Mr. Parkin

Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources

Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

Homework:

1. YES, check Google Classroom!
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U.S. HISTORY II - Period 3:
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: Containment, Domino Theory, Competing Plans, The Korean War

1. Review for the Research Paper Outline.

2. We will watch and students will answer questions on President Dwight Eisenhower.

3. Resources to help understand the tension between the Super Powers
-Fallout shelters and H-bomb

-Brinkmanship
-Birth of the CIA and Covert Operations in the Cold War
-The Space Race
-U-2 Incident and Francis Gary Powers

4. We will utilize the Cold War Slideshow slides #16-45 today as well.

5. Cold War Resources:

Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War

The United Nations
The Cold War Museum
All sorts of Cold War resource - videos, primary sources, etc
The Miller Center - University of Virginia - Cold War Era - Lots of Primary Sources
Timeline of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Yes, check Google Classroom.
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International Studies - Period 4
Essential Questions:

1. Does the world need the United Nations? Why or why not?

2. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?

3. Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?
4. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

Themes: Humanitarianism, The International Court of Justice, The International Criminal Court, International Law

1. Challenges with International Law:
New Players in the Global Affairs
Anti-Americanism in the "World on Fire"
International Law Document
Difference of ICC versus ICJ - InsideJustice.com

2. International Court of Justice: Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?

International Law - EQ, Process, and expert

3. Current ICJ Case 2017

Homework:

1. Yes, check Google Classroom

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Day 140 - Thursday

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 2 & 7:
Essential Questions:

-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: Reform Movements in the Antebellum Era, Radicals versus Moderate reforms, Slavery resistance, Slavery and abolition

1. Quick reminder on what is due tomorrow for your research paper.

2. We will quickly explore the groups of people and individuals who spoke out against these rapid changes going on in America, of resulting in reform efforts and movements in America. We will utilize Chapter 8 of our textbook and The Land of Reform.

3. If you have not download the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers then please do and we will review slides #5- #40.

4. We will begin examining and reading the Nat Turner Primary Sources, but you need to download to your device and collect evidence to support the fishbowl question for tomorrow's class on "Nat Turner was a madman or a hero?" by building a T-chart displaying the contrasting evidence.
+ Nat Turner Timeline
+ Nat Turner Questions

5. Please go to Slavery and Abolition, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. This exhibit will highlight the key abolitionist and the principles behind why people fought against slavery. Please use the Slavery and Abolition link and your textbook pages 248-253 as resources to help complete a 2-column chart regarding Slavery and/or Abolitionist and be sure to give major actions and result that occurred on both of these subjects from 1820-1850. Please strongly consider "How did Southerners DEFEND slavery? What arguments did they use?"

6. Reform Movements of the 19th Century

Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources

Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

Homework:

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, Competing Plans, The Korean War

1. We will finish your fishbowl activity on the McCarthyism DBQ and the essential question of "Did Joseph McCarthy create a "red scare" or did a "red scare" create Joseph McCarthy?"

2. We will watch and students will answer questions on President Dwight Eisenhower.

3. Resources to help understand the tension between the Super Powers
-Fallout shelters and H-bomb

-Brinkmanship
-Birth of the CIA and Covert Operations in the Cold War
-The Space Race
-U-2 Incident and Francis Gary Powers

4. We will utilize the Cold War Slideshow slides #16-45 today as well.

5. Cold War Resources:

Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Yes, check Google Classroom.
_____________________________________________

International Studies - Period 4
Essential Questions:

1. Does the world need the United Nations? Why or why not?

2. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?

3. Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?
4. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

Themes: Humanitarianism, The International Court of Justice, The International Criminal Court, International Law

1. International Law Ted Talk with Kimberly Motley "How I defend the rule of law" 2014

2. Challenges with International Law:
New Players in the Global Affairs
Anti-Americanism in the "World on Fire"
International Law Document
Difference of ICC versus ICJ - InsideJustice.com

3. International Court of Justice: Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?

International Law - EQ, Process, and expert

4. Current ICJ Case 2017

Homework:

1. Yes, check Google Classroom

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Day 139 - Wednesday

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 2 & 7:
Essential Questions:

-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: Reform Movements in the Antebellum Era, Radicals versus Moderate reforms, Slavery resistance, Slavery and abolition

1. We will be in the Library today working on our Topic Sentences, Revised Theses, and and outline for your research papers.

2. All other classes will work on the several groups of people and individuals who spoke out against these rapid changes going on in America, of resulting in reform efforts and movements in America. We will utilize Chapter 8 of our textbook and The Land of Reform.

3. If you have not download the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers then please do and we will review slides #1- #15.

6. Reform Movements of the 19th Century

Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources

Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

Homework:

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, Competing Plans, The Korean War

1. We will be in the Library today working on our Topic Sentences, Revised Theses, and and outline for your research papers.

2. McCarthyism DBQ will be broken down into groups and then will be followed by a fishbowl conversation activity on "Did Joseph McCarthy create a "red scare" or did a "red scare" create Joseph McCarthy?"

3. We will watch and students will answer questions on President Dwight Eisenhower.

4. Resources to help understand the tension between the Super Powers
-Fallout shelters and H-bomb

-Brinkmanship
-Birth of the CIA and Covert Operations in the Cold War
-The Space Race
-U-2 Incident and Francis Gary Powers

5. We will utilize the Cold War Slideshow slides #16-45

6. Cold War Resources:

Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Yes, check Google Classroom.
_____________________________________________

International Studies - Period 4
Essential Questions:

1. Does the world need the United Nations? Why or why not?

2. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?

3. Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?
4. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

Themes: Humanitarianism, The International Court of Justice, The International Criminal Court, International Law

1. The Geneva Conventions and Rules of War:

2. International Law Ted Talk with Kimberly Motley "How I defend the rule of law" 2014

3. Moments in history that had International Law
A. Treaty of Westphalia, 1648
B. Montevideo Convention, 1933
C. Vienna Convention of Law of Treaties, 1969
D. Geneva Conventions, 1949-2005
E. The United States and International Law - The U.S. State Department

4. New Players in the Global Affairs
Anti-Americanism in the "World on Fire"

5. International Court of Justice: Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?

International Law - EQ, Process, and expert

Homework:

1. Yes, check Google Classroom

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Day 138 - Tuesday

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 2 & 7:
Essential Questions:

-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: Westward Migration, Expansionist Policies, Western Trails, The Gold Rush

1. All other classes will work on the several groups of people and individuals who spoke out against these rapid changes going on in America, of resulting in reform efforts and movements in America. We will utilize Chapter 8 of our textbook and The Land of Reform.

2. If you have not download the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers then please do and we will review slides #1- #15.

3. We will begin examining and reading the Nat Turner Primary Sources, but you need to download to your device and collect evidence to support the fishbowl question for tomorrow's class on "Nat Turner was a madman or a hero?" by building a T-chart displaying the contrasting evidence.
+ Nat Turner Timeline
+ Nat Turner Questions

4. Please go to Slavery and Abolition, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. This exhibit will highlight the key abolitionist and the principles behind why people fought against slavery. Please use the Slavery and Abolition link and your textbook pages 248-253 as resources to help complete a 2-column chart regarding Slavery and/or Abolitionist and be sure to give major actions and result that occurred on both of these subjects from 1820-1850. Please strongly consider "How did Southerners DEFEND slavery? What arguments did they use?"

5. Reform Movements of the 19th Century

Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources

Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

Homework:

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, Competing Plans, The Korean War

1. McCarthyism DBQ will be broken down into groups and then will be followed by a fishbowl conversation activity on "Did Joseph McCarthy create a "red scare" or did a "red scare" create Joseph McCarthy?"

