Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What is the importance of our school fire drills?  List.
2.  Shirtwaist Factory Fire article and questions (pg. 20-23).  Discuss answers.
3.  Clip on the fire (time permitting)

HW - pg. 24

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do top 2 questions on the sheet that the sub will distribute on the way into class.
2.  As a follow up to yesterday's guest author, watch movie on Auschwitz...this was the camp that Mrs. Lazan was en route to when she was liberated.  Auschwitz was one of the most notorious "death camps" of Nazi Europe.
3.  As a closure to our "mini-holocaust" unit - Complete and discuss the bottom 3 questions of the handout.

HW - Turn in your butterfly on MONDAY

Class Agenda

Periods 2-3:  Guest Author Visit:  Marion Blumenthal Lazan

Periods 6, 8, 9:  Guest author follow-up:  Butterfly Project.  Create butterflies to contribute to the efforts of the Holocaust Museum Houston.

HW - complete butterfl(ies)

Class Agenda

NOTE:  Today is a "set-up" day for our guest author who is visiting tomorrow:  Marion Blumenthal Lazan.  We are "pausing" our journey through the Industrial Revolution Unit.

1.  Bellringer:  Quote analysis
2.  Holocaust background:  Rise of Dictators
3.  Brain-pop:  Holocaust
4.  Read preface of "Four Perfect Pebbles."

HW - none

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  A politician spends taxpayer money on his/her new car and house...why is this an example of corruption?
2.  Sherman Anti-trust Act primary source activity (pg. 8-10)
3.  Ida Tarbell vs. JD Rockefeller (video clip).  Answer the following questions:

• Define muckraker -
• How long did Tarbell work on her book?
• What was the effect of her book?  

HW - Do pgs. 17a thru 17c

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  REVIEW...why are corporations bad for consumers, but good for the owners?
2.  Monopoly Men Activity (pg. 8).  Summarize:

• What industry did they monopolize?
• How did he create a monopoly?
• How big was their monopoly?

3.  Review Philanthropy...

HW - none

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read "What is a Corporation" on pg. 16 of your unit packet.  How can corporations raise $?
2.  Tiered Activity (TA= tiered activity packet)...Day 2.  Do quiz on pg. 4 of TA.  Grade quiz as a class...then go on to page 5 and follow the directions based on what you scored on the quiz.  You might need to use your unit packet (as indicated on pg. 5 of TA).

HW - finish your assignment in the TA packet.  If you'd like to do one of the other assignments in packet for extra credit, that could be turned in on Monday.

PERIOD 2 ONLY:  Imagine that you are small business owner living during the age of these monopolies.  Using 5 vocabulary words on pg. 1(TA), write a letter to your Senator explaining reasons why they should regulate monopolies.  Use the back of the TA to complete this assignment, and turn it in.

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Why do you think that Monopoly the "world's most popular board game?"

2.  Mini-Project:  Tiered Activity (TA= tiered activity packet).  We will be using this packet WITH our unit packet (UP= unit packet).

• Review vocabulary you will encounter in your reading (pg.1 TA)
• Read article "Monopoly - Not Always a Game" (pgs. 12-16 UP) and complete the MVPs (on pg.2-3 TA) as you read each "Section."  An MVP is the "Most Valuable Point" of a section of reading.  Your must summarize (not copy) the most valuable point of each section of reading.  
• A "Section" is 2 paragraphs of reading.  For example, "Section 1" will be the first 2 paragraphs of the reading...Section 2 will be the next 2 paragraphs...and so on.  

HW - pg. 17
* OPTIONAL:  Lottery paragraph due tomorrow (see Wednesday's class agenda for further details)

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  A unemployed man steals food to feed his hungry family.  Is he good, bad, or both?  Explain.  Bridge to discuss perspective and link bellringer concept to the contrasting terms of captain of industry and robber baron.
2.  Industrial Society Notes (pg. 7).  Powerpoint will bridge the class to pg. 6 activity.
3.  Brain-pop:  Industrial Revolution.

HW - none
* FIVE students from House 2 will be selected by lottery to share lunch next week with our guest author and Holocaust survivor, Marion Blumenthal Lazan.  Any student can be a part of the lottery by submitting a paragraph explaining why they would like to join Mrs. Lazan for lunch.  Due FRIDAY.

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Billionaire...pg. 4A-4B.  Discuss...and bridge to Homestead Act primary source analysis (pg. 4D)
2.  Homestead Notes (pg. 4C).  On the bottom of 4C, answer the following question after watching the video clip:  How were Native Americans impacted by the Homestead Act?  List 3.

* To access video at school:  

HW - none

PROJECT DAY!

Share your project with the class...

HW - Student gov't speeches due TOMORROW

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  Immigration Assessment

HW - PROJECT DUE MONDAY (Reminders and Resources)
* Student Government/Council speeches due TUESDAY!

