TET and The Scope of Vietnam

Students,
This is an OPEN Blog in which you have the opportunity to Blog about the TET documents you read in class on Monday May 21st.  You are to ensure that your reference 3 of the 6 documents when blogging about your own unique historical persepctive.
Mr.Kauffman

Final Two Terkel Blogs

Entry #7—Read Introduction and Two Stories

Division Street: America (1967)                                       

            Introduction

            Florence Scala, neighborhood crusader

            Dennis Hart, cabbie

            Lucy Jefferson, migrant from Mississippi

            Kid Pharaoh, con man

            Tom Kearney, cop

            George Malley (a.k.a Henry Lorenz), blue-collar worker

            Eva Barnes, landlady

Entry #8—Read Introduction and Two Stories

Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do (1972)

            Introduction

Mike Lefevre, steelworker

            Dolores Dante, waitress

            Roberto, Acuna, farm worker

            Phil Stallings, auto worker

            Tom Patrick, fireman

Terkel on WWII

Entry #6—Read both stories

“The Good War”: An Oral History of World War II (1984)

            Peter Ota, Nisei

            Betty Basye Hutchinson, nurse

WWII Studs Terkel Posts

Entry #4—Read both sections

“The Good War”: An Oral History of World War II (1984)

            Introduction

            Bob Rasmus, rifleman

Entry #5—Read both stories

“The Good War”: An Oral History of World War II (1984)

            Peggy Terry, “hillbilly”

            E. B. (Sledgehammer) Sledge, Marine

Studs Terkel Post #2 Americans of The Great Depression

US Students,
You know have had a chance to Read In Class about the following Americans.  Make sure your Post is done by Sunday March 18th by 10:00pm. 

Entry #2 —Pick two stories

Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (1970)

            Ed Paulsen, freight-train rider

            Arthur A. Robertson, mogul

            Oscar Heline, farmer

           

Entry #3—Read both stories

Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (1970)

            Jane Yoder, daughter of a WPA worker and Tom Yoder, Jane’s son

            Peggy Terry and her mother, Mary Owsley, mountain people

What goes in a Studs Terkel Response Blog Post?

-          1^st check for  audio versions  of the interview (it may be interesting to hear the person whose story you’re reading)

• Next begin writing:

-          First thoughts on the stories you heard/read

-          Important details about the stories

-          Key Text from each story—and your specific response to that text

-          What questions are raised by the stories?

-          Connections to American history/ideas-here is where you can continue to explore some of the themes and ideas from class

-          Connections to outside events/experiences-you’ve been doing a great job blogging about these so far.  Continue to look for relevant applications to these sources.

Studs Terkel: American Dreams Lost and Found Post #1

US
You have now had the opportunity to pick an read about an American Citizen from Ch.1 of Stud Terkel's My American Century.

What goes in a Studs Terkel Response Blog Post?

-          1^st check for  audio versions  of the interview (it may be interesting to hear the person whose story you’re reading)

• Next begin writing:

-          First thoughts on the stories you heard/read

-          Important details about the stories

-          Key Text from each story—and your specific response to that text

-          What questions are raised by the stories?

-          Connections to American history/ideas-here is where you can continue to explore some of the themes and ideas from class

-          Connections to outside events/experiences-you’ve been doing a great job blogging about these so far.  Continue to look for relevant applications to these sources.

A Just War?

US Students,
From your Options Perspective that we have synthesized out the last two class periods please write a post on the following question:
"Was the Spanish American War a just War?" 
Please ensure that you support your argument with historical evidence from your Options packet, Choices readings, and/or discussions you had with your group members.  This is due by Next Thursday 3/1.
Mr. K  

100 Years Later and the Lasting Impact of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Last March 25th was the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. To mark that occasion, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis published this editorial in the Washington Post.  Time Magazine also published this article .

How important do you think this story is to us today? Why?

Modern Day Philanthropists

US Students,
This link  http://givingpledge.org/  is to the "Giving Pledge". 
This link will allow you to see how a small percentage of wealthy Americans view and use their weatlh for the greater good.  Modern day philanthropy for sure. Some of the names will look very familiar so browse and pick ONE that looks interesting. 
Your assignment is to open the link and pick ONE peron or couple and post what you think about how they are using their wealth...very very open ended here.  So just some opinion and thought. 
Mr.K

Let the Blogging Begin!

Greetings U.S. History students and welcome to the class blog!  This is the place where you'll come to find blogging assignments, links to interesting sites and U.S. History related information as well as links to your classmates' blogs.  So at this point, you might be asking yourself what exactly is a blog?  In essence, the word blog comes from the combination of the words web and log and can be viewed as a personal website or online journal or set of comments reflecting the personality and ideas of its author.  Topics covered on blogs are virtually limitless.  You can find examples of blogs here or here.  Additionally you can search blogs on google or at blogged .

· In order to create your own blog, go to blogger.com to get started.  You need to sign up with an email account and I would suggest using a personal account or creating a new google account with a personal gmail address rather than your student account.  If you have any problems go here or ask Mr. Kauffman 

· Once your blog is created be sure to email your URL to Mr. Kauffman
 (you should use your school account to email the URL).

· Make sure that your blog has a catchy title and a short description of what your blog will be.  Play with the templates and design to make your blog a reflection of your own personality and voice.   

· You will be updating your blog weekly (or more depending on whether or not there are specific blogging assignments given in class).  Your weekly posts will  be a reflection on the themes and ideas discussed in U.S. History that week.  Consider what's interesting, what ideas or details have been sticking with you, or how that week's discussions and activities are connecting to the idea of what it means to be an American.  You may also consider a link or connection between U.S. History and current events, movies, tv shows, or other aspects of your life.  Think about times when you've been sitting in class and what we're studying reminds you of something else that you've read or seen.  Use your blog to explore those connections and work to make it a valuable record of your ideas. 

· After you've created your blog, do your first post according to the criteria outlined in the above bulletpoint.