Democratizing Twentieth Century Homework Due Wed, Sept 18

1 - List part of speech, define, use in a sentence:

entrepreneur
foundries
lure
teeming
commute
populism
multifaceted
welfare state
domestic  

Democratizing 20th Century America Curriculum Map/Syllabus

Democratizing 20th Century America Curriculum Map/Syllabus

Course Breakdown:
20% Homework
20% Response Essay
20% Exam/Quizzes
20% Midterm Exam
20% Class Participation  

In this course you will examine the roots of various Twentieth Century political, social, economic and cultural reform movements. For each movement, you will answer a series of essential questions. Through these questions you will gain both a sense of historical context and an understanding of the tactics used by those who sought to bring about greater democracy and equality in the United States.

Essential Questions: Why Then? Why did the endeavor for this reform get underway when it did? What gains were won? What gains were sought but not won? If the reform was only partially achieved, what limited its attainment?


SEPTEMBER - Introduction to Mr. Copeland’s History Class 

• Political Systems
• Economic Systems
• Political and Economic Ideological Spectrum
• World and U. S. Geography

Skills: Note taking, analysis of primary sources
Texts: Party Platforms of selected political parties, quotations from selected historic figures
Films: Excerpts from political roundtable discussions on various cable and PBS programs
Assessments: Quizzes, personal political/economic framework essay

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER - Democracy and Equality for Women
• The Right to Vote
• The Movement for Birth Control
• Industrialization
• World War I

Skills: content vocabulary usage, analysis of primary and secondary sources, argument development for a debate, logic and reasoning
Texts: The Twentieth Century (Zinn), Women’s America (Kerber, DeHart), Legislating Women’s Morals (Sanger), Comstock Law, Selected Handouts
Films: Iron Jawed Angels, Choices of the Heart
Assessments: Quizzes, Response Essay, Unit Exam, Reproductive Rights Debate


NOVEMBER/DECEMBER – Labor Democratizes America
• The Progressive Era
• The Great Depression
• The New Deal
• The Red Scare

Skills: content vocabulary usage, SAT prep vocabulary usage in writing, analysis of primary and secondary sources, development of a written argument, determining appropriateness of evidence
Texts: The Twentieth Century (Zinn), Who Built America, Roosevelt and the New Deal, Selected Handouts
Films: Native Son, Grapes of Wrath, The Front, Roger and Me, Selected CUNY Documentaries
Assessments: Quizzes, Response Essay, Unit Exam



JANUARY/FEBRUARY - Democracy and Equality for African Americans

• World War II
• The Cold War
• The Civil Rights Movement

Skills: vocabulary usage, SAT prep vocabulary usage in writing, analysis of primary and secondary sources, development of a written argument, determining appropriateness of evidence, organization in writing a formal, academic essay, presentation/power point, public speaking
Texts: The Twentieth Century (Zinn), Unfinished Journey (Chaffe), From Slavery to Freedom (Franklin), Movements of the New Left (Goss)
Films: Eyes on the Prize, Battle for America’s Schools, Selected CUNY Documentaries
Assessments: Quizzes, final exam, independent/group research project



MARCH – Democracy and Equality for Youth 

• The Cold War
• Student Movement
• Anti-War Movement/Vietnam War
• Rise of the New Left

Skills: vocabulary usage, SAT prep vocabulary usage in writing, analysis of primary and secondary sources, development of a written argument, determining appropriateness of evidence, discerning author bias
Texts: The Twentieth Century (Zinn), Unfinished Journey (Chaffe), The Children (Halberstam), Movements of the New Left (Goss)
Films: Two Days in October, Summer of Love, Selected CUNY Documentaries
Assessments: Quizzes, Unit Exam, Response Essay





APRIL/MAY – Pluralistic America
• The Cold War
• Black Power Movement
• Latino Cultural Liberation
• Women’s Liberation
• American Indian Cultural Liberation
• Gay and Lesbian Liberation

Skills: vocabulary usage, SAT prep vocabulary usage in writing, analysis of primary and secondary sources, development of a written argument, determining appropriateness of evidence, discerning author bias

Texts: The Twentieth Century (Zinn), Unfinished Journey (Chaffe), The Children (Halberstam), Movements of the New Left (Goss), Stonewall (Duberman), Columbus to Castro (Williams)
Films: The Education of Sonny Carson, Malcolm X, Milk, Yo Soy Boriqua, Selected CUNY Documentaries
Assessments: quizzes, unit exam, group project and independent research paper



JUNE – NEW LEFT GROUP PRESENTATIONS

Politics and Government Syllabus/Curriculum Map

Course Breakdown:
20% Homework
20% Response Essay
20% Exam/Quizzes
20% Midterm Exam
20% Class Participation  

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STATE?


SEPTEMBER

Introduction to Mr. Copeland’s History Class

• Political Systems
• Economic Systems
• Political and Economic Ideological Spectrum
• World and U. S. Geography/Current Events


Skills: Note taking, analysis of primary sources, basic social studies content vocabulary, basic geography
Texts: Party Platforms of selected political parties, quotations from selected historic figures
Films: Excerpts from political roundtable discussions on various cable and PBS programs
Assessments: Quizzes, personal political/economic framework essay

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER – How Democratic is the Constitution?  Who will win the election and why?

