ORGANIZED I have seen yet on how to research issues concerning the United Nations.
-An impressive viewing of MANY UN Peacekeeping videos - Nearly 5 hours worth of short clips from many Peacekeeping Operations.
3. NATO Resources:
-NATO
-U.S. State Dept - What is NATO?
-The Washington Treaty (aka The North Atlantic Treaty)
-Decisions NATO makes and why
-Current NATO missions
-Topics and more on Current NATO missions
-NATO GLOBE MAP
1. The NATO or Peacekeeping Mission Project should be used as a checklist to help guide you using the first 4 pages. You MUST CREATE A GOOGLE FOLDER (with your Mission's Name and your Name as the titled).
-PLEASE ensure you have used a NATO/UN Peacekeeping Mission from 1992 to current day. The sign-up sheet here on the Google Document so I know exactly what mission you have chosen.
2. You MUST have the following in your Google Folder:
-You must have a basic outline in your Google Folder
- A works cited page that is ongoing and will be finalized up to Chicago-Style Format standards
-Your final project (with a final link so that we can click on it and it will take us to your project (Prezi, Google Slides, You tube channels, and Digital Stories all have links!!!)
3. Your working outline should include the items below:
-Who is involved in your mission?
-How long have they been there?
-Why Peacekeepers or NATO troops are there?
-A DEBATABLE/CONTROVERSIAL thesis statement!
-Where and what did the situation look like that caused peacekeepers or NATO troops to be engaged in the situation?
-What does the current situation look like? In other words, how effective was the Peacekeeper or NATO situation?
-What challenges did/do Peacekeepers or NATO troops face?
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