HONORS US HISTORY STUDENTS--UPDATED

Test prep sheet #1



Please make sure you have the Constitution Scavenger Hunt completed by tomorrow. Don't have your book, here's a link for the US Constitution. 

Here's the Scavenger Hunt.  

FRIDAY--JANUARY 30

Honors US History
EQ:
What factors/events helped shape the Constitution during the Critical Period?(1781-87)

CW:
seating chart
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brief discussion regarding the causes and effects of the American Revolution
notes: Creating New Institutions (1776-87)
Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion (1786-87)
Drafting the Constitution:
Constitutional Convention (summer of 1787)
discuss Constitutional Scavenger Hunt 
Electoral College 101


HW:
Text pp. 209-10
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US History
EQ:
What were the cultural, political, and economic impacts of American slavery?

CW:
America Now PPT
US Constitution and slavery
discuss slave work discussion questions
slavery fact sheet and discussion
video clips from Many Rivers DVD:

• Rise of the Cotton Kingdom
• Implements of control
• handout: Missouri Compromise of 1820
  video clip (The Abolitionists):
• handout and video clip: Nat Turner's Rebellion--1831 
• life of free blacks and dehumanization of African Americans
• myth of the happy slave reading

HW:
Review notes

THURSDAY--JANUARY 29

Honors US History
EQ:
What factors/events helped shape the Constitution?

CW:
Constitution Scavenger Hunt (use the Constitution in the back of your book)
John Adams episode: "Join or Die"

HW:
see Wednesday's agenda for HW reading
Focus on Articles of Confederation, Federalists vs. Antifederalists, and the various compromises that were involved in the creation of the Constitution in 1787. 
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US History
EQ:
What were the cultural, social, and economic effects of slavery?

CW:
Unchained Memories
Slave Work reading

HW:
finish slave work reading

HONORS US HISTORY STUDENTS

BRING YOUR BOOKS TOMORROW. LAST DAY. I PROMISE. 

THE HOMEWORK READING IS NOT DUE UNTIL FRIDAY. READ CAREFULLY. EXPECT A QUIZ. 

ALL HISTORY STUDENTS

This is what happens when you don't pay attention in history class and end up traveling through time. Sigh.


 

WEDNESDAY--JANUARY 28

Honors US History
EQ:
How does one study history?


CW:
turn in parent signatures
seating chart
primary vs. secondary source activity ($10K)
John Smith investigation and video clip from The New World
reading/taking notes docs
small group activity: how to read your textbook

HW:
Text pp. 196-205; 208
reading begins with The Articles of Confederation
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US History
EQ:
How does one study history?

CW:
turn in parent signatures
seating chart
primary vs. secondary source activity ($10K)
John Smith investigation and video clip from The New World
reading/taking notes docs
small group activity: how to read your textbook

HW:
Slave Work reading
Answer questions with reading

TUESDAY--JANUARY 27--SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS!!

US History/HONORS US HISTORY
EQ:
What is History?

CW:
intros
course outline and general course expectations
class discussion
film consent form
five minute history of the United States
discuss the following quote: "History is not the past. History is an argument of the past."John Smith historical investigation: John Smith and Pocahantas
writing assignment

HW:
GET PARENT SIGNATURES ON FORMS 
HONORS STUDENTS: BRING YOUR BOOKS TO CLASS TOMORROW!

POSTING COMMENTS ON THE BLOG--SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS

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Here's how to post a comment on the blog:
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This blog will tell you what is going on in class everyday. I will also post videos and links to articles that you may view and read. Commenting will only increase your overall participation grade. The blog IS NOT the forum to discuss your class grade or to complain about classwork, tests, etc. Thanks and enjoy!

WEDNESDAY

US History (both classes)


CW:
9/11 hijackers
video clips from 9/11 documentary
United 93

HW:
STUDY FOR FINAL EXAM

HONORS--FINAL EXAM IS TOMORROW
US HISTORY--FINAL EXAM IS FRIDAY
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Psych (21-22)


FINAL EXAM

TUESDAY--JANUARY 20

US History and Honors US History
EQ:
How did Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter impact the presidency?

CW:
FORD--->CARTER POWERPOINT NOTES--IT'S A BIG FILE
1976 presidential results
Carter presidency: 1977--1981
Part II of DVD:
Carter ppt
Human rights foreign policy (6:42--11:51)
economic crisis and floundering as president: (14:45--17:39)
Camp David Peace Accords: (27:20--29:50)
Domestic malaise speech: (30:00--42:13)
Iranian Hostage Crisis: (52:22--56:01); (1:01:28--1:03:00)
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War on Terror:
WTC Attack--1993 
American embassies bombed in Kenya
USS Cole attacked

HW:
REVIEW NOTES FOR FINAL EXAM
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Psych


CW:
FINAL EXAMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

FINALS WEEK UPDATE

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT OUT TO BRIDGEPORT TODAY TO SEE SELMA. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE FILM. 

