Tuesday January 31

New Frontier Notes

Chapter 22 Section 1: The New Frontier

With a partner (or alone if you missed class)come up with a campaign poster that promotes Kennedy and his New Frontier program. 

Ø You need to come up with a campaign slogan.  Central ideas for slogans could include change, justice, prosperity, etc. Your poster should reflect the mood of the era.

Ø Your poster should also promote selected parts of the New Frontier program.  

Tuesday January 24

Final Exam

Monday January 23

Final Review
Jeopardy 1
Jeopardy 2

Semester 1 Final Review

Tuesday January 17

Civil Rights Today DBQ-  Read and answer questions in your notebook.

We discussed in great detail today in class about the current issues our country faces today regarding civil rights.

Thursday January 12

Black Nationalism Prezi 

Civil Rights Worksheet

Monday January 9

Today we discussed the Montgomery Bus Boycott and checked our PSD from last week for points

Thursday January 5

Montgomery Bus Boycott Reading:
Read each page from the Alabama Council Newsletter.  Each page has multiple subtitles which are underlined.  Some sections are bigger than others.  For each section read it, write the subtitle down and write one sentence in your own words that describes what that section talked about.

Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5

Questions:

1. What were the goals of the boycott?
2. Why did some citizens choose to support the boycott, while others did not?
3. How long were they willing to boycott?
4. Did the citizens of Montgomery see the issue as simply seating arrangements on a bus or something larger?
5. Why were citizens of Montgomery willing to walk for miles each day, risk their jobs and personal safety to support the boycott?
6. Analysis Questions: Why is a boycott an effective strategy? What obstacles stood in their way? What are some of the strategies for transforming institutional racism? Write a one page paper to answer these questions.

Tuesday January 3

Civil Rights Timeline