U.S. History (Period 2) Assignments

Today we reviewed for the Final Exam with Jeopardy! 

Today we finished discussing the Clinton Administration. 

We finished Bush today and moved on to Clinton

Today we finished discussing President Reagan and moved on to President Bush. 

Today we finished discussing the Reagan Revolution. I then passed out the Spring Final Exam Study Guide. Lastly, we started the "Social Issues of the 1980s". There are links to videos on-line if you click on some of the images. 

Today we started our final unit (Reagan through Obama). We will continue with Reagan on Monday. 

Today students took the last Unit Exam of the Semester! If you were absent today, please be prepared to take the test tomorrow. We will start the last unit of the Spring Semester tomorrow! 

 

Today we finished discussing Women's Liberation and Gay Rights. Please make sure you study for tomorrow's Unit Exam! 

 

Today we continued with Gay Rights and Women's Liberation. Please remember to study for your last unit test (Thursday)! 

Today students were given a few minutes to continue working on their Stonewall Riots documents (these are due Tuesday). Next, we discussed Gay Rights and Women's Liberation. We'll continue this on Tuesday, enjoy your three-day weekend! 

 

Today some students had to finish up Science Testing. Student who already finished were instructed to access the class website and complete the "Ford and Carter" notes. Next, students had time in class to work on the attached documents and questions pertaining to the Stonewall Riots. We'll talk about this tomorrow in class and the packet is due Tuesday. 

Today we had the CA State Science Testing. Although not all students are done yet, please bring your History notebook tomorrow. 

Today was the science SBAC testing. 

Today was the SBAC (CA State Science Testing). 

Today we started discussing the presidencies of both Ford and Carter. We'll continue this next week after the state science testing which will be held in our U.S. History class. 

Today we finished discussing "Watergate" and watched a few clips from the film, "All the President's Men". 

Today we started discussing the Watergate scandal and showed some clips from the film, "All the President's Men". We'll continue with this tomorrow. 

Today we finished discussing the end to the Vietnam War. Please check out some of the hyperlinks embedded in the pictures/ PPT. 

Today we discussed the End to the Vietnam War. We'll finish this up tomorrow. 

Today we finished discussing Nixon's Silent Majority and Domestic Policy. Next, we started discussing how Cold War Tensions were calmed under Nixon. 

Today we finished discussing "1968". Next, we started "Nixon's Silent Majority & Domestic Policy".

Today we discussed the events of 1968. We'll continue with this tomorrow. 

Today we continued watching the documentary "1968". 

Today we watched clips from "1968", a historical documentary/film about the events of 1968. 

Today we discussed the Counter Culture movement of the 1960s and listened and analyzed two songs from that era. 

Today we finished discussing "America Divided Over Vietnam", including watching video hyperlinked in the PPT. Next, we started discussing the "Counter-Culture Movement" including  the embedded video. We'll continue with this tomorrow. 

Today we listened to three songs reflecting the division in the United States over Vietnam. We answered questions based on the lyrics, which are embedded in the PPT. 

Today we discussed the "Escalation of Vietnam under LBJ". The PPT has two videos linked to the pictures as well which I encourage you to watch. Lastly, we did the attached reading and questions, which is due tomorrow. 

Today students were given a bit of time to review before taking the Unit IX Exam. Next, students took their exam and worked on the attached "Gulf of Tonkin" documents (these are due Monday). Lastly, we started discussing the background to the Vietnam War. 

Today we finished discussing Latino and Native American Civil Rights Movement. We watched a video about the 2nd Battle of Wounded Knee (click on bottom left picture on last slide of PPT) and "Viva La Causa" about the United Farm Workers Union and their methods to fight for better conditions and equal rights. Please remember your Unit test is Thursday (period 3) or Friday (period 2). 

Today we finished discussing the Civil Rights Movement becoming more militant and read the impromptu speech made by Robert Kennedy regarding the assassination of Dr. King. Next, we started discussing Latino's fighting for equality. We'll finish this on Monday/Tuesday (please remember next week is a block schedule). Enjoy your weekend and please make sure you study for your Unit IX Exam (Next Thursday/Friday). 

Today we discussed last night's HW (Black Panther Party Ten-Point Plan). Next, we continued learning about the Black Power Movement and the Black Panther Party. Period 2 got through the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the speech given in Indianapolis by Robert Kennedy. 

