Day 105 - Friday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
*Did the United States foreign policy during the 1930's help promote World War II?  OR: Could the United States have prevented the outbreak of World War II?

*Should the United States sell arms to other nations? OR: Should the United States have aided the Allies against the Axis Powers? OR: Does the American security depend upon the survival of its Allies?

* Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable in World War II?

1. Today I am going to show some of the American Foreign Policy 1921-1941 Slideshow and I want you all to think about:

A. How did America respond in the early 1930's-mid-1930's to the events going on in Europe and Asia? Meaning, what was our foreign policy plan in the 1930's to what Germans and the Japanese were during in Europe and Asia?

2. I will give you about 15-20 minutes of class time to come up with your plan for the weekend for your Debate on America's role in world affairs in the 1930's leading up to World War II

Debate Format - All Period 1 students need to review this and contribute to this document over the next 2 days.  Your debate format, rubric, and what team you are on is outlined here. 

3. Axis vs. Allied Map


Map of Europe



Map of Asia


U.S. in World War II resources:
U.S. Home-front During World War II
The National WWII museum - lots of images, primary sources, outline of WWII, and WWII by the numbers!
Library of Congress - World War II Primary Sources
American Women in World War II
America's WWII in Color - PBS special

Homework:

1. Please make sure you have been contributing to your Team's individual documents compiling the arguments and research that will support your team's side of the debate.  Also, you should review, highlight, and make sure you understand the debate format and debate rubric in the google doc I created called Debate Format.  You will be asked to conduct your OWN RESEARCH, but each team will only have a maximum of 3 primary source documents to use during this debate and my 4 sources.  

2. The DEBATE WILL BE CONDUCTED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH.
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Does the United States have a mission in the mid-19th century? If so, was it expansion of freedom, economics, imperialism, etc? Why?

-Can political freedom exist without an economic foundation?

-Has rapid industrialization been a blessing or curse for America?

Themes: Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Economic Revolution, Immigration, Regional Specialization, and Nationalism

1. I will be checking Nationalism and Economic Growth packet pages 9-14 this week. We will continue to understand the Transportation Revolution and Industrialization process in the mid-19th century. Your class note-taker and individual you all will have a class discussion with active student questions and engagement utilizing the two slideshows below as direct resources.

2. Transportation Revolution Slideshow + Transportation Revolution Outline
-Gibbons vs. Ogden

3. Industrialization Slideshow

4. John Greene's Market Revolution


5. The Communications Revolution Article
-How did improvements in Communication from 1815-1860 impact American society?

6. Photography and Communication Media in the 19th Century
-How is photography related to the Transportation Revolution?
-How did photography impact American society from 1815-1860?

7. Brief Essay - The History of Communications
-What impact did post offices have on America in the 19th century?
-In 1837, how did the U.S. Government change communication?
-How did the telegraph connect America in the mid-19th century?

8. Who were the winners and losers of America's First Industrial and the Market Revolution? Why?
Consumers?
Inventors?
Factories?
Immigrants?
The workforce?
Families?
Urban areas?
Rural area?

Homework:

1. None, enjoy your weekend!
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What is peace building?
2. Do UN peacekeeping forces manage to achieve their goals?
3. Does NATO have a new role in the order of international relations in Europe and the World in the 21st Century?
5. Was NATO just or unjust in participating and executing their mission in your post-Cold War scenario?
6. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United?" This is an outside the UN resource I have shared that you should watch when you get a chance.



2. What is NATO? U.S. State Dept - What is NATO?
Who is part of NATO?
The Washington Treaty (aka The North Atlantic Treaty)
What is NATO's mission? Which decisions does it make and why would it be consulted?





3. NATO special forces Video:


4. What key events has NATO been a part of? What current operations/recent operations have they had and where they successful?

Example: NATO in Afghanistan
http://publicintelligence.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NTM-A-OrgChart.jpg
NATO's mission according to the news
Wikipedia's NATO

Homework:

1. Due by Tuesday, March 3, 2014: Research the Peacekeeping Missions going on today in the work OR research a NATO-led mission you would want to learn more about anytime POST-COLD WAR PERIOD.  You must have a basic outline on who is involved? How long have they been there? Why Peacekeepers or NATO troops are there? Where and what does the current situation look like? What challenges do Peacekeepers or NATO troops face?

2. Due Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - NATO or Peacekeeping Mission Project.

Day 104 - Thursday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
*Did the United States foreign policy during the 1930's help promote World War II?  OR: Could the United States have prevented the outbreak of World War II?

*Should the United States sell arms to other nations? OR: Should the United States have aided the Allies against the Axis Powers? OR: Does the American security depend upon the survival of its Allies?

* Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable in World War II?

1. American Foreign Policy 1921-1941 Slideshow and How did America respond in the early 1930's-mid-1930's to the events going on in Europe and Asia? Meaning, what was our foreign policy plan in the 1930's to what Germans and the Japanese were during in Europe and Asia?

2. Debate on America's role in world affairs in the 1930's leading up to World War II
Debate Format - All Period 1 students need to review this and contribute to this document over the next 2 days.  Your debate format, rubric, and what team you are on is outlined here. 

3. Axis vs. Allied Map


Map of Europe



Map of Asia


U.S. in World War II resources:
U.S. Home-front During World War II
The National WWII museum - lots of images, primary sources, outline of WWII, and WWII by the numbers!
Library of Congress - World War II Primary Sources
American Women in World War II
America's WWII in Color - PBS special

Homework:

1. Please complete the Debate Format and review, highlight, and make sure you understand my documents I have recommended.  You will be asked to conduct your OWN RESEARCH, but each team will only have a maximum of 3 primary source documents to use during this debate.  

2. The DEBATE WILL BE CONDUCTED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH.
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Does the United States have a mission in the mid-19th century? If so, was it expansion of freedom, economics, imperialism, etc? Why?

-Can political freedom exist without an economic foundation?

-Has rapid industrialization been a blessing or curse for America?