• Articles of Confederation
• Shay’s Rebellion
• Constitutional Convention
• Constitution
• Federalism/Anti-Federalism
• Current Events

Skills: Note taking, reading comprehension, content vocabulary, vocabulary, verbal argumentation/discussion
Texts: Invention a Nation by Gore Vidal, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Films: excerpts from political roundtable discussions on various cable and PBS programs
Assessments: Quizzes, informal writing, current event report, track participation in discussions, response essay: How Democratic is the Constitution, creative short film project

DECEMBER/JANUARY -- What are the “Privileges and Immunities of U. S. Citizenship?”

• Due Process Clause
• Bill of Rights (over-view, initial applicability to the states)
• Baron v. Baltimore (1833)
• Dred Scott Case (1857)
• Fourteenth Amendment, applicability to states (1868)
• Slaughter-House Cases (1873)
• Kelo v. City of New London (2005)

Skills: Note taking, reading comprehension, content vocabulary, vocabulary, verbal argumentation/discussion, written argumentation, evidence gathering to support arguments
Texts: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Supreme’s Greatest Hits, The Supreme Court, Various Supreme Court Opinions (primary sources)
Films: excerpts from political roundtable discussions on various cable and PBS programs
Assessments: quizzes, exams track participation in discussions

FEB – How has the Supreme Court been used to Expand and Inhibit Liberty in the United States?

• Freedom of Speech
• Freedom of Religion
• Rights of the Accused
• Reproductive Rights
• Civil Rights
• Current Events

Skills: Note taking, reading comprehension, content vocabulary, vocabulary, verbal argumentation/discussion, evidence gathering to support arguments
Texts: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Supreme’s Greatest Hits, The Supreme Court, various Supreme Court opinions (primary sources), handouts—analysis of Supreme Court opinions
Films: excerpts from political roundtable discussions on various cable and PBS programs, Assessments: Quizzes, Lincoln-Douglas debates (build upon verbal and written argumentation skills), current event report, track participation in discussions

MARCH – The “Culture Wars” - The New Left

• Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal
• Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
• The Counter Culture of the 1960s
• Current Events

Skills: Note taking, reading comprehension, content vocabulary, vocabulary, verbal argumentation/discussion, evidence gathering to support arguments
Texts: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, selected handouts—
Films: excerpts from political roundtable discussions on various cable and PBS programs, Assessments: Quizzes, Exams, response essay, current event report, track participation in discussions


APRIL/MAY – The “Culture Wars” - Rise of Movement Conservatism

• Barry Goldwater and the Conservative Backlash Against the 1960s Counter-culture
• Ronald Reagan, Trickledown Economics and the Conservative 1980s
• Current Events

Skills: Note taking, reading comprehension, content vocabulary, vocabulary, verbal argumentation/discussion, evidence gathering to support arguments
Texts: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, The Rise of Southern Republicans, What’s the Matter w Kansas, selected handouts
Films: excerpts from political roundtable discussions on various cable and PBS programs, Mr. Conservative, Reagan
Assessments: Quizzes, Exams, response essay, current event report, track participation in discussions


JUNE – Final Exams/Presentations

Politics and Government Homework - Due Monday, Sept 16

1 - Define the following; for each word:

a) define 
b) list part of speech
c) use in a sentence that conveys your understanding the meaning of the word

debtor
evade
defy 
carnage
disaffected
concession
modify
imbed 
dispossess
indentured servant
currency
intricate 
provincial
redress

2 - Read Chapter 1 in How Democratic is the American Constitution?

   - Take notes.  Notes will be graded on a 4 pt scale.

Rubric:

 4 - includes all of the text's central ideas; mentions important people, institutions, governmental entities and events; includes statistical and numeric data; uses titles to distinguish different topics; is neat and organized

3 - includes the text's central ideas; mentions important people, institutions, governmental entities and events; includes statistical and numeric data; uses titles to distinguish different topics; is neat and organized

2 - includes a list of information, but does not show any evidence of thought or attempt to summarize central ideas and themes; sloppy

1 - smh  

Democratizing Twentieth Century Homework - Due Monday, Sept 16

DEMOCRATIZING TWENTIETH CENTURY 

1 - Define Terms; for each word:

a) define
b) list part of speech
c) use in a sentence that conveys your understanding the meaning of the word

vanquish
respiratory
meddle
hobnob
treacherous
militant
expropriation
persistence
ordinance
vigilante
tenement
incite
perpetual
jurisdiction
entanglement
municipal
migratory
agitator

2 - Read the following links and take notes.  Notes will be graded based on the rubric below.

The Progressive Movement 

Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration 

The Social Response to Industrialization

Rubric:

 4 - includes all of the text's central ideas; mentions important people, institutions, governmental entities and events; includes statistical and numeric data; uses titles to distinguish different topics, titles reflect titles in handout; is neat and organized

3 - includes the text's central ideas; mentions important people, institutions, governmental entities and events; includes statistical and numeric data; uses titles to distinguish different topics; is neat and organized

2 - includes a list of information, but does not show any evidence of thought or attempt to summarize central ideas and themes; sloppy

1 - smh  

Poly/Govt and Democratizing Homework - Due Friday, Sept 13

Read the link below.  Take notes and prepare several questions or points for a class discussion.  Your notes will be checked for credit.

Notes should:

- discuss the article's central ideas and the author's point of view. 

- include evidence/quotes from the article

- make connections to class notes and discussions

- include numeric and/or statistical data

- be neat and organized; contains headings that distinguish central ideas and numbers, bullets etc to show supporting ideas and evidence 

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