1. 50s Exam
2. Writing Prompt Essay Due
3. Intro to Civil Rights
4. Have a Great Xmas Break.
5. Extra Credit Available for the semester---look at the all assignments links for the Extra Credit from Break
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
12/14 Beats and Politics
1. Beats---Jack Kerouac assignment in class
2. Truman Wkst.
3. Go over work from last time and assign part II of Writing Prompt.
4. Review for Exam
2. Truman Wkst.
3. Go over work from last time and assign part II of Writing Prompt.
4. Review for Exam
12/10 50s Formative Quiz
1. 50's formative Quiz
2. 1950s Writing Prompt --First page assigned.
3. Taft-Hartley Act and Car Nation Wkst. assigned
2. 1950s Writing Prompt --First page assigned.
3. Taft-Hartley Act and Car Nation Wkst. assigned
12/8 Youth Rebellions--Teenage Rock n Roll
1. Rock and Roll and Challenges for Youth
2. Intro to politics of the time.
3. Ch. 20 S3 RG due next class
2. Intro to politics of the time.
3. Ch. 20 S3 RG due next class
12/6 Gender Roles
1. Study Stereotypical Gender Roles in America in the 1950s
a. The Good Housewife
b. Both Men and Women didn't fulfill those roles
c. Grace Metolious' Peyton Place
2. Answer the following Question for next class:
Thought Question:
In what ways were women expected to act in the 1950s. Explain your opinion on this. How do the statistics on women’s employment levels in the 1950s contradict the expectations of the society portrayed on TV and in the media?
a. The Good Housewife
b. Both Men and Women didn't fulfill those roles
c. Grace Metolious' Peyton Place
2. Answer the following Question for next class:
Thought Question:
In what ways were women expected to act in the 1950s. Explain your opinion on this. How do the statistics on women’s employment levels in the 1950s contradict the expectations of the society portrayed on TV and in the media?
12/2 Advertising--Selling the American Way
1. Television in the 1950s
2. Advertising America
3. Ch. 20 S2 RG for Homework
2. Advertising America
3. Ch. 20 S2 RG for Homework
11/30 1950s Business
1. Collect Ch. 20 S1--Lecture
2. Tv/Suburbia Wksts.
3. Interstate Highway Act---Flowchart Due next Class
2. Tv/Suburbia Wksts.
3. Interstate Highway Act---Flowchart Due next Class
Friday, November 19, 2010
11/19 Intro to 50s Culture
Smartboard Lecture on the 50s
10 Things to Know about the 1950s
1. Baby Boom
2. Suburbs
3. Consumerism
4. Changing Workplace
5. Car Culture
6. Television
7. Teens-Birth of Teenagers
8. Religious Revival
9. Gender Roles
10. Scientific Progress
If you are missing the Cold War Writing Prompt---It is now on the All Assignments Links!
Have a Great Thanksgiving Break!
10 Things to Know about the 1950s
1. Baby Boom
2. Suburbs
3. Consumerism
4. Changing Workplace
5. Car Culture
6. Television
7. Teens-Birth of Teenagers
8. Religious Revival
9. Gender Roles
10. Scientific Progress
If you are missing the Cold War Writing Prompt---It is now on the All Assignments Links!
Have a Great Thanksgiving Break!
11/17 CW EXAM
Cold War Exam
Ch. 20 S1 RG ---Homework
Ch. 20 Sec. 1 RG The Postwar Economy
1. In the 1950s, how did some corporations expand to protect themselves against the dangers of economic downturns?
2. What were the main advantages of the franchise system?
3. How did television contribute to the growth of consumer spending?
4. Why was the invention of the transistor significant?
5. How did research for the atomic bomb lead to the new industry?
6. What were the advantages and drawbacks of white-collar work?
7. What made the suburbs expand?
8. How did suburban expansion lead to the growth of the auto industry, highways, and consumer credit?
Define the following:
9. per capita income
10. conglomerate
11. transistor
12. Baby boom
13. GI Bill of Rights
Ch. 20 S1 RG ---Homework
Ch. 20 Sec. 1 RG The Postwar Economy
1. In the 1950s, how did some corporations expand to protect themselves against the dangers of economic downturns?
2. What were the main advantages of the franchise system?
3. How did television contribute to the growth of consumer spending?
4. Why was the invention of the transistor significant?
5. How did research for the atomic bomb lead to the new industry?
6. What were the advantages and drawbacks of white-collar work?
7. What made the suburbs expand?
8. How did suburban expansion lead to the growth of the auto industry, highways, and consumer credit?
Define the following:
9. per capita income
10. conglomerate
11. transistor
12. Baby boom
13. GI Bill of Rights
11/15 Reteach and Wrap-Up of Cold War Unit
1. Geography of Containment.
2. Go over Ch. 19 S4 Homework.
3. McCarthyism--go over.
4. Ch. 19 Review for Exam:
Cold War of the 1950’s
Review for Exam ----Ch. 19, all outside readings and videos.
