Announcements14 School Days until Christmas Break. Quiz this week will be on Friday. We will have a mini-quiz (12 questions. Matching.) on the Warren Court cases on WEDNESDAY. We will have a guest speaker on Thursday, December 10th. Book Project Dates: Theme Analysis -- December 4 Summary Product -- December 11 Historical Product -- December 18 Essential QuestionsIs civil disobedience the most effective means of achieving racial equality? Is violence or non-violence the most effective means to achieve social change? Did the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively change the nation? Do the ideas of the 1960s still have relevance today? Warm-Up! Foldable-Up!Everyone needs a sheet of computer paper. Fold the sheet of paper in half, hot dog style. Divide the sheet into 12 vertical units. Cut the paper so that you have 12 flaps. On each flap, write ONE of the Supreme Court Cases from the Warren Court.
VocabularyThurgood Marshall -- American civil rights lawyer, first black justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall was a tireless advocate for the rights of minorities and the poor. Argued the case of Brown v Board of Education Jackie Robinson -- The first African American player in the major league of baseball. His actions helped to bring about other opportunities for African Americans. Little Rock Nine -- Little Rock, Arkansas, The governor ordered troops from Arkansas National Guard to prevent the nine African American from entering the school. U.S. Army to send troops to Little Rock to protect and escort them for the full school year. Emmett Till -- 14 year old boy who was murdered in 1955 for whistling at a white woman by her husband and his friends. They kidnapped him and brutally killed him; his death led to the American Civil Rights movement. Rosa Parks -- Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed, the Montgomery bus boycott was organized. Montgomery Bus Boycott -- In 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus, Dr. Martin L. King led a boycott of city buses. After 11 months the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public transportation was illegal. Martin Luther King Jr. -- Civil Rights Leader. Born in Atlanta. Developed a non-violent approach to social change after studying others like Gandhi. Founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Gave the "I have a Dream Speech" at the March of Washington SCLC -- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, churches link together to inform blacks about changes in the Civil Rights Movement, led by MLK Jr., was a success SNCC -- (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)-a group established in 1960 to promote and use non-violent means to protest racial discrimination; they were the ones primarily responsible for creating the sit-in movement NotesKahoot!
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MemriseEarly Christmas present: I will not check Memrise today. I will check Memrise next week on Monday. You need to have 225 words learned by Monday of next week. That is two weeks between checks to learn 35 words. The Schedule for Memrise will continue as follows: December 7 -- 225 words due December 14 -- 250 words due January -- 4 -- 300 words due Book Project DatesEssential QuestionsDid American presidents have good reasons to fight a war in Vietnam? Did the “Great Society” programs fulfill their promises? Is violence or non-violence the most effective means to achieve social change? Do the ideas of the 1960s still have relevance today? Did the Warren Supreme Court expand or undermine the concept of civil liberties? VocabularyLyndon B. Johnson -- Vice president who was quickly sworn in after the assassination of the president. President for most of the 1960's. War on Poverty -- President Lyndon B. Johnson's program in the 1960's to provide greater social services for the poor and elderly Great Society -- LBJ's platform; increased the size and involvement of the government in society. Extension of New Deal programs and Civil Rights (24th amendment, Civil Rights Act of 1964.) Medicare -- A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older Medicaid -- A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for people who cannot afford them. HUD -- Department of Housing and Urban Development Warren Court -- the Supreme Court during the period when Earl Warren was chief justice, noted for its activism in the areas of civil rights and free speech Earl Warren -- Chief Justice during the 1950s and 1960s who used a loose interpretation to expand rights for both African-Americans and those accused of crimes. NotesWarren Court CasesYou will go to this Google Slides presentation and follow the instructions there. Each person must complete their own and submit it on Schoology. This is due by the end of Class.
