January 14, 2015

Key Concept 8.3: Postwar economic, demographic and technological changes had far-reaching impacts on American society, politics, and the environment.

Topic: The Seventies
OBJECTIVES:

1. Explain how many liberal principles that dominated postwar politics and court decisions come under attack from the left as well as from resurgent conservative movements.(POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)

2. Discuss ways in which some began to question the direction of the country’s rapid social and economic change and how political and moral debates began to divide the nation.(ID7) (WXT7) (POL5) (CUL6) (CUL7)

3. Identify how some began to question the ways in which the United States was using natural resources to support the rapid growth of economic  prosperity.(PEO2) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8)

4. Describe how new demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation.(ID7) (WXT7) (POL5) (CUL6) (CUL7)

AGENDA:

1. Small group Chapter 29 Quiz preparation
-Review MC Questions 1-8 (642-644)
-Review Short Answer Questions 1-4 (645-647)
-Review Fact Check Terms (641)
2. Chapter 29 Quiz Format (Tomorrow)
-Fact Check 14
-Multiple Choice (Including 8 Book Questions)
-1 Short Answer
3. Our Century- 1975-1979

January 13, 2015

Key Concept 8.3: Postwar economic, demographic and technological changes had far-reaching impacts on American society, politics, and the environment.

Topic: The Seventies
OBJECTIVES:

1. Explain how many liberal principles that dominated postwar politics and court decisions come under attack from the left as well as from resurgent conservative movements.(POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)

2. Discuss ways in which some began to question the direction of the country’s rapid social and economic change and how political and moral debates began to divide the nation.(ID7) (WXT7) (POL5) (CUL6) (CUL7)

3. Identify how some began to question the ways in which the United States was using natural resources to support the rapid growth of economic  prosperity.(PEO2) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8)

4. Describe how new demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation.(ID7) (WXT7) (POL5) (CUL6) (CUL7)

AGENDA:

1. Warm-up:  Identify the following:
Silent Majority
"Vietnamization"
Watergate
War Powers Act
Detente
Khmer Rouge
2. The Century  1970-1974
Easy Rider
Kent State
Hard Hat Riots
Attica Prison

January 12, 2015

Key Concept 8.3: Postwar economic, demographic and technological changes had far-reaching impacts on American society, politics, and the environment.

Topic: The Seventies
OBJECTIVES:

1. Explain how many liberal principles that dominated postwar politics and court decisions come under attack from the left as well as from resurgent conservative movements.(POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)

2. Discuss ways in which some began to question the direction of the country’s rapid social and economic change and how political and moral debates began to divide the nation.(ID7) (WXT7) (POL5) (CUL6) (CUL7)

3. Identify how some began to question the ways in which the United States was using natural resources to support the rapid growth of economic  prosperity.(PEO2) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8)

4. Describe how new demographic and social issues led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation.(ID7) (WXT7) (POL5) (CUL6) (CUL7)

AGENDA:

1. Key Terms  Fact Check 14
2. 1960s Completion and Legacy (PPT)
3. The Century  1970s

January 8, 2015

Topic: The Sixties; “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

• Explain how The Cold War continued, expansion of the war in Vietnam, the civil rights revolution and evolution, Johnson’s Great Society was a high water mark for liberalism, immigration and demographic changes continued at a rapid pace. (POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)
• As federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the growing demand on natural resources.(PEO2) (PEO3) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8) 
• John Kennedy, Inaugural Address – How does this speech chart a new course for the country? What was the “New Frontier” about which he spoke?
•  Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society speech. In what ways did Johnson set out to complete the work begun by Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal?

