U.S. History : March 2007

HW due 4/12/07

H6$C/H6$H - HW#25

In Review book, review Ch. 11. Answer Q1-13, 15, 18 on pp. 233-236.

This assignment will be accepted April 12 only.

HW due 3/30/07

H6$C/H6$H - HW#24

See Xerox sheet.

EXAM, Friday, April 13, on Unit III: The U.S. in World War II (Ch. 26, 27, 28 TB, plus Ch. 11 RB).

HW due 3/29/07

H6$C - HW#23

Read pp. 707-711, 715-718. 1. What is the purpose of the United Nations?

2. Identify: A. Iron Curtain B. Truman Doctrine C. Marshall Plan

D. NATO

3. What did the U.S. do when the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin?

H6$H - HW#23

Read pp. 707-711, 715-718. 1. What is the purpose of the United Nations?

2. Identify: A. Iron Curtain B. Truman Doctrine C. Marshall Plan

D. NATO

3. Answer Qa to e on p. 701 (Historical Facts and Figures).

HW due 3/28/07

H6$H - HW#22

Read pp. 695-700. Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?

HW due 3/27/07

H6$C - HW#22

Read pp. 695-700. Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?

HW due 3/26/07

H6$C/H6$H - HW#21

Read pp. 675-679. Answer Q2 & 3 on p. 679.

HW due 3/23/07

H6$C - HW#20

Read pp. 670-672. Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

H6$H - HW#20

Read pp.670-672. Answer Q4 on p. 672.

HW due 3/22/07

H6$C/H6$H - HW#19

Read pp. 659-661, 663, 664-670.

1. Why were many Americans isolationists during the 1930s?

2. How did the Neutrality Acts try to prevent U.S. involvement in another war?

3. Identify: A. Blitzkrieg B. "Destroyers for Bases" deal C. Lend-Lease

HW due 3/21/07

H6$H - HW#18

Read pp. 658-659, 661-663. Answer Q5 & 6 on p. 663.

HW due 3/20/07

H6$C - HW#18

Read pp. 658-659, 661-663. Answer Q5 & 6 on p. 663.

HW due 3/19/07

H6$C/H6$H - HW#17

Read pp. 656-659. 1. Why did the Germans support Hitler?

2. What happened to people who opposed Hitler?

HW due 3/14/07

H6$H - HW#16

Read pp. 639-640 in the textbook and review Ch. 10 in the review book.

In review book, answer Q1-17 on pp. 205-207.

This assignment will be accepted 3/14/07 only.

Bring textbook to class Wednesday.

HW due 3/13/07

H6$C - HW#16

Read pp. 639-640 in the textbook and review Ch. 10 in the review book.

In review book, answer Q1-17 on pp. 205-207.

This assignment will be accepted 3/13/07 only.

Bring textbook to class Tuesday.