ALL US HISTORY STUDENTS, PLEASE CHECK THURSDAY'S AGENDA FOR YOUR HOMEWORK READING ASSIGNMENT. BOTH CLASSES WILL COVER THE FORD AND CARTER PRESIDENCIES ON TUESDAY. 

HONORS STUDENTS, EXPECT A READING QUIZ. IT WILL BEY OUR FINAL READING QUIZ OF THE SEMESTER. 

PSYCH STUDENTS: THE A CLASS WILL TAKE THE FINAL EXAM ON WEDNESDAY. THE B CLASS WILL GO ON THURSDAY. 

HONOR US HISTORY, YOUR FINAL EXAM IS THURSDAY. US HISTORY, YOUR FINAL EXAM IS THIS FRIDAY. SEE YOU ALL ON TUESDAY. NO LATE START DURING FINALS WEEK. 

THURSDAY--JANUARY 15

US History
EQ:
How did Richard Nixon impact the presidency?

CW:
SELMA EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT 
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fight against the ERA
President Nixon ppt
Nixon's Enemies List
Watergate timeline
Watergate summary
Nixon being real
"Rose Mary lean"
Ford presidency
confronting racism/segregration in the North:
video clips:
Boston busing--1974
Boston today

HW:
Text pp. 1018-1023
Begin at the Carter Years

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Honors US History
EQ:
How did Richard Nixon impact the presidency?

CW:
SELMA EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT
video clip/reading: The Feminine Mystique and the problem with no name (from 1964 DVD)
the sexual revolution (handout) and the women's liberation movement  (use women's lib docs)
video clips:
1. Makers DVD--sexual revoluation--episode #2 (10:45--12:00-ish)
2.  clip: Princeton Mom
3. America pre-Roe vs. Wade (14:00--20:00-ish)
4. Fight against the ERA
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President Nixon ppt
Nixon's Enemies List
Watergate timeline handout
Watergate summary
Nixon being real
"Rose Mary lean"
Ford presidency


HW:
Text pp. 899-904
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Psych (15-16)


CW:
Unit 5 exam


HW:
REVIEW NOTES FOR FINAL EXAM!

WEDNESDAY--JANUARY 14

US History
EQ:
Has the women’s movement for equality in the United States become a reality or remained a dream?

CW:
finish Rescue Dawn
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notes/discussion:

video clip/reading: The Feminine Mystique and the problem with no name (from 1964 DVD)
the sexual revolution (handout) and the women's liberation movement  (use women's lib docs)
video clips:
1. Makers DVD--sexual revoluation--episode #2 (10:45--12:00-ish)
2. America pre-Roe vs. Wade (14:00--20:00-ish)
discuss: fight for the ERA
video clip: Princeton Mom
Title IX and women's sports

HW:
Text pp. 1008-1013
Watergate break-in
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Honors US History
EQ:
How did America end the Vietnam War?

CW:
1967: anti-war movement grows in strength
video clip: sit-in at Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison against Dow Chemical Company
controversy surrounding the draft
 Dec. 1969--Draft lottery
1968:
Tet Offensive--turning point in the war
video clips from LBJ video on Tet and Walter Cronkite's report
March 1968--LBJ announces he will not seek the Democratic nomination
June 1968: RFK killed in Los Angeles
funeral train to Arlington National Cemetary
Aug.--chaos at the Democratic Convention in Chicago
Nixon elected--Nov. 1968
notes/video clips: Mr. Nixon's War (23:00--40:13)
secret invasion of Cambodia--1970------> Kent State Massacre
1971: Vets turn against the war
John Kerry's speech before Congress
NY Times vs. US--Pentagon Papers handout
1973: War ends
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Legacy of the Vietnam War:
POW handout
War's impact on civilians
Agent Orange
last 12 minutes of Dear America

HW:
Text pp. 880--86

TUESDAY--JAN. 13

US History
EQ:

CW:
Vietnam War quiz
Rescue Dawn

HW:
Text pp. 982-86
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Honors US History
EQ:
How did the Vietnam War impact the American people and American soldiers? 


CW:
fighting in Vietnam (use PPT slide from history website)
booby traps in Vietnam
discussion: A System of Suffering--body count; MGR;
video clip from Dear America--Search and Destroy Mission
video clips from My Lai documentary


HW:
Text pp. 856-59
reading stops at The Rise of the Counterculture
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Psych (13-14)
EQ:
How do mental disorders impact human behavior?

