The End is Now

Well, what a year it's been. 12 unit exams, one Internal Assessment, one Oral History Project, and a whole lot of history. I hope you enjoy your summer break and come back ready to finish out your high school career at THS. I'm up for a matinee of Public Enemies if you guys are. I will post information about that on the blog as the time approaches. Until then, keep it real.

IB DIPLOMA CANDIDATES!!!

PLEASE TURN IN YOUR EE CONTRACT TO TESCHNER BY TOMORROW!!!!

YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE AN EE IN HISTORY IF YOU DO NOT GET THIS FORM IN BY TOMORROW!!

OJ Simpson Trial--IB US History

If you were absent today, you need to watch this film. Information from the film MAY APPEAR on your final exam.

Were you aware that President Lincoln was a "freak"?

Rodney King Beating in LA--1991

1992: LA Riots-- Happened as a result of the not guilty verdicts of the LA police officers who beat King. The following video shows the brutal beating a truck driver named Reginald Denny. Mr. Denny was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Franklin High Student Accepted to MIT

Don't be a grade-grubber; work to maximize deep understanding. Ever since, "I focus on trying to retain the material and really learn it," he says, "not so much on getting an A."

Read more here.

End of the year schedule for US History

Tuesday (6/9)
Focus:
1980s

CW:
notes: Reagan-Bush Years (double notes)

HW:
Text pp. 927-36

Wed. (6/10)
Focus:
1990s-2000

CW:
notes: Clinton presidency
video: OJ Simpson trial (Frontline online)

HW:
test prep

Thurs. (6/11)
Focus:
War on Terror

CW:
9/11 documentary

HW:
test prep

Fri. (6/12)
Focus:
War on Terror

CW:
discussion: Iraq War
video: Bad Voodoo's War

HW:
test prep

Mon. (6/15)
Focus:
Current issues

CW:
reading: use of torture in interrogations
top 10 historical events

HW:
test prep

Tues. (6/16)
Focus:

CW:
review game

HW:
test prep

Wed. (6/17)

FINAL EXAM

June 8--THE PENULTIMATE WEEK OF SCHOOL!

Adv. US History
Focus:
1970s America

CW:
notes: Politics in the Wake of Watergate
video: 1976-80

HW:
Text pp. 908-12
FINAL EXAM IS WED. JUNE 17
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Psychology
Focus:
Abnormal Psych

CW:
finish showing Obsessed
rest of the week: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

HW:
prep for final exam
A: Mon. June 15
B: Tues. June 16

65th Anniversary of D-Day

Heroic tale.

June 5--GRADUATION DAY!!!

Psychology (5; 8)
Focus:
Abnormal Psych

CW:
return/discuss Unit 5 exam
video: Obsessed

HW:
study for final exam
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Adv. US History
Focus:
1970s

CW:
notes: Reform and Reaction in the 1970s
Title IX and high school sports
article and discussion

HW:
Text pp. 899-904

Adv. US History

Focus:
1970s

CW:
notes: An Economy of Diminished Expectations
graded discussion: Watergate

HW:
Tex t pp. 887-89; 892-99

The future is now, and it's neon! If you're looking for a fun and fast workout to burn off those "chicken" sandwiches from the cafeteria, look no further!

June 3

Adv. US History
Focus:
Vietnam War

CW:
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

HW:
Text pp. 884-87
Watergate Graded Discussion questions
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Psychology (3-4)
Focus:


CW:
final exam for seniors
Unit 5 exam for juniors

HW:
juniors: prepare for final exam

Adv. US History

Focus:
Vietnam-Nixon

CW:
notes: legacy of Vietnam
discussion: was Vietnam a just war?
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notes: the Nixon Years

HW:
Text pp.884-87**
**DUE THURSDAY

June 1

Psychology (1-2)
Focus:
Abnormal Psych

CW:
review

HW:
STUDY FOR EXAM
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Adv. US History
Focus:
Vietnam War

CW:
notes: The Long Road Home
video: Hugh Thompson and My Lai Massacre

HW:
Text pp. 880-83

Psychology (1-2)