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2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR: FIRST HALF OF HONORS U.S.: T2
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Guidelines - Selecting a Person for your Biography Project
Guidelines for Initial Interview. -- INTERVIEW MUST BE IN-PERSON, 2-HOURS. MUST COMPLETE BY Thursday, 4/25/13 at the latest. Biography Goals: Tell his/her 'story': a view of U.S. history through one person's life in the 20th century. You want to learn about different aspects/times of his/her life. To write your analytic thesis, you want to discover what was significant in his/her life? what influenced him/her? You also will need one specific U.S. history topic worthy of library research, which connects to his/her life.
Biography Research Outline. You need the 'encyclopedia' level of your "Big Picture" context and then focused research on your specific topic. This topic is one that is significant and relevant to the person you interviewed (e.g., he/she was directly involved, such as an activist or war veteran OR he/she was significantly influenced by this topic and has a lot to say about it, such as someone whose views changed due to Watergate or who greatly admired Cesar Chavez. See handout for other expectations regarding content, sources, and outline format. An Annotated Bib. is required as well as proper MLA Note Cards.
Biography Outline Format & Checklist Think about the samples of final essays you reviewed in class. What story will you write? What analysis will you offer? See more guidelines above under Guidelines for Initial Interview.
WWII Essential Questions & Terms: YOU CREATE!
Cold War & 1950s Homefront Questions & Terms: YOU CREATE!
ASSIGNMENTS: Week of 5/20/13
INCLUDE YEARS & TERMS IN YOUR HWK
THREE-RING BINDER REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.
Since you have completed your topic research, do you need more info from your Biography subject (person interviewed)? NOW is the time to go back and talk more because you will begin the outline for the biographical essay next week.
Due Mon., 5/20: APAN Ch. 29, pp. 865-870 (JFK & RMN - stop at Carter) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES & TERMS. In class: DVD The Fear and the Dream (Living with the Bomb, McCarthyism).
Due Tues., 5/21: Read handout: "Federal Highway Act/GI Bill" excerpts (For EACH topic: write answers to -- what is it? why created? impact? ) and read "Buy of the Century" article and TAKE NOTES on Key Ideas.
TBA: Dr. Strangelove part 1 --- required, so try to see if absent.
In class: Dr. Strangelove part 2 --- REQUIRED, so try to see if absent.
EARLIER WEEKS: HONORS U. S. HISTORY: T2 12-13
Essay and Outline Expectations
Tues., 11/27: Welcome to Honors U.S. History!
Be sure you have a working computer account & password by Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012
Due Wed., 11/28: Read David McCullough article (handout) & Write answers to the questions -- on a separate piece of paper; Read Course Expectations -- Obtain Parent/Guardian Signature; Complete Student Info. handout. Check Computer Acct./Password.
Due Thurs., 11/29: TYPED, single-space, bullet points are fine. Myth-Making Identifications (10-12 topics, 5 Ws) Use the online library databases (NO WIKI) to research 10-12 important people, events, and ideas in your assigned time period (see p. 2 of assignment). Cover the relevant 5Ws, especially WHY each is significant to the STORY of this time period. Identify the source(s) used for researching EACH term. THINK about skit ideas for Myth Making. Click here for Myth Making Assignment. See 12/4/12 if you want to preview the essay assignment. ALSO: Set up notebook: 3-ring binder and lined paper. In class: prep for plays with visual in computer lab.
Due Fri., 11/30: Myth-Making Plays (5 min.) & Visual (one per group). In class: Performances.
Stages and Key Players of Reconstruction
Recon Outline Power Point from class
Week of 12/3/12
Due Mon., 12/3: Read A People and A Nation (APAN) p. 183 (Articles of Confederation) AND pages 190-196 (Constitution) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES -- use note taking guidelines distributed in class or click Note Taking Guidelines.
Due Tues., 12/4: Outline in Preparation for in- class Myth-Making Written Reflection. Do NOT write out the essay or you will NOT be able to use your outline. Click here for Myth Making Essay Assignment and Essay Rubric. Click here for Essay and Outline Expectations. In class: TURN IN: Myth Making ID HWK, Outline, Final Essay AND the Assignment handout. In class: computer lab to write this essay. RETURN McCULLOUGH article.
Due Wed., 12/5: READ APAN: 443-446 (stop at Johnson Recon Plan) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES; READ TWO DOCS in Reader: "Black Codes of...Parish" & "Letter to My Old Master." Answer Questions on Reconstruction Documents Questions. Click here for Reconstruction Unit Overview. In class: review Articles - Revolution - Constitution.
Due Thurs., 12/6: APAN 446-453 (Johnson's Recon. Plan - stop at Recon. Politics in the South) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES ON SEPARATE PAPER as you use Reconstruction Noteguide to guide content focus (handout). Click here for intro slide in class to Stages and Key Players of Reconstruction.
Due Fri., 12/7: QUIZ on Articles of Confederation, Basics of Rev. War Causes, U.S. Constitution. 25 short identification questions. in room 325
Week of 12/10/12
Due Mon., 12/10: Read APAN 453-460 (Recon Politics in the South - stop at Social/Econ. Meaning of Freedom) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES. Use the general directions on the Reconstruction Noteguide to guide your notetaking about this chapter.
Due Tues., 12/11: APAN 460-465 (Social/Econ. Meaning of Freedom - stop at Recon Decline & Fall) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES. Use the general directions on the Reconstruction Noteguide to guide your notetaking about this chapter. AND: READ the primary source material -- your assigned documents in the 'African Americans During Reconstruction' section of your Recon Reader. TAKE NOTES using "How To Read a Document" (available via References & Resources link to the left if you lost your copy). You need to understand the primary source and have SPECIFIC EVIDENCE. Also be sure to WRITE your ideas per the Central Question: Evaluate the roles of African Americans During Reconstruction. See African American Docs HWK for more.
Due Wed., 12/12: APAN 465-471 (Recon Decline & Fall to end of chapter) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES. Use the general directions on the Reconstruction Noteguide to guide your notetaking about this chapter.
Due Thurs., 12/13: READ Foner article in Reader, "A New View on Reconstruction." WRITE: Describe the 4 'Schools of Thought' (i.e., brief summary of each of the following interpretations of Reconstruction period: Traditional, Revisionist, Post-Revisionist, & Foner's own analysis) and Answer questions on p. 7 of article.
