sem2-USH

Welcome to the second semester of United States History for the 2008-09 school year!
Here is another copy of the syllabus handed out the first day of class:

[|Holt American Nation]
//User Name//: otextbook4 //Password:// x7u2v

Online assignment posting :
Click on your class period & then your name to post assignments online. Hour 1 Hour 3 Hour 5

= SEMESTER TWO FINAL EXAM (June 3rd - 5th)= Attached is a review sheet for the Semester Two Exam. This exam will be a matching exercise of people, places, terms or events in 20th century US History, and will have a point value of 200 points.



//Here are four actual exam questions to give you an idea what you will be tested on//. - This terrorist organization is believed to be responsible for the 9-11-01 attacks against the United States. - This organization was formed following WWI, but it proved to be powerless. - This individual gave Richard Nixon a Presidential pardon immediately after assuming office. - These makeshift houses made of boxes and scrap metal were a result of the difficult economic conditions of the Great Depression.

= REMIXAMERICA - "My History" POSTING INSTRUCTIONS = = ASSIGNMENT MUST BE POSTED BY THURSDAY, MAY 21st =

//Follow these directions step-by-step, and if you have any problems please contact Ms. Wolfe for assistance. Be POLITE when asking for help - she is doing you a favor!//

1. Open two windows, one to our class wiki - and one to [|RemixAmerica]. Log into each site using your username and password. 2. On the class wiki, click on the link (your name) on which you have posted online assignments in the past. 3. On RemixAmerica double click on the video that you have created. Click right on the black box or photo you have created for your project. 4. On the right hand of your screen click on the word "EMBED." Below is what the image looks like on RemixAmerica. 5. In the new window, click and copy the URL directly under the word "EMBED." (see screenshot below) 6. Go to the window that is open to the class wiki - go to your name on the ONLINE ASSIGNMENT POSTING PAGE- be sure you are logged in to the wiki. 7. In the upper right hand corner of the webpage- click on EDIT THIS PAGE. 8. On the Editor toolbar that appears at the top of your screen click on EMBED WIDGETS (it looks like a little TV & it is directly under the 'or' in the word EDITOR. (see screenshot below) 9. In the new window, click on the link "Other HTML." It is the last link on the left side of the screen. (see screenshot below) 10. Paste the copied URL from RemixAmerica in the blank box & press save. 11. A gray box that reads "media" should appear. On the editor toolbar press save. 12. Congrats you should be published!!!

=__Thursday, May 14st - Thursday, May 21st__= We are in the final week now of using technology based tools in our US History class for the school year. Good work so far, and follow the directions below if you do not finish in class.

Your final product MUST be posted on the above "Online assignment posting" link under your name.

Once your video is completed follow these directions to embed you "Remix."

=__Wednesday, May 7th, 2009__= Today, you will register for the website - [] and begin creating your photo/video library. A demonstration will take place in class on how to do this. AGAIN, your only task today is finding video/pics representing the people, places, events, fads, etc. from the lists that you created last week. In our next lab time we will work on editing all of your slides together.

=__Thursday, April 30th, 2009__= = “My American History” = This is your final technology based assignment of the 2008-09 school year. In this activity you will examine American history from you birth year (1990,91,92) to the present.

Your task will be to document in photos & video clips what you feel the most important aspects of our nations history have been in the last 16-18 years.

The task of Day #1 is simple, you are to use the internet, book, or grandparent to document the years of your life. Your final product will require you have at least __3__ artifacts from each year.
For each year consider the following: - What happened in politics? - Where we involved in any foreign conflict? - Were there any tragedies nationally or internationally? - What were big movies – TV shows? - Who were pop culture icons who dominated the media or society? - What happened in the world of sports? - Where there any fads? - What were the must have gadgets? - What were important advances in technology?

When you have completed the following chart in your notebook register at the website [] We will take all of our pictures, videos, etc from this site--- this is a very cool free web-based tool.

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=__Thursday, April 23rd, 2009__=

Today's activity should be completed in your notebook. Title a new page in your note book CIVIL RIGHTS PLAYERS. Copy down the list of the 10 individuals below and leave space for each one. Complete the information for each individual using a net search.

