U.S. History
Good afternoon everyone,
I hope all is well and that you and your families are healthy. This Friday through Monday we will be celebrating Memorial Day weekend. So our work for this week will be due by 11:59 on Thursday May 21st 2020. Our work for next week will be posted on Tuesday May 26th. I hope you enjoy the long weekend off and remember that with only four week left be sure that you are all caught up with your work for our class. Be sure to check Student Connect to see which logs you are missing and if you still are unsure shoot us an email and I will gladly help you out. Also instead of a google meet or Crash Course video we will be watching a video titled How WWII and Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently and completing a reflection log that goes along with it. Don’t forget to complete your reading article reflection also.
Have a great weekend and we look forward to talking to you soon,
Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter
Murray/Colter Weekly Check List Week of 5-18 to 5-22
I. Read the four articles about the Vietnam War posted for this week
II. Complete the reading reflection log for one of the four Vietnam Articles
III. Watch the video titled How WWII and Vietnam Veterans Were
Treated Differently | History (5:01 min)
* Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIWHIYVE8I
IV. Complete the video reflection sheet that goes along with the Vietnam
Veterans 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-Read the four articles posted on the iblog and complete the article reflection activity. The watch the following video How WWII and Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently | History and complete the video reflection activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIWHIYVE8I
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2nd Hour– Read the four articles posted on the iblog and complete the article reflection activity. The watch the following video How WWII and Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently | History and complete the video reflection activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIWHIYVE8I
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Wednesday |
3rd Hour-Read the four articles posted on the iblog and complete the article reflection activity. The watch the following video How WWII and Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently | History and complete the video reflection activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIWHIYVE8I |
2:00 to 2:40-Office hours for student/parent contact |
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Thursday |
5th Hour-Read the four articles posted on the iblog and complete the article reflection activity. The watch the following video How WWII and Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently | History and complete the video reflection activity as our replacement for Google Hangouts this week. * Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xIWHIYVE8I |
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 today:
Vocabulary Terms-Chapter 22–The Vietnam War Years (Part II)
- Silent Majority-An unspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly. The term was popularized by United States President Richard Nixon in a November 3, 1969.
- Tet Offensive-A series of attacks staged by North Vietnamese forces beginning in the early hours of January 31, 1968. They consisted of simultaneous attacks by some 85,000 troops under the direction of the North Vietnamese government.
- Tonkin Gulf Resolution-A resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam.
- Vietnamization-One of President Nixon’s policies aimed at ending America’s involvement in the Vietnam War training and equipping South Vietnam’s forces against North Vietnam.
- War Powers Act-A federal law intended to check the president’s power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.
Today’s Reflection:
For this week we are asking that you read the four articles posted below which examine the fallout from the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. 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 Thursday May 21st. 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 Nine- (Insert Name)- (Insert Hour) Hour
Ex. US History Reflection-Week Thirty-Nine-Fatima Bazzi-First Hour
Have a great weekend,
Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter
This Week’s Articles:
Monday
Article: Vietnam War: Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin Incident-How It Helped Lead to Greater American Involvement in Vietnam by Kennedy Hickman
Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/vietnam-war-gulf-of-tonkin-incident-2361345
Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jz_VyIKd_094gMjAl4Y5p7gZYyKibV5X/view
Tuesday
Article: Kent State Shooting by History.com Editors
Web Link: https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/kent-state-shooting
Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uFQrHszUua-jVvL0oKL5jQWXfp1mKTeX/view
Wednesday
Article: The Presidential Election of 1968-Picking a President Amid Violence and Turmoil by Robert McNamera
Web Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/election-of-1968-4160834
Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/192xsGvGR3WPrX-gcbRdDxT4BB6CPIIKM/view
Thursday
Article: How Nixon’s Invasion of Cambodia Triggered a Check on Presidential Power by Jessica Pearce Rotondi
Web Link: https://www.history.com/news/nixon-war-powers-act-vietnam-war-cambodia
Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bC02kfNMW4Bdu_u0LIHsXmd0WtM4FWyO/view
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/
Supplemental Materials: Article Reflection Activity-2020 and How WWII and Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently | History -Video Reflection Sheet
Article Reflection Activity-2020 and How WWII
Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently | History -Video Reflection Sheet