Day 170 - Tuesday

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

-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Why did the Election of Abraham Lincoln trigger the Civil War?

-Does war cause national prosperity?

-Who were the heroes and the losers of the American Civil War?
-What military lessons can we learn from the fighting in the American Civil War?
-How and why did President Lincoln's position on slavery, race, and emancipation change over time?
-Was the American Civil War worth it's costs? 

Themes:  State Rights vs. Federal Government, Abraham Lincoln's Dilemma, Secession, Anaconda Plan, The Confederate Army of the United States vs. The Union Army, Key Battles/Turning Points

1. We will quickly wrap up any questions you have on Mr. Parkin's Civil War Slideshow and resources below. The Gallery Walk Activity on Theaters of War begins today for many of you (Period 6 will finish this up today and the debate/conversation). You need to all work effectively as a group and individual using a Google doc to manage your time and delegate responsibilities quickly to the group-members. You need to have a stand alone project where the rest of your classmates will be able to walk around class on Monday and interpret your research and be able to easily make sense of your theater of war. Here is the rubric.

2. The debate question "Which theater of the American Civil War was MOST IMPORTANT in determining the outcome of the war?"

3. American Civil War Resources:
-Fort Sumner Falls
-Overview of the American Civil War
-The Civil War Slideshow
-Civil War Battlefields
-A huge collection of resources on nearly every topic on the Civil War
-Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
-Civil War Battles and Primary Sources - Civil War Trust Organization
-Primary Sources - Maps, Confederates and Union transcripts
-The 10 costliest battles of the American Civil War
-Important Women in the American Civil War
-Battle Summaries
-Battles by Campaigns and Regions

-John Green's Crash Course - Major Battles during the American Civil War
-Maps on Civil War Battles

Homework:
1. Please read "The Legacy of the War" in your textbook on Chapter 11 - Section 5 - pages 366-371. Please complete a Top-Down Web that represents the Political, Economic, Geographic, Social consequences of the war, both immediate and long-term consequences should be considered.  Your job is to CREATE an understanding of the legacy of the war in a top-down web format that addresses the political, economic, geographic, and/or social consequences of the American Civil War. Once down with your visual organization, please be sure to answer the following questions in a written summary (3-4 sentences for each response) AFTER you complete a top down web:
a.  "What is the legacy of the American Civil War?"
b. "Was the American Civil War worth it's cost?"  

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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 1:

Essential Questions:
-Why didn't the Cold War ever turn "hot"?
-Is the Cold War still going on? How?
-Why is the 1960's such a violent decade?
-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. You will be working on reading The Civil Rights a Basic Overview of the Civil Rights Era using Partner Reading (Pick one partner and read on and off paragraphs) taking clear notes and asking questions so that you discuss what you are reading to develop a clear understanding of the Civil Rights Era. You must read BOTH PART I AND PART II.

2. Civil Rights Resources you and your partner will review and examine:

Timeline of Key Events during the Civil Rights Movement

Separate, But Not Equal - Photographs - We will use to teach the background of The Civil Rights Movement
Muhammad Ali - NY Times Article

3. Civil Rights Era: 1948 to 1968

Brown vs. Board of Education Prezi

 Brown vs. Board of Education - Documents

Timeline of Key Events during the Civil Rights Movement

Separate, But Not Equal - Photographs - The Smithsonian - Highly recommend!

Telling America's Story through photography

Jackie Robinson and Documents - Social Unrest Persists in America

The Civil Rights Slideshare

Music and the Civil Rights Movement

Desegregation and at Center Stage

Sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and Demonstrations

Civil Rights - The Smithsonian
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Time Magazine Photographs

4. The Vietnam War  - Please find a partner and read and review The Vietnam War, Part I: The Early Years and Escalation by Alan Taylor and the 46 photographs

-Who's perspective are the photographs from? How do you know this?
-Pick ONE photograph and tell me in your own words how it represents "The Vietnam Conflict"?
-What is the MAIN IDEA of this article by The Atlantic?
-What other ways could Americans have changed the course of the The Vietnam Conflict?
-Would you recommend this article? Why? Why not?

