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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Final Paper, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The period surrounding World War II and the Cold War saw a transformation in American life. Describe how American changed from 1940 through 1960. What were the dimensions of that change? Drawing up course […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Presidential Advertising, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Review Nixon’s Presidential advertisements and those of Ronald Reagan. What are their key messages?
Follow the history of Presidential advertising: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/.
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, March 30: World War II, the Atomic Bomb, & the Cold War, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 2 months, 2 weeks ago
As the war wound down, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan.
From Democracy Now, on the 60th Anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Roosevelt, Foreign Policy, & War, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Roosevelt delivered his “four freedoms” speech in January 1941 when speaking about the State of the Union. For some context on this matter, see this brief description from the Roosevelt Library. Not quite a year […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, World War II, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Do the two following assignments.
1. Race. War. and America.
Watch John Hope Franklin’s description of his attempt to enlist in the Army during World War II. […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, A Novel Reading, on the site Teaching & Learning History 2 months, 3 weeks ago
We are reading Richard Rodriguez’s, Hunger of Memory, to explore questions of identity and immigration. Rodriguez helps us understand how individuals confront new cultures as immigrants, or as the children of […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Gardens, on the site Teaching & Learning History 3 months ago
Hi everyone. Visit the Cultural Gardens. Explore the website. Comment on this post. Describe how the Gardens themselves, as physical spaces, express historical content. What stories emerge from walking through […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Document Analysis, on the site Teaching & Learning History 3 months, 3 weeks ago
How do we teach historical thinking with the following types of sources?
Consider the following. What are the unique characteristics of such source materials? How might we use and analyze them as part of research […] -
Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Bibliography, on the site Teaching & Learning History 3 months, 3 weeks ago
On March 5th, your preliminary bibliography is due.
It will be a Zotero-generated report with the following characteristics.
1. A list of bibliographic materials, primary and secondary, with annotations […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, The Jungle, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Answer three of the questions below in the comments. Provide a brief one-paragraph response for each.
What are the conflicts that resonate throughout the jungle (think physical, moral, economic, or […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Essay Progressivism, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Question:
Describe (when, where, who, what) the Progressive movement, and characterize it. Answer some of the following questions: What was the impact of the Progressive movement on the United State? How did it […] -
Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Oral History Resources, on the site Center for Public History + Digital Humanities 3 months, 4 weeks ago
In recent years, the volume of resources for doing oral history, much less for exploring digital oral histories has expanded dramatically. The Center often leads community-centered workshops for teachers, […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Historical Thinking Matters, on the site Teaching & Learning History 4 months ago
According to Sam Wineburg, historical thinking matters. Write a 4-6 page essay, in which you define historical thinking. What is it; why is it important? Provide examples. What are the tensions and challenges in […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, American Foreign Policy before World War I, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 4 months ago
As late as the 1880s, the US largely was absent from European nations’ vying for colonial power.
Taft argued for Dollar Diplomacy; see this image, which conditioned US foreign policy before the […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, American Foreign Policy, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Freedom’s Limits, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Birth of a Nation, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 4 months, 4 weeks ago
In our effort to understand Jim Crow and American racial attitudes following Reconstruction through Plessy V. Ferguson through the Progressive Era, we will watch the epic film Birth of a Nation.
Review the […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Native Americans, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Complete two of the three following activities in lieu of class today. Post your thoughts and comments to the website comments section. Your comment may not immediately appear because I have to approve all […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Industrializing American Foodways, on the site U.S. History Since 1877 5 months ago
Read the following chapter from William Cronon’s, Nature’s Metropolis, on meat; type the questions and your answers out and bring to class. Also, if you have a chance, review this collection of images of Native […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Agenda Setting, on the site Teaching & Learning History 5 months ago
1. What is “it”? In other words, what are models for good teaching resources
2. What are the elments of a “good” and “bad” (read as effective or less effective) teaching resource?
3. What tasks do we need to […]
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