2015-2016+U.S.+Modern+World+Quarter+3


 * ===Tuesday,===

January 26
|| "Equal opportunity and the American Dream" question. The 1950s and the Affluent Society: Read pp 206-210, find symbols and descriptions of affluence. ||
 * ===Wednesday,===

January 27
|| What changes in the United States created the "Affluent Society?"Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society Guided Notes: LBJ video: media type="youtube" key="mplQsOOCK1w" width="420" height="315" Look up Great Society programs and explain the purpose of each in one sentence: **DUE THURSDAY** ||
 * ===Thursday,===

January 28
|| Review Great Society programs and assess in importance to your life Great Society speech: Primary source analysis - Audio of entire speech here
 * HW: COMPLETE SPEECH ANALYSIS SHEET FOR FRIDAY'S CLASS** ||
 * ===Friday,===

January 29
|| Finish LBJ Great Society speech analysis Assessing the Great Society programs:
 * HW: COMPLETE "ASSESSING THE GREAT SOCIETY" WORKSHEET (FRONT AND BACK) FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 2**

|| Role of Government over the past 50 years: ||
 * EXTRA CREDIT: Read the article "50 Years Later, 'War on Poverty' is a Mixed Bag." Summarize the author's main points in a paragraph and add your own response - how successful do you think LBJ's 'War on Poverty' has been?**
 * ===Tuesday, February 2=== || Ranking the Great Society programs: Complete this survey
 * ===Wednesday,===

February 3
|| Finish Role of Government over the past 50 years Federal government under President Obama: Begin studying for **QUIZ ON FRIDAY: ** ||
 * ===Thursday,===

February 4
|| Discuss changes to the role and size of the federal government under President Obama article Study for **QUIZ ON FRIDAY:** ||
 * ===Friday,===

February 5
|| SNOW DAY! ||
 * ===Tuesday, February 9=== || Modern Role of Government Quiz

Obama's budget proposal for 2016: 2016 federal budge spending overview graphic 2016 federal budget graphics (scroll down to "spending" graphs) 2015 federal budget - Where does the money go 2015 federal budget detailed by department 2014 federal spending per person
 * COMPLETE REFLECTION QUESTIONS:** [[file:Federal budget analysis questions.docx]] ||
 * ===Thursday,===

February 11
|| Federal Budget reflection questions due today Return quizzes --> **CORRECTIONS DUE ON THURSDAY, FEB. 25 (BUT SOONER IS BETTER)** Flint, Michigan water crisis: media type="youtube" key="TA53UEr2vaQ" width="415" height="236"media type="custom" key="28261971" width="162" height="162" //USA Today:// "5 Things to Know About the Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan" article and video ||
 * ===Friday,===

February 12
|| Complete Flint Water Crisis worksheet using the sources linked in yesterday's entry: **FLINT QUESTIONS DUE ON TUESDAY AFTER VACATION**

Also: **QUIZ** **CORRECTIONS DUE ON THURSDAY, FEB. 25 (BUT SOONER IS BETTER)** ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

February 23
|| Flint Water Crisis worksheets due today

Begin new unit: When should the United States use military intervention? ||
 * ===Thursday,===

February 25
|| "Levels" of Military Intervention: ||
 * ===Friday,===

February 26
|| Link to ISIS article online: @http://upfront.scholastic.com/issues/01_11_16/can-isis-be-stopped/ (Click "STUDENTS" and enter classroom password: Lambek207)
 * HW: FINISH ISIS READING AND QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 1** ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

March 1
|| Review ISIS reading questions Presidential candidates on ISIS: Presidential candidates on ISIS
 * HW: COMPLETE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CHART - DUE THURSDAY** ||
 * ===Thursday,===

March 3
|| Go over Presidential candidates on ISIS Just War Theory and ISIS:
 * HW: COMPLETE JUST WAR THEORY QUESTIONS ON ISIS - DUE FRIDAY** ||
 * ===Friday,===

March 4
|| Declaring war: video link Discuss Just War and ISIS: Intervention ideology vocab:
 * HW: COMPLETE INTERVENTION IDEOLOGY VOCAB FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 8** ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

March 8
|| Review Intervention "Isms" vocab: Ideologies analysis questions:
 * HW: FINISH IDEOLOGY ANALYSIS QUESTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY** ||
 * ===Wednesday,===

March 9
|| Share out examples of American actions based on intervention ideologies CIA threat assessment simulation: ||
 * ===Thursday,===

March 10
|| Share CIA simulation responses Research cases of Military Intervention: Graphic organizer: Somalia: Rwanda: Kosovo: Afghanistan: ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

March 15
|| Continue group/individual work on recent cases of military intervention - group materials posted last Thursday Here are materials I've used in the past: Be ready to share out on Thursday of this week
 * Quiz on TUESDAY**: Intervention "isms" vocab, ISIS, four cases from this week ||
 * ===Thursday,===

March 17
|| Begin presentations on recent cases of intervention. Take notes on the graphic organizer you got last Thursday.
 * STUDY GUIDE FOR QUIZ ON TUSDAY: [[file:Intervention quiz study guide AC.docx]]** ||
 * ===Friday,===

March 18
|| __Student presentations:__ Intervention analysis questions: Work in groups to complete these questions using notes from the presentations.
 * HW: QUIZ ON TUESDAY** ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

March 22
|| Quiz: Intervention "isms" and recent cases Begin watching //Hotel Rwanda// : ||
 * ===Wednesday,===

March 23
|| Continue watching //Hotel Rwanda// ||
 * ===Thursday,===

March 24
|| Finish watching //Hotel Rwanda// ||
 * ===Friday,===

March 25
|| Freezing rain day ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

March 29
|| Quizzes returned: **CORRECTIONS DUE NEXT TUESDAY (OR THIS WEEK IF YOU WANT THEM ON THE QUARTER 3 REPORT CARD** Hotel Rwanda questions: finish and discuss: **TURN IN FOR CREDIT** Beatrice Munyenyezi article: : **DISCUSS QUESTIONS ON BACK OF ARTICLE** Radovan Karadzic**: article and video** Take survey on interests within this unit on Socrative (enter Room #367538) ||
 * ===Thursday,===

March 31
|| Survey results: Where are we going with this unit? Polar Bear dilemma: Cold War preview questions ||