Debate: Reagan & the Cold War + President G. H. W. Bush

Today the Men of the 8th:

• Did an excellent job of debating the question, "Did President Reagan end the Cold War?"
• Compiled a chronology of the presidency of George Herbert Walker Bush
• Began reading a summary of their choice of the Bush I Presidency

Assignment for Tuesday

1. Finish the Chronology of Bush I's Presidency
2. Finish reading the summary of Bush I's Presidency - Send me the link you read.

Video on Reagan + Prep for Deb over Reagan & the Cold War

Today the 8ths:

• Viewed the rest of the video begun yesterday on President Reagan
• Chose sides and began preparing for a debate over the question, "Did President Reagan end the Cold War? They began reading the first of the following articles and were given access to additional information in the second.
• Yes/No Article - Did President Reagan End the Cold War?
• 5 Articles - Did President Reagan End the Cold War?

Assignment for Monday - Debate over Reagan & the Cold War (See above.)

President Reagan: Discussion of Article + Video Summary

Today the 8th Graders:

• Discussed the article they read last night on President Ronald Reagan
• Viewed part of the Reagan portion of a video on U. S. Presidents from 1977-2008

Assignment for Thursday: None

Video on The Eighties + Review Article on President Reagan

Today the 8ths:

• Viewed, pausing to discuss, the above video on the Eighties
• Read and highlighted key points in an article reviewing several full-length books on the Reagan Presidency.

Assignment for Wednesday: Finish reading and highlighting the article on President Reagan.

Review of the 1970s + Overview of 1980s + Reaganomics + Budget Deficits/Surpluses

Today the 8th Graders:

• Welcomed back national traveler Wingboy
• Discussed some of the concepts he missed last week
• Discussed some of the key developments of the 1980s
• Analyzed basic aspects of Reaganomics
• Analyzed a graph showing budget deficits/surpluses from Carter to Reagan
• Began an online quiz over the 1970s, found at the bottom of this page: The Seventies - CNN Series

Assignments for Tuesday

• Finish the Online Quiz over The Seventies - CNN Series
• Read items 4-6 on the 1980s found in the Online Textbook:

1. The Reagan Years
2. "Morning in America"
3. Reaganomics
4. Foreign and Domestic Entanglements
5. Life in the 1980s
6. The End of the Cold War

The Seventies - CNN Series - Web Page
The Eighties - CNN Series - Web Page
The Eighties - NBC News Special - 50:24