Topic: The Civil Rights Movement; 1940 - 1968 (SK2) (SK4) (CR9) (CR12) (CR13)

• Civil rights activists and political leaders had some success in bringing an end to segregation, though actual implementation of their gains came slowly.(ID6) (POL3) (POL4)   
• Growing awareness of inequalities in American society highlighted by the Civil Rights movement spread to other groups who worked to promote equality and social justice.(POL3) (ID8) (CR11)

OBJECTIVES: 

1. Explain how The Cold War continued, expansion of the war in Vietnam, the civil rights revolution and evolution, Johnson’s Great Society was a high water mark for liberalism, immigration and demographic changes continued at a rapid pace. (POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)
2. Describe how, as federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the growing demand on natural resources.(PEO2) (PEO3) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8) 
3. John Kennedy, Inaugural Address – How does this speech chart a new course for the country? What was the “New Frontier” about which he spoke?
4. Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society speech. In what ways did Johnson set out to complete the work begun by Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal?
5. Analyze primary source documents:  Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail; I have a Dream speech. 
6. Explain how these two documents sum up King’s vision for the civil rights movement in the United States.
7. Compare and contrast the strategies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, A. Phillip Randolph, Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Eldridge Cleaver, Huey Newton, Stokley Carmichael, and Jesse Jackson. 
8. Assess each strategy and its success or failure within the time frame in which it was developed. 
9. Speculate and predict how discrimination in Levittown housing contributed to economic segregation in the United States post-Civil Rights Era

AGENDA:
1. Fact Check #13
2. The Century:  1965-1969
3. Homework:  Complete reading of Chapter 28, review notes.

January 7, 2015

Topic: The Sixties; “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

• Explain how The Cold War continued, expansion of the war in Vietnam, the civil rights revolution and evolution, Johnson’s Great Society was a high water mark for liberalism, immigration and demographic changes continued at a rapid pace. (POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)
• As federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the growing demand on natural resources.(PEO2) (PEO3) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8) 
• John Kennedy, Inaugural Address – How does this speech chart a new course for the country? What was the “New Frontier” about which he spoke?
•  Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society speech. In what ways did Johnson set out to complete the work begun by Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal?

Topic: The Civil Rights Movement; 1940 - 1968 (SK2) (SK4) (CR9) (CR12) (CR13)

• Civil rights activists and political leaders had some success in bringing an end to segregation, though actual implementation of their gains came slowly.(ID6) (POL3) (POL4)   
• Growing awareness of inequalities in American society highlighted by the Civil Rights movement spread to other groups who worked to promote equality and social justice.(POL3) (ID8) (CR11)

OBJECTIVES: 

1. Explain how The Cold War continued, expansion of the war in Vietnam, the civil rights revolution and evolution, Johnson’s Great Society was a high water mark for liberalism, immigration and demographic changes continued at a rapid pace. (POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)
2. Describe how, as federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the growing demand on natural resources.(PEO2) (PEO3) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8) 
3. John Kennedy, Inaugural Address – How does this speech chart a new course for the country? What was the “New Frontier” about which he spoke?
4. Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society speech. In what ways did Johnson set out to complete the work begun by Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal?
5. Analyze primary source documents:  Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail; I have a Dream speech. 
6. Explain how these two documents sum up King’s vision for the civil rights movement in the United States.
7. Compare and contrast the strategies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, A. Phillip Randolph, Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Eldridge Cleaver, Huey Newton, Stokley Carmichael, and Jesse Jackson. 
8. Assess each strategy and its success or failure within the time frame in which it was developed. 
9. Speculate and predict how discrimination in Levittown housing contributed to economic segregation in the United States post-Civil Rights Era

AGENDA:
1. MC Questions 1-8 (619-621) Quiz Review
2. Civil Rights Overview (PPT)
2. MLK:  I Have a Dream Speech
3. Homework: Letters From a Birmingham Jail (Excerpt)

      King describes the four basic steps to a nonviolent campaign.  Why does he state that “we had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action” in Birmingham?  Provide examples.

 *Fact Check Quiz Tomorrow.

January 6, 2015

Topic: The Sixties; “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

• Explain how The Cold War continued, expansion of the war in Vietnam, the civil rights revolution and evolution, Johnson’s Great Society was a high water mark for liberalism, immigration and demographic changes continued at a rapid pace. (POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)
• As federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the growing demand on natural resources.(PEO2) (PEO3) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8) 
• John Kennedy, Inaugural Address – How does this speech chart a new course for the country? What was the “New Frontier” about which he spoke?
•  Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society speech. In what ways did Johnson set out to complete the work begun by Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal?