Due Fri., 12/14: BIG QUIZ on Reconstruction (a few questions may relate to earlier content: Articles > Constitution). STUDY & Prepare Flash Cards for Reconstruction QUIZ. Be sure to review class and homework activities. Use Practice Quiz as one way to study. Answers to Practice Quiz on Ch. 16: 1:D, 2:B, 3:C, 4:C, 5:C, 6:D, 7:A, 8:B, 9:A, 10:A, 11.:B, 12:C, 13:D, 14:A, 15:C. Click here for Unit Objectives and Outline. Almost identical quiz with explanations: click this link APAN Practice Quizzes
Week of 12/17/12
Due Mon., 12/17: TYPED Introductory Paragraph & Thesis Statement (last sentence in intro) as well as Full Analytic Topic Sentence for EACH body paragraph for Reconstruction Essay Outline. Read Outline Self Review to ensure you are meeting requirements (You do not need to fill it out; you will do that after you finish your rough draft). OUTLINE FORMAT REQUIREMENTS: 12 point font, Times New Roman; Intro and Concluding Full Paragraphs: double spaced; Body of Outline: single spaced; final outline should be at least 2 pages but not longer than 4 pages (5-7 paragraphs). Follow "Formal Outline Guidelines" on back of Reconstruction Outline assignment sheet (also posted above). Also use the Social Studies Style Guide handout. SOURCES: ONLY use class and homework materials; do NOT use any outside sources. You MUST bring a hard copy to class.
Due Tues., 12/18: BRING TO CLASS: TYPED Rough Draft of Recon Outline. It should be your full outline: intro paragraph, body paragraphs (with SPECIFIC EVIDENCE, including YEARS), concluding paragraph. See handouts for more info to ensure you are meeting expectations as well as info in 12/1712. Links also above. You MUST bring a hard copy to class.
Due Wed., 12/19: TYPED Final Recon Outline, Completed Self Review handout, Rough Draft of Outline, & turn in Blank Rubric (p. 3 of Assignment handouts). See links above and 12/17/12. RETURN RECON READER.
Industrialization & Labor Objectives, Terms & Outline
Due Thurs., 12/20: SKIM APAN Chap 17 pages listed on the handout and BRIEFLY answer Questions 1-11. Click here for handout: Chapter 17 West reading and Questions. In class: You MUST use the data bases and the format for your research that is outlined on the Business Biographies Assignment handout. See handout and click here for info from class on Business Bio Assigned Groups and Format. Your Bibliography MUST follow MLA Cite format -- see your handout or go to References and Resources link on the left to get another copy. IF YOU MISS CLASS and you are able to do this research, follow the handouts so you can keep up with class.
Due Fri., 12/21: READ - APAN Ch. 18 pp. 528-534 & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES, including applicable TERMS. Consider changes in business, development of corporations, ideologies of the era, reactions to the economic changes. Industrialization & Labor Objectives, Terms & Outline.
HAVE A GREAT BREAK!! SEE BELOW FOR HWK.
Week of 1/1/13
Due Wed., 1/2: In Reader: "Social Darwinism" article (page C8) and Answer Questions as well as the 4 Documents (Carnegie (C4): "Talent for Wealth," Conwell (C5): "Acres of Diamonds", Rockefeller (C6): "Industrial Combinations," & Thoreau (C7): Walden excerpt) and Answer Questions on each of the readings, except for Thoreau (p. C7): list his main ideas.
Due Thurs., 1/3: Typed 4 Products for Business Bio database research: 1) Timeline, 2) Evidence (bulleted) under Subheaders, 3) Paragraph, 4) MLA Bib. Be sure to READ the top of the MLA Bib handout for format info!!! (If lost it, go to References on the left to get a new one.) See handout and click here for info from class on Business Biography Assigned Groups and Format. Click here for Tips on Searching for Required Sources. Business Biographies Assignment.
Due Fri., 1/4: Final Prep for Presentations (Business Biog.) & START next hwk. In class: PRESENTATIONS.
Gilded Age Politics Unit Overview
Week of 1/7/13
Due Mon., 1/7: APAN Ch 18 pp. 515-522 ("iron law of wages" –stop at Std of Living), TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES. Be sure also to use your unit overview/terms handout.
Due Tues., 1/8: Pullman Docs pp. 1-8 -- TAKE NOTES per Assignment on "Pullman Hearings" and directions on class Pullman Power Point. Goals: familiarize yourself with the docs -- what happened? what are the different points of view? what evidence supports each version of what happened? what does each group want? Think about all this from your assigned role, BUT do not forget the other roles. The strongest way to be prepared to defend your pov is to predict what the others will say and why. Thus, TAKE NOTES (key arguments/specific evidence) on ALL the documents. Organize your notes under for/against Pullman/Union & Workers, noting EACH doc and page #.
Due Wed., 1/9:: Pullman Docs in Reader, pp. 9-16 -- TAKE NOTES per directions -- SEE IMPORTANT GUIDELINES UNDER 1/8/13. In class: Pullman prep (and Dev. Guidance).
Due Thurs., 1/10: APAN Ch. 19 537-548 (cities & immigrants) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES. Use Unit Overview questions, terms, and outline topics to guide you (e.g., organize under the subheaders provided, include the terms in your notes, ensure you can answer the essential questions).
Due Fri., 1/11: Final prep for Pullman Congressional Hearings. Click here for the Pullman Prep info from class. In class: Pullman Hearings; ready to go at the start of class. Participate IN CHARACTER, PROPER ATTIRE.
Week of 1/14/13
Due Mon., 1/14: Read newspaper article about Bangledesh fire; highlight/underline key ideas. Start studying for Industrialization & Labor Test. In class: DVD Industrial America.
Due Tues., 1/15: READ "Ellis Island" and "Afro-Cuban" articles - in Honors Reader; See handout Immigrants: Then & Now for Note Taking. Click here for Questions: Immigrant Experiences.
Due Wed., 1/16: SNOW DAY
Due Thurs., 1/17: Industrialization and Labor BIG QUIZ. Be sure to use the unit handout: Industrialization & Labor Objectives, Terms & Outline. Study in-class notes as well as hwk.
Due Fri., 1/18: Ch. 19 561-570 (mobility, city politics) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES. Use Unit Overview questions, terms, and outline topics to guide you (e.g., organize under the subheaders provided, include the terms in your notes, ensure you can answer the essential questions). In class: start DVD, Hester Street, REQUIRED.
