U.S. History
Good afternoon everyone,
I wanted to thank each and every one of you who submitted your reading and video reflection sheets this week. There have many changes that are beyond our control and we wanted to thank you for being flexible with us as we get everything organized. For this week we will continue having your read the four articles that we are posting today and have you complete the reading reflection assignment for just one of the four articles. Since google meets is still suspended, we are having issues with Big Blue Button I am having some recording issues we continue to watch Crash Course videos and completing reflections on them until I can figure out a better way to record lessons. Watching the video and completing the reflection sheet for the video will count as our “meeting” for this week. Listed below is a check list to help you keep your week organized.
Murray/Colter Weekly Check List Week of 5-11 to 5-15
I. Read the two articles about the Civil Rights Movement and the two articles about the Vietnam War posted for this week
II. Complete the reading reflection log for one of the two Civil Rights Movement articles or the two Vietnam Articles
III. Watch The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38 (13:41 min) Video
* Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0
IV. Complete the video reflection sheet that goes along with the Crash Course video lesson and email it to Mr. Murray
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/
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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 Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38 and complete the Video Reflection Activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 |
2nd Hour– Watch the following video The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38 and complete the Video Reflection Activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0
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Wednesday |
3rd Hour-Watch the following video The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38 and complete the Video Reflection Activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 |
2:00 to 2:40-Office hours for student/parent contact |
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Thursday |
5th Hour– Watch the following video The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38 and complete the Video Reflection Activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 |
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.
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12:00 pm to 2:00 pm-Office hours for student/parent contact |
Here is our post for this week:
Vocabulary Terms- Chapter 22-The Vietnam War Years
- Agent Orange-A powerful herbicide 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-Trail was 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
This Week’s Reading Reflection:
For this week we are asking that you read the four articles posted below which examine the lives and deaths of MLK and Malcolm X along with examining our reasons for entering the Vietnam War and the role the Vietcong played. 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 17th. 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-Eight- (Insert Name)-(Insert Hour) Hour
Ex. US History Reflection-Week Thirty-Eight-Rawan Fawaz-First Hour
This Week’s Articles:
Monday
Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination by History.com Editors
Web Link: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination
Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#label/Dominique’s+Screen+Cast+Recordings-2020/FMfcgxwHNCtxPbfrHQHLDbZRVSGpZmxC?projector=1
Tuesday
Art Article: Biography of Malcolm X, Black Nationalist and Civil Rights Activist by by Stephanie L. McKinney, PhD, Contributing Writer
Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/malcolm-x-1779823
Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#label/Dominique’s+Screen+Cast+Recordings-2020/FMfcgxwHNCtzfPNNFwGXRCCKXXshZDvZ?projector=1
Wednesday
Article: Why Did the US Enter the Vietnam War? by Robert McNamara
Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-did-us-enter-vietnam-war-195158
Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#label/Dominique’s+Screen+Cast+Recordings-2020/FMfcgxwHNCwHHdVkVkfcHCbnzNLVvCxH?projector=1
Thursday
Article: Who Were the Viet Cong and How Did They Affect the War? by Kallie Szczepanski
Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-viet-cong-the-vietnam-war-195432
Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#label/Dominique’s+Screen+Cast+Recordings-2020/FMfcgxwHNCwHHfdFLZtXTWHCJnqxpfdB?projector=1
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/
Have a great week,
Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter
Supplemental Materials: Article Reflection Activity-2020 and The Cold War in Asia-Crash Course US History-Video Reflection Sheet
Article Reflection Activity-2020 and Rubric
The Cold War in Asia-Crash Course US History-Video Reflection Sheet