1) **//Mohandas Gandhi//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

2) **//Elizabeth Eckford//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

3) **//Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

4) **//Thurgood Marshall//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

5) **//Rosa Parks//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

6) **//Rev. Ralph Abernathy//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

7) **//A. Phillip Randolph//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

8) **//Malcolm X//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

9) **//Stokely Carmichael//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

10) **//John Lewis//** a) Where is this person from? b) Organization or group associated with (if any) c) importance to the Civil Rights Movement (method of demonstration, issues addressed, result of actions)

= = =Wednesday, April 8th, 2009= [|clip one] [|clip two]
 * __Leave It To Beaver__** was a hit sitcom in that was on TV in the 1950s & 60s. If you have never seen an episode, check out the two links below to check out the ideal TV family from that era in American history. We are long removed from this type of TV family in 2009 - think of how The Simpsons, The Griffins (Peter, Lois, Stewie, Meg, Chris) & The Three and a Half Men gang relate to the Cleavers.

Now for today's assignment. We will be using a program that members of my class from semester one have already used (Nick J. has used it in the past week). This program is called [|Toondoo.com]. If you have not used this program before you will need to register for this free application.

Your task will be to create a 2 panel "toon" that represents TWO different characteristics of a teenage life in the 50s. Examine the following links to gain insight on the lives of young people of that time period. Examine fashion, free time, fads, movies, hair, etc... [|50s Teens 1] [|50s Teens 2] [|50s Overview]

-When you are logged into toondoo.com, click on the "TOONDOO maker" icon on the right of the screen and select the two panel template. -There are a variety of backgrounds you can create, BUT you can also download pictures from the web as backgrounds as well. -Be sure to label each of your TOONS, so someone looking at your illustrations can understand your picture.

To save your assignment click on the icon in the "toondoo- start here icon" in the upper left hand corner and on the "save" icon (it is the middle icon of the 5 shown). PUBLISH your toon on the website & click "view it later." This assignment must be completed by Thursday, April 16th. We will post these assignments to your individual page (above the propaganda assignment).

=Thursday, March 26th, 2009= Propaganda Activity "Telegraph fully all news you get and when there is no news send rumors." From the editor of the Chicago Times during the American Civil War.

This quote gives us a glimpse into the importance of information during wartime, even if the information is "made up." Often information is manufactured in order to crystallize public opinion for a particular cause or candidate. This kind of information is sometimes referred to as propaganda, more accurately defined as "the dissemination of ideas and information for the purpose of inducing or intensifying specific attitudes and actions."(ENCARTA Online, 5/20/98).

Throughout the Cold War, a war fought without the direct use of weapons, propaganda was one of the most powerful of arms for both the United States and the Soviet Union.

Your task today is to find three different examples of propaganda on the World Wide Web: 1) Propaganda used in the US during the Cold War 2) Propaganda used in the USSR during the Cold War 3) Propaganda that can be found in today’s society

Post each example to YOUR name on the "Online assignment posting" page. Next, tell me in a short paragraph (4-6 sentences) what type of propaganda you believe is being used (use this //[|propaganda techniques]// link to identify types) and what you interpret as the goal or aim of this specific message. Your completed POSTED assignment should include 3 pictures and 3 paragraphs.

Here are some things that may help:

1) For American propaganda perform a [|google] search on the following terms: //American Cold War Propaganda, Anti-communist propaganda, Cold War propaganda images. -// You may even use [|Youtube] //to search American Cold War Propaganda films.// If you chose to do this take a screen shot of the clip and use that as your picture, post it, describe the type of propaganda it is from the above list//.//

2) This is a link that concentrate on Soviet propaganda during the Cold War. I am totally aware that much of these items are written in Russian, but this site provides a brief overview of what is being expressed.[|USSR]  THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE POSTED BY 150pm, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST.

= = =Thursday, February 19th, 2009= Use the following link to complete the study guide examining [|Ethics and Warfare] in World War II. This assignment is due at the conclusion of class today.

=Thursday, February 12, 2009= You are going to create an informational handout for FDR's New Deal. Follow the steps provided below to complete this task. This assignment will be due on __**Wednesday, February 18**__ - you will print this out and hand it in. You may wish to print this off outside of class - and some creative thought is encouraged in your design as this assignment will carry the weight of an exam grade.

