TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Getting Out of Vietnam Visual Discovery 

The test on Finals day will cover our lessons on the Vietnam War, including today's lesson.

I will have your Final Papers graded before you take the test on finals day.

 The processing assignment for "Getting Out of Vietnam" described below will be part of your final. You can complete it before finals day or during the final.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Review Reading Notes and check Homework, Go Outside for Tug of War, Debrief Tug of War and finish chapter.

DON'T FORGET!!!!!!

 HOMEWORK:(Due Monday, June 9th) Vietnam Interview.

Wednesday, June 4th

Work together in your table groups to complete the reading notes for “Ch 52 Facing Frustrations in Vietnam Notebook Guide”. These are due at the beginning of the period tomorrow, Thursday the 5th. You will need this info to complete the activity and be ready for the test on finals day.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Vietnam Stories, Facing Frustrations in Vietnam 

Turn in the processing assignment from "Into Vietnam", the "What if" Johnson paragraph.

 HOMEWORK:(Due Monday, June 9th) Vietnam Interview.

FINAL PAPER DUE TOMORROW IN YOUR FOLDER

Agent Orange
 

Napalm


Tet Offensive

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Finish Into Vietnam,"Great Society" before Processing.

 HOMEWORK:(Due Monday, June 2nd) Write a brief paragraph describing a story told to you by a family member about the

FINAL PAPER DUE JUNE 3RD IN YOUR FOLDER

Vietnam War Era. Vietnam War: History and Key Dates

 Media in the Vietnam War  Lyndon B Johnson - The Great Society

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Into Vietnam

HOMEWORK:(Due Monday, June 2nd) Write a brief paragraph describing a story told to you by a family member about the Vietnam War Era.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Paper reminder, Homework for Tuesday, Test  

HOMEWORK:  (Due Tuesday, May 27th, Complete all reading notes for "The United States Gets Involved in Vietnam

FINAL PAPER DUE JUNE 3RD IN YOUR FOLDER

If you want feedback before submitting your final essay please send me an email and a link to your essay 

by May 27th.

HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS

TODAY: Roses and Thorns,  Test & paper reminder, To the Library.

Civil Rights Test this Thursday May 22nd

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FINAL PAPER DUE JUNE 3RD IN YOUR FOLDER

If you want feedback before submitting your final essay please send me an email and a link to your essay 

by May 27th.

HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Test and Paper Reminder, , workday tomorrow Tuesday May 20th, Quick Write, Affirmative Action Debate

Test Thursday, May 22nd

CIVIL RIGHTS

HOMEWORK: 
Due Today:  Section 5 Paragraph "Affirmative Action"

FINAL PAPER DUE JUNE 3RD IN YOUR FOLDER

If you want feedback before submitting your final essay please send me an email and a link to your essay 

by May 27th.

HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS

Quick Write: Which of the following options do you agree with most and why?

A. All Colleges and Universities should be required to implement affirmative action programs.

B. Colleges and Universities should NOT be allowed to implement affirmative action programs.

C. Colleges and Universities should be able to choose to implement affirmative action programs.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Homework Reminder,  Info. Essay work day next Tuesday May 20th, LOCAL COLOR

HOMEWORK: 
Due Today: Chapter 46 Processing Assignment 

Due Monday, May 19th: Section 5 Paragraph "Affirmative Action

FINAL PAPER DUE JUNE 3RD IN YOUR FOLDER

LOCAL COLOR

As you watch this documentary take some notes about the African American experience in Portland / Oregon during the following eras citing SPECIFIC HISTORIC EVIDENCE.These will be valuable notes for test day as well as some potentially good information for adding to your "Pursuing American Ideals" essay

WWI and before   -   The Great Depression   -   WWII   -   Post WWII   -   Vanport   -   After Vanport

Describe some African American experiences in schools. Be Specific!

What does Otto Rutherford  mean by.. "We had to have a few funerals to solve the problems..."

Think about our overarching question for the year, "How has america lived up to the founding ideals of the declaration of independence" and apply it to the documentary you have just seen. Write a paragraph that addresses the question with specific historic evidence from the film.

These will be valuable notes for test day as well as some potentially good information for adding to your "Pursuing American Ideals" essay

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, "Redefining Equality",

 Start Local Color If Time

HOMEWORK: 
Due Thurs. May 15th Chapter 46 Processing Assignment .
Due Monday, May 19th: Section 5 Paragraph "Affirmative" Action.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Check Homework, "Redefining Equality"

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, "Like a River" Continued, Begin "Redefining Equality"

HOMEWORK: (Due Monday May 12th) Reading notes for chapter 46 "Redefining Equality"
CLASS/HOMEWORK: Chapter 45 "Like a River" processing assignment described below.

