Hello, Goodbye

Dear soon-to-be Ortho seniors (!),

It has been an honor to have taught you this year in US History. Please feel free to contact me next year for college/scholarship recommendations, at the following address: abm0514@lausd.net

If you're crazy enough to be around school on Monday, June 21, my daughter Suchitra will be visiting the in the morning from 8-11am. Please stop by so she can say "hiii" :)

Love you all and already looking forward to Graduation 2011!!

Ms. Doshi

Pennies Afterschool meetings

Upcoming afterschool
Pennies meetings will be on:

• Wednesday, June 2
• Thursday, June 3
• Monday, June 7
• Tuesday, June 8

And of course, the Pennies event on Wed, June 9 from 3:30-5pm!

First Pennies for Pearl Harbor event meeting

Please note that the first "Pennies" event planning meeting will be on THURSDAY, MAY 27 from 3:15-4pm. Tuesday's meeting was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.

US History Museum Exhibit Research Links

RESEARCH SOURCES

1. General Sources

· http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?titleID=75 for an online textbook on World War II
· http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog22/index.html (good overview of WWII, includes timeline and short video)
· http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/ (photos from the National Archives)
· http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/ (propaganda cartoons from "Dr. Seuss")

2. Topic-Specific Sources

· PEARL HARBOR
i. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1941PEARL.html
ii. http://www.pearlharbormemorial.com/site/pp.asp?c=fqLQJ2NNG&b=1549551
iii. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afcphhtml/afcphhome.html
iv. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec07.html
v. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/19981207monday.html
vi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/pearl_harbour_01.shtml (great secondary source)
vii. http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
viii. http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/91dec/fallows.htm (Japanese perspective)
ix. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-2.html (Japanese perspective)

· FDR’S FOREIGN POLICIES
i. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/roosevelt-arsenal.html
ii. http://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/democrac/52.htm
iii. http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/infamy.shtml
iv. http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/germwar.shtml
v. http://usinfo.org/facts/speech/fdr.html
vi. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1942roosevelt-sacrifice.html
vii. http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/links.html
viii. http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRcartoons.html

· ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
i. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/
ii. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/26roosevelt/26roosevelt.htm
iii. http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/abouteleanor/

· AMERICAN HOMEFRONT
i. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1942roosevelt-sacrifice.html
ii. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/a_people_at_war/a_people_at_war.html
iii. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html
iv. http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture21.html
v. http://www.archives.gov/pacific/education/curriculum/11th-grade/ww2.html
vi. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/osu/osuintro.html
vii. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vogas.htm
viii. http://library.thinkquest.org/15511/index.htm


· DEBATE OVER THE ATOMIC BOMB
i. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/hiroshim.htm
ii. http://www.dannen.com/hiroshima_links.html
iii. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php
iv. http://web.archive.org/web/19990302031223/http:/www.glue.umd.edu/~enola/
v. http://www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/journey/journey1.html
vi. http://www.inicom.com/hibakusha/
vii. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/us36.cfm


· WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES
i. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html
ii. http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/WomenInWWII.html
iii. http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/time_women.htm
iv. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/a_people_at_war/a_people_at_war.html
v. http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~cg3/outline.html
vi. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ROHO/projects/rosie/


· MAJOR BATTLES/SOLDIERS’ PERSPECTIVES
i. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w2frm.htm
ii. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/
iii. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/guts/
iv. http://www.pbs.org/now/society/scrapbook.html
v. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/chapter2/chapter2_5a.html
vi. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/a_people_at_war/a_people_at_war.html
vii. http://www.loc.gov/vets/wwii-webcasts-may27.html
viii. http://www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_5228.htm (Iwo Jima)

· JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT
i. http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog22/index.html
ii. http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html
iii.http://www.kcet.org/socal/voices/the-guest-room/little-tokyo-fka-bronzeville.html
iv. http://www.geocities.com/allmyluvisurs/9066.html
v. http://www.janm.org/exhibits/hoshida/
vi. http://contest.thinkquest.jp/tqj1998/10060/interview.htm
vii. http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/wracamps/index.html
viii. http://www.csuohio.edu/art_photos/manzanar/manzanar.html


· JAPANESE-AMERICAN MILITARY EXPERIENCES
i. http://www.sfmuseum.org/war/issei.html
ii. http://www.goforbroke.org/
iii. http://www.katonk.com/442nd/442nd.htm
iv. http://www.senate.gov/~inouye/gfb/index.html
v. http://www.loc.gov/vets/wwii-webcasts-may27.html


· AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES
i. http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/
ii. http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airoverview.htm
iii. http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/Tuskegee.html
iv. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart8.html
v. http://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/ww2-pictures/
vi. http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/time_wwii.htm


· MEXICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES
i. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/5views/5views5d.htm
ii. http://www.jsri.msu.edu/museum/pubs/MexAmHist/chapter16.html#three
iii. http://www.csupomona.edu/~jis/2001/Santillan.pdf
iv. http://www.hsp.org/files/mexicanamericansandworldwarii.pdf
v. http://w3.usf.edu/~lc/MOOs/zootsuit/
vi. http://www.sgvtribune.com/mexicanveterans
vii. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/
viii. http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/whole_cloth/u7sf/u7materials/cosgrove.html
ix. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/mexican_voices/voices_display.cfm?id=104


· NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCES
i. http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/NAWWII.html
ii. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-2.htm
iii. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/native_voices/nav4.html
iv. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/07/20010726-5.html
v. http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/wwii.html
vi. http://www.nwbshoshone-nsn.gov/culture/history/wwii.htm
vii. http://www.loc.gov/vets/wwii-webcasts-may27.html

· AMERICAN RESPONSES TO THE HOLOCAUST
i. http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/american_responses/

HW for Tues 05/18, Wed 05/19 and Th 05/20

Periods 2 & 3: CN, p. 534-535 AND Ch 16 Sec 4
Periods 1 & 4: "Alphabet Soup" notes

All classes except Pd 2: DBQs due next class!

Please note that this week's CST review session has been moved to Thursday 05/20

HW for Wed 05/05 and Th 05/06

Period 1: CN, Ch 14 Sec 1 & 2 AND DBQ Thesis Statement

Periods 2 & 3: CN, Ch 14 Sec 2 & DBQ Thesis Statement

Period 4: CN, Ch 14 Sec 1 & DBQ Doc Analysis

Remember that all DBQ pre-writing assignments count towards your final essay grade!

Wed May 5: CST review session from 3:15-4:15pm; 8 points extra credit

EXTRA CREDIT: SALAZAR V. BUONO

Yesterday (04/28/10), the Supreme Court decided the case of Salazar v. Buono, that introduces several interesting separation of church and state/1st amendment issues.

Read the summary of the case arguments and issues at:

http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/In-Brief--Salazar-v-Buono.aspx

Then, read a summary of the court's decision at:

http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/High-Court-Decision-in-Salazar-v--Buono-A-Cross-in-a-National-Park-Can-Stay,-For-Now.aspx

Feel free to read the detailed Supreme Court decision here:

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-472.pdf

Write a 1 page reflection on the case of Salazar v. Buono, explaining in detail whether or not you agree with the Supreme Court's decision and why. Keep your argument constitutional.

8 extra credit Project points

EXTRA CREDIT: HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Write an additional "How to Be" poem for an artist of Harlem Renaissance! Follow the instructions on the handout given in class (Period 4 students--see Ms. Doshi for instructions).

16 extra credit Project points

HW for Wed 04/28 and Th 04/29

Periods 1, 2, 3: Harlem Renaissance How-to-be poem; read and annotate Babbitt

Period 4: CN, Ch 12 Sec 3; Harlem Renaissance socratic seminar preparation

HW for Fri 04/23 and Mon 04/26

Periods 1, 2, 3: Socratic Seminar preparation; Flapper performances!

Period 4: Annotate "A Flapper's Appeal"; CN, Ch 13 Sec 4

HW for Wed 04/21 and Th 04/22

Periods 1, 2, 3: CN, Ch 13 Sec 4 and Flapper dialogue script
Period 4: CN, Ch 13 Sec 2

HW for Fri 04/16 and Mon 04/19

Periods 1 & 3: CN, Ch 13 Sec 2 and p. 444-445
Period 4: Socratic Seminar preparation (read & annotate sources, answer questions)

NBs due for Period 4 on Friday 04/16

HW for Wed 04/13 and Th 04/14

ALL CLASSES: Finish Cartoon Analysis for Prohibition & Scopes Trial (use Ch 13 Sec 1 to help). Due next class, 8 points

Pds 1, 2, 3: Socratic Seminar preparation
Pd 4: CN, Ch 13 Sec 1

HW for Fri 04/09 and Mon 04/12

CN, Ch 13 Sec 1
Red Scare Short Performance preparation

EXAM TOMORROW!

Periods 1 & 3: Reminder that you have an exam tomorrow! Study, make review notes, and see you in the morning!

HW for Tues 03/23

Periods 1 & 4: Read and annotate Schenck v. US reading
Periods 2 & 3: Moot Court preparation

Exam review session on Wed 03/24, 3:15-4:15pm

HW for Wed 03/17 and Th 03/18

Periods 1, 2, 3: CN, Ch 11 Sec 3
Period 4: Read Ch 11 Sec 3

Extra Credit: Mexican Revolution

Become a corridistas! (16 extra credit Project points)
1. Choose an event from the Mexican Revolution, or ANY event we have studied in US History class this year.
2. Read the article on "What is a Corrido?" which is included in the blue handout you received in class.
3. Read the "Tips on Writing Corrido Lyrics" at http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3744/
4. Following the structure given below, write your own corrido. See http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3772/corridos.swf for traditional and student corrido samples.

HW for Fri 03/12 and Mon 03/15

Period 4: Read Ch 11, Sec 1 & 2
Period 2: Complete "Rationale" for each reason on "Why did the US enter WWI" chart
Periods 1 & 3: CN, Ch 11 Sec 1 & 2

HW for Tues 03/09/10

Periods 1, 3, 4: Read and annotate Panama Canal/Theodore Roosevelt packet

Period 2: Political Cartoon project rough draft; one for EACH person (not pair); 4 points towards Project grade...yes, this means you Brian!

