4/2, 4/6 and 9.7

Thursday, April 3:
-Students take the American Pageant 1992-2009 Quiz on Google Classroom/forms


-LEQ feedback

9.7 Daily Video on AP Classroom

Period 9: 1980-Present, Topic 7- Causation in Period 9

Student learning objective: Explain the relative significance of the effects of change in the period after 1980 on American National Identity.

Film clips:

  • 60 Second Presidents- George W. Bush
    • What was Bush before President?
    • How did Bush win the election of 2000?
    • Who did the US declare war on in 2001?
    • Why?
    • Who did the US declare war on in 2003?
    • Why?
    • What was he criticized for?
  • 60 Second Presidents- Barrack Obama
    • Why was Obama's presidency historic?
    • What reform did Obama pass in his first term?
    • What was the result of a Republican Congress in Obama's second term?
  • The Americans Chapter 34 Section 3
    • What effects does the internet have on American society?
    • What is more efficient- going to an office for work or working from home?
    • What effect does robotics and AI (Artificial intelligence) have on American society?
    • What is genetic engineering?
    • What can it be used for?
    • What is your opinion on genetically modifying humans?
    • The book talks about medical progress- What medical progress has or has not been made in recent years?
  • The Americans Chapter 34 Section 4
    • What is gentrification?
    • What are some US examples of gentrification?
    • Where are the property values higher in the US? US property values Why?
    • Where are the property values lower in the US? Why?
    • Property tax rates How does the greater Boston metropolitan area compare with the rest of the US as far as property tax rates?  Why?
    • Best Places to live in MA?, MA Tax Rates -What do you think is the best bargain in MA?
    • Pg 1090- How does the percentage of elderly people in the US compare to previous eras?  Why?













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