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Junior English 11-2 Syllabus
Vocab: Junior Vocab Marathon
Unit One: The Roaring 20s
Prosperity and Thrift: This site describes the birth of the American consumer economy during the years Calvin Coolidge was president.
The Harlem Renaissance: Read all about the emergence of a Black voice in American literature and art.
Unit Two: The Great Depression
Documenting America (Library of Congress): This site contains over 160,000 photographs from the Great Depression.
To a Mouse: This poem is the basis for the novel, "Of Mice and Men."
Unit Three: War, War, War
| World War II | |
| An overview on Wikipedia. A timeline of events can be found here. [Europe] [Pacific] Belfer World War II Songs: Several downloadable mp3 files are hosted here by Syracuse University. You'll need an mp3 player to listen to these. (I suggest WinAmp.) FDR Cartoons: Cartoons from the era of President Franklin Roosevelt. The Stars and Stripes: Military newspapers from World War I. World War II Weaponry: A comprehensive list of the machines of World War II, by The History Learning Site. The Nuclear Weapons Archive: This site contains lots of information, pictures, and movies about the most destructive weapons ever invented. Nuclear Files: This site has an entire section of test footage for nukes-- big explosions! |
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| Vietnam War | |
| An overview on Wikipedia. A timeline of events can be found here. The Sounds of Vietnam: Radio broadcasts, interviews and-- this is the coolest part-- several songs from the period. You'll need RealPlayer to listen to the audio. Vietnam Weaponry: An exhaustive list of the machines of war, from The Military Factory. |
Unit Four: Modern America
The Ages of Man: Is America in its Golden Age or its Iron Age?
Age of Iron: More scientific discussion about the ancient "Age of Iron."