CW:
Kip Kinkel doc

HW:
REVIEW NOTES FOR UNIT EXAM!!
UNIT EXAM WILL BE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY!

MONDAY

US History
EQ:
How did the U.S. end the Vietnam War and what is the legacy of the war?

CW:
video:
Hugh Thompson returns to My Lai
1968 presidential election: Nixon vs. Humphrey vs. Wallace
Nixon sabotaged peace negotiations
Chaos at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago
Ballad of the Green Beret-1966 vs. Fortunate Son--1969
reading: Nixon's Silent Majority Speech
notes/video clips: Mr. Nixon's War (23:00--40:13)
secret invasion of Cambodia--1970------> Kent State Massacre
anti-war movement becomes radicalized: The Weather Underground
(35:53---44:00-ish)
John Kerry's speech before Congress--1971
NY Times vs. US--Pentagon Papers handout
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Legacy of the Vietnam War:
POW handout
War's impact on civilians handout
Agent Orange
last 12--19 mins of Dear America

HW:
 review notes
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Honors US History
EQ:
Why did the U.S. launch military actions in Vietnam?

CW:
notes: Into the Quagmire: 1945-66:
origins of US involvement in Vietnam
US policy in Vietnam under JFK:
Buddhist Monk self-immolation
video clip: JFK orders the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem (1:37:00---1:40:18)
US policy in Vietnam under LBJ
1:15:00--1:21:48
Vietnam War timeline up to President Johnson--primary docs
historical investigation: What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin? (Gulf of Tonkin docs)
(15:00---17:54; 30:00--40:00)
Ballad of the Green Beret
anti-war protests begin: (52:55---59:58)
credibility gap: (1:08:00--1:18:00)

HW:
 Reading: A System of Suffering

FRIDAY--JANUARY 9

US History
EQ:
How did the Vietnam War affect American citizens and soldiers?

CW:
video:
My Lai (YOU CAN FIND THIS VIDEO AT THE TIGARD PUBLIC LIBRARY)

HW:
Text pp. 960-67
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Honors US History
EQ:
What was President Johnson's Great Society?

CW:
Civil Rights quiz
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background information on LBJ
handout: The Johnson Treatment
The State of America in 1964
LBJ ordering pants
May 4, 1964--LBJ's vision of a Great Society (clip from 1964 DVD)
1964 presidential election:
Daisy Ad
results
LBJ declared war on poverty
Great Society programs handout
War on Poverty today
discussion questions on poverty
American Winter (if time)

HW:
Text pp. 850-56
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Psych (9; 12)
EQ:
How does mental illness impact human behavior?

CW:
discuss: mood disorders and ECT
bi-polar disorder handout and video clip
ECT video clip
video clip: living with depression (from DVD)
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discuss schizophrenia and examine from schizophrenia handout (in packet)
video clips:
schizophrenia (from VHS tape)
childhood schizophrenia
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discuss:
psychopaths and psychopathic behavior
psychopath test
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discuss conduct disorder and school shooters
video clips:
characteristics of school shooters
Newtown shooting
final report on Adam Lanza

HW:
STUDY FOR UNIT EXAM
UNIT EXAM NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

THURSDAY

US History
EQ:
How did the Vietnam War impact the American people and American soldiers?

CW:
fighting in Vietnam (use PPT slide from history website)
booby traps in Vietnam 
discussion: A System of Suffering--body count; MGR;
video clip from Dear America--Search and Destroy Mission
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1967: anti-war movement grows in strength
video clip: sit-in at Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison against Dow Chemical Company
controversy surrounding the draft
video clip: avoiding the draft
Dec. 1969--draft lottery established
video clip: draft lottery
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Jan 1968:
Tet Offensive--turning point in the war
video clips from LBJ video on Tet and Walter Cronkite's report
March 1968--LBJ announces he will not seek the Democratic nomination
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HW:
Text pp. 960-67
DUE MONDAY
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Honors US History
EQ:
How did JFK impact the presidency?

CW:
background info on JFK
video clip: JFK's inaugural address
JFK ppt
November 22, 1963

HW:
CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE--DETAILED
review notes for quiz
reflect on questions about poverty in America

WEDNESDAY--JANUARY 7

US History
EQ:
Why did the U.S. intervene in SE Asia?

