Day 141 - Tuesday

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?

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

-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:  Westward Expansion, Continentialism, Manifest Destiny, American Exceptionalism, Native America attrition, The Gold Rush, Diverse Immigration

1. REVISED Thesis Statements are DUE TODAY/Tuesday, April 26th.  Please review

2. The "Other Side" was not so happy with all of the changes going on in America from 1816-1860. Several groups of people and individuals spoke out against these rapid changes going on in America.  As a result, we will be briefly covering the reform movements in America during the above time period.  Let's quickly review pages 5-11 on The Land of Reform using Chapter 8 pages 240-258 that you were SUPPOSED TO COMPLETE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 15 BEFORE the April Break.

3. We will examine and review the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers and slides #1- #15 AND the Antebellum South Slideshow

4. Reform Movements of the 19th Century

Educational Portal - Reform Movements

Reform themes and resources

Chart on Reforms - A quick reference

First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources

Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

5. Crash Course with John Green

6. We will look at quick look a who's in and who's out and what primaries have played an important role over the last week. Let's evaluate the results and the upcoming primaries.

-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. Please download the Nat Turner Primary Sources to your device and collect evidence to support if Nat Turner was a madman or a hero by building a T-chart displaying the contrasting evidence.

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 1:

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?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?

Themes: Failed Conferences, The Iron Curtain, Containment, Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Blacklist, Alger Hiss, The Rosenbergs

1. You must fill out the Sign-up Topic Spreadsheet with your SPECIFIC TOPIC AND THESIS STATEMENT.

2. A quick class discussion on the two Super Powers living on edge using a T-chart on the whiteboard and class participation.

3. Please review the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Primary Sources
-Then watch the film on the The Red Scare and HUAC:


4. Resources to help understand the tension between the Super Powers
-Fallout shelters and H-bomb

-Brinkmanship
-Birth of the CIA and Covert Operations in the Cold War
-The Space Race
-U-2 Incident and Francis Gary Powers

- Please watch The Hollywood Ten movie below:

3. After REVIEWING the HUAC Primary Sources, and the two films on HUAC and Hollywood Ten, please write a 8-12 sentence RESPONSE on Google Classroom. Your response should illustrate a strong thesis statement, clear and strong opinions, and gives your genuine reflection on HUAC's effectiveness on American civilians and the home front.

4. Cold War Resources:

Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The American home front will be explored post-WWII.

Cold War Slideshow #2  1960-Present day

The Cold War Slideshow
The United Nations
The Cold War Museum
All sort of Cold War resource - videos, primary sources, etc 
The Miller Center - University of Virginia - Cold War Era - Lots of Primary Sources
Timeline of the Cold War

Homework:
1.  Due tomorrow - Read Chapter 26 - Section 3 on "The Cold War at Home" and create a TOP-DOWN WEB with ORIGINAL TITLES (not the one's used in the textbook) and detailed bubbles that have nearly complete sentences. You need to be more specific on what scare Americans about Communism, HUAC, Spying, Immigrants, and Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. Come up with a unique title and you should have AT LEAST 3 MAJOR TOPICS that begin your Top-Down Webs.

2.  Due on Thursday - After REVIEWING the HUAC Primary Sources, and the two films on HUAC and Hollywood Ten, please write a 8-12 sentence RESPONSE on Google Classroom. Your response should illustrate a strong thesis statement, clear and strong opinions, and gives your genuine reflection on HUAC's effectiveness on American civilians and the home front.
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International Studies - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. Is globalization a path to a brighter future?
2. Has globalization made human beings more isolated or integrated in the global society?

Themes:  Globalization, sustainability, Race to the Top, Race to the Bottom, global equability, interconnected communities, global marketplace

1. You should be preparing for your H2H first round match-ups for the Debate on Globalization Topics. Please continue researching, managing, and analyzing how you will win your Head-to-Head Debates on Round One. I passed out the hard copy version of the debates and the electronic version is in the Globalization Project Folder. 

2. Yesterday's Winner - Global Economy
Today's Lineup - Medicine versus Mafia and Underground Organ Markets
                            NGO's and Humanitarianism versus Technology

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

Homework:

1. Please prepare for the Head to Head mini Debates, specifically Shane (Human Settlements/Refugee) VERSUS Ryan (Agriculture and Sustainability) and Marissa (Infectious Disease) VERUSES Conor (Surveillance/Security).  I passed out the hard copy version of the debates and the electronic version is in the Globalization Project Folder.