Monday, May 5th

TODAY: Civil Rights 1960's video

Take out your homework form "The Civil Rights Revolution: 'Like a Mighty Stream'"
While watching this video add detail to your notes. Add some new events and details to the ones you already have in your notes. Please add dates where possible.

Today: Finish Ch 44 and Start Ch 45

Homework: (Due Monday, May 5th) Reading noted Ch45 sections 2 through 7

Tuesday April 29th

Today: Roses and Thorns, Segregation: Post WWII

Homework: (Due Thursday, May 1st) Reading Notes from Ch. 44 sections 3 and 4

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Make-up Tests?, Final Paper Requirements, Nuclear Weapons: A Visual History, Ukraine if Time)

Final Paper Requirements:

Your final "Pursuing American Ideals" essay is due NO LATER than June 3rd and must meet the following requirements. If you want feedback before submitting your final essay please send me an email and a link to your essay by May 27th.

1. Contain at least 6 body paragraphs in addition to the introduction and conclusion.
2. You must use SPECIFIC HISTORIC EVIDENCE from at least 6 Eras (See TOC in textbook) Remember to focus your analysis and evidence on answering your thesis.
3. The writing rubric in your student handbook will be used to evaluate this final essay






High Yield V. Low Yield Nukes

APRIL 23rd

TODAY: Test on the Cold War

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Staple Ch 39 in notebook and check Ch 40 homework, Video Fest;Digging deeper into "Fighting The Cold War At Home"

TEST ON THURSDAY on Cold War, chapters 38, 39, and 40

HOMEWORK: 
   DUE Thursday, April 24th: Complete "Processing assignment" for "The Cold War Expands"

Be thinking of parallels to today and writing them in your notebooks as we go along.
Alger Hiss and the Rosenburgs

 HUAC and the "Red Scare"

The Hollywood Blacklist



 Bert the Turtle Knows What to Do!

A Day Called "X"

A Day Called "X"

After Intro:

1. What are the Characteristics of the film? IWhat sounds do you hear in the opening sequence? What mood  do they create?

2. What does the title mean?

After Film.

1. Who produced the film? What does this collaboration tell you about 1950s Cold War America?
2. What is the film's central message? Give an example from the film. How effective is the film in getting this message across?
3. What sort of impact do you think it had on Americans at the time?

TODAY: Complete Missions 4 and 5 "The Cold War Expands", Homework

HOMEWORK: 
   DUE Thursday, April 24th: Complete "Processing assignment" for "The Cold War Expands"
   DUE Tuesday April 22nd: Complete Reading Notes for CH 40 "Fighting The Cold War At Home"

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Debrief final section of  Ch 38, Intro to Ch. 38 Assessment as homework,
You are now COLD WAR SPIES.

Ch 38 Assessment due Monday: See below

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Origins of the Cold War Continued.


Make-up lesson for the movie "American Pastime"
Watch Historical Animated Short: Yamashita (WWII Japanese-American Internment Camps)

Answer the following questions using examples from the short film.
1. How does Yamashita deal with being imprisoned?
2. How does She go about discovering he identity in the camp?
3. How does she affect others in the camp?

TODAY: TURN IN "The Bomb" Homework, Roses and Thorns, 1st Period video?, Origins of the Cold War

THE COLD WAR - PART 1: From World War to Cold War

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Finish "The Bomb"


(DUE MONDAY April 14th) "The Bomb" Assessment: In a well organized paragraph (2 for an "A") answer the following question. 

Did Truman make the right the right decision when he authorized the use of atomic weapons?

You must have a clear thesis, at least 2 pieces of evidence, and you must address at least one of the objections to your thesis that was presented in class.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Conference about homework in table groups & check homework, Debate/Discuss Manhattan Project, Decision to drop "The Bomb" reading, After the fact reading, discussion and wrap-up. "Barefoot Jen" if time.




http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/tGVQzanLmqMQNA2

 Hiroshima Nuclear (atomic) Bomb - USA attack on Japan (1945)

Wrap up:
Was the decision t drop the bomb a military necessity? If not, was it justifiable for another reason?
Why do you think atomic weapons have not been used since WWII?
What is the likelihood they will be used in the future?

Roses and Thorns, Very Brief on Georgia, Recap "American Pastime", Begin "The Bomb"


Quick Write: Is it wrong to lie even if the motivation is good, or do the ends justify the means?

Homework: Answer the question on "Decision A: Whether to build an atomic bomb. Justify your answer.

GOOD MORNING!
 R & T
"What military strategies did the US
and it's Allies pursue to defeat
the Axis powers in WWII?"
Whirlwind tour WWII 
Lee Sandlin excerpt, time permitting
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/195/war-stories
FAMILY STORIES TODAY
Bring a minute's worth to share in class
homework - 2 paragraphs
begun in class, finished at home
due MONDAY
see Ch.36 "Fighting WWII" Notebook Guide,
Processing Assignment for specifics

Monday and Tuesday 3/31 & 4/1

You will be watching a film that takes place during World War Two. Although this is a Hollywood film it is solidly grounded in actual history. When it is over read the historical post script very carefully. Write a reflection that addresses the following.

