Washington & DuBois

*A note from W.E.B. DuBois to Booker T. Washington, congratulating him on his Atlanta Speech*

AP Classes: please print and read the following articles in preparation for class on Friday, January 13th or Tuesday, January 17th. There will be an announced, no-notes quiz AND a seminar for those who have not already participated.

The Atlanta Compromise

DuBois criticizes Washington
You should also be familiar with the terms: Niagara Movement, NAACP, and "Talented Tenth"

Enjoy your reading!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back students. I hope you had a relaxing and restful break, and are ready to roll in the New Year. A few updates:

• Be sure to check the new calendar--you will also recieve a copy in class.
• Start working on your research paper. February 17th will sneak up quickly. I am here to help!
• Midterms will be returned when all students have taken it. I will be available Wednesday, January 4th from 2:30 to 4 for make-ups.

Happy New Year!

and Unit 5 begins...

Homework the night of the test is to read pages 425-431 and the linked article. Post a question that you have about the Civil War below.

Also, we will be using the following site as we explore the civil war and prepare for a research paper:
http://harrisheartshistorycw.blogspot.com/

Please bookmark it and take note of your class assignment.

Unit 4 Begins!

Homework the night of the test: read 369-380, and finish up your tea party essays.

Note--this next unit is very short. So keep up!

Reading the Night of the Test

The new calendar is up on the tab above, but for those of you who just want to know quickly:

Read pages 249-263 and Telegram from A Parallel Universe

Also, if you need a study break (almost as good as the Alexander Hamilton rap)

:

Hartford Convention Reading

For the classes on 9/27 and 9/28, please read the following link in addition to pages 237-247. Enjoy your weekend!

Hartford Convention Report and Resolutions

Okay, I realized it's a little longer than I originally thought. You may skim, but pay attention to why you think the Federalists might have developed some of the resolutions that they chose. Please take notes on the actual resolutions that are listed at the end.

Thesis Statements

If you didn't get a check plus on your American Revolution thesis statements, you will want to rewrite them and turn them in so you can get that 100!

The questions, if you need them again, are below. Feel free to come talk to me if you need help with wording or do not understand my comments. Have a great Monday!

1) Were the goals of the American revolutionaries more political or economic in nature?


2) To what extent was the American Revolution truly revolutionary? Consider social and political change in your answer.

Minorities in the Federalist Era

Remember the group letter I gave you in class today? Use that to figure out what reading you will do tonight, in addition to the book reading that everyone will do (pages 210-219).

For the online reading, please come to class with notes on your reading and at least one "juicy quote"--a sentence or two that really sums up the reading, makes you think, or that you have a question about.

Group A: Women
Abigail Adams Letter
John Adams Letter

Group B: Slavery
Washington's Will and Testament
Jefferson Letter

Group C: Western Farmers
Whiskey on the Frontier (skip video, read the Making...section and Taxing....section).
Washington's Sixth Annual Message

Group D: Native Americans
Treaty of Greenville
Tecumseh to William Henry Harrison

Day 1 Homework--Howard Zinn

Please read the first chapter of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. You can stop when you get to the line, "That, being as blunt as I can, is my approach to the history of the United States. The reader may as well know that before going on."  You DO NOT NEED TO PRINT IT OUT OR READ THE WHOLE CHAPTER; however you should take notes for extra credit.

Some of this material will be familiar to you based on your summer assignment. Read it not so much for the content, but for the style and point of view. What kind of evidence does Zinn use? What kind of bias does he present? What version of history does he claim to talk about? Be prepared to discuss these questions in our next class.