1. Week 2: September 11-15, 2017
Students will continue class-building exercise known as “Hot Seat,” then share and discuss article review about political discussions & opinions. Students will collaborate and explore U.S. History II (syllabus assessment), plus the 5 American Ideals (ERLOD) and current events.

2. I. Laptop Procedures NOT Per. 3 History Alive! Hot Seat
Homework: 2-paragraph article review due tomorrow (paper copy) Friday, 9/15: collaborative syllabus assessment
Monday, September 11, 2017
I. Laptop Procedures NOT Per. 3
History Alive!
Hot Seat
Class-building continues
Now!
The one(s) you are with!
Good!

3. Laptop Usage Procedures
Treat them with care and use them respectfully!
Use your alphabetically assigned unit (#1-15)
Immediately report any issues!
Return to correct numbered slot when done.

4. Visit teacher website & be sure you can login by tomorrow!
History
Visit teacher website & be sure you can login by tomorrow!

5. “Freshmen” Who are WE? WHY are we here? What will OUR year be like?
Survey results are in!
FRESHMEN

6. We are “Works in PROGRESS?”
ENTER TO LEARN
Teach Your Children

7. We are “Products of the PAST?”
ENTER TO LEARN
The Times They are A-changing’

8. Homework: Read article(s) & write review (2-paragraph MAX. by 9/12)
Read article(s), highlight key points & arguments, then WRITE:
ONE-paragraph summary
Quotes, “facts,” ideas from article(s)
II. ONE-paragraph reaction
YOUR thoughts, feelings, questions, etc.
Visit teacher calendar!

10. Social Studies “NOT-so-Hot Seat”
1. Semi-random pairs SOCIALIZE & STUDY within your assigned group:
a. READ partner’s card…LEARN “facts”…prepare 3 questions:
2 personal/random 1 based on earliest American History MEMORY
b. INTERVIEW your partner
c. INTRODUCE to small group
2. Groups will be called to the center to ANSWER QUESTIONS based on autobiographical index cards & random stuff.
3. Answer “enough” questions correctly and you PASS…if below PROFICIENCY, you must answer “alternative” question (s) and/or do an amazing and/or impressive feat!

11. ENTER TO LEARN Why are we here?
What is the value in studying American History?
Your thoughts/hopes for what 9th grade SS should be like and WHY?

12. Hot Seat
Category Choice by Consensus? Names Birthdays Geography Commonalities History Unique or rare “facts” Who…? OTHER ??? Samples Questions: Introduce your group in order of…??? What is the most popular sport/color/food/animal in your group? Who plays the ukulele?

13. Fill in the … The best part of being a freshman is … (worst?)
My favorite part of SS class so far is … (least?)
If I were represented by a(n) , it would be…
(animal, color, song, food)
My biggest fear this year is … (goal?)

14. What are America’s founding IDEALS?
Homework: American Ideals & current events work Friday, 9/15: collaborative syllabus assessment
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 I. Political Arguments & Opinions 5-minute, 2-line peer response II. Laptop Procedures History Alive! socrative.com ROBINSON 7522 III. Course Overview & Syllabus Assessment Prep
What are America’s founding IDEALS?

15. What are America’s founding IDEALS?
Homework: American Ideals & current events work Friday, 9/15: collaborative syllabus assessment
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Periods 3
I. Political Arguments & Opinions
Collect article reviews
Laptop Procedures
History Alive!
III. Hot Seat
What are America’s founding IDEALS?

16. What are America’s founding IDEALS?
Homework: American Ideals & current events work Friday, 9/15: collaborative syllabus assessment
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Periods 4-5 I. Political Arguments & Opinions 5-minute, 2-line peer response II. Laptop or History Alive! Textbooks American Ideals Homework
What are America’s founding IDEALS?

17. What do most Americans value?
What are the five American Ideals?
table area #1 = Equality
#2=Rights
#3=Liberty
#4=Opportunity
#5=Democracy
Ch. 2 History Alive & packet are homework

18. Political Arguments & Opinions
Political Arguments & Opinions 5-minute, 2-line peer response to article(s) review
List YOUR name at the bottom of the peer’s essay
Circle, highlight, or underline any KEY POINTS of interest
REPLY in 2 lines/sentences: What do you think about the article review?
ONE of your two lines MIGHT be a QUESTION

19. Visit teacher website & be sure you can login by tomorrow!
History
Visit teacher website & be sure you can login by tomorrow!
socrative.com ROBINSON7522

20. (How) are America’s IDEALS changing?
Homework: Complete American Ideals & current events work SKIM books (3-5 notes max.)syllabus assessment (Friday, 9/15)
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 I. Course Overview & Syllabus Assessment Prep Preview…NOTES II. Review & Discuss Articles Political Arguments & Opinions III. American Ideals Current Events work…prep for “Circle” tomorrow
(How) are America’s IDEALS changing?

21. SYLLABUS
Have you
READ it ALL?
You may also explore
via DOCUMENTS
in teacher website!
Each student will SKIM assigned chapters in BOTH textbooks & prepare 3-5 notes for Friday’s group assessment.