CW:
notes: Into the Quagmire: 1945-66:
origins of US involvement in Vietnam
US policy in Vietnam under JFK:
video clip: JFK orders the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem (JFK DVD--1:37:00---1:40:18)
Buddhist monk self-immolation in Saigon
US policy in Vietnam under LBJ:
1:15:00--1:21:48--(LBJ DVD Part 2)
discussion: What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin?
video clip: 1:32:00---1:39:46 (part 2)
President Johnson escalates US involvement: Part 4 of DVD (15:00---17:54; 30:00--40:00)
anti-war protests begin: (52:55---59:58)
credibility gap: (1:08:00--1:18:00)

HW:
A System of Suffering Reading
EXPECT A READING CLASS NEXT CLASS 
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Honors US History
EQ:
How effective was the CRM in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
1964-65
Civil Rights Act of 1964--see handout
Selma Campaign--Dallas County Alabama
Daily Show-Voter ID laws today
1966-67:
March Against Fear in Mississippi and Black Power (from Many Rivers...)
Stokely Carmichael reading: What We Want
Black Panther Party--Oakland-Bobby Seale and Huey Newton (From Many Rivers and clip from EOTP)
1968
April 3, 1968--Dr. King's last speech in Memphis, TN
April 4, 1968--Dr. King assassinated
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clips from Many Rivers on the state of African Americans today

HW:
Text pp. 830-36
PAY ATTENTION TO JFK'S INTERACTIONS WITH CUBA
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Psych (7-8)
EQ:
How does mental illness impact human behavior?

CW:
discuss the DSM; diagnosing Mr. Smith activity
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discuss: anxiety disorders
Dan Harris' panic attack on live TV
examine the handout on OCD; reading--living with OCD
video clip: Howie Mandel--living with OCD
video clip: perfectionism
clips from Dateline VHS on OCD treatment
children of hoarders
clips from Oprah episode on severe OCD

HW:
COMPLETE ALL OF THE READING GUIDE
FINAL HW CHECK OF THE SEMESTER WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT CLASS
YOU HAVE A TOTAL 220 POSSIBLE POINTS LEFT IN THE SEMESTER
20= HW check
100=Unit 5 exam
100=comprehensive final exam

TUESDAY

US History
EQ:
Did LBJ's Great Society programs fulfill their promises?

CW:
background on LBJ
handout: The Johnson Treatment
LBJ ordering pants
vision: "Out FDR FDR"
The State of America in 1964
May 4, 1964--LBJ's vision of a Great Society (clip from 1964 DVD)
1964 presidential election:
Daisy Ad
results
LBJ declares war on poverty--Jan. 8, 1965
Great Society programs handout
video clip: War on Poverty today
discussion questions on poverty
-----------------American Winter (if time)

HW:
read 30:1 on the Vietnam War
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Honors US History
EQ:
How effective was the CRM in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
Aug. 28, 1963--The March on Washington
Sept. 15, 1963: 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, AL
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Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam
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1964:
Freedom Summer Project in Mississippi
video clips from Freedom Summer DVD and History Channel DVD on the disappearance of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney
voter education project handout
MFDP and Fannie Lou Hamer

HW:
Text pp. 830-36
DUE THURSDAY

MONDAY'S SCHEDULE

THERE ARE ONLY 14 DAYS LEFT IN THE SEMESTER. KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN POINTS AS THE SEMESTER COMES TO AN END. MAKE EVERY POINT COUNT!!

US History
EQ:
What were the major events of the Kennedy administration?

CW:
REVIEW NOTES
finish JFK powerpoint
Nov. 22, 1963 and video clips

HW:
read 28:3 from textbook
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Honors US History
EQ:
How effective was the civil rights movement in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
brief review
Little Rock 9 integrate Central HS--1957
Feb. 1960--Greensboro 4 and the sit-in movement; creation of SNCC
May 1961--Freedom Rides
(showing first 30-40 minutes; Fisk students enter the rides: 46:12--54:41; Montgomery Riot: 1:04:00--1:12:12; Parchman, MS: 1:30:00---1:52:00)
Birmingham Campaign--spring of 1963
June 11, 1963--death of Medgar Evers and JFK's speech calling for a civil rights bill
Aug. 28, 1963--The March on Washington
Sept. 15, 1963: 16th Street Church Bombing in Birmingham, AL

HW:
finish civil rights reading and REVIEW NOTES
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Psych (5-6)
EQ:
How do mental disorders impact human behavior?

CW:
Unit 5 study guide
review characteristics of PTSD
video clip: Andrew Pogany's experience in Iraq
(section 2 of the video--Psychological Impact of Combat--8:31---14:35)
 video: Wartorn

HW:
complete the anxiety disorders section of your reading guide

ALL STUDENTS

I HOPE YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS FLORIDA STATE FAN ABOUT RETURNING TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. 

CHECK THE BLOG LATER TODAY FOR UPDATES ABOUT NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND.