Calendar

=August =


 * **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * ||  ||   || **August 21 d1 (6th) ** || **August 22 d2 (3th) ** ||
 * ||  ||   || **Class**: How civically engaged are you? Take the [|PBS] and find out!

Review //Hardball// assignment.


 * HW**: Work on //Hardball// assignment. || **Class**: Discuss //Hardball//. Who is Matthews? Why did he write this book? How can we apply the lessons in //Hardball// to the current political situation in this country?


 * HW**: Work on Hardball assignment and plan presentation. ||
 * **August 25 d3 (2rd) ** || **August 26 d4 (7nd) ** || **August 27 d5 (1th) ** || **August 28 d6 ** || **August 29 d7 (4th) ** ||
 * **Class**: Put the finishing touches on your Hardball assignment. Practice presentation.


 * HW**: //Hardball// Essay || **Class**: Presentation of Hardball Lessons


 * HW**: //Hardball// Essay || 
 * Class**: Review essay requirements.

Explore the role of political parties and conventions in the presidential election process. What


 * HW**: //Hardball// Essay & watch Obama’s acceptance speech. || x-day || **Class**: Analyze Obama’s acceptance speech. What themes does he emphasize? What image(s) does he present? How is the Obama camp “spinning” the convention? How is McCain spinning back?


 * HW**: //Hardball// Essay ---due on Tuesday at the beginning of class. ||

=September =


 * **Sept 1st. (Labor Day) ** || **Sept. 2nd (6th) ** || **Sept. 3rd (3rd) ** || **Sept. 4 (2nd) ** || **Sept. 5th (7th) ** ||
 * No School || **Class**: Introduction to the 20th Century---discuss key events and major themes. Pose some questions we’d like to answer by the end of the semester.

Choose seminar partners and assignments.


 * HW**: Read American Journey, p.548 – 556. What forces and factors led to the emergence of reform movements at the turn of the 20th century? Create a cause web for yourself. || **Class**: Discuss the origins and nature of progressivism. What were the causes of this movement? What was the nature of the movement?


 * HW**: Read American Journey, p.556 – 566. How did different progressives reform society? What issues did they identify? What strategies did they employ? What were their goals? Were they successful? || **Class**: Review the requirements for the progressive round table assignment. Divide up roles. Analyze primary sources to help prepare for the roundtable.


 * HW**: Prepare for the roundtable by answering the assignment questions. You should use information from both //American Journey// and your primary source to prepare for this assignment. || **Class**: Progressive Era Round Table discussion. What issues are the most important? How should we address these issues? Are we more alike than we are different?

 || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept.9th ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 10th (4th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 11th (6th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 12th (3rd) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * HW**: Read //After the// Fact “USDA Inspected.” ||
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 8th (1st) **
 * **Class**: Discuss the Republican National Convention. Use the remaining time for reading workshop.


 * HW**: Write a response to //ATF//. Choose two quotes which summarize the thesis statement of the article. Explain your choices in well-written and well-organized paragraphs. Post your responses on the wiki page BEFORE the beginning of class. || x-day || **Class**: Student led Seminar Discussion #1: “USDA Inspected”


 * HW**: Read American Journey, p.566 – 576. What happened to the office of the presidency under TR, Taft, and Wilson? To what degree were TR and Wilson similar and different? || **Class**: Analyze the Progressive Presidents and their platforms for change. What did they accomplish? How did their accomplishments transform the role of government?


 * HW**: Study for Test on the progressives and Hardball. || **Class**: Hardball and Progressive Era Test

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 16th (7th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 17th (1st) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 18th ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 19th (4th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * HW**: Choose one political cartoon and analyze the cartoonist’s argument. Use the Smithsonian site to guide your analysis. ||
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 15th (2nd) **
 * **Class**: Discuss the origins of US expansion overseas. Was imperialism a continuation of previous American policies or something different? Document analysis.


 * HW**: Read //American Journey//, p. 588 – 592. How did the U.S. become involved in the Spanish American War? What were the consequences of this war? || **Class**: Discuss the causes and consequences of the Spanish American War. How images of Cuba in the media reflect changing attitudes toward American involvement overseas?


