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Mr.Leighton's World of History
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United States History ISyllabus This course will focus on the Early History of the United States in accordance with the Massachusetts State Frameworks covering the major events in American history between 1754 and 1880. The course is broken in 12 units with 4 benchmark projects (one per quarter), a midterm and final exam. Honors and College Preparatory students will study similar material with a strong emphasis placed on reading and writing for honors students. Units of Study: * Constitutional Convention Presentation 3) The Constitution & Bill of Rights 6) The 1820's 7) The 1830's 8) The 1840's 9) The 1850's 10)Civil War * Civil War Media Project
11) The 1860's
12) The 1870's
Questions? Email me @ leightoj@franklin.k12.ma.us.
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Contemporary IssuesAffordable Health Choices Act press release Obama Letter on Healthcare reform
Supreme Court Blog Good overview of Sotomayor's cases Silverman v Major League Baseball Center for Reproductive Law and Policy vs Bush Read the article above and answer the following questions: 1. Who is Richard Poplawski and how is he connected to the con control debate? 2. What in Poplawski's past might have been a warning against selling him a gun? 3. Why did Obama abandon his pledge to restore the ban on assault rifles? 4. Who is Carolyn McCarthy and why does she disagree with Obama's change of plans? 5. The author described "Democratis squishiness on guns". Why ahve the Democrats backed off the issue? 6. Who are the NRA and what power do they have? 7. How has the laws regarding amtrak changed recently? Is this good ro bad? 8. Who is joanne dubaniewicz and how is she connected to the gun control debate? What is her view? 9. What is your view on gun control? Read the above article and explain the author's position regarding Los Angeles elementary schools. Do you agree with his argument? Why or why not? Is there a difference between religion and spiritualaity? Explain North Korea Homework Read the article and explain the issue surrounding the arrest of 2 American reporters. What else is going on? 1/2 page answer please. E period AFC North - AFC South - |
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