US+History

= = =**Oct 22, Amending the Constitution**= = = // Bob Dylan, one of America’s best known songwriters, wrote songs in the 1960s that illuminated the political and social issues of the time (ex: the civil rights movement, women’s rights and the war in Vietnam). // The Times They Are A-Changin’//, recorded in 1964 “captured the spirit of social and political upheaval that characterized the 1960s.”// = =
 * 1) ** Warm up: School of Rock ** – Pass out the lyrics and play the song //The Times They Are A-Changin’// written and recorded (1964) by Bob Dylan. You may also want to share the following background information to help students put the song and the songwriter in historical context:

= = Ask students to respond to the following questions: = = = = =**Sept 26-27, Architecture of Suburbs and the UN **=
 * 1) a. What do you think this song is about i.e. what’s going on in this song? (Hint: you may incorporate background information into your answer).
 * 2) b. In each verse, Dylan is challenging a certain group to change. Analyze each stanza of the song, and identify who and what needs to change.
 * 3) c. What do you think is the overall message of the songwriter?
 * 4) d. When might forces (social, political, or economic) produce interest, debate, and perhaps the necessity to change the U.S. Constitution?

Throughout History we have created our environments. Recently we have been discussing Suburbs in the 50's. The next five headings cover much of the same topics from different angles. From the UN to I love Lucy, we have created our national environment. We, you and I, are making our own environments right now and can be making plans in how to affect the nation around us in both large and small ways. The material in next five heading are work that should be done during class time over the next two days.

Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.

**Figure Out Emails **
All homework will be emailed to me through your Walatowa email. Type all of your answers on the word documents provided, and email whatever you have done five minutes before the end of the class. I won’t accept late work. If you don’t finish your work Thursday, send in what you have done. Then, on Friday, pick up where you left off and email what you have done then. If you don't know how to use your email, ask a fellow student or contact Elston or Shelley. If you are unable to contact them, send your work through someone else's email.

**Quote Suburbia’s Ghastly Tragedy**
[|James Howard Kunstler: The ghastly tragedy of the suburbs]
 * 1) 1. Download this Document: [|US Suburbia's Ghastly tragedy] https://www.dropbox.com/s/dtykc5hvk83yg7k/US%20Suburbia%27s%20Ghastly%20tragedy.docx
 * 2) 2. Watch James Kunster's assessment of suburban architecture, linked below.
 * 3) 3. After the film is finished email me two quotes from the video. I want to know what quotes stick with you that get across his main ideas. **(There is cursing present in this clip, I apologize, anyone who will be offended can step out of the classroom for the first 10 minutes, There is no cursing after that. Make sure you have a time keeper with you when you leave.)** Cursing quotes may stick with you, but they will not be accepted. Students cursing will be reprimanded, by discussing their choice to curse with me after school. This guy could have given his message without it.
 * 4) 4. Write the following on the board before you start the clip:
 * 5) a. **Copy down two quotes from the vid. One from the first 'half' and one from the second 'half'.**
 * 6) 5. Someone should pause the video at about 15:30 (15 min 30 sec) While he is talking about the school yard, so that everyone has a chance to write down a quote from the first "half" of his talk. Then continue, when everyone has at least one quote.
 * 7) a. The first 15 minutes Mr. Kunstler talks about how architects have defined space in suburbs over the past 50 years.
 * 8) b. The last 5 minutes he tells us what we have to do now. Write down a quote that captures one of his calls to action that you could be a part of.
 * 9) 6. Will someone please set up the projector and speaker for the clip from TED talks:

**Investigate 50’s architecture**
Download the following file that I made on drop box, and answer the questions [|US Architecture of the 1950 wks] https://www.dropbox.com/s/vfa7qq9n1hfsd52/US%20Architecture%20of%20the%201950%20wks.docx

**Investigate the UN**
[|A&E rerun of 1960's film on UN founding]
 * 1) 1. Download this document: [|US Investigate the UN] https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzqqcqu0ahlijor/US%20Investigate%20the%20UN.docx
 * 2) 2. This video covers some of the history of the UN and its activity. List **three** things the UN has done. [|CSU's student's documentary in 2008 on the UN]
 * 3) 3. There were only 82 members of the UN at the filming of this next video. There are now 192 members.
 * 4) a. When does it appear it was filmed?
 * 5) b. What was one difficulty that the UN faced that this video covers?

