Thursday, April 29th

Advanced American History

To further examine the causes of American involvement in the Vietnam War, we looked at a few key primary source documents including the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, transcripts of LBJ tapes, and the script of the Senate debates regarding the resolution.

Reminder:  Quiz Friday!


American Studies

To further examine the causes of American involvement in the Vietnam War, we looked at a few key primary source documents including the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, transcripts of LBJ tapes, and the script of the Senate debates regarding the resolution.

Assignment:  Read Ch 20.2 (handout)

Wednesday, April 28th

Advanced American History

Today, our focus is the beginning of the Vietnam War.  While there was no one singular event that sparked American involvement in southeast asia, we are examining the multiple factors beginning in the early days to the cold war up to the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964 that embroil the United States in a deepening conflict.

American Studies

Today, our focus is the beginning of the Vietnam War.  While there was no one singular event that sparked American involvement in southeast asia, we are examining the multiple factors beginning in the early days to the cold war up to the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964 that embroil the United States in a deepening conflict.

Assignment:  Read 644-48 (Questions 4, 5 & 6)

Monday/Tuesday, April 26th-27th

Advanced American History

Introduction to the Vietnam War -- A Different Kind of War.  In analyzing this in class reading, discover why the Vietnam War was a different experience for Americans in comparison with other historical conflicts.

Assignment:  Read Text Ch. 20.1 (p. 644-48).  Answer Questions 3,4 & 5.

American Studies

To further introduce the Vietnam War era we are viewing Letters Home from Vietnam.(View the Sample clip below)

Wednesday, April 21st

Advanced American History

After culminating our discussion on Freedom Summer, the March from Selma to Montgomery, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, our focus shifted to the final topic for this unit, LBJ and the Great Society.

Assignment:  Complete Great Society Handout (text pg 629) for Thursday.  Exam Friday!

American History

Exam Review -- "A Time For Justice Video overview of the Civil Rights Movement and Study Guide.  Exam Thursday!

Tuesday, April 20th

Advanced American History

After finishing speeches, we briefly transitioned from the victory of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the push for voting rights in 1964-65.  Complete the two questions assigned in class in preparation for tomorrow.

Reminder:  Exam Friday

American History

Class today focused on the comparison of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.  By reviewing the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" as well as excerpts from Malcolm X's autobiography and selected speeches, we discussed each leaders's philosophies on violence, segregation, the US government, the white population, and rioting in northern cities.

Assignment:  Complete Great Society handout (text pg 629).

Monday, April 19th

Advanced American History

Women's Hall of Fame Speech Projects!  Be prepared to deliver you speech in the auditorium today.

American Studies

We are finishing our study of the Civil Rights movement by a review of the push for voting rights in 1964-65 and the subsequent problems that remain unsolved (economic opportunities, defacto segregation, etc.)

Assignments:  Malcolm X Reading and compare/contrast organizer

Tuesday, April 13th

Advanced American History

1.  Quiz #1 (on early CR movement through the early 1960's)
2.  Discussion of James Meredith

Assignment:  Speech project -- due Monday


American Studies

1.  Quiz #1 (on early CR movement through the early 1960's)
2.  Discussion of James Meredith
3.  Videoclip -- Birmingham and the Summer of 1963

Monday, April 12th

Advanced American History

To continue our analysis of the Civil Rights movement, we discussed the case of James Meredith and analyzed Kennedy's response to this crisis.

Assignment:  Finish Meredith questions.  Quiz Tuesday!

Freedom Riders John Lewis (from Georgia) and Jim Zwerg (from Appleton WI) courtesy spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

American Studies

Class began today with review of the change produced in Montgomery and Little Rock in the 1950's and a discussion of how these events will set the precedent for events such as Freedom Rides and Sit ins in the early 1960's. 

Assignment:  Complete James Meredith Questions and Timeline.  Quiz Tuesday!

Friday, April 9th

Advanced American History

Our study of the Civil Rights movement continued today with a discussion of Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock Crisis, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.  Pay special attention to some of the key philisophical arguments that arise here, from the use of non-violence and civil disobedience to the concept of states' rights.

Assignment:  Read text pages 589-99 / Questions 4, 5, & 6 on 599.  Quiz Tuesday!

 Members of the 101st Airborne outside Little Rock Central High School - 1957 courtesy pbs.org

American Studies

Our study of the Civil Rights movement continued today with a discussion of Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock Crisis, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.  Pay special attention to some of the key philisophical arguments that arise here, from the use of non-violence and civil disobedience to the concept of states' rights.

Assignment:  Read text pages 589-99 / Questions 4, 5, & 6 on 599.  Quiz Tuesday!

Thursday, April 8th

Advanced American History

Our analysis of the Civil Rights movement in America began today with a discussion of the historical context of this struggle.  We reviewed the period of reconstruction after the Civil War, discussed the development of Jim Crow America and the legal basis in Plessy v. Ferguson, and why things begin to change in the years following WWII. 

Assignment:  Read pages 580-587, answer questions 4,5 & 6 on 587.

 Jim Crow image coutesy spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

American Studies

Our analysis of the Civil Rights movement in America began today with a discussion of the historical context of this struggle.  We reviewed the period of reconstruction after the Civil War, discussed the development of Jim Crow America and the legal basis in Plessy v. Ferguson, and why things begin to change in the years following WWII. 

Assignment:  Read pages 580-587, answer questions 4,5 & 6 on 587.

Wednesday, April 7th

American Studies

Today we held a class discussion of the JFK assassination.  Some of the concepts discussed were the background of Lee Harvey Oswald, details of the assassination, the killing of Oswald, etc.  We also discussed a few questions that remain, like why does this event, nearly 50 years later, still resonate with so many Americans?  How was American society changed by this event?

If you are interested, take a look at the following PBS film entitled American Experience:  Oswald's Ghost. 



Watch Oswald's Ghost - American Experience in Educational  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

Monday & Tuesday, April 5th & 6th

Advanced American History

This Saturday marks the beginning of the NHD competition process.  Pay attention to the rules and judging times if you are competing.  More info can be found at www.uwgb.edu/nationahistoryday.

To begin the week, we will be viewing the film 13 Days.  This film chronicles the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962.

Assignment:  NHD permission slip is due Tuesday!


American Studies

To examine some of the conflicting views regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, read and report on some of the summaries at the website www.spartacus.co.uk/JFKindex.htm.

Assignment:  Reports due Wednesday (see handout)