1. Use specific details, events, issues, etc.
Journal 1/22/15
In 1 paragraph (4-5 sentences) describe the condition of the United States during the 1930s.
Use specific details, events, issues, etc.

2. Journal 1/23/15
Explain any similarities you can identify between Hitler and FDR. (1 Paragraph)

3. Journal 1/30/15
Are Muslims the new Japanese?

4. Journal 2/4/15 What is a hero? (characteristics, habits)
Who do you regard as a hero?

5. Journal 2/9/15
Create a timeline of the most significant events you can identify that lead to the Battle of the Bulge. (At least 5 events)

6. Journal 2/24/15
Could communism work? Does it offer a solution to the problem? Is it a viable option for America? (why or why not)

7. Journal 3/2/15 The Year is 1952 Using narrative form:
Discuss all the issues that we have covered during the 1950s that would be going on right now.

8. Journal 3/4/15
The Doomsday Clock is a tool meant to communicate the urgency and severity of that which threatens humankind.
Do you feel the Doomsday Clock is a successful means of communicating its message?(Explain)

9. Journal 3/16/15
In Brown v. Board(1953) the Supreme Court mandated that schools be integrated with “All Deliberate Speed.” Yet, Little Central H.S. took until 1957 and was still one the first in the country. Argue the use(Compare & Contrast)of speed both for and against integration. Was it better to move slow? Was it fair to wait?

10. Journal 3/25/15
Read pg
Compare the political losses/gains by African-Americans and women over the last 50 years. (1 paragraph)

11. 3/25 cont… Define the word Solidarity.
unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.

12. Ideology or Solidarity
3/25 cont…
Which is more important to the advancement of women?
Ideology or Solidarity

13. Journals to Check
3-13
3-16
3-25 x2
Total of 12 (3 points each)

14. Journal 4/13 Begin by creating 2 columns.
Identify the conspiracy theory and its details.
Detail the counter-points to each of the identified theories.

15. Journal 4/16
In 1969 the US government instituted the first military draft lottery since 1942.
The draft would include men ages 18-26
It wasn’t until 1971 that the voting age was changed for 21 down to 18 with the passage of the 26th amendment.
Discuss how you might have felt about the draft and the issue of voting age during the Vietnam war

16. 4/16 continued…
Now in your journal create a new section titled Kerry’s testimony to congress.
Each group will be responsible for reading their section.
1 person will write a brief summary of the their section.
1 other person will be selected to share this with the rest of the class.
1 additional person will be responsible for creating a drawing the depicts their section of the testimony.

17. Journal 4/20 Consider Johnson’s time as President
What you believe was his greatest accomplishment?
What do you believe was his great blunder?

18. Journal 4/22
Consider Nixon’s Presidency and imagine, for a moment, that Watergate never happened.
Write a 1 paragraph Bio of Nixon’s legacy as the 37th President of the U.S.A.

19. Journal 4/29
Create a timeline containing at least 5 events of the details of the Iranian revolution and U.S. involvement.

20. Journal 4/29 cont…
Does Iran have good reason to hate the United States? Explain why?

21. Journal 5/4
How might the United States begin to deal with the national debt crisis facing the country today?

22. Journal 5/6
Consider the Hawk mentality or the Lockhead Martin commercial.
Can the idea of military force be a deterrent to a major world power who is desperate to regain its power?

23. Journal 5/8
“Everyone creates the thing they fear.” Ultron (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
Do you think that policies and actions of the United States create terrorists?

24. Journal 5/8 cont…
Do Americans take Climate Change as serious as our government claims we need to? Explain

25. Journal Check
4/29 Timeline
4/29 Entry
5/4
5/6
5/8 x2