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2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR
ASSIGNMENTS: WEEK of 11/17/08
Due Wed., 11/19: FINAL PROJECT, and Final Assessment. 7:45-9:45 a.m. Self Assessment also DUE.
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2008-1009
Weeks of 8/28/08, 9/2/08 & 9/8/08/08
Click Here for The Art of Watching Films HWK
Click Here for Unit I Objectives
Wed., 9/10/09: TEST on Unit I
Due Thurs., 9/10: Assigned reading from Hollywood's America. TAKE NOTES & BE READY TO PRESENT.
pages 7-12 (stop at Silent Era): Hollis, Ali, Jalisa, Andrew, Louie, Daniel
pages 12-18 (stop at Wartime): Luke, Lydia, Sam, Katie, Ella
pages 18-22 (stop at New Directions): Joel, Amy, Benji, Brooks, Parath, Lucia
pages 22-27 (to end): Taylor, Anna, Carolyn, Elinor, Rachel, Jamie
Due Fri., 9/12: 1950s Reader Vol. I pp. 80-92 by Gary Nash. Write answers to QUESTIONS on handout (from class or click link). In class DVD: "People's Century: The Cold War Begins"
Week of 9/15/08
Due Mon., 9/15: Read Present Tense handout about Cold War 84-90, 99-102. Answer QUESTIONS on handout (from class or click link). In class DVD: "Atomic Cafe"
Due Tues., 9/16: Read Paul Boyer's "The Politics of Anticommunism" in Reader 1946-1960 Vol. I, pp. 121-126. Answer QUESTIONS on handout (from class or click link). In class DVD: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" -- part 1
Due Wed., 9/17: Reader 1946-1960 Vol I., "Red Scare in Hollywood," pp. 181-184. Answer QUESTIONS on handout (from class or click link). In class DVD: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" -- part 2
Due Thurs., 9/18: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. I, pp. 245-249 & 251-254, two articles on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Take DETAILED NOTES. In Class: GRADED DISCUSSION.
Due Fri., 9/19: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. I, pp. 132-139 on McCarthy, from "Years of Shock" by Eric Goldman. Answer QUESTIONS on handout (from class or click link).
Week of 9/22/08
Due Mon., 9/22: Groups for Oral Preentations on McCarthy/Blacklist films. In class DVD: "On the Waterfront" -- part 1
Due Tues., 9/23: TYPED ESSAY on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" -- click Assignment sheet for details or Credits/Cast. In class DVD: "On the Waterfront" -- part 2
Due Wed., 9/24: Reader 1946-1960 Vol I pp. 190-194 & 196-202. Read and TAKE NOTES for GRADED DISCUSSION about "On the Waterfront" in class Wed., Credits/Cast.
Due Thurs., 9/25: Cold War QUIZ. Click here for Review Sheet given out in class. In class: intro to Unit 3 1950s Social Dynamics; link to overhead notes from class.
Due Fri., 9/26: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II: "Allen Ginsberg" pp. 69-80. TAKE NOTES on Ginsberg, 1950s Culture & Values, with examples.
Week of 9/29/08
Due Mon., 9/29: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II: "Allen Ginsberg" pp. 81-86. TAKE NOTES on Ginsberg, Elvis Presley, James Dean as well as 1950s Culture & Values. Watch Assigned Film on McCarthyism & the Blacklist BEFORE today's class for Oral Presentations project.
Due Tues., 9/30: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II: "Containment at Home" pp. 156-161 & Ques 1-10. (handout or click link here: Questions) In class DVD: "Let's Play House"
Due Wed., 10/1: ORAL PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
Due Thurs., 10/2: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II: "Containment at Home" pp. 161-166 & Ques. 11-13. In class DVD: "Rebel Without a Cause" part 1
Due Fri., 10/3: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II "Fractured Fairy Tales" 168-178 & Questions. (handout or click link here: Questions) In class DVD: "Rebel Without a Cause" part 2.
Week of 10/6/08
Due Mon., 10/6: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II "Wild in the Streets: Rebel Without a Cause and Blackboard Jungle" pp. 88-97. TAKE NOTES for GRADED DISCUSSION. Click link here for Rebel Cast and Credits.
Due Tues., 10/7: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II "Mama Said" pp. 180-188 & Write Answers to Questions from handout (dist in class or click link). In class DVD: "Hidden Values of the 50s"
Due Wed., 10/8: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II "The Feminine Mystique" pp. 190-193 & TAKE NOTES on Key Ideas.
