Weekly Presentation 2
Tuesday-Friday, September 8-11,
2015
Homework: skim assigned chapterssyllabus assessment (Thur. 9/10)
American Ideal essay and image due Friday, 9/11
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
I. Computer Lab Expectations
Robinson Shares vs. Schoolwires*
What are
some
benefits &
drawbacks of
technology?
II. American Ideals: Ch. 2 & Current Events
History Alive! on-lineworksheet…20 pts.
ERLOD assigned: 1=E 2 = R 3 = L 4 = O 5 =D
III. U.S. History II & Syllabus Assessment Overview
The Americans on-line…DOCUMENTS*
5 units EQUITABLY examined by 3-5 students
Why are we here
TODAY?
1) Learn computer lab expectations & technological resources
2) Complete Ch. 2 American Ideals worksheet
3) Begin current events essay (handout #2 Amer. Ideal)
4) “Jigsaw” exploration of U.S. History II
Expectations & Technology
Expectations
Please be…
• QUIET…earbuds (one in, other ear “ready”)
• PRODUCTIVE…prioritize tasks and manage your time
UNLESS directed to work with peers
• RESOURCEFUL…utilize ALL suggested websites, “share”
folder documents, flash drives, & “drop” folders
capabilities; Use ONLY cbsd school email…Office
365 NOT fav 
• RESPECTFUL…avoid inappropriate choices
LEN SHARE (O)ROBINSON Folder
Get a flash drive!
Save files with SHORT titles
that include LAST name(s) and
Period # 
OPEN documents in your
device or drive space, then
OPEN Robinson’s DROP
folder…DRAG and DROP!
Schoolwires
First resource at HOME
Secondary Robinson resource most days in computer lab
What do most Americans value?
What are the five American Ideals?
Students @ table area #1 = Equality
#2=Rights
#3=Liberty
#4=Opportunity
#5=Democracy
Defining, Illustrating, & Examining
America’s Founding Ideals
Equality
Rights
Opportunity
Liberty
Democracy
1) Define your assigned ideal in your own words
2) Examine recommended on-line sources or other media
in search of your assigned ideal. Articles do NOT need to
be printed or cut from your newspapers. TV & radio
broadcasts should be described on paper (date, time,
topic).
3) Complete ½ page essay (as directed) and submit visual
image of your American ideal by Friday, 9/11
SYLLABUS
Have you
READ it ALL?
IF NOT, explore
via DOCUMENTS
in school-wires
App!
Each student should SKIM
assigned chapters in BOTH
textbooks in preparation for
Thursday’s group assessment.
U.S. History II: 1890s-2001…present!
ASSIGN yourselves units & SKIM the
related chapters in BOTH books.
(from the SYLLABUS)
The Americans
At-home and available on-line via
Schoolwires site. DETAILED and
historically-rich resource for the
interested reader who demands
MORE than the basics.
We’ll be reading the essentials for
EVERY chapter via the potent
“telescoping the times” 2-page
summaries (ttt)
History Alive!
In-class books and on-line
access. SIMPLER, lessdetailed, and more VISUALLY
stimulating for some readers.
GREAT chapter summaries at
the end! We’ll do several
valuable H.A. learning
activities/lessons.
Thanks for a good start to
computer lab WORK!
• Collaborative Syllabus Assessment is Thursday,
9/10…major grade…~20-30 pts
• Visual image (10+ minor pts) by Friday
and
• ½ page TYPED essay (20 major pts) due Friday, 9/11
Homework: LIST “top 5 things” from assigned chapters for your
unitsyllabus assessment (Thur. 9/10)
American Ideal essay and image due Friday, 9/11
What are some
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
benefits & drawbacks
of technology?
I. U.S. History II & Syllabus Assessment Overview
5 units EQUITABLY examined by 4-6 students
II. American Ideals: Ch. 2 & Current Events
ERLOD recap: 1=E 2 = R 3 = L 4 = O 5 =D
Progressive Reform
• Who benefits and who suffers during the
times of profound economic change?
• How can people change society?
Building off of US History I (8th grade),
you will view of our country’s
development from a mostly agrarian
nation into a industrialized and urban
society. You’ll explore a variety of
topics, including inventions, technology,
& immigration, plus economic, political,
& social change movements.
How did industrialization and
Progressivism affect the American
ideals around the turn of the century?
Unit I: America as a World Power
• What considerations should guide the
development of American foreign policy?
• When should the United States go to war?
• What responsibilities do people with power
have to those people who have less power?
Our focus is our nation’s growth into a major world power. We’ll examine the roots of American
global expansion, foreign policy ideologies (pragmatism, expansionism, and isolationism), the
Open Door Policy, the Spanish-American War, the construction of the Panama Canal, and
America's involvement in the “Great War.” Did our growth help or hinder the American ideals?
Unit II: Roaring 1920s, Great Depression,
and New Deal
• What happens when traditional
and modern cultures interact?
• What influences do economic
excesses have on American society?
• What is the proper role of government in
people’s lives?
We’ll examine a variety of domestic issues in post-WW I America
involving new economic, social, political, ideological, and cultural
developments from the “roaring” decade of the 1920s and into the
horrendous economic crisis of the 1930s. The presidencies of Harding,
Coolidge, Hoover, and Roosevelt will be encountered, and finally, the
lasting impact of the New Deal will be evaluated.
