Day 171 - Monday

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

-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?
-Was the American Civil War worth it's costs? 
-What problems did Reconstruction governments face after the Civil War?
-Why was Reconstruction a success or a failure?
-How did Jim Crow laws create and govern a racially segregated society in the South?

Themes: The legacy of the American Civil War, Reconstruction Era - success or failure?

1. Make sure you all have your notes and a strong conceptional understanding behind President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination and the major concepts/ideas of why someone would murder the beloved president. 

2. Abraham Lincoln Assassination 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!)

John Wilkes Booth's reason for assassination

150 years later - The Blood Relic from the Lincoln's Assassination

Recent Newspaper Article from the Washington Post - Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
"Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln"

3. Aftershock: Beyond the Civil War - We will watch the movie on Monday and finish on Tuesday if necessary.  Please complete the handout with 42 questions on the movie. 

 

4. Reconstruction Resources:
-Reconstruction Era Essay from Historian Eric Foner - Columbia University
-Reconstruction Review Packet - Just look at the first & second page for review

-Reconstruction Plans

-Radical Reconstruction Short Slideshow

-Lincoln's Plan

-Johnson's Plan

-Radical Republican Plan

-The Reconstruction Act of 1867 - Military Map

-Civil Rights Amendments

-Timeline of Johnson's Impeachment

-1868 Election

-African-Americans during Reconstruction

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?
-Why is the 1960's such a violent decade?
-What progress was made for Civil Rights in the 1960's?
-How did the Civil Rights Movement change the United States?
-What is the difference between nonviolent protests and civil disobedience?

Themes:

1. We will quickly watch the short videos on the Civil Rights in the 1950's & Civil Rights in the 1960's.

2. Quick video on civil disobedience

3. Students will read The Civil Rights Movement: Major Events and Legacies - by James Patterson, Brown University

4. You will be working on quickly scanning and reviewing The Civil Rights a Basic Overview of the Civil Rights Era using Partner Reading (Pick one partner and skim the visuals and perhaps a paragraph or two) 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.

5. 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

6. Civil Rights Era: 1948 to 1968
Freedom Summer

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

7. Cold War Resources:
The Cold War in the 1960's 
The Cold War in the 1970's
The Cold War in the 1980's
Cold War Slideshow #2  1950's and 1960's
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

8. American home front Resources:
The 1960's Overview
America in the 1960's 
The 1960's Decade
Pop Culture of the 1960's 
American journalism in the 1960's

The 1970's: A decade preview
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. Yes, check Google Classroom. 
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International Studies - Period 4
Essential Questions:

1. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?
2. In what way are the Olympics special and important?
3. What impact has the Olympic Games had on a sports and cultural diplomacy?
4. What is the foreign policy goal of the Olympic Games in the 20th and 21st Century?
5. Are the Olympic Games an effective tool for extending or influencing foreign affairs?
6. What makes a world class city and who will you nominate to host the 2024 Summer Olympics?

Themes: International Sports, The Olympic Games, Foreign Policy and Sports

1. You all will be finishing up your research and building your multimedia presentation on a World Class City and potential Olympic City selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

2. Please remember do not forget that you need CREDIBLE SOURCES to build a clear outline that has purpose and a finished Chicago-Style Citation Page that displays effective research.  See Google Classroom for your tasks, responsibilities and your rubric for this digital media project. Remember your project can be a Digital Story that displays images and a voicethread of you directing the logic behind convincing your classmates and I that you have the next best world class city for the Summer 2024 Olympics!

3. DUE DATE IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH by 7:35 AM and posted to Google Classroom - NO EXCUSES!

Homework:

1. Yes, check Google Classroom