APUSH - Summer 2008 |
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Semester: Fall,
2008
Progress reports
10/2
Mid-semester
10/24 (10/30)
Progress reports
11/19
FINALS: 12/15-17
End semester
12/19 |
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NO LATE WORK
ACCEPTED ...
unless you have been ill or have talked with me
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PRESIDENTS:
Remember to use the EVEN NUMBERS (election year dates), not
the actual "served" dates - unless the Pres died in office.
For This Summer unit, you should know Truman, Eisenhower,
Kennedy, Johnson (LBJ), and Nixon.
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Assignment |
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Week One and a Half- See also Turnitin.com for
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Chapter
26 - Cold War America
1. Go to the America's History
textbook site. THIS SITE WILL BE YOUR COMPANION
for the rest of the school year!!
2. You will need to REGISTER. Please use
a reliable and permanent email address.
a. When asked for
"professor's/teacher's email" use
jminer@mercyhs.org This is very
important, as your website quizzes and responses
will not be credited unless you use that
address.
3. Log in, and click on ONLINE STUDY
GUIDE.
4. Find the chapter (in this case,
Chapter 26) and click on it!
5. Under "Chapter-wide Resources," click
on Note -taking outlines. (You
will be using an outline for EVERY chapter.)
This will open a WORD document; "save as" on
YOUR OWN COMPUTER!!
CLICK HERE for instructions for
SQ3R.
6. Read section one using SQ3R
method- "The Cold War."
a. Use the WORD document you
downloaded as the template to record the
responses to each heading. At the end of the
chapter, you will send me your document via
turnitin.com
b. Do not think for a second that
you can wait until the chapter is done to go
back and do your reading notes!! They must be
ready for me to inspect at the due date of each
section!
7. On the
America's History
website under
"Resources for the Cold War"
a. Take the Identification Quiz 1.
b. Respond to Section Review
Questions 1. Sometimes the Review questions are
nearly the same as the Outline headings from
your SQ3R notes. If that is the case, you may
"cut and paste" from you SQ3R notes into the web
"boxes." You may still need to do some editing.
******* Now you're ready for
Section Two "The Truman Era"
1. Take SQ3R notes for Section Two.
Remember to add the black "subheadings" to the
Note-taking outline you downloaded from the
textbook site.
2. Take the Identification Quiz for section 2.
3. Respond to the Section Review Questions for
section 2.
***** Section Three: "Modern
Republicanism"
1.
Take SQ3R notes for Section Three. Remember to
add the black "subheadings" to the Note-taking
outline you downloaded from the textbook site.
2. Take the Identification Quiz for section 3.
END OF CHAPTER 26:
1. Take
Self Test One OR Two.
2. Do the InterActive Timeline Activity.
3. Respond to Reading Historical Documents:
"Comparing American Voices."
4. Respond to Visual Activity "Reading
American Pictures."
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SECTION
ONE: 7/3
SECTION TWO: 7/7
SECTION Three: 7/11
End of Chapter: 7/12 |
Textbook link for downloads
America's History
Link to
SQ3R instruction page |
(The link can be accessed also
from the TAB at the top of this section: "Am's History")
NOTE that each chapter of the textbook is divided into
sections. (Each part has a TAB at the top of the Online
Study Guide page for the chapter.) For the summer, I'll be
assigning a due date for each section.
You will be submitting responses for each SECTION
from the "Resources for ..." list. At the
end of the chapter, you will be submitting responses
(including the Self-Tests) from the Chapter-wide
Resources list.
THESE RESPONSES will be submitted to me directly from the
America's History website.
Your SQ3R notes will be UPLOADED to turnitin.com at the end
of the chapter.
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Week Two |
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Set up your BINDER!
BY THE END of this
chapter, watch one
of these two movies from the 1950s:
On the Waterfront -
(1954 - 120 minutes)
Marlon Brando. "sheds
light on the issue of dissent against the
government..."
Rebel without a Cause
(1955 - 120 minutes)
James Dean. Study of conformity and
non-conformity within 1950s youth culture
Both available from Netflix
Rebel without a Cause available to rent
and download from Amazon.com unbox
On the Waterfront available for
purchase and download from " "
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Both should be available at your public library.
Chapter 27: "The Age Affluence" 1945-1960
1. Download the
study guide from the America's History site and
save it as your own file on your own computer.
