​​Ms. Victor:
6th Grade: ​​​ ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: ​
​Good morning, scholars! I'm really looking forward to our GOOGLE MEET session today.

I CAN: DESCRIBE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SENECA FALLS CONVENTION (1848).

FOCUS QUESTION: : STATE YOUR OPINION: WHY DO YOU THINK THE UNITED STATES HAS NEVER HAD A FEMALE PRESIDENT?

Today in our GOOGLE MEET session we will discuss the Women's Movement of the mid 1800s. Leaders such as Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton fought bravely for women to have important rights (like voting) and an increased role in society. They often faced stiff resistance from those that did now want women to have an advances.

One of the most important moments of the Women's Movement was the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.
Women's "suffrage" (the ability to vote) was one of the main topics pushed forward at the convention. A "Declaration of Sentiments" was created at the convention and was modeled after the "Declaration of Independence."

I look forward to having rigorous discussions about the Women's Movement today in our GOOGLE MEET session today!

EXIT QUESTION: WHAT SIMILARITIES DID THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT HAVE WITH THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT?

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
I Can: Analyze the power of lyrics and poetry to understand the powerful forces of social change during the 1960s.

Historical Background:
“It’s been a long time coming, but I know a change is gonna come.” ~ Sam Cooke, R&B, Gospel, and pop singer.
  Those words made up the chorus to Sam Cooke’s passionate track; “A Change is Gonna Come.”


The participants of the civil rights movement recognized the power of song and performance, and utilized this form of cultural communication in their quest for equal justice under law. 

The popular music of the early 1960s offers a unique and engaging entry point into the politics surrounding equal rights in mid-twentieth-century America.


The goal of this assignment is to better understand the counterculture revolution of the 1960s.  You will analyze the power of lyrics and poetry to understand the powerful forces of social change during that influential era.


Instructions:
I: Listen and annotate the lyrics to one of the selected songs below
II: React and respond to the lyrics in the prompts provided on the "Song Analysis" worksheet (You may want to play the song a second time if it would be helpful.)

Suggestions:
“The Times They Are A Changin” ~ Bob Dylan (Anti-War Movement) 
https://youtu.be/90WD_ats6eE
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Audio)
“The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan Listen to Bob Dylan: https://bobdylan.lnk.to/listenYD Subscribe to the Bob Dylan YouTube channel: https://bobdyl...
youtu.be



“A Change Gonna Come” ~ Sam Cooke (Civil Rights Movement)

https://youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4

Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video)
"A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke Lyrics: I was born by the river in a little tent Oh, and just like the river I’ve been a-runnin’ ever since. It’s been ...
youtu.be

“Strange Fruit” ~ Billie Holiday (Civil Rights Movement)

https://youtu.be/c52ElU5tQNo

Strange Fruit Lyrics Billie Holiday
and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14CaSjhYJty2QnwqKia8Lfp589f5dLEqJxcbYPWqqtTM/edit?usp=sharing

​Ms. Victor:
6th Grade: ​​​ ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: ​
​Good morning, Scholars! Today I will be participating in professional development. Please carefully read the text that I have provided and answer the questions. Remember to use complete sentences and fully explain the answers in your own words using details. Good luck--I'm really proud of all of you! Mr. Bruning

I CAN: DESCRIBE THE START OF THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN THE MID 1800s.

FOCUS QUESTION: PREDICT: IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU THINK WOMEN FACED DISCRIMINATION IN THE 1800s?

Yesterday, we discussed the importance of the great abolitionist leader, Frederick Douglass.

Today, we are going to examine how activists such as Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for women's rights in the mid 1800s. Abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass and other men also joined the cause for women to have an increased role in society, including the right to vote.

Right here in our home state of New York, the Seneca Falls Convention (1848) became a historic moment in the struggle for women's equality. The rights women have today can be directly linked to the heroic actions of leaders of this movement in the 1800s.

EXIT QUESTION: DO WOMEN IN 2020 STILL FACE DISCRIMINATION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY? EXPLAIN.

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
I Can: Examine opposing United States perspectives surrounding the Vietnam War.
Historical Background:
From 1964-1972, the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the history of the world made a maximum military effort , with everything short of atomic bombs , to defeat a nationalist revolutionary movement in a tiny, peasant country and failed. 

The U.S. turns out as the big loser in Vietnam, and the history books must reveal this.

This was the longest war the United States fought in the 20th century, and it  also became the most unpopular. It resulted in nearly 60,000 American deaths and in an estimated  two million Vietnamese deaths. 

