Instructions:  Let’s generate a list of key terms for this chapter. Using the “New Post” function, write a brief (1-3 paragraph) blog post that describes a specific person, event, organization, or institution mentioned in this chapter and how it fits into the larger narrative. Your group should aim to produce as diverse a list of terms as possible, so try to pay attention to what others have already posted and choose your term accordingly. A blog post should include:

(1) the name of a specific person, event, organization, or institution,

(2) a (brief) relevant quote from the text

(3) a short (no longer than one paragraph) summary of how the term fits into Zinn’s argument about the era. Why do you think he mentions it? 

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “A People’s History, Chapter 20″ (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post! 

Instructions:  Using the “New Post” function, write a blog post that discusses a specific quote from one of the primary source entries in Chapter 32 of For the Record (listed below). Your group should aim to produce evenly distributed posts on each of the entries, so try to pay attention to what others have already posted and choose your source accordingly. A blog post should include:

(1) The title, author, and year of the entry

(1) A specific, brief quote from the entry

(2) a brief description of how you think the quote reflects the social, political, and/or economic realities of the specific era in which it was produced.  How might the author’s position in American society determine WHY they feel the way they do?

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “For the Record, Chapter 32″ (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post!

Entries:

Gloria Steinem, Equal Rights for Women—Yes and No (1970)

The Report of the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest (1970)

Tom Grace, The Shooting at Kent State (1970)

Richard M. Nixon and John Dean, The President and John Dean in the Oval Office (1973)

Cesar Chavez

For this (optional) extra blog post, you should read Chapter 19 in Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.  The chapter is titled “Surprises” and is about the various important liberation movements that occurred in America during the 1960s and 1970s. Zinn discusses women, Latinos, gay people, Native Americans, and many more. Choose TWO individuals from the chapter and write brief profiles, focusing on why you think Zinn includes them.  In other words, WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?  Your post should include direct quotes from each figure. Do not post repeats!

Instructions: Using the “New Post” function, choose a specific moment from the film Taxi Driver and write a brief (1-3 paragraph) blog post explaining how the moment reflects how American society in the 1970s defined the life options for a specific character (Travis, Betsy, or Iris).  Remember to think divergently, and avoid repeating moments that have already been written about. Your group should aim to produce posts about a diverse range of characters, scenes, and topics, so pay attention to what others have posted and choose your moment accordingly.         

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “Taxi Driver” (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post!

Instructions:  Let’s generate a list of key terms for this chapter. Using the “New Post” function, write a brief (1-3 paragraph) blog post that describes a specific person, event, organization, or institution mentioned in this chapter and how it fits into the larger narrative. Your group should aim to produce as diverse a list of terms as possible, so try to pay attention to what others have already posted and choose your term accordingly. A blog post should include:

(1) the name of a specific person, event, organization, or institution,

(2) a (brief) relevant quote from the text

(3) a short (no longer than one paragraph) summary of how the term fits into Zinn’s argument about the era. Why do you think he mentions it? 

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “A People’s History, Chapter 17″ (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post! 

Instructions:  Using the “New Post” function, write a blog post that discusses a specific quote from one of the primary source entries in Chapter 30 of For the Record (listed below). Your group should aim to produce evenly distributed posts on each of the entries, so try to pay attention to what others have already posted and choose your source accordingly. A blog post should include:

(1) The title, author, and year of the entry

(1) A specific, brief quote from the entry

(2) a brief description of how you think the quote reflects the social, political, and/or economic realities of the specific era in which it was produced.  How might the author’s position in American society determine WHY they feel the way they do?

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “For the Record, Chapter 30″ (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post!

Entries:

Busy Wife’s Achievements (1956)

Their Sheltered Honeymoon (1959)

Betty Friedan, from The Feminine Mystique

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

Southern Declaration on Integration (1956)

Dwight D. Eisenhower, The Situation in Little Rock (1957)

Instructions: Using the “New Post” function, choose a specific moment from the film Far from Heaven and write a brief (1-3 paragraph) blog post explaining how the moment reflects how American society in the 1950s limits the life options for a specific character (Cathy, Frank, or Raymond).  Which characters are most trapped, most kept from living “authentic” lives? Remember to think divergently, and avoid repeating moments that have already been written about. Your group should aim to produce posts about a diverse range of characters, scenes, and topics, so pay attention to what others have posted and choose your moment accordingly.         

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “Far from Heaven” (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post!

Instructions:  Let’s generate a list of key terms for this chapter. Using the “New Post” function, write a brief (1-3 paragraph) blog post that describes a specific person, event, organization, or institution mentioned in this chapter and how it fits into the larger narrative. Your group should aim to produce as diverse a list of terms as possible, so try to pay attention to what others have already posted and choose your term accordingly. A blog post should include:

(1) the name of a specific person, event, organization, or institution,

(2) a (brief) relevant quote from the text

(3) a short (no longer than one paragraph) summary of how the term fits into Zinn’s argument about the era. Why do you think he mentions it? 

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “A People’s History, Chapter 11″ (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post! 

Instructions:  Using the “New Post” function, write a blog post that discusses a specific quote from one of the primary source entries in Chapter 21 of For the Record (listed below). Your group should aim to produce evenly distributed posts on each of the entries, so try to pay attention to what others have already posted and choose your source accordingly. A blog post should include:

(1) The title, author, and year of the entry

(1) A specific, brief quote from the entry

(2) a brief description of how you think the quote reflects the social, political, and/or economic realities of the specific era in which it was produced.  How might the author’s position in American society determine WHY they feel the way they do?

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “For the Record, Chapter 21″ (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post! 

Entries:

George W. Plunkitt, A Defense of Political Graft (1905)

Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

Robert G. Ingersol, from Should the Chinese Be Excluded? (1893)

A Black Woman, Racism in the South (1902)

Populist Party Platform (1892)

Mary E. Lease, The Money Question (1892)

J. Sterling Morton, What Farm Problem? (1896)

The Republican Party Platform of 1896

William Jennings Bryan, from The “Cross of Gold” Speech (1896)

Instructions: Using the “New Post” function, choose a specific moment from the film There Will Be Blood and write a brief (1-3 paragraph) blog post explaining how the moment reflects how industrialization functions in a specific character’s life. How is the history of industrialization depicted in this film?  Remember to think divergently, and avoid repeating moments that have already been written about. Your group should aim to produce posts about a diverse range of characters, scenes, and topics, so pay attention to what others have posted and choose your moment accordingly.         

IMPORTANT:  Be sure to categorize your post under “There Will Be Blood” (the Categories buttons should be on the lower right) so you can get credit for your post!