Today we discussed last night's HW (Malcom X's speech). Next, we continued learning about the more militant side of the Civil Rights Movement. Tonight for HW, please do the second document, the "Black Panther Party's 10-Point Plan" (read, hi-light, annotate, and answer questions in complete sentences). Be prepared to discuss this tomorrow. 

Today we discussed the Civil Rights Movement becoming militant. We took notes and watched a few videos pertaining to the various topics and people within this PPT. We'll continue with this tomorrow. I also assigned the Malcolm X speech (read, hi-lite, annotate, and answer questions for this document only) for HW tonight. Please be ready with the reading and answers tomorrow for class. (the 2nd document will be HW Wednesday night). 

Today we discussed the Selma to Montgomery March and "Bloody Sunday". We also watched a video about this and the march which was finally completed to Montgomery. Next, we continued discussing the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. 

Today we learned more about the Civil Rights Movement, specifically the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and "Freedom Summer". We also watched a brief video about the murders of Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner, three men murdered during "Freedom Summer". The video is linked to the PPT if you click on the FBI poster about these three missing men.  

Today we discussed the Civil Rights Movement, specifically the 1963 Birmingham Student Walk-outs. After discussing, we watched a video about this. 

Today classes lasted 20 minutes. I chose to show students pictures of aspects of the Civil Rights Movement from a Civil Rights Trip I used to go on. Most of the pics are mine, however, some are taken by a professional photographer. PLEASE ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!!! 

Today students worked in small groups to present the information on their Civil Rights Movement person. 

Today we continued with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. We discussed the Freedom Riders as well as the integration of Ole Miss' with James Meredith. We also watched video about the Freedom Riders. We'll continue with this on Friday. FOR TOMORROW, please make sure you come to class prepared with information about your Civil Rights person for your presentation. You need: their name, DOB/DOD (if applicable), any ways they were involved in the Movement (marches, campaigns, organizations, etc.), any awards they've received (i.e. Congressional Medal of Honor), and at least one quote said by or about the person. 

Today we started talking about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. We discussed the formation of S.N.C.C., the Nashville Lunch Counter Sit-Ins. We then watched clips from "Eyes on the Prize" regarding these two. We'll continue with this tomorrow. Please remember to get your information together for the small group presentation on your Civil Rights person (will be done in class on Thursday). 

Today we finished discussing LBJ's Great Society and parts of his presidency. There are hyperlinks to videos pertaining to the Great Society if you click on some of the pictures. 

Today we started off by discussing the answers to the Warren Commission reading I assigned yesterday. Next, we started discussing the Presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Please make sure you click on the pictures as some of them have hyperlinks to the internet. 

Today we learned about the assassination of Pres. Kennedy. We finished up the attached PPT on his presidency, watched some clips about his death (check hyperlinks embedded in the PPT), and lastly, read about the Warren Commission and answered questions in the notebook about it's conclusions. 

Today we watched another clip from the film "Thirteen Days" and discussed the solution to the Cuban Missile Crisis. We then discussed changes to Cold War Policy and we'll finish with the assassination of Kennedy and the beginning of LBJ tomorrow. 

Today we started Unit 9: 1960s Domestic policies, Civil Rights, Cold War tensions and Vietnam War. We started with Kennedy's Presidency and we'll continue with this tomorrow (along with two documents and video clips). 

Today is the Unit VIII Exam (Early Cold War and Civil Rights Movement). Attached is the study guide. 

Today we discussed the Montgomery Bus Boycott and reviewed for tomorrow's test. I have attached the notes from today, the link to some review videos and the study guide which I initially gave out last Thursday. 

 

 

 

 

Today we continued focusing on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s by learning about the court decisions which led up to the landmark Supreme Court decision "Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, KS". We also looked at the immediate results of this decision, including the "Little Rock Nine". Tomorrow we'll continue with this as well as review for Friday's Unit Exam. 

Today we finished discussing life in Non-Suburban America, focusing on the Emmett Till murder. Besides the notes, we watched a clip about the Emmett Till murder (hyperlinked from the image of Emmett Till after his murder) as well as the attached two documents. If you were absent today, please make sure you take the notes, read the eyewitness account of the night Emmett Till was taken, and read and answer the questions for the "Murder of Emmett Till" (this needs to be turned in tomorrow). The HW is to read and answer the questions for "The Murder of Emmett Till". 