Themes: Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Economic Revolution, Immigration, Regional Specialization, and Nationalism

1. We will continue to understand the Transportation Revolution and Industrialization process in the mid-19th century. Your class note-taker and individual you all will have a class discussion with active student questions and engagement utilizing the two slideshows below as direct resources.

2. Transportation Revolution Slideshow + Transportation Revolution Outline

3. Industrialization Slideshow

Homework:

1.Your Nationalism and Economic Growth packet should be 100% completed by Friday.  Please make sure you complete the remaining pages (9-14) this week.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What is peace building?
2. Do UN peacekeeping forces manage to achieve their goals?
3. Does NATO have a new role in the order of international relations in Europe and the World in the 21st Century?
5. Was NATO just or unjust in participating and executing their mission in your post-Cold War scenario?
6. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has fled to Moscow after riots spill over to Crimea.

2. We will continue to review What is Peacekeeping? What is their purpose?...Are they effective?...Why or why not?...using the videos below.


Peacekeeping videos continued-
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5

3. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United"



4. What is NATO? U.S. State Dept - What is NATO?
Who is part of NATO?
The Washington Treaty (aka The North Atlantic Treaty)
What is NATO's mission? Which decisions does it make and why would it be consulted?





6. NATO special forces Video:


7. What key events has NATO been a part of? What current operations/recent operations have they had and where they successful?

Example: NATO in Afghanistan
http://publicintelligence.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NTM-A-OrgChart.jpg
NATO's mission according to the news
Wikipedia's NATO

Homework:

1. Due by Monday, March 3, 2014: Research the Peacekeeping Missions going on today in the work OR research a NATO-led mission you would want to learn more about anytime POST-COLD WAR PERIOD.  You must have a basic outline on who is involved? How long have they been there? Why Peacekeepers or NATO troops are there? Where and what does the current situation look like? What challenges do Peacekeepers or NATO troops face?

2. Due Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - NATO or Peacekeeping Mission Project.

Day 103 - Wednesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
*Did the United States foreign policy during the 1930's help promote World War II?  OR: Could the United States have prevented the outbreak of World War II?

*Should the United States sell arms to other nations? OR: Should the United States have aided the Allies against the Axis Powers? OR: Does the American security depend upon the survival of its Allies?

* Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable in World War II?

1. Gallery Walk will continue today with examining your political cartoons that depicts the causes of World War II or the spirit of American's foreign policy in the 1930's and everyone will walk the gallery and analyze the different pieces of cartoons. We will discuss the Themes, Symbolism, and whose perspective is being represented as an entire class.

Things to look for:
Themes? - Done
Cause?
Personnel?
Symbolism? - Done
Caption messages/ A Hook?
Perspective? - Will complete today
Why was the document created?
Questions raised?

2. American Foreign Policy 1921-1941 Slideshow and How did America respond in the early 1930's-mid-1930's to the events going on in Europe and Asia? Meaning, what was our foreign policy plan in the 1930's to what Germans and the Japanese were during in Europe and Asia?

3. Axis vs. Allied Map


Map of Europe



Map of Asia


U.S. in World War II resources:
U.S. Home-front During World War II
The National WWII museum - lots of images, primary sources, outline of WWII, and WWII by the numbers!
Library of Congress - World War II Primary Sources
American Women in World War II
America's WWII in Color - PBS special

Homework:

1. Review the maps above, go out an find your own maps of World War II.  What do maps teach us?  Why are maps useful as a resource and to help study history?
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Does the United States have a mission in the mid-19th century? If so, was it expansion of freedom, economics, imperialism, etc? Why?

-Can political freedom exist without an economic foundation?

-Has rapid industrialization been a blessing or curse for America?

Themes: Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Economic Revolution, Immigration, Regional Specialization, and Nationalism

1. Gallery Walk will begin today on your Advertisement Campaign Project's visual piece.  Everyone will get a chance to walk around the classroom to examine all the student visuals that represent the different topics your chose to study for the major themes during American History from 1816-1860.  Your job as walk to the different visual pieces you should analyze the different pieces of cartoons, posters, slogans, and imagery.  Using the yellow sticky notes, please select the symbolism and then use ONE COLOR sticky note to address one of the following "Things to look for:" below

Things to look for:
Themes?
Cause?
Personnel?
Symbolism?
Caption messages/ A Hook?
Perspective?
Why was the document created?
Questions raised?

2. If time permits, we will continue to understand the Transportation Revolution and Industrialization process in the mid-19th century. Your class note-taker and individual you all will have a class discussion with active student questions and engagement utilizing the two slideshows below as direct resources.

3. Transportation Revolution Slideshow + Transportation Revolution Outline

4. Industrialization Slideshow

Homework:

1.Your Nationalism and Economic Growth packet should be 100% completed by Friday.  Please make sure you complete the remaining pages (9-14) this week.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What is peace building?
2. Do UN peacekeeping forces manage to achieve their goals?
3. Does NATO have a new role in the order of international relations in Europe and the World in the 21st Century?
5. Was NATO just or unjust in participating and executing their mission in your post-Cold War scenario?
6. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. Ukraine's concerns from a political and cultural standpoint
Resources to help:
BBC Report on Ukraine
The Guardian: Ukraine Protests
National Geographic Interview
Political and Cultural issues in Ukraine - Podcast

2. Should peacekeepers be sent to the Ukraine?

3. General Assembly Document on Peacekeeping: What is the main argument? Highlight the supporting evidence.

-What is Peacekeeping? What is their purpose?  Are they effective? Why or why not?


Peacekeeping videos continued-
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5

4. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United"



5. What is NATO? Who is part of NATO? What is NATO's mission? Which decisions does it make and why would it be consulted?





6. What key events has it been a part of? What current operations/recent operations have they had and where they successful?

Example: NATO in Afghanistan
http://publicintelligence.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NTM-A-OrgChart.jpg
NATO's mission according to the news
Wikipedia's NATO

Homework:

1. Due by Monday, March 3, 2014: Research the Peacekeeping Missions going on today in the work OR research a NATO-led mission you would want to learn more about anytime POST-COLD WAR PERIOD.  You must have a basic outline on who is involved? How long have they been there? Why Peacekeepers or NATO troops are there? Where and what does the current situation look like? What challenges do Peacekeepers or NATO troops face?