H6$H - Term Project Assignment

A Slice of History "We Didn't Start the Fire," says Billy Joel in his 1989 hit song. He looks at the people, places, and things of the past 40 years and notes that the fire of history "was always burning." Your term project is to design a scrapbook for one of the stanzas in Billy Joel's song. A. Choose a stanza from the song. 1. Students who wish to work by themselves should choose a single year from 1949 through 1970. 2. Students who wish to work in groups of three should choose one of the groups of five years (1971-75, 1976-80, 1981-85, 1986-90) or they may create new lyrics for 1991-95. (If you choose the 1990s, you must write your own lyrics for 1991-95. Do your best to make them rhyme.)B. Fill in the topic request form and hand it in BEFORE MONDAY, MARCH 12. Mr. Davidson MUST approve the topic. Since only one student (or one group) in each U.S. History class can do a particular stanza, students who hand in their topics early will have a greater chance of having their topic approved. Be sure to indicate your second and third choice of topic on the form. As soon as your topic has been approved, you may begin your research.C. Design a scrapbook for your year(s). Your scrapbook MUST include at least 10 items if you are working alone or at least 25 items if you are working in a group. Your scrapbook will include: 1. ALL the items mentioned in the stanza AND 2. At least FOUR additional items that could have been mentioned for that year, but were not included in the song. 3. Each scrapbook will be divided into three sections (categories). Each category MUST be represented by at least TWO items. These categories are: a. International news (happened outside the USA) b. National news (happened inside the USA) c. Popular culture (sports, books, movies, television, music, fads, products, etc.)D. All scrapbooks must include the following: 1. Title page 2. Introduction 3. Main body including footnotes a. International news b. National news c. Popular culture 4. Conclusion 5. Works citedE. The main body of this project will consist of your individual items. It should be divided into three sections (D.3.a,b,c). You should link the items within each section together. For each item, you should discuss the following: 1. Briefly identify the item - Who, what, or where was it? 2. Why do we associate the item with your project year? **3. Why was that item important at the time to Americans? 4. How did this item affect America? (since that time) 5. What did Americans think of this item? How did they react to it? 6. How has this item changed from your year to the present? 7. (for items not in the song) Why did you choose that item? 8. You MAY include (if you want) a picture or map of the item IN AN APPENDIX.F. Your last page MUST contain a conclusion. The conclusion is your own analysis of your research. You should discuss: 1. What did you learn from doing this project? 2. What should we remember about your year(s)? 3. How have things changed (or remained the same) since your year(s)? 4. What is the relationship among the items in your report? 5. For group reports, each of the three sections should have its own conclusion, to be written by the author of that section. Then there should be a general conclusion (to be written cooperatively) in which you link the three sections of your project. How are your three sections related?G. Sources of information - 1. To obtain basic information (E.1), you may look in your textbook, an encyclopedia, a dictionary of American History, or in Chronicle of the 20th Century. Then you can get more detailed information elsewhere. YOU MAY NOT USE ENCYCLOPEDIAS AS YOUR SOURCE OF INFORMATION! 2. To find out about people, look in Current Biography, Who's Who, Who Was Who, or a Biographical Dictionary. 3. Your BEST sources of information are magazine and newspaper articles written in the year you are researching. 4. You may interview any adult (parents, grandparents, teachers, neighbors, etc.) about THEIR REACTION to an item. 5. You may use books (history books, biographies, etc.). 6. For popular culture items, you can watch the movie or television show, read the novel, listen to the music, etc.H. Source requirements - 1. You MUST use THREE sources of information for each item. (You may use one source for more than one item.) 2. You MUST use magazine and/or newspaper articles for each item. Use the Reader's Guide to locate magazine articles. 3. You MUST interview at least THREE people as part of this project. 4. You MAY NOT use encyclopedias as your source. (You may, however, use a specialized encyclopedia.) 5. You may use the internet, provided you include the full citation on your works cited page. No more than half of your citations may be from the internet.I. All direct quotes and ideas taken from your sources MUST be footnoted. You should use short quotes when necessary. But the overwhelming majority of this project should consist of your ownwords. Demonstrate your creativity in translating the author's words into your own.J. The last page of this project is a list of your works cited. You MUST include ALL of your sources, listed in alphabetical order according to the author's last name.K. THIS PROJECT IS DUE ON MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007. Absolutely NO late projects will be accepted.L. ORAL REPORT: 1. In addition to the written project, you will be required to give an oral report in your U.S. History class. Mr. Davidson will announce the schedule of oral reports. Each day, starting in April, two students will give a short report in class. 2. The oral report is separate from the written report. Each oral report will be due on a different date. This date may be before or after the due date of the written report. 3. Your oral presentation will consist of three items and should last no longer than five minutes. You must describe one item in each of your three categories (C.3.a,b,c). This presentation must be in your own words. You may use notes, but you MAY NOT read your scrapbook word for word. 4. Students who are working in groups must give a presentation of SIX items, two from each category. Each student will describe two items in his/her category.M. GRADING - 1. All students will receive TWO grades--one for the written project and one for the oral presentation. 2. The oral presentation grade will be based upon the overall quality of the presentation. 3. The written grade will be based upon the following: a. accuracy of information b. quality of descriptions, explanations, and analysis c. appropriateness of additional items selected d. presentation (organization) e. sources of information 4. Group reports will be graded as follows: a. a joint group grade for the oral presentation b. individual grade for each section of the written project c. a joint group grade for the general conclusion and overall cohesiveness 5. If the written project is typed and proofread, you will receive 10 extra points. Please type double spaced. 6. The written grade will count four times as much as the oral grade. TOTAL GRADE = 20% oral + 80% written