Civil Rights Movement Project Due! 

Today I collected the Civil Rights Movement Posters which were due today. Students also turned in their document work and questions on the suburban housewife of the 1950s. Next, we started, but did not finish, the attached "Non-Suburban America", which we'll continue with tomorrow. 

Today we watched a video about Rock 'n Roll and Elvis. Students had to answer questions as we watched. If you were absent, please complete the attached questions by reading the attached document about the film. PLEASE REMEMBER that your Civil Rights Poster Project is due Monday! PLEASE REMEMBER that the reading, chart, and questions for the documents on the 1950s suburban woman is due Monday as well. 

Today we continued with Popular Culture of the 1950s (there are some fun TV show clips I recommend you watch!). I also assigned the attached Documents and Chart. For HW tonight, please read, hi-light or underline, annotate documents A and B. Also, please fill out the chart for documents A and B. This is due tomorrow (assignment for Docs A and B only). FYI, the reading, hi-lighting and annotations as well as the chart and response to the questions will all be due on Monday. Lastly, I handed out the Unit VIII Study Guide. It is also attached below, however, the bottom half is a duplicate of the top half (saving copies!). 

Today we continued with the life of the 1950s, including clips from TV shows and commercials.  We'll finish this up tomorrow. 

Today we finished discussing 1950s Brinkmanship. We then started discussing Pop. Culture and the American Dream of the 1950s. We'll finish this tomorrow. 

Today I checked with students about how Friday went (I was absent) and I answered any questions students had about the Civil Rights Movement Project. Next, we started discussing "1950s Brinkmanship". 

I was absent today. Students used the Chromebooks to research the person they ware assigned for the Civil Rights Movement project. 

Today I reminded students that I will not be here tomorrow and students need to make sure they are prepared to do research on their Civil Rights Movement person. Make sure you bring your assignment and who you are working on so you can effectively utilize in-class time to research. Next, we discussed the Communist Scare of the early-mid 1950s including some videos pertaining to the Rosenberg case, McCarthyism. Lastly, we analyzed some Herblock political cartoons pertaining to the Communist Scare of the 1950s. 

Today I assigned students a Civil Rights Project. The assignment is attached, but please see me if you were absent so you know which person to focus on. Next, we discussed the Communist Scare of the late 1940s and early 1950s. 

Today we started class with a "Who is the Communist?" activity in which students looked at pictures of and information on six different people. As individuals, students had to decide for themselves who (if anyone) was communist. Students then discussed their answers in pairs or groups of three. Lastly, we had a whole-class discussion relating to this activity. Next, we began discussing how the Communist Scare of the late 1940s and early 1950s began to effect Americans. We'll finish this PPT tomorrow. 

Today students turned in the Truman fires MacArthur Documents (analysis, questions, and paragraph). Next, students participated in an open discussion regarding the start of the Cold War, which went quite well. 

Enjoy your three-day weekend! 

 

Today you'll meet me at the counselors' offices to sign up for next year's classes! Please bring your sheet filled out and signed by your parent/guardian. While students were waiting to meet with their counselor, students had to read, underline or hi-light, and annotate the attached documents pertaining to Pres. Truman firing Gen. MacArthur. Students also had to fill out the chart and do the paragraph on the last page. This is due tomorrow. Also, please make sure you are prepared for tomorrow's discussion of who is to blame for starting the Cold War, the United States or the Soviet Union. 

Today we discussed how the Cold War "heated up" Asia and to what extent the Containment Policy worked in Asia. 

Today we discussed the fall of China to communism as well as the Korean War. Please remember that tomorrow I will be meeting you up at the counselors' offices (meet me in the library if it's raining); please bring your blue sheets of paper with you, filled out and ready to go! 

Today we discussed documents C and D and the questions for both documents. Tonight for HW, please complete (THOROUGHLY), the chart of evidence for all documents and their arguments to prepare for Friday's discussion. Next, we finished discussing the foundations of the Cold War and early events pertaining to this.  

