US/ AZ History

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EMAIL LUKAS​
Office hours: M, T, Th, F 3:00-4:00 (or by appointment)​
  • T 10/19- F 10/23: ​No School- Fall Break
  • F 10/16: "Manifest Destiny and the American View of Nature"
  • W 10/14: "Settling of the West and Early Explorers", "Manifest Destiny and the American View of Nature", ​Lewis and Clark Media Analysis (DUE Tues. 10/27- 7 points possible)
  • T 10/13: ​Midterm Exam (DUE Thurs. 10/15 at 9am if not completed in class)
Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • F 10/9: Binder Check, "The Revolutionary War and the Founding of National and Cultural Identity", "Settling of the West and Early Explorers"
The ugly reason 'The Star-Spangled Banner' didn't become our national anthem for a century
  • T 10/6: Finish watching ​We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower​, "The Revolutionary War and the Founding of National and Cultural Identity"
  • F 10/2: Begin watching ​We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower
  • W 9/30: "Thanksgiving and the Founding of America", ​European Contact in the Americas Media Analysis (DUE Fri. 10/9- 10 points possible)
400 years later, what we still get wrong about the PiIgrims
  • T 9/29: "How Did Europeans Colonize the Americas?", "Thanksgiving and the Founding of America"
Debunking the myth of American Exceptionalism
  • F 9/25: "500 Years of Injustice", "How Did Europeans Colonize the Americas?", 500 Years of Injustice Questions (DUE Tues. 9/29- 7 points possible)
  • T 9/22: Finish discussing the othering process, "500 Years of Injustice", analyze textbooks and primary sources regarding Columbus 
  • F 9/18: Pre-Columbian Civilizations Project presentations (projects DUE by 12pm)​, introduce and discuss the othering process
  • W 9/16: Finish Pre-Columbian Civilizations Group Research Project (be prepared to present on Friday!)
  • T 9/15: Pre-Columbian Civilizations Group Research Project continued
  • F 9/11: ​Unit Quiz One
  • T 9/8: Binder Check, Pre-Columbian Civilizations Group Research Project continued
  • F 9/4: "The Human Geography of North America", "Timeline of Select Pre-Columbian Cultures in the US", begin Pre-Columbian Civilizations Group Research Project, The Human Geography of North America Questions (DUE Tues. 9/8- 6 points possible)
What ancient corn can tell us about thousands of years of civilization in the Americas
  • W 9/2:  "The Human Geography of North America"
  • T 9/1: Finish A Different Mirror Reflection, "The Human Geography of North America"
  • F 8/28: "Race, Ethnicity, and Racism", "A Different Mirror",  A Different Mirror Reflection
How Americans view race is a 'huge surprise'
Why teaching white children to be "color blind" is bad for everyone- and how to have conversations with children about race
  • T 8/25: Primary and Secondary Sources Activity, "A Different Mirror"
  • F 8/21/20: Review "Course Syllabus","'Note-Taking Strategies", and "Assignment Track Sheets", K-W-T Activity​
The biggest lie we still teach in American history classes