Mt. Carmel High School

Week 19

Monday- Today we are going to attend an assembly.

Tuesday-  Today we will be focusing on President James Earl Carter. We will start by examining a timeline of his life. Then we will shift gears and study the crisis that dominated his Presidency.

About  a year before Jimmy Carter's Presidential term was to come to an end, a crisis arose in Iran when Americans in the US Embassy in Iran were taken hostage. Read about the background of the hostage crisis at the Jimmy Carter library.

Now that you have a little background, visit the American Experience at PBS.org and read about 4 pivotal days from this crisis. Each day contains an event and reactions from people in the United States. For each date, choose the reaction that you would be most likely to agree with and explain why you agree with that position.  (A-15)

Lab Day- Today is your final stamp assignment. You will be focusing on Stamps from the 1980's. (A-20) Today I will assign you a topic for the 1990's stamp project. You will have some time to work on this project today. You will present your stamp next week on Lab Day. (A-52) History Social Science Standard 11.11.3 & 11.11.4

Friday- Ronald Reagan served two terms as President. Many people look at his Presidency as a high point in recent history while other's believe that the Reagan years should be remembered for various scandals that occurred. You will decide. Read about Ronald Reagan's Domestic Policy and then read about his Foreign Policy. As you read create a list of 5 positive events from the Reagan era and 5 negative events from the era. Then in a paragraph, explain whether or not the Reagan years were a positive or negative era in American history.  (A-20)