War History and Literature

Jan 22 - Organizational procedures. Introduction to war literature: How true to history is it? What are the author's objectives? What is it about war makes it appealing to the reader? What causes wars? Why can't we simply end war? Introduce Ken Burns documentary: The Civil War. Watch Film 1: 1861 The Cause. Take Notes for grade and for use on Film Quiz. Become familiar with PBS Civil War Website

Jan 23 - Watch Film 1: The Cause. Take Notes for grade and for use on Film Quiz.

Jan 24 - Watch Film 1: The Cause. Take Notes for grade and for use on Film Quiz. Discuss Film 1: The Cause. Quiz.  Handout Secession Map.

Jan 25 - Finish Film 1: The Cause. Take Notes for grade and for use on Film Quiz. Discuss Film 1: The Cause.

Jan 28 - Finish Discussion of Film. Take Quiz Film #1. Turn in notes for grade. Watch Film 2: 1862 A Very bloody Affair. Take Notes for grade and for use on Film Quiz. Labwork to familiarize students with PBS website, National Archives Website http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/education, http://www.mycivilwar.com.

Jan 29 - Watch Film 2: 1862 A Very bloody Affair. Take Notes. The Grand Strategy Handout.

Jan 30 - Watch Film 2: 1862 A Very bloody Affair. Discuss film.Discuss the Grand Strategy Questions.

Jan 31 - Watch Film 3: 1862 Forever Free. Take Notes for grade and for use on Film Quiz. Discuss Characters in documentary.

Feb 1 - Watch Film 3: 1862 Forever Free. Take Notes for grade and for use on Film Quiz.

Discuss Characters in documentary. Read The Killer Angels: Foreword xv-xxi. Outline The Men section.

Feb 4 - Quiz on Films 2 and 3 (1862)  Watch Gods and Generals Movie - Take notes. Discuss maps. Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet.

Feb 5 - Watch Gods and Generals Movie - Take notes. Discuss Maps

Feb 6 - Watch Gods and Generals Movie - Take notes. Discuss Maps (Fredericksburg)

Feb 7 -Watch Film 4: 1863 Simply Murder. -  Take Notes for grade and for use on Film Quiz.

Discuss Characters in documentary.

Feb 8 - Watch Film 4: 1863 Simply Murder. - Take notes. Collect "The Men" outlines.

Feb 13 - Watch Gods and Generals Movie 

Feb 14 - Watch Gods and Generals Movie - Take notes. Discuss Maps

Feb 15 - Assign: Read The Killer Angels Chapter 1- The Spy (3-16). Keep a journal summary of each chapter.  Gods and Generals Movie review sheet due.

Feb 16 - Watch The rest of Film 4: 1863 Simply Murder. Discuss The Killer Angels Chapter 1- The Spy. Assign: Read The Killer Angels Chapter 2 - Chamberlain 16-32. Journal.

Feb 17 -  Watch Film 5: 1863 The Universe of Battle Up to Gettysburg Day 1. Discuss The Killer Angels Chapter 2. Assign: Read The Killer Angels Chapter 3 - Buford 33-48. Journal.

Feb 20 - President's Day

Feb 21 - Chapter 1-3 Quiz. Discuss The Killer Angels Chapter 3 - Buford. Assign: Read The Killer Angels Chapter 4 - Longstreet 49-68. Journal. Collect Journals for Chapter 1-3 of June 29 Section.

Feb 22 - Discuss The Killer Angels Chapter 4 - Longstreet. . Write out 5 quotations from Chapter 1-4. Identify character who said it and circumstances surrounding quotations. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 1 - Lee 73-85. Journal

Feb 23 - Pop Quiz. Reading day. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 2 - Buford 86-96.

Feb 24 - Discuss The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 1 - Lee. Watch Gettysburg the movie through Chapter 4. Collect chapter 4 summary of June 29 and Chapter 1 of July 1 1863. Discuss The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 1 - Lee and Chapter 2 - Buford 86-96. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 3 - Lee pp 97-113

Feb 27 - Watch Gettysburg the movie through Day One Chapter 2.  - Lee pp 97-113. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 4 - Chamberlain pp 115-125.

Feb 28 - Chart Corps commands of characters in book. Discuss The Killer Angels up through The First Day Chapter 3

Feb 29 - Snow day

Mar 1 - Discuss The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 3 and 4 - Chamberlain pp 115-125 . Assign: Read The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 5 - Longstreet pp 126-135. Watch Gettysburg. Parent permission slips handed out, due back on Mar 7)

Mar 2 - Discuss The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 5 - Longstreet pp 126-135. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 6 and 7 - Lee and Buford pp 136-150.

