FDR's First Inaugural Address

Please use the link below to access FDR's First Inaugural Address OR click on the video below (sometimes the embedded videos don't work properly...just giving you options!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX_v0zxM23Q

Semester Exam Review Guide

Please use the link below to access your Semester Exam Review Guide.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PAEKpD5KaFiPTCpnwt-e8JIqBi0Wf-QWBwfScuSNby0/edit?usp=sharing

Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal Unit Review Guide

Please click on the link below to access your unit review guide. Sorry for the weird formatting. Google Docs won't let me keep the dual columns :(

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zdvAnjemNA_KekYu-1lg6056qNMcz9Xz_OU5MKc1IkE/edit?usp=sharing

Clash of Cultures Materials- Flapper, Fundamentalism, and Prohibition

Info on Flappers:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w5v9qqouWJTqMnoJ6u6SE3m1rD4p0a0nQBPtCjYWIaA/edit?usp=sharing

Info on Prohibition:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11NPlshOMXOZhsLbRJEBCNkH3tuETSmajMOf6jTnpKmU/edit?usp=sharing

Info on Westerville Prohibition:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUN09pMTI4X3RWRnc/view?usp=sharing

1920s Slang:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUSEtNOWtQM0h2M3M/view?usp=sharing

Info on Scopes Monkey Trial:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uOLAKTskpHkwq327U3wAFnZ-rDhpTuVoL8KjRf9av6k/edit?usp=sharing

Milestones in American Women's History

Click on the SQWORL link below to access live links for your homework this weekend.

http://sqworl.com/59vzv4

Buzzfeed Page on Cher Ami (carrier pigeon which helped save our "Lost Battalion" in WWI)

Click on the link below to read up on Cher Ami, Major Whittlesey, and the "Lost Battalion".

http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/the-heartwarming-story-of-cher-ami-the-pigeon-who-saved-200

1st Semester Exam Schedule

Click on the link below to access the 1st Semester Exam Schedule for December.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUUmxTeGVyaEJWMzQ/view?usp=sharing

Unit Syllabus: Prosperity, Depression and New Deal

Please use the link below to access our new unit syllabus:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZmzJAzgVoLw0-LdYg7zcN54zwZrMM55A0l7e1iZbCM0/edit?usp=sharing

Unit Connection: Remembering Armistice Day in Great Britain

Use the links below to access information on the British remembrance of Armistice Day. 

Remember...the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month..."the war to end all wars" finally ended in 1918. 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/07/world/europe/tower-of-london-poppies/index.html?iref=allsearch

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/11/11/pkg-foster-uk-armistice-day.cnn.html

Unit Connection: Puerto Rico Statehood

Several of you asked about the status of Puerto Rico today...follow the links (first link: House of Representatives and second link: the US Senate) below for details!

https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2000

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s2020

Imperialism and WWI: Review Guide

Please use the link below to access your unit review guide:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19tBuXeme-2jwydnfNqUCLgVzyFySHeorEcad18jHzNI/edit?usp=sharing

Unit Maps: Imperialism and WWI

Need to finish your unit map activities? Have no fear, your maps are here :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LzN-qyRxphr5tCUFsaPp-uTPE5wIjhY5kLpRaMD2QHo/edit?usp=sharing

New Unit Syllabus: Imperialism and WWI

Please see the link below to access our new unit syllabus:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G1Pr80uIfq05nS9zHkZM0Q-45n-3df-la_ZNrDy9v9w/edit?usp=sharing

Unit Review Guide: Industrialization through Progressivism

Use the link below to access your unit review guide. Happy studying :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/154lkGFjanm_x-hh0oaWheLrj1rbzh4X9upvsU8a3mVs/edit?usp=sharing

Unit Connection: Rockefeller's Say "No" to Fossil Fuels

Oil made this family hundreds of billions of dollars. However, 21st Century Rockefellers say "no" to fossil fuels. Would Mr. Rockefeller the Robber Baron or Mr. Rockefeller the Captain of Industry win in our world today?

http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/22/news/rockefeller-fossil-fuels/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Unit Connection: All Time Richest Americans

vs.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/09/14/richest-americans-alltime-biz_cx_pw_as_0914ialltime_slide_2.html

Unit Connection: Bison Population in the US

After watching America the Story of Us: Heartland, some of you asked about the bison population in this country. See the link below for some info on the subject...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/yellowstone-kill-bison_n_5833016.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000044

Industrialization through Progressivism Unit Syllabus

Use the link below to access your unit syllabus:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YLueTTChFLXrNL0dAx2EFEoXyUJW3-u2OyYfQOdmExI/edit?usp=sharing

Founding Documents: Unit Review Guide

Use the link below to access your unit review guide. Happy studying :)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUWTE0V0t5WnhkNXM/edit?usp=sharing

Course Syllabus and Founding Documents Unit Syllabus

Interdisciplinary Honors American History and Honors English 1 Course Syllabus- 1st Period ONLY

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLURmo2UjRnS3o4UVU/edit?usp=sharing


Honors American History Course Syllabus

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUdDBNcHFMT09HRTg/edit?usp=sharing


Founding Documents Unit Syllabus

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUUklZeGZLT1lVTDA/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome to Honors American History for the 2014-2015 school year!

