Due Fri. 8/8: Study for final exam 8-10am! Study Guide.
Due Wed. 8/6: Malcolm X/MLK Assgt. Read the MLK "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and Malcolm X's "Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Please fill out the corresponding chart here for HW due Wed (start Mon night, as you also have a quiz Wed. on 1929-1965 (Great Depression, New Deal, WWII, 1950s/Cold War, Civil Rights) Study guide here
For a much more entertaining rendition of Malcolm X, I'd recommend you listen to his speech - it's much more powerful that way. Here's a great version of it on youtube. Watch from the ~18:00 min. mark to ~35:00
Due Tues 8/5: Extra credit (if you're doing it).
Due Mon. 8/4: JUNIOR THESIS!!! See final checklist here.
Due Mon 7/26: Rough draft due! We'll spend our first hour doing some peer editing, so A) make absolutely sure you have a hard copy draft to bring in and B) be ready to give useful feedback; do not let your classmates down!
Due Fri 7/25: 1) Watch the Tim Wise video lecture above, "The Pathology of White Privilege." It is very interesting and thought-provoking; it's also 57 min. long so feel free to watch part Wed. and part Thursday and break it up. As you watch, please complete the corresponding notes sheet (take bullet notes on each section of his talk to keep track of the themes presented). 2) Type a separate paragraph (to be handed in; hard copy will be collected..print it somewhere else besides off of my computer!) addressing the following questions: - Which of Tim Wise's points most strike you? Puzzle you? Anger you? Annoy you? Push you out of your comfort zone? (I'd like you to cite some specific parts of his speech) - How does his talk connect to some of the content or larger themes we've discussed in our course? - What do you think of the contrast between "overt racism" (more obvious racism like KKK violence during Reconstruction) and the "systemic" or "institutional racism" Wise discusses? -Why do you think this talk is entitled "The Pathology of White Privilege"? Look up the word "pathology." - What is Wise's "solution" to the problems he cites? Is there a solution? What does he expect your average person to do, practically speaking?
Due Thurs 7/24: nothing (work on Tim Wise lecture assgt above and your rough draft)
Due Tues 7/22: 1-1.5 pg double-spaced reflection on the film Glory. Use the handout packet for ideas to respond to, but in general, I'd like you to A) write in first person "I" and B) tell me what you got out of the film. How did it supplement your understanding of the Civil War? What new info did it give you that you couldn't get from a textbook or a lecture?
Due Mon 7/21: JT #6: Detailed Outline, the biggie! See samples on "Junior Thesis" section of this site. You'll have some in-class instruction on how to do this on Friday 7/18 as well.
Due Fri 7/18: JT #5: 100 NC, 10 sources on printed-out bibliography
Due Wed. 7/16: study for Test 2 (study guide here) Due Tues 7/15: Due Mon 7/14: Map assgt Due Tues 7/8: Study for test #1! Study guide here
Due Mon 7/7: JT #2 (see assgt calendar under "Junior Thesis")
Due Wed. 7/2: JT Topic proposals; see magenta handout /Junior Thesis page above Due Tues. 7/1: 1) Read course syllabus thoroughly, have parent/guardian sign up and bring it in. 2) Read my letter (with proper spelling, grammar, greeting and closing!) and write me a response that hits on all the necessary questions. 3) Read Edwin Fenton, "What is History"? Write 3 bullets summarizing his "thesis" - what does "doing history" or practicing historical skills entail?
Due Mon. 6/30: Nothing...welcome to Summer US History (SUMMUSH)!
Due Thurs. 5/22: Read Malcolm X's "Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Please fill out the corresponding chart herejust for Malcolm X; we'll do MLK in class tomorrow. For a much more entertaining rendition of Malcolm X, I'd recommend you listen to his speech - it's much more powerful that way. Here's a great version of it on youtube. Watch from the ~18:00 minute mark to ~35:00.
Tuesday 5/13: TEST 1940s, Cold War, 1950s America Due Fri 5/9: Syll #6 Due Thurs 5/8: Syll #5 Due Wed. 5/7: Syll #4 Due Tues 5/6: Syll #3 Due Fri 5/2: Syll #2 Due Thurs. 5/1: Civilian bombing reading Due Wed. 4/30: Syll #1
Due Wed 4/2: Read the 3 class handouts on the 1920s. 1) Read article on Air Conditioning in the 1920s (class handout) and answer the questions. 2) Also read "A Flapper's Appeal to Parents" and write a 1 paragraph "modern-day" appeal to parents in the same style. 3) Read Age of Sheiks and Shebas - and look through the pictures!
Fri 3.28: TEST: PROGRESSIVE ERA/IMPERIALISM/WORLD WAR I Due Thursday 3.27 (joint class): Read "F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Age of Excess" by Joshua Zeitz. Type up a paragraph (to be collected) explaining A) the major changes of the 1920s that Zeitz identifies and B) How he argues that The Great Gatsby is symbolic of 1920s America? (several ways; make this substantive)
**Optional Immigration Assignment** For Extra Credit, type up 1.5-2 pgs. double spaced on your family immigration story. Try to connect to ideas we've discussed in class: - assimilation - push vs. pull factors - struggles of immigrants - reasons why people were accepted/denied entry
Due Thurs. 1/9: Glory reflection 1- 2 pgs. double-spaced (will count as a large HW assgt.). You may structure your response/reflection however you like and within it you should discuss whatever you like, but make sure you somewhere hit on each of the points below: - How both whites and blacks are represented - Scenes that you thought were the most powerful and/or most important - The argument “Glory” makes about the connection between service and citizenship. - Where the film is and is not accurate (read the James McPherson article in yellow packet - Which likely imposition of 20th century sensibilities and “Hollywood” dynamics on a 19th century story (and whether or not you liked this - does it matter if it's 100% accurate to tell this story?) - Why you think the filmmakers chose to call their movie “Glory” - What you liked/did not like
Fri 12/20: Quiz on Civil War (multiple choice and 1 "triad" from ID terms)
Due Thurs 12/19: JT #4 (see Junior Thesis docs on main website page)
Due Wed. 11/27: PreCW syllabus #6; after your turkey, read for your Junior Thesis!
Due Tuesday 11/26: Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" Listen to the corresponding audio here; do NOT listen to the 53 min. clip; scroll down, click "Web Extra: What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" and then play the 9:33 clip)
Due Wed. 11/13: JT#1 (3 typed topic proposals)
Due Tuesday 11/12: Map Assignment Big maps handed out in class
Due Friday 11/8: FINAL DRAFT of Feds/Antifeds essay!
Due Monday 11/4: Completed Detailed Outline for Feds/Antifeds essay - Should contain all the evidence you'll use in the essay, including quotes
Due Friday 11/1: Most of outline complete, except modern-day example GO TO THE JUNIOR/SENIOR HALLOWEEN DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT 11/1! 7:30-10:30 All junior tix sold benefit YOUR class and help toward prom - the class officers are working to make this a fun night! Wear a costume, eat some candy and have a good time while supporting your class!
Wednesday 10/30: TEST: CONSTITUTION
Due Tuesday 10/29: Bill of Rights Scenarios (blue handout from class)
Due Thurs. 10/17: (We DO have class, as it turns out...)
Const. #4 if not already done (didn't have time to check today)
Thomas Mann Electoral College & House of Reps article, "Your Vote for President May Not Count" (access the readings below as 2 separate pages)
Watch electoral college video below, "The Trouble with the Electoral College"
Write a detailed paragraph response (1/2-3/4 page, preferably typed) to both the readings and the video