2. We will watch and students will answer questions on President Dwight Eisenhower.

3. Resources to help understand the tension between the Super Powers
-Fallout shelters and H-bomb

-Brinkmanship
-Birth of the CIA and Covert Operations in the Cold War
-The Space Race
-U-2 Incident and Francis Gary Powers

4. We will utilize the Cold War Slideshow slides #16-45

5. Cold War Resources:

Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Yes, check Google Classroom.
_____________________________________________

International Studies - Period 4
Essential Questions:

1. Does the world need the United Nations? Why or why not?

2. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?

3. Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?
4. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

Themes: Humanitarianism, The International Court of Justice, The International Criminal Court, International Law

1. International Law Ted Talk with Kimberly Motley "How I defend the rule of law" 2014

2. Moments in history that had International Law
A. Treaty of Westphalia, 1648
B. Montevideo Convention, 1933
C. Vienna Convention of Law of Treaties, 1969
D. Geneva Conventions, 1949-2005
E. The United States and International Law - The U.S. State Department

3. New Players in the Global Affairs
Anti-Americanism in the "World on Fire"

4. International Court of Justice: Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?

International Law - EQ, Process, and expert

Homework:

1. Yes, check Google Classroom

Monday, April 24, 2017

Day 137 - Monday

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 2 & 7:
Essential Questions:

-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: Westward Migration, Expansionist Policies, Western Trails, The Gold Rush

1. A very quick review Conquering the West from American Yawp our online textbook for Period 2 and then a quiz will take place.

2. All other classes will work on the several groups of people and individuals who spoke out against these rapid changes going on in America, of resulting in reform efforts and movements in America. We will utilize Chapter 8 of our textbook and The Land of Reform.

3. If you have not download the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers then please do and we will review slides #1- #15.

6. Reform Movements of the 19th Century

Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources

Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

Homework:

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, Competing Plans, The Korean War

1. McCarthyism DBQ will be broken down into groups and then will be followed by a socratic seminar conversation on "Did Joseph McCarthy create a "red scare" or did a "red scare" create Joseph McCarthy?"

2. We will watch and students will answer questions on President Dwight Eisenhower.

3. Resources to help understand the tension between the Super Powers
-Fallout shelters and H-bomb

-Brinkmanship
-Birth of the CIA and Covert Operations in the Cold War
-The Space Race
-U-2 Incident and Francis Gary Powers

4. We will utilize the Cold War Slideshow slides #16-45

5. Cold War Resources:

Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Yes, check Google Classroom.
_____________________________________________

International Studies - Period 4
Essential Questions:

1. Does the world need the United Nations? Why or why not?

2. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?

3. Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?
4. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

Themes: Humanitarianism, The International Court of Justice, The International Criminal Court, International Law

1. International Law video and more on Google Classroom too:

2. International Court of Justice: Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?

United Nations Multimedia Room

International Law - EQ, Process, and expert

3. United Nation Resources:

United Nations History

United Nations School bus Virtual Field Trip

United Nations Research Guide A-Z on EVERYTHING you can imagine!

United Nations Peacekeeping Missions

University of California organized a UN resources guide - Honestly, the BEST and more ORGANIZED I have seen yet on how to research issues concerning the United Nations.

Homework:

1. Yes, check Google Classroom

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Day 136 - Thursday

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 2 & 7:
Essential Questions:

-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: Westward Migration, Expansionist Policies, Western Trails, The Gold Rush

1. We will plan on finishing our study of The Western Trails, Gold Rush and Conquest of the West.

2. The West Resources:

The Gold Rush Museum - The Oakland Museum of California
The Gold Rush - Great facts, maps, and timelines
California As I Saw It: A first-person narrative in California's early years 1849-1900
Conquering the West - American Yawp - Online Textbook

3.

4. The "Other Side" was not so happy with all of the changes going on in America from 1816-1860. Several groups of people and individuals spoke out against these rapid changes going on in America. As a result, we will be briefly covering the reform movements in America during the above time period using The Land of Reform from Chapter 8 pages 240-258.

