MONDAY--JUNE 1

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


CW:
VIETNAM QUIZ!!
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President Nixon powerpoint
Watergate ppt
Nixon's Enemies List 
October 1973--Yom Kippur War oil embargo
Watergate timeline
Watergate summary
video clips: Watergate (beginning--26:00); White House tapes--39:04---41:05; aftermath--43:25--45:00



HW:
Text pp. 899--904
READ CAREFULLY!!
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

FRIDAY--MAY 29--SO LONG MAY!!

Honors/US History
EQ:
What was President Nixon's approach to ending the Vietnam War?

CW:
video: Hugh Thompson goes back to My Lai
big packet on Vietnam--timeline, anti-war movement, etc
Ballad of the Green Berets
Fortunate Son
Nov. 3, 1969-Silent Majority Speech (29:21--until video ends)
Nixon escalates the war and begins bringing troops back home
clip from Nixon DVD--secret bombings of Cambodia and Laos
May 4, 1970-Kent State Massacre
The Day Nixon Cracked
1971--Vets turn against the war:
John Kerry's speech before members of 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 15minutes of Dear America...

HW:
Text pp. 880-86
VIETNAM QUIZ ON MONDAY

THURSDAY--MAY 28

Honors US History
EQ:
What was the combat experience like in Vietnam for American soldiers?


CW:
fighting in Vietnam (use PPT slide from history website)
booby traps in Vietnam
discussion: A System of Suffering
video clips from Dear America-- combat soldiers; search and destroy mission
video clips from My Lai documentary
Hugh Thompson returns to My Lai

HW:
Text pp.870-73; 876
begin the reading at Nixon's War
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US History
HW:
Read pp. 960-67

WEDNESDAY--MAY 27

Honors US History/US History
EQ:
How did the Vietnam War impact events within the United States?

CW:
1967: anti-war movement grows on college campuses
clips on student protests against Dow Chemical at the University of Wisconsin
public opinion on Vietnam War
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1968: A Year of Shocks
clips from 1960s DVD:
January--Tet Offensive
March--LBJ announces he will not seek a second term
April--MLK assassinated
June--RFK murdered in Los Angeles
RFK's funeral train--NYC--->Arlington Nat'l Cemetery
Aug--violence at the Democratic Nat'l Convention in Chicago
Nov.--Richard Nixon wins the White House

HW:
A System of Suffering--SEE TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE FOR READING IF ABSENT

TUESDAY--MAY 26

Honors US History and US History
EQ:
What factors led to U.S. intervention in SE Asia?

CW:
notes: Into the Quagmire: 1945-66:
origins of US involvement in Vietnam--lecture and clips from 1960s DVD
U.S. policy in Vietnam under JFK
JFK orders the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Buddhist monk self-immolation in Saigon 
U.S. policy under LBJ--1963-66
1964: Gulf of Tonkin incident
March 1965--first American ground forces arrive in Vietnam
anti-war protests begin

HW:
A System of Suffering
DUE ON THURSDAY

FRIDAY--MAY 22

Honors US History
EQ:
What changes did women, Hispanics, and gay/lesbian Americans experience in the 1960s?

CW:
women's liberation:
read/discuss documents related to women's liberation
sexual revolution documents
video clips from 1960s DVD
clips from Makers on sexual revolution
Princeton Mom
Title IX and women's sports
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clip on Caesar Chavez from 1960s DVD
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clip on gay liberation movement--same

HW:
Text pp. 850-56
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US History


CW:
same

HW:
Read 30:1 from the textbook

THURSDAY--MAY 21

Honors US History
EQ:
What was President Johnson's Great Society?

CW:
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
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America's War on Poverty today:
discussion questions regarding poverty
2011:
Middle class families living in poverty
Homeless young people
Poor Kids
if time--Paycheck to Paycheck via HBOGo

HW:
Text pp. 865-66
Revival of Feminism---->The Long Road Home

WEDNESDAY--MAY 20

Honors US History
EQ:
What were the major events of the Kennedy administration?
How did the Kennedy assassination impact the nation?


