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148f2

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Schweikart: 745-762

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Socratic Seminar

1. Was Reagan's success more about style or substance?

2. What was Reagonomics and did it work?

3. Did Reagan fulfill the conservative ideal of small government, low taxes, and balanced budgets?

4. How did Reagan transform the Cold War?

5. Does Reagan's record support the acclaim he frequently receives?

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Flashcards:

-Star Wars

-Start I

-Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

-Reagonomics

-Iran-Contra

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Annotations based on these questions or comprehensive answers to questions.

1. Did tax cuts help or hurt America?  Consider both in the short term and long term.

2. Was the government's investment in defense in the 1970s and 1980s worth it?

3. Was American foreign policy in the Reagan years and perhaps before a contradiction to American Values?

4. Zinn implies that the Democrats and Republicans worked in collusion to undermine democracy and equality in America.  Evaluate this argument.

5. Reagan receives create praise in our collective memory.  What are these accolades and are they justified?

Day:

149m3

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Pre-Reading:

Zinn: 573-592

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The Long Essay: Cause Effect

 Long Essay Rubric

Homework:

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Day:

150t3

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Topic #:

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Required

Pre-Reading:

Boyer: 965-973

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Political Cartoon Analysis

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Flashcards:

-Clinton Presidency

-NAFTA

-Contract with America

-Debate of "Big Government"

-Clinton era healthcare reform

-Don't Ask Don't Tell

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Prepare for Socratic seminar

1. To what extent did Clinton continue the liberal legacy of past Democratic presidents and to what extent did he deviate from these policies. 

2. To what extent did Clinton’s immigration policies reflect change and continuities in American history?  Where the policies fair?

3. Evaluate Clinton era policies regarding the treatment of the poor.  Do you support his decisions? 

4. Does the growing wealth gap in American constitute a national emergency as Zinn implies?  To what extent was Clinton responsible for it?

5. What advice would you give Hillary Clinton?  Should she distance herself from her husband or draw attention to her time as first lady?

Day:

151w3

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Required

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Essential Question(s):

Does Clinton mark the end of the demise of liberalism in America or another example of its continuation?

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Socratic seminar

1. To what extent did Clinton continue the liberal legacy of past Democratic presidents and to what extent did he deviate from these policies. 

2. To what extent did Clinton’s immigration policies reflect change and continuities in American history?  Where the policies fair?

3. Evaluate Clinton era policies regarding the treatment of the poor.  Do you support his decisions? 

4. Does the growing wealth gap in American constitute a national emergency as Zinn implies?  To what extent was Clinton responsible for it?

5. What advice would you give Hillary Clinton?  Should she distance herself from her husband or draw attention to her time as first lady?

Homework:

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Flashcards:

-The Culture Wars of the 1990s

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Day:

152t3

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Cultural Concept Web Part 3

Culture Wars -- concept web phase three.

 Students create a concept web that supports the claim made in the statement below with evidence from pages 978-990

-Culturally, Americans who prospered in these boom years continued their 1980's preoccupation with the consumer goods and escapist diversions. Cultural conservatives, however, grew increasingly vocal, hammering on such emotional issues as abortion, homosexuality, and the nation's alleged moral decay.  The culture wars seemed to ease as the decade ended, and Americans looked to the new century with confidence.

Write a thesis for this question:

Analysis the changes and continuities in American culture in 1965 to 2000.

Provide synthesis:  

What period in American history was like the 1990s and why?

The Long Essay: Change and Continuity

 Long Essay Rubric

Homework:

As you watch focus on the following topics:

international trade, environmental policy, financial reforms, organized labor, manufacturing in America, immigration and migration, income and wealth in America, foreign policy during the war on terror

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Flashcards:

-G.W. Bush Presidency

-War on Terror

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Day:

153f3

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Day:

154

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Long Essay Practice:

Analyze the changes and continuities in how competition for and debates over natural resources have
affected both interactions among different groups and the
development of government policies from 1840 to present.

Long Essay Rubric

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Day:

155

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REVIEW: Scoring the long essay

Scoring the Long Essay

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Day:

156

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Day:

157

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REVIEW

Homework:

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Day:

158

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Required

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REVIEW

Homework:

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Day:

162

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Required

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REVIEW

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Day:

163

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Required

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REVIEW

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Day:

164

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Required

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REVIEW

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Day:

165

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Topic #:

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Required

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Essential Question(s):

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American Exceptionalism: yes or no

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