Hello Students and Parents!

Please reference this blog for copies of our unit syllabuses, review guides, current event topic connections to our curriculum, calamity day assignments (in the event we have too many), and other topics of interests. Occasionally, my sweet Ella may make an appearance because who doesn't love a baby?!

I may post items which only pertain to my 1st Period Interdisciplinary (ID) Honors American History class. I will make sure to note this in the post heading.

Please use my school email for communication: ColemanKe@wcsoh.org

Thanks!

Will Iraq Fall Again?

New Terror in Iraq.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/12/world/meast/who-is-the-isis/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

The passing of Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW and US Senator

Sad news, kiddos. When we watched Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, you were introduced to a heroic man named Jeremiah Denton. He was the brave patriot who was held as a POW for almost 8 years in Vietnam (remember his own teenage son grew up, served in Vietnam, and returned to the US during his dad's captivity). He just died :( Rest in peace, sir.

Below I have a link for the news release on his death. I also posted a short 5 mins clip on Mr. Denton's captivity.

http://news.yahoo.com/jeremiah-denton-vietnam-war-pow-u-senator-dies-160045967.html;_ylt=A0LEVzm3_zVTYFsAsVBXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0Nml0YmltBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDA1MF8x

The color of valor: 24 minority veterans receive long overdue Medal of Honor

Happy to see these men finally receiving the recognition they deserve.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/18/politics/medal-of-honor-vets/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

Social Transformations in the US- NEW Syllabus

Click on the link below to access our new syllabus.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUb0wxVXJYX0dFY0E/edit?usp=sharing

One World Trade Center

9/11. I was a Senior at WSHS. Like all Americans, I was horrified by what I saw on TV. I feel like I cried for days. I cried for those trapped in the towers and on the planes. I cried for our heroic firemen and police officers who willingly gave up their lives for others. I cried for the Moms and Dads who lost their children. For the children, who lost their parents. For the wives and husbands denied the pleasure of growing old together. I cried for my classmates who I knew would sign up for the military.

In the Fall of 2011, my husband and I visited NYC. We made a point to visit the World Trade Center Memorial. It is simple, beautiful, and haunting. At that time, construction crews were building One World Trade Center.

I love this building. It is proud and defiant. It shows strength and courage. 

It sends a clear message: We're Americans. We stand for freedom. We don't wilt in the face of tyranny- never have and hopefully never will.

Yea, I'm pretty much in love with our country. And no, I'm not kidding.

The link below will take you to the top of One World Trade Center.

http://time.com/world-trade-center/?hpt=hp_t3


Here are some pictures I took of the World Trade Center Memorial and One World Trade Center.

"Ich bin ein Berliner" and President Reagan's Address at the Brandenburg Gate

The Ukrainian Situation

Russian aggression? Eastern Europe under threat? Calls for NATO's intervention?

Hmmm, sounds like something we've heard before...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/02/world/europe/ukraine-politics/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

 

The map above shows the percentage of various Ukrainian populations for which Russian is their native language.

 

Currently, there are Russian troops occupying Crimea.

 

As you can see from the map, over 75% of citizens in Crimea have described Russian as their native tongue. This suggests very strong ties, politically, culturally, economically, etc, to Russia. 

 

Did you know the Soviet Union gifted Crimea to Ukraine in 1954?

Putin, Cuba, and a little John McCain

Check out the video link below. The Cold War doesn't seem like such a distant history unit over the last few days.


http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2014/02/27/lead-intv-mccain-russian-warship-cuba.cnn.html

American Patriots

Of students who shared their chosen "American Patriot" in class today, these were the most frequently mentioned amongst my five classes.

 

Top Left: President George H.W. Bush

 

Top Right: Marcus Luttrell, former US Navy SEAL, Navy Cross recipient, author "Lone Survivor"

 

Bottom Left: Michael Murphy, former US Navy SEAL, Medal of Honor recipient (posthumously awarded, Operation Red Wings, Afghanistan)

 

Bottom Right: President Ronald Reagan 

Korean War Pt 2?

No, North Korea did not attack South Korea today...

Stop getting your info from random people on Twitter, kiddos!

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/27/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

I found this fitting for our unit.

 

North Korea from space = black hole between China and South Korea. #NoFreedomNoProsperityNoLight

Cold War Review Guide

Please use the link below to access our unit review guide.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUcWo2Nm1DVzRZb2s/edit?usp=sharing

Current Unit Syllabus: The Cold War

Please use the link below to access our current unit syllabus.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw14KMi9gWLUQW10clZycThOUm8/edit?usp=sharing

Some of you asked for pics of the baby girl. Enjoy :)

 

Ella was a whopping 4lbs 13oz when we brought her home from the hospital.

 

Ella's first Thanksgiving.

 

Ella loves "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?".

 

My snow bear!

 

 

Reading "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

 

Ella's first Christmas!

 

 

 

 

Her Sunday best!

 

Yes, a cupcake hat.