Classwork for the Week of 05-11-20

I hope everyone is doing well and you had a great weekend! This week we are focused on Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) and Malcolm X for our last two Civil Rights related articles. Our other two articles will involve the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was a highly contested and protested war as you will find out. The Draft (remember the Selective Service Act?) will bring many of our young men into a very challenging war in Vietnam in which a great number of them will not return. Those that do return will struggle with PTSD, mental health issues, and other injuries. The “Baby Boomers” (aka Boomers) born right after WWII will be tested with issues around the Vietnam War as well as with other topics we have been discussing like Civil Rights, the Cold War with the Soviets, and the containment of communism worldwide.

One interesting article from the Civil Rights Movement that I wanted to share (Thanks, Gana!) is a link to an article with an actual literacy test given in Louisiana to anyone who could not prove at least a 5th grade education. This was meant to stop African Americans (and poorer people) from voting. If you did not pass it, you could not vote. Could you pass this Literacy Test? You have 10 minutes. GO. #goodluck #novotesforyou

During our meeting this week we will be playing Kahoot! on the Civil Rights Movement! Our CRM articles might help you… If you have suggestions for prizes for 1st place, let me know! 😉

Weekly Meeting Schedule:
Tuesdays: 1st hour 1pm – 1:40pm; 2nd hour 2pm – 2:40pm
Wednesdays: 3rd hour 1pm – 1:40pm; 4th hour 2pm – 2:40pm
Thursdays: 5th hour 1pm – 1:40pm; 6th hour 2pm – 2:40pm PREP

Directions to get on to iLearn for Big Blue Button

Remember you need to attend at least 3 meetings to get an A and at least 2 meetings to receive credit in for this semester. If you are behind on assignments, please continue to work on them and share them with me as you complete them.

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Chapters 21 & 22 Articles & Reflection Activity

Directions: Read each of the four articles below about topics from Chapters 21 & 22. Choose one article and answer the questions on the Weekly Reflection Activity template below. Please share your Google Doc with connore@dearbornschools.org by 11:59pm on Sunday, May 17th, 2020. You may share it earlier if you complete it sooner. We will discuss these articles during our online class meetings on Google Meet. Please try to read them before our meeting.

Weekly Reflection Activity Template (Save on your Google Drive!)

Article 1: Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination by History.com Editors
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination

Article 2: Biography of Malcolm X, Black Nationalist and Civil Rights Activist by Stephanie L. McKinney, PhD, Contributing Writer
https://www.thoughtco.com/malcolm-x-1779823

Article 3: Why Did the US Enter the Vietnam War? by Robert McNamara
https://www.thoughtco.com/why-did-us-enter-vietnam-war-195158

Article 4: Who Were the Viet Cong and How Did They Affect the War? by Kallie Szczepanski
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-viet-cong-the-vietnam-war-195432

Chapter 22: The Vietnam War Vocabulary (Part I)

• Agent Orange: a powerful herbicide (chemical) used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate the forest cover and crops of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops
• Domino Theory: a theory during the Cold War that said if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would fall to communism as well
• Ho Chi Minh Trail: a network of roads built from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia, to provide logistical support to the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War
• napalm: a highly flammable jelly like liquid substance used during the Vietnam war in incendiary bombs and flamethrowers that sticks to a person’s skin and causes severe burns when on fire
• Pentagon Papers: a set of officially titled documents known as the “Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force,” designed to act as a comprehensive history of American involvement in the Vietnam from the end of World War II through 1967