2. As part of SKIMMING- decide which subheadings you
want to add as "questions" to the study guide.
3. Read each section following SQ3R guidelines.
SECTION ONE: Economic Powerhouse
a. Take the
Identification Quiz 1.
b. Respond to Section Review
Questions 1. Sometimes the Review questions are
nearly the same as the Outline headings from
your SQ3R notes. If that is the case, you may
"cut and paste" from you SQ3R notes into the web
"boxes." You may still need to do some editing.
SECTION 2: The Affluent Society
a.
Take the Identification Quiz 2.
b. Respond to Section Review
Questions 2. Sometimes the Review questions are
nearly the same as the Outline headings from
your SQ3R notes. If that is the case, you may
"cut and paste" from you SQ3R notes into the web
"boxes." You may still need to do some editing.
SECTION 3: The Other America
a. Take the Identification Quiz 3.
b. Respond to Section Review
Questions 3. Sometimes the Review questions are
nearly the same as the Outline headings from
your SQ3R notes. If that is the case, you may
"cut and paste" from you SQ3R notes into the web
"boxes." You may still need to do some editing.
END of CHAPTER 27: (Be sure to read the summary)
1. Take
Self Test One OR Two.
2. Do the InterActive Timeline Activity.
3. Respond to Visual Activity "Reading
American Pictures."
4. Upload your movie report to turnitin.com
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Due:
Now!
Section ONE - 7/14
Section TWO 7/16
Section Three 7/17
END of CHAPTER 7/18 |
Binder
Instructions Page
To Access Textbook web site, click on the Am's History
tab at top of page |
Film assignment:
Prepare a short written report in
which you compare the film with the coverage of these issues
in the textbook. Be prepared to discuss this film in class
in August. |
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Weeks Three and Four |
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The Sixties Readings -
"And Now, for something Completely Different
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fans)
Before we read the textbook about the sixties,
let's try reading this not-a-textbook.
A word of caution: this book jumps back and
forth between political and social history. DO
LOOK AT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS: here is where the
author lays out his plan for teaching us about
the sixties. Note the clumping together of
years. All except Ch 5 and "legacies" are a look
at specific chronology.
AS YOU READ: Make note of what is
"political," which includes foreign affairs.
"Political" generally mean the actions taken by
our elected government officials and their
agencies.
Also make note of how regular people (maybe
along with the government) are promoting their
ideas for SOCIAL CHANGE (how people regard each
other).
You may find it useful to use sticky-tabs in different colors to help you
differentiate these topics.
For these next assignments, put down your
chapter guides and test questions.
Instead, I'm going to ask you to respond to a
few questions and then (dun-dun-dunnh!)-
GO PUBLIC! Yes, indeed! You will log into
the turnitin.com discussion site to (as we
used to say in the seventies) "let it all hang
out."
SO - If you are reading this on Friday night -
start here: Read from page nine "Happy Days"
through to page 44 (end of Chapter one) by
Sunday. Starting on Sunday evening and into
Monday at noon, you'll be working the discussion
board, sharing your thoughts and questions
and responding to the the thoughts and questions
of your classmates.
OK? Then here we go..... Page nine
through 44. Due 7/20 6PM
WHAT TO DO and be ready to share:
1. What events or descriptions in this
reading prompted you to want to know more (have
questions about)? Share at least TWO .
2. Share two places in the reading that confused
you, if only for a moment. Also share what steps
you took to try to figure out "what they were
talking about." Did your attempt to "get
unstuck" work?
3. What is your favorite "episode" in this
reading? Why?
Starting Sunday and continuing into
Monday: Go to the turnitin.com discussion
board for "The Sixties, reading one."
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Second reading: The Sixties Chapter Two
- 1964-65 "The Pinnacle of Liberalism"
Note that this chapter covers the next two
years. Pay attention to the title of the
chapter. Why do you think the author
named the chapter thus?
For the discussion: we'll use the same three
prompts as the previous reading assignment.
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Third reading: The Sixties Chapter
Three - 1965-67 "Days of Decision"
This chapter's discussion questions will
continue to be mostly the same, but I'm going to
start two threads to (possibly) make following
threads a little clearer. I also have a couple
of additional questions to throw into the mix.
