JFK Inaugural Address

Today in class, you'll work individually to answer the questions that follow JFK's Inaugural Address that you read for homework. Please add this question to your sheet:

Based on what you watched in Poisoned Dreams, identify and explain two events which accomplished or enhanced Kennedy’s vision of the world and two events where his vision was contradicted or not accomplished. Explain each.

Youth in the Civil Rights Movement

Today we'll finish our look at the Brown decision.
We'll then look at the case of Emmett Till and the story of the Nashville Sit-In Movement that merges into the development of SNCC.
We'll use this guide to take notes and respond to what we see. Youth in the Movement.
If time, we'll read Howard Zinn's description of SNCC here: The New Abolitionists

Brown v. Board of Education

Today, Mr. Kramer lectured about the legal history leading up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Here is the power point that guided the lecture but if absent, students should be sure to get notes from another member of class.  Brown Legal Strategy. Here is the notetaking handout: Legal Strategy Notetaking

When finished, we used these questions to look at the first part of the Brown decision. Brown Opinion Questions

Remembering the Forgotten War

During this unit, students will be looking at the breadth of information for homework and then in class, begin to look at one of the topics from that information in depth. Today's focus is the Korean War.
After a brief review of your notes from the Century: The Best Years. Students will complete the following assignment which will become a piece of your portfolio.
Creating a Korean War Memorial.

You should also note that the new assignment sheet is posted to the right.

Beginning Our Last Unit

Today we begin the final unit of the course, one in which we examine the domestic and foreign policy issues in the post WWII era and how they shaped the country we live in right now.  From the Cold War to Civil Rights, from economic boom to bust, from liberalism to conservatism, the goal of the unit is to provide students with a foundation for understanding the large policy issues facing our country today. 

The assessment for this unit will be a portfolio of daily work, both in-class and homework.  All assignments should be completed with the knowledge that they will be evaluated for quality. 

We begin with some video that gives an overview of the the post-war period.  Students will watch Century Best Years on their own, using this Viewing Guide to organize the information.  Students should get as far as they can today in class, and will have some time in class tomorrow to complete these notes. 

In preparation for class Tuesday, you will read Foner 720-734. Take notes on the reading. You may use Cornell Notes or Outline, but your notes MUST be organized and in pen. Remember--these must be your OWN notes. You may not use the outline from the online site as your notes.... ;)

D-Day

Last Thursday we focused on D-Day as Mr. Kramer lectured and provided some details to supplement what you learned from your readings.  We then watched a scenes from the HBO series, Band of Brothers in order to get a sense of the paratroopers' experiences on D-Day.
Today, we'll watch a scene from Saving Private Ryan and read this editorial to help us respond to the significance of the event. Why We Remember.

FDR and the Holocaust Draft Essay

Use the outlines you prepared for today to draft your FDR and the Holocaust essay. You should write your essay on this document: FDR and the Holocaust Draft Essay. The DRAFT is due to turnitin.com by the end of class today.  The final revision is due by class time, next Tuesday, April 18.

If you have time left, you can begin your homework.
Read and Notes Americans Text: 784-793

Doc. Analysis Contd. and Outline Assignment

Prep for Monday: FDR and The Holocaust Essay 2017

For continued work with Genocide Commemoration Day:

Browse the following links and then add a comment to this post about something specific that stood out to you and why:

• Genocide in Syria
• The Syrian Genocide is now Trump's Problem
• Acts of Genocide Since the Adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide in 1951
• Wall St. Journal Runs an Ad Denying the Armenian Genocide
• Early Warning Project Map
• Video describing the Early Warning Project
• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: A Force for Change
• National Geographic Series on Remembering the Rwandan Genocide
• 10 Stages of Genocide
• Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power on Never Again

FDR and the Holocaust Document Analysis

Whether Franklin Roosevelt could have or should have done more to rescue European Jews is a question that is still debated among historians today. Over the next few days, you'll craft an answer to that question.
On Monday, we started our exploration of that question with a look at the film America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference. 
Today, with a partner, you'll use the chart below to analyze documents that also may influence your response to the question.

• America and The Holocaust Document Analysis
• FDR and the Holocaust Documents

America and the Holocaust

Today we watched a significant portion of America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference, taking notes while we watched.