2. Due Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - NATO or Peacekeeping Mission Project.

Day 102 - Tuesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
*Did the United States foreign policy during the 1930's help promote World War II?  OR: Could the United States have prevented the outbreak of World War II?

*Should the United States sell arms to other nations? OR: Should the United States have aided the Allies against the Axis Powers? OR: Does the American security depend upon the survival of its Allies?

* Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable in World War II?

1. Check out your aspen grades. They are final for all Great Depression assignments. Also, I will be checking your World War II packet from February Break.  Have it ready as soon as you come to my classroom.

2. Casues of World War II and why America hesitated at first will be reviewed today in class...our class note-taker must record these notes on the Period 1 Class Notes.

-What did your research using the BHS Library Databases and textbook Chapter 24 - page 732-741 tell you about the MAJOR CAUSES of World War II?

-How did America respond in the early 1930's-mid-1930's? Meaning, what was our foreign policy plan in the 1930's to what Germans and the Japanese were during in Europe and Asia?

3. Gallery Walk of your ONE political cartoon that depicts the causes of World War II or the spirit of American's foreign policy in the 1930's and everyone will walk the gallery and analyze the different pieces of cartoons.  Be ready to share it with your classmates and me today! It needs to be printed up! Everyone must have a HARD COPY of their political cartoon!
Things to look for:
Themes?
Cause?
Personnel?
Symbolism?
Caption messages/ A Hook?
Perspective?
Why was the document created?
Questions raised?
Whose perspective is NOT shown?

Axis vs. Allied Map


Map of Europe



Map of Asia


U.S. in World War II resources:
U.S. Home-front During World War II
The National WWII museum - lots of images, primary sources, outline of WWII, and WWII by the numbers!
Library of Congress - World War II Primary Sources
American Women in World War II
America's WWII in Color - PBS special

Homework:

1. Review the maps above, go out an find your own maps of World War II.  What do maps teach us?  Why are maps useful as a resource and too in studying history?

2. Please read pages 756-763 and outline these pages into 4 sections: The U.S. Musters it's Forces, "The Great Arsenal of Democracy", FDR Plans for War, and Japan Attacks the U.S.  You should have at least 1 full page and a maximum of 2 pages for your outline. Additionally, find ONE newspaper article about this section 1939 to December 7, 1941 and be ready to share it with your classmates and have it analyzed BEFORE you come to class.
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Does the United States have a mission in the mid-19th century? If so, was it expansion of freedom, economics, imperialism, etc? Why?

-Can political freedom exist without an economic foundation?

-Has rapid industrialization been a blessing or curse for America?

Themes: Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Economic Revolution, Immigration, Regional Specialization, and Nationalism

1. Your class note-taker and individual you all will have a class discussion with active student questions and engagement utilizing the two slideshows below as direct resources.

2. A Growing Nation - Farm Equipment and Farming inventions

3. Transportation Revolution Slideshow + Transportation Revolution Outline

4. Industrialization Slideshow

5. You will have tonight to FINISH working on your Advertisement Campaign Project:
Create an advertisement campaign for one of the following themes in American History from 1816-1860 for Mass Production (you can use a specific industry), The American Factory System, Transportation Revolution (any mode of transportation from this time period), working conditions (think of mills, plantations, farms, shipyards, etc), entrepreneurship/business opportunities, Economic Revolution, Immigration, or Regional Specialization (pick a region, city, state, or specific location).  You can create a poster, billboard, electronic propaganda, or political cartoon as a visual representation. You need a Primary Source.  You need to show analysis of the primary source and connect it to an argument and the theme illustrating how it has impacted American society in a written paper.

Expectations: 
a. You must have a visual representation
b. You must have a slogan on your visual representation.
c. You must have a specific theme of American growth, American Economy, Nationalism, Sectionalism, or Immigration.
d. You must be either promoting or damaging a cause.
e. You must have a cause worth fighting for.
f. You must have some sort of caption or words that represent a purpose/argument/controversy.
h. You must use creativity and ORIGINAL THINKING - NO copying of the web!!!
i. You must have an accompanying PRIMARY SOURCE on your specific theme that should be attached to you poster, billboard, propaganda, or political cartoon that connects to your message.
g. You must show analysis of your primary source by writing a paper of no less than 1 page double-spaced, and not more than 2 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1 inch margins), that show you have successfully interpreted the truthfulness of your primary source, how your primary source connects to your visual representation of the time period in American history, and the impact your topic had on American society.
h. A works cited page in Chicago-Style Citation (Here is a Chicago-Style Citation Machine to help!)

Homework:

1. Your Advertisement Campaign Project is due TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 26th. There are 3 major aspects of this project:
a. The visual advertisement campaign
b. The Primary Source/Eye Witness Account on your topic
c. The 1-2 page paper and works cited page. 

2. Your Nationalism and Economic Growth packet should be 100% completed by Friday.  Please make sure you complete the remaining pages (9-14) this week.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
-How do the modern Olympics differ from the Olympic Games prior to 1900?
-Are the Olympic Games a waste of money?
-Do the Olympic Games serve a greater purpose than just an international sporting event?
-How has Power Politics in the 20th and 21st Century played a role in the Olympics?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. We will continue our study on Culture and Politics in the Olympic Games - A focus on the modern Olympics (1960-2008).  What did the Sochi Olympic Games represent for Russia?  What was or will be the political or cultural stories of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games?

2. What did you research and find out about the Ukraine unrest and political situation?  Did this start before the Olympics?  Should Ukraine get what they want? What does the image below tell us about Ukraine?
Resources to help:
BBC Report on Ukraine
The Guardian: Ukraine Protests
National Geographic Interview
Political and Cultural issues in Ukraine - Podcast



3. What is Peacekeeping?


Peacekeeping videos -
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5

3. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United"



4. TED Talk - Tanya de Mello - "Here's how you get the job done at the UN?"

 
Homework:

None

Day 101 - Moday (Welcome Backkkkkkkkkkk!)

