1. American Studies  Thursday, 2 April  Time will pass; will you? 37 days remain in the spring semester.  Today’s Goals:  To understand the origins and impact of the early Cold War  Today’s Quote:  “The United States stand at this moment at the summit of the world.”  Winston Churchill, 1945

2. Recognition  Today is Ethan’s birthday!  Congratulations on mastering arguments in timed writing! Congratulations to the entire class, with an unbelievable three 9’s:  Ellie  Jeffrey  Cole—the best in class

3. Housekeeping  Collect Kennedy analyses/scoring/reflections  AP Lang and Comp, M/C only review, is May 9, 9-11 a.m., in the cafeteria. You must register to attend.  MC test scores are in Infinite Campus – Test mastery will be next Wednesday.  Attending next Monday’s AP review? Please sign up for materials. We will be looking at Period 5, so bring your CB Period 5 outline.  The course calendar is current

4. Homework Reminders  Monday:  Pageant, Chapter 37, “The Eisenhower Era, 1952-1960.” Pages 943-971b. Optional guiding questions due – tii upload required  Thursday:  “Why I Wrote The Crucible”—read and annotated

5. Today’s Class: The COLD WAR  Coming up: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible  Please have “Why I Wrote The Crucible” read and annotated (Cornell Notes are better) by 4/9  Questions on Chapter 36 reading or guiding questions?  Graphic organizer – Assign groups – In chronological order (if possible) give 4 key events- then choose one that you think is critical to explain in a 2-3 minute presentation to the class  Video from The Century – America’s Time Volume 4 1953-1960: Happy Daze

6. AP Multiple-Choice: Language and Composition  Term logs/Vocab logs out?  Timing: # of questions + 1 min  Pace yourself—skip the difficult question and come back to it  ALWAYS guess—no penalties for incorrect answers.  Leave nothing blank—these will be counted as incorrect  Circle the two questions you don’t understand, or think incorrect  4 minute group discussions—you may change only the circled answers

7. This is why you need to use the Oxford comma… I love my parents, Lady Gaga and Humpty Dumpty. Without the Oxford comma, the sentence above could be interpreted as stating that you love your parents, and your parents are Lady Gaga and Humpty Dumpty. Here’s the same sentence with the Oxford comma: I love my parents, Lady Gaga, and Humpty Dumpty.