Note that the start and end times are for the
DISCUSSION - you should finish the reading
before the "start time.... "
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Fourth reading: The Sixties Chapter
Four - 1968
(Sorry, guys - I forgot that I hadn't posted the
discussion yet!! An extra day - besides, this is
a chapter just LOADED with stuff!)
For you to ponder: Society often has times of
disagreement and people who dissent government
policies. (Think of today's issues, for
example..) What was it about Americans in
1968 (and the years immediately preceding 1968)
that caused such a great divide?
What about similar protests in London and Paris
and Berlin? (I'm not asking for research, just
wondering if you have a theory...)
If you know someone who was living in the US as
a young adult (or older) in 1968, ask them what
they thought about those big events, such as the
Chicago convention, or the student takeovers at
Columbia, or Berkeley. (Of course the
assassinations of RFK and MLK affected most
people - the nation MOSTLY unified to mourn
their murders.)
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Sunday 7/20 6PM
Start: 6PM 7/20 End 7/21 Midnight
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second discussion
Start 6PM 7/22
End 7/23
9AM
("Revision 1")
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third discussion
Start 12:01 AM 7/25
End 7/26 Midnight
("Revision 2")
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fourth discussion
Start 9:01 PM
7/27
End 7/29 Midnight
("Revision 3")
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Windows Media Files:
MyGirl
Fixin' to Die Rag
MP3s:
WakeUp
Days of Decision
Say It Loud
RESPECT
Star Spangled
Aquarius
(we had the BEST music of any generation...!)
Oh! here's one more... |
Read everything I
wrote to you about over there in the left-hand column.....
Or else!!!
AT LEAST TWO log-ons are required: Your original post, and
at least two responses to the posts of others.
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For Chapter Three: helpful
capsule defs
Vietnam war:
NVA "North Vietnamese Army"
Viet Cong: Communists fighting against the South
Vietnamese government (and US troops); recruited some units
from South Vietnam and controlled rural villages
sporadically in South Vietnam. Used both formal army units
and guerrilla personnel. (Among American troops also
referred to as "VC" (Victor Charlie), sometimes
shortened to "Charlie."
ARVN "Arvins" - Army of the Republic of
Vietnam (South Vietnam military forces) "Friendlies"
Civil Rights Organizations
(chronological order by founding - by no means a complete
list.)
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People - founded NYC in 1909 by WEB DuBois, Ida B
Wells (and others, including whites). Equal rights through
courts and legislation (sponsored Brown v Board of Education
case, for ex.)
Urban League - founded in NYC in 1910; more 'grassroots'
than the NAACP, working directly with the problems of urban
blacks (education, housing)
CORE Congress of Racial Equality - founded in Chicago in the
1940s; non-violent civil disobedience. Organized the Freedom
Riders. More "activist" than the SCLC's marchers (in the
60s).
SCLC - Southern Christian Leadership Conference - 1957 by
MLK, Jr., and other ministers after the Montgomery bus
boycott (Rosa Parks, etc.)- non-violent movement to
desegregate transportation in other areas of the South.
Expanded into voting rights, and those famous marches
(Selma, Washington, Birmingham....) BTW- WHY SELMA???
(,march on..) The white officials blocked voting rights in
that county (illegal local court injunction), so the march
was to publicize the injustice of it; many were arrested,
the jails filled; some killed in the streets, many beaten
badly.
SNCC - Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee; founded
1960 in North Carolina. Sponsored the sit-ins in Greensboro.
Worked alongside CORE volunteers putting themselves in
jeopardy in the south. Founded Freedom Schools, participated
in Fanny Lou Hamer's attempt to seat the Mississippi Freedom
Party in the 1964 Dem. party convention. Split into two
factions- one becoming less non-violent in philosophy and in
1969 renamed itself the Student National Leadership
Conference.
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Week Four |
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Chapter 28: "The Liberal Consensus - Flaming Out
1960 - 1968"
For this chapter - I think your Sixties book covered just
about everything. Go to the Bedford site and take the Self test.
TAKE THE QUIZ on Chapter 28 over at the Bedford site.
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QUIZ Due Date: 7/30 (Wed)
Topic "The Sixties"
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Week Five |
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Chapter 29: "The 1970s - Toward a
Conservative America"
Thank you everyone who
participated in the discussions. For this week,
we are back to the Textbook. (You are encouraged
to keep reading the Sixties book; Chapters Six
and Seven are highly entertaining and offer
depth and insight into the beginning of the
Seventies.