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
*Did the United States foreign policy during the 1930's help promote World War II?  OR: Could the United States have prevented the outbreak of World War II?

*Should the United States sell arms to other nations? OR: Should the United States have aided the Allies against the Axis Powers? OR: Does the American security depend upon the survival of its Allies?

* Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable in World War II?

1. Pass back the Great Depression Test from before the February Break.

2. What did your research using the BHS Library Databases and textbook Chapter 24 - page 732-       741 tell you about the MAJOR CAUSES of World War II?
 How did America respond in the early 1930's-mid-1930's? Meaning, what was our foreign policy plan in the 1930's to what Germans and the Japanese were during in Europe and Asia?

3. Gallery Walk of your ONE political cartoon that depicts the causes of World War II or the spirit of American's foreign policy in the 1930's and everyone will walk the gallery and analyze the different pieces of cartoons.  Be ready to share it with your classmates and me today! It needs to be printed up! Everyone must have a HARD COPY of their political cartoon!
Things to look for:
Themes?
Cause?
Personnel?
Symbolism?
Caption messages/ A Hook?
Perspective?
Why was the document created?
Questions raised?
Whose perspective is NOT shown?

Axis vs. Allied Map


Map of Europe



Map of Asia

Homework:
1. Please read pages 756-763 and outline these pages into 4 sections: The U.S. Musters it's Forces, "The Great Arsenal of Democracy", FDR Plans for War, and Japan Attacks the U.S.  You should have at least 1 full page and a maximum of 2 pages for your outline. Additionally, find ONE newspaper article about this section 1939 to December 7, 1941 and be ready to share it with your classmates and have it analyzed BEFORE you come to class.

2. You were supposed to complete this entire World War II packet over your February break.  It will be checked!!
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Does the United States have a mission in the mid-19th century? If so, was it expansion of freedom, economics, imperialism, etc? Why?

-Can political freedom exist without an economic foundation?

-Has rapid industrialization been a blessing or curse for America?

Themes: Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Economic Revolution, Immigration, Regional Specialization, and Nationalism

1. Period 6 only: I am checking your homework on your Nationalism and Economic Growth packet pages 1-8 on Economic foundations, the on "The New England Cotton Mills: Location Pays" and the New England Cotton Mills Chart/Questions.

2. Transportation Revolution Slideshow

3. Industrialization Slideshow

4. You will have time today to continue working on and asking me questions about your Advertisement Campaign Project:
Create an advertisement campaign for one of the following themes in American History from 1816-1860 for Mass Production (you can use a specific industry), The American Factory System, Transportation Revolution (any mode of transportation from this time period), working conditions (think of mills, plantations, farms, shipyards, etc), entrepreneurship/business opportunities, Economic Revolution, Immigration, or Regional Specialization (pick a region, city, state, or specific location).  You can create a poster, billboard, electronic propaganda, or political cartoon as a visual representation. You need a Primary Source.  You need to show analysis of the primary source and connect it to an argument and the theme illustrating how it has impacted American society in a written paper.

Expectations: 
a. You must have a visual representation
b. You must have a slogan on your visual representation.
c. You must have a specific theme of American growth, American Economy, Nationalism, Sectionalism, or Immigration.
d. You must be either promoting or damaging a cause.
e. You must have a cause worth fighting for.
f. You must have some sort of caption or words that represent a purpose/argument/controversy.
h. You must use creativity and ORIGINAL THINKING - NO copying of the web!!!
i. You must have an accompanying PRIMARY SOURCE on your specific theme that should be attached to you poster, billboard, propaganda, or political cartoon that connects to your message.
g. You must show analysis of your primary source by writing a paper of no less than 1 page double-spaced, and not more than 2 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1 inch margins), that show you have successfully interpreted the truthfulness of your primary source, how your primary source connects to your visual representation of the time period in American history, and the impact your topic had on American society.
h. A works cited page in Chicago-Style Citation (Here is a Chicago-Style Citation Machine to help!)

Homework:

1. Your Advertisement Campaign Project is due on Wednesday, February 26th when you get back from February Break. You must work on your project over the break and my recommendations are to get the advertisement and research on your primary source done over the break, that way when you get back you can write your 1-2 page paper connecting your topic to your argument made in your advertisement and your primary source together.

2. Your Nationalism and Economic Growth packet should be 100% completed by Friday.  Please make sure you complete the remaining pages (9-14) this week.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
-How do the modern Olympics differ from the Olympic Games prior to 1900?
-Are the Olympic Games a waste of money?
-Do the Olympic Games serve a greater purpose than just an international sporting event?
-How has Power Politics in the 20th and 21st Century played a role in the Olympics?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. We will continue our study on Culture and Politics in the Olympic Games - A focus on the modern Olympics (1906-1936)

2. What is Peacekeeping?


Peacekeeping videos -
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5

3. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United"



4. TED Talk - Tanya de Mello - "Here's how you get the job done at the UN?"

 
Homework:

1. What is going on in the Ukraine?  Did this start before the Olympics?  Should Ukraine get what they want? What does the image below tell us about Ukraine?
Resources to help:
BBC Report on Ukraine
The Guardian: Ukraine Protests
National Geographic Interview




2. Over the February Break, I want to know: Where is Sochi?  Are there any controversies going on in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games? How do the Olympics affect the global community?  Please continue to research and keep up-to-date with the 2014 Sochi Olympics.  Is there more to it than just sports?   Poke around online or in local newspapers, what are you finding out about the Olympics? Is there some type of political power play going on because it's in Russia?  I want to hear your thoughts. Make sure you WATCH THE WINTER OLYMPICS @SOCHI!!!!

Day 100 - Friday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
*Did the United States foreign policy during the 1930's help promote World War II?  OR: Could the United States have prevented the outbreak of World War II?

*Should the United States sell arms to other nations? OR: Should the United States have aided the Allies against the Axis Powers? OR: Does the American security depend upon the survival of its Allies?

* Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable in World War II?

1. Did you send me or print out your packet on the Great Depression. Do you guys need to review any of the concepts and ideas?

2. What did you guys think about the test on the Great Depression?

3. What did your research using the BHS Library Databases and textbook Chapter 24 - page 732-741 tell you about the MAJOR CAUSES of World War II?
 How did America respond in the early 1930's-mid-1930's? Meaning, what was our foreign policy plan in the 1930's to what Germans and the Japanese were during in Europe and Asia?

4. Let's share your ONE political cartoon that depicts the causes of World War II or the spirit of American's foreign policy in the 1930's and analyze it.  Be ready to share it with your classmates and me today! It needs to be printed up! Everyone must have a HARD COPY of their political cartoon!

Homework:
1. Please complete this entire World War II packet over your February break. It will take you about 1 hour to complete the whole identify, timeline, and America in World War II section.  Do NOT wait until Sunday evening at the last minute!
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Does the United States have a mission in the mid-19th century? If so, was it expansion of freedom, economics, imperialism, etc? Why?

-Can political freedom exist without an economic foundation?

-Has rapid industrialization been a blessing or curse for America?

Themes: Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Economic Revolution, Immigration, Regional Specialization, and Nationalism

1. I am checking your homework on your Nationalism and Economic Growth packet pages 1-8 on Economic foundations, the on "The New England Cotton Mills: Location Pays" and the New England Cotton Mills Chart/Questions.

2. What is Regional Specialization?

3. Advertisement Campaign Project:
Create an advertisement campaign for one of the following themes in American History from 1816-1860 for Mass Production (you can use a specific industry), The American Factory System, Transportation Revolution (any mode of transportation from this time period), working conditions (think of mills, plantations, farms, shipyards, etc), entrepreneurship/business opportunities, Economic Revolution, Immigration, or Regional Specialization (pick a region, city, state, or specific location).  You can create a poster, billboard, electronic propaganda, or political cartoon as a visual representation. You need a Primary Source.  You need to show analysis of the primary source and connect it to an argument and the theme illustrating how it has impacted American society in a written paper.

Expectations: 
a. You must have a visual representation
b. You must have a slogan on your visual representation.
c. You must have a specific theme of American growth, American Economy, Nationalism, Sectionalism, or Immigration.
d. You must be either promoting or damaging a cause.
e. You must have a cause worth fighting for.
f. You must have some sort of caption or words that represent a purpose/argument/controversy.
h. You must use creativity and ORIGINAL THINKING - NO copying of the web!!!
i. You must have an accompanying PRIMARY SOURCE on your specific theme that should be attached to you poster, billboard, propaganda, or political cartoon that connects to your message.
g. You must show analysis of your primary source by writing a paper of no less than 1 page double-spaced, and not more than 2 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1 inch margins), that show you have successfully interpreted the truthfulness of your primary source, how your primary source connects to your visual representation of the time period in American history, and the impact your topic had on American society.

Homework:

1. Your Advertisement Campaign Project is due on Wednesday, February 26th when you get back from February Break. You must work on your project over the break and my recommendations are to get the advertisement and research on your primary source done over the break, that way when you get back you can write your 1-2 page paper connecting your topic to your argument made in your advertisement and your primary source together. 
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
-How do the modern Olympics differ from the Olympic Games prior to 1900?
-Are the Olympic Games a waste of money?
-Do the Olympic Games serve a greater purpose than just an international sporting event?
-How has Power Politics in the 20th and 21st Century played a role in the Olympics?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. Culture and Politics in the Olympic Games - A focus on the modern Olympics (1906-1936)

2. We are going to come back to this after the February Break: What is Peacekeeping? We will still watch after the Winter Break.


Peacekeeping videos -
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5

3. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United"



4. TED Talk - Tanya de Mello - "Here's how you get the job done at the UN?"

 
Homework:

1. Over the February Break, I want to know: Where is Sochi?  Are there any controversies going on in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games? How do the Olympics affect the global community?  Please continue to research and keep up-to-date with the 2014 Sochi Olympics.  Is there more to it than just sports?   Poke around online or in local newspapers, what are you finding out about the Olympics? Is there some type of political power play going on because it's in Russia?  I want to hear your thoughts. Make sure you WATCH THE WINTER OLYMPICS @SOCHI!!!!

Day 99 - Wednesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?
-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?
-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?
-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?

1. Test Today on Chapters 22 & 23 covering the Great Depression and New Deal Programs during 1929 to 1939.

The Causes of the Great Depression
Effects of the Great Depression
Major Presidential decisions - Good and Bad!
Major New Deal Programs - Relief and Permanent Programs
Purpose and Effects of the New Deal Programs
Dust Bowl - Causes and Effects
FDR's Court-packing Decision
Hoover vs. FDR - The biggest differences!

2. I will collect the packet on the Great Depression.

Homework:
1. Research using the BHS Library Databases and utilize the textbook Chapter 24 - page 732-741 to answer the 2 questions below:
a. What were the major causes of World War II?  
b. How did America respond in the early 1930's-mid-1930's? 

2. Find one political cartoon that depicts the causes of World War II or the spirit of American's foreign policy in the 1930's and analyze it.  Be ready to share it with your classmates and me tomorrow. It needs to be printed up! Everyone must have a HARD COPY of their political cartoon!
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Why did Americans feel so compelled to expand the country westward?
-What might 19th century Native Americans have said about Manifest Destiny? 
-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: Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Economic Revolution, Immigration, Regional Specialization, and Nationalism

1. What is the Industrial Revolution? What is the Transportation Revolution? What is Regional Specialization?

2. Advertisement Campaign Project:
Create an advertisement campaign for one of the following themes in American History from 1816-1850 for Mass Production (you can use a specific industry), The American Factory System, Transportation Revolution (any mode of transportation from this time period), working conditions (think of mills, plantations, farms, shipyards, etc), entrepreneurship/business opportunities, Economic Revolution, Immigration, or Regional Specialization (pick a region, city, state, or specific location).  You can create a poster, billboard, electronic propaganda, or political cartoon as a visual representation. You need a Primary Source.  You need to show analysis of the primary source and connect it to an argument and the theme illustrating how it has impacted American society in a written paper.