Week of 1/21/13
Due Tues., 1/22: Ch 20 573-580 (national politics & policies) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES. Use Unit Overview questions, terms, and outline topics to guide you (e.g., organize under the subheaders provided, include the terms in your notes, ensure you can answer the essential questions). In class: finish DVD Hester Street -- REQUIRED. Activity with Ellis Island, Afro-Cuban, Hester Street.
Due Wed., 1/23: Ch 20 583-589 (agrarian unrest/populism) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES. Use Unit Overview questions, terms, and outline topics to guide you (e.g., organize under the subheaders provided, include the terms in your notes, ensure you can answer the essential questions) AND "Omaha Platform," (Honors Reader) & Questions 1-6 (handout).
Due Thurs., 1/24: Ch 20 590-597 (depression, populists, silver, election > end) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES.
Due Fri., 1/25: "Gabriel's Utopia," (Honors Reader) & Questions 1-5 (handout).
Click here for Gilded Age Essay Assignment. Click here for intro power point from class. Click here for Outline Checklist. Click here for Outline Peer Review. Click here for Essay Checklist. Gilded Age grading rubric.
Week of 1/28/13
Due Mon., 1/28: Try the Practice Quiz. CLICK HERE FOR PRACTICE QUIZ ANSWERS. Urban Life and Gilded Age Politics TEST. Go to lab 303. Click here for unit overviews: Urban Life and Gilded Age Politics. Focus on: cities, mobility, political machines, immigrants, Gilded Age politics, national issues, agrarian unrest, farmers alliance, subtreasury plan, Populists. (will not include: Depression, Socialism/Socialists). Sources: Chapters 19 & 20, "Ellis Island," "Afro-Cuban," Hester Street, "Omaha Platform," and "Gabriel's Utopia." Format: 13 multiple choice, 9 short open responses (3-5 points each), 2 Long ID (12/15pts).
Due Tues., 1/29: APAN Ch. 21 599-605 (Intro & Variety of Prog. Impulses) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES and "The Jungle" excerpt and Questions 1-4 (Honors Reader). Use the Overview, Terms & Ch. Outline for Progressive Era to guide your APAN notetaking.
Due Wed., 1/30: APAN Ch. 21 605-608 (Gov't & Legal Reform) AND 613-615 (Challenges to Race) & OUTLINE NOTES or 2-COLUMN NOTES.
Due Thurs., 1/31: Ch 21 616-619 (women) & OUTLINE or 2- Column NOTES AND in Reader: "The Ambiguous Legacies of Women's Progressivism" and Answer Q 1-2 on 1st page -- be sure to have enough DETAILED, SPECIFICS to recall article's key points and evidence.
Due Fri., 2/1: BRING TO CLASS TYPED Significant Progress on Gilded Age Outline -- should be at least 1/2 your planned Gilded Age essay. See above for links to handouts.
Week of 2/4/13
Due Mon., 2/4: BRING TO CLASS Gilded Age essay OUTLINE (TYPED) & completed Outline Checklist. See above for links to handouts.
Due Tues., 2/5: Significant Progress on Gilded Age Essay. Be sure to review assignment handouts, including Essay Checklist, as well as power point from class. See above for links to handouts.
Due Wed., 2/6: Final Gilded Age Essay with Completed Essay Checklist. Also turn in: Outline & Outline Checklist as well as Industrial/Labor Reader. See above for links to handouts.
Due Thurs., 2/7: Ch. 22 pp. 641-647 (Mahan/New Navy - Stop at Asia info) & QUES. 1-8. Click link for Questions that were handed out in class.
IF THERE IS A SNOW DAY, you still need to finish Fri & Mon hwk by Mon., Feb. 11, 2013.
Due Fri., 2/8: Ch. 22 pp. 647-654 and finish the Questions, 9-15. Click link for Questions that were handed out in class.
Week of 2/11/13
Due Mon., 2/11: Ch. 22 p. 632 (intro/overview), 634-638 (Growth Foreign Trade - stop at Eyes Abroad) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES; focus on Motivations, Justifications & Ideologies. BRING 3x5 NOTE CARDS.
Due Tues., 2/12:
Due Wed., 2/13: IMP RDR: Howard Zinn, "The Empire and the People," pp. E26-E32, answer Ques. 1-5 on p. E26.
Due Thurs., 2/14: one hour of research for Imperialism Gen Project. Proper MLA Note Cards and Source Cards with notes for Annotated Works Cited. SEE LINKS ABOVE and/or LIBGUIDE on ARHS Library page for sources.
Due Fri., 2/15: one hour of research for Imperialism Gen Project. Proper MLA Note Cards and Source Cards with notes for Annotated Works Cited. SEE LINKS ABOVE and/or LIBGUIDE on ARHS Library page for sources. In class: TYPED ROUGH DRAFT & WORKDS CITED -- Imp Gen. Statement and Evidence, if any, & Works Cited (not annotated yet).
Potential links for imperialism document research:
Modern History Sourcebook from Fordham
North Carolina State University online primary documents
Avalon Project from Yale - docs in law, history & diplomacy
Documents for the Study of U.S. history
America Enters the World Stage documents
Documents Relating to U.S. Foreign Policy, pre-1898
Documents Relating to U.S. Foreign Policy, 1898-1914
Vincent Ferraro at Mount Holyoke - see Documents link
American Social History Project
The New York Times Archive - limited access
Smoked Yankees Willard Gatewood (Letters from Af Am soldiers 1898-1920) http://books.google.com/books?id=yKBBOZqZUZsC&dq=&pg=PP1&ots=dK1YBcSTih&sig=-Bozh4BKSbmq4se4P8LqAEa_C0Y&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DWilliam%2BGatewood%2BSmoked%2BYankees&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title
Click here for Citation info for in-class documents and film.
Also go to the ARHS library web page, including: Go to the Subject Research Guide for Social Studies (e.g., U.S. History in Context, Links to Social Studies Website on Imperialism, Net Library, Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition, Gale American Decades, Gale History in Dispute Vol. 3, Salem Press Milestone Documents) and the Class Links for Social Studies (e.g., Imperialism, General Reference Sites, such as American Centuries, Chronicling America -newspapers of the era, Archive of American Politics, Words & Deeds in American History, and more.) Sign up for a bpl e-card for even more database sources -- ask the librarian for help. Great sources for E-books: Ebrary and Gale Virtual Reference via our library site. Also can try Google Books and Google Scholar.