**Film and TV from the 50’s and 60’s**
When you are done, Choose the following 4 options to watch. While watching note to yourself and a neighbor how things are different and similar between now and then. What has made those changes happen? Or made things stay the same? Online: 1. Full episodes of I love Lucy 2. Tyrell brought up F Troop. The Substitute has access to two DVDs also: 4. Dick Van Dyck 5. And Kelly’s Heroes = = = Sept 24, Test prep materials: = You can add additional information here if you like, but I included the definitions we have covered about domestic concerns of the 50's and 60's.

**Vocabulary Definitions:**
2 pt.s ea. on test
 * Affluent: || owning a lot; having a great amount of wealth and belongings ||
 * Consumerism: || defending the consumers’ right to get what they want, (negatively, over consumption, without regard for other issues) ||
 * Materialism: || Putting material possessions and monetary gain before other matters, such as spirituality and morals. (also the belief everything can be explained through Physical Phenomena, even will, thinking, and feeling.) ||
 * Baby boom || The flood of births that occurred when service men and women came home after WWII ||
 * Highway act || 1956, Eisenhower expanded the highway system ||
 * Automation || Machines doing the work, faster and more efficiently than people. ||
 * GI Bill of Rights || Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944: pensions and government loans for college, house and Farm investments for servicemen ||
 * Rock n’ Roll || A raw and more energetic version of Rhythm and blues that challenged the conformist styles of the 1950's ||
 * Teenagers || A consumer group consisting of adolescence 13-19 yrs in age ||
 * Suburb || Residential area surrounding a city ||

Hello Rules/Introduction
 * Respect
 * 1,2,3
 * Open Ears
 * Distractions

Wednesdays' Grading Assignments
 * Under Grading
 * Sporadic
 * Tests
 * Cumulative
 * Architecture Book
 * Online Research
 * Book Assignments

On Time
 * Get Things Done On Time
 * No Extensions

Questions

8/14/2013 George Lewis
 * Aristocracy
 * William Patterson- $$$
 * Elizabeth Bonaparte
 * Nepolean Bonaparte
 * Dolly Madison
 * Democracy
 * Republican
 * Heir

Friday 8/16/13 Landscape
 * Architecture terms
 * Bubble diagram
 * Floor plan
 * Elevation

Monday 8/19/13 **__Entry way homework 6/6__** Goals:
 * Struggle - a learning ability.
 * learning how to communicate
 * __Entry ways in class__**
 * __Tuesday 8/20/13__**
 * Opinions about entry ways
 * create lesson plan for tomorrow
 * create year plan

Wednesday 8/21/13

Good morning class! Please: follow the following instructions for previewing state standards (the state's expectations) for History and Geography: tomorrow.
 * 1) the whole class will start by finding the history standards at the NM Public Ed. Dept. site: []
 * 2) Individually, each student: Creates 3 question, written on paper, based on the standards
 * 2 questions from History strand for US
 * 1 Question from the Geography strand
 * questions can be short answer or drawing
 * ( if the question could technically be answered with one word, than //the student writing the answer// should think of a way to expand upon the answer, be descriptive, or tell why the one word answer might satisfy the question.)
 * 1) In pairs, each student: answers their partner’s questions to the best of their knowledge
 * (these answers will be handed in at the end of class. I believe the acting office manager will be able to get them to me tomorrow.)
 * 1) In pairs, students will research their questions while creating a PPt.
 * The PPts will be presented either during today’s class, if there is time, or at a later time, like tomorrow.
 * 1) Be sure to hand in your written short answers or diagrams, with the questions.
 * Indicate who Wrote the questions and who answered on each paper. Thanks. See you

Thursday 8/22/16 Good morning class...! 1. The term of Geography 2. The terms of

Form 1.create 2.shape 3. Document to be filled out.

Format

Tuesday /8/27/2013 Topography Writing standard questions Look up Agenda 21 on google
 * Cliffs
 * finishing mountain model