It was the first clear defeat to the global American empire formed after World War II. The defeat was administered by revolutionary peasants abroad, and by an astonishing movement of protest at home.

By the end of the Vietnam war, 7 million tons of bombs were dropped on Vietnam, more than twice the total bombs dropped on Europe and Asia in World War II

HUMAN BEINGS PREAILED OVER TECHNOLOGY

The whole Vietnamese people, animated by a common purpose, are determined to fight to the bitter end

BACKSTORY:

• A Revolutionary Movement led by a Communist named Ho Chi Minh Sought independence from Colonial French rule. 

• One day in June 1963, a Buddhist monk sat down in the public square in Saigon and set himself afire as a protest to the South Vietnamese Diem regime's discriminatory Buddhist laws. He hope to show that to fight all form of oppression, a sacrifice must be made.

• Vietnam was split in two between Communist North Vietnam, led by Ho Chi Minh, and Democratic South Vietnam, led by Ngo Dinh Diem until his assassination in 1963

• Minh and the Vietcong from the north invaded the south in an attempt to unify the country as a Communist state. 

• Ho Chi MInh issues a Declaration of Independence. It borrowed from the American Declaration of Independence, and began: "All men are created equal. They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Just as the Americans in 1776 had listed their grievances against the English king, the Vietnamese listed their complaints against French rule.

• The United States reacted in line with the philosophy of the Truman Doctrine of Communist Containment and carried out an escalating series of military measures to keep the South Democratic.

• August 1964, President Johnson used a murky set of evidence in the gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam, to launch full scale war.

The Greatest Antiwar Movement the Nation had ever Experienced

• By early 1968, the cruelty of the war began touching the conscience of many Americans.

• Lyndon Johnson escalated the war and failed to win it.

• Poisonous sprays were dropped by planes to destroy trees - Vietnamese mothers reported birth defects

• Muhammad Ali refuses to serve

• First sign of opposition came out of the Civil Rights movement. The experience of black people with the government led them to distrust any claim that it was fighting for freedom

• Sometimes to be silent is to lie

• The climax Protest came in the spring of 1970 when President Nixon ordered the invasion of Cambodia. At Kent State University in Ohio, on May 4, when students gathered to demonstrate against the war, National Guardsmen forced into the crowd. Four students were killed.


Ho Chi Minh (Prime Minister North Vietnam) - THE VOICE OF VIETNAMESE INDEPENDENCE

• Capable of  mounting effective resistance over either the Japanese or the French

• Ho was the only Vietnamese wartime leader with a national following

• Assured himself wider appeal after overthrowing the Japanese in 1945

• Established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam 

• For a few weeks in September 1945, Vietnam was for the first time and only time in its modern history free of foreign domination, and united from north to south under Ho Chi Minh

• Viet -Cong units have the recuperative powers of the phoenix

• Viet-Cong units amazing ability to maintain morale far exceeded the democratic forces

U.S. Motives:

• Stop Communism in Asia

• Adhere to the "Domino Theory", that like a row of dominos, if one country fell to Communism it would create a ripple effect.

• The United States quickly established South Vietnam as an American sphere. Set up Government in Saigon (South Vietnam) 

• Southeast Asia attractive and appealing due to rich natural resources. This is not the language that was used by President Kennedy in his explanations to the American public. He talked of Communism and freedom.

Instructions:
Instructions:
Opposing Sides: The Vietnam War: Short Response Writing (RACE):

Compare and contrast the war views of Martin Luther King and President Lyndon B. Johnson.

How were their views different?

How were they the same?

Was there anything that surprised you?

Provide two pieces of relevant textual evidence to support your response.
Please place an emphasis on personal analysis by including your thoughts, reactions, opinions, feelings, connections of any kind to the text. Mastering this art will propel your writing to the next level.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DtPKfVJbvOk52rw8rpMq_9zu8_uVF3L7wXKKBcXdb10/edit?usp=sharing

​Ms. Victor:
6th Grade: ​​​ ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: ​
​Good morning, Scholars! I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. Remember that Memorial Day is an important remembrance of the sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United States military.

I CAN: DESCRIBE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WRITINGS OF ABOLITIONIST FREDERICK DOUGLASS.

FOCUS QUESTION: WHAT ADJECTIVE WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO DESCRIBE THE ABOLITIONISTS OF THE 1800s? EXPLAIN. PUT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION ON THE STREAM PAGE!!

