U.S. History
Good afternoon everyone,
For those who observe the month of Ramadan I wish you and your families all the best for safe and healthy days ahead. Ramadan Mubarak.
There are going to be a few changes this week to our schedule and expectations. As many of you know due to the conduct of a number of students in and outside of our district Google Meets will be suspended until further notice. Below is a copy of Dr. Maleyko’s letter addressing the topic. Beginning next week will work on conducting our meetings through Ilearn but while I figure that out instead of a meeting this week we will have you watch a crash course video on the the events of the 1960’s and complete a video reflection. I will send out information on next weeks meetings on Monday May 4th. Included in this post is a link to the video and template for the reflection, the articles for this week and the reading reflection temple (along with links to videos of the articles being read), vocabulary for Chapter Twenty and an updated schedule for this week.
Superintendents Letter
Technology expectations and the current suspension of Google Meets
Link to Dr. Maleyko Letter
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRPvpmUYfCR_sRq14PSTYoyatM8n2SiccuMqG2ZwzC0/edit?ts=5ea2ec8a
Link to Dr. Maleyko letter translated in Arabic
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1suKCDlHiHF-VurgbE5kP7fCTx4N2LQEq-VKmquXwZF8/edit?ts=5ea302be
FHS Chromebook Distribution
Chromebook distribution will take place at Fordson High School near the teacher parking lot and food distribution area off of Horger and Ford Road from noon to three pm on Monday April 27th and Tuesday April 28th.
Our Schedule for this week:
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Video Link/Mr. Murray’s Office Hour Schedule |
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Monday |
10:00 am to 11:00 am-Weekly work will be posted on our iblog site: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/murrayr/ |
11:00 am to 2:00 pm-Office hours for student/parent contact |
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Tuesday |
1st Hour-Watch the following video The 1960’s in America: Crash Course #40 and complete the Video Reflection Activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa38 |
2nd Hour– Watch the following video The 1960’s in America: Crash Course #40 and complete the Video Reflection Activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa38 |
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Wednesday |
3rd Hour– Watch the following video The 1960’s in America: Crash Course #40 and complete the Video Reflection Activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa38 |
2:00 to 2:40-Office hours for student/parent contact |
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Thursday |
5th Hour– Watch the following video The 1960’s in America: Crash Course #40 and complete the Video Reflection Activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa38 |
2:00 to 2:40-Office hours for student/parent contact |
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Friday |
11:00 am to 12:00 pm-U.S. History Online PLC Staff Meeting. I will be unable to respond to students of parents during this time. |
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm-Office hours for student/parent contact |
Here is our post for today:
Vocabulary Terms-Chapter 20–The New Frontier and Great Society
Berlin Wall–A concrete wall topped with barbed wire that divided the city of Berlin into a Soviet controlled and allied controlled half
Economic Opportunity Act–This government program approved nearly $1 billion dollars for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small business loans and job training.
The Great Society–A program designed by Lyndon B. Johnson that would end poverty and racial injustices in America
Hot Line–A communication line established between the White House and the Kremlin in 1963
Limited Test Ban Treaty–An agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere
Medicaid–An extended form of health insurance offered to welfare recipients
Medicare–Hospital and low-cost health insurance offered to Americans age 65 and older
New Frontier–JFK’s broad vision of transforming America through progressive science and space programs
Peace Corps–A program created where volunteers offered assistance in such developing nations as Asia, Africa and Latin America
Warren Commission–This committee investigated the death of JFK and concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the loan shooter.
Today’s Article Reflection:
For this week we are asking that you read the four articles posted below which examine the social, political and technological changes we experienced as a nation during the 1960’s. Remember that you are required to read all four articles, but you only have to submit a reflections log for one of the articles. After you compete the reflection sheet posted in the supplemental materials section on this post please save the document as a word document or google doc email it to me at murrayr@dearbornschools.org by 11:59 pm on Sunday May 3rd.
Be sure to use the check list I have included to make sure that you don’t skip a step.
This week’s email header title: US History Reflection-Week Thirty-Six- (Insert Name)- (Insert Hour) Hour
Ex. US History Reflection-Week Thirty-Six-Noor Saad-Third Hour
This Week’s Articles:
Monday
Article: The Legacy of John F. Kennedy-Historians tend to rate JFK as a good president, not a great one. But Americans consistently give him the highest approval rating of any president since Franklin D. Roosevelt. Why? by Alan Brinkley
Web Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/08/the-legacy-of-john-f-kennedy/309499/
Tuesday
Article: The Kennedy-Nixon Debates by History.com Editors
Web Link: https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/kennedy-nixon-debates
Wednesday
Article: The Space Race to the Moon by Science Museum.org Staff
Web Link: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/space-race-moon
Thursday
Article: The Divided Legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson-As death drew close, the 36th president was shadowed by the shame of Vietnam even as he longed to be remembered for his achievements in civil rights—and he spent himself on a final speech to enshrine that record. by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Web Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/the-complicated-legacy-of-lyndon-johnson/569068/
Additional Article on How to Write a Quality Reflection:
https://www.myassignmentservices.com/blog/how-to-write-a-reflection-paragraph-in-an-assignment/
http://isthismystory.com/learning/how-do-i-write-a-good-personal-reflection/
Audio Recording Links:
Article One:
Article: The Legacy of John F. Kennedy-Historians tend to rate JFK as a good president, not a great one. But Americans consistently give him the highest approval rating of any president since Franklin D. Roosevelt. Why? by Alan Brinkley
Video Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VUSgdg279l8F8ZQ0rSJsLfg27baSS428/view
Article Two:
Article: The Kennedy-Nixon Debates by History.com Editors
Article Three:
Article: The Space Race to the Moon by Science Museum.org Staff
Video Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_pugDNIM4byi9_cS_n7rmjt3FRBCUq_w/view
Article Four:
Article: The Divided Legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson-As death drew close, the 36th president was shadowed by the shame of Vietnam even as he longed to be remembered for his achievements in civil rights—and he spent himself on a final speech to enshrine that record. by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Web Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bM1KU438ay-ec4T6CtFSpL8_F8fttWxD/view
Video Reflection
After you watch the video titled The 1960’s in America: Crash Course #40 please complete the Video Reflection Activity posted in the supplemental material section. You will do this in the same way we do our article reflection meaning you can type in the document and email that to me, print the video reflection, fill it out and email a picture of it to me, or write it out by hand and take a picture then send it to me.
Remember you will record five pieces of information while watching the video that will help you answer the reflection question next to the bullet points on the reflection sheet. Once you have done that and finished watching the video you will respond to the reflection question in a paragraph including two of your five pieces of information in the paragraph as evidence to support your point.
You can either include this in the email for your reading reflection or send a separate email titled: Crash Course #40 Reflection- (Insert Name)- (Insert Hour) Hour
Ex. Crash Course #40 Reflection-Bushra Ahmed-Second Hour
* Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa38
Have a great week,
Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter
Supplemental Materials: Article Reflection Activity-Template, Article Reflection Activity-Instructions and The 1960’s in America: Video Reflection Activity
Article Reflection Activity-Template
Article Reflection Activity-Instructions
The 1960’s in America: Video Reflection Activity
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