EXTRA CREDIT: Spanish-American War RAFT

RAFT: Spanish-American War
8 points extra credit
(turn in by unit exam)

Role: American, Cuban, Spaniard or Filipino
Audience: Newspaper readers
Format: Editorial
Topic: Wast the war between Spain and America, and subsequent US imperialism in Cuba and the Philippines, justified?

See the following website for detailed information on the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Revolution:
· http://ashp.cuny.edu/wp-content/images/savageacts-viewerguide908.pdf

RAFT should be about 1 page long, preferably typed, and include detailed and accurate historical information. Draw upon textbook notes, secondary readings, primary source documents from the websites, and film notes.

HW for 02/24 and 02/25

Periods 1 & 4: CN, Ch 10 Sec 2
Period 3: Socratic seminar prep; CN, p. 352-355
Period 2: Talk show prep; QUIZ (complete all notes)
For Friday: CN, p. 356-363 & 366-367

HW for 02/23

Period 1 & 4: none; closing statements for debate
Period 2: Talk show preparation
Period 3: Ch 10, Sec 2

HW for 02/19 and 02/22

Period 1& 4: US Imperialism in Hawaii Storyboard
Period 2: Socratic Seminar preparation; CN, p. 352-355 (Ch 10 Sec 3)
Period 3: Imperialist/Anti-imperialist arguments using "The Debate over Hawaii"

HW for 02/11 and 02/12

Period 2: Debate preparation for US Imperialism in Hawaii
Period 4: Read and annotate "The Debate over Hawaii".
Periods 1 & 3: CN, Ch 10 Sec 1

**Please remember the new HW check policy**

Extra Credit #2

Read this interesting article in the 01/28 LA Times about modern immigrants working in the meatpacking industry:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-immigrant-nebraska28-2010jan28,0,6078807.story

Then, read this article about immigrants in the meatpacking industry during the Progressive Era:
http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-1-b-upton-sinclairs-the-jungle-muckraking-the-meat-packing-industry.html

Write a 1 page reflection, comparing and contrasting the experiences of immigrants described in the LA Times article with immigrants in the Progressive Era.

8 points, turn in with History Notebook.

Research sources for Progressive Era figures

1. JOHN MUIR
· http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/cnchron1.html
· http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/life/muir_biography.html

2. IDA WELLS
· http://dig.lib.niu.edu/gildedage/idabwells/biography.html
· http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/civilrights/il2.htm
· http://greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=167

3. W.E.B. DU BOIS
· http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/civilrights/ma2.htm
· http://www.duboislc.org/html/DuBoisBio.html
· http://www.naacp.org/about/history/dubois/index.htm


4. JANE ADDAMS
· http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/newdesign/ja.html
· http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/615.html


5. ROBERT LA FOLLETTE
· http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-035/?action=more_essay
(also see links below article)
· http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/WER0661.html
· http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/progress/suffrage/publrole.html


6. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
· http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/roosevelt/trintro2.htm (also see links to timeline at bottom)
· http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207820,00.html?iid=sphere-inlinesidebar (also see other related articles on left hand side)


7. UPTON SINCLAIR
· http://www.uni.edu/english/1906/jungle/sinclair_bio.htm (also see other pages on this site)
· http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-1-b-upton-sinclairs-the-jungle-muckraking-the-meat-packing-industry.html
· Chapters three and nine in The Jungle best illustrate why the Meat Inspection Act was passed. Chapter 3: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/Sinclair/TheJungle/03.html Chapter 9: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/Sinclair/TheJungle/09.html


8. SUSAN B. ANTHONY
· http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwtl.html
· http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/


9. ALICE PAUL
· http://www.sewallbelmont.org/mainpages/aboutus_nwp-history.html
· http://www.alicepaul.org/alicepaul.htm


10. MOTHER JONES
· http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/majones.htm
· http://depts.drew.edu/wmst/corecourses/wmst111/timeline_bios/MoJones.htm


11. EUGENE DEBS
· http://www.kansasheritage.org/pullman/debs.html
· http://www.eugenevdebs.com/pages/political.html


12. IDA TARBELL
· http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_tarbell.html
· http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1105.html
· http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=156

13. JACOB RIIS
• http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA01/Davis/photography/riis/riis.html (see other links on right)
• http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/r/jacob_riis/index.html
•
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91981589

HW for Wed 01/20 and Th 01/21

Period 2: Debate Reflection (to be COLLECTED tomorrow)

Drawing upon the arguments and evidence presented during the debate, how would you personally answer the debate question:

Who had the better vision for improving race relations in the early 1900s: Washington or Du Bois?

Please answer in approximately 1 page (2-3 well written paragraphs), being specific in your response.

Period 1: Socratic Seminar preparation

Period 3: Read, annotate Washington v. Du Bois packet

Period 4: none