We used scenarios to help define Gilded Age Vocab. The assignment is located on iLearn.

We worked on the concept of urbanization using the urban game. We worked on causation and argumentation skills.

If not here go to the iLearn site and find the work for Wednesday and Thursday. The Urban Game assignment located there is due Tuesday.

First is the permission slip for a movie we will watch. It is due Wednesday May 29th. If it is not signed by then you will not watch the movie. Big Short Permission Slip

Here’s what we are doing for the rest of the year.

Today (May 22nd) 1980s conservatism

Here’s a website that can help: https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_a-history-of-the-united-states-vol-2/s16-01-conservatism-and-the-reagan-re.html

Thursday (May 23rd): Here is the link to the video:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4hjh3z

If that does not work it is on Netflix. It’s called “The Eighties” the episode is “Tear Down this Wall”. You can also Google the same thing and find it under “videos”.

Here is the handout: Click me

Tuesday (5/28) We will be comparing George H.W. Bush to Bill Clinton: Click me

Wednesday (5/29) We will look at 9/11 with this guide: Click me. Here are the notes. You will have to use a Dearborn email account to access. If you don’t you’ll have to request access. Click me with your student account.

Starting Thursday (5/30) We will be watching The Big Short. Here is the assignment: Click me

Here is the alternative assignment for the financial crisis: Click me

We will watch this May 30, 31, and after Eid on June 6th. Then we will have our final debate on June 7 about current-ish issues.

Then after that we will review the first two days of finals week and you will have your exams. Here is the study guide: Study Guide

Use this!

All the witnesses: Witnesses

https://www.washingtonpost.com/watergate/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/timeline.html

Watergate: The Scandal That Brought Down Richard Nixon

https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/exhibits/watergate_files/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/watergate/

https://www.musarium.com/WATERGATE/watergate1.html

https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/web/woodstein/

https://www.maryferrell.org/pages/Watergate.html

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/watergate-constitution

https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/forresearchers/find/tapes/watergate/trial/transcripts.php

https://www.historycommons.org/timeline.jsp?timeline=nixon_and_watergate_tmln

https://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1862380,00.html

Mock Trial Info:

https://www.peterpappas.com/journals/trial/rules.htm

How to make an opening and closing statement:

https://blog.collegevine.com/how-to-write-mock-trial-opening-and-closing-statements/

FOR THE JURY (SENATE) MEMBERS:

Brief yourself (by taking extensive notes) about the Andrew Johnson impeachment trial: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Impeachment_Johnson.htm

https://famous-trials.com/legacyftrials/impeach/imp_account2.html

If the video doesn’t work then Google “United States v. Nixon”

Here is a powerpoint to give an overview of the Vietnam War Click me

Starting around 3 minutes will help students who have the protest part of our timeline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB0GTZ4Au1U

Here is the Civil Rights Project Click Here

The summaries of your 3 events is DUE Thursday (directions for number 2)!

If you do not know which 3 events you are doing they are located right here

You must read this and it is due tomorrow: NewFrontierGreatSocietyProgramProject (Pick one of the programs)

Here are the links to the readings for each of the programs if you need extra help. : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fAJeEqBynUq2krbndm1puD4lV0PW7QIW2y-uChQyfV8/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the video we are watching in class.