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

Remote Learning Week of 5-25 to 5-29

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

U.S. History

Good afternoon everyone,

I hope that everyone is doing well and that you had a nice Memorial Day Weekend. As we enter our final three weeks of school it is imperative that you work on catching up on your missing work during our social learning period. I have sent individual emails to those who are missing work and I will continue to do this weekly until we end our school year. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. Also there will be no video for you to watch this week just the article reflection logs to complete.

Have a wonderful week,

Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter

Murray/Colter Weekly Check List Week of 5-25 to 5-29

I. Read the four articles about the era of social change in the 1960’s posted for this week

II. Complete the reading reflection log for one of the four Vietnam Articles

Our Schedule for This Week

Article Link/Mr. Murray’s Office Hour Schedule
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
Tuesday	1^st Hour-Read the four articles posted on the iblog about the *Era of Social Change* and complete the article reflection activity.	2^nd Hour– Read the four articles posted on the iblog about the *Era of Social Change* and complete the article reflection activity.
Wednesday	3^rd Hour- Read the four articles posted on the iblog about the *Era of Social Change* and complete the article reflection activity.	2:00 to 2:40-Office hours for student/parent contact
Thursday	5^th Hour– Read the four articles posted on the iblog about the *Era of Social Change* and complete the article reflection activity.	2:00 to 2:40-Office hours for student/parent contact
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 This Week

Vocabulary Terms-Chapter 23-An Era of Social Change

United Farm Workers Organizing Committee– A labor union for farmworkers employed in the United States.

Trail of Broken Treaties March– A cross-country protest that was staged in the autumn of 1972 by American Indian and First Nations organizations who were concerned about the lack of support shown by the government for Indian rights.

Feminism– The advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.

The Feminine Mystic– A book by Betty Friedan that is widely credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States.

National Organization for Women– A group of feminists who were dedicated to actively challenging sex discrimination in all areas of American society.

Roe v. Wade– A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.

Equal Rights Amendment– A proposed amendment to the US Constitution stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one’s sex.

Counterculture– a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm.

Hippies– A member of the counterculture of the 1960s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world.

Woodstock– a three day festival of peace and music held in August 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York.

This Week’s Reflection

For this week we are asking that you read the four articles posted below which examine the period of social and political unrest in the United States that divided generations of Americans leading to the creation of the counterculture movement. 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 31^st. 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 Forty- (Insert Name)- (Insert Hour) Hour

Ex. US History Reflection-Week Forty-Sam Khalil-First Hour

This Week’s Articles

Monday

Article: How the Vietnam War Empowered the Hippie Movement by Sarah Pruitt

Web Link: https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-hippies-counter-culture

Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jdc3W9h2YokZXH7kiJZxI9o_ZhNfGXl8/view

Tuesday

Art Article: Cesar Chavez: The Life Behind A Legacy of Farm Labor Rights by Maureen Pao

Web Link: https://www.npr.org/2016/08/02/488428577/cesar-chavez-the-life-behind-a-legacy-of-farm-labor-rights

Audio Recording of the Article by Ms. Colter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJzyHsYtsOxSqsUAWT9TG_u659r2Wjcv/view

Wednesday