Week of 2/25/13
SEE ABOVE for LINKS FOR IMPERIALISM RESEARCH.
Due Mon., 2/25: SIGNIFICANT research for Imperialism Gen Project. Proper MLA Note Cards and Source Cards with notes for Annotated Works Cited. SEE LINKS ABOVE and/or LIBGUIDE on ARHS Library page for sources. In class: library.
Due Tues., 2/26: One hour of research for Imperialism Gen Project. Proper MLA Note Cards and Source Cards with notes for Annotated Works Cited. SEE LINKS ABOVE and/or LIBGUIDE on ARHS Library page for sources. In class: library.
Due Wed., 2/27: One hour of research for Imperialism Gen Project. Proper MLA Note Cards and Source Cards with notes for Annotated Works Cited. SEE LINKS ABOVE and/or LIBGUIDE on ARHS Library page for sources. In class: LAST DAY IN LIBRARY.
Due Thurs., 2/28: TYPED Final Imperialism Generalization & Annotated Works Cited AND: Complete and TURN in the Checklist.
Due Fri., 3/1: Read Ch 23 657-666 (Balkans through sub and int'l law, Lusitania thru J. Rankin) & TAKE OUTLINE or TWO-COLUMN NOTES, include subheaders & TERMS.
Week of 3/4/13
Imperialism Generalizations. Imperialism Generalizations Checklist.
Due Mon., 3/4: Ch. 23 671-678 (Food, RR, Fuel Adm thru Abrams v. U.S.) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or TWO-COLUMN NOTES, include subheaders & TERMS AND: WWI READER Wilson's War Message document & Questions 1-2. BRING READER TO CLASS.
Due Tues., 3/5: Ch. 23 681-686 (Wilson's 14 Pts thru end) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES or TWO-COLUMN NOTES, include subheaders & TERMS . BRING READER TO CLASS.
Due Wed., 3/6: World War I MAPS - Before and After. STUDY FOR FINAL. see below
Due Thurs., 3/7: STUDY FOR FINAL. see below
Due Fri., 3/8: FINAL EXAM on Progressives, Imperialism, and WWI. Click here for Terms You can Ignore for the final.
RETURN HONORS READERS (Progressives and Imp/WWI) to ROOM 325.
Sources we did not use on the overview handouts and thus do not need to study them for test:
The Woman Rebel: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice film
Albert Beveridge, The March of the Flag (1898)
Alfred T. Mahan on Sea Power, 1890
William Jennings Bryan, First Speech Against Imperialism, 1898
Samuel Gompers, Imperialism – Its Dangers and Wrongs, 1898
NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED for T2 AFTER Friday, March 8, 2013, 2:00 p.m. All work must be delivered to room 325.
EARLIER WEEKS: HONORS U. S. HISTORY: T3 12-13
Click here for 1920s Unit Overview & Terms.
Welcome Back!
Due Tues., 3/12: In class: DVD Peter Jennings, The Century: Boom or Bust.
Due Wed., 3/13: Ch 23: 679-681 (Bolshevik Rev - Red Scare); Ch 24: 706-709 (Lines of Defense): TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES; 1920s Packet: pp. 5-11 Sacco & Vanzetti & Questions 1-6 (handout): be sure understand what happened and key issues about S & V. BRING 1920s READER TO CLASS. In class: primary document comparison of civil rights leaders, Civil Rights Leaders chart.
Due Thurs., 3/14: Ch 24: 698-699 (Urban & Garvey) & 712-714 (Cultural Currents): TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMNNOTES; 20s Packet: "Harlem's First Shining" (pp. 13-17) & 4 Ques. (p. 12). In class: I'll Make Me a World: Without Fear or Shame 1920-1937 DVD on Harlem Renaissance. BRING 1920s READER TO CLASS. In class: E per - I'll Make Me A World DVD.
Due Fri., 3/15: Ch 24: 695-698 (Materialism Unbound) & 701-705 (New Rhythms Everyday Life): TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMNNOTES. BRING 1920s READER TO CLASS.
1920s Outline etc. Intro Power Point
DVD Bib. Info.:
The Century: America's Time 1920-1929: Boom to Bust. produced by American Broadcasting Company, 1999.
I'll Make Me a World: Without Fear or Shame 1920-1937. director: Sam Pollard, produced by PBS Video, 1999.
MLA Cite Format for eBook fr Online Database
Debate Goals & Roles from T3 2013
1920s Essay & Outline
Week of 3/18/13
Due Mon., 3/18: GET 3X5 NOTE CARDS. Ch 24 709-712 (Age of Play); & 714-717 (Election): TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMNNOTES.
Due Tues., 3/19: 1920s Reader: "Scandal in Oval Office" (pp. 26-29) & Ques. 1-2 with enough specific notes to discuss article. In class: SNOW DAY.
Due Wed., 3/20: Tuesday's hwk should still be done.... In class: explain 1920s project and closure on 1920s discussions (Economy, Women).
Due Thurs., 3/21: Research on your 1920s subject -- ONE HOUR using one of the library databases. Go to the Roaring Twenties LIBGUIDE for recommended sources (Go to ARHS Library Home page, choose Class Projects, Social Studies, "Roaring Twenties."). Proper Note Cards and Bib Cards in MLA format. SEE ABOVE FOR LINKS TO HANDOUTS. Start thinking about your person for BIOGRAPHY PROJECT -- see links to handouts above. Need to have a person and turn in your Typed Subject Choice by Mon., 4/1/13.
Due Fri., 3/22: Significant Research for 1920s Project (one hour) -- focusing on BOTH the "Big Picture" Trends and your person. Proper Note Cards and Bib Cards in MLA format. Be thinking about your person for BIOGRAPHY PROJECT -- see links to handouts above. Need to have a person and turn in your Typed Subject Choice by Mon., 4/1/13.
Week of 3/25/13
Be thinking about your person for BIOGRAPHY PROJECT -- see links to handouts above -- Need to have a person and turn in your Typed Subject Choice by Mon., 4/1/13.
Due Mon., 3/25: Significant Research for 1920s Project (one hour) -- focusing on BOTH the "Big Picture" Trends and your person. Proper Note Cards and Bib Cards in MLA format. Be thinking about your person for BIOGRAPHY PROJECT -- see links to handouts above. Need to have a person and turn in your Typed Subject Choice by Mon., 4/1/13.
