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Friday, May 20, 2016

Day 159 - Friday

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. You will be working on your Peer Editing Handout and working in small groups of 3's. You will be giving meaningful and insightful comments, suggestions, and reflection into peer editing one another's first drafts.

 2. We will resume watching 12 Years a Slave on MONDAY. Please be sure you complete the 9 Questions in class while we watch the movie.  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. Please continue to edit and expand upon your FINAL Draft of your Research paper using your classmates comments and recommendations. Good luck and your final paper is due on Thursday, May 26th.
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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?
-What is JFK's real legacy?
-How did JFK's assassination impact Johnson's presidency?
-Why was the Vietnam War so divisive? 

Themes: Failed Conferences, The Iron Curtain, Containment, Containment, Domino Theory, The Domestic Cold War, President Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy

1. We will be in the Library once again today to work on the Front-page Newspaper and/or Podcast with Visuals and Voice on the the decades of the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's. I HAVE SHARED "FRONT-PAGE NEWSPAPER 1960's, 1970's, 1980's PROJECT" with all of you!  You will find the Newspaper Rubric in here as well.

2. Ultimately your class will be split into 6 groups of 4 people to each group that I pick.
-The 6 themes will be:
A. 1960's Home front
B. 1960's Cold War Foreign Policy
C. 1970's Home front
D. 1970's Cold War Foreign Policy
E. 1980's Home front
F. 1980's Cold War Foreign Policy

3.  American's Domestic Home front and Cold War Foreign Policy of the 1960's,  1970's and 1980's. 
A. Here is a Cold War Timeline that will help you get started. Each year has a series of Cold War Events, but make sure your focus is only on the 1970's and 1980's!
B. Research America's Major Cold Foreign Policy Events - Textbook and BHS Library Databases only! 
C. CREATE A FRONT-PAGE NEWSPAPER - You must have a total of 10 events in chronological order! 
D. You must narrate each of these 10 events with captions (think a detailed 2-3 sentences) and include at least 2 visual representations for EACH OF THE 10 EVENTS. 
E. CREATE A DIGITAL NEWSPAPER/PODCAST/TED TALK using Show me/Adobe Voice, Movenote, which includes your narration and images. 
F. All due by Thursday, May 26th - Posted on Google Classroom and shared in the Newspaper folder I have created.  On Wednesday we will have a gallery walk of your peer's mini-project and students will be evaluating and grading the digital newspapers.

3. Cold War Resources:
Cold War Slideshow #2  1960-Present day

5. Lyndon B. Johnson's Foreign Policy
A. The State.gov - LBJ's Cold War FP
B. The Cold War Museum - LBJ's Cold War FP
 *We will discuss the contents of LBJ's foreign policy and the effectiveness of it.

Homework:
1.  See the Podcast/Ted-Talk assignment above or on Google Classroom. This mini-project is due before class on Wednesday, May 25th. We are in the Library on Friday and Monday to work on this.

2. Please continue to work on your research paper as your Draft Outline is due Wednesday, May 26th. We are in the Library on Tuesday to work on this.
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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. Please finish watching the Rise of ISIS documentary from PBS Frontline Special. We left off at the 18:00 minute mark.

2. 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. You should finish watching Rise of ISIS documentary from PBS Frontline Special - Seniors just need to watch it, but Juniors need to write a 6-10 sentence response essay to the main ideas, events, and reaction to the question "Should the USA send ground troops to fight ISIS?"
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