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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit IX Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920-1940)

Lesson Title

Pop Culture in the 1920s

AP Themes

•  Economic development underlying American prosperity in the 1920s. |
•  Rise of “mass culture.”
•  Clash of modernity and traditionalism.

Brief Agenda

Mid Terms
Introduction to the New Unit: Reading Calendar
Creating Applesauce: Jazz Age Glossary
FRQ Prompt
•  How did TWO of the following help shape American national culture in the 1920's? Advertising, Entertainment, Mass Production (2006 Form B)
Lecture: 1920s Pop Culture
Thesis/Support for FRQ Prompt

Homework

Read “The ‘New' Woman: Social Science Experts and the Redefinition of Women's Roles in the 1920s.”

Complete Reading Notes

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit IX Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920-1940)

Lesson Title

Women in the 1920s

AP Themes

•  Impact of economic change on various social groups in America .
•  Rise of “mass culture.”
•  Clash of modernity and traditionalism.

Brief Agenda

The 1920s Woman
Debate: “During the 1920s, women's roles in society were drastically redefined.”
A Flappers Appeal to Parents
APUSH Throw Down

Homework

Read After the Fact “Sacco and Vanzetti”, Complete Reading Notes

Monday, February 11, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit IX Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920-1940)

Lesson Title

Americanism

AP Themes

Cultural conflicts of the 1920s
Organized Intolerance

Brief Agenda

Sacco and Vanzetti Discussion
Reading : Fight for Americanism
Discussion
APUSH Throw Down

Homework

AMSCO Chapter 23

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit IX Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920-1940)

Lesson Title

Why was the Depression so “Great”?

AP Themes

• Causes of the Great Depression.

Brief Agenda

The Myth of Invincibility
The Depth of the Depression: FSA and the Voices of the Depression
Depression DBQ

Homework

AMSCO AMSCO CH 24
“Politics of Polio”

Friday, February 15, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit IX Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920-1940)

Lesson Title

FDR and the New Deal

AP Themes

•  Causes of the Great Depression.
•  New Deal and shifting attitudes of Americans toward the role of government.
•  Long and short term impacts of the New Deal on American society, culture and family life, with focus on small farmers, Native Americans, industrial workers, women, African-Americans and Mexican-Americans.
•  Impact of the New Deal on American culture, including the efforts of novelists, artists, photographers and composers.

Brief Agenda

Hand in Great Depression DBQ Materials
Groups of Four
•  Brainstorm outside information to include in DBQ
•  Look at evidence, determine its significance
•  Brainstorm thesis
Report Out

Homework

Complete Great Depression or New Deal DBQ

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit IX Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920-1940)

Lesson Title

Unit Review

AP Themes

Brief Agenda

DBQ Scoring

70 Question Test-Work and Compare Answers

Homework

Review for the Unit Exam

Friday, February 22, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit IX Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920-1940)

Lesson Title

Unit Test

AP Themes

Brief Agenda

Unit Multiple Choice

Unit Free Response Question

Homework

No Assignment :)

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

The Reluctant Ally

AP Themes

•  American response to events in Europe and Asia in the 1930s.
•  Ways in which the war mobilized and transformed the American economy and government.
•  Analysis of Allied military strategy in Europe and Asia .
•  Major impacts of the war on American society, including minorities and women.
•  Japanese internment.
•  The Holocaust.
•  Analysis of the issues surrounding the decision of the United States to use the atomic bomb on Japan .

Brief Agenda

Hand Back Unit 9 Test
Pretest-Prelude to War
Lecture: Prelude to World War II
Posttest
Throw Down

Homework

AMSCO Ch 25 and “Why We Did It”

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

How the Bomb Changed Everything

AP Themes

•  Analysis of the issues surrounding the decision of the United States to use the atomic bomb on Japan .
•  Link between postwar policies of the United States and Soviet Union and the Cold War.

Brief Agenda

Fat Man and Little Boy
“Why We Did It” Individual Reflection
Class Discussion

Homework

AMSCO Chapter 26

Monday, Marc h 3, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

US Receives the Baton

AP Themes

•  Link between postwar policies of the United States and Soviet Union and the Cold War.

Brief Agenda

Documents: US Becomes a Superpower
Discussion
Movie Clip: CNN Cold War
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech

Homework

Critical Reading : “US Expansion and the Soviet Threat”

Wednesday, Marc h 5, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

The Divided World

AP Themes

•  Link between postwar policies of the United States and Soviet Union and the Cold War.

