American Studies Tuesday, 25 March 2014 Time will pass; will you? 44 days remain in the spring semester. Learning Goal: To Understand the Impact of WWII “Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much.” Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942
Housekeeping Turn in vocab log #13 and research paper draft score sheets Signing up for AP English exam reviews? Take a look at the assessment on your desk… Exactly what is it with tii? Please monitor your grade in Infinite Campus, and alert us to any discrepancies immediately—3 rd quarter grades close Friday
Coming Due Tomorrow: Pageant, Chapter 35, pages b—guiding questions due—tii Thursday: Socratic Discussion: Use of the Atomic Bomb - Papers are due—upload to tii Friday: Final Revisions, Research Papers; NO LATE papers accepted American Studies Presents: Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God Test, Pageant, Chapters 23-35, M/C + FRQ How are you doing on your Presidents? Test on 4/2
Today’s Class Pageant, Chapter 35, pages Reflection on Learning Goal – Guiding Questions and responses – team discussion Civilians At War:
WW II – Learning Goals You should be able to understand the following: Rise of fascism and militarism in Japan, Italy, and Germany Prelude to war: policy of neutrality The attack on Pearl Harbor and US declaration of war Fighting a multifront war Diplomacy, war aims, and wartime conferences
WW II – Learning Goals (cont.) The United States as a global power in the Atomic Age The Home Front During the War including: Wartime mobilization of the economy Urban migration and demographic changes Women, work, and family during the war Civil liberties and civil rights during wartime War and regional development Expansion of government power