Expectations: 
a. You must have a visual representation
b. You must have a slogan on your visual representation.
c. You must have a specific theme of American growth, American Economy, Nationalism, Sectionalism, or Immigration.
d. You must be either promoting or damaging a cause.
e. You must have a cause worth fighting for.
f. You must have some sort of caption or words that represent a purpose/argument/controversy.
h. You must use creativity and ORIGINAL THINKING - NO copying of the web!!!
i. You must have an accompanying PRIMARY SOURCE on your specific theme that should be attached to you poster, billboard, propaganda, or political cartoon that connects to your message.
g. You must show analysis of your primary source by writing a paper of no less than 1 page double-spaced, and not more than 2 pages (Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1 inch margins), that show you have successfully interpreted the truthfulness of your primary source, how your primary source connects to your visual representation of the time period in American history, and the impact your topic had on American society.

Homework:

1. Please download Nationalism and Economic Growth and complete pages 4-8 on "The New England Cotton Mills: Location Pays" and the New England Cotton Mills Chart/Questions.

2. Your Advertisement Campaign Project is due on Wednesday, February 26th when you get back from February Break.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
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?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. United Nations Test today!

2. Ban-Ki-Moon - Secretary-General of the United Nations



3. What is Peacekeeping? We will watch in class today.


Peacekeeping videos -
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5

4. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United"



5. TED Talk - Tanya de Mello - "Here's how you get the job done at the UN?"

 
Homework:

1. How do the Olympics affect the global community?  Please continue to research and keep up-to-date with the 2014 Sochi Olympics.  Is there more to it than just sports?  Poke around online or in local newspapers, what are you finding out about the Olympics? Is there some type of political power play going on because it's in Russia?  I want to hear your thoughts. Make sure you WATCH THE WINTER OLYMPICS @SOCHI!!!!

Day 98 - Tuesday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?
-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?
-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?
-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?

1. We are going to continue our final review of the Great Depression leaders, hardships, Relief, Reform, and Recovery plans using the New Deal Programs, and controversial moves by FDR.

Homework:
1. Make sure your packet on the Great Depression is completed as pages 1-14 should be completed. You should print out this packet if you want to use it for the test tomorrow.  I will not allow you to use your iPad.

2. The focus of your studying tonight should be on:

The Causes of the Great Depression
Effects of the Great Depression
Major Presidential decisions - Good and Bad!
Major New Deal Programs - Relief and Permanent Programs
Purpose and Effects of the New Deal Programs
Dust Bowl - Causes and Effects
FDR's Court-packing Decision
Hoover vs. FDR - The biggest differences!

3. Crash Course Great Depression Video

 


4. Crash Course New Deal Video:

 
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Why did Americans feel so compelled to expand the country westward?
-What might 19th century Native Americans have said about Manifest Destiny? 
-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 Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Expansionist Presidents, Nationalism, War with Mexico

1. Your Day 2 of the Debate on the Mexican-American War will be conducted today in class. Please make sure you work with your partners and your team effectively to complete this debate. The google document you all have for your individual classes and the Debate Rubric should be carefully reviewed. We are on Debate Question 2 for all classes. 

2. If you are absent on Monday and Tuesday and miss the debate, then you will be writing me a 1 page minimum paper arguing your side's perspective utilizing the major arguments you would have used during the debates.  You should be sure to include the debate question, a thesis statement, and research that will help support your arguments using in-text citations and a Chicago Style Works Cited page.

3. Manifest Destiny Resources:
War with Mexico 1846-1848 - PBS special

• Overview of the War - Use this as a resource for the Debate
• Debate over the U.S. - Mexico War - Students will utilize Lesson 1, Lesson 2, and some of Lesson 3's resources to help facilitate a debate. 

Primary Sources from PBS - Using the timeline, explore the Primary sources on Texas Independence, The Whitman's exploration of the Oregon Trail, War with Mexico, Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo, The "Diggings" in California, Massacres of the West, and more.

The Gold Rush and the Donner Party - Powerful and impactful story about cannibalism in the West.

The Gold Rush - Great facts, maps, and timelines

History.com - Covers The Westward Expansion and has 9 videos on various topics as well.

Trails to Utah and the Pacific - How did people migrate out West + Primary Source/Interactive Maps

Homework:
1. Please download Nationalism and Economic Growth and complete pages 1, 2 & 3 on the Industrializing North and Eli Whitney.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
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?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. We will finalize our examination of the United Nations using the following resources below:
UN Website,
United Nations History
United Nations Multimedia Room
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.

2. Ban-Ki-Moon - Secretary-General of the United Nations



3. What is Peacekeeping? We will watch in class today.


Peacekeeping videos -
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5

4. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United"



5. TED Talk - Tanya de Mello - "Here's how you get the job done at the UN?"


Homework:

1. Study for your United Nations Test TOMORROW.

2. Please continue to research and keep up-to-date with the 2014 Sochi Olympics.  Is there more to it than just sports?  Poke around online or in local newspapers, what are you finding out about the Olympics? Is there some type of political power play going on because it's in Russia?  I want to hear your thoughts. Make sure you WATCH THE WINTER OLYMPICS @SOCHI!!!!

Day 97 - Monday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?
-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?
-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?
-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?

1. On Friday we completed the Digital Storytelling Projects and I thought you many of you did a terrific job!!! Dan Sherry and Blake Redfern you both need to present your project after school as I mentioned in an email you both on Friday.

2. We are going to review the Great Depression causes, leaders, hardships, Relief, Reform, and Recovery plans using the New Deal Programs.

Homework:
1. Here is your packet on the Great Depression.  You should complete the rest of the packet, which means pages 7-14 needs to be completed tonight.  The focus will be on New Deal Programs and evaluating FDR's second term.  As you read, review, and outline Chapters 22-23 you should complete the questions, graphic organizers, and I will provide you with a Presidential Video for the last few page.  Remember that this entire packet will count as 6 homework grades!  Additionally, you will be tested on the Great Depression on Wednesday.

