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

U.S. History

Thursday-5/16/19:

• Bell Work- 1.) Can you describe in your own words why the speaker is so upset with President Johnson’s decision to make Vietnam the priority of his Presidency in 1967? 2.)  Explain how the struggles President Johnson experienced trying to balance the Vietnam War and the fight for civil rights are similar to President Wilson’s experience during the Progressive Era/WWI? 3.) What do you think about the author’s message in the primary source? Does he have the right to criticize President Johnson or does the need to fight Communism during the Cold War make it a higher priority than domestic issues at home?  
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video Clip-The Truth about the Vietnam War (5:49 min)
• Activity-Vietnam War-DBQ
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the United States’ military campaign in Vietnam by evaluating a series of primary sources and responding to guided questions based off the text
• Language Objective:

• • • Students will read, and respond to a document-based packet containing the United States’ military campaign in Vietnam by breaking down a series of primary sources and images designed to contextualize the contentions of the Vietnam War both at home and abroad

Supplemental Materials: Activity-Vietnam War-DBQ

DBQ Vietnam War

Video Clip-The Truth about the Vietnam War (5:49 min)

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Government

Thursday-5/16/19:

• Bell Work-1.) List the demands contained in the primary source made on Taliban leaders by President Bush? 2.) What are the two reasons/justifications President Bush gave for invading Afghanistan in his speech? 3.) Based on the information contained in the primary source what is your opinion of the way in which the United States and its allies attempted to win support from the Afghan people?  
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Procedure-Notes Collection-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action
• Presentation-Federal Bureaucracy-Supplemental PPT-2019
• Web Quest-Federal Bureaucracy (2017)
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:

• • • SWD comprehension of the functions, roles and purposes of the federal bureaucratic system by interacting in a short presentation
    • SWD synthesis of the process of gaining U.S. citizenship including the roles, responsibilities and duties that every American is expected to fulfill by compiling information from several online sources to complete a structured web quest

• Language Objective:
  • Students will listen, orally discuss and respond to the process of gaining U.S. citizenship including the roles, responsibilities and duties that every American is expected to fulfill by participating in classroom discussions following a short lecture by the teacher along with a set of student guided notes
  • Students will read, orally discuss and record information on the functions, roles and purposes of the federal bureaucratic system by working collaboratively on an online web quest

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-American Citizenship-Roles, Responsibilities and Duties-Chapter 15 Supplemental PPT and Web Quest-Federal Bureaucracy (2017)

Presentation-Federal Bureaucracy-Supplemental PPT-2019

Federal Bureaucracy-Supplemental PPT-2019

Web Quest-Federal Bureaucracy (2017)

Federal Bureaucracy-Web Quest-2018

U.S. History

Wednesday-5/15/19:

• Bell Work-1.) In your own words can you describe what happened in Vietnam that led to the growing conflict President Johnson is discussing? 2.) Imagine that you are a member of President Johnson’s National Security Council. What are two or three questions that you might ask prior to voting on whether or not to escalate America’s involvement in the Vietnam War? 3.) Think about President Johnson’s statement justifying America’s continued involvement in the Vietnam War. In his speech at Johns Hopkins University he said “Since 1954 every American President has offered support to the people of South Viet-Nam…And I intend to keep that promise”. Do you feel that is a strong enough justification or one that needs to be rethought and strengthened?
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Procedure-Notes Collection-Chapter 21-Civil Rights
• Video-How The Tet Offensive Changed The Vietnam War | History (5:18 min)
• Presentation-Origins of the Vietnam War-Supplemental PPT
• Guided Notes-Chapter 22-Section 1-Moving Towards Conflict and Section 2-U.S. Involvement and Escalation
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD comprehension of the colonial oppression that led to the fight for Vietnamese independence and the subsequent involvement of U.S. military forces by interacting in a short informational presentation and outlining important information in structured student led notes
• Language Objective:
  • Students will listen, orally discuss and respond to how the colonial oppression that led to the fight for Vietnamese independence and the subsequent involvement of U.S. military forces by participating in classroom discussions following a short lecture by the teacher and completing a set of student led guided notes

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Origins of the Vietnam War-Supplemental PPT and Guided Notes-Chapter 22-Section 1-Moving Towards Conflict and Section 2-U.S. Involvement and Escalation

Presentation-Origins of the Vietnam War-Supplemental PPT 

Origins of the Vietnam War

Guided Notes-Chapter 22-Section 1-Moving Towards Conflict and Section 2-U.S. Involvement and Escalation

Notes-Outline-Chapter 22-Section 1

Notes-Outline-Chapter 22-Section 2

Textbook PDF’s-Chapter 22-Section 1-Moving Towards Conflict and Section 2-U.S. Involvement and Escalation

The Americans-Chapter 22-Section 1

The Americans-Chapter 22-Section 2

Video Link-How The Tet Offensive Changed The Vietnam War | History (5:18 min)

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Government

Wednesday-5/15/19:

• Bell Work-Please take out your notes/study guide and with your elbow partner review all of the information for our exam covering Chapters 13 and 14.

• In 5 minutes we will begin the vocabulary match up activity.

• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Test-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of key terms and concepts associated with our unit covering the roles and responsibilities of the office of the President and the Vice President by demonstrating their knowledge thought the use of a unit exam
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read and write their answers in order to match up important vocabulary terms and information pertaining to our unit covering the roles and responsibilities of the office of the President and the Vice President by completing a multiple choice and matching exam.