 * HW**: Start Howard Zinn, “The Empire and the People” || **Class**: Reading Workshop, Zinn, “The Empire and the People”


 * HW**: Prepare for seminar discussion. Write a response to the article and post to the wiki site BEFORE class. || **Class**: x-day || **Class**: Student led seminar discussion #2, “The Empire and the People”

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 23rd (3rd) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 24th (2nd) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 25th (7th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 26th (1st) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * HW**: Read //American Journey//, p. 592 – 600. What was the nature of American involvement overseas under TR, Taft, and Wilson? ||
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 22nd (6th) **
 * **Class**: Create Political Cartoons depicting the foreign policies of TR, Taft, and Wilson


 * HW**: Read //American Journey,// p. 605 – 116. What happened to the U.S. policy of neutrality between 1914 and 1917? || **Class**: Discuss the origins of World War I in Europe and initial U.S. response. Review the persuasive speech assignment.


 * HW**: Work on persuasive speech. || **Class**: Deliver persuasive speeches. Why did the US enter World War I? What factors were most important in undermining our neutrality?


 * HW**: Read //American Journey//, p.611 – 616. What impact did World War I have on the American home front? || **Class**: Analyze World War I posters. What is propaganda? What role did propaganda play in mobilizing Americans for the war?


 * HW**: Read //American Journey,// p.617 – 625. What were the arguments for and against the Versailles Treaty? || **Class**: Discuss World War I propaganda. Examine why Wilson failed to gain support for the Treaty of Versailles. What advice would Chris Matthews give to Wilson?

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 30th (4th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 1st (6th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 2nd (3rd) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 3rd (2nd) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * HW**: Read ATF, “Sacco and Vanzetti” in preparation for Tuesday’s seminar discussion. Write a response and post it to the wiki before class. ||
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Sept. 29th **
 * X-day || **Class:** Student Seminar Discussion #3, “Sacco and Vanzetti”


 * HW**: Study for Test || **Class**: Essay Writing Workshop


 * HW**: Study for Test || **Class**: Test on American Foreign Policy


 * HW**: night off! || **Class**: Changing Media; Changing Campaigns (PPT Lecture)


 * HW**: Research for timeline on how media was used in ’00, ’04, ‘08 ||

=<span style="color: rgb(62, 0, 255)">October = <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 7th (1st) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 8th ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 9th (4th period) ** || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 10th (6th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 6 (7th) **
 * **Class**: Create and share timelines on the role of the media in presidential elections. What advice would you give to the candidates?


 * HW**: Read the section on analyzing debates on PBS: [|Savvy Voter]. || **Class**: Analyze the presidential debate. After viewing clips from the Sept. 25th debate, discuss a series of questions.


 * HW**: Watch the presidential debate. Write a response answering the assignment questions. || x-day || **Class**: Discuss reactions to the second debate.

What are some major issues that are being debated? Create a survey for the McG community to identify the top issues among students and faculty.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 14th (6th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 15th PSATs ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 16th (2nd) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 17th (7th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * HW**: Read //American Journey//, p. 630 – 640. What made the 1920s roar? || No class: professional development ||
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 13th **
 * No Class: Fall Holiday || **Class**: Discuss the twenties. Why were the 1920s roaring? How did big business shape the economy of post World War I America?


 * HW:** Read //American Journey//, p. 640 – 649. What caused the rise of mass culture in this decade? ||  || **Class**: Guest Lecture on 1920s Culture


 * HW**: Read articles on the culture wars of our own time and write a brief response. || **Class**: Examine the issues dividing the nation in the 1920s and again today. What types of issues caused and continue to cause conflict among Americans and why?

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 21st ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 22nd (4th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 23rd (6th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 24th ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * HW**: Prepare for “Get My Vote” assignment by reviewing the information on the [|web site]. ||
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 20th (1st) **
 * **Class**: Review the requirements for “Get My Vote,” and spend time brainstorming the story you’d like to submit.


 * HW:** Write a rough draft of your “Get My Vote” submission. || x-day || **Class**: Create your “Get My Vote” submission.