24. Syllabus Collaborative Assessment will feature:
Fill in the missing word(s) or phrase(s) or % of your grade
5 unit “wordles”…which UNIT is represented by WORDS?
5 unit “picture collections”…which UNIT is shown in historic IMAGES?

26. What types of behavior are offensive?
Socrative.com
ROBINSON 7522

49. 44…(TRUMP)…43.5

51. American founding ideals
Essential Question:
What are the founding ideals and why are they important?

52. What is an ideal?
-A principle or standard of perfection that we are always trying to achieve.
-Since the creation of United States, our country has rested upon 5 IDEALS that have made it what it is today.
-At times our nation has lived up to these ideals and other times our nation has blatantly been in contradiction with them.

53. Where did the founding ideals come from?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

54. Homework: Prepare for syllabus assessment…3-5 notes on your unit
Thursday, September 14, 2017 I. Academic Conversation: American Ideals History Alive! socrative.com ROBINSON 7522 II. Course Overview & Syllabus Assessment Prep
(How) Are America’s founding IDEALS changing?

55. What will our year be like?
Homework: NONE…if DONE with ALL your past HW, including unit notes & syllabus review (MOST classes are completing the syllabus assessment Monday, 9/18
Friday, September 15, 2017 I. Academic Conversation: American Ideals II. U.S. History II Syllabus Assessment …???
What will our year be like?
HOPES?
(fears?)

56. From Marcus Aurelius: Meditation #21:
“If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one’s own self-deception and ignorance.”
Lisa Alther--U.S. novelist, Kinflicks (1976) on contradiction:
“I happen to feel that the degree of a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”

57. Survey on American Ideals
Four Corners Activity
You will hear five different statements about the founding ideals. Go the corner that you feel best represents your viewpoint. Once everyone is at a corner, you will have one minute to talk to your group members to come up with a few arguments to support your viewpoint. C D
FRONT
strongly agree
mildly agree A B
BACK
strongly disagree
mildly disagree

58. All Americans are equal.

59. Some Americans have more rights than others.

60. Americans have all the freedoms they deserve.

61. All Americans have the same opportunities to succeed in life.

62. Wealthy people have a more powerful voice in American democracy than do others.

63. Unit I: America as a World Power
What considerations should guide the development of American foreign policy?
When should the United States go to war?
What responsibilities do people with power have to those people who have less power?
Our focus is our nation’s growth into a major world power. We’ll examine the roots of American global expansion, foreign policy ideologies (pragmatism, expansionism, and isolationism), the Open Door Policy, the Spanish-American War, the construction of the Panama Canal, and America's involvement in the “Great War.” Did our growth help or hinder the American ideals?

64. Unit II: Roaring 1920s, Great Depression, and New Deal
What happens when traditional
and modern cultures interact?
What influences do economic excesses have on American society?
What is the proper role of government in people’s lives?
We’ll examine a variety of domestic issues in post-WW I America involving new economic, social, political, ideological, and cultural developments from the “roaring” decade of the 1920s and into the horrendous economic crisis of the 1930s. The presidencies of Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Roosevelt will be encountered, and finally, the lasting impact of the New Deal will be evaluated.
Academic Essay: Did America move closer to or further from its founding ideals during the interwar period?

65. Unit III: World War II and early Cold War
When should the United States go to war?
What is required to achieve victory in war?
What impact do challenges abroad have on Americans at home?
Did America’s development as a super power move it closer or further away from its founding ideals?
America's participation in the second global conflict of the 20th century had profound international & domestic effects. Our focus is on decisions & actions related to the origins of WW II; the actual fighting & human effects of war (esp. atomic bomb & Holocaust); lastly, the post-WW II world & nation in the early stages of the mostly ideological “Cold War” (formation of UNCuban Missile Crisis ).
Advanced DBQ: Was the threat of a global communist revolution real or mostly exaggerated?

66. Unit IV: Decades of Change
How does suburban life shape the individual?
How can people change society?
How far should the government go to promote equality and opportunity?
What happens when the government loses the support of the public?
Following WW II, America experienced great domestic changes in the 1950s, a “second Civil War” for equal rights for African-Americans, and tremendous fighting abroad and at home over Vietnam. Assassinations (JFK, MLK, & RFK), racial tensions, and Watergate are troublesome lows in this tumultuous time, but suburban life, the New Frontier, Great Society, & “New Left” make some noteworthy changes during this three-decade era (1950s-1970s).
Did America move closer or further from its founding ideals in the three decades after World War II?

67. Unit V: End of the Cold War & Contemporary America
What effect does a changing economy have on American society?
What is the proper role of the government in people’s lives?
How did the end of the Cold War alter U.S. security & its position in the world?
U.S. History II ends with a look at some of America’s most recent & noteworthy developments, including the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, George. H.W. Bush, & Bill Clinton, the fall of the Berlin Wall & end of the Cold War, and finally the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.
To what extent has America lived up to its founding ideals
as our nation (and the world) transitioned from the 20th into the 21st century?