We ended last week by discussing the bravery of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman. They faced faced intense hostility from those in the South (and the North) that fought to protect slavery.

Today we are going to analyze an excerpt from the autobiography (a primary source) of the great American hero and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born a slave and risked his own safety by not only teaching himself to read and write, but also escaping to the North. It is an incredible American story. Frederick gives much insight into the hardships and brutality of his life as a slave, before escaping to freedom.

EXIT QUESTION: IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU THINK FREDERICK WAS AN INSPIRATION TO MANY IN THE 1800s AND EVEN NOW--IN 2020? EXPLAIN WITH DETAILS.

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
I Can: Foster an understanding of the Vietnam War

Historical Background:
From 1964-1972, the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the history of the world made a maximum military effort , with everything short of atomic bombs , to defeat a nationalist revolutionary movement in a tiny, peasant country and failed.

The U.S. turns out as the big loser in Vietnam, and the history books must reveal this.

This was the longest war the United States fought in the 20th century, and it  also became the most unpopular. It resulted in nearly 60,000 American deaths and in an estimated  two million Vietnamese deaths.

It was the first clear defeat to the global American empire formed after World War II. The defeat was administered by revolutionary peasants abroad, and by an astonishing movement of protest at home.


By the end of the Vietnam war, 7 million tons of bombs were dropped on Vietnam, more than twice the total bombs dropped on Europe and Asia in World War II

HUMAN BEINGS PREAILED OVER TECHNOLOGY


The whole Vietnamese people, animated by a common purpose, are determined to fight to the bitter end


BACKSTORY:

• A Revolutionary Movement led by a Communist named Ho Chi Minh Sought independence from Colonial French rule.

• One day in June 1963, a Buddhist monk sat down in the public square in Saigon and set himself afire as a protest to the South Vietnamese Diem regime's discriminatory Buddhist laws. He hope to show that to fight all form of oppression, a sacrifice must be made.

• Vietnam was split in two between Communist North Vietnam, led by Ho Chi Minh, and Democratic South Vietnam, led by Ngo Dinh Diem until his assassination in 1963

• Minh and the Vietcong from the north invaded the south in an attempt to unify the country as a Communist state.

• Ho Chi MInh issues a Declaration of Independence. It borrowed from the American Declaration of Independence, and began: "All men are created equal. They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Just as the Americans in 1776 had listed their grievances against the English king, the Vietnamese listed their complaints against French rule.

• The United States reacted in line with the philosophy of the Truman Doctrine of Communist Containment and carried out an escalating series of military measures to keep the South Democratic.

• August 1964, President Johnson used a murky set of evidence in the gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam, to launch full scale war.


The Greatest Antiwar Movement the Nation had ever Experienced

• By early 1968, the cruelty of the war began touching the conscience of many Americans.

• Lyndon Johnson escalated the war and failed to win it.

• Poisonous sprays were dropped by planes to destroy trees - Vietnamese mothers reported birth defects

• Muhammad Ali refuses to serve

• First sign of opposition came out of the Civil Rights movement. The experience of black people with the government led them to distrust any claim that it was fighting for freedom

• Sometimes to be silent is to lie

• The climax Protest came in the spring of 1970 when President Nixon ordered the invasion of Cambodia. At Kent State University in Ohio, on May 4, when students gathered to demonstrate against the war, National Guardsmen forced into the crowd. Four students were killed.

Ho Chi Minh (Prime Minister North Vietnam) - THE VOICE OF VIETNAMESE INDEPENDENCE

• Capable of  mounting effective resistance over either the Japanese or the French

• Ho was the only Vietnamese wartime leader with a national following

• Assured himself wider appeal after overthrowing the Japanese in 1945

• Established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

• For a few weeks in September 1945, Vietnam was for the first time and only time in its modern history free of foreign domination, and united from north to south under Ho Chi Minh

• Viet -Cong units have the recuperative powers of the phoenix

• Viet-Cong units amazing ability to maintain morale far exceeded the democratic forces

U.S. Motives:

• Stop Communism in Asia

• Adhere to the "Domino Theory", that like a row of dominos, if one country fell to Communism it would create a ripple effect.

