Blog Archives - Ms. Bronson's Class

Thursday, April 30th

4/30/2020

Speech Analysis Assignment:
Spend 10 – 20 minutes watching/listening to speeches from Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. I have provided a variety of speeches below. Pick any of them to watch. You can watch just one speech from each person or a few minutes from multiple speeches. Just make sure you watch at least one from each individual. When you are done complete the following reflection questions and upload to teams.

Malcolm X:
Ballot or the Bullet
Message to the Grassroots
By Any Means Necessary
Prospects for Freedom

MLK Jr.
I Have a Dream
I Have been to the Mountaintop
Our God is Marching On
The Other America

Compare and contrast the speeches, think about Ethos, Pathos and Logos.
Which speaker is more influential? Why?
How would these speeches be received in our society today?

Monday, April 27th - Wednesday, April 29th

4/27/2020

Civil Rights Movement - Timeline
You will be researching 15 events (see below for events) from the Civil Rights Movement and make a timeline. You will be asked to look at 5 different events on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Although this assignment is broken into 3 days you are only submitting one Timeline (Due Wednesday evening). You may do this on a word document, PowerPoint or handwritten with an uploaded image.

For each event please complete the following:

Date/Year of event
Brief explanation of event
Impact to the Civil Rights Movement

Monday

The Brown v. Board of Education decision
The Murder of Emmett Till
Army Desegregation
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Integration at Central H.S. (Little Rock 9)

Tuesday

Freedom Rides
Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-in
March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Voting Rights Act of 1965

Wednesday

Formation of SCLC and SNCC
Watts Riots
The Kerner Commission
Formation of the Black Panther Party
Civil Rights Act of 1968

Friday, April 24th

4/24/2020

Here is the power point from the week:
- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1adJroDVCzxWtOwvsbR6OA9-9Xz-M5jV0k5WV38T4wUo/edit?usp=sharing
Please review and then complete the activities on slides 57, 58 and 59
Don't worry, we put a Funny Video Friday for you on slide 60

Thursday, April 23rd

4/23/2020

Watch video and take notes: http://somup.com/cYfq25iIqt
Complete the activity at the end of the power point:
- Look up the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
- Summarize it in your own words
- What were the net positives and the net negatives?
- Would you have voted for it in 1964?

Wednesday, April 22nd

4/22/2020

Watch this screen-cast and take notes: http://somup.com/cYfq22iIDQ
There are reflection/discussion questions throughout the power point, we encourage you to write down your answers to have a discussion with someone in your household.

Tuesday, April 21st

4/21/2020

Watch the file for part I (Found in Microsoft teams)
Watch Part II: http://somup.com/cYfolpinQL
There are reflection/discussion questions throughout the power point, we encourage you to write down your answers to have a discussion with someone in your household.

Monday, April 20th

4/20/2020

Watch, listen and take noes on the following Power Point about the 1960s http://somup.com/cYf6Yb1MOo
There are reflection/discussion questions throughout the power point, we encourage you to write down your answers to have a discussion with someone in your household.

Week 3: 4/6 - 4/10

4/6/2020

This week will be used to review and enrich your understanding of the Cold War as well as starting to research for your integrated research project. This time can also be used to get caught up on any missing assignments you might have. All missing work should be submitted either to TII or an email to me with the assignment title in the subject.

*Mr. McCrary and I will also be posting various articles for you to read on Newsela if you would like. These will continue to supplement the content we have learned prior to the school closure. Please find the class login info below:
Newsela.com (Create a free account)
Class code: D7TW39

ASSIGNMENT:

Please complete the Distance Learning Questionnaire
Please review the events of the Cold War Timeline
Read through the Integrated Project Essay assignment sheet.
1. Brainstorm possible topics
  1. Pretty much anything post 1940s US History
Do preliminary research through the Skyline Library website and databases
Submit a research question and preliminary thesis on TII (Revision #1) by Friday @ 3:00 pm

*When we start distance learning we will be providing updated due dates for the paper. The paper will be required when we return to distance learning on April 20th. Please use this week as an opportunity to get started on preliminary research.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, 04/10/20 - Deadline for late credit submissions.
Monday, 04/20/20 - Required new content begins for course credit.

*This work is not REQUIRED, rather it is an opportunity to do some review and engage in enrichment readings to deepen our understanding of the content. It is a student and family decision how to utilize these resources during school closure. They are not required and will not be graded at any point.