Mr. Achs' Class : Contemporary History

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Remember four things:

1) "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." JFK 1961,

2)... Govt of the people, by the people, for the people..." Lincoln 1863,

3) "What I hear I forget, what I see I remember, what I do I understand.” Confucius 451 BCE,

and 4) "Voting intelligently is the most important citizen responsibility- it is also the most important right (freedom) you have." Mr. Achs 2003.

Contemporary History

General Information:

ContHistSyllabus

SyllabusPart2 (Students are required to read & review this supplimental syllabus. It contains additional information, requirements, and references. Contents of this syllabus will be presented verbally the first two days of class. This syllabus contains no due dates, students must refer to the main syllabus, and is common to all the classes I teach at West.)

WelcomeLtr

PortfolioScheduleCAH (Includes class schedule and when assignments are due)

ContHistEssayGradingRubric

Essay Help (A good place to start to write your essay)

HowToGetGoodGrades

FalconKestralAwardNomination

HowToMakePowerPointPresentation

Assignments & Handouts:

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AssetSurvey

StudentAnalysisLP (to analyze student learning profile)

StudentSurveyIntro/Student Survey Part3

StudentSurveyPart1

StudentSurveyPart2

WebQuest1

CitizenshipPart1 (extra credit)

CitizenshipPart2 (extra credit)

OurNew44thPresident Extra Credit assignment (25pts)

CivilRightsHandout Extra Credit assignment (30pts) (1.9mb)

Projects:

OralPresentation

ServiceLearning

PersonalHistTimeLine

MS Excel template for the Personal History Timeline Project: ExcelTimeline

YearBookAnalysis

PositionPaper

PublicMeeting (Extra Credit Project Only)

VisitHistoricalSite (Extra Credit Project Only)

OralHistory/InterviewVeteran (Extra Credit Project Only)

Test Prep/Citizenship/Iowa&QC Test:

"ContHistStudyGuideTest1"

"ContHistStudyGuideTest2"

"ContHistStudyGuideTest3"

Contemporary History Final

Iowa & Quad Cities Test

CitizenshipTest

CitTestStudyGuide (pdf, 1.2mb) StudyGuide in MSWord:

Lecture Notes:

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Introduction (2.2mb)

HowTo

CommLearn

WhyWeNeedEd (1.5mb)

StudentLearnerProfiles (2.7mb)

ProbSolve

CitizenshipLecturePart1 (1.9mb)

CitizenshipLecturePart2 (3.8mb)

BuildingCharacter

WhyStudyHistory (3.4mb)

Ch19

Ch20