CW:
Cuban Missile Crisis--Oct 1962--from ppt
Zapruder Film
JFK assassination--clips from 1960s video


HW:
Text pp.
840--Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society (first paragraph under blue heading)
pick up reading on page 842 under "Enacting the Liberal Agenda" and read until p. 846.
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US History


CW:
same as above


HW:
read 28:3

ABSENT HONORS US HISTORY STUDENTS FROM TODAY

HERE'S A GREAT LINK TO USE TO REVIEW FOR YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS QUIZ.

TUESDAY--MAY 19

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

CW:
1960 presidential election: the past vs. the future
TV changes the presidency--TV debates:
Bush Sr. checking his watch in 1992 
Admiral Stockdale--1992
VP Gore in Governor Bush's face in 2000
Rick Perry's "Oops"Moment--2011
JFK: Cold Warrior
JFK PPT and video clips from The 1960s DVD:
Berlin Crisis--1961
Bay of Pigs invasion--1961

HW:
Text pp.
840--Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society (first paragraph under blue heading)
pick up reading on page 842 under "Enacting the Liberal Agenda" and read until p. 846.
DUE WEDNESDAY
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US History


SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT FOR READING HOMEWORK
READ 28:3

MONDAY--MAY 18

HONORS STUDENTS: CIVIL RIGHTS QUIZ ON TUESDAY--25 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WORTH TWO POINTS EACH

Honors US History
EQ:
What is the state of black America post-Civil Rights Movement?

CW:
clips from Central HS 50 Years Later--HBO
clips from Many Rivers
Michelle's Obama speech on racism
reading from Black America--in documents
Saving Central
Suppressing the vote

HW:
review notes for quiz
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US History
EQ:


CW:
Unit 6 exam


HW:
read 28:1

FRIDAY--MAY 15

Honors US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam (see Malcolm X handout in civil rights packet)
clips from EOTP
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August 1965: 
Watts Riots in LA
Dick Gregory on the Watts Riots
late 1965--Dr. King goes to Chicago--from 1960s DVD
1966-67
reading: What We Want
video clip: Black Power/Stokely Carmichael (from Many Rivers)
1967:
urban unrest in Newark, NJ--1960s DVD
1968: rise of the Black Panther Party--Oakland, CA (clip from Eyes on the Prize)
April 4, 1968--Dr. King murdered in Memphis, TN--1960s DVD

HW:
REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING
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US History
EQ:
What is the state of black America after the civil rights movement?

CW:
reading: white privilege from the civil rights documents
clips from Many Rivers
Michelle's Obama speech on racism
reading from Black America--in documents
Nightly Show on Ferguson 
Saving Central
Suppressing the vote

HW:
review notes
UNIT 6 EXAM ON MONDAY

THURSDAY--MAY 14

Honors US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
1964:
LBJ signs the Civil Rights Act
Freedom Summer--Mississippi
discuss VEP from Civil Rights documents 
video clips:
1964:
LBJ signs the Civil Rights Act
Freedom Summer--Mississippi
discuss VEP from Civil Rights documents 
clips from 1960s DVD
disappearance/murder of Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney
MS prepares for invasion
clip from Freedom Summer DVD--MFDP--1:23:--1:31:00/:136:00
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1965: Selma Campaign for voting rights 
clips from 1960s DVD
Feb. 18--Jimmy Lee Jackson shot and beaten
scene from "Selma"
March 7, 1965--Bloody Sunday--DVD
clip from "Selma"
March 9, 1965--Turnaround Tuesday--clip from Selma
James Reeb's vicious attack
March 13--Gov. Wallace and President Johnson meet in the Oval Office for three hours
clip from Selma
March 15 1965--President Johnson calls for a Voting Rights Act --1960s DVD
March to Montgomery---March 25, 1965--1960s DVD

HW:
REVIEW NOTES
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US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam (see Malcolm X handout in civil rights packet)
clips from EOTP
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August 1965: 
Watts Riots in LA
Dick Gregory on the Watts Riots
late 1965--Dr. King goes to Chicago--from 1960s DVD
1966-67
reading: What We Want
video clip: Black Power/Stokely Carmichael (from Many Rivers)
1967:
urban unrest in Newark, NJ--1960s DVD
1968: rise of the Black Panther Party--Oakland, CA (clip from Eyes on the Prize)
April 4, 1968--Dr. King murdered in Memphis, TN--1960s DVD