Mar 5 - Free read. Turn in Journals Day 1 Chapter 2-6 pp.85-145.

Mar 6 - Discuss The Killer Angels The First Day Chapter 6 and 7 - Lee and Buford pp 136-150. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 1 - Freemantle pp 155-165. Vocabulary Test Handout. Finish Gettysburg through Day 1.

Mar 7- Quiz on Day 1 Chap 1-7. Watch Civil War documentary through day 2. Collect Journals Day 1 Chapter 7 (Buford) and Day 2 Chapter 1 (Freemantle).

Mar 8- Discuss The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 1 - Freemantle pp 155-165. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 2 - Chamberlain pp 166-180. Journal

Mar 9 - Discuss The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 2 - Chamberlain pp 166-180. . Assign: Read The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 3 - Longstreet 181-205. Journal. Vocabulary Test Worksheet due. Journal. 7 quotations From Chapter 1-7 Day 1.

Mar 12 - Discuss The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 3 - Longstreet 181-205. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 4 - Chamberlain 206-236. Journal.

Mar 13 - Read The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 4 - Chamberlain 206-236. Questions from study guide. Journal. Collect journals  Day 2 Chap 2-3. Quotation worksheet (Due March 16).

Mar 14- Discuss The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 4 - Chamberlain 206-236.  Assign: Read The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 5 - Longstreet 237-260. Journal. Watch Gettysburg Day 2. .

Mar 15 -   Discuss The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 5  - Longstreet 237-260. Assign: Read The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 6 - Lee 261-270. Journal. Watch Gettysburg.

Mar 16 - Discuss The Killer Angels The Second Day Chapter 6 - Lee 261-270. Assign: Read The Killer Angels Friday July 3 Chapter 1 - Chamberlain 275- 283. Journal. Watch Gettysburg. Correct Quotation Worksheet. Collect Journals Day 2 Chapter 4-6

Mar 19 - Read The Killer Angels Friday July 3 Chapter 2 - Longstreet 284-300. Journal. Watch Day 3 of Documentary.

Mar 20 - Read The Killer Angels Friday July 3 Chapter 3 - Chamberlain 301-311. Journal. Finish documentary: Universe of Battle.  Collect notes.

Mar 21 - Discuss The Killer Angels Friday July 3 Chapter 1; 2 and 3 - Chamberlain 275- 283, Longstreet 284-300, and Chamberlain 301-311.  Film: Gettysburg

Mar 22 - Read The Killer Angels Friday July 3 Chapter 4 - Armistead 312-329. Journal. Collect 3 journals (July 3, Chapters  1,2,3)

Mar 23 - Discuss The Killer Angels Friday July 3 Chapter 4 - Armistead 312-329. Read The Killer Angels Friday July 3 Chapter 5 - Longstreet 330-345. Journal.

Mar 26 - Discuss The Killer Angels Friday July 3 Chapter 5 - Longstreet 330-345. Read The Killer Angels Friday July 3 chapter 6 - Chamberlain 341-345, and The Killer Angels Afterword 349-355. Journal. Review for Test.

Mar 27 - Watch Film.  DiscussThe Killer Angels Friday July 3 chapter 6 - Chamberlain 341-345, and The Killer Angels Afterword 349-355. Review for Test.

Mar 28 - Test A on The Killer Angels (Open Book)- Turn in Journals Chapters 4,5,6.

Mar 29  - Test B on Killer Angels - Correct Tests.

Mar 30 - Intro to Rumor of War - Art of War.

April 2 - Read Prologue to A Rumor of War - Art of War film - Take Notes.

April 3 - Art of War. Take Notes.  Correct Prologue questions. Art of War film - Take Notes.

April 4 - Art of War.    Read Chapter 1 A Rumor of War. Journal

April 5 - Finish Art of War - Turn in Notes.

April 10 - Watch Vietnam Documentary Series: America's Mandarin. Take notes. Read Chapter 1 A Rumor of War. Journal

April 11 - Watch Vietnam Documentary Series: America's Mandarin. Take notes. Read Chapter 2 A Rumor of War. Journal. Collect notes on films America's mandarin.

