Class Agenda 10/31

1.  Bellringer:  Why do people collect "stuff" like baseball cards, coins, stamps, autographs, etc?  Bridge discussion into the concept of "buy low, sell high"...a key principle of investment.

2.  Discussion of pg. 17a-c.  Brain-pops on "Stocks."

3.  Stock case study:  Apple, Inc.  Using the internet, we will check the value of Apple stock today, and use "hindsight" to see what could have been, if we invested at various times over history (pg. 19a-b)

HW - Ind Rev Test on FRIDAY  

        - Click here to review vocab flashcards

Class Agenda 10//30

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 25a.  Define urbanization - 

2.  Movie - Profile on city life:  crime, poor immigrants, sanitation, and new inventions (answer questions on pg. 25a.  Discuss.

3.  On a separate sheet of paper, write a poem synthesizing what we have learned over the past few days: 

Topic = What was life like for the urban poor during the Industrial Revolution?

• Length:  MINIMUM 3 stanzas with 4 lines in each  
• Style:  Rhyme OR free verse (be aware of the beats per line...so that it "flows")
• Techniques:  Consider pg. 7-8 of "The Bob"... and using an element of poetry, such as simile, metaphor, imagery, personification
• Social Studies Content:  Use your packet pgs. 23-28.  
• Have fun with it!

HW - finish poem
       - TEST Friday (pg. 29, Blog)

Class Agenda 10/29

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 26a...Jane Addams/Hull House question:  See clip... Jane Addams.

2.  Discuss and review pg. 25b

3.  Jigsaw Activity:  Town Meetings (pg. 28).  Contrast:  Life for the working class vs. life for the upper/middle class.

HW - none

Class Agenda 10/26

1.  Bellringer:  What are some of the + and - of a longer school day (8:00am-6:00pm)?  Bridge discussion into the painfully long days of factory workers during the Industrial Revolution.

2.  Notes (pg. 26a)  Child Labor movie clip.

3.  Movie Clip - Mother Jones.  Answer question on the bottom of 26a.  What is the status of child labor today (ex - coco industry)?

HW - Do pg. 25b

Class Agenda 10/25

1.  Bellringer:  What is the importance of our school fire drills?  List.

2.  Primary Source Analysis:  Shirtwaist Factory Fire article and questions (pg. 20-23).  Discuss answers.

3.  Electoral Map 2012...what are the candidates doing now that the debates are over?  

HW - pg. 24

Class Agenda 10/24

1.  Bellringer:  Andrew Carnegie clip:  How did he impact the Industrial Revolution?  Cause & Effect...
2.  Turn-in Tiered Activity and 10 week extra credit
3.  Review work from yesterday:

• "Monopoly Men" (pg. 8)
• Sherman Anti-trust Act primary source activity (pg. 9-11)

4.  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 - Read pgs. 30-33

Class Agenda 10/23

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 - Sherman Anti-Trust Act document and questions

Class Agenda 10/22

1.  Bellringer:  Read "What is a Corporation" on pg. 16 of your unit packet.  Answer the following:  What is a corporation?  How can corporations raise $?  If Nike is viewed as a "person," what kind of person is it?  

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).

3.  10 WEEK EXTRA CREDIT:  Imagine that you are SMALL business owner living during the Industrial Revolution.  Your business (and consumers) has been negatively impacted by rise of "robber barons" and their monopolies of this era.  Using at least FIVE vocabulary words on pg. 1(TA), write a letter to your Senator explaining reasons why our government should regulate and/or declare monopolies illegal.  Do this assignment on a separate sheet of paper.  Highlight the vocabulary in your letter.  

HW - finish your assignment in the TA packet (if you didn't finish in class)

       - 10 Week Extra Credit due Wednesday  

       - Watch the debate tonight @ 9:00!

Class Agenda 10/19

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) and/or identify the "most valuable point" of each section of the 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 - Do pg. 17

Class Agenda 10/18

1.  Bellringer:  A unemployed man steals food to feed his hungry family.  Is he a hero or criminal?  Both?  Explain.  Bridge to discussion of perspective...and link bellringer concept to the contrasting terms of captain of industry and robber baron.