Academic Essay: Did America move closer to or further from its
founding ideals during the interwar period?
Unit III: World War II and early Cold War
• When should the United States go to war?
• What is required to achieve victory in war?
• What impact do challenges abroad have on
Americans at home?
• Did America’s development as a super power move it
closer or further away from its founding ideals?
America's participation in the second global
conflict of the 20th century had profound
international & domestic effects. Our focus is
on decisions & actions related to the origins of
WW II; the actual fighting & human effects of
war (esp. atomic bomb & Holocaust); lastly,
the post-WW II world & nation in the early
stages of the mostly ideological “Cold War”
(formation of UNCuban Missile Crisis ).
Advanced DBQ: Was the threat of a global
communist revolution real or
mostly exaggerated?
Unit IV: Decades of Change
• How does suburban life shape the individual?
• How can people change society?
• How far should the government go
to promote equality and opportunity?
• What happens when the government loses the
support of the public?
Following WW II, America experienced great
domestic changes in the 1950s, a “second Civil War”
for equal rights for African-Americans, and
tremendous fighting abroad and at home over
Vietnam. Assassinations (JFK, MLK, & RFK), racial
tensions, and Watergate are troublesome lows in this
tumultuous time, but suburban life, the New Frontier,
Great Society, & “New Left” make some noteworthy
changes during this three-decade era (1950s-1970s).
Did America move closer or further from its founding
ideals in the three decades after World War II?
Unit V: End of the Cold War &
Contemporary America
• What effect does a changing economy
have on American society?
• What is the proper role of the
government in people’s lives?
• How did the end of the Cold War alter
U.S. security & its position in the world?
U.S. History II ends with a look at some of America’s most recent &
noteworthy developments, including the presidencies of Ronald Reagan,
George. H.W. Bush, & Bill Clinton, the fall of the Berlin Wall & end of the
Cold War, and finally the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.
To what extent has America lived up to its founding ideals
as our nation (and the world) transitioned from the 20th into the
21st century?
Homework: American Ideal essay and image due tomorrow
Report to Lab 341 tomorrow with ear buds & flash drive
Thursday, September 10, 2015
I. Syllabus Assessment
Jigsaw “quiz” U.S. History
Is America moving
closer to or further
from its founding
IDEALS?
II. American Ideals: Ch. 2 & Current Events
ERLOD…essay and/or visual WORK
Why are we here
TODAY?
1) Demonstrate awareness of course & teacher expectations
(syllabus assessment)
2) Continue Ch. 2 American Ideals essay and visual
assignments.
What do the American Ideals look like today?
Each person submits a “sizeable” VISUAL image representing his/her American Ideal.
(10 minor points)
Fist-sized up to FULL page (if it’s original/creative, etc.)
NAME on it (back)?
What do “current events” reveal about
American Ideals?
EQUALITY
The condition of being
equal
“ All men are created equal.”
ex: equality in jobs
ex: equality in school
ex: must be treated by
government as equals
RIGHTS
Basic conditions guaranteed
to each person
“They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.”
ex: right to free speech
ex: right to bear arms
ex: right to worship freely
LIBERTY
The freedom to think or act
without being limited by
unnecessary force
“That among these rights are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
ex. The ability to speak your mind freely
ex: a slave owner forcing one to work (opposite of)
ex. To eat a chocolate for breakfast
OPPORTUNITY
The promise that people should
have the chance to attain their
hopes & dreams
“that among these rights are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Ex. Coming to America to farm your own land.
Ex. The son of a farmer practicing law and
becoming President.
Ex. Beating that final level in Call of Duty 5.
DEMOCRACY
A form of government that places
power in the hands of the people
“…That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
ex: elected representatives voted
to office by the people
ex: US government
ex: opposite of a monarchy
American
founding ideals
What is an ideal?
-A principle or standard of perfection
that we are always trying to achieve.
-Since the creation of United States, our
country has rested upon 5 IDEALS that
have made it what it is today.
-At times our nation has lived up to these
ideals and other times our nation has
blatantly been in contradiction with
them.
Where did the founding
ideals come from?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty, and the
pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these
rights, Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed.”
Survey on American Ideals
Four Corners Activity
You will hear five different statements about the founding ideals. Go
the corner that you feel best represents your viewpoint. Once everyone
is at a corner, you will have one minute to talk to your group members
to come up with a few arguments to support your viewpoint.
A
C
FRONT
B
BACK
D
All Americans
are equal.
Some Americans have
more rights than others.
Americans have all the
freedoms they deserve.
All Americans have the
same opportunities to
succeed in life.
Wealthy people have a more
powerful voice in American
democracy than do others.
Homework: NONE
Friday, September 11, 2015
I. Syllabus Assessment Results
20 major points
How did the 9-11-01
attacks change the
American Ideals?
II. Complete American Ideals Assignments
TYPED essay (20 major pts)
Visual (10 minor pts)
III. Introduction to Safari Montage & 9-11-01
Videos via Schoolwires
Safari Montage...videos via
Schoolwires
http://www.cbsd.org/Page/14016
http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks