Archive for November, 2015

Unit 4: History in Our Time

by Dr. H - November 14th, 2015

Our last course unit deals with recent American history; during this unit you will write one last SkillBuilder and you will have a chance to “make history” yourself in the History Now final project. Continue reading →

The Constitution in Political & Social Movements

by Dr. H - November 9th, 2015

Mon 11/9 Reading: bring textbooks, review the Constitution (it’s in the Appendix).

Questions to consider:
How important was the Constitution in the civil rights and other social / political movements of the 1960s?
What were the legal, legislative and Constitutional milestones in that struggle?
How does this living document remain relevant — both as a legacy of that generation and in our own time?
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Unit 3 Document Workshop Day Fri 11/6

by Dr. H - November 6th, 2015

Document Workshop Chapters 23-24-25-26

Assignment for Today: Each group will address one of these questions below, using documents from your assigned part of our textbook. By the end of the day (preferably by the end of class) each group should leave a comment below, responding to your assigned question USING primary source EVIDENCE. Continue reading →