2. Your packet on the Great Depression should have pages 1-7 completed from this weekend and last week on Wednesday, (during the snow day) I asked you to please read the 2 short articles on "A Struggle to Survive" and "Population Change in the 1930's" and complete the 3 questions at the very end of the handout.  If you have not already done so, then please make sure you are outlining and reviewing Chapter 22 and Chapter 23 on the Great Depression and the New Deal.  Yesterday I asked you to review the Great Depression Causes Outline I did for you and the Great Depression Slideshow to help you get started on some of the major themes of the Great Depression.  We will of course review for a day or two, but then you will be getting your test next week. Once you have completed the outlining, readings, and review of Chapter 22 and Chapter 23, then please watch the Crash Course videos below to get your attention on the major themes of the Great Depression. I will give you a test next week on these chapters.

3. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT - Once you have presented your Digital Story, please PRINT UP and FILL OUT your Self-Evaluation on your Digital Story Telling Project.

4. Crash Course Great Depression Video

 


Crash Course New Deal Video:

 
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Why did Americans feel so compelled to expand the country westward?
-What might 19th century Native Americans have said about Manifest Destiny? 
-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 Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Expansionist Presidents, Nationalism, War with Mexico

1. Your Debate on the Mexican-American War will be conducted today in class. Please make sure you work with your partners and your team effectively to complete this debate. The google document you all have for your individual classes and the Debate Rubric should be carefully reviewed. 

2. If you are absent on Monday and miss the debate, then you will be writing me a 1 page minimum paper arguing your side's perspective utilizing the major arguments you would have used during the debates.  You should be sure to include the debate question, a thesis statement, and research that will help support your arguments using in-text citations and a Chicago Style Works Cited page.

3. Manifest Destiny Resources:
War with Mexico 1846-1848 - PBS special

• Overview of the War - Use this as a resource for the Debate
• Debate over the U.S. - Mexico War - Students will utilize Lesson 1, Lesson 2, and some of Lesson 3's resources to help facilitate a debate. 

Primary Sources from PBS - Using the timeline, explore the Primary sources on Texas Independence, The Whitman's exploration of the Oregon Trail, War with Mexico, Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo, The "Diggings" in California, Massacres of the West, and more.

The Gold Rush and the Donner Party - Powerful and impactful story about cannibalism in the West.

The Gold Rush - Great facts, maps, and timelines

History.com - Covers The Westward Expansion and has 9 videos on various topics as well.

Trails to Utah and the Pacific - How did people migrate out West + Primary Source/Interactive Maps

Homework:
1. If you are absent on Monday and miss the debate, then you will be writing me a 1 page minimum paper arguing your side's perspective utilizing the major arguments you would have used during the debates.  You should be sure to include the debate question, a thesis statement, and research that will help support your arguments using in-text citations and a Chicago Style Works Cited page.

2. None otherwise.
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
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?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. We will finalize our examination of the United Nations using the UN Website,  UN slideshow, UN Global Issues, and other UN Resources:
United Nations History
United Nations Multimedia Room
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.

2. Ban-Ki-Moon - Secretary-General of the United Nations



3. What is Peacekeeping? We will watch in class today.


Peacekeeping videos -
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5

4. TED Talk - The United Nations "Natural Resources and Peace-keeping: Is the United Nations really United"


5. TED Talk - Tanya de Mello - "Here's how you get the job done at the UN?"


Homework:

1. What have you seen about the Olympics?  Is there more to it than just sports?  Poke around online or in local newspapers, what are you finding out about the Olympics? Is there some type of political power play going on because it's in Russia?  I want to hear your thoughts. Make sure you WATCH THE WINTER OLYMPICS @SOCHI!!!!

Day 96 - Friday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
-How did the Great Depression affect the lives of millions of Americans?
-What affect did the Dust Bowl have on Americans during the Great Depression?
-What was the New Deal and how did it affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-What affect did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have on the American people during the Great Depression?
-What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how did the affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Herbert Hoover and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?
-Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how did his leadership affect the American people during the Great Depression?

1. Please review the DST Rubric and remember your Digital Story Telling Projects are going to be finalized TODAY! I hope you have hit some minimums of 8+ Primary Sources, 25 facts regarding your topic and subject (these could be connections you built based on causes and effects on your topic), and 3-4 minute movie that syncs your voice recording with the images/primary sources you are showing, and the presentation of your project.

Order of Projects:
Monday -
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt - Done
The New Deal Programs - Done
Crime during the Great Depression - Done

Tuesday -
Dust Bowl - Done
Music during the Great Depression - Done

Thursday -
Artwork and Entertainment - Done
Fashion in the Great Depression - Done
Literature during the Great Depression - Done
African-Americans during the Great Depression - Done

Friday -
Teenagers during the Great Depression
Racism during the Great Depression
Children of the Great Depression
Ordinary People during the Great Depression
Effects of the Great Depression

Homework:
1. Here is your packet on the Great Depression.  As you read, review, and outline Chapters 22-23 you should complete the questions, graphic organizers, and I will provide you with a Presidential Video for the last few page.  This weekend, I am asking that you get pages 3, 4, 5, and 6 COMPLETED on the Great Depression packet, which will focus on the New Deal Programs and successes/failures. 

2. On Wednesday, (during the snow day) I asked you to please read the 2 short articles on "A Struggle to Survive" and "Population Change in the 1930's" and complete the 3 questions at the very end of the handout.  If you have not already done so, then please make sure you are outlining and reviewing Chapter 22 and Chapter 23 on the Great Depression and the New Deal.  Yesterday I asked you to review the Great Depression Causes Outline I did for you and the Great Depression Slideshow to help you get started on some of the major themes of the Great Depression.  We will of course review for a day or two, but then you will be getting your test next week. Once you have completed the outlining, readings, and review of Chapter 22 and Chapter 23, then please watch the Crash Course videos below to get your attention on the major themes of the Great Depression. I will give you a test next week on these chapters.

3. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT - Once you have presented your Digital Story, please PRINT UP and FILL OUT your Self-Evaluation on your Digital Story Telling Project.

4. Crash Course Great Depression Video

 


Crash Course New Deal Video:

 
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Why did Americans feel so compelled to expand the country westward?
-What might 19th century Native Americans have said about Manifest Destiny? 
-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 Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Expansionist Presidents, Nationalism, War with Mexico

1. Annexation of Texas - Questions and Outcomes? Slideshow on Texas Annexation will be reviewed in class.

2. Debate Questions on the Mexican-American War: Was the Mexican War an exercise of imperialism by America? MONDAY WILL BE DEBATE DAY!

• Each Team of Pro-America versus Pro-Mexico will be asked to asked to come up with one argumentative question/Debate Question that will be included on a Google document shared to both teams and Mr. Parkin.  This question needs to be decided BEFORE Thursday's class. 
• Additionally, BOTH teams will be able to utilize 2 more primary sources each plus the 2 I have given you below that will provide research and eye witness accounts of the Mexican-American War from 1846-1848. Which means will can have up to 6 total primary sources used for this debate (My two, Team 1's two, Team 2's two = 6) 

3. Students will use Primary Source Documents to help provide arguments and evidence for a class debate:
A. speech delivered by James K. Polk asking the United States Congress for a Declaration of War against the country of Mexico

• President James K. Polk, To the Congress of the United States: A Special Message Calling for a Declaration of War against Mexico, Washington, May 11, 1846 (abridged)
• President James K. Polk, To the Congress of the United States: A Special Message Calling for a Declaration of War against Mexico, Washington, May 11, 1846 (complete)
• Graphic Organizer: Summarize for Comprehension

B. Speech delivered by Congressman Joshua Giddings during a debate int the House of Representatives just prior to the vote on President James K. Polk's request that the United States Congress declare war against the country of Mexico. 

• Representative Joshua Giddings, Debate on the Mexican War, House of Representative, Washington, May 13, 1846 (abridged)
• Representative Joshua Giddings, Debate on the Mexican War, House of Representatives, Washington, May 13, 1846 (completed) 
• Graphic Organizer for Mr. Gidding's Debate: Summarize for Comprehension

C. Additionally Resources: 

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Map of the United States of Mexico

War with Mexico 1846-1848 - PBS special

• Overview of the War - Use this as a resource for the Debate
• Debate over the U.S. - Mexico War - Students will utilize Lesson 1, Lesson 2, and some of Lesson 3's resources to help facilitate a debate. 

4. The Story of US - Westward Expansion - A must watch!!!

5.  Manifest Destiny Resources:
War with Mexico 1846-1848 - PBS special

• Overview of the War - Use this as a resource for the Debate
• Debate over the U.S. - Mexico War - Students will utilize Lesson 1, Lesson 2, and some of Lesson 3's resources to help facilitate a debate. 

Primary Sources from PBS - Using the timeline, explore the Primary sources on Texas Independence, The Whitman's exploration of the Oregon Trail, War with Mexico, Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo, The "Diggings" in California, Massacres of the West, and more.

The Gold Rush and the Donner Party - Powerful and impactful story about cannibalism in the West.

The Gold Rush - Great facts, maps, and timelines

History.com - Covers The Westward Expansion and has 9 videos on various topics as well.

Trails to Utah and the Pacific - How did people migrate out West + Primary Source/Interactive Maps

Homework:
1. Prepare this weekend for the final preparation for your debate for the Mexican-American Debate.  If you are absent on Monday and miss the debate, then you will be writing me a 1 page minimum paper arguing your side's perspective utilizing the major arguments you would have used during the debates.  You should be sure to include the debate question, a thesis statement, and research that will help support your arguments using in-text citations and a Chicago Style Works Cited page.

My Tips for this Weekend...
A. Review the Debate Rubric
B. Review the Class Google Doc folder and make sure you know your role and the documents you will be using. 
C. Review your arguments and do they address and answer the Debate Question you have. The key to this debate is to find the arguments that support your team and then use them to logically beat the other team's.  So focus on your team's strength and then try to attack the other side's weaknesses.
D. Review the Debate Format on the Class Google Doc and be precise on your arguments because you only have a certain amount of time to get your arguments across. 

2. Finalize your review and analysis of your Primary Source documents and the ones I have shared with you on James K. Polk's speech to Congress and Congressmen's Joshua Giddings debate to the House of Representatives. You should use the graphic organizer or create your own to help your stay focused.

3. Finalize your research on the PBS Special on the Mexican-American War and use the table of contents on the left hand toolbar to help navigate through the website.  I would strongly suggest that you use the perspective of your team (Team Mexico or Team America) to finalize your key arguments that would support your reason to support the war or the opposition to the Mexican-American War.

4. You have this weekend to review the research, organize, and plan your team's execution of the arguments, debate question, and primary sources that will be used for this debate. Each team (Mexico or America) will be divided up into 3 smaller teams (Mexico Team A, Mexico Team B, Mexico Team C versus America Team A, America, America Team B, America Team C) and will have 5 minutes to present your arguments.  The team with the stronger arguments, debate presence, and support will win.  Your rubric will be posted in the Google Folder for your class period.  I have shared them all with you via Google Drive.


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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
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?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. We will finalize our examination of the United Nations using the UN Website,  UN slideshow, UN Global Issues, and other UN Resources:
United Nations History
United Nations Multimedia Room
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.

2. Ban-Ki-Moon - Secretary-General of the United Nations

Homework:

1. Plan for the implementation of "How can you promote International Awareness in our school?"  Brainstorm some ideas, include what is really going on the world today, and then let's talk about executing a plan in the next week or so.  I'm not looking for peace-keepers or to push an agenda on the BHS community, but I am looking for engaging opportunities that are meaningful.  I am strongly interested in connecting the Olympics into this theme as many student can get excited about this topic. Make a difference and make this count!

2. Make sure you WATCH THE WINTER OLYMPICS @SOCHI!!!!