Advanced Placement European History
Advanced Placement US History
Online Learning – WEEK 6
← You will be handing in FOUR Essential Assignments this week.
Written Reflections Instructions:
• All Reflections for the week will be submitted in ONE document (GoogleDoc or Word), with clearly labeled headings (Title of Assignment, date).
• These are NOT LEQ style essay, but 1-2 paragraph reflections that should be between ¼ to ½ of a page at most. However, all responses must be fully explained with 2-3 pieces of evidence.
Online Class Instructions:
• Share your opinion with historical evidence
• Ask a question of the whole group
OR
• Respond to someone else’s comment with a statement of support, rebuttal, or modification, or a clarifying question.
Optional online classes this week:
o Friday, 1:00 – 1:45pm Civil Rights Acts Reflection
o Friday, 2:00 – 2:45pm Civil Rights Acts Reflection
o sign up here
|Day: |MEMORIAL DAY |
|MONDAY, |Memorial Day, originally Decoration Day, was first celebrated nationally on May 30, 1868 to honor soldiers who died in the Civil War. |
|May 25 |It did not become a federal holiday until 1971. |
|Day: |AMERICA AS A WORLD POWER |
|TUESDAY, | |
|May 26 | |
| |Watch Video & Read Articles |
| |Article: Khan Academy - The Start of the Space Race |
| |Video: Bay of Pigs Invasion: A Perfect Failure (5:30min) |
| |Article: Khan Academy - The Cuban Missile Crisis |
| | |
| |Reflection: Why did space become a focal point of the Cold War both politically & socially? Reference history as well as your own |
| |opinions. Complete either this prompt OR the Great Society Prompt |
| |To Learn More: |
| |Speech: JFK Cuban Missile Crisis Address to the Nation |
| |Article: US Space Force Unveils Flag |
|Day: |THE GREAT SOCIETY & THE NEED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS |
|WED, | |
|May 27 | |
| |Watch Video |
| |Video: The March on Washington (2:33min) |
| | |
| |Watch one of the following videos OR read the article below. |
| |Article: The Great Society |
| |Video: The Great Society (4min) or Video: The Great Society (LBJ Library) (5min) |
| | |
| |Reflection: Which of the six categories of initiatives that made up the Great Society do you feel is the most impactful today? In |
| |which categories has the Great Society failed? Explain. |
| |To Learn More: |
| |Video: National Museum of African American History & Culture Documentary - March on WA |
|Day: |THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE 1960s |
|THURSDAY, May 28 | |
| |Read Primary Document – annotate entire document, (you will have to scan this or upload your image w/ annotations into your Google |
| |Doc/Word doc). |
| |PD – Martin Luther King, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” |
| | |
| |Reflection: Pick ONE of the following prompts – respond using evidence from “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” as well as your own |
| |opinions. |
| |What are our responsibilities as citizens? |
| |What are the barriers to building democracy? |
| |Can there be justice without equality? |
| |What can we expect from our leaders? |
| |What enables change and what gets in the way? |
| |To Learn More: |
| |Video: Martin Luther King’s Last Speech Excerpt, April 3, 1968 |
| |Article: NYT “Which Martin Luther King Are We Celebrating Today?” |
|Day: |THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 & THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 |
|FRIDAY, | |
|May 29 | |
| |Take the Louisiana State Literacy Test - (10 min timed) Literacy tests were very common in the south in the Jim Crow Era (1877-1965)|
| |and most southern states had some version, they were used to determine eligibility for voting. |
| | |
| |Watch the following video OR read article on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & the Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| |Video: The Civil Rights Act & Voting Rights Act (4:30min) |
| |Article: Khan Academy – The Civil Rights Act & Voting Rights Act |
| | |
| |Reflection: Some historians say that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is the most important piece of antiracist legislation in US |
| |History. Thinking of the State Literacy tests & Jim Crow laws, support, modify, or refute this statement. What barriers to voting do|
| |American citizens still face today? |
| | |
| |ITEMS TO BE SUBMITTED TODAY: |
| |Space Race Reflection OR Great Society Reflection |
| |“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Document with Annotations |
| |“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Reflection |
| |Civil Rights Acts Reflection (Online class option) (Quiz Score) |
| |To Learn More: |
| |Article: Voting Rights Act: Beyond the Headlines |
| |Video: President Obama Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, 2015 |
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