I. Names and terms to know:
a. Mao Zedong b. Jiang Jieshi c. Nikita Kruschev
d. Douglas MacArthur e. Joseph Stalin
f. Harry Truman g. Dwight Eisenhower h. John Foster Dulles
i. George Marshall j. Winston Churchill
k. brinksmanship l. containment m. iron curtain
n. limited war o. massive retaliation
II. Events in the Cold War
a. Soviets refuse to hold elections in Eastern Europe as promised at Yalta
i. U.S.S.R. develops their own atomic weapon.
b. Germany is divided at the Potsdam Conference
j. Korean War 1950-53.
c. Berlin Blockade by U.S.S.R. calls the allies into action and the Berlin Airlift
k. MAD
d. The creation on NATO and the Warsaw Pact
l. Mike and the development of the H-Bomb
e. Creation of the CIA
m. Soviets catch up----develop their own H-Bomb
f. Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine
n. Sputnik I---The Race for Space
g. NSC-68 and the massive military buildup in the U.S.
o. The U-2 Incident
h. Chinese Civil War
Be able to answer the following essay questions
a. What was the Cold War? Describe several important events from the beginning of the Cold War. Do you agree or disagree with the actions of the U.S. during these events. Explain your response.
b. Describe several important events in the Korean War. Describe the disagreement between President Truman and General MacArthur. Do you agree with President Truman or General MacArthur? Explain your response
2. Go over Ch. 19 S4 Homework.
3. McCarthyism--go over.
4. Ch. 19 Review for Exam:
Cold War of the 1950’s
Review for Exam ----Ch. 19, all outside readings and videos.
I. Names and terms to know:
a. Mao Zedong b. Jiang Jieshi c. Nikita Kruschev
d. Douglas MacArthur e. Joseph Stalin
f. Harry Truman g. Dwight Eisenhower h. John Foster Dulles
i. George Marshall j. Winston Churchill
k. brinksmanship l. containment m. iron curtain
n. limited war o. massive retaliation
II. Events in the Cold War
a. Soviets refuse to hold elections in Eastern Europe as promised at Yalta
i. U.S.S.R. develops their own atomic weapon.
b. Germany is divided at the Potsdam Conference
j. Korean War 1950-53.
c. Berlin Blockade by U.S.S.R. calls the allies into action and the Berlin Airlift
k. MAD
d. The creation on NATO and the Warsaw Pact
l. Mike and the development of the H-Bomb
e. Creation of the CIA
m. Soviets catch up----develop their own H-Bomb
f. Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine
n. Sputnik I---The Race for Space
g. NSC-68 and the massive military buildup in the U.S.
o. The U-2 Incident
h. Chinese Civil War
Be able to answer the following essay questions
a. What was the Cold War? Describe several important events from the beginning of the Cold War. Do you agree or disagree with the actions of the U.S. during these events. Explain your response.
b. Describe several important events in the Korean War. Describe the disagreement between President Truman and General MacArthur. Do you agree with President Truman or General MacArthur? Explain your response
11/10 Formative Assessment
Formative Assessment Quiz
Writing Prompt---Due Next Class
Finish Lecture and Notes on Cold War at Home---McCarthyism
Writing Prompt---Due Next Class
Finish Lecture and Notes on Cold War at Home---McCarthyism
11/8 The Cold War at Home
The Cold War at Home
p. 649-651 & p. 656-658
1. When and why did Americans join the Communist party?
2. How was the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, set up by Truman, a reaction to the midterm elections of 1946?
3. What did the Federal Employee Loyalty Program do? How did it add to the climate of suspicion and fear?
4. What was HUAC? Why were they interested in the movies?
5. Who were the Hollywood Ten? Why are they unique?
6. What is a blacklist? How did you get on one? Were you able to get off of one?
7. What was the McCarran-Walter Act? What was Truman’s reaction to it?
8. What was the Alger Hiss case?
9. Who were the Rosenbergs? When was their sentence carried out? What is the controversy behind this case?
10. What is the military-industrial complex?
11. Who was Joseph McCarthy? Why did the hunt for communists in the U.S. lead to his reelection?
12. How did McCarthy fall?
Decl. of Ind. Petition.
Smartboard---Cold War at Home (Lecture with Notes)
p. 649-651 & p. 656-658
1. When and why did Americans join the Communist party?
2. How was the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, set up by Truman, a reaction to the midterm elections of 1946?
3. What did the Federal Employee Loyalty Program do? How did it add to the climate of suspicion and fear?
4. What was HUAC? Why were they interested in the movies?
5. Who were the Hollywood Ten? Why are they unique?
6. What is a blacklist? How did you get on one? Were you able to get off of one?
7. What was the McCarran-Walter Act? What was Truman’s reaction to it?
8. What was the Alger Hiss case?
9. Who were the Rosenbergs? When was their sentence carried out? What is the controversy behind this case?
10. What is the military-industrial complex?
11. Who was Joseph McCarthy? Why did the hunt for communists in the U.S. lead to his reelection?
12. How did McCarthy fall?
Decl. of Ind. Petition.
