Wed. 3/30 - Thurs. 3/31 Class Agenda

WED 3/30 1.  Bellringer:  Read the top of pg. 41 2.  Inquiry on the Vietnam War:  Is protest patriotic?  We will be drawing our own conclusi...

Tues. 3/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Review classwork…watch Brain-pop to review important themes. 2.   Vietnam War  (pg. 38).  Abridged version posted here. Wat...

Mon. 3/28 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What was the  domino theory ? 2.  " Fall of Saigon " - do pgs. 36-37 3.  Discuss "Closure" on pg. 37 HW...

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Wed. 3/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  "Dot" simulation… 2.   Red Scare  (Again…) pg. 33 3.  Case Study:  Alger Hiss.  Was he a "dot"…or not??...

Tues. 3/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Binder up, desk cleared. 2.  QUIZ:  Cold War Part I 3.  "The Rosenberg Trial" (pg. 34-35) - use in-class reading ...

Mon. 3/21 Class Agenda

Notes on Cuban Missile Crisis (missed from Friday)...on the page AFTER #13 1a.  Bellringer:  Share your Butter Battle Book endings... 1b.  ...

WE COME IN PEACE - PHASERS TO KILL

Our very own star ship : NCC 1709 USS Lexington  At the beginning of this month Marie-Andree reported that Paramount Pictures and CBS Studio...

Fri. 3/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 30...discuss. 2.  Cuban Missile Crisis (pg. 27-30) 3.  Summary (p.pt) HW - "Butter Battle" ending du...

Thurs. 3/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 23 2.  Watch the reading of the " Butter Battle Book "...complete pg. 23 (top).  Discuss answers to ques...

Wed. 3/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 22 2.  Korean War Activity (pg. 19-21) 3.  Closure:  Brain-pop HW -

Tues. 3/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 26...bomb drill primary source.  What was the purpose of this document?  How did the arms race impact life in America? ...

Mon. 3/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What would be the motivation for someone to "run away" from home?  Read pg. 18…what was the motivation for someon...

Fri. 3/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  See first slide of power point 2.  Class Activity (pg. 10-11).  This is a little different (more organized) wrinkle on our ...

Thurs. 3/10 Class Agenda: Cold War Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Read "A Curtain of Iron" and complete 1-4 on pg. 9.  Discuss and complete 5-6 with your table partner. 2.  What d...

Wed. 3/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Put binder up - materials away. 2.  TEST:  World War II HW -

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IFPI and Sound Exchange make ISRC Codes publicly accessible for the first time

The international trade body for the recording industry, IFPI, has partnered with the world’s biggest digital Collective Management Organisa...

Tues. 3/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Finally, a feel-good story from World War II.  Complete the reading assignment.  If you finish early, work on your homework...

Live music sector put CMO 'kickbacks' into the spotlight

John Webster with Anthony Addis and Paul Crockford They may not want to be in the spotlight, and the until recently practices of 'discou...

Mon. 3/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read 57-58 in Reading Packet...What did Oswego have to do with World War II?  How did "immigrants" get round quot...

Plus Ça Change… Prince, Rastafarians, and Fair Use

You may remember that Richard Prince, the Gagosian Gallery, and Larry Gagosian have been sued by photographer Donald Graham for copyright...

Thurs. 3/3 - Fri. 3/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Analyze the quotes on pg. 16 2.  Holocaust documentary - the people profiled were roughly your age when they rounded up dur...

Wed. 3/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  In your Classroom Reading Packet, read pg. 51:  LIST text-based evidence to support this claim:  The Atomic Bombs that were...

Crowdfunding May Take Fair Use Where It Has Never Gone Before

On December 29, 2015, Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios sued Axanar Productions and its principal Alec Peters, claiming that its short mo...