N. If you have any questions or need any help, please speak to Mr. Davidson in room 101.

H6$C - Term Project Assignment

A Slice of History "We Didn't Start the Fire," says Billy Joel in his 1989 hit song. He looks at the people, places, and things of the past 40 years and notes that the fire of history "was always burning." Your term project is to design a scrapbook for one of the stanzas in Billy Joel's song. A. Choose a stanza from the song. 1. Students who wish to work by themselves should choose a single year from 1949 through 1970. 2. Students who wish to work in groups should choose one of the groups of five years (1971-75, 1976-80, 1981-85, 1986-90) or they may create new lyrics for 1991-95 (see section N on the next page).B. Fill in the topic request form and hand it in BEFORE MONDAY, MARCH 12.Mr. Davidson MUST approve the topic. Since only one student (or one group) in each U.S. History class can do a particular stanza, students who hand in their topics early will have a greater chance of having their topic approved. Be sure to indicate your second and third choice of topic on the form. As soon as your topic has been approved, you may begin your research.C. Design a scrapbook for your year(s). Your scrapbook MUST include at least 6 items if you are working alone, at least 10 items if you are working in a pair, or at least 15 items if you are working in a trio. 1. Each scrapbook will be divided into three sections (categories). Each category MUST be represented by at least TWO items in individual reports and at least THREE items in group reports. These categories are: a. International news (happened outside the USA) b. National news (happened inside the USA) c. Popular culture (sports, books, movies, television, music, fads, products, etc.) 2. If the stanza has at least two items in a category, use two items from the stanza. 3. If the stanza does not have at least two items in a category, add additional items that could have been mentioned for that year, but were not included in the song.D. All scrapbooks must include the following: 1. Title page 2. Introduction 3. Main body a. International news b. National news c. Popular culture 4. ConclusionE. The main body of this project will consist of your individual items. It should be divided into three sections (D.3.a,b,c). Each item should appear on a separate sheet of paper. You should include on that page: 1. Briefly identify the item - Who, what, or where was it?

