Unit 8: Civil Rights and Vietnam

Date Agenda Homework Standards Chapter #
Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24

Warmup- Norman Rockwell Slide

  • Civil Rights Intro Notes
  • Video Clip of Little Rock Nine
  • Civil Rights Tea Party
 Chapter 21, Section 2 and 3 Worksheets 11.10.1/3/4 Chapter 21, Section 2 and 3
Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26

Warmup- Sit-in worksheet

  • Major Events of the Civil Rights Movements including bus boycott, Birmingham, AL, and "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
  • Distribut Review Sheet/American Dream

NO HOMEWORK!!!! HAVE A FANTASTIC SPRING BREAK!

 11.10.5/5 n/a
March 27th No School      
March 30-April 3 Spring Break n/a n/a n/a
Monday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 7

Warmup- Civil Rights Reading

  • Watch and discuss MLK's "I have a Dream Speech" Click here to see speech. Click here for questions.
  • Watch Obama's "A More Perfect Union" speech. Click here to see speech
  • 3 Way Debate on the following topic:
    • Have we achieved the American Dream?
 Civil Rights Court Cases Webquest 11.10.2/4 n/a
Wednesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 9

Warmup- No Warmup

  • Mexican American and Native American Civil Rights Movement
  • Struggle in the Field's Caesar Chavez video
 Outline Chapter 22, Section 1 11.10.5 Chapter 22, Section 1
Friday, April 10 No School Outline Chapter 22, Section 1 11.10.5 Chapter 22, Section 1
Monday, April 13

Warmup- Vietnam: Fact or Fiction?

  • Vietnam Introduction Lecture Notes
 Chapter 22, Section 3 Worksheet 11.9.3 Chapter 22, Section 3
Tuesday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 15

Warmup- None

  • "In a Dark Time" video notes
  • Start Vietnam Protest Music
 Chapter 22, Section 4 Worksheet 11.9.3 Chapter 22, Section 4
Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17

Warmup- None

  • Finish Vietnam Protest Music Lesson
  • Watergate questions and video
  • Read the judge's viewpoint

Put Notebook Together and Study for Test

Complete American Dream Sheet

    
Monday, April 20
  • Collect Notebook
  • Test
 Bring the rest of your notebooks (units 1-7)    
Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22

Warmup- None

  • Check Notebook Binder
  • Make Review Foldable
  • Activities 1-6
  • You should finish Activiites 1-6 in class. If not finished, you must complete for homework.
    
Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24

Warmup- None

  • Check Foldable Activities 1-6
  • Set up Activities 7-10
  • Take Practice STAR test
  • Complete activities 7-10
    
Monday, April 25

Warmup- None

  • Check activities 7-10
  • Review Game
  • Study for STAR test !!!!!!
    
Tuesday, April 28

English STAR Test in the morning

Period 1- Watch Forest Gump

      
Wednesday, April 29

History STAR Test in the morning

Period 2/3-Watch Forest Gump

      
Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1 Watch Forest Gump      
Monday, May 4 Watch Forest Gump/American Century 1970s      
Tuesday, May 5

Math STAR Test in the morning

Period 4- Watch American Century 1970s

      
Wednesday, May 6

Science STAR Test in the morning

Period 5/6- Watch American Century 1970s