You will be assigned a case. The options are:
First Things FirstMemrise. Let me check it. If you don't have 190 words, come to Power U tomorrow. Composition Books. I will check them today/tomorrow. You were only adding one more day, so I waited until today. I told you this last week. Ornaments. Remember, tomorrow we will be making ornaments for out arboral review representation. Bring any supplies you think you will need. 1960's Culture Day. Tomorrow, we will have a 1960's Culture Day. You will need to bring in drinks & food, cups, plates, etc... Book Projects. It is your responsibility to do your own work. Keep track of these dates. Book Information -- November 6 Author's Biography -- November 20 Theme Analysis -- December 4 Summary Product -- December 11 Historical Product -- December 18 Essential QuestionsHow does the death of a president affect a nation? Why did JFK's death shock the nation so much? VocabularyCamelot -- Kennedy, his family, and his administration ushered in a hope-filled era. He surrounded himself with an entourage of young intellectuals as advisers dubbed "the best and the brightest." Kennedy was adored for looks, youth, and wit New Frontier -- Kennedy's plan, supports civil rights, pushes for a space program, wans to cut taxes, and increase spending for defense and military Peace Corps -- Federal program established by JFK to send volunteers to help developing nations APOLLO -- The bold project to put a man on the moon proposed by JFK. Alan Shepard -- First American in space John Glenn First American to orbit the earth Neil Armstrong -- First man on the moon Lee Harvey Oswald -- shot and killed president Kennedy in Dallas. Jack Ruby -- Night club owner killed Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963 Warren Commission -- a group, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy and concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was alone responsible Notes
You are tasked with researching a specific theory regarding the death of President John F. Kennedy. You will work in partners to research one of the 8 main theories regarding the assassination. The links to start out with are listed below:
There are several theories concerning who killed President Kennedy. In the opinion of the Warren Commission Kennedy was killed by one man, Lee Harvey Oswald. Other theories have involved different organizations and groups of individuals. Eight of the theories are listed below: 1. Lee Harvey Oswald 2. The Mafia 3. Soviet Union and Cuba 4. Anti-Castro Activists 5. Texas Oil Industry 6. John Birch Society 7. Central Intelligence Agency 8. Secret Service and the FBI We will present to the class gallery style. You must create a powerpoint (or powerpoint equivalent) The Power Point presentation should follow the following guidelines:
Some other sources you might check: http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/home.htm http://www.jfk-assassination.de/ http://www.kennedyassassinationarchive.com/Home.aspx http://ourworld-top.cs.com/mikegriffith1/id35.htm Essential Questions
VocabularyYou will make 3 mini-foldables for your composition book. You will complete these after the notes, but you need to go ahead and make the foldables themselves (prep them), and write an abbreviated (10 words or less) definition of each in the appropriate tab. (Fidel doesn't get a foldable; just write his definition in the book.) Fidel Castro -- Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba Bay of Pigs Invasion -- failed invasion of Cuba in 1961 when a force of 1,200 Cuban exiles, backed by the United States, landed at the Bay of Pigs. Berlin Wall -- A wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West Cuban Missile Crisis -- A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba. Closest USSR & USA came to nuclear war. FoldablesNotesCrash Course Scavenger Hunt
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The Century: America's Time -- Poisoned Dreams15 minutes, 15 notes.
Warm-UpScavenger Hunt
QuizIt's on Scantron. You don't need your computer. Achieve3000Go to Achieve 3000.
RSSS Homepage>>>Student Links>>>Achieve3000 Login should be the same as your Schoology. You should login as this class. You will be reading an article called "First Person in Space" You will go through the 5-Step Routine at your independent level. As you read the Article, you should use the Reading Connection (the little blue arrow circle) called Setting the Purpose to write facts and details about how the competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. shaped space exploration. You can use this information when you answer the Thought Question. Use the Green Button that says "Include in your Answer" to see what you need to have in your answer. I do grade the Thought Question. Follow the rubric and you will get full points. When finished, work on Memrise, 190 words due on Monday. Essential Questions
Polio Vaccine -- Created by Jonas Salk; children started taking the vaccine and the number of polio cases plunged. Salk was seen as a hero. Baby Boom -- An increase in population by almost 30 million people born after World War II. This spurred a growth in suburbs and three to four children families. Interstate Highway System -- Eisenhower backed the interstate highway act of 1956, a $27 billion plan to build forty-two thousand miles of sleek, fast motorways. Beatniks -- A United States youth subculture of the 1950s that rebelled against the mundane horrors of middle class life. Rock and Roll -- music that grew out of rhythm and blues and that became popular in the 1950s White flight -- working and middle-class white people move away from racial-minority suburbs or inner-city neighborhoods to white suburbs and exurbs Who Survived the Nuclear Fallout?Go to this Google Form. Fill in who you allowed to stay and who you asked to leave. NotesThe Century: America's Time -- Happy Days15 minutes. 15 notes. Kahoot!Finish working on your Kahoots!