Due Thurs., 10/9: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II "Coming Home" pp. 206-212. TAKE NOTES on society's expectations for men. Include WHY as well as examples. In class DVD: "The Celluloid Closet"
Due Fri., 10/10: Reader 1946-1960 Vol. II "Coming Home" pp. 212-219. TAKE NOTES on society's expectations for women. Include WHY as well as examples.
Week of 10/13/08
Due Tues., 10/14: Read 2 Documents from 1950s: Time magazine and U.S. Congress as well as summary of Journal article (packet), and TAKE NOTES on Key Ideas, including Examples. In class DVD: "Far From Heaven" part 1
Due Wed., 10/15: Reader Vol. I 1960-1974 Read pp. 14-17 on Race from Anderson article, "Spawning....Cold War" AND Packet on Loving case and Race -- TAKE NOTES. In class DVD: "Far From Heaven" part 2
Due Thurs., 10/16: Reader Vol II 1946-1960: Boyer, pp. 31-top of 34 on The Other American & TAKE NOTES. Graded Discussion on Readings (Coming Home, Docs/Journal on Gays in 1950s, Race & Loving readings) & Far From Heaven. Click here for Far From Heaven Cast and Credits.
Due Fri., 10/17: rough draft of THESIS for Social Dynamics of the 1950s Paper. Click here for assignment. See above for casts and credits for each film.
Week of 10/20/08
Due Mon., 10/20: In class DVD: 1960s Civil Rights Movement
Due Tues., 10/21: Social Dynamics of 1950s PAPER. (typed, 3-4 pages max.). Social Dynamics of the 1950s Paper. Click here for assignment. See below for casts and credits for each film.
Due Wed., 10/22: Reader 1960-1974 Vol I: Anderson's "Years of Hope...," pp. 174 to top of 185 and Questions (click here for Ques. that were given out in class). In class DVD: "In the Heat of the Night" Part 1.
Due Thurs., 10/23: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. I: Anderson's "Pinnacle of Liberalism," 188-top of 195 & TAKE NOTES. In class DVD: "In the Heat of the Night" Part 2.
Due Fri., 10/24: Mark Harris' article on "In the Heat of the Night" & TAKE NOTES. GRADED DISCUSSION on readings and film.
Week of 10/27/08
Due Mon., 10/27: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. II: pp. 34-35 on Black Power. CIVIL RIGHTS QUIZ. Click here for Civil Rights Review handout from class. In Class: DVD on Vietnam from 1960s series.
Due Tues., 10/28: Present Tense Vietnam packet & QUESTIONS (Click link for Questions handed out in class). In class: continue Vietnam DVD.
Due Wed., 10/29: Present Tense handout on "SDS and Rise of the New Left," pp. 332-337 & TAKE NOTES
Due Thurs., 10/30: Read and Take Notes on your assigned primary source document, using "How to Read a Doc" as your guide. In class: PRESENT DOCS and then DVD on 1960s: Protest & Resistance.
Due Fri., 10/31: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. II: pp.45-51 about 1968 & TAKE NOTES.
Week of 11/3/08
Due Mon., 11/3: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. II: pp.51-57 on 1968 and TAKE NOTES. In class DVD: Bonnie & Clyde, part 1.
Due Tues., 11/4: No hwk Mon. p.m. In class DVD: Bonnie & Clyde, part 2.
Due Wed., 11/5: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. II: "Bonnie and Clyde" by Lester D. Friedman, Read pp. 85-97, Skim pp. 98-114. GRADED DISCUSSION on film and readings.
Due Thurs., 11/6: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. II: pp. 59-65 on counterculture (stop at "Social Thought"). TAKE NOTES. In Class DVD: "The Graduate" part 1. Groups and Possible Films for Final Project. Click here for Final Project Assignment.
Due Fri., 11/7: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. II: pp. 69-70, 140-147 (stop at "Liberation"). TAKE NOTES. In class DVD: "The Graduate" part 2. BRING READER TO CLASS FRIDAY.
Week of 11/10/08
Due Mon., 11/10: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. II: "Days of Discord 1969-1970," pp. 147-153 & 155. TAKE NOTES.
Due Wed., 11/11: Reader 1960-1974 Vol. II: "Days of Discord 1969-1970," pp. 158-161, 166-169 (Vietnam to Think Global). TAKE NOTES.
Due Fri., 11/14: Research completed for Final Film Project, ready to teach group. Watched Final Project Film by today's class.
Week of 11/17/08