In preparation to watch Noght of the Living Dead we must understand the time period in which it was released. Take GENERAL notes about the period from the link below.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?titleID=65
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Final Film Prep
In preparation to watch Noght of the Living Dead we must understand the time period in which it was released. Take GENERAL notes about the period from the link below.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?titleID=65
Friday, May 27, 2011
In Text Citation and Works Cited Pages
How to parenthetically reference: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
How to write a works cited page: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
How to write a works cited page: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Borrowing the Blog
U.S. History II Honors will be borrowing the blog today for their study of pre-Cvil War tensions. Below is a list of links to sources you must analyze before completing your information packet.
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin Excerpt
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 Map
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas & John Brown
"Bleeding Sumner"
Dred Scott Decision
Lecompton COnstitution
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Election of 1860 Map
Election of 1860
Fort Sumter (video at bottom)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
The Final Push: Pre-Exam Post
Monday – April 11th
Oral Presentations: Social/Cultural Movements of the 1960s
Thorough notes on each subject
Q&A session after school
Homework: Vietnam Reappraisal Guide
Tuesday – April 12th
The Vietnam War and its Legacy: Class Discussion
Basics – Review timeline info/homework to understand chronology
Essential Questions regarding Vietnam:
Who or what bears responsibility for causing the conflict?
Why was Vietnam so divisive?
What led to the end of the war?
What is/should be Vietnam’s legacy?
Analysis – Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Appropriate remembrance?
Homework: Reading/Notes on Nixon Administration
Wednesday – April 13th
Nixon’s presidency – Assessing his Presidency
The Silent Majority and the birth of New Conservatism
Track record: Domestic/Foreign Policies (Watergate, Détente, etc…)
Popular History and the case of Nixon – Is he a villain?
Homework: 1-2 pager, Assess Nixon’s Presidency
Thursday –April 14th
Class Part I – Ford & Carter’s Presidencies – Important Events
Part II – Reagan, the New Right, and the End of the Cold War
Reaganomics, Re-escalation, Revolution?
Homework: Reagan Presidential Outline (F/D, Successes/Failures, Legacy?)
Friday – April 15th
Reagan and modern history
Reagan as hero? Outline overview
End of the Cold War – Implications
VACATION
Complete Cold War Timelines to be handed in on the Monday you return
Outline notes on the final chapters of your book
Multiple Choice Test on Monday, WWII to Present
Review April 26th – May 5th
AP TEST : FRIDAY MAY 6th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Helpful Links:
Vietnam
Nixon's Presidency
Nixon's Presidency II
Ford & Carter
Reagan I
Reagan II
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Cold War Secondary Sources
Below are links to the two secondary sources that were chosen by each group. After reading/annotating the texts, answer the questions that follow in organized and well-thought-out paragraphs. Support your answers with evidence from the text and outside information.
Cold War Pop Culture
1)How did the U.S. government influence popular culture in society during the 1950's?
2)How did U.S. relations with the Soviet Union affect filmmaking in the 1940's and 50's?
Civil Rights
1) What does the article contend as being the real reasons for the Supreme Court's decision?
2) How do these reasons differ from the popular history version of the story?
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