Unit 8 Exam & Final Essay Questions

We took Unit 8 Mini-Exam.

• See Mr. M to schedule a time to take this 

We worked on Big List PowerPoint

• This MUST be finished to take the Final exam...If you are not completed on exam day I will make you complete it and THEN take the exam, which would hold you for an extended time during that final session.  (You wouldn't miss any other finals...)

Final Essay Questions

• IF you are completed with the final project which is due tomorrow, you may begin preparing for the final essays (only one will be picked for you to answer...but you must prepare for each of them JUST IN CASE): 

1.     Trace changes in American domestic policy from the 1930s to the present.   Answer the question in terms of TWO of the following groups:

a.      Women

b.     Minorities

c.      The Poor

2.     CONTRAST the two parts of the Cold War listed below:

a.      Beginning of the Cold War until the beginning of Détente (1945-1972)

b.     Détente to the end of the Cold War (1972-1989)

·        Address the GOALS of the United States during these two eras

·        Address the SUCCESSES/FAILURES of the United States during these two eras

3.     COMPARE the culture events of the 1930s to ONE of the following decades:

a.      1950s

b.     1960s

c.      1980s

0	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0
Students did not reach level 1	Students answered the question with correct generalizations.	Students accurately generalized their answer and used at least 2 correct specific examples or pieces of evidence that backs up their claim.	Students accurately generalized their answer with at least 4 correct specific examples or pieces of evidence that backs up their claim.	Students reached level 3 AND included personal evaluations of the government or peoples’ actions beyond “right” or “wrong”.

8.1 D & 8.1 E

8.1 D: Decade of Decadence (33)

• I have the DVD
• You'll need to check it out from  me or from the library to complete the questions (we got this sheet last week)

8.1 E: Presidents and the End of the Cold War (34)

• Read the following two portions of your textbook & take notes on your own piece of paper: 
• Opening of USSR (1060-61)
• Soviet Empire Collapses (1061-63)

Day 3 Survey

Here is the essay question for the Convulsive America Quiz on Monday

• 20 points for Big List

• 20 points for Essay

• 40 points total

Essay Question: Students will be able to explain how government controversies spawned public mistrust. (20 points) 

Level 1 (12pts)	Level 2 (14pts)	Level 2.5 (16pts)	Level 3 (18 pts)	Level 4 (20 pts)
With some error, students described the detail of two government controversies.	Students accurately described the details of two government controversies	Students accurately described AND compared the details of two government controversies	Students accurately described AND compared the details of two government controversies AND described how they spawned public mistrust.	Students reached level 3 AND compared those to a controversy involving Presidents George W. Bush or Barak Obama

Day 2 Survey at the END OF CLASS!

Work in library on project.

Bibliography: Create a SEPARATE document for you bibliography.  Below is the citation for the textbook that you can copy and paste into your bibliography.  YOU MUST place your sources in alphabetical order.  YOU MUST have 5 total sources (1 textbook, 2 books, 2 internet sources)

Holt American Anthem Reconstruction to the Present. Orlando. Fla.: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2009. Print

Please fill out this survey at the end of tuesday!

8.1 B & Finish 8.1 A

8.1 B: Nixon Notes (31)

• Completed 8.1 B: Nixon Notes
• Video to come tomorrow

8.1 A: Presidents Video (30)

• We completed the front of this video sheet yesterday (Nixon and Ford)
• Today we completed the back of the sheet using the following video (Carter & Reagan)
• Watch the first 23 minutes

8.1 A

New Unit=New seats....See Mr. M to find out where you sit!
Handed out the following VERY important sheets

• End of Semester Calendar
• Seriously....look at this calendar
• Final Project 
• I introduced this project today, but we are not going to work on it until next week
• Read through the paper.  Ask Mr McDonald questions. 
• You should have a plan BY MONDAY when we are beginning to work on the project in class

8.1 Learning A: Presidents Video (30)

• Complete the front of 8.1 Learning A using the following video:
• Nixon & Ford Video
• Begin at 34: 19 and watch to the end

8.2 Learning B: Nixon Notes (31)

• We barely started these notes.  A copy is in your file.  
• Video to be added tomorrow

Exam Review!!

Exam is Tomorrow!!
Notebook is Due tomorrow!! Here is the Table of Contents

Essay prep: Here is the Essay question you got last week & that we worked on today

Chronology practice To help with the exam

To Library: Begin working on Big List Presentation...must create a slide for each of the Big List Terms (only beginning this today....due on the day of the final!)

