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

U.S. History

Thursday-2/08/18:

• Bell Work-) Based on your background knowledge who can we infer was the artist responsible for this political cartoon? 2.) What is the main theme of this political cartoon? 3.) In your opinion if the United States had not turned a blind eye to the movements of Hitler in an attempt to remain in isolation and joined the fight in Europe earlier do you believe the end of the war would have come earlier or would the non-aggression pact that Germany and Russia still had in effect have made the prospects for Allied victory even more difficult?
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Presentation-Chapter-16-Section 4-America Moves Towards War
• Video Clip-Pearl Harbor (2001)-Edited Disk One
  • 1:20 min to 142:34 (However if time allows play until 2:01 min
• Study Guide-Chapter 16-World War Looms
• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of the United States reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe and their tactical response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor by interacting in a short presentation
    • SWD evaluation of the materials covered in our unit that focuses on the events that facilitated Americas entry into WWII through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covered in our unit which focuses on the events that facilitated Americas entry into WWII by completing a structured inquiry based study guide
    • Student will read and record information pertaining to the United States reaction to the outbreak of war in Europe and their tactical response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through interacting in a short presentation

Supplemental Material: Presentation-Chapter-16-Section 4-America Moves Towards War and Study Guide-Chapter 16-World War Looms

Presentation-Chapter-16-Section 4-America Moves Towards War

Chapter 16-Section 4-America Moves Towards War

Study Guide-Chapter 16-World War Looms

Chapter 16-Learning Target-Study Guide

Chapter 16-Textbook-PDFs

Chapter 16-World War Looms

Chapter 16-Section 3-The Holocaust

Chapter 16-Section 4-America Moves Towards War

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Government

Thursday-2/08/18:

• Bell Work-) During which occasion was this address given and who were the two influential men responsible for writing it? 2.) Write in your own words what Thomas Jefferson is proposing American colonists should do in response to the growing conflict with the English? 3.) How effective is this primary source as catalyst for entering into war? How might Jefferson adjust his position to gain a wider base of support?
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video-Crash Course U.S. History-Episode 7-Who won the American Revolution? (12:40 min)
  • Reflection Question: Did the outcome of the Revolutionary War grant widespread freedom to the colonists or was the guarantee of liberty still out of reach for many minorities despite the idea that “All men are created equal”?
• Thinking Map-Comparing the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights-Double Bubble Map
  • Map Guiding Question: How can we differentiate the specific ideological principles (similarities and differences) contained in the Magna Carta and the U.S. Bill of Rights?
  • Frame Guiding Question: In which area(s) did the Magna Carta have the largest influence on the U.S. Bill of Rights?
• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of the ideological differences in the American colonists yearning for freedom in comparison to the opportunities they presented to women and minorities as the Revolutionary War began by watching a small film and answering a focused reflection question
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record information pertaining to the ideological differences in the American colonists yearning for freedom in comparison to the opportunities they presented to women and minorities as the Revolutionary War began through watching a short video and recording information designed to answer a structured reflection question

Supplemental Material: Thinking Map-Comparing the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights-Double Bubble Map

• Map Guiding Question: How can we differentiate the specific ideological principles (similarities and differences) contained in the Magna Carta and the U.S. Bill of Rights?
• Frame Guiding Question: In which area(s) did the Magna Carta have the largest influence on the U.S. Bill of Rights?

Comparing the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta-Double Bubble Map-Gov-Blank Set Up

Video-Crash Course U.S. History-Episode 7-Who won the American Revolution? (12:40 min)

• Reflection Question: Did the outcome of the Revolutionary War grant widespread freedom to the colonists or was the guarantee of liberty still out of reach for many minorities despite the idea that “All men are created equal”?