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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Day 171 - Wednesday

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 

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

3. Your job last night was 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. Please share your Top-Down Webs and summaries with at least 3 other people and have some clear dialogue when discussing the two questions below:
a.  "What is the legacy of the American Civil War?"
b. "Was the American Civil War worth it's cost?" 

4. With your partners, please read "Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln" and review the tabs titled "Timeline" and "Gallery" and create an 2-Column outline of notes that illustrate the Details/Development of Abraham Lincoln's Assassination on the right side and the major concepts/ideas on the left hand side when you are done.  Look for cause-and-effect analysis and also patterns you recognize through the timeline/gallery. Please be ready to use these notes to carefully discuss the greatest assassination in American history and for a potential debate/persuasive argument.

5. Abraham Lincoln Assasination Resources:
National Geographic interactive - follow John Wilkes Booth path to assassination - A MUST SEE (you may have trouble viewing on your ipad, but if not, check this out on another device, it's fascinating!)

Homework:
1. Reconstruction and it's Aftermath - Please read Part 1: Forever Free/Black Exodus and then Part II: Fruits of Reconstruction/Role of the Black Church and create a 2-Column Chart - on the Right Side should be DETAILS/DEVELOPMENT from these two readings, and the left side should give the MAIN IDEA/CRITICAL THINKING.  Finally, answer the short essay question: ""Did African-Americans win racial equality thanks to the Union government during the American Civil War and Reconstruction?" and be ready to discuss in class tomorrow!

2. Please read/review Chapter 12 - Sections 1 - 4 - pages 376-401 - Reconstruction and It's Effects -  Make a list of all the SUCCESSES (progress) and the FAILURES of Reconstruction of the United States of America. 

 3. STUDY FOR YOUR FINAL EXAMS and here is your US History I Study Guide and outlining your Final Exam Essay. Your Final Exam will be 45 Multiple Choice and a Silent Conversation/Debate with a partner. 
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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. Where you able to making sense of the Civil Rights Era using the following outlines from last night's readings???
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. 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

2. Civil Rights Resources

3. With a partner please read and have a meaningful conversation about The Vietnam War  using 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?

4.  We will review the Vietnam Slideshow - We will focus on 1956-1974. Additionally, we will examine Vietnam Political Cartoon Analysis, and then we will discuss why the Summer of 1965 is a turning point in the Vietnam War AND what were America's Options? Finally, we will partner read The Vietnam War Overview 1964 - 1968 and encourage dialogue regarding the LBG escalation of US forces in Vietnam.

5. Vietnam Resources:
Vietnam War Overview found on Digital History.
Read and review Chapter 30 in your Textbook pages 936-971
The Beginning of the Vietnam War
PBS - The Vietnam Battlefield
Digital History - The Vietnam Overview
Vietnam Slideshow
Geneva Conference - Vietnamese and American Perspectives
Vietnam Political Cartoon Analysis
What were America's options in Vietnam
The Vietnam War 1965-1975 - America's Ordeal
The End of the Vietnam War - Looking Back!
Anti-Vietnam Movement Activity
Fall of Saigon Slideshow
The End of the Vietnam War - Timeline, story, photos, and primary sources

6. 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
Homework:
1. Read and review Chapter 32 - An Age of Limits on Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter.  Just make sure you know the topics on the Review Guide below and pay special attention to the following Watergate Scandal, Ford's inflation problem, and Carter's Camp David Accords and The Iran Hostage Crisis. 
A. What patterns and themes define the decade??? 
B. Which event single-handily defines the decade?  
C. Write a thesis statement regarding the decade that reflects upon how American's felt about the Presidents in the 1970's?

2. Watch John Green's 1970's U.S. History Crash Course

 


3.  Please carefully study and utilize your U.S. History II Final Exam Review Guide and prepare for your Final Exam 
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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. 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. Please listen to NPR's US Limited War against ISIS - A Podcast on NPR and write a 4-5 sentence summary and reaction to it.  Then go out and check out #Syria - Twitter Hashtag on up to the minute news on Syria and ISIS - and give us something to talk about that you are interested in.
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