Due Tues., 3/26: Significant Research for 1920s Project (one hour) -- focusing on BOTH the "Big Picture" Trends and your person. Proper Note Cards and Bib Cards in MLA format. In class: DRAFT THESIS STATEMENT. Be thinking about your person for BIOGRAPHY PROJECT -- see links to handouts above. Need to have a person and turn in your Typed Subject Choice by Mon., 4/1/13.
Due Wed., 3/27: TYPED Intro Paragraph with Thesis and Significant Progress on Outline Body. USE handouts to meet expectations for format and content. Also see Power Point from class about Outline. See links above. LAST DAY IN LIBRARY. Be thinking about your person for BIOGRAPHY PROJECT -- see links to handouts above. Need to have a person and turn in your Typed Subject Choice by Mon., 4/1/13.
Due Thurs., 2/28: TYPED Detailed FORMAL OUTLINE & MLA BIB (go to Ref & Resources links for guidelines) & COMPLETED 1920s OUTLINE CHECKLIST -- arguing why "you" best represent the 1920s while demonstrating your understanding of the "big picture" context. See h andouts or links above to ensure you are meeting expectations. Debate in-class IN CHARACTER & IN FULL COSTUME; Can use your outline for notes. Be thinking about your person for BIOGRAPHY PROJECT -- see links to handouts above. Need to have a person and turn in your Typed Subject Choice by Mon., 4/1/13.
Week of 4/1/13
Crash/Great Depression/New Deal Overview and Terms
Due Mon., 4/1: BIG QUIZ on 1920s -- click here for Unit Overview & Terms. TYPED SUBJECT DESCRIPTION for Biography Project -- see handout (link above). Read Stock Prospectus in class after quiz.
Due Tues., 4/2: 1930s HWK: Review Ch. 24: 714-717 -- you already should have notes from 1920s unit (due 3/18/13); Read & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES Ch. 25: 719-725; 1930s READER: Skim & answer Ques. for "Severe Economic Bummerhood" -- Do not spend more than 5 min. on this. READ Stock Prospectus handout you got from me -- if you did not read it in class on Monday, 4/1/13 -- Only need to skim it & BRING TO CLASS tomorrow.
Due Wed., 4/3 1930s Reader: "Why the Money Stopped" and Answer Questions 1-3 at end of article. Can be a difficult article, just do the best you can with it. In class: DVD The Century: America's Time 1919-1936: Ch 12-13 from Boom to Bust & Ch 14-24 from Stormy Weather.
Due Thurs., 4/4: Read & OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES Ch. 25: 725-727 (FDR & Election). TYPED Interview Questions (25-30), per directions on the handouts for the Biography Project and the Interview Guidelines - see above. And: SCHEDULE A 2-HOUR IN-PERSON INTERVIEW -- It MUST be completed by: Thurs., 4/25/13. (Write-up is due Fri., 4/26/13). Note the scheduled interview date at the top of your Interview Questions.
Due Fri., 4/5: Complete half of New Deal chart using 727-736 (New Deal & Opposition). In the center column: be sure to have detailed notes so you know the specifics of each program. Also, label whether it is: Relief, Recovery, or Reform (3Rs for chart). In the right column, identify who might support/oppose the program and WHY -- you may need to make inferences about this. In addition, take brief notes on key ideas not covered by chart. In class: DVD The Grapes of Wrath part 1 -- REQUIRED FOR TEST.
Week of 4/8/13
Due Mon., 4/8: 1930s: Finish New Deal chart using 736-744 (2nd N.D, Court, CIO, People of Color) - see directions above, 4/5/13. In addition, take brief notes on key ideas not covered by chart. MUST HAVE FOR CLASS ACTIVITY. In class: DVD The Grapes of Wrath part 2 -- REQUIRED FOR TEST.
Due Tues., 4/9: Be able to evaluate the New Deal: read and take OUTLINE NOTES on pp. 744-748 and Read "The New Deal: an Evaluation" in 1930s Reader & Answer QUES. on p. 1 of article. Be sure to read article carefully -- will be on the 1930s TEST. In class: Causes of Depression Chart, use info from 715-725.
Due Wed., 4/10: Significant Progress on 1920s Essay. Review 1920s Outline Feedback and 1920s Essay Checklist carefully!
Due Thurs., 4/11: Significant Progress on 1920s Essay. Review 1920s Outline Feedback and 1920s Essay Checklist carefully!
NOTE: 1920s ESSAY MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE BREAK (see me if there are extenuating circumstances). IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT ON FRIDAY, YOU MUST E-MAIL THE ESSAY THURS., 4/11/13 TO Leopoldr@arps.org
Due Fri., 4/12: TYPED 1920s Essay, 1920s Essay Checklist, & Annotated Bibliography & Research Note Cards/Bib Cards & Graded Outline with my Comments. RETURN your 1920s Reader. REMEMBER: essay should be at least 3 pages BUT 4 pages MAX. -- 12 point font, Times New Roman, double spaced. Click here for handout on 1920s Outline Feedback.
HAVE A GREAT BREAK!! SEE BELOW FOR HWK.
Week of 4/22/13
Due Mon., 4/22: READ Ch. 26 764 - top of 771 (Nazis, Isolation, Japan - stop at 'Collision') and TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES. You are creating your own WWII Review: essential questions and terms (e.g., create a list or highlight in hwk as you read).
Due Tues., 4/23: Ch. 26 771-777 (Collision - Pearl Harbor) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES. You are creating your own WWII Review: essential questions and terms (e.g., create a list or highlight in hwk as you read).
Due Wed., 4/24: 1930s TEST on Crash/Great Depression/New Deal in room 303. Click here for Review Sheet RETURN 1930s Reader.
Due Thurs., 4/25: IN PERSON, 2-HOUR INTERVIEW MUST BE COMPLETED BY TODAY. AND: READ Ch. 27 start at the 2nd column on p. 780 - 786 (intro and war in Europe) and TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES. You are creating your own WWII Review: essential questions and terms (e.g., create a list or highlight in hwk as you read).
Due Fri., 4/26: Biography Step 3: TYPED Interview Summary & Research Plan. See handouts or links above.
Week of 4/29/13
Due Mon., 4/29: Ch. 27: 794-796 (Enemy Aliens>Internment) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES; WWII Packet: TWO articles on Japanese Internment: article #1: Answer Questions on page one of the article, article #2: List his reasons for defending camps. You are creating your own WWII Review: essential questions and terms (e.g., create a list or highlight in hwk as you read).
