Hippie Scavenger Hunt: The following assignment may be completed for up to 25 points of extra credit. Due on Jan 6, 2014:
Going on a Scavenger Hunt:
Identify one person who was in high school or college between the years 1966 and 1975 and complete the following tasks:
1. List their name and where they lived during this period.
2. Ask the interviewee about characteristics (ie. Drug use, religious experimentation, etc.) of the counterculture and how those characteristics challenged traditional values and lifestyles.
3. Based on information you learn from interviewing this person, characterize the communities and cultures in which they grew up.
4. Ask the person what they remember as the most important aspect/impact of the counterculture.
5. Ask the interviewee to name at least five artifacts (objects) that for them symbolize the counterculture. List their answers.
6. Locate and bring to class one of the artifacts named by the interviewee. The artifact must be a physical object that represents the counterculture. Be prepared to share the object with the class, describing how it reflected the counterculture and how it is being used today.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
12/17-19 Counterculture
1960s---Ch. 5 RG
1. p. 126 What was the Establishment?
2. p. 128 Where did the term “hippie” come from? What did it mean to be a hippie?
3. p. 128 According to the author, what was the reason for the spread of the counterculture?
4. p. 130 Why did some kids feel that the Establishment was hypocritical?
5. p. 130-1 What did the Nixon administration do to the Chicago 8?
6. p. 132 What were two tenets of the counterculture? (All Caps)
7. p. 133 What were music lyrics that identified with the counterculture?
8. p. 133 How did the counterculture try to shock the mainstream from their traditional values?
9. p. 134 What was the hippie truism that Hugh Romney advocated?
10. p. 136 What did the hippies say about work?
11. p. 138 What was the importance of ecology to the counterculture?
12. p. 142 Music was an important carrier of the counterculture. What was the most famous music festival that lives on in mythology?
13. p. 143 What did Life and The New York Times say about Woodstock?
14. p. 143-145 What three events turned the public against the counterculture?
15. p. 146 What happened to many hippies after the height of the movement?
Counterculture Video
1. p. 126 What was the Establishment?
2. p. 128 Where did the term “hippie” come from? What did it mean to be a hippie?
3. p. 128 According to the author, what was the reason for the spread of the counterculture?
4. p. 130 Why did some kids feel that the Establishment was hypocritical?
5. p. 130-1 What did the Nixon administration do to the Chicago 8?
6. p. 132 What were two tenets of the counterculture? (All Caps)
7. p. 133 What were music lyrics that identified with the counterculture?
8. p. 133 How did the counterculture try to shock the mainstream from their traditional values?
9. p. 134 What was the hippie truism that Hugh Romney advocated?
10. p. 136 What did the hippies say about work?
11. p. 138 What was the importance of ecology to the counterculture?
12. p. 142 Music was an important carrier of the counterculture. What was the most famous music festival that lives on in mythology?
13. p. 143 What did Life and The New York Times say about Woodstock?
14. p. 143-145 What three events turned the public against the counterculture?
15. p. 146 What happened to many hippies after the height of the movement?
Counterculture Video
12/13 & 16 Beats--Ancestors of Counterculture
Halberstam's --The Beat of a New Generation
Kerouac and Ginsburg
Counterculture Notes
Kerouac and Ginsburg
Counterculture Notes
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
12/3-4 Vietnam In Class Worksheets
Southeast Asian Worksheet---What is the importance of Southeast Asia---In Class
Vietnam Worksheet
Lecture on the Pentagon Papers
Vietnam Manipulative
Vietnam Worksheet
Lecture on the Pentagon Papers
Vietnam Manipulative
12/2 Vietnamization
1. Vietnam Research Due
2. Vietnamization---Lecture Notes about the differences between Vietnamization and Americanization---LBJ vs. Nixon handling of the War.
3. Nixon Video detailing Vietnamization
2. Vietnamization---Lecture Notes about the differences between Vietnamization and Americanization---LBJ vs. Nixon handling of the War.
3. Nixon Video detailing Vietnamization
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
11/19-21 Vietnam War Research Project
Vietnam Project---Click on Link.
Assignments Due in Class or Electronically Submitted by 12/2.
Assignments Due in Class or Electronically Submitted by 12/2.
