Welcome to the 2015/16 School Year!!!! History Rocks!!!!

Welcome back...This blog will help to keep you informed of what we are doing in class on a weekly basis.  It is your best "go to" place if you are absent or need to be reminded of class activities.
Please note the following information.  Feel free to see me if you have any questions. 

US History Syllabus

1^st Semester 2015/2016

Instructor	Email	Office Location & Hours
Jodi L. Perry 751-7004 ext. 2168	jperry@manateeschools.net ushistoryperry.blogspot.com	Room 526 – 7:15 – 2:45 1st Block planning

 

General Information

Description

This year you will be studying the history of the United States from the Civil War to the Present.  At the end of the year you will take an End of Course Exam designed by the State of Florida.  This will be a computerized, multiple choice test of approximately 60 questions.

Expectations and Goals

This course encompasses the actions and consequences of major events in American History.  In order to get the most from this course you will need to be in attendance every day.  There will be an activity or assignment daily as well as weekly homework.  Each Friday there will be a short review of the week’s lesson using the homework assignment. 

Reading will play a large role in the study of US History and you will be required to read several documents and texts during the course of the year.  We will examine the documents, determine validity, and corroborate information with the textbook and other documents.

Computers will be used for course work, documents, research and assessment.

You are expected to keep up with the class assignments and turn work in on time.  When absent (excused), you are expected to get the missing work and turn it in the next class period.  Repeated unexcused absences could result in a failing grade.

Class rules and expectation are listed in the classroom.  Some important rules to remember are:  1. Be on time.  2.  Cellphones and other electronic devices are not to be turned on or used during class.  3.  Food and beverages are not to be consumed in class (exception:  Water bottles).  4.  Passes are for emergencies only and will not be given at random...your forgetfulness is NOT an emergency.  5.  Your best work and effort is expected at all times.

Course Materials

Required Material

Ÿ US History Textbook – use for homework

Ÿ Gateway to US History – class set (remains in classroom)

Ÿ Paper and pen or pencil EVERY day.

Ÿ Agenda or notebook to write assignment.

Optional Materials

Markers, colored pencils, crayons, poster boards, construction paper, graph paper, copy paper may be needed for various assignments and projects throughout the year.

Access to the internet may be needed at various times (usually due to absences).  If this is not available at home, you can find access at the county library or after school in the Media Center or classroom.

 

Course Schedule

Week	Topic	Reading	Exercises
Aug. 24 – 28	Introduction to History	Constitution Handbook	Discussion questions
Aug. 31 – Sept. 4	The Civil War
Sept. 7 – 11	Reconstruction
Sept. 14 – 18	Westward
Sept. 21 – 15	Rise of Industry
Sept. 28 – Oct. 2	Labor Movement
Oct. 5 – 9	Cities, Immigrants, and Farmers
Oct. 12 – 16	Progressive Era
Oct. 19 – 23	End of Quarter Review and Assessment
Oct. 26 – Nov. 6	American Imperialism
Nov. 9 – 20	United States and WWI
Nov. 23 – 27	Happy Thanksgiving
Nov. 30 – Dec. 11	Roaring Twenties
Dec. 19 – 23	Great Depression
Dec. 21 – Jan. 1	Winter Break
Jan. 4 – 8	Great Depression
Jan. 11 – 15	Review of Semester 1

Exam/Test Schedule

Date	Subject
Sept. 21, 22	Unit 1 assessment:  Civil War, Reconstruction, Westward Movement
Oct. 19, 20	Unit 2 assessment:  Changes in American Society – Industrial growth, Progressivism                              Urbanization
Oct. 21, 22	Quarter 1 assessment – Units 1 and 2
Nov. 18, 19	Unit 3 assessment:  Imperialism and WWI
Jan. 11, 12	Unit. 4 assessment: Post WWI, Roaring Twenties, Great Depression
Jan. 18 – 22	Semester 1 Exam:  Units 1 - 4

We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel

This week we looked back on events in the late 20th century through the eyes of Billy Joel, a performer and song writer.  The song was "We Didn't Start the Fire".  Check out the video.  If you were absent 2 or more blocks (May 8 through 14), complete the make up assignment.

Click Here for Video

Make up assignment for “We Didn’t Start the Fire”:  2 ½ class period assignment

Choose 10 items of the following verse.  Explain the significance of each item to its time period.  Include minimum of 4 pictures.  List 10 items you would include in a new 21st Century verse.

Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion

"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it

Domestic Policies 1970s to the Present

We are reaching the end of US History.  The EOC is next week.  Please be sure to use the practice test information to review.  Review using your textbook...look at pictures, read primary source documents, look at cartoons, maps, charts.  Review using the Gateway book...ask for the answer keys after a practice quiz.  Review using Study Island.

The following power-point was used to study the domestic issues.

Make up assignment for Social Issues.

Choose one of the following topics:

1.       Immigration

2.       Environment

3.       Homeland Security and terrorism

Assignment:  3 pages…full!

Page 1:  Explain topic’s significance as domestic issue in the United States.  Give 3 historical references or examples to aid in the explanation.  Be sure to date, explain, and describe the impact of the historical example.

Page 2:  Give 3 contemporary examples of the issue.  Describe attempts to resolve the issue and determine success or failure of the attempts.  What are potential solutions or problems?

Page 3:  Create or find a contemporary political cartoon that illustrates your topic.  Include a copy of the cartoon and an analysis of the cartoon/author’s message.

Foreign Policy 1970 to present

4th Quarter has begun and the count down to the US History EOC has started.  This week we will emphasize America's foreign policy from Nixon to Obama.  Use the embedded power point to gather information.

Vietnam and Protest Movements

March 16 - 20

Our topics studied include Vietnam War and the Protest movements of the 60's and 70's.  You can read about the events in your text book in Chapters 16, 17, and 18.  Use the following to take notes and complete assignments.

The final assignments for this quarter are two tests in Study Island.  Please take the tests for Cold War and Civil Rights.

Civil Rights

There were many events that made marked impacts in the Civil Rights movement.  Your next task is to create a timeline of 8 events that occurred during the early years of the movement.  Begin with the
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas  and go to 1965 Voting Rights Act.  Each annotation should include a description of the event and how it impacted the Civil Rights Movement.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the first successful demonstrations of unity among African Americans in the early years of the Civil Rights movement.  This event is sometimes over simplified in history textbooks.  There's many dynamics that go unnoticed.  Today we will analyze several primary source documents to determine why this movement, at this time, was successful.

This embedded documents will be used in Blocks 1 and 5.  Block 2, please see the instructions below.

Montgomery INQUIRY1

 

 

 

Rosa Parks Video

The above link will take you to the website "historical thinking matters".  We will watch the video together and then break into partners to examine the primary source documents.  It will be your job to examine the documents and collect information to be used in a class discussion at the end of the period. 
Once we have watched the video, please go to "inquiry".  There will be eight sources listed.  Click on each source, read the document, then look at the "questions tab" in the block on the right.  Answer each question for each document. (you may work together as a team).  Be sure to source your documents so you can reference them in the discussion.  You must also prepare questions for the discussion...

Whole class discussion:

• Why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott succeed?

• To what extent was Rosa Parks responsible for its success?
• Did your answer to the central historical question change? If so,
how?

• What evidence from the documents caused you to revise your

hypotheses?

Homework assignment:  Write a response to the central question "Why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott succeed?"  You must reference a minimum of four documents.