Day 119 - Thursday

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

-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?

-How has American's justified Manifest Destiny?

-Does the United States have a mission to expand democracy and freedom?

-Why did Americans feel so compelled to expand the country westward?

-What might 19th century Native Americans have said about Manifest Destiny? 

-How might the country have developed differently if no gold or other precious minerals had been discovered in the West?

-Does war cause national prosperity?

-Is economic, social, or physical coercion an effective method of achieving our national interest in domestic affairs

Themes:  State Rights' vs. Federal Government, Native Americans forced to Assimilate, Manifest Destiny, Andrew Jackson, Jacksonian Democracy, Nullification Crisis, Indian Removal Act of 1830

1. Periods 5 & 6 will be presenting Cross-Examination and Closing Statements. Everyone has access to a Google Folder that your class will operate in for the execution of the trial, so please use it to help you organize and manage your team. Be prepared to play your role-player (Lawyers and Witness) parts with expertise, professionalism, and make this trial come alive in class.
***The CLASS (either Period 1, 5, or 6) THAT IMPRESSES Mr. Parkin the MOST will get a PIZZA PARTY!!!

2. Common Objections
-Trial Tactics used by lawyers in court
-A short list of common objections used in Mock Trials
-Over-ruled versus Sustained

3. Andrew Jackson Resources
-Mrs. Pojer's Trial on Andrew Jackson  - Terrific Links to primary sources on Jackson and the charges.
-Andrew Jackson Trial Preparation and Tasks - Your MAJOR outline for this Trial Project

-List of Common Objections
-Sustained or Overruled - After an Objection the Judge rules

-The Miller Center - Andrew Jackson's domestic policies/biography/foreign affairs
-The Hermitage Website and Memorial
-Andrew Jackson "Bound for Glory" - A New Yorker Article
-King Andrew and the Bank
-Andrew Jackson Political Cartoons
-The Nullification Crisis - Primary Source
-A large collection of primary sources on Andrew Jackson
-Page 7 - Indian Removal Act Primary Sources
-Trial of Tears - Maps and Perspectives

4. Period 2 will look at the issues of who's in and who's out and what primaries have played an important role over the last two weeks. Let's evaluate the results and the upcoming primaries.  We will also hang our political string sets and discuss the current status of these candidates.
-Recent Results
-Super Saturday and recent results - CNN Politics
-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

Homework:

1. Just post your preparation notes for the Andrew Jackson Trial. 

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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 finish our review the Pacific Theater slideshow 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

2. A quick followup to your partner activity on Tuesday- What do you see/observe?  What is the so-what factor or key takeaways? Use the following primary sources to discuss, categorize and to examine some of the key moments in the War in the Pacific for America
American Propaganda & The Manhattan Project & The First Atomic Blast & The Bombing of Hiroshima

3. Interactive Map - Island Hopping and what did you find as the most important battle and the turning point for Americans in the Pacific from the War in the Pacific article and Major Pacific Battles article. Other questions to discuss:
-When did we really begin Island Hopping in the Pacific?
-Based off the video from yesterday, what style of fighting took place in the Pacific for both the Americans and Japanese?
-What part of the U.S. military was MOST IMPORTANT for fighting the Japanese?
-How many men did we need to win the Pacific Theater?
-Did most of the fighting take place in Japan? Why or why not?

4. Prepare for your Debate on FRIDAY by filling out an Atomic Bomb Debate Organizer. Just add your question above to it instead of the sample one that is presently there. Also, use the Atomic Bomb Debate Format doc that I shared with you yesterday to let me know what documents you will be using for the debate.

***The goal is that everyone can EXPLAIN 3 CLAIMS FOR YOUR VIEWPOINT ABOUT THE ATOMIC BOMB. 

Team 1: "Should the U.S.A employ atomic weapons to defeat its enemies in war?" 

Team 2: "How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bombs?"

*Please use the following resource below to organize a constructive debate. 

Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Leo Szilard's Petition to The President (1945)

Leaflet dropped over Japan

U.S. Strategic Bomb Survey (1946)

Surviving the Atomic Bomb (1945)

Primary Sources - A collection of different sources for a Debate on the Dropping the Bombs

Primary Source Documents from the Harry S. Truman Library: On the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs


5. The Death of FDR

Homework:
1. Please review pages 784-791 and complete the War in the Pacific handout.

2. Prepare for your Debate on MONDAY by filling out an Atomic Bomb Debate Organizer. Just add your question above to it instead of the sample one that is presently there. Also, use the Atomic Bomb Debate Format doc that I shared with you yesterday to let me know what documents you will be using for the debate.

***The goal is that everyone can EXPLAIN 3 CLAIMS FOR YOUR VIEWPOINT ABOUT THE ATOMIC BOMB. 

Team 1: "Should the U.S.A employ atomic weapons to defeat its enemies in war?" 

Team 2: "How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bombs?"
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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. A wrap-up evaluation of the United Nations and NATO missions. What do you think the future holds for these two organizations.

2. What is Globalization? Brainstorm ideas in partners and then let's discuss

3. Globalization Resources:
Globalization 101
Issues in Globalization
Global Policy Organization - Many issues and specific areas of globalization of culture, politics, economy, law, and table/charts on Globalization.
World Health Organization and Globalization

4. Globalization Videos

Crash Course - Globalization I



Globalization II - Good or Bad?


The Myth of Globalization - TED talk by Peter Alfandary


Homework:
1. Create a Two-Column Chart Note on Globalization - Major themes and key takeaways on the left hand side, and notes and details/developments to support your themes/takeaways on the right-hand side.