3.15.19 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: IF YOU WANT ME TO KEEP YOUR ELECTRONICS, KEEP THEM OUT! 1493 - Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first New World voyage. 1781 - During the American Revolution, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place in North Carolina. British General Cornwallis' 1,900 soldiers defeated an American force of 4,400. 1820 - Maine was admitted as the 23rd state of the Union. 1916 - U.S. President Wilson sent 12,000 troops, under General Pershing, into Mexico to pursue bandit Pancho Villa. 1938 - Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia. 1989 - The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs became the 14th Department in the President's Cabinet. 2002 - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell told the Associated Press that the U.S. would stand by a 24-year pledge not to use nuclear arms against states that don't have them. BELL WORK: #6 PICK-UP THE OTHER AMERICA. COMPLETE ACTIVE READING: 1. READ PASSAGE. 2. UNDERLINE IMPORTANT INFORMATION/TERMS/ NAMES. 3. CIRCLE UNFAMILIAR INFORMATION/TERMS/ NAMES. 4. ASK QUESTIONS IN MARGINS, SPACE BELOW OR BACK ABOUT CIRCLED ITEMS 5. BASED ON THE READING, PROVIDE TWO EXAMPLES OF HOW 1950s PROSPERITY DID NOT REACH ALL OF AMERICA. AGENDA: (31:50) DISCUSS FIFTIES POP CULTURE. COMPLETE & DISCUSS FIFTIES CULTURE ACTIVITY 6.6. (#3.6) COMPLETE & DISCUSS 1950s CULTURE DBQs. COMPLETE EXIT TICKET. HOMEWORK: COMPLETE VIDEO & CORNELL NOTES 6.7. WORK ON UNIT 6 VOCABULARY.
Exit Ticket/Objective 6.6 Assessment The 1950s saw the birth of a major subculture called the (1)_____ which was a movement of artists, poets and writers who were rebelling against the suburban lifestyle. The most famous of these (2)_____ , as they were known, was Jack Kerouac.
Exit Ticket/Objective 6.6 Assessment Based on what you have learned, do you think the conformity of the 1950s was good for American society? Be sure to provide: C (claim, restate question with opinion) E (two pieces of supporting evidence) R (reasoning, explain evidence)