tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:/posts US History 2024-06-04T18:13:39Z Mr. Bolos & Mrs. Twadell's class (period 4) + Pranay and Nora the SILCs tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1837061 2024-05-28T19:36:30Z 2024-05-28T19:36:33Z FINAL PROJECT SUBMISSION

Due Tuesday evening (TONIGHT)

It's easy, just click here.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1832835 2024-05-22T15:50:33Z 2024-05-22T15:50:38Z The Final Project

Remember, you may choose one medium or the other:

  1. Narrated Slideshow OR
  2. Music video: 

Need images? See Mr>B's presentations here:


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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1406456 2024-05-22T15:50:09Z 2024-05-22T15:50:11Z Empire or Humanity?

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1286397 2024-05-22T15:47:54Z 2024-05-22T15:47:56Z Alfred Thayer Mahan, "The Importance of Sea Power"

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1403857 2024-05-13T17:51:21Z 2024-05-13T17:51:23Z American Visions: the Wilderness and the West

Miss the video? See it HERE.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1025769 2024-05-13T17:50:52Z 2024-05-13T17:50:55Z Thomas Moran and Yellowstone

And if you are stressed out and can't get enough of Moran, there's always this:

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1402227 2024-05-08T16:43:10Z 2024-06-04T18:13:39Z Creatures of Empire

Feel free to make a copy of the worksheet by clicking here.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/680311 2024-05-08T15:27:30Z 2024-05-08T15:27:32Z American Mythology Assignment: SEE THINK WONDER

Is America an empire? To help answer that unit question, we will analyze the following work of art:

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1540747 2024-04-22T19:34:54Z 2024-04-22T19:35:00Z How have you disappointed your parents?

This is an ANONYMOUS survey, so feel free to be as honest as possible. This will make more sense once you have seen the assessment for John Dolan, the young Freedom Rider working with CORE.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1541181 2024-04-19T13:22:38Z 2024-04-19T13:22:40Z FREEDOM 'RITERS: John Dolan's Story

We will go over this packet during class. Click here to see the sources in a larger format.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1804008 2024-04-18T14:40:10Z 2024-04-18T14:40:12Z The Civil Rights Movement: Beginnings

Please fill out the following note-taking guide thoroughly as you may be asked to annotate a specific set of slides after we complete the presentation:

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1534552 2024-04-15T16:52:26Z 2024-04-15T16:52:45Z Eyes on the Prize: Ain't Scared of Your Jails

Think about the "bump back" mentioned in Ellison's Invisible Man. What then were the proximate causes of the legislative/policy changes enacted in and by the United States during the the mid-1960s? As you watch the film, Eyes on the Prize: "Ain't Scared of Your Jails" (linked below), fill in the study guide with specific details from each technique used by activists:

  1. FILM: click here to watch (no need to download)
  2. STUDY GUIDE:  
  3. TRANSCRIPT:
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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/2100872 2024-04-02T20:24:15Z 2024-04-02T20:29:49Z Ultimate Causes of Civil Rights: AWAKENINGS

In order to better understand the ultimate factors (long-term causes) leading to civil rights, please watch the first episode of the legendary documentary, Eyes on the Prize and fill out the guide below.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1270762 2024-03-21T17:42:54Z 2024-03-21T17:42:58Z Gordon Parks - Segregation Series


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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1943764 2024-03-18T18:29:17Z 2024-03-18T18:36:31Z Kerry James Marshall, "Heirlooms and Accessories"


Kerry James Marshall: Heirlooms and Accessories from Smart Museum of Art on Vimeo.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1140747 2024-03-13T15:57:30Z 2024-03-13T15:57:32Z "Against the Law"??
Your assignment: choose two actions in the song lyrics that are "agin'st the law" and explain how they are technically illegal in the Jim Crow South.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1675324 2024-03-13T14:18:41Z 2024-03-13T14:18:43Z Reconstruction: The African Americans

If you missed class or need to review the video, please click here.

The Civil War in 4.5 Minutes:

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1790302 2024-03-11T15:14:39Z 2024-03-11T15:14:41Z The Veteran in a New Field

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1378498 2024-02-21T19:38:16Z 2024-02-21T19:38:19Z Glory: Study Guide

How far were the abolitionists willing to go? Although Garrison, for example, was a radical pacifist, most like-minded reformers were willing to enlist in the army in order to fight in the Civil War for their ultimate goal: abolition.

Glory (1989), directed by New Trier graduate, Ed Zwick, was revolutionary not only in its subject matter, but also in its marketing. Consider this cover art:

You can watch the film (for a price) on Amazon, Fandango NOW, the YouTube, Google Play. OR, if you want to watch it for free, click HERE.

Why did Ed Zwick make this film? It might have been because of this man:

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1515722 2024-02-12T18:30:41Z 2024-02-20T18:56:41Z *Why* are laws and rules created?

>>CLICK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE<<

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/2086162 2024-02-07T16:48:25Z 2024-02-07T20:26:31Z Douglass versus Fitzhugh

As the abolitionist movement gained momentum and garnered more attention, some Southerners tried to defend the Peculiar Institution in novel ways. In this assignment you will be tasked with analyzing the arguments in one such justification, and then countering or corroborating with examples from Douglass' text.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1658219 2024-02-07T16:39:28Z 2024-02-07T16:39:29Z Responses to Abolition(ism)

Click here for an editable Google doc or use the PDF below:

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/353902 2024-01-29T19:35:44Z 2024-01-29T19:35:47Z The Abolitionists

After viewing the PBS film, The Abolitionists (click to view), ask yourself how monolithic were the opponents of slavery (Stowe, Brown, Garrison, Grimke, etc.)? Click here for an editable Google doc version or use the PDF below, including a transcript of the video.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1779553 2024-01-25T20:28:26Z 2024-01-25T20:28:28Z The African Americans, Episode 2: "The Age of Slavery"

Please click here to watch the video. A copy of the study guide is available here.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1926907 2024-01-17T15:30:59Z 2024-01-17T15:31:01Z Extra Credit Contest!

Here is a link to the form to guess the total number of edits in the video below.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1768120 2024-01-16T00:46:10Z 2024-01-16T00:46:12Z The Peculiar Institution

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1504199 2023-12-18T16:49:14Z 2023-12-18T16:49:17Z Race: The Power of an Illusion

 If you missed the film or need to review it, please watch it here.

A transcript is available here.

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1496327 2023-12-14T20:31:34Z 2023-12-18T03:18:41Z Free Speech Opinion Survey

Please answer the first 10 questions responding with your opinion, only, NOT what you think is legally allowed.


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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1636042 2023-12-11T18:46:06Z 2023-12-12T19:41:20Z Annotation Homework: Confederation and Constitution

>>CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS<< (don't click below) 

If you need the notes, CLICK HERE!

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tag:ush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1628976 2023-12-11T02:04:05Z 2023-12-11T02:04:07Z Shays' Rebellion

If you miss class or any answers, please watch the film here.

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