US History

1. US History Unit 8 Week 6

2. Agenda Monday 3/31 • Hand unit 8 note checklist • In-class essay prompts • test review game • Reminders • Unit 8 test tomorrow 4/1 • In-class essay (45 min; open notes) block day 4/2~4/3 • Add outside information to your notes • Packets due on block day 4/2 & 4/3

3. Vocabulary to Add • Diversity • Minorities • Feminism

4. Review time! • Write 2 tactics used to disenfranchise (=exclude, disqualify) Black voters during the Reconstruction era. • Grandfather clause • Poll tax • Literacy tests

5. Tuskegee airmen’s achievements led to Truman desegregating the _ army_____ in 1948.

6. Government took longest to stop segregation here: • Jobs • Housing • PUBLIC Schools *think about which one is most difficult to desegregate. Which one has the most de facto segregation?

7. Freedom Summer (=Mississippi Summer Project)was the event that most dramatically increased __black voting______. •  Freedom Rides?

8. Which law was so close to being passed, but failed (not enough state ratification)? • Don’t ask don’t tell • Equal rights amendment (women) • Miscegenation (inter-racial) law

9. What was the supreme court case that said anti-miscegenation laws are unconstitutional? (= it allowed interracial marriage) • Loving v Virginia • Korematsu v US • Roe v Wade

10. What was the event in which gays fought back police brutality for the first time? • Stonewall riots

11. (forced) Busing happened most in what time period? • 1.1950s • 2. 1960s • 3. 1970s • 4. 1980s

12. This individual was the founder of the Filipino Farm Labor Union in California. • Roland Gabriel • Larry Itliong • Emmanuel Pacquiao • Eddie Flores Jr.

13. #12. Elements of a Civil Rights Movement Directions: Label if a civil rights group (e.g. women, African Americans, etc.) used the actions below. Include how it was used. (textbook p.577-619).

14. Tuesday 4/1 • Agenda • Unit 8 test • Reminders • Packets (include cornell note sheet and group evaluation form) due on block day • In- class essay

15. Block Day 4/2-4/3 • Agenda • Collect packets • In-class essay

16. In Class Essay • Write in Pen • Choose one of the prompts from the handout to write your essay on. • 45 Minutes • Good Luck  • When you finish your essay, turn in the following items in order • Rubric (on top) • In class essay (bottom)

17. Group Work Activity • Form Groups of 4 • Work together (divide and conquer) to complete the following graphic organizers. • #1 Was Kennedy a Good President? • Use chapter 48 • Cite specific examples • Craft 2 thesis statements, one declaring that he was a good president and one declaring that he was a bad president. • #2 What is the proper role of government in shaping American Society? • Use Chapter 49 • You may write on a separate sheet of paper (if necessary)

18. Graphic Organizer #1: Was Kennedy a Good President?

19. Graphic Organizer #2: What is the proper role of government in shaping American Society? (Chapter 49) *Add an additional bubble with information regarding specific criticisms or problems with each of Johnson’s approaches.

20. Agenda Friday

21. Senior Citizens/Elderly

22. Turn to someone • At what age are you considered “old”? • What percent of the population (U.S.) is retirement age or older? • In the US, do we treat well/value our senior citizens? why/why not? • Why would the elderly be more vulnerable to civil rights abuses (e.g., discrimination, unequal employment, physical abuse)?

23. Turn to someone • At what age are you considered “old”? Depends, but 60 & over • What percent of the population (U.S.) is retirement age or older? 13.7% (approx 40 million) • In the US, do we treat well/value our senior citizens? Both yes and no. golden retirement. Discounts. Nursing homes. Ridicules. • Why would the elderly be more vulnerable to civil rights abuses? Their propensity for sickness, disability, unemployment and poverty makes them more vulnerable .

24. 'Society thinks older people are useless' • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYzLsNiAt00

25. Aging population • By 2050, 65+ population in US will be 20%

26. Elder Abuse • Many victims are older, frail, and depend on others to meet basic needs. • only 1 in 14 domestic elder abuse incidents comes to the attention of authorities.

28. neglect • When a caregiver does not provide safety, or physical/ psychological needs. • Increased depression • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-lsyKBzuZo

29. Did you know? • http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-23124345 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4-QCGKQDK8 • Grown children in China must visit their parents or potentially face fines or jail.

30. Nursing home abuse • Employees and temporary staff who have direct contact with residents are the most frequent perpetrators. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTqb3jcZAhk

31. Two legislations • The Older Americans Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act are two civil rights legislations intended to protect the elderly population.

32. Older Americans Act (1965) • The first federal level initiative aimed at providing comprehensive services (e.g., long-term care, recreation, adequate income in retirement) for elders.

33. Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) • This law forbids: • employment discrimination against anyone 40+ • the denial of benefits based on age • mandatory retirement • statements of age preferences in job notices or advertisements. • Forcing employees out of work once they become eligible for government retirement benefits

34. Forcing employees out of work once they become eligible for government retirement benefits • Can you prove that the employer is firing you due to (age) discrimination?

35. Case of Walter Biggins • Walter Biggins, a 62-year-old, was fired from his job as a chemist just a few weeks before he would have qualified for a pension. • Mr. Biggins claimed that he was fired so the company would not have to pay his retirement. • The Supreme Court decided that firing an employee due to pension benefits does not violate the ADEA* *violates Employee Retirement Income Security Act

36. What’s it like to be old? Activity • Choose a partner (groups of 2) • One of you will experiment with sight and the other with sound (pick who will do what).

37. Old age simulation - sight • Partner 1: read the lines. • Partner 2: measure how many seconds it takes for partner 1 to read the lines.

38. Old age simulation - hearing • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY • (use first 20 seconds) • Partner 2 will listen then recite what the video says • Partner 1 measures time and sees if partner 2 is correct

39. Group Work Activity • Form Groups of 4 • Work together (divide and conquer) to complete the following graphic organizers. • #1 Was Kennedy a Good President? • Use chapter 48 • Cite specific examples • Craft 2 thesis statements, one declaring that he was a good president and one declaring that he was a bad president. • #2 What is the proper role of government in shaping American Society? • Use Chapter 49 • You may write on a separate sheet of paper (if necessary)

40. Graphic Organizer #1: Was Kennedy a Good President?

41. Graphic Organizer #2: What is the proper role of government in shaping American Society? (Chapter 49) *Add an additional bubble with information regarding specific criticisms or problems with each of Johnson’s approaches.