Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter's U.S History and Government iBlog

U.S. History

Wednesday-5/09/18:

• Bell Work-) What is the key finding of the Warren Commission? How did the “magic bullet” theory lead to conspiracy theorists doubting the Warren Commission’s accuracy? 2.) Why do you think President Ford made the decision to clarify the wording of the Warren Commission’s finding? 3.) What is your opinion of the Warren Commission’s findings and the evidence contained in the Zapruder film? Do you feel that the assignation could have been carried out by a single shooter or does the eyewitness accounts suggest another alternative?
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Activity-Key Legislation to Create the Great Society-T2T Activity (The Great Society-Primary Source T2T Activity-2018)
• Study Guide-Chapter 20-The New Frontier and The Great Society
• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD evaluation of the key pieces of legislation involved in creating LBJ’s Great Society programs by evaluating a primary source and breaking down the n text to create a timeline
    • SWD evaluation of the materials covered in JFK’s Great Frontier and LBJ’s Great Society through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read, annotate and discuss the key pieces of legislation involved in creating LBJ’s Great Society programs by annotating a primary source using talk to the text strategy and creating a time line in student led groups
    • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covered in JFK’s Great Frontier and LBJ’s Great Society by completing a structured inquiry based study guide

 

Supplemental Materials: Activity-Key Legislation to Create the Great Society-T2T Activity (The Great Society-Primary Source T2T Activity-2018) and Study Guide-Chapter 20-The New Frontier and The Great Society

Activity-Key Legislation to Create the Great Society-T2T Activity (The Great Society-Primary Source T2T Activity-2018)

The Great Society Excerpt T2T Activity with Reflection Questions-2018

 

Study Guide-Chapter 20-The New Frontier and The Great Society

Chapter 20-Learning Target-Study Guide

Chapter 20-The New Frontier and the Great Society-Test Materials

 

Power Points-Chapter 20-The New Frontier and The Great Society

Chapter 20-Section 1-Kennedy and the Cold War-2018

Chapter 20-Section 2-The New Frontier-2018

Chapter 20-Section 3-The Great Society-2018

 

Textbook PDF’s-Chapter 20-The New Frontier and The Great Society

The Americans-Chapter 20-Section 1

The Americans-Chapter 20-Section 2

The Americans-Chapter 20-Section 3

Chapter 20-Textbook-PDFs

 

Definitions-Chapter 20-The New Frontier and The Great Society

Chapter 20-Vocab Match up Review Game

Chapter 20-Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

 

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Government

Wednesday-5/09/18:

• Bell Work-1.) What evidence can you use to describe the author’s true feelings about the effectiveness of the 113th Congress? What do you believe those feeling are? 2.) What inference can you make about the 112th Congress based on the image of the shoes and the comment Uncle Sam is making? 3.) What in your opinion can be done to maximize the effective of Congress while in session? (ex. What kind of goals or timeframes might be given for accomplishing tasks)
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Activity-Special Interest Groups-Brochure Closing Activity (20 min)

• Students will gather information from four other students about their interest group

• Video-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Congressional Fundraising (HBO) (21:24 min)

• Reflection Question: How does the pressure to consistently fundraise effect the amount of time a Congressperson actually spends working on creating new legislation?

• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD synthesis of the ways in which interest groups work to requite new members through grass roots tactics by creating a take away element an interest group can use to recruit new members

• • • SWD evaluation of influential events occurring locally, nationally and internationally by watching a short video then stating an opinion through a writing prompt regarding the impact of the topic

• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, research and record the ways in which interest groups work to requite new members through grass roots tactics by creating brochure designed to encourage citizens to join their interest group

• • • Students will watch and record information pertaining to the influential topic occurring locally, nationally and internationally by watching a short video then stating an opinion through a writing prompt regarding the impact of the topic

 

Video Link-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Congressional Fundraising (HBO) (21:24 min)

• Reflection Question: How does the pressure to consistently fundraise effect the amount of time a Congressperson actually spends working on creating new legislation?