Due Tues., 4/30: READ Ch. 27 790-794 (Homefront, Econ/Military Life) - TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES & READ in WWII Reader, "Rosie the Riveter" and Answer Questions. You are creating your own WWII Review: essential questions and terms (e.g., create a list or highlight in hwk as you read).
Due Wed., 5/1: START Atomic Bomb hwk --- READ Ch. 27: 786-790 (Pacific and A-bomb) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES, and READ pages 1-6 (Problem, Bkgd, Method, and H. S. Truman Doc #1) of the article on Atomic Bomb (packet handout). See Thurs., 5/2/13 for what to write about A-bomb packet. Reminder: You are creating your own WWII Review: essential questions and terms (e.g., create a list or highlight in hwk as you read).
Due Thurs., 5/2: EVERYONE: Read Doc #2 Stimson (pp. 6-9) and End/Epilogue (pp. 19-20) as well as your assigned 2 other docs, per below. Answer Ques 1-5 on p. 4. For the chart, only need to identify the author, his position/reasons, and his biases, if applicable. (NOTE: NEED 3x5 Note Cards for Weekend's HWK.) In class: A-Bomb DEBATE --prepare to argue from both sides. Need to cite SPECIFIC EVIDENCE from DOCS.
# below refers to document #
YOUR OTHER TWO DOCUMENTS: D PERIOD
3 DDE, 7 Byrnes Zack, Rory, Sam, Dominic
4 Leahy 7 Byrnes Henry , Gabe, Drake, Sebastian
5 Grew, 6 McCloy Justine, Sajo, Anna, Clover
3 DDE 8 Forrestal Juliana, Ted, Brian, Allen
4 Leahy 8 Forrestal Lukas, Clare, Evan, Ilan
9 Szilard, 10 Groves Max, Avi, Amanda
YOUR OTHER TWO DOCUMENTS: E PERIOD
3 DDE, 7 Byrnes Molly, Rob, Simon, Dante
4 Leahy 7 Byrnes Cecelia, Emma, Edward, Noah
5 Grew, 6 McCloy Maya, Ruby, Cooper, Ryan
3 DDE 8 Forrestal Liam, Sophie, Julia, Lizzy
4 Leahy 8 Forrestal Marc, Erin, Aditi
9 Szilard, 10 Groves Lindy, Kassia, Charlotte
Due Fri., 5/3/13: Get 3x5 NOTE CARDS. Read "Why Japan Surrendered?" and Answer Questions. (handout). Reminder: You are creating your own WWII Review: essential questions and terms (e.g., create a list or highlight in hwk as you read).
Week of 5/6/13
Due Mon., 5/6: Begin Research via Library Databases (NO Wiki). Suggested databases -- see below. Start with the "Big Picture" Historical Context of your Research Topic. Research for ONE FULL HOUR, using proper Note Card format and MLA Bib Cards, including notes for Ann. Bib. See above for links and more info.
USE Library Databases: Britannica Academic, CQ Researcher, Facts on File American History incl women, Af Am and Cur Video on Demand, Ebrary (sign up in school with student ID, then home access), Gale Infotrac, Net Library, Salem: Business, GLBT, Milestones Docs, Sharpe: Conflict Since WWII, Postwar, Social Movements. Also, sign up for bpl e-card on their site -- access to many more databases via CREDO.
Due Tues., 5/7: Significant research effort for Biography Research project. 15-20 NC/day. Proper NC & BC (Ann.-- need specific notes). See link above for handout on the Biography Research Outline.
Due Wed., 5/8: Significant research effort for Biography Research project. 15-20 NC/day. Proper NC & BC (Ann.-- need specific notes). See link above for handout on the Biography Research Outline.
Due Thurs., 5/9: Significant research effort for Biography Research project. 15-20 NC/day. Proper NC & BC (Ann.-- need specific notes). See link above for handout on the Biography Research Outline.
Due Fri., 5/10: Progress on the Biography Research Outline. See above for links and more info.
Week of 5/13/13
Due Mon., 5/13: Typed Biography Research Outline with Parenthetical Citations, Annotated Bib., and Note/Bib. Cards. See above links for handouts on content, source, and format requirements. In class: intro to the Cold War.
Due Tues., 5/14: Cold War begins. "Think Tank" packet: Use APAN index to complete the following sections of the packet: Terms, Berlin, China, North Korea, & MAP. Main goal: understand dynamics of the Cold War and U.S. role/interests. Be sure you know the chronology of what happened in each situation, with DATES/YEARS. In class: start DVD Brave New World: The Cold War Begins.
Due Wed., 5/15: "Think Tank" packet: Use the Iran/Guatemala reading handout to complete those sections of the packet. As you read, write a chronology of key events with dates/years for Iran and Guatemala. Main goal: understand dynamics of the Cold War and U.S. role/interests. BRING "Iran/Guatemala" packet & "Think Tank" notes to class. In class: start DVD Brave New World: The Cold War Begins. Review Sample Biography Essays.
Due Thurs., 5/16: APAN 821-825 (McCarthyism) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES & TERMS. In class: BRING "Iran/Guatemala" packet & "Think Tank" notes to class.
Due Fri., 5/17: APAN Ch. 29, pp. 860-865 (DDE - stop JFK) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-COLUMN NOTES & TERMS.
Week of 5/20/13
EARLIER WEEKS: HONORS U. S. HISTORY: T3 11-12
Rough Draft/Final Guidelines & Grading Assessment
Due Wed., 5/23: READ "Dr. Strangelove (1964): Nightmare Comedy and the Ideology of Liberal Consensus," article (handout) & WRITE answers to all the Questions. In class: Dr. Strangelove GRADED DISCUSSION on film & reading.
Due Thurs., 5/24: Progress on Biography Essay Formal Outline. Include your research bib., but ADD INTERVIEW --see web page via References & Resources for format for "personal interview." Keep in mind: you will NOT incorporate all of your library research -- the focus of the essay is your biography subject. Click here for Outline Format & Checklist.
Due Fri., 5/25: Progress of Biography Essay Formal Outline. Include your research bib., but ADD INTERVIEW --see web page via References & Resources for format for "personal interview." Keep in mind: you will NOT incorporate all of your library research -- the focus of the essay is your biography subject. Click here for Outline Format & Checklist. In class: DVD The Fifties on Levittown.
