Friday, April 8

In class today we discussed last night's reading on whether or not McCarthyism was justified. No homework for B, C and E periods.

G Period:

McCarthyism Political Cartoons

Homework for G Period-- Read 26-4 (starting on p.828) and take notes on the Terms and Names.

Thursday, April 7

In-Class:

McCarthyism PowerPoint

YouTube, Army McCarthy Hearings Clip

Homework:

Viewpoint Reading on McCarthyism

Actively read and be ready for discussion in class tomorrow!

Wednesday, April 5

In-Class:

McCarthyism PowerPoint

YouTube: The Army McCarthy

Warm-Up: CNN: Hearings Scratch a Fear

News Hour Extra: Congress Holds Controversial Hearings on Muslim American Extremism

E Period Homework: McCarthyism Viewpoint Reading Actively read and be ready for discussion Friday!

Tuesday, April 5

Today in class we discussed last night's reading: "Was U.S. intervention in Korea justified?"

Homework:

Read 26-3 and take notes on "Terms and Names"

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Monday, April 4

We finished the Korean War PowerPoint in class, and you had some time to begin the following reading that you need to complete for homework.

Homework:

Reading, Korean War: Was U.S. Military Intervention in Korea in 1950 Justified?

Please actively read--highlighting, notes in margins, etc... You want to have the major points for each viewpoint identified to use in class discussion tomorrow.

Friday, April 1

Today in class we watched the following clip while I checked last night's homework, and then started a PowerPoint on the Korean War:

PBS News Hour Clip: Korean Tensions Keep Military on High Alert

PowerPoint: The Korean War

Video Clip provided by the amazing Mike Moen:

North Korea- A Day in the Life

B Period, Homework (all other classes won't get it until Monday):

Reading: Was U.S. intervention in Korea in 1950 justified?

Thursday, March 31

Today in class we finished our discussion of, "Who started the Cold War?" and had a bit of time to start working on tonight's homework assignment.

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Homework: Read Chapter 26-1: The Cold War Heats Up, in the online Americans textbook, and take notes on the "Terms and Names."