American Studies Tuesday, 25 March 2014 Time will pass; will you? 44

days remain in the spring semester.

Learning Goal: To Understand the Impact of

WWII

“Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much.” Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942

Housekeeping Turn in vocab log #13 and research paper draft score

sheets Signing up for AP English exam reviews?

Take a look at the assessment on your desk… Exactly what is it with tii?

Please monitor your grade in Infinite Campus, and alert us to any discrepancies immediately—3rd quarter grades close Friday

Coming Due Tomorrow:

Pageant, Chapter 35, pages 897-907b—guiding questions due—tii Thursday:

Socratic Discussion: Use of the Atomic Bomb - Papers are due—upload to tii

Friday: Final Revisions, Research Papers; NO LATE papers accepted American Studies Presents: Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were

Watching God Test, Pageant, Chapters 23-35, M/C + FRQ How are you doing on your Presidents? Test on 4/2

Today’s Class Pageant, Chapter 35, pages 885-896 Reflection on Learning Goal – Guiding Questions

and responses – team discussion Civilians At War: 1941-1945

WW II – Learning Goals You should be able to understand the following:

Rise of fascism and militarism in Japan, Italy, and Germany

Prelude to war: policy of neutrality The attack on Pearl Harbor and US declaration of

war Fighting a multifront war Diplomacy, war aims, and wartime conferences

WW II – Learning Goals (cont.) The United States as a global power in the

Atomic Age The Home Front During the War including: Wartime mobilization of the economy Urban migration and demographic changes Women, work, and family during the war Civil liberties and civil rights during wartime War and regional development Expansion of government power