• Must Include Level 2 definition (no regurgitation)
• Must Include Level 3 definition
• Must include one visual
• Here is an example

7.2 F

Turn in 7.2 Homework

• 7.2 A, B, C, D & E must all be completed as well

Reminder: Unit 7 Exam is Tuesday after break!!

7.2 Learning F: Vietnam (28)

• Zinn
• Read this selection of Howard Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States
• Use this presentation and answer the questions on it
• Notes
• Use Vietnam: the Basics Notes to complete the Fill in the blank sheet
• Video

Some items for the extended weekend to prepare:

• Make sure to complete 7.2 if you did not!
• Use quizlet.com (cmcdonald135) to study the big list
• Exam essay & rubric for the exam Tuesday....feel free to email me with your essay outline if you are unsure of its correctness!

7.2 D & 7.2 E

Reminder: 7.2 Homework due tomorrow
Unit 7 Exam is moved (again, sorry) to NEXT Tuesday
Here is the Essay Question for that Exam
1st & 2nd Blocks: 
Finish: 7.2 E: Johnson's Great Society (27)

• Add three notes to 7.2 E
• Use THIS VIDEO

Begin 7.2 F: Vietnam

• Answer the following questions after reading the assigned pages from Howard Zinn's chapter on Vietnam  Here is the entire set of questions.
• 1st 2 paragraphs on page 297
• Predict, based on ONLY these two paragraphs, what Zinns narrative (opinion) about the Vietnam War will be in 2-3 sentences
• 297-299
• In what ways is the information in this reading similar to the Spanish-American War? 

3rd Block:
 Completed 7.2 D: Civil Rights Exploration (from last Thursday)
Completed 7.2 C: A Time for Justice video

• Bay of Pigs & Berlin Wall 
• Cuban Missile Crisis

Finish 7.2 A, B, C

So each of the three blocks are in different places.  Here is the basic outline for what we were supposed to do with a short explanation at the end about the variances:
Finish: 7.2 A: Bay of Pigs & Berlin Crisis (23)

• Make sure you have completed BOTH short answer questions

Finish: 7.2 B: Cuban Missile Crisis (24)

• Make sure to have answered ALL questions in this packet

Finish 7.2 C: A Time for Justice (25)

• We finished this video and the questions that go along with it.
• If you missed any part of it, borrow the DVD from Mr M.... Its not on the internet!

Finish 7.2 D: Civil Rights Movement Exploration (26)

• We began this internet activity yesterday.  
• See yesterday's post for instructions and questions

Begin 7.2 E: Assassination & Johnson's Great Society (27)

• CRAZY!  Today was the 50th Anniversary of JFK's Assassination and we LEARNED ABOUT IT today in order!
• We just began these notes.  We will finish them Monday

Handed out 7.2 Homework (28) Due Tuesday.  Cross out 1st Level 3 question.  You do not need to do that one.

1st Block: Completed the activities as described above
2nd Block: Completed the activities as described above
3rd Block: We did not do 7.2 D or 7.2 E because we watched videos about JFK's Assassination.  ANYONE can see the links below for some really interesting videos (even by students' account!)

NOVA Ballistics and general summary of events: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/cold-case-jfk.html
CBS: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/jfk-assassination/

7.2 D: Civil Rights Exploration

Civil Rights Exploration Activity 

I. Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v the Board of Education  

Read pages 15 & 16 from the Supreme Court Cases packet 

1. Answer the following questions:  

• How are Plessy and Brown related to each other? 
• What do you think Justice Harlan meant when he said that our Constitution is color blind? 
• What do you think Justice Warren meant when he wrote "Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal? 
• Do you think our schools are segregated at all today?   

II. Read or view the following documents about the Little Rock 9 Documents 

1. http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_little_rock_school_desegregation_1957/ 

2. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0904.html#article 

3. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0925.html#article 

4. Mayor of Little Rock to the President  

1. http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/online_documents/civil_rights_little_rock/1957_09_24_Mann_to_DDE.pdf 

5. The Little Rock Photo 

• http://aam.govst.edu/projects/mwysocki/images/littlerock/lr9.jpg 

6. Protest Photo 

• http://aam.govst.edu/projects/mwysocki/images/littlerock/statecap.jpg 

7. Escort Photo 

1. http://aam.govst.edu/projects/mwysocki/images/littlerock/Little_Rock_Nine_Escorting.jpg 

8. Eisenhower's message 

• http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/online_documents/civil_rights_little_rock/Statements_by_DDE_and_Faubus.pdf 
• 9.Eisenhower's Message about results 
• http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/online_documents/civil_rights_little_rock/1957_09_21_Statement_by_President.pdf

Answer the following questions:  

• What were three examples of how the students were treated? 
• How did the president respond to the crisis? How is this an example of federalism? 
• How does this show the weakness of the Supreme Court?  