1. Describe the way two of the  characters reacted to the internment and the way they were treated. Provide some detail and your perspective on why they reacted the way they did.

2. Could this same sort of thing happen in the future in America? Why, or why not?

3. Why do you think the film maker chose baseball as a tool for telling this story?

You will turn this in on Thursday the 3rd of April after debriefing in class. 

GOOD MORNING!
 R & T
WWII NEWSREELS PRESENT TODAY
"What kind of opportunities and hardships
did the war create for Americans at home
and abroad?"
Thurs:  FAMILY STORIES 
Bring a minute's worth to share in class
Read for Thurs. ch. 36.1 Intro,
Fighting WWII

GOOD MORNING!

 R & T
Thurs:  FAMILY STORIES 
Bring a minute's worth to share in class
Homework due TODAY:  3 questions about a newsreel
WW II tin recycling newsreel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT1JwkbAEOk
battle of britain newsreel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0-fVLCnsBs

HOMEWORK for Tues. 3/18:
CONTINUE / FINISH WORK ON YOUR OWN WWII NEWSREELS
BE PREPARED TO PRESENT TUESDAY

 R & T

we finish Ch. 34 and start 35
Review the Notebook guideline Homework Ch 34.3-5
FAMILY STORIES THURS. 3/20

HOMEWORK for Mon. 3/17:
WATCH one of these WWII era newsreels
(or another of your choice)

WW II tin recycling newsreell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT1JwkbAEOk

battle of britain newsreel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0-fVLCnsBs
Develop 3 questions about your newsreel

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Check off Homework, Elaborate - Appeasement - Analogy Game.

Elaborate

• Marked by complexity, fullness of detail.
• He told the story in elaborate detail.

 Appease

• To make (someone) pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired
• They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.

Analogy

• a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way. 
• It has often been said that movie stars are the royalty of America. (The better analogy, really, is that the royals are the movie stars of Britain.)

Good Morning, happy Monday!

Great Depression and New Deal test today
start as soon as you receive your test
OPEN NOTEBOOK
if you completed your paragraph
over the weekend, staple to your completed test

DONE EARLY?
Quietly get a text, pg. 435
Ch. 34 "Origins of WWII"
HOMEWORK for Tues:  read sec. 34.1, 2 - Complete these sections of the notebook guide.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, 
Great Depression & New Deal in Oregon
Finish Mural Panels 
Begin paragraph (SEE "The New Deal and Its
Legacy" NOTEBOOK GUIDE - Processing,
to add to test (finish at home if necessary)
BRING THIS PARAGRAPH MONDAY
IT IS PART OF YOUR TEST!

There will be an open notebook test 
covering chapters 30, 31, and 33 on Monday the 10th of March. 

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Comparing views of Hoover (Check homework (Section one questions), The New Deal.


There will be an open notebook test covering chapters 30, 31, and 33 on Monday the 10th of March. 

Complete the processing assignment for Ch 31, "The Response to the Economic Collapse" you must keep in mind the information from "Great Myths" Phase I when completing this.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns
It's the winter of 1933.  It seems like you've been HUNGRY
FOR MONTHS!  (Brrr...!)
The government should do something!
BUT WHAT?
MAKE A NOTE FOR DISCUSSION, NOT TO BE HANDED IN

Homework #1:(Due Tuesday, March 4th) 
THIS IS AN ASSESSMENT!

Complete the processing assignment for Ch 31, "The Response to the Economic Collapse" you must keep in mind the information from "Great Myths" Phase I when completing this.

Homework #2:

Complete the processing assignment for Ch 31, "The Response to the Great Depression"

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Feedback on 20's test, Not So Quick Write, Election of 32, Bank Holiday, Give a Man a Job.

 Here's the setup on the writing: in ch. 31, sec. 3 (p.396)the text describes Pres. Hoover's response one way, while "Myths of the Great Depression" (p.4) describes his response differently. NEXT: review the sources, then Write a TOPIC SENTENCE comparing these two points of view. Add two quotes, one from each source as evidence for the contrast.


1932 Election Hoover Vs. Roosevelt

 

F.D.R First Inaugural Address



It is March 12th, 1933. You have been unable to get money out of the bank for the last week. President Roosevelt ordered a "Bank Holiday." He ordered all banks close their doors temporarily because there was a "Run on the banks" (Many people went to withdraw their money from the banks at the same time.)

 What questions do have for the President of the United States concerning this bank closure?

Write three questions down in your notebook with a few lines between each question.