5. American home front Resources:

America in the 1960's 
The 1960's Decade
Pop Culture of the 1960's 
American journalism in the 1960's

America in the 1970's 
The 1970's Decade
Pop Culture of the 1970's
American journalism in the 1970's

America in the 1980's
The 1980's Decade
Pop Culture of the 1980's
American journalism in the 1980's

6. Cold War and 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

C. University of Virginia's Miller Center - LBJ's Foreign Policy Agenda

 *We will discuss the contents of LBJ's foreign policy and the effectiveness of it.

Cold War Resources:

Cold War Slideshow #2  1960-Present day

JFK Library - Life of Kennedy and a whole heck of lot more!
The Cold War in the 1960's 
The Cold War in the 1970's
The Cold War in the 1980's

Homework:
1. Due on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH - Making sense of the Civil Rights Era
A. Please read and check out Chapter 29 - "Taking on Segregation"  - The start of the Civil Rights Movement - pages 906 - 913.   Please outline the following concepts with 3-4 bullet points that tell a story and the impact of these themes during the 1950's-1960's:

I. The Segregation System 

II. Brown vs. Board of Education

III. Little Rock

IV. Montgomery Bus Boycott and the South

V. MLK Jr. and the SCLC

B. Please read and evaluate Chapter 29 - Section 2 "The Triumphs of a Crusade" - pages 916-922 and complete a WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and IMPACT on each of these themes below  This outline should illustrate the impact of these themes below during the 1950's- 1960's:

I. Freedom Riders/Riding for Freedom

II. Standing Firm

III. Marching to Washington, DC

IV. Fighting for Voting Rights

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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. The ISLAMIC STATE - Right now and what we can/should do about it?
-ISIS leader encourages attacks on Europe and America
-ISIS Strategy since Paris and Brussels attacks
-OP-ED "Competing perspectives on Countering ISIS" - Read in partners today and discuss how we can counter the most significant terrorist group in 2016.
-Support for Military Action Against ISIS - Chart
-Al-Qaeda and ISIS - feuding or working together?
-Global Issues and Context BHS Database research on ISIS

2. TED Talk Videos on Terrorism and the Muslim Faith:




3. News/Podcast/Videos we should listen too and debate on the fight against ISIS:
Negative portrayals of Muslims get more media attention - Live Science
Islamaphobia is made up - The Islamic Monthly
What do you think when you look at me? - TED Talk
The FBI numbers that investigate homegrown Terrorism plots
The FBI's Budget - US Department of Justice
They are neither State or Islamic - The Independent UK News
Islamic State, ISIS, ISIS, or Daesh? - NPR on language
US Limited War against ISIS - Podcast on NPR
The Pentagon's Evolving Strategy - NPR International News
ISIS destruction in Ancient Cities in Syria - NPR International News
ISIS destroying 1,400 year old Christian Montastary in Iraq - NPR Podcast News
Iraqi forces try to take back Fallujah - Podcast on NPR
US Fight Against ISIS - CNN video
Rebels Attack Raqqa - WSJ Online
Iraqi forces try to take back Fallujah - New York Times
Iraqi forces push into Fallujah - Washington Post
Reporting on the War in Syria - NPR Podcast
#Syria - Twitter Hashtag on up to the minute news on Syria and ISIS
Global Terrorism Database - Incredible resource on terrorism and the numbers involved
Countries with the most Terrorist Attacks 2014 - Chart
Concentration of Terrorist Attacks in 2014 - Map
A World of Terrorism - Visualization Chart

Homework:
1. Due on Wednesday - Go off and explore a topic/article from the "Global Issues" Database on Burlington High School's Database Resource Center under "Islamic State" under topics and be ready to share and discuss it's importance with the class. Please present a case as to why Mr. Parkin and your classmates should know about this particular topic under The Islamic State or an article about it.