Week of 5/28/12
Due Tues., 5/29: Final Typed Biography Essay Outline with CITES and Bib. (see 5/24/12 for info on Bib.). Click here for Outline Format & Checklist. In class: DVD The Beat on Elvis.
Due Wed., 5/30: Civil Rights hwk: Create a detailed chronology with descriptions of: key events, date, leaders (individuals/groups) goals, methods, roles of federal/state/local gov'ts, and outcome/impact (+/-) using APAN pp. 825-829 (stop "Postwar..."). In class: DVD on Civil Rights Era.
Due Thurs., 5/31: Follow directions on 5/30/12, using APAN 925-931 (stop "Great Society").
Due Fri., 6/1: Follow directions on 5/30/12, using APAN pp. 931-938 (stop "New Left...").
Week of 6/4/12
Due Mon., 6/4: APAN 897-903 on Vietnam: Descent into Longest War - stop: My Lai & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES. In class: computer lab research for Social Activist Teach-in. Click here for Teach-In Assignment.
Due Tues., 6/5: APAN 903-909 on Vietnam, My Lai through Nixon and Legacy (stop War/Interventions) & TAKE OUTLINE NOTES. In class: prep and present Social Activist Teach-in. Click here for Teach-In Assignment.
Due Wed., 6/6: APAN on Nixon 947-952, TAKE OUTLINE NOTES ON KEY POINTS, not every detail -- guide yourself by subheaders.
Due Thurs., 6/7: APAN 958-963 on Ford and Carter. TAKE NOTES ON KEY POINTS, not every detail -- guide yourself by subheaders.
Due Fri., 6/8: Significant Progress on Biography Rough Draft. Keep in mind the essay's focus is your person (so that should be reflected in thesis as well as all or most of your topic sentences). Particular focus: thesis, analytic topic sentences, specific evidence, including significant evidence from your library research. Be sure to fix any parenthetical cites or annotated bib. issues. Write so that an 'unfamiliar reader' can follow. See Biography Assignment handout above. Also: Click here for Rough Draft/Final Guidelines & Grading Assessment. Typed Rough Draft & Bib. with Prologue OR Epilogue (approx one page, double spaced). In class: DVD: clips from The Century America's Time on Vietnam War.
Week of 6/11/12
Due Mon., 6/11: Typed Rough Draft & Bib. with Prologue OR Epilogue (approx one page, double spaced). Keep in mind the essay's focus is your person (so that should be reflected in thesis as well as all or most of your topic sentences). Particular focus: thesis, analytic topic sentences, specific evidence, including significant evidence from your library research. Be sure to fix any parenthetical cites or annotated bib. issues. Write so that an 'unfamiliar reader' can follow. See Biography Assignment handout above. Also: Click here for Rough Draft/Final Guidelines & Grading Assessment. Typed Rough Draft & Bib. with Prologue OR Epilogue (approx one page, double spaced). In class: power point on Vietnam Conflict.
Due Tues., 6/12: WRITE at least 5 QUESTIONS to ask the Vietnam Vet Speakers. APAN 963-969 on Reagan. TAKE NOTES ON KEY POINTS, not every detail -- guide yourself by subheaders. In class: guest speakers.
Due Wed., 6/13: APAN 909-915 on wars in 1970s, Carter, Reagan. TAKE NOTES ON KEY POINTS, not every detail -- guide yourself by subheaders. In class: DVD Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam part 1.
Due Thurs., 6/14: APAN 969- top of 976. TAKE NOTES ON KEY POINTS, not every detail -- guide yourself by subheaders. In class: DVD Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam part 2.
Due Fri., 6/15: APAN 976-982. TAKE NOTES ON KEY POINTS, not every detail -- guide yourself by subheaders. In class: closure Vietnam conflict. Peer Edit Biography Rough Drafts.
Week of 6/18/12
Due Mon., 6/18: FINAL BIOGRAPHY PROJECT: with Illustrated Cover & Ann. Bib, (8-10 pages, not including Cover and Bib). Copy of Step 7: THANK YOU Letter to your Biography Interview Subject. In class: DVD From Protest to Resistance.
Due Tues., 6/19: STUDY FOR FINAL. see 6/20/12. BRING #2 PENCIL TO EXAM.
Due Wed., 6/20: Study for Final Exam. Write 16 Multiple Choice Questions -- each on a separate 3 x 5 card and each with 4 possible answers A-D. Include the correct answer on the card. The starred categories should have 3 questions for each category. You should have at least one MC Question from each of the following subtopics: *WWII; *Cold War; 1950s Culture & Economy; *Modern Civil Rights Movement (Af Am); Other Social Activism (women, UFW, etc.); *Vietnam; 4 Presidents: (RMN, GF, JC, RR); Last sections: (People of Color/New Immigrants, Feminism, Polarized 1980s). BRING #2 PENCIL TO EXAM.
Due Thurs., 6/21: BRING #2 PENCIL. FINAL EXAM: WWII, Cold War, 1950s - 1980s (see topics under 6/20/12). RETURN PACKETS: World War II Reader, Atomic Bomb Reader, Dr. Strangelove article, Iraq/Guatemala article, Cold War Prosperity Reader, and APAN to ROOM 325.
THANKS FOR A FANTASTIC YEAR!!!
ARCHIVE FIRST HALF OF HONORS U.S. HISTORY
EARLIER WEEKS: HONORS U. S. HISTORY: T1 12-13
Read 2 editorials (handouts) on Voter ID laws and UNDERLINE key ideas.
EARLIER WEEKS: HONORS U. S. HISTORY: T1 11-12
Week of 9/12/11
Due Mon., 9/12: Read "The Declaration of Independence" handout distributed in class. Use the handout, "How to Read A Document," to guide your note taking. (Go to References & Resources if you need another copy.) In class: work with a partner to complete the new Declaration of Independence Questions based on your homework notes and the document.
Due Tues., 10/18: "Exodus" article (handout) and see Immigrants: Then & Now handout for Questions 1-7.
Ch. 21 619-627 (presidents) & TAKE OUTLINE or 2-Column NOTES.
Due Tues., 11/1: In class: research for Progressives Parlor in computer lab. See References & Resources for handouts on Note Cards, Bib Cards, & Annotated Bibliography. Click here for assignment: Progressives Parlor.
Due Wed., 11/2: FINISH PROGRESSIVE RESEARCH! BRING LUNCH -- we will be eating D period after the field trip and the cafeteria will not be open.