 While listening to President Roosevelt's "Fireside Chat" listen to see if he answers your questions and write them down. Write down at least 2 other questions that come to mind as you listen to this address.

  

 Give a Man a Job

  

 Homework:(Due Tuesday, March 4th) 
THIS IS AN ASSESSMENT!

Complete the processing assignment for Ch 31, "The Response to the Great Depression"

You must keep in mind the information from "Great Myths" Phase I when completing this.

Home/classwork (Due Thursday Feb 27th)

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Responses To The Economic Collapse.

Home/classwork (Due Thursday  Feb 27th)

Read "Phase II of "Great Myths of the Great Deptression for more about Hoover - 4 More actions. Also find one statement that contradicts the evidence in your book.

Extension on "Causes of the Great Depression" Homework (Turn in by Thursday  Feb 27th)

Good morning.
DO NOW:  open your text to
Ch. 31 "The Response to the Economic Collapse," p.393
Read through 31.1 Introduction

BANK RUN

THIS WEEK:  More government help
for Americans affected by the Great Depression?
Or less?  We explore why or why not?

Today: Roses and Thorns, Quick Write 
Causes of the Great Depression, 
Intro to supply, demand, and interest rates

Quick Write: What makes the prices of things 
go up?  Examples please.

Today: Roses and Thorns, Quick Write Intro to supply, demand, and interest rates, Causes of the Great Depression HW discussion, Intro to Homework & Brainstorming.

Quick Write: After your short study what do you think was the original cause of the stock market crash? Explain.




Homework: Due Tues, 2/25
This counts as an assessment in the grade book.

Cool Examples - http://goo.gl/8i7LP -  http://goo.gl/Q9XXj
Be sure to use ALL the key terms except the Wagner Act.

BIG TIME EXTRA CREDIT OPTION - Make a narrated video of a Kinetic Sculpture meeting all of the requirements and post it on Youtube.

Today: Roses and Thorns, Yee Haw! Game, Ch.30 work

Homework: Finish reading notes from Ch. 30 if necessary and read Phase one and two of GMOTGD.  Supplement your notes with new ideas from this article. Phase One matches up with sections 1, 2, and 3. Phase Two matches up with sections 4 and 5. (Due Fri,Feb 21st)

Apologies for typo:  1920s quiz not tomorrow but Mon. 2/24

QUICKWRITE

QW:  “ In order of importance,
list three factors that contributed 
to the growth of the popularity of 
baseball in the1920s.”  

See Chapter 28.8 for info on this..  

SAVE FOR DISCUSSION

TODAY: Baseball  Babe Ruth period doc:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1F2j9rz4r0

open to 7:00

pop quiz Ch. 28
Due today posted online: WWI paragraph 
for Merican ideals essay:  post to your 
Google folder, comment on your 
own paragraph, hit share and save

1920s quiz Tues. 2/18
Ch. 28 - T-party, Rankin,
Green, Jazz, Baseball
---study guide coming ---

Quiz #5 WWI available to take today with 

Mr. Lamson at lunch 

Quiz closed after Today

If your name is on the list above the pencil sharpener 

you will need to make arrangements to take this quiz 

by then or lose the grading opportunity.

NEW WWI PARAGRAPH DEADLINE

EXTENDED TO THURS.

...STILL REVIEWING...

Mr. Lamson available for conference
lunch today here

WELCOME BACK

QUICKWRITE IS THE HANDOUT
LOOK IT OVER AND START NOW

TODAY:  Great African-American
Migration nORTH:  WWI --> 1920s
Jazz and Louis Armstrong

THURS:  Baseball & Sports in the 1920s

1920s quiz Tues. 2/18

State Representative Jennifer WilliamsonDem. Dist. 38 97205 and west Portland

http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/williamson/Pages/default.aspx

bio page:

Quiz #5 WWI available to take today with 

Mr. Lamson at lunch, Friday by arrangement 

with Mr. LaGreide, or Monday at lunch.  

Quiz closed after Monday 2/10.

If your name is on the list above the pencil sharpener 

you will need to make arrangements to take this quiz 

by then or lose the grading opportunity.

QW:  Do you have the right to win when you 

play a sport or a game?  Why or why not?   

2 – 3 complete sentences.  SAVE

Congratulations class! – all As and Bs so far!

Homework due today:  three topic sentence 

strategies.  Lates can only qualify for “C”.

WWI paragraph American ideals essay due 

Weds. online. Lates can only qualify for “C”

Today:  rubric for WWI paragraph posted

Jeannette Rankin, 1st woman elected to Congress;

Monday:  Louis Armstrong, the Great Migration, 

the Harlem Renaissance

HOMEWORK:  finish reading all of Ch. 28,

make sure you have vocabulary,

Ch. 28 QUIZ SOON