Thursday, April 28, 2016

Thursday 4/28 & Friday 4/29


Unit 7: Starter #7 Political Cartoon P. 654
1.Is the artist portraying the hippies in this cartoon sympathetically or critically?
2.What is a “doubledome”?
3.Why did some people think of hippies as hypocritical?

Crash Course US History- The 1960s in America
Chapter 20 Section 1, 2 & 3 Assignment & Open Book Quiz

Unit 7 Test AND District SLO Review and SLO Next Week
After that… Forrest Gump!!!

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Tuesday 4/26 & Wednesday 4/27

Unit 7: Starter #6 Timeline P. 632-633
1.In what year did the Woodstock Music and Art Festival take place?
2.When was the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) proposed by Congress?
3.When did Saigon (capital of South Vietnam) fall to North Vietnam? (This was the actual end of the Vietnam War)

Video & Study Guide- CNN Cold War, Vietnam
& Study Guide

Discuss Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Quiz

Friday, April 22, 2016

Friday 4/22 & Monday 4/25

Unit 7: Starter #5 Chart P. 619
1.Who won the election of 1968?
2.What percentage of the popular vote did he get?

2 clips of songs contrasting the differing views of the war early on in the US involvement (Pre-1968)
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die 
The Ballad of the Green Berets

Chapter 19 Assignment Whole Chapter

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Wednesday 4/20 & Thursday 4/21

Unit 7: Starter #4 Chart P. 602
1.List the FIVE causes of the Vietnam War.
2.Which of these do you think was most important?
3.Why?

The Butler

Monday, April 18, 2016

Monday 4/18 & Tuesday 4/19

Unit 7: Starter #3 Timeline P. 594-595

Please copy the questions!
1.When did French forces surrender to the Viet Minh?
2.When was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed?
3.When was the Tet Offensive?

Discuss Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Quiz

Movie- The Butler

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Thursday 4/14 & Friday 4/15

Unit 7: Starter #2 P. 570 Chart
Please copy the questions!
1.List the main parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
2.List the main parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Chapter 18 Assignment ~ Whole Chapter

“I Have a Dream” Speech from the 1963 March on Washington

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Tuesday 4/12 & Wednesday 4/13

Unit 7: Starter #1 P. 554-555 Timeline
New Starters- New Paper!!! Please copy the questions!
1.When did the US supreme court rule for the desegregation of the public schools?
2.When was the “March on Washington” for civil rights?
3.In what year was an important new civil rights act passed and signed into law?

Crash Course US History- The 1950s and Civil Rights

Video & Study Guide: The 1960s

Friday, April 8, 2016

Friday 4/8 & Monday 4/11

No Starter – Unit 6 Starters Due – 7 Starters for 2nd & 3rd Period (6 Starters for 7th Period)

Pass Back Papers

Review Game (Use Chapter 15, 16 & 17 Quizzes/Assignments!)

Chapter 17 Assignment/Quiz Due

Unit 6 Test

Unit 7 Pre-test

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Wednesday 4/6 & Thursday 4/7

Unit 6: Starter #7 P.524-525 Timeline
Please copy the questions!
1.When was John F. Kennedy (JFK) inaugurated?
2.When was he assassinated?
3.When did the Soviet Army crush a revolt in Czechoslovakia?

Finish Chapter 17 Assignment & Quiz

Discuss Quiz and Assignment Answers as needed (Assignment will be collected NEXT TIME, TEST DAY)

Video Clips: JFK Inauguration Speech, “Moon” Speech and Assassination Coverage/Footage

Monday, April 4, 2016

Monday 4/4 & Tuesday 4/5

Unit 6: Starter #6 P.500-501 Map of Cold War Conflict
Please copy the questions!
1.What Asian country appeared to be a new Cold War hot spot in the 1950s?
2.What part of Europe was under Communist control?

Video- Ultimate Guide to the Presidents: Truman to LBJ
& Video Guide

Begin Chapter 17 Assignment (Rest of class- you will be given time to finish next class if necessary)

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