•  Doctrine of Containment and examples of its implementation from 1947-1952.

Brief Agenda

CNN Cold War
Excerpts from NSC -68
Discussion Why did the US shift from isolation to intervention?
Debate: Did the US exaggerate the Soviet threat?
Map of Containment

Homework

Read the documents on pages 564-569 and answer the questions.

Monday, Marc h 10, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

The US Plays God: Covert Action and Proxy Wars

AP Themes

•  Link between postwar policies of the United States and Soviet Union and the Cold War.
•  Doctrine of Containment and examples of its implementation from 1947-1952.

Brief Agenda

Consensus Definition of Cold War
Reading and Discussion: Containing Communism
Groups: Germany , Korea , China , Iran and Guatemala
Share Out
Discussion: Playing God or just a Prudent Foreign Policy?

Homework

AMSCO Chapter 27

Wednesday, Marc h 12, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

Separate is Inherently Unequal: Civil Rights

AP Themes

•  Little Rock Nine

Brief Agenda

Louisiana Literacy Test
Truman Civil Rights Commission
Brown v. Board of Education
Little Rock 9

Homework

Excerpt from Invisible Man

Friday, Marc h 14, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

Rosie Returns to the Kitchen: Pop Culture in the 1950s

AP Themes

•  Conservatism vs. conformity in the 1950s.
•  Evaluation of effectiveness of strategies used by minorities to gain greater equality in the 1950s.
•  Little Rock Nine
•  Popular Culture in the 1950s.

Brief Agenda

PP: 1950s American Culture
FRQ Thesis and Outline
Share Ideas

Homework

No Assignment

Tuesday, Marc h 18, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

Test Review

Brief Agenda

Review Sheet
Pairs: Outline and Thesis for FRQs
Groups: 70 Question Multiple Choice

Homework

Study for the Unit Test

Thursday, Marc h 20, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit X: WWII, Cold War, and the 1950s (1940 - 1959)

Lesson Title

Test Review

Brief Agenda

Unit Multiple Choice
Free Response Question

Homework

No Assignment

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit XI: The Turbulent 1960s to the Present (1960-Present)

Lesson Title

Flexible Response: The “Best and Brightest” Take the Helm of America

AP Themes

•  Kennedy and “Camelot”.
•  The Cold War and brinkmanship- the Cuba Missile Crisis.

Brief Agenda

New Reading Calendar/AP Test Reminder
Kennedy Inaugural Speech
Lecture: The Best and Brightest Take the Helm
Discussion: Does “flexible response” work?

Homework

AMSCO Chapter 28

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit XI: The Turbulent 1960s to the Present (1960-Present)

Lesson Title

Insurgency 101: Vietnam

AP Themes

•  Roots of the Vietnam Conflict and analysis of Johnson's role in the Vietnam tragedy.
•  Rise of anti-war movement on college campuses.

Brief Agenda

Quick Write: Causes of the Vietnam War
Lecture: The Vietnam War
Correct President Reagan's Version of the Vietnam War
George Ball's Dissent
Lecture (Continued)
Quick Write: Lasting Lessons of Vietnam

Homework

1960's Youth Culture from Retracing the Past

Monday, April 7, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit XI: The Turbulent 1960s to the Present (1960-Present)

Lesson Title

The Times They Are a Changing: 1960s as a Social Revolution

AP Themes

•  Impact of 1960s liberalism on minorities and women.
|•  Rise of anti-war movement on college campuses.
•  Roots of the counter-culture and long-term impact on American society.
•  Causes and consequences of the politics of upheaval in 1968.

Brief Agenda

Lecture: Vietnam (Continued)
Quick Write: What are the lessons for us in Vietnam ?
Quick Write: What Changed in the 1960s?
Discussion

Homework

AMSCO Ch. 29

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Title of Unit

Unit XI: The Turbulent 1960s to the Present (1960-Present)

Lesson Title

The Imperial Presidency: Camelot to Watergate

AP Themes

•  Kennedy and “Camelot”.
•  Nixon's election and his impact on American foreign policy.
•  Causes of Watergate scandal and long-term consequences on American political institutions.

Brief Agenda

Analyze the Prompt/Brainstorm Ideas for Changes in the American Presidency FRQ
Lecture
Editorial Cartoons from Watergate

Homework

AMSCO Ch. 30