| Date |
Topic |
Agenda |
02-23
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Woodward and Bernstein
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1. Overview: Watergate
- Reading: All the President's Men (Fem. Myst. packet)
- Clips: The Watergate Break In
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01-06
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America Escalates the War
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1. Finish Tonkin Resolution
2. "Our Country, Right or Wrong..."
- Pg. 253 In Vietnam Reading Packet
3. Begin: "Letters Home From Vietnam"
- Discussion Questions
Homework:
Chapter 16.3 Reading/Notes
- Due Monday
"No Cause Other than Our Own Survival"
- Pgs. 253-254 in Packet
- Due Tomorrow
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12-11
|
Citizenship, History and Democracy
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1. Z-Bucks!
- Absent? See Mr. Z ASAP!
2. Interview: Rick Shenkman
- Discussion
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12-03
|
Hour 2
Final Exam
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12-02
|
Hours 1 and 3
Final Exam
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12-01
|
Changes to the Movement
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1. Finish Notes/Discussion
- Black Power
- Malcolm X
- The Black Panthers
2. "The Children's March
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11-30
|
New Frontiers and Great Societies
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1. Notes and Discussion:
- New Frontier
- Great Society
* Z Bucks and Books Collected Tomorrow
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11-25
|
MLK, Soul Force and Civil Disobedience
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapter 14.1-14.
2. Notes, Discussion and Clips
- Little Rock
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Sit Ins and Freedom Rides
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11-24
|
Brown v. Board of Education and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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1. Notes, Discussion and Clips
- Brown v. Board of Ed
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- MLK's "Soul Force"
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11-23
|
A "Jim Crow" Nation
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1. Finish 50s
2. Civil Rights Overview
- De Jure and De Facto Segregation
Homework: Chapter 14.2
- Due Wednesday
All late, missing and absentee work is due Wednesday @ 2:30
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11-19
|
50s Mainstream Culture
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1. Writing Question: Chapter 13-4
- Turn In (See Z if Absent)
2. Read: Something New to Buy
- Pg. 223 ("In Civilize 'Em with Chewing Gum")
Homework: Chapter 14-1
- Due Monday
- Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
- Due Tomorrow
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11-18
|
The Korean War...Ends?
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapter 13.3
2. Discuss: Korean War Stories
3. Clip: "MacArthur"
Homework: Chapter 13.4
- "Critics Reject 50s Culture"
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11-17
|
The Korean War: The Forgotten War
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1. Korean War Overview
2. Stories from Korea
- Primary Document Packet
- Read All of Pgs. 219-220
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11-16
|
Civil Defense Administration
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapter 13-2
2. Finish Civil Defense Notes
Homework: Chapter 13-3
- Due Wednesday
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11-13
|
The Civil Defense Administration
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1. Continue: "Nuclear Age"
- Civil Defense
- "Duck and Cover"
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11-12
|
The Nuclear Age
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1. Turn In:
- Chapter 13.1 Notes
- "Cold War Comes Home" Questions
2. Reading Quiz: Chapter 13.1
3. Discuss O'Brien's "Nuclear Age"
4. Notes: The Nuclear Age
Homework: Chapter 13-2
- Reading/Notes UP TO "Migrating to the Sun Belt"
- Due Monday
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11-11
|
The Nuclear Age
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1. The Cold War Comes Home
- Turn in Discussion Questions
2. "The Nuclear Age"
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11-10
|
The Red Scare in the United States
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1. Overview: The Red Scare
- "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" 1956
2. The Rosenbergs, McCarthy, HUAC and the Blacklist
3. Begin: The Cold War Comes Home
- Discussion Questions
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11-09
|
The Red Menace
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapter 12.4
2. Clip: The Red Menace
Homework: Chapter 13.1
- Due Thursday
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11-06
|
The Berlin Airlift
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1. Review Marshall Plan
- Turn in Questions
2. Berlin Airlift
3. Begin "Red Menace"
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11-05
|
The Marshall Plan
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1. Finish Notes/Discussion
2. Photo Essay: Post WWII Europe
3. The Marshall Plan
- Questions 1-6 Only
- Due Tomorrow
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11-04
|
Communism
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapter 12.3
- Turn In Notes
2. Notes/Discussion: Communism
Homework: Chapter 12.4
- Reading and Notes Due Monday
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11-03
|
Political and Economic Ideologies
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1. Activity: Educational Stimulus Package
- Discussion
2. Notes: Communism
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11-02
|
The "Cold War"
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1. Chapter 12.1 Reading Quiz
- Turn In Notes
2. Cold War Overview: The Iron Curtain
Homework: Chapter 12-3
- Reading and Notes
- Due Wednesday
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10-30
|
A Post WWII World
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1. Review Exam
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10-29
|
WWII Final Exam
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1. Unit Exam: World War II
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10-28
|
"Go for Broke!"
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1. Finish/Discuss: Internment and the 442nd
2. Review for Tomorrow's Exam
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10-27
|
Island Hopping and Internment
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1. Review Pros and Cons
2. Notes:
- Island Hopping and Iwo Jima
- Japanese Internment
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10-26
|
The Manhattan Project
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1. Notes/Discussion:
- The Manhattan Project
- Answer: What were the arguements for and against the use of the Atomic Bomb?
