ALL TEXTBOOK ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER FOR 50
POINTS
THE AMERICANS CHAPTER 19 THE POSTWAR BOOM 632-665
Monday 3/18
19.1
1. Distribute syllabus
2. Introduction pages 632-633
a. Interact with History
b. Timeline
3. Focus & Motivate
4. Page 640 #1-3
Tuesday 3/19
CHAPTER ASSIGNMENT
1. Lab to work on chapter assignment
a. You are to choose a topic from the 1950’s and present to the class on Tuesday 3/26
& Wednesday 3/27. Topic MUST be approved by course instructor
b. 100 points
c. 5 minutes
d. Grade 75% on content and 25% on presentation skills
Wednesday 3/20
1.
2.
3.
4.
Friday 3/22
19.2
Focus Activity
Page 649 #1-3
Road to Suburbia pages 650-651
Video
a. Post War USA
19.3
1. Focus Activity
2. Page 657 #1-4
Monday 3/25
1. Review 19.3 work
2. Pages 658-659 The emergence of the teenager
Tuesday 3/26
19.4
1. Focus Activity
2. Page 663 #1-4
3. CHAPTER 19 TEXTBOOK EXERCISES DUE AT END OF CLASS FOR 50 POINTS
Wednesday 3/27
1. CHAPTER PRESENTATIONS
Friday 3/29 – Sunday 4/7
SPRING BREAK
1950s Cinema
Monday 4/8 – Wednesday 4/10
1. Rebel Without a Cause
2. Writing
a. 50 points
b. Due Friday
ALL TEXTBOOK EXERCISES WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER FOR 50
POINTS
THE AMERICANS CHAPTER 22 THE VIETNAM WAR YEARS Pages 728-765
Friday 4/12
22.1
1. Introduction pages 728-729
a. Timeline
b. Interact with History
2. Page 735 #1-4
Monday 4/15
1. Lab
a. You are to choose a topic from the Vietnam era and present to the class on Tuesday
4/23 & Wednesday 4/24. Topic MUST be approved by course instructor
b. 100 points
c. 5 minutes
d. Grade 75% content & 25% presentation skills
Tuesday 4/16
1. Review 22.1 work & section visuals
2. DVD: American Stories Stephan Gubar
Wednesday 4/17
22.2
1. Focus Activity
2. Page 741 #1-4
3. Review 22.2 & section visuals
Friday 4/19
1. Video
Monday 4/22
22.3
1. Focus Activity
2. Page 747 #1-4
Tuesday 4/23
1. Review 22.3 & section visuals
2. Vietnam era music
Wednesday 4/24
1. Kent State 5/4/1970
Friday 4/26
22.4
1. Focus Activity
2. Page 753 #1-4
Monday 4/29
1. Review 22.4 & section visuals
2. Video
Tuesday 4/30
22.5
1. Focus Activity
2. Page 761 #1-3
Wednesday 5/1
1. Chapter 22 textbook exercises due 50 points
2. 1972 Munich Olympics
a. Act of terrorism
Friday 5/3-Monday 5/6
1. CHAPTER PRESENTATIONS
THE AMERICANS CHAPTER 24 Pages 792-827
Tuesday 5/7
CHAPTER ASSIGNMENT
1. Lab: Chapter Assignment
a. You are to choose a topic from the 1970s and present to the class on Friday 5/24Tuesday 5/27. Topic MUST be approved by course instructor
b. 100 points
c. 5 minutes
d. grade 75% on content and 25% on presentation skills
Wednesday 5/8
CHAPTER 24 Introduction
1. Timeline
2. Interact with History
3. Discussion of Nixon picture
24.1
4. Focus Activity
5. Page 801 #1-4
Friday 5/10
24.2
1. Review 24.1
2. Focus: Clinton impeachment & Nixon resignation comparison
3. Page 807 #1-3
Monday 5/13
1. 24.2 review & section visuals
2. Page 808-809 Daily Life 1968-1980
Tuesday 5/14
1. TV in the 1970s
Wednesday 5/15-Friday 5/17
BIRTHDAY NEWSPAPER
1. You are to create a design a newspaper based on events which occurred on your actual
birthday (page 1), and other events occurring on your birth date in other years.
a. 100 points
b. Minimum of 3 pages
c. Due date Monday 5/20
2. Lab
HOW TO GET NEWSPAPER TEMPLATE
1. Microsoft Word 2010
2. File
3. New
4. Choose newsletter
5. Create your newspaper front page
Monday 5/20
24.3
1. Focus activity
2. Page 817 #1-4
Tuesday 5/21
1. Review 24.3 & section visuals
2. Video on the Iranian Hostage Crisis
Wednesday 5/22
24.4
1. Focus activity
2. Page 825 #1-4
3. DVD: The American Stories Lois Gibbs
Friday 5/24 – Tuesday 5/28
1. Chapter 24 textbook exercises due 50 points
2. CHAPTER PRESENTATIONS
Wednesday 5/29 – Friday 5/31
1. 1970s Music, Fashion & Film
M 6/3
Final Exam Week