Wednesday--THANKSGIVING BREAK!

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
Unit 4 exam

HW:
Text pp. 368-76--DUE TUESDAY
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McPherson from the READER--pp. 3-5; 47-64 from Battle Cry of Freedom--DUE WEDNESDAY
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Psych (27; Dec. 3)
Focus:


CW:
Unit 3 exam


HW:
pp 1-2 of the RG for Sleep and Dreams

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. SEE YOU IN DECEMBER.

MOVIE NEWS!!

Looks like a certain American history teacher will be updating his DVD collection in a few years.

Tuesday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
small group discussions:
reparations
honoring slavery

HW:
STUDY/REVIEW FOR UNIT EXAM

Monday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
video: Abolitionists--first 35 minutes
discussion: reparations for slavery
small group discussion: honoring/remembering slavery activity

HW:
Text pp. 368-76
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Psych (25-26)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
discuss: behavior in crowds
deindividuation
anonymous action activity
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Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development activities
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new seating chart

HW:
STUDY/REVIEW FOR UNIT EXAM

HISTORY STUDENTS

Here are my thoughts for essay #1:
 When answering this question, please support your thesis with STRONG EVIDENCE. Avoid simply summarizing various events from Jackson's presidency; I want ANALYSIS about Jackson's presidency.
You need to answer the essay with at least three events from Jackson's presidency. For each event, explain if Jackson's actions as president were ones that either supported democracy and the rule of law or were actions that subverted democracy and the rule of law. 

Feel free to email me your outlines and/or your questions for any of the essays. Have a great weekend. 

Friday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
discussion: 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination 
notes: The Slave South: an interpretation
Roots

HW:
reparations reading/questions

WATCH--THINK--PARTICIPATE

Thursday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
notes: The Proslavery Argument Revisited
myth of the happy slave reading/cartoon
video clip: myth of the happy slave (clip begins a 29:37)
reading/discussion: What was the true nature of slavery?
return Part D of the IA
Roots (if time)

HW:
Eugene Genovese reading from the reader--very helpful for essay #3
READING TIPS:
1. Genovese was a neo-Marxist--this reading views slavery from a communist perspective
2. Look closely at how Genovese describes the economic problems of the South that were caused by slavery.
3. Examine how slaveholders viewed those who were critical of slavery.
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Psych (21-22)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
Unit 3 study guide
discuss Jonestown documentary
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discuss the reasons why people help and or don't help others
reading: model of bystander behavior
video clips:
1. man pushed in front of NYC subway train
2. bystander effect #1
3. bystander effect #2
readings:
Murder of Kitty Genovese
The Tire Iron and the Tamale
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discuss group membership and reasons for the formations of groups
groups at THS
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Group behavior and deindividuation (if time)

HW:
study/review notes

I just found one of Nora's Christmas gifts.

Psych students

If you were absent when this film was shown in class Tuesday-Wednesday, here you go:

Wednesday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
test prep sheet #4
notes: A Troublesome Property
historical investigation: Was Nat Turner a Madman or a Hero?
video clip: Nat Turner's Rebellion (clip begins at 26:37)

HW:
R. Morrow reading from the READER: The Proslavery Argument revisited

STUDENTS---READ--THINK--PARTICIPATE

There's a famous quote about the importance of learning from history that goes something like this:

"Those who forget the past are doomed to look like idiots." Or something like that. Look no further than this. Sigh.

Taking a break from slavery

I would pay to see this in the theater:

Tuesday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
PCC registration information
150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
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notes: The Black Slave Driver
small group activity: New Perspectives on Slavery

HW:
READER: A Troublesome Property by Kenneth Stammp
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Psych (19-20)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
Jonestown

HW:
finish RG

HISTORY STUDENTS

  

Students, choose your own adventure on the Underground Railroad! Please post your results in the comments section! 

Monday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Slavery in America

CW:
turn in Part D of the IA
notes: The Slave South: a distinctive society
reading/discussion: secondary and primary perspectives on slavery
video clips:
clip from Many Rivers to Cross (12:49-26:09)
video clip: Louis Hughes' family tragedy

HW:
Reader: The Black Slave Driver
Randall Miller

HISTORY STUDENTS

I hope your weekend has treated you well so far. I thought I would give you a few helpful reminders about Part D:

1. Approach Part D like a unit exam essay. Place your investigation in its historical context and then focus on two-three points for analysis. 

2. PLEASE DO NOT SIMPLY REPEAT ALL OF YOUR FACTS FROM PART B. 

3. EDIT. EDIT. EDIT. EDIT. EDIT. EDIT. EDIT. Avoid losing points from your overall grade for grammar. Have someone else read your analysis. 