April 12 - Take Chapter 1 Quiz.  Watch Vietnam Documentary Series: America's MandarinTake notes. Read Chapter 2 A Rumor of War. Questions Chapter 2.Collect notes on films America's mandarin

April 13 -  Take notes. Read Chapter 2 A Rumor of War. . Watch Vietnam Documentary Series: LBJ Goes To War

April 16 -  Take notes. Read Chapter 3 A Rumor of War. Journal. Correct Questions Chapter 2. Watch Vietnam Documentary Series: "LBJ Goes to War". Take notes.

April 17 - Testing Days (1st Hour). Fifth hour only:   Watch Vietnam Documentary Series: "LBJ Goes to War". Take notes. Read Chapter 3 A Rumor of War. Journal chapter 3.

April 18 -. Testing Day (1st Hour). .  Watch Vietnam Documentary Series Part  4 "LBJ Goes to War". Take notes. Read Chapter 4 A Rumor of War. Journal chapter 4.

April 19 - Take Chapter 3 Quiz. Watch Vietnam Documentary Series Part 4. Discuss Chapter 3. Turn in Journals 1-3. Read Chapter 4 A Rumor of War. Hand out Chapter 4 questions. Do questions. Journal Chapter 4.

April 20 -  . Collect notes on film LBJ goes to War. Discuss chapter 4. Watch Vietnam Documentary Series Part 5: America Takes Charge. Read Chapter 5 A Rumor of War. Journal.

April 23 -  Watch Vietnam Documentary Series Part 5.  Take  notes.  Read Chapter 5 A Rumor of War. Journals Chapter 5.

April 24 - Correct questions Chapter 4. Read Chapter 5 A Rumor of War. Discuss questions Chapter 5. Watch Vietnam Documentary Series Part 5. Take notes on film. Collect film Notes on Part 5

April 25 - .  Quiz on chapter 5. Chapter 6 Questions. Watch Vietnam Documentary Series Part 6: America's Enemy. Take notes on film

April 26 - Read Chapter 6 A Rumor of War. Journal chapter 6. Watch Vietnam Documentary Series Part 6 America's Enemy. Take notes on film

April 27 - Read Chapter 6 A Rumor of War. Correct Chapter 6 Questions. Watch Vietnam Documentary Series Part 6 America's Enemy. Take notes on film. Turn in notes. Read Chapter 7 A Rumor of War. . Journal chapter 7.

April 30 -  Read Chapter 7 A Rumor of War. Do questions. Journal chapter 7. Turn in  Journals 4-6. 

May 1 - Quiz Chapter 7. . Read Chapter 8 A Rumor of War. Do Chapter 8 questions. 

May 2 - Read Chapter 8. Tet 1968

May 3 - Correct Chapter 8 questions. Quiz Chapter 8. Read Chapter 9 A Rumor of War. Tet 1968 Chapter 9 Questions.

May 4 - Correct Chapter 9 Questions. Watch Tet 1968 -Read chapter 10.

May 7 - Collect Journals 7-9. Read Chapter 10 A Rumor of War. Do questions. Watch My Lai.

May 8 - Correct chapter 10 questions.Discuss Chapter 10. Read Chapter 11   My Lai film. Journal chapter 11.

May 9 - Quiz Chapter 11. Finish My Lai film. Read Chapter 12. Do questions.

May 10 -. Finish My Lai film. Read Chapter 12 A Rumor of War. Do questions.

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May 11 - Correct chapter 12 questions. Read Chapter 13.

May 14 -  Chapter 13 quiz. Read Chapter 14 A Rumor of War. Do questions. Collect journals 10-12.

May 15 - Correct chapter 14 questions. Read Chapter 15 A Rumor of War. 

May 16 - Chapter 15 quiz. Read Chapter 16 A Rumor of War. Do questions.

May 17 - Correct Chapter 16 Questions. Read Chapter 17 A Rumor of War. Do questions.

May 18 - Chapter 17 quiz.  Read Chapter 18 A Rumor of War. Do questions. Journals 13-15.

May 21 -  Read Chapter 18 A Rumor of War. Work on questions and Journals 16-18

May 22 - Correct chapter 18 questions. read Epilogue and Postscript. Take-home final: Answer 1 question from Sections 1,3,5,7. (due Friday 5/25)

May 23 - Quiz on Epilogue and Postscript. Review for test. Journals 16-18 due

May 24 - Movie: A Rumor of War. Essay Final - Take-home due

May 25 - Blackhawk Down Movie -History channel

May 29 - Test on A Rumor of War. Correct

May 30 - Movie: A Rumor of War.

May 31 - Movie: A Rumor of War 

June 1 - Blackhawk Down Movie -History channel

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June 2 - Check out.