Directions: 1) Download pamphlet template file to your desktop 2) Directions / expectations are provided on the template. Make changes to reflect your findings. Delete instructions on the template as you complete the different pages of your assignment. 3) Feel free to change font color and size, background color, images, etc... 4) BE SURE TO GIVE YOUR FILE A NEW NAME AND SAVE FREQUENTLY 5) Use the following links to aid in the completion of the activity. This assignment may require you to go beyond the sites that I have provided.

[|The Great Depression Photo Gallery] [|The Great Depression], [|The Great Depression & New Deal -- An Overview] [|FDR & the New Deal] [|New Deal photo gallery] (this includes pictures relating to the programs of FDR's New Deal) [|New Deal Program list], [|ND program list 2], [|FDR bio & other information], [|FDR White House bio], [|FDR (History Channel)]


 * When you have completed your assignment, print it off and hand it in! Be sure to proofread your pamphlet before turning it in!

=Thursday, January 29th, 2009= We have two tasks to complete today. These must be done by the end of the period, you the class period wisely.

**First**, all students will complete registration for our classroom Wiki Account. If you were in my class last semester - you are already a part of the class wiki - move to task #2.

__Wiki Registration Directions__
 * For you to be able to publish to our wiki, a two-part registration process is required. If you do this successfully, you will only do it once. If you have an account with another teacher’s wiki, skip steps 1- 6 below, begin at #7. *

Read and follow the directions carefully. Check each step off as you do it to guarantee you did not miss any of the steps.

Step 1.– Be sure you have an email address. If you do not have an email address, go to gmail.com and set one up. 2. Go to [|www.wikispaces.com] 3. Pick a username. This should be the first two or three letters of your first and last names and then the last two digits of the year you were born, e.g. Mary Anderson born in 1986 would be: marand86 4. Select a password. This should be a password you will remember. 5. Write down your username and password in your agenda book or US Government notebook. 6. Enter your email address – you can use your family address if you do not have siblings who have a wiki account already. No spam will come to your email account. (If you do not have an email address, see step 1. ) 7. Check your email to verify your registration. 8. Go to our wiki: litecky111.wikispaces.com 9. Click “Join this space” (left side of margin) 10. In the message box, type you full name & hour 11. Click the Request Membership button & wait for Mr. Litecky to approve your request.

Second, using the internet you need to find pictures for 12 of the following people, locations, or terms. Post the pictures on your own page on the class wiki. Be sure to label each picture. CHOOSE PICTURES FROM THE 1920's. This is an exercise on how to post to your specific wiki-link.**

- Babe Ruth - Jim Thorpe - Charlie Chaplin - Amelia Mary Earhart - a "Flapper" or a "Vamp" - Al Capone - Charlie Chaplin - Cecil B. DeMille - Steamboat Willy - Winne the Pooh - "Flagpole sitting" - Dance marathons - Harry Houdini - Louis Armstrong - F. Scot Fitzgerald

1. Find your picture on the WWW. 2. Copy to your desktop using 'Control + Click' or take a picture using 'Shift + Apple + 4' 3. Log into our class wiki 4. Find your class period, click on it 5. Find your name (first name + last initial), click on this 6. Click on 'Edit this page' 7. Put todays date at the top of your page - along with the title - __**Roaring 20's**__ 8. Begin adding your pictures 9. Click the "tree" (images and files) icon in the edit menu bar 10. Click "Browse" under "Upload New File" 11. Find the picture on your computer, wherever you put it. 12. Click "Upload" 13. Find the image in the box of uploaded images (shaded light yellow) and double click on it. 14. Close the uploaded image box. YOUR PICTURE WILL SHOW IN YOUR WINDOW NOW, YOU CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE BIGGER, IF YOU NEED/WANT TO. (be sure to identify your picture) 15. **UNDER THE PICTURE YOU MUST PUT THE WEBSITE WHERE THE PICTURE IS FROM.** 16. Click "Save" for the page.
 * THIS IS HOW YOU WILL POST YOUR PICTURES ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL WIKI PAGE**