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Without looking up definitions...define the vocabulary terms on pg. 4 IN YOUR OWN WORDS.  Then check your work.  This exercise is good review for the test.  Use my Quia site to review flashcards of important unit vocabulary.
2.  Statue of Liberty construction, and Immigration review.
3.  Project Advice and Q & A.  How do I make sure that I get a good grade?

• Follow ALL directions in the task
• Properly budget your time, so that your project is on time
• Be sure to include citation for your sources on the BACK of the poster (use the directions I gave you)
• Make sure it is neat, clean, and thoughtfully planned
• Make sure you have appropriate resources (I have poster board and other resources for those financially in need of help)

HW - Study for Immigration Assessment TOMORROW
- Book orders due TOMORROW - if you want one.
- Project due MONDAY (click here for project resources)
- Student Government speeches due MONDAY - if you are interested.

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Looking at the chart on pg. 21, answer the following question:  What happened to the number of Chinese immigrants between 1881-82?  1882-84?  Introduce immigration quota.  Review nativism.
2.  Activity:  Chinese Exclusion Act (pg. 19-20)
3.  Movie Clip:  After viewing the movie clip below, answer the following questions:

• How were Chinese launderers treated differently than white launderers in San Francisco?
• In the Yick Wo case, who did the Supreme Court decide in favor of?    

4.  STUDENT GOVERNMENT - Speech due date was extended:  MONDAY 10/17.

HW - Immigration Quiz on Friday
* Project Due MONDAY 10/17.  Click here for project information and resources.
* Book orders due Friday, for those interested in buying one

Student Government!

Student government/council elections will be next week during lunch (Thursday and Friday).  If you are interested in getting involved, a short speech needs to be prepared and turned in to Mr. Law or Mrs. Bissetta on Wednesday of next week.  The speech (30 seconds) should briefly highlight why you want to be in student government/council and what leadership qualities make them a good candidate.  This is your chance to get involved and make a difference!  

Class Agenda

PROJECT WORK DAY

1.  Turn in Contract
2.  Use laptop cart to make progress on:

• typing your research from your family interviews AND/OR...
• researching an immigrant group

3.  Use the following links as resources for your immigrant group research:

• Student Resources in Context.  Type in the search box "______________ Americans" OR "__________ Immigrants"...then look for appropriate references.  To access this site outside of the JDMS network, you may need to type in the pswd "empirelink"
• Wikipedia.  Type in the search box "____________ Americans"
• Optional:  
• Ancestry.com.  This is free for 14 days, but then costs money.  To register, you'll have to input an email address and a credit card.
• MyHeritage.com.  This has some services free, but it probably won't help you unless other family members built some info into this site.  Another drawback - Other services cost money.  Either way, you'll need an email account to register.  

4.  Plan out what your poster will look like...create a "blueprint" 

HW - Budget your time outside of class to work on your project...due 10/17

- Reminder:  Book order due on 10/14...if you want one...
- Student Government speech due WEDNESDAY (30 Seconds)

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What was the impact of immigration on modern culture?  A son of an Arab American, and Caucasian American created a company worth $300 Billion and employs around 50,000 people across the planet.  Steve Jobs was worth over $8 billion, and not only had a significant impact the economy, but on American culture as well.

2.  Review pg. 15... Discuss treatment of immigrants (pg.  16-17).  How did Ellis Island work?  Brain-pop:  Immigration
3.  Take Citizenship Test:  How can immigrants become US citizens?  Notes...see last page of slide show (pg. 18)

HW - Conduct interviews for Immigration Project (Project Contract due TOMORROW)

- Project Due on MONDAY 10/17

- Book orders due 10/14

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do questions on pg. 10.  Using question 1, we will look at the change in the immigration of different groups, and discuss the emergence of nativism - the policy of protecting the interests of "native" inhabitants against those of immigrants.
2.  Group-Directed Activity:  Read "Coming to America" on pgs. 12-14.  As you read, complete chart on pg. 15 summarizing each era of immigration.
3.  Book Orders for our guest speaker coming later this month.

HW - Book orders due Friday 10/14
- Conduct interviews for Immigration Project (Project Contract due THIS Friday)
- Project Due on MONDAY 10/17

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Imagine that someone is going to move to J-D from Egypt.  What advice would you give them about how to adapt to life here?  List 3-5.  Bridge discussion to assimilation...
2. Mary Antin HW Review & Clip:

3.  Jacob Riis:  Contrast his expectations with the reality of life in America:

4.  Immigration Project Overview.  Anyone who needs help with supplies for the project should see me.
HW - Think about your project topic (talk to your family).  Contract is due on FRIDAY!
PROJECT DUE DATE:  Monday 10/17...so plan ahead!

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Think of a place that you would like to live (other than upstate NY):  Complete the "T" chart in the powerpoint (see agenda item #3 below)...what do you like about the place where you would like to live?  What would you NOT miss about living here?  Bridge discussion to push factors and pull factors
2.  Activity:  Complete pg. 9
3.  Review (powerpoint...see pg. 11)
HW - Pg. 7-8...do q's on pg. 8