Internal Conflicts

Today's Agenda:

• Spin
• Library Observations
• Use Ebsco - if you struggle with search terms or filters...ASK!
• Library work time

HW: 

•  Interview - complete this weekend.  Be sure each group member records his/her interview.
• " On the Rainy River" in The Things They Carried is due Monday

Research and The Things They Carried

Today's Agenda:

• The Things They Carried: 
• "The Things They Carried"
• discussion
• Love and Spin
• Library time for research our 70s-90s topics

Begin planning your interviews:

• Who are you going to interview and when?
• What questions will you ask them?
• How are you going to record the conversation?

Observations in the library:

• use Ebsco to limit your search - it will tell you what publications may have your topic

HW:  Spin and Spin chart due tomorrow

Getting ready to research

Today's Agenda:

• History Exam
• Researching Tips
• You must do work at home
• library is the time to ask specific questions - not just search
• Get the facts on your topic - so you have background - HW
• Look at the news sources from the time
• What bias is there in the articles you find?
• Mrs. Hopkins
• EBSCO search
• publication search
• identifying bias
• bibliographic record vs full text
• advanced search features
• libguide
• linking us to your research findings
• must record information on Google Drive 
• Research rubric will be used to assess your research process
• Choose topics
• The Things They Carried

HW:  Background research on your topic - decide how you will record information and be sure to share with us

Vietnam

Today's Agenda:

• Vietnam review should be completed.
• Vietnam Discussion: What questions do you still have about the conflict?
• Civil Rights and Vietnam assessment tomorrow: Open Note/Book - This is a timed exam.  You will have a half hour to complete the test.
• Introduce project
• The Things They Carried 
• intro

HW:  "The Things They Carried" due Tuesday

Vietnam Map

The Civil Rights Movement

Today's Agenda:

• The March on Washington through Contemporary issues.
• Comparison: Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Malcolm X The texts of the two speeches are linked. You should also youtube both speeches and listen them being delivered. 
• Intro: The conflict in Vietnam American Pageant Chapters 39-40. Here is the link to the google doc

The Civil Rights movement and the conflict in Vietnam will be assessed together Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Tie up loose ends

Today's Agenda:

• The Catcher in the Rye discussion
• Research paper check in 

HW:  Final draft of paper due tomorrow

Research Papers/The Civil Rights movement

Today's Agenda:

Working Rough Drafts are due today.

• Finish the Catcher visuals today
• Peer Edit research papers
• Catcher discussion 
• Intro the Civil Rights Movement-Chapters 38 and 39 in Pageant

Optional: award-winning article and video on an Iraqi war veteran and his difficulties with PTSD  from the LA Times (this is Matt D's research paper topic)

Story Analysis

Today's Agenda:

• We will try to complete this Catcher in the Rye assignment
• Conferencing
• History documentary

HW:  Rough draft due Monday

Research paper/The Cold War

Today's Agenda:

Finish conferencing with students (8 left)
Finish the Cold War review of chapters 37-39
Lecture/Discussion: The climax of the Cold War: President Kennedy

Optional: 13 days (2000) is available on Youtube.com

Kennedy and Kruschev 1961

Conferences and Catch Up

Today's Agenda:

• Conferencing
• Outline due Wednesday
• Parenthetical Notes
• Outlining Notes
• Review work on Cold War

Research

Today's Agenda:

• College Project - Commenting for the weekend
• Comment on all of the projects in your category at least 3 times by Sunday, May 11 at 12 p.m.  You may:
• Ask questions for clarification or further information
• Make connections to your school
• Presentation authors should respond to comments Sunday afternoon and evening.
• Research project
• Thesis statements

Research Papers

Today's Agenda:

• College Visits projects are due tomorrow-any questions?
• Library-Research papers (24 note cards are due by the end of today)
• 11 students have not shared their easybib projects with Jolicoeur. Please share at mjolicoeur@nhsau57.org

Interesting article for high school students in the Atlantic if you have time.

Research Papers

Today's Agenda:

• Mrs. Hopkins-Presentation on Technology
• Answer any last questions on the College Project/Voicethread
• Library time to research-25 note cards are due by the end of Thursday

Research paper...1950s and 1960s continued

Today's Agenda:

• Catcher in the Rye Test
• Research Paper -
•  initial brainstorm
• Sample thesis statements from the past
• History - Kennedy (?)

HW:  Preliminary research on your topic

• create Easybib project for this
• use general sources to get an overview
• submit your topic and preliminary thesis statement
• Struggling?  You can look at this libguide for the research paper.  It is currently "under construction", but the first tab may be helpful!