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VocabularyBrinkmanship -- A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression. Duck and Cover -- Advice to protect yourself from a nuclear attack. Students practiced these drills. Eisenhower Doctrine -- Eisenhower proposed and obtained a joint resolution from Congress authorizing the use of U.S. military forces to intervene in any country that appeared likely to fall to communism. Used in the Middle East. Sputnik -- First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race. Space Race -- A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union. U2 Incident -- An American spy plane was shot down over the USSR. The US denied it at first but when the Soviets presented evidence they Eisenhower acknowledged it. The US refused to apologize, anger Khrushchev further. NotesFallout 4! JK, Just Nuclear Fallout.For the next activity, you will complete with your group. The year is 1954 and a nuclear fallout is imminent. You must be prepared! The way this will work: You and your group will work together to complete the powerpoint (Nuclear Fallout Activity). The first section is asking questions about a pamphlet that is posted in powerpoint form (Nuclear Fallout Pamphlet). Answer the questions to the best of your ability using ONLY the pamphlet. The second section is a nuclear fallout scenario. Follow the instructions and choose who you will ask to stay with you through the nuclear fallout. You will submit this on Schoology. If time, work on you Kahoot!Share your kahoot on the discussion board, but also there is a "Share" button. Share with "AmericanLipp210". Book ProjectBook Information -- November 6
Author's Biography -- November 20 Theme Analysis -- December 4 Summary Product -- December 11 Historical Product -- December 18 Reminder #1, just because you have asked me about a book does not mean that you can skip the Book Info. You must do all parts of the project. Reminder #2, if you plagiarize on one part, you receive a 0 for the whole thing. Essential Questions
VocabularyGI Bill -- law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations Suburbs -- Areas of living outside the cities where middle-class families went to live to escape the polarities of the city Levittown -- utilized mass production techniques to build inexpensive homes in suburban NY to relieve postwar housing shortage; became symbol of movement to suburbs; conformity of houses; diverse communities; home for lower-middle class families Affluent Society -- economic prosperity of American society following WWII; doubling of national income, jobs to women, defense industry's support of economy Taft-Hartley Bill -- 1948- limit the power of labor unions- outlawed closed shops "Fair Deal" -- Truman's extension of the New Deal that increased minimum wage, expanded Social Security, and constructed low-income housing Dwight D. Eisenhower -- President of the United States from 1952-1960 Consumerism -- A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods. NotesThe Century: America's Time -- Happy DazeWatch the Second Installment of Happy Daze. Create your own Kahoot!Work in Pairs.
Create your Kahoot account at GetKahoot.com Create a 10 question Kahoot to review. You will be assigned 10 questions from the review packet linked below. Essential Questions
VocabularyMao Zedong -- Chinese Communist leader from 1949 to 1976. 38th Parallel -- Dividing line between North and South Korea cease-fire -- An agreement to stop all fighting. House Un-American Activities Committee -- A congressional committee created to search out disloyal Americans & Communists. (HUAC) Hollywood Ten -- Group of people in the film industry who were jailed for refusing to answer congressional questions regarding Communist influence in Hollywood Alger Hiss -- A former State Department official who was accused of being a Communist spy and was convicted of perjury. The Rosenburgs -- A couple who were minor activists in the Communist party. They were found guilty and executed for leaking information to the Soviet Union. Joseph McCarthy -- United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) "McCarthyism" -- practice of making sweeping, unfounded charges against innocent people NotesThe Century: America's Time -- Happy DazeWe will watch the first 15 minutes of Happy Daze. You will take 15 notes. Communists. Communists are EVERYWHERE!
Is there time for Kahoot?Warm-UpNorth Carolina Final Exam PracticeAchieve3000Go to Achieve 3000. RSSS Homepage>>>Student Links>>>Achieve3000 Login should be the same as your Schoology. You should login as this class. You will be reading an article called "The Candy Man" You will go through the 5-Step Routine at your independent level. As you read the Article, you should use the Reading Connection (the little blue arrow circle) called Setting the Purpose to write facts and details discussed in the text about the events surrounding the Berlin Blockade and how it affected the Germans. You can use this information when you answer the Thought Question. Use the Green Button that says "Include in your Answer" to see what you need to have in your answer. I do grade the Thought Question. Follow the rubric and you will get full points. Work on Memrise when you are done. |
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