2. Why do we associate the item with your scrapbook year?

**3. Why was that item important at the time to Americans? 4. How did this item affect America? (since that time) 5. What did Americans think of this item? How did they react to it? 6. (for items not in the song) Why did you choose that item? 7. You MAY include (if you want) a. a picture or map of the item b. how this item changed from your year to the presentF. Your last page MUST contain a conclusion. The conclusion is your own analysis of your research. You should discuss: 1. What did you learn from doing this project? 2. What should we remember about your year(s)? 3. How have things changed (or remained the same) since your year(s)?G. Sources of information - 1. To obtain basic information (E.1), you may look in your textbook, an encyclopedia, a dictionary of American History, or in Chronicle of the 20th Century. Then you can get more detailed information elsewhere. 2. To find out about people, look in Current Biography, Who's Who, Who Was Who, or a Biographical Dictionary. 3. Your BEST sources of information are magazine and newspaper articles written in the year you are researching. 4. You may interview any adult (parents, grandparents, teachers, neighbors, etc.) about THEIR REACTION to an item. 5. You may use books (history books, biographies, etc.). 6. For popular culture items, you can watch the movie or television show, read the novel, listen to the music, etc.H. Source requirements - 1. You MUST use at least TWO magazine articles for your scrapbook. Use the Reader's Guide to locate magazine articles. 2. You MUST interview at least ONE person as part of this project. (Each group member must interview at least ONE person.) 3. If you use an encyclopedia or Chronicle for an item, then you MUST use at least one other source. 4. You may NOT use the textbook as one of your sources. You may LOOK in your textbook for information, but your must find more detailed information elsewhere. 5. You may use the internet, provided you include the full citation at the bottom of the page. No more than half of your citations may be from the internet.I. You should use short quotes when necessary. But the overwhelming majority of this project should consist of your own words. You should demonstrate your creativity in translating the author's words into your own.J. At the end of each item, write your source of information for that item. Use the following format for a magazine or newspaper article: SOURCE: Author's name, "title of article" ("in quotation marks"), name of magazine or newspaper (underlined), date of issue, page(s) of article.For an interview, include the name of the person you interviewed and the date the interview took place.K. THIS PROJECT IS DUE ON MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007. Absolutely NO late projects will be accepted.L. ORAL REPORT: 1. In addition to the written project, you will be required to give an oral report in your U.S. History class. Mr. Davidson will announce the schedule of oral reports. Each day, starting in April, two students will give a short report in class. 2. The oral report is separate from the written report. Each oral report will be due on a different date. This date may be before or after the due date of the written report. 3. Your oral presentation will consist of three items and should last no longer than five minutes. You must describe one item in each of your three categories (C.3.a,b,c). This presentation must be in your own words. You may use notes, but you MAY NOT read your scrapbook word for word. 4. Students who are working in pairs or trios must EACH give a presentation of three items, one from each category. A pair presentation will consist of SIX items; a trio presentation will consist of NINE items.M. GRADING - 1. All students will receive TWO grades--one for the written project and one for the oral presentation.

2. The oral presentation grade will be based upon the overall quality of the presentation.

3. The written grade will be based upon the following: a. accuracy of information b. quality of descriptions, explanations, and analysis c. appropriateness of additional items selected d. presentation (organization) e. sources of information 4. Pair and trio reports will receive a joint grade for both the oral presentation and the written project. All students who contribute to a joint report will receive the same grade. However, if only one student does the work, then only that student will receive the grade. 5. If the written project is typed and proofread, you will receive 10 extra points. Please type double spaced. 6. The written grade will count three times as much as the oral grade. TOTAL GRADE = 25% oral + 75% writtenN. Update for the 1990s - 1. Billy Joel's song ends in 1989. The additional lyrics written by Mr. Davidson end in 1990. 2. Students may write their own additional lyrics for 1991-95. 3. This option is available to groups of two or three students. 4. On the page before your introduction, you must write your lyrics for the 1990s. Do your best to make them rhyme. 5. You must include at least 10 items (if working as a pair) or 15 items (if working as a trio), with at least THREE from each category (international, national, and popular culture).O. If you have any questions or need any help, please speak to Mr. Davidson in room 101.