III. The March on Washington  

Watch the following video: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plsZoBRAxoI 

• Take notes during the video to assist you, then write a paragraph answer for each of the following questions.
• What was the March on Washington and what was its role in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?  Read your textbook's version on page 923 to assist you in answering this in a paragraph 
• What was the narrative that William P. Jones (the guy being interviewed) about the March?  

7.2 A & 7.2 B

I had a sub today, but the following activities were carried out: 


Finish 7.2 A: Bay of Pigs & Berlin Wall

• We completed the "competition" from yesterday (Clued Recall) and we answered the questions at the bottom of the Clued recall sheet.  

7.2 B: Cuban Missile Crisis Activity

• This is a packet filled with primary sources that we answered with our islands.
• See Mr. McDonald to get one & Complete.

7.3 C: A Time for Justice Video

• This is a DVD that I have....You'll need to schedule a time with me to make up this.

7.2 A

Reminder: 7.1 A, B, C & D are due with 7.1 Homework tomorro

7.2 Learning A: Berlin Wall & Bay of Pigs (23)

• Watch the Truman & Eisenhower Videos & Questions
•  Harry S Truman (D) 1945-1953
• Evaluate Harry Truman's important decisions (a.k.a. the excellence/weakness of decisions)
• Atomic Bombs
• Containment/Marshall Plan/NATO
• Civil Rights
• Shocks of 1949
• Korean War
• Vietnam
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) 1953-1961
• How did Eisenhower successfully promote Peas in the US?  Where did he fail? 
• Korean War
• Downsizing Military
• Federal Highway Act
• Brown v Board 
• Vietnam
• Soaring Economy
• Sputnik
• Cuba/Castro
• Military Industrial Complex--Eisenhower warned against war businesses and the military controlling the government
• Bay of Pigs & Berlin Wall Clued Recall
• Catch up by reading pages 880-881 in your text and answering the following question:
• What factors played a role in the disasterous execution of the Bay of Pigs Invasion? 

7.1 C & 7.1 D

7.1 C: The Cold War Gets Hot (20)

• Watched Korean War Presentation again
• Get a partner.  We went to the library.
• 1st Block:
• Use pages 835-841 (Chapt 25 sect 4) as a reference to create a 5 PANELED Cartoon
• Create cartoon using the following website
• https://www.funnytimes.com/playground/#.UoolccTigZ6
• Click on "Untitled" and type "7.1 Learning C" and your name in the place of "Anonymous"
• You'll have to RESIZE each panel to add panels.  Hover the mouse in between the slides and then drag it to make them smaller
• Press the button on the bottom right that has a blank box & the + symbol to add a slide (you need 5)
• Explore the tabs at the top to click and drag pictures down to each frame
• Drag the "bubbles" down to add text
• When finished or even if you want to see a preview, press "print".  
• If you are in the library you'll need to change the printer to a library printer. 

• 2nd Block & 3rd Block:
• Use pages 835-841 (Chapt 25 sect 4) as a reference to create a 6 PANELED Cartoon
• Create cartoon using the following website or the one 1st Block used:
• http://ragemaker.net/
• Explore the faces and characters on the side
• Make it a 6 paneled cComic
• Save/Load onto the desktop
• Open file on desktop and print to a Library Printer

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• Use pages 835-841 (Chapt 25 sect 4) as a reference to create a 6 PANELED Cartoon
• Create cartoon using the following website:
• http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

7.1 D: 2nd Red Scare (21)

• Watch & Take notes on the following video:
• Red Scare reviews
• Use a sky drive or your own piece of paper to take notes.  Pay special attention to the following: 
• Palmer Raids
• Joseph McCarthy
• HUAC
• Answer the following question:
• What do you think the major similarities and differences were between the 1st & 2nd Red Scares were?  Answer in a paragraph or so (aka 4-6 sentences)

7.1 Homework (22) Due Wed.

• 7.1 A, B,C & D all due with it!

7.1 C

Finish: The Best Years Videos

• We finished the following two videos
• We added notes in a different color to #18 & #19 in your notebook
• This is a continuation of the activity we were doing yesterday
• Video 1
• Video 2

7.1 Learning C: The Cold War Gets Hot

• Only watched the following video
• Korean War Maps

Returned Exams

• Revisions are next week...You can revise up to 90%!!!  DO IT!
• Here are the revision options:
• Monday 715-825 AM, 330-430 PM
• Tuesday 715-825 AM, 330-430 PM
• Wednesday 715-825 AM, 330-430 PM

• Here is the essay question & rubric:

How did World War II change American Foreign Policy?

