Warmup: "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." --Ronald Reagan, Inagural Address 1981. What do you think Reagan meant by this statement? How does he view the role of government?

• Reaganomics Lecture & Worksheet
• Read an extract from "Bonfire of the Vanities"
• "The American Century: The 1980s" Video and video notes

• Chapter 25, Section 1 and Chapter 25, Section 2 Worksheets

Warmup- What are some of the social issues that were prevalent in the 1980s? What was the government response to these issues?

• 1980s Cultural Lesson

• Chapter 26, Section 3 Worksheet

Warmup- How did terrorism and violence increase in the United States in the 1990s?

• Clinton PowerPoint

• Chapter 26, Section 1
• Bring Textbook by 19th and 20th

Friday, May 15

Air Guitar

Warmup- If you ran for political office, what would you want to change?

• Political Party PowerPoint

• Political Party Poster
• Bring Textbook by 19th and 20th

Monday, May 18

Hero Project

• Introduce Final Project

Warmup- TBA

• Collect Textbooks
• 90's Popular Culture Day

• Pgs. 896-897 wksht

Warmup- Should America still be a country of immigrants? Do we need education today?

• Take Citizenship Quiz
• Jigsaw 4 perspectives on Immigration
• Write your own immigration policy

• Work on Final Project

Warmup- Stats on Education

• Education PowerPoint on NCLB and standardized education
• Ted Talk Clip called "Education kills creativity"
• Discussion- How can we ensure an equal education for all? In the process of standardizing education, does education kill creativity?

• Work on Final Project

Warmup- What do you currently understand about the housing crisis? Who is responsible for this crisis?

• Watch "House of Cards" and take notes
• Discussion on Housing Crisis

• Work on Final Project

• Work on Final Project

Warmup- TBA

• "Crisis in Health Care" Lesson

• Prepare Notes for Socratic
• Put Together Notebook
• Socratic on Thurs/Fri (50 pts)

• Collect Notebook
• Socratic Seminar on the Future of America in the 21st century

• Finish Final Project

• Begin American Dream Presentations

• Finish Final Project