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  • England and Scotland: Summer 2019
House UnAmerican Activities Commitee
  • HUAC - Gives description on the Cold War and the methods of the commitee
  • HUAC and the Censorship Changes - Describes the testimonies of HUAC witnesses
  • House on UnAmerican Activities Committee - Describes the origin and purpose of this Committee
  • UnAmerican Activites - Detailed description and timeline of the Committee
Joseph McCarthy
  • Joseph McCarthy - Biography of McCarthy with information on HUAC

President Eisenhower
  • Wikipedia Article on McCarthy (scroll to bottom)

Current Unit: The Crucible

Agenda

Absent?  Find the latest class agenda, "Do Now" and homework here.

About This Class:

In this course will be studying a variety of challenging and enriching academic and literary texts with the focus of the following theme: The American Dream.  Students will also be writing on a daily basis.  Writing assignments will range widely and deeply, including reflective journal entries, creative writing, persuasive essays, explanative writing, timed in-class essays, process pieces and more.  Students will also be asked to develop sophisticated group discussion skills (both listening and speaking) during group projects and Socratic discussions.
SYLLABUS PDF

Other Units

American Gothic

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poems and stories by various authors.
Go to the American Gothic page.

The Crucible

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a play by Arthur Miller.
Go to The Crucible page.

The Catcher in the Rye

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a novel by J.D. Salinger.
Go to The Catcher in the Rye page.

The Great Gatsby

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a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Go to The Great Gatsby page.

The Things They Carried

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a novel by Tim O'Brien.
Go to The Things They Carried page.


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