11/15-18 Vietnam Dilemma
LBJ/Warren Court Quiz
Vietnam Dilemma---Historical Background of Vietnam and American Involvement
Vietnam Dilemma---Historical Background of Vietnam and American Involvement
Thursday, November 7, 2013
11/7-8 LBJ and Warren Court Internet Project
LBJ and Warren Court Internet Project:---Students will move to the SKO Lab and will have the periods to work on the internet project on LBJ and the Warren Court--The Pinnacle of Liberalism (Found in the All Assignments Links).
Assignments are due in class either electronically or hard copies on Tuesday 11/12.
Assignments are due in class either electronically or hard copies on Tuesday 11/12.
10/31 Birmingham---March on Washington
1960-63 Civil Rights Questions Due
Birmingham to March on Washington.
MLK--"Letter from a Birmingham Jail". "I Have a Dream"
Birmingham to March on Washington.
MLK--"Letter from a Birmingham Jail". "I Have a Dream"
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
10/29 Kennedy and Civil Rights
Kennedy and Civil Rights Questions
Civil Rights Movement 1960-63
1. p.19-22 What were sit-ins?
2. p. 19-22 Where did they first occur?
3. p. 27-30 What were the Freedom Riders?
4. p. 31-33What did the Black community want JFK to do? How did they prod him?
5. p. 35-39 When was the Birmingham protest? What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do in Birmingham?
6. p. 35-39 What did Birmingham force JFK to do?
7. p. 35-39 How important was the television media to the movement?
8. p.35-39 When was the March on Washington? What was the purpose of the March?
9. p.35-39 What did John Lewis’ speech promise? How did this show growing militancy? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech about? How did this spark hope and idealism for the decade?
10. p.35-39 Why was music important to the movement? Give examples to show this?
Civil Rights Movement 1960-63
1. p.19-22 What were sit-ins?
2. p. 19-22 Where did they first occur?
3. p. 27-30 What were the Freedom Riders?
4. p. 31-33What did the Black community want JFK to do? How did they prod him?
5. p. 35-39 When was the Birmingham protest? What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do in Birmingham?
6. p. 35-39 What did Birmingham force JFK to do?
7. p. 35-39 How important was the television media to the movement?
8. p.35-39 When was the March on Washington? What was the purpose of the March?
9. p.35-39 What did John Lewis’ speech promise? How did this show growing militancy? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech about? How did this spark hope and idealism for the decade?
10. p.35-39 Why was music important to the movement? Give examples to show this?
10/28 Civil Rights Intro Lecture + Map
Finish Civil War Map
Finish Civil Rights Intro lecture---Up to 1960.
Finish Civil Rights Intro lecture---Up to 1960.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
10/24-25 Civil Rights Research Project
After moving to the library and finding this page (the Blog); click on the Civil Rights Research Project Link. Open the link and use the websites to answer the questions. Cut and Paste is okay, but be a discerning historian and make sure to answer the question thoroughly.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on Oct. 28 (Monday).
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on Oct. 28 (Monday).
10/23 Civil Rights for All Lecture
Historical background of race relations in America--up to the Civil War
10/21 Space Race Review
Finish Apollo 13
Gene Kranz's Job. Why was this a significant job, and how did it portray the top example of what NASA stood for? Also, how did it show the thousands of others who were vitally important in our Race for Space?
Evaluate the Race for Space. It cost a lot of $ for the U.S. Government. Was this $ well spent? Why?
Gene Kranz's Job. Why was this a significant job, and how did it portray the top example of what NASA stood for? Also, how did it show the thousands of others who were vitally important in our Race for Space?
Evaluate the Race for Space. It cost a lot of $ for the U.S. Government. Was this $ well spent? Why?
Thursday, October 17, 2013
10/16-18 Apollo 13
Using the Ron Howard Movie--Apollo 13, the students will do the following:
Identify and write about the significance of Mission Control and the importance of Gene Kranz to Apollo 13.
Review for the Space Race Exam
Identify and write about the significance of Mission Control and the importance of Gene Kranz to Apollo 13.
Review for the Space Race Exam
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
10/8-9 Space Race Research
Find the Space Race Internet Activity in the All Assignments Link.
Click on the link and begin working. Same rules and regulations in place. We will be in the library for the next two days for you to work on this ---due in class with a hard copy or electronically submitted by 10/10.
