Thursday, February 28, 2013

Due next week (3/4-3/8)

Mock trial scripted questions are due next Tuesday 3/5.  (The answers are due the day of the trial itself - note the change).  The trial itself is Wednesday 3/6.  You will also have a small art-based (cartoon) assignment due Friday 3/8 - more details to follow.

You can find a link to the handout about grading and the specific requirements by clicking here.  You can use the character descriptions on the project sheet handed out in class as well as your notes to help you formulate the questions.  Unfortunately, I don't have the character descriptions electronically.  

To be clear (since some people asked me about this), your questions and answers should, like in a regular jury trial, paint a picture of Andrew Jackson as either deserving of impeachment or as a good president who should stay in office.  This depends on how the witness actually viewed Jackson, and his/her interactions with Jackson.  For example, John Marshall's lawyer will want to ask him questions about how Jackson ignored the Supreme Court's rulings on the Cherokee cases, and how this shows Jackson should be removed from office.  On the other hand, Peggy Eaton, who Jackson defended when others would not, will want to answer questions based on her positive impressions of Jackson and how he came to her assistance.  Though this is not the way an impeachment trial would work in reality, it will make our trial run more smoothly.  

Monday, February 25, 2013

due the week of 2/25-3/1

Due Wednesday 2/27 - Indian Removal timeline - directions:  Using the Brinkley text, choose 10 events that highlight previous presidents’ policies towards Native Americans.  Record the date, the name or a brief description of the event, and what it reveals about that administration’s policy.  Make the description thorough enough that it fills the box on the timeline.

Due Thursday 2/28:  2 pages of notes on p. 248-258 in the Brinkley book

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Thursday, February 7, 2013

due Monday and Tuesday

Happy snow day!

For Monday 2/11, please use the following links below to answer the following question:
Why is the USS Constitution worth preserving?


http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/08/17/uss-constitution-to-sail-under-own-power-for-first-time-since-1997/


http://www.history.navy.mil/USSCONSTITUTION/HISTORY.HTML (you can stop reading where it says "the great chase"...or continue, if you're interested).

http://www.allhandsondeck.org/courage/index.php (this is meant to be some background information for a lecture, so you can ignore the questions that say "ask students whether..." etc.).  


Please write a 1/2-1 page written (or typed, if possible) response - due Monday.

Due Tuesday 2/12:  begin reading the Age of Jackson chapter (p. 235-240) and take 1 page of written notes.  Please read this chapter carefully and pay attention to detail.  This will be the only chapter in our next unit, so I'll expect you to know it well.