 * HW**: Polish your “Get My Vote Submission.” || **Class**: Submit your submission to the NPR website. Review the requirements for the presidential debate project. Divide up roles and begin research.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 28th (2nd) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 29th (7th) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 30 (1st) ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> || **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 31st ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * HW**: Research for the debate. Evaluate a web site. This is due on Monday. || No class---all school picnic. ||
 * **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">Oct. 27th (3rd) **
 * **Class**: Continue to research in your teams. Research notes are due tomorrow. Make sure you are


 * HW**: Finish your research notes. || **Class**: Research notes are due. As a team, identify the questions you’ll answer in the debate.


 * HW**: Work on rough draft of answers to the debate questions. These are due before class tomorrow. || **Class**: Revise answers to the debate questions.

HW: Revise answer to debate questions and practice. The goal is to be able to present your answer without notes. || **Class**: Practice


 * HW**: Practice. || No class: conference day ||

=<span style="color: rgb(54, 0, 255)">November =

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 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 3rd (1st) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 3rd (1st) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 4th (4th period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 5th (6th period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 6th (3rd period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 7th (2nd) period **


 * Class:** Both sections practice debate.


 * HW**: Watch the election returns! ||


 * Class**: Discuss the electoral college and the role of exit polling | Set up the mock election


 * HW**: watch election returns ||


 * Class**: Analyze election results. What do the Electoral College results indicate about voting patterns? Why did the victor win?


 * HW**: Read //American Journey//, p. 656 – 664. What caused the Great Depression? How did Hoover respond? ||


 * Class**: Identify the causes of the Great Depression and critique Hoover’s response. How was FDR’s response different?

HW: Read //American Journey//, p. 664 – 672. What was FDR’s New Deal? Was the First New Deal successful? How did the New Deal affect different groups of Americans? ||


 * Class**: Analyze FDR’s use of technology. Why were the Fireside chats effective? How did the American people respond? What was the lasting impact of these chats?

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 * HW**: Read //American Journey//, p. 672 – 678 and start ATF, “Dust Bowl Odyssey” What was the Second New Deal? Was it successful? ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 10th (7th period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 10th (7th period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 11th (1st period) **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)"> ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 12 **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 13th (4th period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 14tht (6th period) **


 * Class**: Examine FDR’s response to the Depression: what were the 3 Rs? To what degree did FDR’s programs change the role of government? The role of the president?


 * HW**: Read ATF, “Dust Bowl Odyssey” and write response. ||


 * Class**: Student led seminar #4: “Dust Bowl Odyssey”


 * HW:** Read //American Journey//, p.686 – 692. Why did Americans want to avoid war in Europe? How did FDR try to work around this reluctance? ||

x-day ||


 * Class**: Review the causes of World War II in Europe and identify reasons why Americans were reluctant to get involved.


 * HW**: Read and answer the questions on your assigned primary source. ||


 * Class**: Share primary sources in small groups. How did FDR move Americans from isolationism to involvement?

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 * HW**: Read //American Journey,// p.695 – 702. What impact did World War II have on the home front? On different groups of Americans? ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 17 (3rd period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 17 (3rd period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 18th (2nd period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 19th (7th period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 20th (1st period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 21 **


 * Class**: Create a cause web illustrating the impact of World War II on the home front


 * HW**: Read //American Journey//, p. 702 – 709. How did the Allies win the war? What were the major turning points? ||


 * Class**: Debate the turning points in World War II. Why did the Allies win?


 * HW**: Read ATF, “The Decision to Drop the Bomb,” and write response. ||


 * Class**: Student led seminar discussion #5: “The Decision to Drop the Bomb”


 * HW**: Study for Test on Depression and World War II ||


 * Class**: Test


 * HW**: Read //American Journey// p. 714 – 721. Why did the US economy boom after 1947? What impact did this boom have on the nation? ||

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 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 24th (4th period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 24th (4th period) **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204)">November 25th (6th period) **


 * Class**: Examine the character of the post 1950s economic boom. What caused the boom? What impact did the boom have on American culture? Society? Politics?


 * HW**: Read //American Journey// p.721 – 730. What were the origins of the Cold War? What is containment? ||


 * Class**: Identify the multiple causes of the Cold War and assess the changing nature of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States. Why did this relationship crumble at the end of World War II?


 * HW: NONE!** || || || ||