Now that you've discovered that history can be read as if it were an
interesting set of stories, try to apply that
approach to Chapter 29. This is not a science
book or a math book! Our ancestors used to sit
around the hearth and tell each other about
their ancestors and "the past." We don't have a
hearth in room 206, more's the pity, but we do
have a big book of stories to read and to
discuss.
(Specific assignments to follow....)
FIRST: Read the Chapter introduction
You'll be taking SQ3R notes - again! But this
time don't add any
subheadings to the ones already printed
on the Textbook Study Guide notes.
Instead, read the entire
heading
section , e.g.,"Nixon's Domestic Agenda", "Detente",
"Nixon's War."
Read the STORY under each heading. Close your
book. Retell the story in your own words. After
you are able to retell the story in your own
words without checking in the book, write the
story in narrative form under the heading.
There are FOUR sections to this chapter.
1. SKIM the ENTIRE CHAPTER. Look at all
the pictures, maps, graphs, etc.
2. Download the
study guide from the America's History site and
save it as your own file on your own computer.
3. Add a question mark after each
heading.
SECTION ONE: The Nixon Years
a. SQ3R: Read the
section. Close the book. RECITE the story Out
Loud. WRITE DOWN what you just said. ("IF
YOU CAN'T SAY IT, YOU DON'T KNOW IT!!")
b. Take the
Identification Quiz 1.
c. Respond to Section Review Questions
SECTION 2: Battling for Civil Rights:
The Second Stage
a.
SQ3R: Read the section. Close the book. RECITE
the story Out Loud. WRITE DOWN what you
just said. ("IF YOU CAN'T SAY IT, YOU DON'T KNOW
IT!!")
b. Take the
Identification Quiz 1.
c. Respond to Section Review Questions
SECTION 3: Lean Years
a. SQ3R: Read the section. Close the book.
RECITE the story Out Loud. WRITE DOWN what
you just said. ("IF YOU CAN'T SAY IT, YOU DON'T
KNOW IT!!")
b. Take the
Identification Quiz 1.
c. Respond to Section Review Questions
SECTION 4:Politics in the Wake of
Watergate
a. SQ3R: Read the section.
Close the book. RECITE the story Out Loud. WRITE
DOWN what you just said. ("IF YOU CAN'T
SAY IT, YOU DON'T KNOW IT!!")
b. Take the
Identification Quiz 1.
c. Respond to Section Review Questions
END of CHAPTER 29:
1. At the end of you SQ3R Notes, respond to the "Chapter Review
Questions" on Page 922.
2. Take
Self Test One OR Two.
3. Do the InterActive Timeline Activity.
4 Respond to Visual Activity "Reading
American Pictures."
5. Upload your SQ3R Notes to turnitin.com (with added
review questions from item 1.)
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Section One Due 8/4 (M)
Section Two Due 8/5 (Tu)
Section 3 Due
8/6 (Wed)
Section 4 Due
8/7 (Th)
End of Chapter: test, timeline activity, Visual
activity (all from Bedford
site)
&
SQ3R Notes and review Q's due to tii.com
8/8 (Fri) |
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CLT campers: Do not work on this
chapter before you go! Your work will be due starting when
you get back; use same # of days.
Remember: Do not upload your SQ3R notes until the end of the
chapter!
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Week Seven |
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I'll see you all on Friday, August 22 !
You will have homework due the following White
or Red day!
(But it will be on these summer assignments.) |
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Week Eight |
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First Full Week Back
Test on the Unit: Chapters 26, 27, (28 - The
Sixties Readings), and 29. |
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UNIT ASSESSMENT: Multiple Choice Test. Plus a
"fill in" for the Presidents.
Use two Presidents Chart page for the five
presidents you studied in this section - from
Truman to Carter. (Note that Ford was never
elected - he just filled out Nixon's second
term.) Use the "numbers" system for the
left column, i.e., George W. is "#43,"
Clinton - #42, George HW - #41. |
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Get
yer Prezidents Worksheet Here! |
Binder Check: I will be checking for SQ3R Notes and
Presidents!
(Presidents worksheet is in Word format - download to
your computer so you can print pages as required. You'll
need 11 pages.) |
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