Tag: U.S. History

Great Places to Find Resources for the Social Studies Classroom

Video/Audio PBS History Channel Discovery Channel (A&E) HBO Showtime Amazon.com Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/HistoryFeed?feature=watch Google Videos Google Search (message boards) Annenberg Media Biography of US HIstory Channel – America: The Story of US How Stuff Works History – http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/hsw-shows/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class-podcast.htm http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/movies/index.html Crash Course Videos Funny or Die (may not be appropriate) Drunk History (may not be appropriate)…




U.S. History – Week 24

Overview We finished the film, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and prepared for an upcoming test! See the study guide below…  




Foreign Policy Test #1 Review Guide




U.S. History – Week 19

Overview This is the last full week of the semester! Unfortunately, my time with the class is coming to an end, however the good news is that Mr. Henchen will be back soon! Next week are our midterms and semester two begins on January 22. This week’s focus will be on some of motivating factors…




U.S. History – Week 17

Overview The plan this week is to finish up our thematic study of the framework of the government. We will continue our study of the supreme court and some of the “landmark cases” that historians discuss. The week will wrap up with some interest driven inquiries into remaining aspects of our central government in the…