Finally, enjoy this sketch from The Ben Stiller Show:

Friday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
notes: The Women's Rights Movement Begins!
readings: Angelina Grimke's Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
Declaration of Sentiments
cult of domesticity
video clip: political struggles for women in the present (from "Miss Representation"--16:00--23:00)

HW:
PART D OF THE IA IS DUE ON MONDAY
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Psych (15; 18)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
revisit the concept of obedience
video clips:
marrying a stranger
obeying a man in uniform
McDonald's incident in Kentucky
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obedience and the power of the situation:
video: Stanford Prison experiment
Abu Gharib Prison in Iraq
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cults 101 handout
video clip: David Koresh

HW:
Finish RG/essay prep/review notes

Thursday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
notes: transcendentalism
IA work in the library computer lab--Part D

HW:
Text pp. 358-59; 362-64

Wednesday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
participation evaluation
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return Part C of the IA
instructions for Part D of the IA
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notes:

• Democrats and Whigs: Van Buren Presidency--1836-40 (early labor union activity and Panic of 1837)
• Election of 1840--Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!
• Transcendentalism (if time)

HW:
outline Part D of the IA
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Psych (13-14)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
discussion: conformity--what? why?
video clips:
gender conformity
Asch's line experiment
dangerous conformity
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discussion: compliance
video clip: foot-in-the-door video clip
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discussion: Milgram experiment
video clips:
Dr. Zimbardo on the Milgram experiment
2009 version of the Milgram experiment

HW:
review notes

START OF SECOND QUARTER--Tuesday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
small group activity: 
three small groups will devise a list of important PEOPLE, POLICIES/LAWS/SUPREME COURT DECISION, and EVENTS from 1775-1836. 
 new seating chart
return old work
return/discuss Part C of the IA
participation self-evaluation
notes: Rise of the Whigs and the Van Buren presidency

HW:
review WH Harrison and John Tyler presidencies
Text pp. 342-45

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HISTORY, SORT OF.

The holiday season is right around the corner, so if you're looking for a gift to get your bike loving teacher, look no further!




HISTORY STUDENTS, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR NOTES FOR THE ENTIRE QUARTER WITH YOU TOMORROW FOR A CLASS ACTIVITY. 

SEE YOU ALL SECOND QUARTER! 

'Sup History students?

Hello five people that check the blog. Feel free to pass this information on to the "students" who don't check the blog. 

I need you to start thinking about Part D of your IA. Please read the information in your IA Handbook on Part D. We are in the lab for one whole period this Thursday and part of a period on Friday. Here are some helpful hints for Part D:

1. Think of your IA this way: Part B was where you placed the dots and Part D is where you will connect the dots. Part B contained the FACTS   Part D will be the WHY. You will write Part D much like you would a response to an essay question. You will provide the reader with ANALYSIS.

2. Don't forget to cite in Part D when it is called for (i.e., using information that is not your own). However, Part D should not have a ton of citations. 
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Regarding your homework this weekend:
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
READ CAREFULLY and  CRITICALLY
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REVIEW ALL NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR
REVIEW ALL NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR
REVIEW ALL NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR
REVIEW ALL NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR 
REVIEW ALL NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR
REVIEW ALL NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR 
REVIEW ALL NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR
REVIEW ALL NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR

Wednesday--END OF FIRST QUARTER!!

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
notes: Indian Removal in the Midwest and South
Indian Removal Act of 1830
reading/discussion: Indian removal: humanitarian solution to America's "Indian problem"?
reading: Cherokee Nation vs. the United States
video clips: Trail of Tears from "We Shall Remain"

HW:
Text pp. 330-35; 338
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Psych (6; 12)
Focus:
Social Psych

CW:
discussion: lack of racial diversity in the entertainment industry
current SNL cast
Kerry Washington cold opening
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discussion: sexism/gender equality in the media
Princess Rant
video clip: Miss Representation
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discuss: person perception--schemas, self-serving bias, actor-observer effect
person perception: Reggie Case Study

HW:
finish RG

Tuesday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
discussion: Can our republic withstand the power of a demagogue? 
notes: The Jackson Presidency (1828-36)
video clip: Jackson reinvented the presidency
readings/discussion from Digital History on Nullification and Bank War
video clip: Jackson vs. South Carolina over nullification (1:10:27-1:17:31)
video clip: Jackson battles against corporations
video clip: the Bank War

HW:
Reading: Blankets for the Dead
IF ABSENT, EMAIL ME FOR READING

Psych students

Psych students, take the IAT on race and post your results and YOUR PERSONAL REFLECTION on your results in the comments section.

Monday

Adv. US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era

CW:
return/discuss Unit 3 exams
preview Unit 4
notes: John Quincy Adams Administration

HW:
Text pp. 321-30
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Psych (4-5)
Focus:
Social Psych---Racism and Prejudice

CW:
discussion: Do you and your family ever discuss race?
discuss: Can a Black Name...?
video clips: racial prejudice
kids on race
racial stereotyping in action( bike theft)
shopping while black
racial stereotyping: car vandalism---Part Two is on same web page
video clip: A Class Divided--DVD
video clip: effects of racial bias
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religious prejudice:
Islamaphobia in action

HW:
review pages 3-4 of Reading Guide
examine ads for toys--look for ways that advertisers market to boys and girls

History Students

Just saw 12 Years a Slave. Wow. It was painful to watch at times but I found it to be the best film on American slavery ever made. For those of you who saw it, what did you think? How did the film leave you feeling? Please share your thoughts here.

HISTORY STUDENTS

ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT:
READING ASSIGNMENT IS 316-21 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK!


Part C is due at the start of class on Monday. Enough said.

Read carefully this weekend, your reading addresses John Quincy Adams' presidency and his attempts to unite the country economically. Pay close attention to those policies and the controversy surrounding his election.

If you require help with Part C, please consult your IA handbook and the one page handout I gave you this past week. Feel free to email me with your questions once you have done that. I will be out of the house Sunday afternoon from around 1:15 until 4:00. FYI. 

Have a good weekend. 

Friday

Adv. US History
Focus:


CW:
Unit 3 exam--ID terms

HW:
PART C OF IA
Text pp. 316-21***
REVISED READING ASSIGNMENT!!