Welcome to United States History! Find your name & corresponding seat number. Sit down WITHOUT talking.

US HISTORYMRS. KUMM2013-2014

END OF COURSE (EOC) EXAM

Review

United States History 2014-2015 Mrs. Kumm

1. Find Seats, Introductions, Agenda2. Attendance3. Activity I: Introductions & Syllabus4. Activity II: Exploring Primary

Sources/Themes of History5. Wrap Up : HW Review/ Closing Procedure

U.S. History Daily Agenda

Activity II: THINK. PAIR. SHARE.

Directions 1.You will be assigned a partner in your row. 2. Your task:Analyze a primary sourceConsider “5WH” and jot down as MUCH as

possible on the index card providedWhat does “thinking like a historian”

entail? Discuss this question with your partne

Take about 5 minutes to complete this activity; be prepared to SHARE your analysis with the class.

5W & H

Who- does this issue involve/impact/influence, etc.

What- is going on in the primary source?

When- dateWhere- locationWhy- did this occur?How- did the event/issue happen?

Background Info.

Activity III: Class Discussion

Guiding Discussion Questions:

1. What does it mean to “THINK” like a historian to you?

2. “5W&H”- Effective? Helpful? Elaborate.

3.After this activity, write a definition for the word: Primary Source.

The Five Themes of Social Studies

Reform

Conflict

Social-Cultural

Politics

Economy + Industry

Five Themes of Social Studies

1. Reform- (White) to change, times of peace, working towards progress

2. Conflict-(Red) violence, wartime, struggle, bloodshed

3. Politics- (Blue) Presidents, leaders, government, justice,

4. Social-Cultural-(Purple) beliefs, religion, social movements, gender, race, arts, music, literature, film

5. Economic/Industrial-(Green) money, business, infrastructure, innovation & the transformation of technology

What is a primary source? first-hand account from the past; Provides valuable information for students of history Examples :documents, photographs, artwork, newspapers, political cartoons, journals

U.S. History Introductory Lesson

Directions: Observe the following series of images. Study each

image closely. Your task is to try and identify the following elements for each image and write down in your journal:

1. 5W & H (Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How)

2. Are there any similarities between the images? Differences?

3. Connection to today: do any of these images hold links to current American society? Explain.

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Analyzing Primary Sources throughout US History: Complexity of Cause & Effect

1. Bessemer Process- steel, railroad & industrial expansion, demand economics, massive immigration movement turn of the century

2. Child labor- immigrants, poor Americans placed their children into the workforce (as young as 4) in order to put enough food on the table; monopolies, unequal distribution of wealth; social inequalities, corruption in politics, economics

3. Birth of a Nation 1915-immigration and the growing acceptance of African Americans (Great Migration) led to extremely racist and nativist feelings in American Society- 2nd rise of the KKK, and D.W. Griffith’s silent film, “The Birth of A Nation.”Hate in US society.

Analyzing Primary Sources throughout US History: Complexity of Cause & Effect

4. World War One Propaganda As America became involved in the war to “End all Wars,” the gov’t embarked on a massive propaganda campaign to gain American support of an unpopular war.

5. Harlem Renaissance & The Great Migration- WWI ended, the ‘20s evoked massive social changes, as many African Americans moved to the North for jobs in factories and new areas of industry; creates “Jazz Age,” rise of African American thinkers, artists, musicians

6. “Migrant Mother”-Great Depression conservative politics of the 20’s, risky business practices, consumerism, stock market led to the worst economic depression in American history. Lasted throughout the 1930’s until WWII.

Analyzing Primary Sources throughout US History: Complexity of Cause & Effect

7. Into the Jaws of Death- US entrance into WWII post-attack on Pearl Harbor; largest full-scale invasion shown in this picture on D-Day- June 6, 1942; conflict, foreign policy.

8. 1950’s and Conformity post-WWII, Americans again craved normalcy & practiced containment (stopping the spread of Communism). Red Scare forced many to assimilate, while other rebelled.

9. Freedom Riders & Civil Rights- in the 1950’s the Civil Rights movement gained national attention & demanded political action due to intense struggle and violent conflict.

Analyzing Primary Sources throughout US History: Complexity of Cause & Effect

10. AIM (American Indian Movement)- the Civil Rights movement allowed other minority groups (Women, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans) a voice to also gain equality and acceptance in American society.

1 . Can one person make a diff erence or change American history? Explain and provide an example

to support your explanation.

2. Do the primary sources in the activity represent mult iple themes of social studies? Why or why

not?

3. In today’s modern America, do you bel ieve we are connected with our historical roots? Why or

why not? Explain using specifi c examples and your personal posit ion on this issue.

Exit Pass: “Thoughts to Consider”