• The United States quickly established South Vietnam as an American sphere. Set up Government in Saigon (South Vietnam)

• Southeast Asia attractive and appealing due to rich natural resources. This is not the language that was used by President Kennedy in his explanations to the American public. He talked of Communism and freedom.
Instructions:

Read and annotate Ho Chi Minh’s Letter to Johnson:

1. Select the three most important points.

2. Select the single most important point in the letter

3. Explain why that point stood out above the others.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix42ub0i7lo5AHNaInysKGxTxZPVf4cnpFi3J-Z-G8s/edit?usp=sharing

​Ms. Victor:
6th Grade: ​​​ ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
All 8th Grade Classes will Engage in a Google Meet on Friday 5/22

Topic: Cold War
I Can: Analyze the "Cuban Missile Crisis."
Historical Background:

• In 1962 the Soviet Union put nuclear missiles in Cuba.  
• The U.S. discovered this by spy satellite, put a blockade around Cuba with Navy warships, and demanded that the missiles be removed.
• For over a week, the U.S. and Soviet Union threatened each other; many people feared that another world war was about to begin – this time with nuclear weapons.
• In the end, the Soviet Union backed down and removed the missiles from Cuba.

Instructions:

Short Response Writing (RACE)
1. Read and Annotate "Cuban Missile Crisis" Text to Develop a Deeper Understanding (PDF)
2. Consider the leadership qualities of each person based on the letters. Provide two pieces of evidence, preferably one for each, to show that they were good leaders?
Please place an emphasis on personal analysis by including your thoughts, reactions, opinions, feelings, connections of any kind to the text. Mastering this art will take your writing to the next level.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XQ43P67lq23tyRbUwGBu2w9xvPeoOlMV-zhPr0aoj7Y/edit?usp=sharing

​Ms. Victor:
6th Grade: ​​​ ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day

​Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day
Good morning, scholars!  I'm really looking forward to our GOOGLE MEET SESSION TODAY!
I Can: Detail the Heroic Efforts of Abolitionists in the 1800s.

Focus Question:  Predict: What type of treatment do you think many abolitionists faced as they fought for freedom for African Americans in the 1800s?

Yesterday we discussed how the origins of the abolitionist movement stretched back all the way to before the American Revolution.  Yet, despite this fact, the nation's two most famous documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution made no mention of the evil institution of slavery.

Today, we will examine the role that abolitionist heroes like William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth played in trying to bring about an end to slavery.

Exit Question:  What do you think civil rights heroes like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks could have  learned from the work of abolitionists in the 1800s?

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
Topic: Cold War
I Can: Analyze the "Cuban Missile Crisis."
Historical Background:

• In 1962 the Soviet Union put nuclear missiles in Cuba.  
• The U.S. discovered this by spy satellite, put a blockade around Cuba with Navy warships, and demanded that the missiles be removed.
• For over a week, the U.S. and Soviet Union threatened each other; many people feared that another world war was about to begin – this time with nuclear weapons.
• In the end, the Soviet Union backed down and removed the missiles from Cuba.

Instructions:
1. Read and Annotate "Cuban Missile Crisis" Text to Develop a Deeper Understanding (PDF)

2. Complete Guiding Questions on Google Document.

Please ensure to include relevant textual details to support your responses.

Please place an Emphasis on personal analysis. Specifically YOUR reactions, opinions, thoughts, connections to the text.

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/13rAtLQycm614HFPNKOiErqc_CDP4HYLMMdUeWsbCoF4/edit?usp=sharing

​Ms. Victor:
6th Grade: ​​​ ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day

​Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day
​Good morning, Scholars! Today, You are going to complete this assignment while I am participating in Professional Development.

I CAN: DESCRIBE THE START OF THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.

FOCUS QUESTION: WOULD YOU EXPECT THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT TO HAVE BEEN STRONGER IN THE NORTH OR THE SOUTH?

Yesterday, we had such a great discussion about the launching of the Reform Movement in the United States.

Today you are going to read about the start of the Abolition Movement in the United States. As slavery expanded in the South, some Americans fought to end slavery altogether. The abolitionists fought bravely to end the evil institution of slavery, but faced stiff resistance from many Americans.

Good luck on today's reading and follow-up questions. I'm proud of you! Mr. Bruning

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
Topic: Cold War
Focus Question: Is the image of the “happy 1950s housewife” accurate?
I Can: Analyze the roles of women in the 1950's
Historical Background:

• American society in the 1950s was geared towards family.
• Women felt tremendous societal pressure to focus their aspirations on a wedding ring.
• Women DID have other aspirations in life.
• Employment Rates Rose for Woman during this Period.
• Still, the National Agenda was to Focus on the American Family as part of a Propaganda Campaign to Illustrate another form of Superiority over the Soviet Union.
• In the 1950s the feeling was that it was more important for a woman to secure a husband than a college degree.
• Being a single mother was totally unacceptable in the public eye in the 1950s.
• Couples walked down the aisle by the young age of 19 and tended to start families immediately
• Large families were typical
• This was the era of the "Happy Homemaker"
• Yet, Many Women Felt Dissatisfied and Restless and Yearned for More out of Life.

Instructions: 
Short Response Writing (RACE)
Is the image of the “happy 1950s housewife” accurate? (Google Document)
Provide one piece of evidence (4 pieces total) from each document to support your claim (Documents A-D in PDF).

Please place an emphasis on personal analysis by including your thoughts, reactions, opinions, feelings, connections of any kind to the text. Mastering this art will take your writing to the next level.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11MbxYaEpBK0_OwjHI02YOQCKVIIN7_vsKj6FONUeeQA/edit?usp=sharing

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
​Topic: Cold War
I Can: Explain how the United States Confronted Communism in Cuba
Historical Background:Cuba is 90 miles from the U.S. and in 1959 it became communist when Fidel Castro took power. 
Many Cubans who disliked Castro left Cuba and became exiles in the U.S.
The U.S. government did not want a communist country so close to its borders; in 1961 they trained, armed, and paid for a group of Cuban exiles to invade and try to overthrow Castro.
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failure – most of the exiles were captured or killed.  The incident wound up being an embarrassment for the United States.
 Castro's revolution in Cuba (1959)

• Overthrows American backed dictator Bautista
• Castro a direct threat to American business interests (United Fruit)
• U.S. cuts down on Sugar buying from Cuba, on which Cuba's economy depended
• Soviet Union swoops in immediately agrees to buy all the sugar America would not buy
• Cuba no longer the good neighbor
• Eisenhower (1960) authorizes C.I.A. to arm and train anti-Castro Cuban exiles for a future invasion
• C.I.A trained force lands at the Bay of Pigs (1961)

Instructions:
1. Read and Annotate Bay of Pigs Invasion Text to Develop a Deeper Understanding (PDF)
2. Complete Guiding Questions on Google Document. 
Please ensure to include relevant textual details to support your responses. 
Emphasis on personal analysis. Specifically YOUR reactions, opinions, thoughts, connections to the text. 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lvqzLTPf6yWG2_Zf4cyGpU9Vht-KemCk4TPplLsZN-0/edit?usp=sharing

​Ms. Victor:
6th Grade: ​​​ ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day​
​Good morning, Scholars! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable weekend!

I CAN: DESCRIBE THE ROLE THAT RELIGION PLAYED FOR MANY AMERICANS IN THE MID 1800s.

FOCUS QUESTION: WHAT ROLE DO YOU THINK RELIGION PLAYS IN THE LIVES OF AMERICANS IN 2020?
PUT THE ANSWER ON THE STREAM PAGE.

Last week we covered so much ground. We focused on the differences in the economies between the North and the South.

We took a very close look at the institutions and economy of the South. In addition, we discussed the hardships and cruelty that the enslaved populations of the South endured.

The tension over the issue of slavery would lead to Civil War between the North and South only a few years down the road.

This week we are going to examine the role that "religion and reform" played in the development of the nation. Many groups felt that changes and improvements needed to made in the United States in the mid 1800s. I look forward to discussing these issues with you this week!

EXIT QUESTION: IF YOU WERE PUT IN CHARGE OF CREATING A PERFECT COMMUNITY (UTOPIA) IN THE MID 1800S WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? DESCRIBE. PUT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION ON TODAY'S DOCUMENT.

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
​Good morning, Scholars! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable weekend!

I CAN: DESCRIBE THE ROLE THAT RELIGION PLAYED FOR MANY AMERICANS IN THE MID 1800s.

FOCUS QUESTION: WHAT ROLE DO YOU THINK RELIGION PLAYS IN THE LIVES OF AMERICANS IN 2020?
PUT THE ANSWER ON THE STREAM PAGE.

Last week we covered so much ground. We focused on the differences in the economies between the North and the South.

We took a very close look at the institutions and economy of the South. In addition, we discussed the hardships and cruelty that the enslaved populations of the South endured.

The tension over the issue of slavery would lead to Civil War between the North and South only a few years down the road.

This week we are going to examine the role that "religion and reform" played in the development of the nation. Many groups felt that changes and improvements needed to made in the United States in the mid 1800s. I look forward to discussing these issues with you this week!