1-Beginning (24pts)	2-Progressing (28pts)	3-Proficient (36 pts)	4-Advanced (40 pts)
Student is able to define isolationism and interventionism.	Student has reached level 1 and is able to describe America's position in the world both before and after WWII with at least one (1) example each	Student is able to analyze America's position in the world both before and after WWII with at least two (2) examples each	Student has reached level 3 and is able to relate America's position in the world to another turning point.

an·a·lyze: to study (something) closely and carefully : to describe the nature and relationship of the parts of (of America’s position) by a close and careful examination.

7.1 Learning B

Complete: 7.1 Learning B: Healing Wounds of War (19)

• With your islands, complete the write up activity...If you were gone, you'll need to do this alone, but check with Mr M to ensure you understand all of the information you read
• Remember, the Mark up Activity has three requirements:
• Underline important phrases in each paragraph
• Circle important vocabulary words (just once per word/person)
• Create a "margin summary" of 1-4 words summarizing each paragraph
• One word that IS on the Big List AND on the back of the worksheet is Dixiecrats.  The reading does not describe it at all, just mentions it.  HERE is a supplementary video to help fill it out. 

Video: The Best Years (add notes to 18 & 19)

• Add notes in a different color to 7.1 A & 7.1 B near the terms when watching the following video.  We got about 8-10 minutes into it based on the class.  
• The Century: America's Time  The Best Years

7.1 A

Got New Seats!!  See Mr. M for your new spot.

7.1 Learning A: Early Cold War (18)

• Add three notes per slide
• Use THIS VIDEO 

7.1 Learning B: Healing Wounds of War Mark up (19)

• We had about 10 minutes in class to begin this activity.
• We will finish this tomorrow

WWII Exam

Today we:

• Took the WWII Exam
• Please schedule a time with Mr M AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to take the exam
• I graded:
• Notebook
• Behavior score
• Turn these in when you take the exam.

After today the score will be a "0" in your grade book until you complete these items.  

6.2 B & Review

Finish 6.2B: Pacific Theater and End of WWII (17)

• Add three pieces of notes from THIS VIDEO
• This video is ALL of the notes from Friday and today

Study for Exam:

• Get Notebook together (see website for table of Contents)
• Prepare for the exam
• Remember: " A goal without a plan is only a wish"!!
• Essay
• Big List 1-15
• Revise homework

6.1 B

6.1 A: European Theater (16)

• 1st & 2nd Blocks: 
• Worked for about 45 Minutes on photopeach
• MUST be completed before taking exam on Tuesday
• 3rd Block: 
• We will work for 45 minutes on Monday
• 6.1 B: Pacific Theater & End of War (17)
• 1st & 2nd Blocks: 
• Began these notes
• Will Finish Monday
• Video will be posted Monday during my Prep
• 3rd Block: 
• Nearly finished these notes
• We will finish Monday
• Video will be posted Monday during my Prep

6.2 A

Turn in 6.1 (A, B, & C too)

• Turn this in as soon as you return...please write on there that you were absent the day it was due

WWII Exam is now Tuesday

• Monday will be review

6.2 Learning A: European Theater (16)

• We finished the timeline from yesterday
• We went to the library to work with a partner on a video project using stuff from your timeline:
• create a username/password on photopeach.com
• use the same username as your email handle & same password
• think of a metaphor and a narrative (just like my video about the US entering WWII)
• We did not complete, will finish on Friday (1st & 2nd Blocks) or Monday (3rd Block)

6.2 A

Preview of WWII Essay Question: (Exam is Monday!)
 How did World War II change American Foreign Policy?

1-Beginning (24pts)	2-Progressing (28pts)	3-Proficient (36 pts)	4-Advanced (40 pts)
Student is able to define isolationism and interventionism.	Student has reached level 1 and is able to describe America's position in the world both before and after WWII with at least one (1) example each	Student is able to analyze America's position in the world both before and after WWII with at least two (2) examples each	Student has reached level 3 and is able to relate America's position in the world to another turning point.

an·a·lyze: to study (something) closely and carefully : to describe the nature and relationship of the parts of (of America’s position) by a close and careful examination.

Review: 6.1 D: The Great Debate as a class

6.2 Learning A: European Theater

• With your island, READ pages 770-776 in your textbook 
• Complete the Detailed timeline of the MOST important events from the reading (must have all blanks filled out)
• You and your island will be making your own visual narrative about the European Theater (what you just read) tomorrow.  Here is a version that I made and you watched about US Entry into WWII:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boZAEvnnm8s

6.1 Homework is DUE TOMORROW!!
Level 4 URL: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june08/gitmo_6-17.html