Topic: The Civil Rights Movement; 1940 - 1968 (SK2) (SK4) (CR9) (CR12) (CR13)

• Civil rights activists and political leaders had some success in bringing an end to segregation, though actual implementation of their gains came slowly.(ID6) (POL3) (POL4)   
• Growing awareness of inequalities in American society highlighted by the Civil Rights movement spread to other groups who worked to promote equality and social justice.(POL3) (ID8) (CR11)

OBJECTIVES: 

1. Explain how The Cold War continued, expansion of the war in Vietnam, the civil rights revolution and evolution, Johnson’s Great Society was a high water mark for liberalism, immigration and demographic changes continued at a rapid pace. (POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)
2. Describe how, as federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the growing demand on natural resources.(PEO2) (PEO3) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8) 
3. John Kennedy, Inaugural Address – How does this speech chart a new course for the country? What was the “New Frontier” about which he spoke?
4. Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society speech. In what ways did Johnson set out to complete the work begun by Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal?
5. Analyze primary source documents:  Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail; I have a Dream speech. 
6. Explain how these two documents sum up King’s vision for the civil rights movement in the United States.
7. Compare and contrast the strategies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, A. Phillip Randolph, Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Eldridge Cleaver, Huey Newton, Stokley Carmichael, and Jesse Jackson. 
8. Assess each strategy and its success or failure within the time frame in which it was developed. 
9. Speculate and predict how discrimination in Levittown housing contributed to economic segregation in the United States post-Civil Rights Era

AGENDA:
1. MC Questions 1-8 (619-621)
2. Chapter 28 Notes
3. Crash Course:  1960s
*Fact Check Quiz Tomorrow.

January 5, 2015

Topic: The Sixties; “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

• Explain how The Cold War continued, expansion of the war in Vietnam, the civil rights revolution and evolution, Johnson’s Great Society was a high water mark for liberalism, immigration and demographic changes continued at a rapid pace. (POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)
• As federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the growing demand on natural resources.(PEO2) (PEO3) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8) 
• John Kennedy, Inaugural Address – How does this speech chart a new course for the country? What was the “New Frontier” about which he spoke?
•  Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society speech. In what ways did Johnson set out to complete the work begun by Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal?

Topic: The Civil Rights Movement; 1940 - 1968 (SK2) (SK4) (CR9) (CR12) (CR13)

• Civil rights activists and political leaders had some success in bringing an end to segregation, though actual implementation of their gains came slowly.(ID6) (POL3) (POL4)   
• Growing awareness of inequalities in American society highlighted by the Civil Rights movement spread to other groups who worked to promote equality and social justice.(POL3) (ID8) (CR11)

OBJECTIVES: 

1. Explain how The Cold War continued, expansion of the war in Vietnam, the civil rights revolution and evolution, Johnson’s Great Society was a high water mark for liberalism, immigration and demographic changes continued at a rapid pace. (POL2) (POL5) (POL7) (CUL6)
2. Describe how, as federal programs expanded and economic growth reshaped American society, many sought greater access to prosperity even as critics began to question the growing demand on natural resources.(PEO2) (PEO3) (PEO7) (ENV5) (WXT8) 
3. John Kennedy, Inaugural Address – How does this speech chart a new course for the country? What was the “New Frontier” about which he spoke?
4. Lyndon Johnson, The Great Society speech. In what ways did Johnson set out to complete the work begun by Franklin Roosevelt with the New Deal?
5. Analyze primary source documents:  Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail; I have a Dream speech. 
6. Explain how these two documents sum up King’s vision for the civil rights movement in the United States.
7. Compare and contrast the strategies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, A. Phillip Randolph, Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Eldridge Cleaver, Huey Newton, Stokley Carmichael, and Jesse Jackson. 
8. Assess each strategy and its success or failure within the time frame in which it was developed. 
9. Speculate and predict how discrimination in Levittown housing contributed to economic segregation in the United States post-Civil Rights Era

AGENDA:

1. Overview of 1960s and Key Terms (Fact Check Quiz on Wednesday

2. The Century:  America's Time-n 1960-1964

3. Homework:  Read chapter, prepare terms.