EXIT QUESTION: IF YOU WERE PUT IN CHARGE OF CREATING A PERFECT COMMUNITY (UTOPIA) IN THE MID 1800S WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? DESCRIBE. PUT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION ON TODAY'S DOCUMENT.

​Ms. Victor:
6th Grade: ​​​ ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day

​Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: ​​​​​​Complete and submit work on Google Classroom by the end of the day
​Good morning and Happy Friday scholars! I've been impressed with all the critical thinking and discussions we've had over the last few days. Let's finish strong as we close out another great week!

I CAN: DESCRIBE THE EFFORTS TO RESIST AND ESCAPE SLAVERY BY HEROES LIKE HARRIET TUBMAN.

FOCUS QUESTION: SPIRALING BACK: WHAT WAS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ECONOMIES OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH DURING THE MID 1800s? PUT THE ANSWER ON THE STREAM PAGE!

This week we've been discussing the characteristics of the Southern economy and the hardships and cruelty endured by the enslaved population of the South.

Today we are going to examine the resistance to slavery by figures such as Nat Turner and Harriet Tubman.

Remember that the issue of slavery lead to rising tension between the North and South. This would in a few years lead to the United States Civil War (1861-1865).

EXIT QUESTION: PRETEND THAT YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED TO CONGRESS TO MAKE A PROPOSAL THAT HARRIET TUBMAN SHOULD HAVE A FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN HER HONOR. WHAT WOULD BE THE MAJOR POINTS OF YOUR PRESENTATION? PUT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION ON TODAY'S DOCUMENT!

i'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU, SCHOLARS! GOOD LUCK ON TODAY'S LESSON! MR. BRUNING

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: 
​Topic: Cold War (McCarthyism & The Red Scare)

Americans’ fear of Communism throughout the world during the Cold War led to efforts to contain it on the home front.

Truman administration wasted no time creating an atmosphere of crisis and the Cold War.
• Established a climate of fear
• A hysteria about Communism

Enter McCarthyism: His accusations sparked an anti-Communist hysteria and national search for “subversives” that caused suspicion and fear across the U.S. Merely being accused by McCarthy caused people to lose their jobs and reputations.

Distraction was similar to Post 9/11. McCarthyism and "The Red Scare" Left Pressing Looming Domestic Issues in Limbo. Keeping the country secure and safe from Communism was the MAIN FOCUS.


In the Meantime:
Minimal Advancements for:
• Blacks
• the Economy

This exaggerated paranoia or hysteria created by Senator McCarthy Justified an Aggressive Foreign Policy.
• The country seemed sedated and under control in the 1950's.
• The calm before the storm (the radical activism 60's)

Today's Assignment: Red Scare/McCarthyism Image Analysis Worksheet:
Instructions:
1. Analyze "Red Scare" Political Cartoons (PDF)
2. Respond to the Worksheet Prompts using your Observations and Evidence from the Images.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m31MrEAbezBB_SLufNvZjkf_mhOCDMaVYFZI7qTbCRA/edit?usp=sharing

Mr. Dayan:​
8th Grade: ​
All Social Studies Classes will Participate in a Google Meet:
Topic: Cold War
I Can: Explain the rise of McCarthyism in the United States.
Historical Background:
Americans’ fear of Communism throughout the world during the Cold War led to efforts to contain it on the home front.

Truman administration wasted no time creating an atmosphere of crisis and the Cold War.
• Established a climate of fear 

• A hysteria about Communism

Enter McCarthyism: His accusations sparked an anti-Communist hysteria and national search for “subversives” that caused suspicion and fear across the U.S. Merely being accused by McCarthy caused people to lose their jobs and reputations.

Distraction similar to Post 9/11. Kept Pressing Domestic Issues in Limbo. Keeping the country secure and safe from Communism was the MAIN FOCUS. In the Meantime: 
Minimal Advancements for:
• Blacks

• Economy

This exaggerated paranoia or hysteria created by Senator McCarthy Justified an Aggressive Foreign Policy.      

• The country seemed sedated and under control in the 1950's.

• The calm before the storm (the radical activism 60's)
Today's Assignment Short Response Writing (RACE):
Instructions:
Read and annotate "Paul Robeson Under Attack" document to acquire a deeper understanding of the text. (PDF)
Respond to the following Prompt on Attached Google Document:

• How was Paul Robeson affected by the “hunt” for Communists in the 1940s and 1950s?
• Provide Two Pieces of Evidence to Support your Response.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15R5vuHykfzLIyefIFcFk3hp6aVvajMnyaH-pvaDEQvs/edit?usp=sharing