Friday, June 10, 2016

JUNE 13-15--FINALS WEEK

MONDAY:
REVIEW B-BALL


TUES-WEDNESDAY
FINAL EXAMS.



Thursday, June 09, 2016

FRIDAY--JUNE 10--GRADUATION!!

EQ:
What transpired on September 11, 2001 on the ground and in the air?


CW:
Road to 9/11
1979--Iranian Hostage Crisis
1983--Marine barracks attacked in Lebanon
1993--WTC attack
1998-American embassies bombed in Kenya
2000-USS Cole attacked
August 2001--PDB
President Bush on 9/11 in Florida
clips from 9/11
United 93
ZD30


HW:
STUDY FOR THE FINAL EXAM!

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

THURSDAY--JUNE 9

EQ:
What events led up to the September 11 terrorist attacks?


CW:
Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair:
Lewinsky scandal: (55:43--60:00)
perjury (1:06:00--1:16:00)
Clinton deposition (1:19:00--1:22:00)

2000 election: Bush vs. Gore
Bush gaffes 
2000 election debacle (00:00-4:22)
What if scenario with Bush (SNL)
2000 election results
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HW:
review notes



Tuesday, June 07, 2016

WEDNESDAY--JUNE 8--ALL CLASSES

EQ:
How did George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton impact the United States?

CW:
Bush presidency (1988-92)
1988 RNC--No New Taxes
Rodney King beating--1991
Rodney King beating/trial 20 years later
Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings--Anita Hill
Bad Sushi
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Bill Clinton presidency (1992-2000)
1992 presidential debate and campaign
Admiral Stockdale VP debate moment
Joyride with Ross Perot
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notes/video clips: The Clinton Years
Disc #1 Big Leap to DC: (1:01:00--1:06:00)
Bill Clinton jogging
SNL skit
Hillary Clinton
Healthcare and Republican takeover (1:36:00--1:42:00)
Disc #2:
Lewinsky scandal: (55:43--60:00)
perjury (1:06:00--1:16:00)
Clinton deposition (1:19:00--1:22:00)
2000 presidential election (00:00--4:22)


HW:
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

Monday, June 06, 2016

TUESDAY--JUNE 7

US HISTORY
EQ:
How did Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush impact the presidency?


CW:notes/video clips: The Reagan Years (1981-89)
Jan 1981--Gov't is not the solution...
March 30, 1981: assassination attempt on President Reagan's life
Reaganomics: video clip from AE DVD (Disc #2---11:00---13:50)
1984 campaign ad
Reagan vs. Mondale debate clip
Iran-Contra affair (overview)
video clip: (Disc #3---16:00---23:00); if absent from class, watch this clip
Reagan at the Berlin Wall--1987
War on Drugs and its effects on African Americans--from Prof Gates DVD
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President George H.W. Bush Years (1989--1993)
Willie Horton ad
Dukakis tank ad
Senator Dan Quayle vs. Senator Lloyd Bentsen debate moment
VP Quayle gaffes
Nov 1989--Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall comes down--1989
President Bush throwing up in Japan--1992


HW:
review notes
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IB HOTA
EQ:
How did Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush impact the presidency?


notes/video clips: The Reagan Years (1981-89)March 30, 1981: assassination attempt on President Reagan's life
Reaganomics: video clip from AE DVD (Disc #2---11:00---13:50)
1984 campaign ad
Reagan vs. Mondale debate clip
Iran-Contra affair (overview)
video clip: (Disc #3---16:00---23:00); if absent from class, watch this clip
Reagan at the Berlin Wall--1987
War on Drugs and its effects on African Americans--from Prof Gates DVD
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President George H.W. Bush Years (1989--1993)
Willie Horton ad
Dukakis tank ad
Senator Dan Quayle vs. Senator Lloyd Bentsen debate moment
VP Quayle gaffes
Nov 1989--Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall comes down--1989
1991-Rodney King Beating video shakes America
May 1992-Rodney King Trial verdict 
President Bush throwing up in Japan--1992


HW:
Read pp. 928-33

Friday, June 03, 2016

MONDAY--JUNE 6

US HISTORY
EQ:

CW:
UNIT 8 EXAM

HW:
Read 1040-44
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IB HOTA
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

powerpoint info along with clips from 1970s on Netflix streaming
The State of Our Union is Not Good


HW:
Text pp. 908-12

Thursday, June 02, 2016

FRIDAY--JUNE 3

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

powerpoint info along with clips from 1970s on Netflix streaming
The State of Our Union is Not Good

HW:
REVIEW FOR UNIT EXAM!
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IB HOTA
EQ:
What were the major accomplishments of the Nixon administration (1968-72; 72-74)


CW:
ads
President Nixon powerpoint
Nixon's Enemies List 
1972 presidential election results 
Watergate ppt
 October 1973--Yom Kippur War oil embargo
Watergate timeline
Watergate summary 
Nov. 1973--"I'm not a crook..."
video clips: Watergate (beginning--26:00); White House tapes--39:04---41:05; aftermath--43:25--45:00
Nixon farewell address 

HW:
Read pp. 899-904

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

THURSDAY--JUNE 2

US HISTORY
EQ:
What were the major accomplishments of the Nixon administration (1968-72; 72-74)


CW:
Vietnam notes quiz
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ads
results
President Nixon powerpoint
Nixon's Enemies List 
1972 presidential election results 
Watergate ppt
 October 1973--Yom Kippur War oil embargo
Watergate timeline
Watergate summary 
Nov. 1973--"I'm not a crook..."
video clips: Watergate (beginning--26:00); White House tapes--39:04---41:05; aftermath--43:25--45:00
Nixon farewell address 

HW:
Read pp. 1016-23
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IB HOTA
EQ:
What are the origins of the  environmental movement in the U.S?

CW:
video clip from 1964 DVD--Rachel Carson writes Silent Spring
video clip from Earth Days--Nixon SOU-Jan, 1970--First Earth Day
(54:33--1:03:00)
Love Canal disaster--1978
2014-political controversy over climate change
threat of rising sea levels
BP Oil spill-2010--4 years later
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video from 1960s DVD--counterculture of the 1960s

HW:
Read pp. 880-83