Today we discussed the HW which was due today (Documents A and B) and went over the questions for both documents. Next, students completed their self-analysis on their World War II Unit Exam. Lastly, we began discussing the foundations of the Cold War. This material is quite repetitive of last year's unit (World History) on the Cold War and should be used in Friday's discussion about who is more to blame for starting the Cold War. Tonight for HW, please read, hi-light or underline, and annotate documents C and D before you answer the questions for each document. I'll check this and we'll discuss these documents tomorrow. 

Today we finished discussing the effects of Truman's civil rights record the Democratic Party as well as the 1948 election. I also handed out the attached documents pertaining to "Who Caused the Cold War?". We will have a full class discussion about this next Friday. In preparation, please complete the given directions (on the document) for Documents A and B as well as completing the questions for both documents. 

Today we discussed Truman's Civil Rights record and how this was a potential challenge to his winning a second term. We also discussed the integration of MLB and Jackie Robinson. There are some hyperlinks to videos if you click on his name and the pictures of him. 

After showing students the results of the scantron portion of yesterday's test, we started Unit VIII: Early Cold War and Civil Rights (1945-1960). Today we discussed the post-war economic transition. *** Reminder, I encourage you to attend the Scheduling Fair this Friday at lunch in the Gym to get more information on next year's classes before signing up! 

Today we finished discussing the end to World War II. Monday we'll discuss more specifically the atomic bomb and we'll review for Tuesday's WWII Exam. 

Today I checked Document A of the Zoot Suit Riot packet. Document B is due tomorrow (don't forget to fill in the chart on the back page!). After discussing Document A, we got back into the actual war by discussing the end to WWII in Europe. Part of this included the D-Day scene from "Saving Private Ryan".

Today students turned in all assignment pertaining to Executive Order 9066. Next, we took notes and watched a brief video on the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943. Lastly, I handed out a packet of documents and a graphic organizer about the Zoot Suit Riots. Tonight for HW, please read, hi-light, and annotate the timeline and Document A. Also, please fill out the chart for Document A. 

Today we discussed the documents for the Japanese Internment DBQ. Next, students worked together or individually to fill out the graphic organizer (get from me in class). Lastly, I assigned the follow-up reading and questions for Korematsu vs. U.S. All Documents, graphic organizer, and follow-up reading and questions are due tomorrow. 

Today I checked to be sure documents 1-3 (of the Japanese Internment/ Executive Order 9066 DBQ) were complete. We then discussed the documents and made sure everyone had an understanding of these. Next, I gave students time in class to work on documents 4-7. These documents should be done by tomorrow. 

Today we finished discussing the War in the Pacific during WWII. Next, I briefly introduced students to Executive Order 9066 and the Japanese Internment. Lastly, I assigned the attached DBQ packet. Please read, analyze, hi-light, and annotate Documents 1, 2, 3 by Monday and answer the questions for each document. We'll continue working with these documents in class on Monday. 

Today we discussed the battles of the Pacific theater during WWII. The discolored words (names of battles) are hyperlinks to some of the videos we watched in class today as well. 

I hope you enjoyed your four-day weekend! Today we got back into the swing of things with WWII. We completed the discussion from last Friday, I gave out the WWII Exam study guide (test tentatively set for Friday, Feb. 1), and we started discussing the War in the Pacific Theater. 

Today we discussed the U.S. involvement in N. Africa and Europe. We also focused especially on the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen and Japanese Americans who fought in Europe and N. Africa. There are videos hyperlinked in the PPT for these two groups which we also watched. 

Today we discussed U.S. Home front Preparation. 

Today we finished discussing the road towards mobilization. We then took an open-note quiz. 

Today we finished the Effects of the New Deal. Next, we started Unit VII: World War II by filling in a "what do you remember?" chart and then checking the answers. Lastly, we started the PPT "America Moves Toward War" and we'll finish this tomorrow. 

Today we talked about the Effects of the New Deal

Today the sub went over the attached PPT with the students

Today the sub went over the attached PPT with the students

I was out sick today and could not plan ahead for a sub. Therefore, students watched "Forest Gump". 

I was out sick today and could not plan ahead for a sub. Therefore, students watched "Forest Gump". 

Today we continued learning about the Great Depression, specifically Hoover's handling of the situation. Next, we watched a video on the Bonus Army.