Assignments Overview
Before Week One (9/2):
| Read | Treaties, Trenches, Mud & Blood NYTimes article – War to End All Wars |
| Watch | 2 YouTube videos |
| Prepare | Topic for week 2 presentations: Week 2- The Roaring 20’s Topic Sign Up |
Before Week 2 (9/9):
| Read | A History of US (book 9) Preface to Chapter 2, pp 9-20 Chapter 8 to 14, pp 41-74 |
| Watch | The Roaring 20’s: Crash Course US History #32 Ken Burns Prohibition- Episode 2 |
| Prepare | Roaring 20’s Presentation List key notes as you research your topic and hand out to the class on 9/9 |
Before Week 3 (9/16):
| Read | A History of US book 9 chapter 4 The 18th Amendment 3 short interpretation/commentary articles |
| Watch | Ken Burns Prohibition- Episode 3 |
| Prepare | Take notes on the three commentary articles you read |
Before Week 4 (9/23):
| Read | A History of US book 9 chapters 15-18 The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom, Chapters 1-6 Causes of the Great Depression article |
| Watch | The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) |
| Prepare | Take notes and write a 1 paragraph summary on the Causes of the Great Depression article. |
Before Week 5 (9/30):
| Read | A History of US book 9 chapters 19-25 Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inaugural address (1993) The Hiding Place, chapters 7-11 5 Leadership Lessons article Leading in a Crisis article |
| Watch | The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34 FDR’s First Fireside Chat |
| Prepare | Take notes and write a 1-2 paragraph summary about the Leadership Lessons and Leading in a Crisis articles combined (not each article) |
Before week 6 (10/7):
| Read | A History of US chapters 26-27 The Hiding Place chapters 12-end Articles about why WWII happened |
| Watch | Lesson Plan (Amazon Prime) OR The Wave (YouTube) Crash Course European History: Holocaust |
| Prepare | Research assigned dictator & write 2 paragraph summary of information |
Before week 7 (10/21):
| Read | Chapters 29-33 (pp. 126-147) Bomb Parts 1-2 pp. 1-187 |
| Watch | WWII: Crash Course European History World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35 |
| Prepare | Select Hero for Presentation Find 2-3 sources for Hero (online articles, videos, books etc) – bring list to class in MLA citation style |
Before week 8 (10/28):
| Read | A History of US chapter 34-37 (pp.148-167) FDRs 4 Freedoms Speech Bomb Part 3 pp. 91-138 |
| Watch | Podcast: American History Tellers- The WWII Home Front (2 hours) World War II Part 2 – The Homefront: Crash Course US History #36 |
| Prepare | Work on presentationTake key notes on 2-3 sources Take notes on quotes |
Before week 9 (11/4):
| Read | START Hiroshima (152 pages total) Bomb Part 4 (pp. 141-241) |
| Watch | Unbroken |
| Prepare | Prepare Presentations Write 3 paragraph summary of Hero |
Before week 10 (11/11):
| Read | A History of US chapters 28, 38-43 FINISH Hiroshima Finish Bomb (if haven’t) |
| Watch | The Fallen of World War II |
| Prepare | Research/Preview possible topics research paper topics for next semester Research viewpoint of assigned A-bomb simulation individual |
Before week 11 (11/18):
| Read | A History of US (Book 9) Chapters 44 A History of US (Book 10) Chapters 3-5 Information to prep for Yalta Conference simulation |
| Watch | What Happened at the Nuremberg Trials Nuremberg Trial: Films Berlin Airlift: Extra History Gail Halverson Interview: Candy Bomber What was the Marshall Plan? What Happened in Japan after WW2 |
| Prepare | Read – RPWG pg 7-8 Checkpoint 1: Write Purpose Statement Finish Reflective Art assignment |
OVER WINTER INTERIM
| Read | Korean War Correspondent- Nathan Hale |
| Watch | TBA |
| Prepare | Checkpoint 2: Working Bibliography |