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Monday, May 16, 2016

Day 155 - Monday

U.S. History I - Periods 2, 5, and 6: 
Essential Question:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Was slavery a humane or evil institution?
-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, Fugitive Slave Act, Clay's Compromise of 1850 (terms), Popular Sovereignty, Calhoun Goals/Webster's Goals, response to the compromise, Stephen Douglas and Millard Fillmore's views on slavery, expansion of slavery, Anti-Slavery Legislation, Bleeding Kansas, Unsung Heroes for Abolitionist, Causes of the American Civil War

1. Outlines should be a full go and will be due TODAY - Monday, May 16th by 11:59 PM.  Please be sure to put them in the shared Google Folder titled "Outlines Due - Monday, May 16th - Your Period # with the Research Paper Project. Library Time for this week is Wednesday, May 18th to work on your research papers and prepare for your first written draft. Please remember that Friday we are Peer Editing your research papers. Here is a PEER EDITING guideline for you to follow as you are preparing for your 1st Draft of your research paper.

2. The Fugitive Slave Acts Background + A Slave Perspective will be quickly examined as we need to clearly understand the FSA of 1850 before we watch 12 Years a Slave. All students were supposed to complete the Primary Source Activity + Essential Question last night for homework.

Other Fugitive Slave Act Primary Sources
-Group 3 - Slaves and Court - A Supreme Court Case in 1842 - Prigg vs Pennsylvania 

3. We will be watching 12 Years a Slave  and you need to complete the 9 Questions.  You will need to complete these questions while you watch the film 12 Years a Slave.  We will watch selected scenes from the 2014 Academy Award Winner of Best Picture. Solomon Northup Slideshow & Background information on Solomon Northup and the Author David Wilson, Screen-writer Steven McQueen and Editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Slavery: Then and Now - Please review and read for an understanding of how slavery has evolved and examples of 21st Century Slavery.

***3B. Alternative Assignment for those of you who DO NOT have permission to watch the movie  is Slave Narratives in the 19th Century and Activity/Questions. Modern Day Slavery - We will list to the newest NPR podcast on Modern Slavery in Today's World and then discuss what you all found on modern-day slavery?  Can slavery be universally stopped? Should there be a war on slavery today?

4. Slavery Resources and Personal Narratives:
Antebellum South Slideshow 
Solomon Northup Slideshow
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html 
Primary Source Accounts of Slave Narratives
Slavery: Then and Now

5. 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

6. Causes of the American Civil War Packet - Let's review Pages 1 & 2.  Additionally, students should take out their outlines from last week on Chapter 10 - Section 2 and complete pages 6 & 7 in partners.
-Interactive Map on the Kansas-Nebraska Act
-Kansas-Nebraska Act - 1854 - Documents.org
Primary Source Document #1 on the Kansas-Nebraska Act - Author? Who is the intended audience and what is it's purpose?
-Primary Source Document #2 on the Kansas-Nebraska Act - Author? Who is the intended audience and what is it's purpose?
-Comparing and Contrasting the political views of Two Illinois Politicians - Students will split into to groups.

Homework:
1.  The Birth of the Republican Party - Read and examine pages 318-321 in your textbook:
-What parties were getting weak?
-Where did the Republican Party start? What did it stand for?
-Presidential Election of 1856 - Who wins and why?
-What is the trend in American National politics in the 1850's?

2.  Causes of the American Civil War Packet - Review Pages 1 & 2 on the flowchart/timeline.  Additionally, students should complete the reading of Chapter 10 - Section 3 -The Birth of the Republican Party in order to complete pages 8 & 9 in this new packet. 
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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, President Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy

1. Topic Sentences of 7-10 mini-thesis/arguments are due on Wednesday, May 18th by 11:59 PM. Please remember we will be in the Library on Wednesday this week so you can put the finishing touches for your topic sentences.

2. We will have a LIVE DEBATE today on the JFK Assassination using the resources and organization by your team that you all prepared for on Friday and this weekend. Please remember DEBATES NEED Contentions, Evidence, and Analysis in order to be successfully completed. The debate question is "Was JFK assassinated by a single gunman?" 
You may uses your notes and the Graphic Organizer so that you have some data points on the theory that you support! 

4. JFK Assassination Resources for your Debate on Monday, May 16th:
In-Depth Study and Historian who questions The Conspiracy - May be the most complete site I have seen on the JFK assassination.

3. John F. Kennedy Resources:
Cold War Slideshow #2  1960-Present day
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.  Review all JFK resources we used, including your textbook Chapter 28 - Section 1 and Section 2 - pages 876-889 for a QUIZ TOMORROW on John F. Kennedy's Presidency. Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blanks and
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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. We will continue at the 23:47 mark of watching the PBS special titled "The Road to 9/11" and the questions on The Road to 9/11 Handout with key terms and questions will not be due until Thursday, May 13th.

2. 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?

3. 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

4. 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

5. Rise of ISIS documentary from PBS Frontline Special.

6. 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. We will begin watching A PBS special titled "The Road to 9/11" must be completed on The Road to 9/11 Handout with key terms and questions so please continue to answer the questions as we watch the movie each day.
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