* WWII Exam Wednesday. Organize and Review!
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10-23
|
Liberation of the Camps
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1. Why We Fight
2. Primary Sources: Remembering the Holocaust
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10-22
|
The Homefront
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1. Discuss Reading
- Discussion Questions
2. Finish Notes
3. Intro: Liberation of the Camps
Homework: Review the Atomic Bomb and Manhattan Project
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10-21
|
Rosie the Riveter
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1. Finish Notes: The Homefront
2. Homework Time
- Due Tomorrow
Homework: "Things Only Men Had Done Before"
- Pgs 195-196
- Due Tomorrow
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10-20
|
The Homefront
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1. Collect Timelines
2. Notes/Discussion: The War at Home
* Unit Exam Wednesday October 28
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10-19
|
World War II Overview
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1. Review Quizzes
2. Finish Wednesday's Activities
3. Timeline Activity
- Due Tomorrow
* WWII Exam is Wednesday October 28
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10-14
|
D-Day
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1. Video Clips: "D-Day: The Lost Evidence"
- Discuss
2. Primary Sources: Lt. Robt. Edlin and Ernie Pyle
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10-13
|
The European Theater
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1. Chapter 11-4 Reading Quiz
2. The European Theater
- Map of European Offensives
- Battle Discussion
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10-12
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Political Cartoon Analysis
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1. Collect/Discuss: Suess Cartoon
2. Begin: The War in Europe
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10-08
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U.S. Neutrality Ends
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1. Finish Notes
2. Worktime
Homework: Suess Political Cartoon
- Due Monday
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10-07
|
Isolation to Involvement
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1. Grace Tully: FDRs Reaction to Pearl Harbor
- Pgs. 464-467
2. Notes/Discussion: Isolation to Involvement
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10-06
|
Pearl Harbor
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1. Introduction
2. Primary Sources: Sen Daniel Inouye
- Pgs. 458-464
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10-05
|
America Tries to Halt Japanese Aggression
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1. Notes/Discussion: Embargo
2. Primary Sources: Ambassador Joseph Grew
- Pg. 458
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10-02
|
Notetaking: Textbooks
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1. Notetaking Strategies
2. Guided Practice: Class
3. Independent Practice
- Chapter 11-4 Notes Due Monday
* Chapter 12 Reading Postponed Until Further Notice
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10-01
|
How Do I Read a Social Studies Textbook?
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1. Introduction: How Do I Read?
2. Skill Practice: Supervised Reading
- Chapter 11.4 - The Holocaust
- Debrief and Discuss
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09-30
|
Student Expectations
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1. Review Quizzes and Notes
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09-29
|
No Classes: PLAN Testing
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No Classes
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09-28
|
Dunkirk
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapter 11
2. Finish Notes: Fall of France
3. Dunkirk
Homework: Chapter 12, All Sections
- Due Monday, October 12
|
09-25
|
WWII Begins
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1. Finish Bliztkrieg
2. The Invasion of Poland
3. Intro: Dunkirk
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09-24
|
Blitzkrieg
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1. Return Quizzes
2. Appeasement Essay
3. Blitzkrieg Notes
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09-23
|
The Munich Conference: 1938
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1. Notes: Appeasement and Munich 1938
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09-22
|
Reichstag Fire and Appeasment
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapters 10.2 and 10.3
2. Notes/Discussion
- Reichstag Fire
- Appeasement
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09-21
|
Nazism
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1. Z Bucks (See Mr. Z)
2. Notes: Nazism
3. Clips
Homework: Chapter 11 Sections 1, 2 and 3
- Due Monday 9/28
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09-18
|
Sophomore Retreat
|
No Classes
|
09-17
|
Constitution Day!
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1. Kwik Kwiz
- The Simpsons and the Constitution
- Discussion
|
09-16
|
Fascism
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1. Notes/Discussion
- Rise of the Dictators
2. Film Scenes
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09-15
|
The Rise of the Totalitarian States
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapter 10.1
2. Discuss: Totalitarianism
3. Film Scenes: "In the Army" (H:RoE)
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09-14
|
WWI Ends
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1. Reading Quiz: Chapter 6.3
- Discuss/Review
2. WWI Ends and Wilson's 14 Points
Homework: Chapters 10.2 and 10.3
- Due Next Monday
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09-11
|
September 11, 2001
|
1. Turn In Student Info Sheets
2. Introductions:
- I Remember 9-11-2001
3. National Geographic: Zero Hour
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09-10
|
Why History?
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1. "Why History?" w/ David McCullough
- Discussion Questions
2. Reading: Interview with David McCullough
- Pgs. 5-9
Answer: What ARE the dangers of Historical Amnesia?
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09-09
|
Why History?
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1. Review Syllabus and Expectations
2. Rick Shenkman Interview
- Discussion Questions
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09-08
|
Welcome to Mr. Z's Neighborhood
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1. Introductions
2. Book Checkout
3. Syllabus and Information Sheet
- Info Sheet Due Friday
Homework:
- Chapter 6-3, Pgs. 189-197
- Chapter 10-1, Pgs. 324-330
- Chapters (Reading/Notes) Due Monday
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