HW:
review notes

WEDNESDAY--MAY 13

Honors US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
1962:
James Meredith accepted at Ole Miss
Albany, GA campaign by SCLC and SNCC
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1963:
Project C and the Children's Campaign in Birmingham--April-May 1963
Letter from the Birmingham Jail
June
Governor Wallace's stand at the schoolhouse door
JFK's speech on civil rights
Medgar Evers murdered
August 28, 1963: March on Washington
Sept. 15, 1963: 16th Street Church bombing in Birmingham
clip from Selma

HW:
ABSENT STUDENTS!!--READ THIS
Freedom Summer reading

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US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
1964:
LBJ signs the Civil Rights Act
Freedom Summer--Mississippi
discuss VEP from Civil Rights documents 

clips from 1960s DVD
disappearance/murder of Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney
MS prepares for invasion
bodies found--1:12:00--1:19:50
clip from Freedom Summer DVD--MFDP--1:23:--1:31:00/:136:00
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1965: Selma Campaign for voting rights 
clips from 1960s DVD
Feb. 18--Jimmy Lee Jackson beaten and shot--dies eight days later
March 7, 1965--Bloody Sunday--DVD
clip from "Selma"
March 9, 1965--Turnaround Tuesday--clip from Selma
James Reeb's vicious attack
March 13--Gov. Wallace and President Johnson meet in the Oval Office for three hours
clip from Selma
March 15 1965--President Johnson calls for a Voting Rights Act --DVD
March to Montgomery---March 25, 1965--DVD

HW:
finish Civil Rights reading

TUESDAY--MAY 12

Honors US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
Civil Rights Struggle--1955-61
 1955--Montgomery Bus Boycott
 1957--Little Rock 9
 1960--lunch counter sit-in movement across the South
 1961--Freedom Rides


HW:
finish the rest of section 3 from your civil rights reading overview
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US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
1962: Albany, GA campaign
1963:
Project C/Children's Campaign in Birmingham--April-May 1963
Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Medgar Evers murdered-June 11, 1963
clips from 1960s DVD
Aug. 28, 1963--March on Washington--"I Have a Dream..."
Sept. 15, 1963--16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham
clip from Selma
Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law (handout) 

HW:
Freedom Summer

HONORS US HISTORY STUDENTS!!

HERE'S TONIGHT'S READING. 
READ THE SECTIONS ON THE LUNCH COUNTER SIT-INs AND THE SECTION ON THE FREEDOM RIDES. 

EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 

MONDAY--MAY 11

Honors US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
preview Unit 8--FINAL UNIT!!
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origins of the civil rights movement:
Reconstruction
W.E.B. DuBois
UNIA
the "Double V"
video clip: the NAACP builds its case against school segregation and the Plessy decision--Many Rivers clip
doll test
1954: the Brown decision
doll test 
school inequality today
1955:
the murder of Emmett Till

HW:
Civil rights reading:
section on lunch counter sit-ins
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US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?


CW:
1960-61
lunch counter sit-in movement (Feb. 1960-July 1960)
Greensboro 4
video clips from The 1960s on lunch counter sit-ins
 Freedom Riders--1961(watch the film here)
(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)

MAY DELAY UNTIL TUESDAY
Project C/Children's Campaign in Birmingham--April-May 1963
Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Medgar Evers murdered-June 11, 1963
video clip from JFK documentary--speech calling for a civil rights bill
Aug. 28, 1963--March on Washington--"I Have a Dream..."
Sept. 15, 1963--16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham
Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law (handout)

HW:
finish Civil Rights reading

FRIDAY--MAY 8--70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALLIED VICTORY IN EUROPE

Honors US History
EQ:
What was American life like in the 1950s?

CW:
return unit 7 exam
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1950s: A Transformative Decade in American Life
1950s ppt
1950s commerical--Kool-Aid
1950s car commerical

HW:
Text pp. 804-07
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US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?

