America Redefined:1945-1988

All of the work for Unit 7: WW2 is listed in the posts below and on Mr. Clemons' assignment sheet.
The new assignment sheet for Unit 8: America Redefined, 1945-1988 is posted HERE and in the tab above.
Today in class we will be introducing the new unit and then watching The Century: Best Years to help set the context for the post WW2 era.  Here is the VIEWING GUIDE for the film which is embedded below.

FDR and The Holocaust

Today in class we will discuss the assertions that Michael Beschloss makes about FDR and the Holocaust in The Conqueror's.
We will then examine documents that reflect multiple sides of the issues raised in Beschloss's book.
Here is a link to the first set of documents-  FDR and the Holocaust Docs.
Here is a link to the chart you should use as you analyze the documents-America and the Holocaust Doc. Analysis Chart.

America and the Holocaust Assignment Sheet

Scroll down to the end of the WWII Assignment Sheet.

Mr. Clemons' WWII Assignment Sheet Part II

The second part to Mr. Clemons' WWII Unit is posted in the assignment sheet below:
WWII Assignment Sheet

Mr. Clemons' WWII Assignment Sheet

WWII Assignment Sheet Part I

Foreign Policy 1919-1941: America in the Age of Isolationism--PARCC Week Work

NOTE-If you are looking for Section II of the Foreign Policy writing, it's in the previous post! Everything listed in this post is for next week's work.

Isolationism and US Foreign Policy Between the Wars

Over the course of this week, you will do independent work concerning the development of American Foreign Policy during the period from the end of WWI to WWII.  This work will consist of three central tasks:

1. Getting grounded in the story of the period by reading and annotating Choices readings, as well as completing Study Guide questions related to those readings.
2. Synthesizing that information by completing a timeline of the period.
3. Examining the progression of American Foreign Policy by looking at excerpts of the speeches of Franklin Roosevelt.

You will be given this packet of readings in class on Monday. If you are unable to come to class, please print them out or come to Q101 to pick it up. This packet also contains the timeline you will be creating throughout the unit. You will complete all of the other written work and study guides for this week electronically in this packet.

Given that we are all on separate schedules for the week, we are suggesting that you follow the following pacing guide.  Your completed packets (annotations and timelines handed in physically, this packet submitted via turnitin.com) are due by 3:14 on Friday, 3/20.  All class periods will be work periods for this week.  There will be no additional homework.  Please note, though, that if you are out of class, you should do your best to maintain the pace we have set by completing that day’s task at home.  

Again, all readings are from this packet.  You will also use this timeline.  Hard copies of both have been provided in class.

Day One: Complete Initial Foreign Policy Brainstorming. Read and annotate Choices Part I, and complete Study Guide questions.  Put events from the reading on the timeline.

Day Two: Read and annotate Choices Part II, and and complete Study Guide questions.  Put events from the reading on the timeline.

Day Three: Complete Part I of the FDR Foreign Policy questions

Day Four: Complete Part II of the FDR Foreign Policy questions (NOTE: You need your AR)

Foreign Policy Writing Part II

As a result of PARCC testing next week, We've decided to reduce the tasks that we're asking you to complete as an assessment at the end of our WWI unit. Thus, instead of completing parts II and III of the foreign policy writing assignment, you only need to complete part II.  Here are the full instructions for that part:
II.  America at War and Just War Theory -- Round Two

Use Just War Theory to analyze our participation in World War One

You will write one fully developed paragraph.  The paragraph will focus on at least ONE aspect of Just War theory (with the exception of “Proper Authority,” which may not be used).  Your  paragraph must include a topic sentence that makes an assertion about that aspect of Just War Theory.  That assertion should be supported using three pieces of specific historical evidence.  Analysis of each piece of evidence must clearly develop the argument of the paragraph.
You may NOT use the same element of Just War Theory as you used in section I (your paragraph on the Spanish-American or Philippine-American wars).
Your paragraph must be in your Google folder AND submitted to turnitin.com by class time on Monday, March 16.

For your consideration: 
Here are two Section I paragraphs that DID NOT meet the standards and expectations of the assignment.
Here are two Section I paragraphs that MET or EXCEEDED the standards and expectations of the assignment.