Search This Blog

Friday, May 6, 2016

Day 149 - Friday

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:  Expansion of Slavery, Anti-Slavery Legislation, Bleeding Kansas, Unsung Heroes for Abolitionist, Causes of the American Civil War

1. Bibliographies should be shared in the Google Folder with the Research Paper Project. Library Times below for next week:

Next Week:

Period 2 - Tuesday, May 10th
Period 5 & 6 - Thursday, May 12th

2. The Antebellum South Slideshow will be examined today and then we will discuss homework on Chapter 10 - Section 2 - Protest, Resistance, and Violence pages 310-317 CAUSE-AND-EFFECT FLOW CHARTS, which should display the connections between major people, concepts, events, and IMPACTS of these sectionalism differences.

3.  Chapter 10 - The Union in Peril - Pages 302-309.  We will compare and contrast student outlines in groups of 4 and have students make suggestions. Students will evaluate everyone's top-down webs and then SHARE ONE TOP-DOWN WEB with the entire class highlighting the qualities that make it an excellent top-down web.
Top-Down Web into 3 Major Categories:
A. Differences between the North and South - Create a compare and contrast flow chart to illustrate the differences on your top-down web.

B. Slavery in Territories - highlights should include the cause-effect relationship of the Wilmot Proviso and California Statehood.

C. The Senate Debates - Fugitive Slave Act, Clay's Compromise of 1850 (terms), California, Popular Sovereignty, Calhoun Goals/Webster's Goals, response to the compromise, Stephen Douglas and Millard Filmore's views on slavery.

4. 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.
Homework:
1. Please take the weekend to nearly finish your Topic Sentences, which are due BEFORE class on Tuesday, May 10th. 
___________________________________________________

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, President Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy

1. What topic on John F. Kennedy did you RESEARCH?
- Foreign policy, domestic laws, The New Frontier, Civil Rights, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Bay of Pigs, The Kennedy Assassination???
-What did you find about your 3 SOURCES (2 Online and 1 Database/Print) and what criteria did you use to evaluate the sources?  
-In describing the two to three sentences, did you find yourself thinking critically about the source materials you chose?.
-Compare and contrast your thesis statements.  Were they STRONG and DEBATABLE? Why or why not? Designing thesis statements are tough and there is usually a revision process.

2. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Presidential Library - Please use this link to go to his Presidential Library that includes a plethora of primary sources on President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  I would like you to navigate and explore this website and the documents they provide.  Create a four column T-chart that in each top column include Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy, and in the bottom columns include Successes and Failures.

3. Cold War Slideshow #2  1960-Present day - Introducing  John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

4. Introducing John F. Kennedy - We will watch a series of Debate clips and controversy regarding the John F. Kennedy presidential nomination.



5. JFK's Inaugural Address to the nation, January 20, 1961



6. John F. Kennedy Resources:
JFK Library - Life of Kennedy and a whole heck of lot more!
Historic Speeches by JFK - JFK Library
JFK Cabinet, Headlines, and more - Online database on Presidents
JFK at a glance and his Domestic and Foreign policies - The Miller Center - University of Virginia
JFK through photos - A photo walk of JFK through the Presidential Years

Homework:
1.  Please continue your research, building a bibliography of at least 5 sources, and designing topic sentences for each body paragraph. You will be going to the library next week on Thursday, May 10th to work on your bibliography of 5 sources and topic sentences.
_____________________________________________________

International Studies - Period 7
Essential Questions:
1. Why do some people choose violence as an attempt to bring about change?
2. Does one country have a right to intervene in the affairs of another?
3. What is the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist?
4. What does Global Terrorism look like?

Themes:  Terrorism, Extremist, Global Security, September 11, 2001

1. How did the review of modern-day terrorism go? How did you design a strong and debatable thesis statement that makes a strong claim to the statement "Terrorism is neither new nor confined to Middle East or Islamic Extremism." - Choices Program, Brown University

-The Changing Face of Terrorism - BBC Website runs through the origins, spread, and modern terrorism today
-The Evolution of Islamic Terrorism - PBS.org
-Types of Terrorism - Crimemuseum.org
-Slideshow on Terrorism - Mr. Parkin/University of Pittsburgh

2. Terrorism Resources:
Various Definitions of Terrorism - Department of Emergency and Military
Affairs - State of Arizona, USA
History of Terrorism - Website
History of Terrorism - Online Textbook
A brief history of Terrorism - The US State Department viewpoint
The Changing Face of Terrorism - BBC Website runs through the origins, spread, and modern terrorism today
The Evolution of Islamic Terrorism - PBS.org
Types of Terrorism - Crimemuseum.org
Slideshow on Terrorism - Mr. Parkin/University of Pittsburgh





3. The UN trying to define terrorism:



4. September 11th Video

5. Remembering September 11th Video


6. We will begin watching A PBS special titled "The Road to 9/11" when you get back from the break, so the questions on The Road to 9/11 Handout with key terms and questions will not be due until Monday, January 4th. Get started on your region study for Terrorism and National Security.

7. From the article on "Why Are They So Angry with Us?" let's review your summaries and was there anything that you want to highlight or discuss from this article?

8. Going back to 1948 and the creation of Israel. The last 67 years have really escalated the anger the Middle East has toward The West. Use this slideshow to help build an understanding of this turning point in the 20th Century conflict. Israeli Palestinian Conflict Student Version from Mr. Nick Allgyer - A teachers at Doylestown, PA

9. History of the Middle East - A brief lesson and teaching moment and then let's review the resources:
The Middle East and the West, National Public Radio, 5-part series, December 2015

10. Rise of ISIS documentary from PBS Frontline Special.

11. Resources about Islam and the Middle East
Map of the Middle East - Major Islamic Cities
Map of the Middle East - University of Texas
Muslim Distribution - Shia and Sunni Map
Muslims in the Middle East Map
Maps pre-1948 Palestine 
Maps of Jerusalem 
Maps of Israel and Palestinian conflict
Differences between Sunnis and Shiites - Chart
The Origins of the Shiite and Sunni Split - NPR Radio Broadcast - Meaning it's a podcast for you to listen to or you can read the article as well.
What is the difference between Sunnis and Shia Muslims - Article
Sunnis and Shiites Schism

Homework:
1. None, enjoy the weekend!
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)