H6$C/H6$H - Term Project Lyrics

We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel with additional lyrics by Mr. DavidsonNOTE: Titles of books, movies, shows, etc. appear in quotes Additional lyrics are underlined. Explanations are in brackets. 1949 Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray"South Pacific," Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio1950 Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker [car], Television,North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe1951 Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray [Robinson], Panmunjom [city],Brando, "The King and I," and "The Catcher in the Rye"1952 Eisenhower, Vaccine [polio], England's got a new queen,Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbyeWe 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 it1953 Josef Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser, and Prokofiev,Rockefeller [Nelson], Campanella, Communist Bloc1954 Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron [fabric],Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"1955 Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team [baseball],"Davy Crockett," "Peter Pan," Elvis Presley, Disneyland1956 Bardot, Budapest, Alabama [Montgomery], Krushchev,Princess Grace, "Peyton Place," Trouble in the SuezWe 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 it1957 Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac,Sputnik, Chou En-lai [Zhou Enlai], "Bridge on the River Kwai"1958 Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball [Dodgers],Starkweather homicide, Children of thalidomide, Well done Explorer I1959 Buddy Holly, "Ben Hur," Space Monkey, Mafia,Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go [car]1960 U-2, Syngman Rhee, Payola, and Kennedy,Chubby Checker, "Psycho," Belgians in the Congo,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 it1961 Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land,"Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion1962 "Lawrence of Arabia," British Beatlemania,Ole Miss[issippi, look up James Meredith], John Glenn,Liston beats Patterson, "Silent Spring," Missiles bring [a crisis to Cuba]1963 Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex [Profumo scandal],J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say,Test-Ban Treaty's the new thing, "I Have A Dream," said Dr. KingWe 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 it1964 Goldwater, Beach Boys, Civil Rights fans rejoice [Civil Rights Act of 1964]Gulf of Tonkin, "Mary Poppins," Ed Sullivan is hot [2/9/64]1965 Birth control [Griswold v. Conn.], Supremes, Miniskirt extremes,"The Sound of Music," Blackout, Riots in Watts1966 Edward Brooke, Clemente, Elizabeth Taylor's plenty,Big change in China [Cultural Revolution], "Batman's" a crime fighter,Medicare a brand new plan, and "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"1967 Glassboro meeting, Heart transplant keeps beating,Israel is a winner, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?",[Thurgood] Marshall up, [Muhammed] Ali down,"Mrs. Robinson" paints the town [look up "The Graduate"]1968 Humphrey, Mylai [Vietnam], "Laugh-In," Best actress tie [Oscars],[Shirley] Chisholm, "Hair," Prague Spring, Goodbye Martin Luther King1969 Ho Chi Minh, Tiny Tim, Richard Nixon's back again,Moonshot, Woodstock, Chappaquiddick roadblock1970 "Love Story," Kent State [University], Cambodia mistake,Jimi Hendrix, Janis [Joplin], Save our planet [Earth Day],Willis Reed plays ball, General "Patton" stands tall1971- Mark Spitz, Watergate, Allende, "Godfather's" fate,1975 SALT, Detente, Patty Hearst, Energy crisis at its worst,Abortion is legal [Roe v. Wade], Secretariat [horse] is regal1976- Concorde in flight, "Fever" on "Saturday Night" ["Saturday Night Fever"],1980 Punk rock, "Roots" is tops, Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline,Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan1981- "Wheel of Fortune," Sally Ride, Heavy metal suicide,1985 Foreign debts, Homeless vets,Grenada, [Geraldine] Ferraro, and the Achille Lauro [ship],"Live Aid," Prince Charles weds1986- AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz,1990 Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law,Break dancing in the streets, Europe's Marxists in retreat,Beirut fighting, Germany uniting,Rock and Roller Cola wars [Coke vs. Pepsi ads], I can't take it anymoreWe didn't start the fire, It was always burning,Since the world's been turning on us,We didn't start the fire, But when we are gone,Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on. . . .

HW due 3/12/07

H6$C/H6$H - HW#15

Read pp. 631-632, 637-638.

1. Why did the conservatives oppose the New Deal?

2. Which groups in America supported FDR's New Deal?

EXAM, Thursday, March 15, on Unit II: The Depression and the New Deal (Ch. 23 & 24 TB, plus Ch. 10 RB).

HW due 3/9/07

H6$C/H6$H - HW#14

See Xerox sheet.

HW due 3/8/07

H6$C/H6$H - HW#13

Read pp. 604-607 (textbook) and pp. 198-199 (review book).

1. What was life like during the depression?

2. What steps did President Hoover take to stop the depression?

3. How did FDR's views differ from Hoover's?

HWs #1 to 13 will count for the first marking period.

Friday, March 9, is the last day to hand in 1st marking period homework.

Term project topic request forms are due Monday, March 12.

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