CW:
Montgomery Bus Boycott  along with clips from Many Rivers)
Claudette Colvin handout
1957:
Little Rock integrate Central HS (clips from Eyes on the Prize)
1960:
Ruby Bridges in New Orleans (Many Rivers)
school segregation in public education today
a tale of two schools--South Carolina
video clips from EOTP: sit-in movement begins Feb. 1, 1960 in Greensboro


HW:
reading from the Civil Rights reading--Part 3

PROM 2015!!!!

Students,

Please don't make the same mistake as some students in Colorado did on their prom night. 

THURSDAY--MAY 7

Honors US History
EQ:


CW:
Unit 7 exam


HW:
Text pp. 804-07
DUE  MONDAY!!!!
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US History
EQ:
To what extent was the civil rights movement effective in securing equal rights for African Americans?


CW:
origins of the civil rights movement:
Reconstruction
W.E.B. DuBois
UNIA
the "Double V"
video clip: the NAACP builds its case against school segregation and the Plessy decision--Many Rivers clip
handout:
the Brown decision (1954)
doll test
Southern Manifesto (1956)
1955:
the murder of Emmett Till

HW:
Civil rights reading:
section on lunch counter sit-ins

HONORS US HISTORY STUDENTS!

1. I've decided to eliminate essay question #1. Don't prep for it.

2. If you need help with the essays, stop by my room before or after school tomorrow. 

3. Smarter Balance people, I strongly encourage you to stop by my room tomorrow for some extra help if you need. 

4. There's this:

WEDNESDAY--MAY 6

Honors US History
EQ:
How did the Cold War impact American foreign policy and domestic life in the 1950s?

CW:
The Rosenberg case
notes: The Cold War during the Eisenhower administration (1952-60)
the New Look
Iran--1953--Operation Ajax
Guatemala--1954-Operation PBSUCESSES
MAD: fear of nuclear annihilation; bomb shelters
clips from Atomic Cafe
Sputnik I--Oct 1957
Sputnik II--Nov 1957
Nat'l Hwy Defense Act--1957
video clips from Atomic Cafe
NUKE MAP
MAD; fear of the bomb; bomb shelters---use image from ppt
video clip: President Eisenhowser warns Americans against the rise of a "military-industrial complex"

STUDENTS--THIS POWERPOINT MAY BE VERY USEFUL FOR YOUR ESSAY PREPARATION

HW:
STUDY FOR UNIT 7 EXAM
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US History--see previous day

TUESDAY--MAY 5

Honors US History
EQ:
How did the Cold War impact American life in the 1940s and 1950s?

CW:
notes: The Great Fear
GREAT LINK FOR COLD WAR AT HOME
1947-48:
Truman established Loyalty Review Boards
HUAC investigates Hollywood
Red Channels
video clip: HUAC and the Hollywood Ten
Alger Hiss case
video clip: He May be a Communist
Who's the Commie??
rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy (1946-57)
handout: McCarthy's speech in Wheeling, WV
Truman's response to McCarthy's telegram
video clip from Cold War from above on McCarthy and the US Army hearings
video clip: Edward R. Murrow's commentary on McCarthy

HW:
Text pp. 794-95 (Eisenhower to Collective Security heading)
              807-12
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US History
EQ:
What was American life like in the 1950s?


CW:
return Unit 5 exam
preview Unit 6
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1950s ppt
1950s: A Transformative Decade in American Life
growth of suburbia
Baby Boom
conformity
Rock and Roll comes of age in the 1950s
top movies of the 1950s
rise of TV--popular TV shows
conspicuous consumption

HW:
Civil Rights overview reading: read the sections on the lunch counter sit-ins and the Freedom Rides
DUE THURSDAY

MONDAY--MAY 4

Honors US History
EQ:
How did the Cold War impact U.S. foreign policy?

CW:
Berlin Airlift (1948-49)
creation of NATO (1949)  
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Cold War heats up
Korean War (1950-1953)
video clips from Truman DVD
Korean War handout
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North Korea today
North Korea's dismal human rights record
 survivors of NK's prison camps
Vice episode about Dennis Rodman's visit to PRNK

HW:
Text pp. 799-801
begin reading at The Great Fear and end at Modern Republicanism
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US History
EQ:


CW:
Unit 5 exam


HW:
READ 27:2 and 27:3