Click on the link and begin working. Same rules and regulations in place. We will be in the library for the next two days for you to work on this ---due in class with a hard copy or electronically submitted by 10/10.
10/7 NASA Article
NASA Article--In Class.
Questions due in class---
What are three products mythically linked to NASA?
What are products with a direct link?
Write a structured paragraph about the influence of these products on the modern world.
Intro to Apollo 1
Questions due in class---
What are three products mythically linked to NASA?
What are products with a direct link?
Write a structured paragraph about the influence of these products on the modern world.
Intro to Apollo 1
10/3-4 Intro to Space Race
Intro to Space Race.
Mercury and Gemini Programs. Astronauts Worksheet for Notes
Race to the Moon Video
Mercury and Gemini Programs. Astronauts Worksheet for Notes
Race to the Moon Video
Thursday, September 26, 2013
9/26-9/30 JFK Research Study Guide
After moving to the SKO Lab---get logged in.
Find the JFK Research Study Guide Tab on the right side of the page (under the Assignments Link).
Open the link and begin work on it. Some cutting and pasting is okay---as long as you are being a discerning historian with your cutting and pasting.
Work will be due in the classroom on Tuesday 10/1. Work may be submitted by a paper hard copy or by electronic submission, sending them to the following email address----
charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us
Find the JFK Research Study Guide Tab on the right side of the page (under the Assignments Link).
Open the link and begin work on it. Some cutting and pasting is okay---as long as you are being a discerning historian with your cutting and pasting.
Work will be due in the classroom on Tuesday 10/1. Work may be submitted by a paper hard copy or by electronic submission, sending them to the following email address----
charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us
9/25 JFK Camelot
Berlin Wkst---Cold War Wkst. Due In class
Discussion---JFK's presidency as Camelot. Political reasons for this; social reasons for this.
Discussion---How did the Media and JFK's mastery of the medium of television lend itself to favorable ratings for the President.
Discussion---Why was JFK in Dallas, TX on Nov. 22, 1963.
Discussion---JFK's presidency as Camelot. Political reasons for this; social reasons for this.
Discussion---How did the Media and JFK's mastery of the medium of television lend itself to favorable ratings for the President.
Discussion---Why was JFK in Dallas, TX on Nov. 22, 1963.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
9/24 Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis Video
Unit Assignments so far
Ch. 1 RG
JFK Cold War Wkst
JFK Berlin Wkst.
Unit Assignments so far
Ch. 1 RG
JFK Cold War Wkst
JFK Berlin Wkst.
9/18-23 JFK Years
Hope and Idealism--Student Activism
Realities of JFK's health and marriage
Lecture Notes
Cold War Issues
Bay of Pigs
Berlin
Cuban Missile Crisis
Realities of JFK's health and marriage
Lecture Notes
Cold War Issues
Bay of Pigs
Berlin
Cuban Missile Crisis
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
9/4 Opening Day--Welcome to the 1960s
Intro Question to be answered:
Why is it important to understand the 1960s in America?
Why is it important to understand the 1960s in America?
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
6/5 Final Exam
The In-Class Portion will be timed---it is open note but you must finish by the end of the period.
Good luck to all of the Seniors as you begin the next chapter in your lives.
6/4-5 Final Exam
The Final Exam Written Portion will be started on 6/4. Due on 6/5 at the time of the Final. Here are the prompts.
IV: ESSAY: Answer three of the following in a short essay (5 pts. Each)
• 1968 --- Discuss four reasons why the year 1968 was a pivotal year in American history.
• Counterculture---Explain who was involved in the counterculture? Was all of mainstream America in the Counterculture?What were the reasons for people dropping out of the mainstream society? What were aspects of the lifestyle? What was a negative aspect of the counterculture? What was a positive aspect of the counterculture?
• Space Race--- Explain the importance of the Space Race. Why did the U.S. want to reach the moon? What were the tangible and intangible benefits of the space race to the U.S.?
• Politics --- What was the importance of the “Pinnacle of Liberalism”? How did this period in American history change the ways in which we live? Use at least 3 specific examples in your answer.
• Civil Rights---Explain the importance of the Civil Rights Movement. What reasons made the civil rights movement successful? What were its failures? What leaders had the most impact? Why was this movement an important catalyst to the turbulent 1960s?
