1. American Studies Tuesday, 18 January 2011 Time will pass; will you? 82 school days remain in the spring semester. Today’s Quote –We assert that no nation can long endure half republic and half empire, and we warn the American people that imperialism abroad will lead quickly and inevitably to despotism at home.” Democratic National Platform, 1900

2. Housekeeping Thanks Zach and Gabby for helping at Paz de Christo on Friday Turn in reading proposal #1 Okay, what don’t you understand about communication? Are you registered for your AP exams— new information is on your desk. Are your vocabulary logs on your desk?

3. Coming Due Tomorrow: – “Empire and Expansion”, Pageant, Chapter 27, pages 688-699b –The Great Gatsby Essay or Socratic Discussion? Turn in: video notes, “The Crack-Up” and notes on Matthew Bruccoli’s Introduction –Thursday: Chapters 1-3: The Great Gatsby –Friday: Test, Pageant, Chapters M/C and DBQ—C lunch

4. Today’s Class Reading: “George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”—the work is due tomorrow— page 979 “The Politics of Imperialism”— assign questions before reading. “Empire and Expansion”, Pageant, Chapter 27, pages 669-687 –To what extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a continuation of past U.S. expansionism and to what extent was it6 a departure?

5. Chapter 27 – Empire and Expansion Big Question Ways to organize ideas to respond?

6. The 5 Ds of Am. Expansionism Destiny Defense Dollars Democracy Deity lunch Mark Twain’s “To the Person Sitting in Darkness”

7. What do the 0’s mean in STI? 0 = assignment was not turned in, is now overdue, and will remain a zero 00 = you had an excused absence, and need to make up this assignment within the available time frame (see HHS handbook, page 6). 000 = assignment was not uploaded to tii, and is now late (-25%); for credit, bring in a tii receipt along with the related assignment.