Tuesday, May 31

"1968" Part 1/7 (watched at the beginning of class. Feel free to watch the rest of the film at home!)

Worksheet from Class:
Reviewing Critical Junctures
(use Part III reading to complete)

Thursday, May 26

In-Class Readings:
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Summer 1965: The Moment of Decision


Video Clips:
The Fog of War: Tonkin Gulf Incident
YouTube: The Hidden War in Vietnam Clip


I will be gone tomorrow (Friday), and gave this reading and study guide TO WORK ON IN-CLASS tomorrow. I will check for completion in-class on TUESDAY.
Part III: America's Vietnam Ordeal--(1965-1975) Part III: Study Guide

Questions on Study Guides 1 and 2?? Check out fully completed versions (thank you Lauren!):
Completed Study Guide: Part I
Completed Study Guide: Part II

Tuesday, May 24

B and C Periods, I checked Part I and Study Guide for completion at the beginning of class. You got Part II and Study Guide, to be completed tomorrow (please refer to yesterday's post if you need the GoogleDoc!!).

YouTube, Dien Bien Phu Documentary Clip (watched in class by B and C)
YouTube: The Hidden War in Vietnam Clip (watched in class by G)

G Period, you got a TON-O-PAPERS! Remember, that the Part III reading and study guide are to work on IN-CLASS FRIDAY (when I'm gone).

Monday, May 23

In class today you had time to start working on background readings and study guides relating to to the beginning of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. This is another weird week when I see classes varying amounts, and the assignment was a little different depending on the class.

E and G Periods, Read BOTH Part I and Part II and complete Study Guides Part I and 2. If you are in E period, I'll check your work on THURSDAY. If you are in G period, I'll check your work TOMORROW.

B and C Periods have to read just Part I and complete Study Guide Part I, to be checked in class TOMORROW.

Here are the links to GoogleDoc versions of these documents:
Part I: The Cold War in Southeast Asia--1946-1954
Study Guide--Part I

Part II: America's Deepening Commitment--1954-64
Study Guide--Part II

Monday, May 16

Today in class you got into groups for a super duper info exchange!! In case you have unresolved questions, please refer back to the "Story of the Movement" Page. I've also included a cornucopia of links below:

Tons-O-Video and Other Resources on the Stuff Your Researched and Talked About in Class!!

• Watts Riots, Newsreel
• Malcolm X, "Who Taught You to Hate Yourself?"
• Malcolm X Explains Black Nationalism
• Malcolm X, Brief Biography
• MLK in Chicago
• Detroit Race Riots, 1967
• MLK, "A Time to Break the Silence," Speech on Vietnam
• American Experience: Road to Memphis, The Search for the MLK Jr's Killer
• The Attica Prison Riot, Clip of "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"

Remember, all this fun and games is in preparation for your PAPER 1R Test later this week:

To what extent did the methods and goals of the Civil Rights Movement shift significantly from the mid-1960’s onwards?

This is the prompt you will have for the #4 mini-essay. YOU MAY USE AN OUTLINE, ONE PAGE FRONT AND BACK on the day of the Paper 1.

B Period--FRIDAY

C Period--THURSDAY (second part of long block)

E Period--#1-3 on Thursday, #4 on Friday

G Period--#1-3 on Thursday, #4 on Friday

What Should Be in Your Notes: (I'll be collecting notebooks the day of your Paper 1)

• Civil Rights Movement Brainstorm

-How can we define the CRM? What people, events, ideas, etc... come to mind when you think of the CRM?

• Notes on the Murder of Emmett Till

-Writing Response: Why do you think the murder of Emmett Till is considered significant to the CRM?

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

-What factors led to the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• School Integration, "Fighting Back" (1957-1962):

-The Autherine Lucy Case 1956

-Integration of Little Rock Central High School 1957-1959

-James Meredith Integrates Ole Miss 1962

• "Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)" Reading

Notes on Documents:

-Origin
-Purpose
-Message (summing up and choosing key excerpts from the source to share)

• "Ain't Scared of Your Jails" (1960-1961) Episode:

-The Nashville Sit-ins (1960)

-The Freedom Rides (1961)

• "No Easy Walk" (1961-1963) Reading:

-Why did the Albany Movement fail?

-Why was Birmingham chosen as the next location of the movement?

• "No Easy Walk" (1961-1963) Episode:

-Project "C" in Birmingham (1963)

-The March on Washington (August 1963)

• The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

"Bridge to Freedom" (1965)

-"Bloody Sunday" (March 7)

-Second, unsuccessful march attempt (March 9)

-The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is proposed by President LBJ (March 15)

-Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery arrives at the capitol building (March 25)

-Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law (August 6)

Friday, May 13

HI, you have a new HOMEWORK assignment that must be completed by MONDAY, MAY 16! Please direct yourself to the assignment description for your class period. Thanks! Let me know if you have questions:

B Period, Civil Rights Homework Assignment

C Period, Civil Right Homework Assignment

E Period, Civil Rights Homework Assignment

G Period, Civil Rights Homework Assignment

In Class:

We finished watching our last episode of Eyes on the Prize (small tear...):

• YouTube, Bridge to Freedom
• March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, (March 1965)

Wednesday, May 11

HI, you have a new HOMEWORK assignment that must be completed by MONDAY, MAY 16! Please direct yourself to the assignment description for your class period. Thanks! Let me know if you have questions:

B Period, Civil Rights Homework Assignment

C Period, Civil Right Homework Assignment

E Period, Civil Rights Homework Assignment

G Period, Civil Rights Homework Assignment

In Class:

We started watching our last episode of Eyes on the Prize (small tear...):

• YouTube, Bridge to Freedom
• March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, (March 1965)