• Vietnam---Why did the U.S. get involved in the conflict in Vietnam? What lessons were learned from our role? What legacies came from this war?
• Music/Arts---What important developments happened in music and the arts in the 1960s era? Explain the importance of Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Motown sound, and artists such as Andy Warhol on the era. How did the music mirror the times and the times mirror the music in this era?
• Legacies---What were the important legacies of the 1960s on the American society? How did the 1960s change American socially, politically, and in the fields of education and economics?
5/31-6/4 Legacies of the 1960s
Textbook Reading Guide on the Legacies of the 1960s.
Video Review---The Legacies/Importance of the 1960s
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
5/29-30 Music Internet Project
Last Internet Project:
Go to Music Internet Project.
Assignments Due in Class on 6/3--Monday
5/23 Intro to Folk Music
. What happened to the Rock and Roll Stars of the 1950s?
2. What 3 types of music were popular in America at the
beginning of the 1960s?
3. What was the British Invasion?
4. Who started the British Invasion?
5. When did the British Invasion start?
6. Name 4 bands of the British Invasion?
Thursday, May 16, 2013
5/16-17 Nixon Reading Guide
We will be learning about Nixon the man and the Nixon presidency, including his historic resignation of office over the Watergate Scandal.
In the library lab---go to the Nixon internet link.
There are quite a few opinion and direct answer questions to this assignment.
Make sure that you are answering the questions---not just cutting and pasting.
Assignments are due electronically---email to charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us; or with a hand copy on May 20th (Monday).
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
4/25-29 Vietnam Internet Project
Vietnam Internet Project.
Electronic Submission or Hard Copy due in Class on 4/30.
4/22-24 Historical Background of Vietnam
Lecture Notes and Video---Conflict in Indochina.
Total Overview of War and American Involvement.
Cornell Notes---Summary Due on 4/25
Monday, April 15, 2013
4/15-16 LBJ and Warren Court Internet Activity
Civil Rights is influenced by LBJ and the Warren Court:
Library Research---Electronic submission or paper copy due on Thursday 4/18.
4/8-12 1960-68 Civil Rights Movement
4/8-10 1960-65 Movement History.
4/11-12 1965-68 Movement History.
Impact of LBJ and the Warren Court on Civil Rights.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
3/14-22 Space Race
Space Race Unit--
Space Race Exam 3/22.
Enjoy Spring Break---Check out the Extra Credit if interested.
Monday, March 11, 2013
3/12-13 Space Race Internet Activity
Click on the Space Race Internet Activity Link
Answer on a separate document. Hard copy or electronic submission due on 3/14. Email documents to charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us
Thursday, March 7, 2013
3/5 JFK Quiz
JFK Quiz---Scantron Portion and Essay completed in Class
JFK ESSAY ---
1. Write a summary of the Kennedy presidency Jan. 20, 1961-Nov. 22, 1963. In your opinion, was JFK a good president or a poor president? Be sure to include the following in your essay:
a. What were rumors and scandals about JFK’s presidency?
b. What were the highlights of his presidency?
c. What things were criticized about the JFK presidency?
d. What were major historical events that happened during his presidency?
3/4 JFK Assassination/Review
Projects off of the internet due.
Cornell Notes on JFK Assassination.
Review JFK years
Thursday, February 28, 2013
2/28-3/1 JFK Internet Project
Go to the JFK Research Study Guide in the All Assignments Link
Answer the questions, after navigating to the different websites.
Electronic or paper submissions due on 3/4.
Electronically submit to:
charles_brent@salkeiz.k12.or.us
2/27 Camelot
Explain why the JFK Presidency was known as Camelot.
* Glamour
* Emphasis on Arts and Science and the Cold War tie-in
* Appeal of Jackie
2/25-26 JFK and the Cold War
Lecture & Video on the following topics:
The Kennedy Name---Joseph Kennedy's political career
Inauguration goals/dreams and pledges
Vienna Meeting
Berlin Issue and the Building of the Wall
The problem with Cuba--The Bay of Pigs in 1961, The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
Wksts to be turned in on the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis
2/21-22 The JFK Years
Objective--
Evaluate the importance of JFK's presidency for setting the tone of the 1960s. Compare and Contrast the myth vs. the reality of those years.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