Due Thurs., 11/3: In class; Progressive Parlor, thus MUST have completed all your research, create a name tag, and bring a prop and/or costume to evoke your role.
Due Fri., 11/4: TYPED Diary or Letter from Prog. Parlor (at least one full page, but not more than 2 pages, double spaced, MAXIMUM) & TYPED Annotated Bibliography in proper MLA format. Click here for assignment: Progressives Parlor.
HONORS U.S. FIRST HALF HISTORY 10-11
Due Tues., 9/13: Read Amherst Civil War (Reader after McCullough article) & Answer Questions on reading;
APAN Ch. 17 on the West, pp. 483-491 & TAKE ONLY BASIC NOTES focusing on key ideas and examples in development of the West. -- i.e., don't overdo on this reading. You want to understand how the West connects to our unit on Industrialization and Labor -- e.g., economy, resources, 'big business,' opportunities and challenges and for whom. Be sure to include relevant terms in your notes. (483-487: Exploitation of Natural Resources; 487-488: Water and West Ag., 488-491: Age of RR Expansion.
Due Wed., 10/27: Reader: "The Woman Rebel" on Margaret Sanger: EVERYONE reads Intro pp. 1-3 and Postscript pp. 25- 26 AND your assigned doc(s). Write answers to all applicable questions from the last page on separate paper. In class: will get role for Progressives Parlor -- see below. IF ABSENT: e-mail me for your role and read assignment handout - see 10/22.
Due Wed., 11/9: Imperialism MAP.
EARLIER WEEKS: HONORS U. S. HISTORY: T1 09-10
Bessemer Steel doc and Questions.
Triangle Fire article & TAKE BASIC NOTES.
Due Fri., 10/2: Read "Dressing Up" about architecture (Honors Reader). TAKE NOTES on Architecture's Purpose, Form, Function, Style, Characteristics, with Specific Examples.
Click here for Architecture Assignment. KEY DEADLINES: Steps 1-4 completed by Fri., October 23. Presentation & Visual & Magazine & Bib (Steps 5-7) are due Monday, November 2. Step 8 & Self Assessment handout are due Tuesday, Nov. 3. READ Assignment CAREFULLY for details.
Due Thurs., 10/22: Spend 5 minutes doing: "Know Your Bib" handout; and 30 minutes researching your Progressive Parlor subject (e.g., library databases, library links to school projects, primary source document search).
Due Fri., 10/23: ARCHITECTURE Tour/Interview & Research should be complete; PROGRESSIVES PARLOR WITH NAME TAG.
Due Mon., 11/2: Architecture Project: Presentation, TRIFOLD Visual, Magazine Interview Article, Readings & Resources in MLA format.
Due Tues., 11/3: Step 8 of Arch Project: Copy of your THANK YOU NOTES (e.g., Special Collections, Tour Guide, etc.); Architecture Self Assessment -- see handout. SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH PROGRESS for Imperialism Generalizations.
HONORS U. S. HISTORY: TRI I 2008-2009
Due Fri., 9/19: Read "The Industrial Era" about Amherst & Take Notes on the main ideas in each section, including examples (evidence)
PAST ASSIGNMENTS FOR FIRST HALF: HONORS U.S. HISTORY: T1 2007-2008
FINAL EXAM: See Study Guides on each unit: Progressives, Imperialism, WWI -- also review your Imperialism & WWI maps.
ARCHIVE SECOND HALF OF HONORS U.S. HISTORY
EARLIER WEEKS: HONORS U. S. HISTORY: T2 11-12
Due Tues., 2/14: BIG QUIZ on WWII & the Cold War. Click here for topics and format.
EARLIER ASSIGNMENTS: HON. U.S. T3 2010-2011
Significant Research for 1920s Project. Use Proper Note Card and MLA Bib formats. OPTIONAL: Ch. 24: 689-693 (intro - Business...Presidency): TAKE OUTLINE NOTES; and
EARLIER WEEKS of T2 for 2009-2010
Step 1: Typed Subject Description due Fri.., 12/18/09; Step 2: Typed Interview Questions BEFORE 12/23: Click here for Guidelines for Initial Interview. And BEFORE 12/23/09: Schedule approx. 2 hr interview to be completed by Jan. 9, 2010 -- enough time to meet next deadline on 1/11/10; Step 3: TYPED Questions, Interview Summary & Specific Research Plan due Mon., 1/11/10; Step 4: Typed Research Outline with citations and Annotated Bib due Mon., Jan. 25; Step 5: follow up interviews as needed; Step 6: Typed Formal Outline with Citations & Bib due Mon., Feb. 8; Click here for Outline Format & Checklist. Step 7: THANK YOU letter to subject due Mon., March 8; Click here for Rough Draft/Final Guidelines & Assessment. Typed Rough Draft & Bib. with Prologue OR Epilogue Due Mon., March 1; Final Project with Illustrated Cover & Bib, Graded Research Outline, Graded Biog. Outline due Friday, March 5 (max. 10 pages, not including cover and bib). Due Fri., March 5.
Due Mon., 1/4: Docs 1, 3, & 4 in "Writing the Great Depression" packet, Answer questions on p. 29, Probing Ques. 1-3 and Critical Thinking Ques. 2.
Week of 1/18/10
Due Wed., 1/20: in class: working on Life magazine project.
Due Thurs., 1/21: in class: working on Life magazine project.
Due Fri., 1/29: TYPED Life magazine WWII Conclusions.
Due Tues., 3/2: Decades Chart. Skim Notes/APAN. For EACH decade (40s, 50s, 60s, 70s), identify people/events/issues under all 5 categories: politics & gov't, economy, social change, popular culture & arts, daily life. Don't need detailed notes -- assume this already exists in your notebooks. READ Final Project Assignment.
Due Wed., 3/3: QUIZ 1950s-1980s. RETURN APAN.
Due Thurs., 3/4: 4-5 possible TV shows for the basis of final project (NOT game or reality shows, must have a story). READ Final Project Assignment.
Due Mon., 3/8: Biography Thank You Letter. Final Script for Play -- copies for each group member & teacher. Single space dialogue, but 2x space btwn speakers; plan props & costumes. 20 minute performance time (10 min. for each).
Due Tues., 3/9: Dress Rehearsal with costumes, props.
Due Wed., 3/10: PERFORM Final Plays. Typed Critical Review (2 pages, double spaced) and Typed Group Assessment: each person, including yourself (1 page, single space, one paragraph per person). See Assignment for details. Click here: Final Project Assignment.