5. Please download the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers and review slides #1- #15.

6. the Nat Turner Primary Sources to your device and collect evidence to support if "Nat Turner was a madman or a hero?" by building a T-chart displaying the contrasting evidence. Please go to Slavery and Abolition, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. This exhibit will highlight the key abolitionist and the principles behind why people fought against slavery. Please use the Slavery and Abolition link and your textbook pages 248-253 as resources to help complete a 2-column chart regarding Slavery and/or Abolitionist and be sure to give major actions and result that occurred on both of these subjects from 1820-1850. Please strongly consider "How did Southerners DEFEND slavery? What arguments did they use?"

6. Reform Movements of the 19th Century

Cold War Slideshow #2 1960-Present day
The Cold War Slideshow

First Age of Reform - Lots of Primary sources

Pre-Civil War Reform - Scroll down to this section on our online textbook and read the summary and click on the links to help you understand more specific reform movements

Homework:

Themes: Containment, Domino Theory, Competing Plans, The Korean War

1. Library day for your research papers and completing your 5 Working Chicago-Style Citations.

2. McCarthyism DBQ and a socratic seminar conversation.

3. We will watch and students will answer questions on President Dwight Eisenhower.

4. Resources to help understand the tension between the Super Powers
-Fallout shelters and H-bomb

-Brinkmanship
-Birth of the CIA and Covert Operations in the Cold War
-The Space Race
-U-2 Incident and Francis Gary Powers

5. We will utilize the Cold War Slideshow slides #16-45

6. Cold War Resources:

Cold War Slideshow #1 1945-1960 - The beginning of the Cold War

Homework:
1. Yes, check Google Classroom.
_____________________________________________

International Studies - Period 4
Essential Questions:

1. Does the world need the United Nations? Why or why not?

2. Should we enforce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in countries not our own? If so, how? If not, why?

3. Is the world safer today with the United Nations than it was in 1945?

4. Is the United Nations an effective peace-keeping organization?

5. What should be done to improve the effectiveness of the United Nations?

6. Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?

Themes: The Syrian Civil War, Refugees, Current Events - Climate Sustainability (Joe)

1. Kosta will present his current events on "Refugees" and his article is for a class discussion.

2. International Law video:

4. International Court of Justice: Why do states/countries follow the rules and principles of international law most of the time?

United Nations Multimedia Room

International Law - EQ, Process, and expert

5. United Nation Resources:

United Nations History

United Nations School bus Virtual Field Trip

United Nations Research Guide A-Z on EVERYTHING you can imagine!

United Nations Peacekeeping Missions

University of California organized a UN resources guide - Honestly, the BEST and more ORGANIZED I have seen yet on how to research issues concerning the United Nations.

Homework:

1. Yes, check Google Classroom

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Day 135 - Wednesday

U.S. History I - Periods 1, 2 & 7:
Essential Questions:

-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: Westward Migration, Expansionist Policies, Western Trails, The Gold Rush

1. The Western Trails, Gold Rush and Resources:

2.

3. The "Other Side" was not so happy with all of the changes going on in America from 1816-1860. Several groups of people and individuals spoke out against these rapid changes going on in America. As a result, we will be briefly covering the reform movements in America during the above time period using The Land of Reform from Chapter 8 pages 240-258.

4. Please download the Antebellum [before the American Civil War] Reformers and review slides #1- #15.

5. the Nat Turner Primary Sources to your device and collect evidence to support if "Nat Turner was a madman or a hero?" by building a T-chart displaying the contrasting evidence. Please go to Slavery and Abolition, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. This exhibit will highlight the key abolitionist and the principles behind why people fought against slavery. Please use the Slavery and Abolition link and your textbook pages 248-253 as resources to help complete a 2-column chart regarding Slavery and/or Abolitionist and be sure to give major actions and result that occurred on both of these subjects from 1820-1850. Please strongly consider "How did Southerners DEFEND slavery? What arguments did they use?"

6. Reform Movements of the 19th Century