September 28

Adv. US History
Focus:
Heading toward Revolution

CW:
notes: The Road to War (1771-75)
explanation of the Internal Assessment

HW:
read pp. 166-70
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Psychology (28-29)
Focus:
Obedience

CW:
documentary: Jonestown

HW:
Prosocial TQ

September 27

Adv. US History
Focus:
Britain Reasserts Her Authority

CW:
notes: The Growing Confrontation (1771-75)
peer review of practice essays
return and discuss Exam one

HW:
read pp. 150-51; 154-58

September 26

Adv. US History
Focus:
Britain reasserts her colonial authority

CW:
notes: Dynamics of Rebellion: 17665-66
finish practice essays

HW:
read pp. 145-50
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Psychology (26-27)
Focus:
Obedience

CW:
finish discussion of obedience
reading: A Hoax Most Cruel
video: Milgram Experiment

HW:
TBA
******UNIT 1 EXAM NEXT WEEK*******

September 25

Adv. US History
Focus:
Britain Reasserts Her Authority

CW:
notes:
Imperial Reform Movement
practice essay

HW:
read pp. 140-45
**bring in work in case you finish your essay early tomorrow**

September 24

Adv. US History
Focus:

CW:
exam one

HW:
read pp. 134-40
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Psychology (24-25)
Focus:
Perceiving others and self-concept

CW:
review notes
self-concept handout
discuss attributions
handout: attributions
discuss obedience and conformity TQ
reading: A Hoax Most Cruel

HW:
review and process notes

THE WAR | Preview | PBS

This film premieres this Sunday on OPB. I can't wait to watch this!

September 21

Adv. US History
Focus:
French and Indian War

CW:
notes: mid-century challenge and social conflict
oral reports

HW:
STUDY!!!!!!!!!

September 20

Adv. US History
Focus:
Enlightenment and the Great Awakening

CW:
notes
library research and group time

HW:
read pp. 121-30
***EXAM 1 ON MONDAY***
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Psychology (20-21)
Focus: Social Pscyh

CW:
reading: can a black name affect job prospects?
illusory correlation
discuss social psych TQ
schema activities

HW:
TQ--obedience and compliance

Amistad - Theatrical Trailer

September 19

Adv. US History
Focus:
Mid-Atlantic Colonies

CW:
discussion of "Roots"
notes: Mid-Atlantic Colonies--Towards a New Society
return/discuss analytical essays
formation of groups for Thursday

HW:
read pp. 112-15; 118-21

September 18

Adv. US History
Focus:
Slavery in the New World

CW:
notes: New Politics of Empire
finish Roots
discussion of video
Exam 1 test prep handout

HW:
read pp. 105-12
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Psychology (18-19)
Focus: Social Psych

CW:
finish discussion of prejudice from TQ
video clip and reading: looting in New Orleans
small group discussion-- IAT
large group discussion
reading: illusory correlation
reading: can a black name affect job prospects?

HW:
Social Psych TQ II--schemas

September 17

Adv. US History
Focus:
Slavery in the New World

CW:
hand in analytical essays
notes: Imperial Slave economy
video: Roots-- notes on video

HW:
read pp. 93-98
**EXAM 1 IN ONE WEEK!**

The Assassination of Jesse James (Trailer)

I really love all of the comments about Pocahantas. As we all know, Hollywood loves to make movies out of history. The question is this, does the movie version of history align itself with "real" history?

I am looking forward to this movie.

**PSYCH STUDENTS**

If you were absent either Thursday or Friday, here's the link to the article you are required to read over the weekend:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27067-2005Jan21.html

Here's the link for more IAT tests on a variety of topics:
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html

Please post your results and analysis of your results. Have a great weekend everybody!

Adv. US History students

Check out this link on the differences between Disney's version of the Pocahantas story and the real Pocahantas story:

http://pocahontas.morenus.org/

Post your thoughts about the myth and reality of this story. In order to obtain particiaption points you must offer some critical analysis about the Pochahantas story. Please avoid comments like this-- That's neat.

Thanks and have a great weekend.

September 14

Adv. US History
Focus:
Settling the New World

CW:
finish video discussion of 500 Nations
notes: The Politics of Empire
writing a history essay

HW:
read pp. 76-80; 84-93
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Psychology (14; 17)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
read intro-- p. 581
discuss Social Psych TQ
reading: The Illusory Corelation
Hurricane Katrina: race, class, and looting
video clip and discussion

HW:
take the IAT (see link below)
reading on the IAT

September 13

Adv. US History
Focus:
Settling the New World

CW:
return RQ #2
notes: The Indians of the New World
video: 500 Nations---"Invasion of the Coast"
discussion of video

HW:
read pp. 70-76

**PSYCH STUDENTS***

Please take some time to take the implicit association test:

http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/

After you have taken this assessment, please post your results in the comment section with some analysis of your results.

September 12

Adv. US History
Focus:
Settling the New World

CW:
finish John Smith activity
notes: Puritan New England
Salem Witchcraft Simulation
discussion: What is Terrorrism?

HW:
read pp. 61-66
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Psychology (12-13)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
review previous notes
case study: Billy
read intro to Social Pscyh (p. 581)
discuss Social Pscyh TQ

HW:
TBA

September 11

Adv. US History

Focus:

Settling the New World

CW:

notes: First English Colonial Model: Tobacco and Settlers

historical case study/investigation: John Smith--History or Hoax

HW:

read pp. 56-61 in text

reading: What is terrorism

***IMPORTANT DATE***EXAM ONE--9-24-07

September 10

Adv. US History
Focus:
Settling the New World

CW:
collect forms
discuss reading quizzes
share top ten historical events and collect
notes: Imperial Conflicts and Rival Colonial Models
coin exercise--begin thinking like historians
ERCA survey (if time)

HW:
read from the text-- 48-56
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Psychology (10-11)
Focus:
Goals of Psych and 5 Major approaches to Psych

CW:
return forms
values walk
notes: goals of Psych and 5 major approaches

HW:
Social Psych TQ
visit class website

September 7

IB US History
Focus:
Settling the New World

CW:
return forms
discussion of Zinn reading
examination of bias
10 Major events that shaped US History

HW:
read pp. 40-41; 44-48 in the textbook
get forms signed

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