Coach Hooper's U.S. History Assignments

Spring Semester 2012

 
Date
Class Assignment
Homework Assignment
Mon. Feb. 20th No School  
Tues. Feb. 21st

Nine weeks Benchmark Pre-test

Finish CH. 18 definitions: defacto segregation, de jure segregation, Little Rock Nine, freedom rides, 24th Amendment, non-violent, CORE, boycott, SCLC, sit-in, SNCC, tolerate, Black Panthers, pacifist, the Southern Manefesto
Wed. Feb 22nd

Bellwork: What are non-violent techniques?

Group work: Create a concept web using ch. 18 on the following topics: Civil Rights Leaders, Civil Rights Organizations, Civil Rights Events and Civil Rights Legislation and Court Cases

Exit Ticket:

List one civil rights leader you did not know about before today

List 1 civil rights event that impacted your life

List 1 civil rights organization that you already knew about before today.

Thurs. Feb 23rd

Bellwork: Need 2 Know #5

Lecture over Civil Rghts Oragnizations

 
Fri. Feb 24th

Bellwork:

Lecture over the Civil Rights movement.

 
 
2nd Week
Read ch. 18 and 21
Mon. Feb. 27th Group work Civil Rights Read ch. 18 and 21
Tues. Feb. 28th Watch the video Free at Last and took notes  
Wed. Feb 29th Lecture over the 1960's. Satelitte Group work over the 1960's  
Thurs. Mar. 1st Test Review

Study Guide: 1. Discuss the following: SNCC, SCLC, Little Rock Nine, 2. Discuss different types of non-violent techniques used during the Civil Rights Movement. 3. WHo was the most important CIvil Righst leader? 4. What cultural changes did you see in the 1960's? 5. What is the counter culture?

Fri. Mar. 2nd Dismissed early due to weather. Periods 1-5 took test over Civil Rights and 1960s.  
 
3rd Week
 
Mon.Mar. 5th

Periods 1-5: Watch Thirteen Days. Periods 6 & 7 Test over Civil Rights and 1960's

Definitions for ch. 19: brinkmanship, Alliance for Progress, New fRontier, Great Society, space race, medicare, medicaid, Warren Commission, Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v. Wainwright, Enegl v. Vitale
Tues. Mar. 6th

Bellwork: Which program provided new jobs, cheap electric power, flood control, and recreation for its region?
A. National Recovery Act
B. Civilian Conservation Corp
C. Tennessee Valley Authority
D. Agricultural Adjustment Act

Lecture: JFK's Domestic Policies

 
Wed. Mar. 7th Bellwork: The architect of the D-Day invasion of Normandy was

A. General Patton.
B. General MacArthur.
C. General Eisenhower.
D. General Rommel.

Question #2 . As a result of World War II, women

A. became eligible for the draft.
B. lost the right to hold non-combat jobs in the military.
C. assumed executive positions in wartime industries.
D. joined the work force in record numbers.

Lecture: JFK's foreign policies. Satelitte Group work on JFK's domestic issues.

 
Thurs. Mar. 8th Watch Thirteen Days  
Fri. Mar. 9th

Bellwork: Need to Know #6

Finish JFK LEcture. Discuss JFK Conspiracy theories

 
 
4th Week
 
MOn. Mar. 12th

Bellwork:Which condition contributed to the negative effects of treat Depression?

A. Low levels of unemployment created labor shortages

B. The government reduced taxes on imported goods

C. Factories decreased production becasue of low demand

D. The market for consumer products increased

Benchmark Review Worksheet

 
Tues. Mar. 13th Benchmark Study Guide Finish Study Guide
Wed. Mar. 14th Benchmark Testing for periods 1, and 3  
Fri. Mar. 15th Benchmark Testing for periods 5, 6, and 7  
Fri. Mar 16th Catch up day. All makeup work assigned and returned  
 
5th Week
 
MOn. Mar. 26th

Definitions for Ch, 20: Domino Theory, SEATO, Vietcong, doctrine, napalm, hawk, dove, deferment, silent majority, Vietnamization, War Powers Act, detente, pragmatic, SALT I.

Discuss 9 Weeks Benchmark Test Results

Read ch. 20 pp. 644-679
Tues. Mar. 27th

Bellwork: Identification of 1950's and 1960's People

Video: The Vietnam Experience. Students took notes

 
Wed. Mar. 28th

Bellwork: Why did America enter the Vietnam conflict?

Lecture over the causes of the Vietnam War

 
Thurs. Mar. 29th

5th Six Weeks Need 2 KNow #1

Lecture over the Vietnam War

 
Fri. Mar 30th

 

Lecture over Domestic Issues of the Vietnam War

 
 

6th Six Weeks

 
MOn. April 2nd

Study Guide assigned: 1. How did the Vietnam conflict become the Vietnam war? 2. Discuss the miltary techniques used by Americans and the Vietnamese in Vietnam. 3. How did people support the Vietnam War in America and Vietnam? 4. How did the Vietnam War end?

Bellwork: Vietnam Timeline Worksheet

Lecture: End of the Vietnam War. Class Activity: Vietnam Satelitte Group Work

Do Study GUide and STudy for Ch. 20 Test
Tues. April 3rd ACT TESTING  
Wed. April 4th Vietnam War Test Review Do Study GUide and STudy for Ch. 20 Test
Thurs. April 5th

Bellwork: Test review with a neighbor.

Test over Ch. 20- Vietnam War

 
Fri. April 6th