Smartboard---Cold War at Home (Lecture with Notes)
11/4 Ike and the Cold War
Ch. 20 S4 Cornell Notes--Ike and the Cold War
Military Industrial Complex---Why Ike was a wimp.
Arms Race Video
Military Industrial Complex---Why Ike was a wimp.
Arms Race Video
11/2 Korea and Beyond
1. Finish discussing Korean War. Korean War Wkst.--Due next Class
2. Cold War Map Wkst.
3. Satellites and Science
2. Cold War Map Wkst.
3. Satellites and Science
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
10/6 Course of the War in Europe and Pacific
1. Ch. 18 s1 RG Due.
2. Map Quiz of 1930s Europe. Retake available on Monday 10/11.
3. Course of War--D-Day/Eastern Front/War in the Pacific Wksts. in class.
2. Map Quiz of 1930s Europe. Retake available on Monday 10/11.
3. Course of War--D-Day/Eastern Front/War in the Pacific Wksts. in class.
10/4 America enters the War
1. WWII Map Wkst. Due
2. ABC--Homefront (America enters the War)
3. Ch. 18 S1 RG Assigned.
2. ABC--Homefront (America enters the War)
3. Ch. 18 S1 RG Assigned.
9/30 Civilians at War
1. WWII Wkst. go over.
2. Concept of Total War---Objective: Analyze why WWII was a Total War including why civilians were targeted.
3. WWII Map Wkst. Assigned.
2. Concept of Total War---Objective: Analyze why WWII was a Total War including why civilians were targeted.
3. WWII Map Wkst. Assigned.
9/28 War in Europe and Asia
1. Go over Ch. 17 Sec 2&3.
2. Europe in 1930s Map + Blitzkrieg Wkst.
3. WWII Reading Wkst. w/Map due on Thursday
2. Europe in 1930s Map + Blitzkrieg Wkst.
3. WWII Reading Wkst. w/Map due on Thursday
Friday, September 24, 2010
9/24 Events in Europe 1936-1941
What happened in Europe in the years 1936-1941?
What is appeasement?
1. ABC Video with Cornell Notes on Europe 1936-1941.
2. Assign Ch. 17 S2&3 RG.--Due on Tuesday.
What is appeasement?
1. ABC Video with Cornell Notes on Europe 1936-1941.
2. Assign Ch. 17 S2&3 RG.--Due on Tuesday.
9/22 Why did Totalitarian Regimes take control in Europe?
1. Lecture over Ch. 17 S1 with this objective answered: Why did totalitarian regimes take over in Europe following WWI?
Turn in Ch. 17 S1--RG
Turn in Ch. 17 S1--RG
9/16 Climagraphs
OBJ: How do Climagraphs help us to understand a place?
5 Themes of Geography Wkst.
Salem Climagraph Wkst.
Review of Physical Geo. Terms
5 Themes of Geography Wkst.
Salem Climagraph Wkst.
Review of Physical Geo. Terms
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
9/14 Why Study Geography?
1. Why Study Geography---5 Themes Lecture-with C. Notes
2. Population Pyramid--Inferring the Implications of Graphics
2. Population Pyramid--Inferring the Implications of Graphics
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
9/10 Cornell Notes and Intro to Text
1. Text Search
2. Cornell Notes Lecture/Powerpoint
3. U.S. Map and Graph Reading
2. Cornell Notes Lecture/Powerpoint
3. U.S. Map and Graph Reading
Thursday, September 2, 2010
9/8 Intro to the Class
First Day of New Year!
PowerPoint on topics to be discussed.
Icebreaker
Syllabus--Due next Class
PowerPoint on topics to be discussed.
Icebreaker
Syllabus--Due next Class
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
2/17 Review JFK and LBJ
1. Review JFK and LBJ----Ch. 22 Quiz
2. Intro to Ch. 23 Projects in co-op groups
2. Intro to Ch. 23 Projects in co-op groups
2/12 LBJ's Great Society & the Warren Court
1. Intro to LBJ and the Warren Court
Great Society Wkst. / Foreign Policy Wkst. / Warren Court Cases---Due on Wednesday
Great Society Wkst. / Foreign Policy Wkst. / Warren Court Cases---Due on Wednesday
2/8 1961 & 62
1. JFK Q's and U.S. Geog/Globe Probe DUE
2. JFK Inauguration---Goals of the New Frontier from the speech.
3. Cuban Missile Crisis----Packet Assigned.
2. JFK Inauguration---Goals of the New Frontier from the speech.
3. Cuban Missile Crisis----Packet Assigned.
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