2.  Brain-pop:  Industrial Revolution.  Review from last year, and pre-view for this unit...why do we consider this the Second Industrial Revolution?
3.  Industrial Society Notes (pg. 7).  Powerpoint will transition the class to pg. 6 activity.

HW - none

Class Agenda 10/17: The (2nd) Industrial Revolution

1.  Bellringer:  Billionaire...pg. 4A-4B.  Discuss...and bridge to Homestead Act primary source analysis (pg. 4D).  What were the risks and rewards for taking advantage of the Homestead Act?

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.

HW - none

Class Agenda 10/16

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  Immigration Era Test

HW - Watch "Round 2" of the Presidential Debates tonight!

Class Agenda 10/15

1.  Bellringer:  Get your project from the pile and put it on your desk.
2.  Gallery Walk:  We will have some time to walk around the room and appreciate the hard work of our classmates.
3.  Reminder:  Test tomorrow...use your review sheet and the flash cards on "The Blog"

HW - Study for Immigration Test

Class Agenda 10/12

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 18-19.  How did America change in their treatment of immigrants?

2.  Read the article "Are Illegal Immigrants Good for the U.S. Economy?" on page 20.  Create a "T" chart on pg. 21 with a summary for each side of the argument...3 bullet points for each side.  Who do you agree with?  Why?  

3.  Project Advice and Q & A.  How do I make sure that I get a good grade?

• Follow ALL directions in the task
• Do NOT "copy and paste" your research...this is called plagiarism...and is a serious academic offense!  
• 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)
• Be careful with your project on your way to school on Monday:  Check the weather before school (garbage bag?) & avoid rolling it up.  Come directly here Monday morning to drop it off.  

4.  Discuss Vice Presidential debate.

HW - Project due MONDAY 

        - Test TUESDAY (use your review sheet to get ready!)

Class Agenda 10/11

1.  Bellringer:  Looking at the chart on pg. 15a, 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. 14-15)

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.  Review Sheet for Test on TUESDAY

HW - Project due Monday 10/15

       - Unit Test on Tuesday 10/16

Class Agenda 10/10

1.  Bellringer:  Do questions on pg. 6.  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. 8-10.  As you read, discuss, and complete chart on pg. 11 summarizing each era of immigration.

HW - Project Due on MONDAY 10/15
       - Immigration Test 10/16

Class Agenda 10/9

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.  How did Ellis Island work?  Ellis Island video clip.  

3.  Take Citizenship Test:  How can immigrants become US citizens?  Notes...see last page of slide show (pg. 13c)

4.  Student Council Announcement:  Anyone interested in being involved with student council/volunteer work should attend a meeting during 8th grade lunch on Thursday, October 11th.  The meeting will take place in Room 17.  Mrs. Ferris will be facilitating the meeting.  We will not be having an election process for this year's student council, so if you want to be involved, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you attend this first meeting on Thursday during lunch.

HW - Project Due on MONDAY 10/15 (anyone have a late contract?)

       - please let me know TODAY if you need help getting supplies!

Class Agenda 10/4

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 & Movie Clip

3.  Discuss Presidential Debate - fact vs. fiction?

HW - Work on Project - let Mr. Law know if you need help with supplies

       - Project due 10/15 (get supplies?)

Class Agenda 10/3: Immigration Unit

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 of immigration.

2.  Activity:  Complete pg. 5

3.  Review (powerpoint...see pg. 7)

HW - Pg. 4a-4b...do q's 1-3 (pg. 4b)
        - Watch debate @ 9:00
        - Project contract due tmrrw

Class Agenda 10/2

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 1
2.  Reconstruction Era Test
3.  Immigration Project discussion.  Anyone who needs supplies should see me before THURSDAY.

HW - Project contract due Thursday 10/4
        - Project due Monday 10/15

Class Agenda 10/1

1.  Bellringer:  Complete carpetbaggers reading selection:  Why did carpetbaggers go to the South...and why did they leave?

2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 24 notes).  Have you ever broken a rule at home?  Do you have any rules at home that have "loopholes?"  Bridge discussion to Jim Crow/segregation laws in the South.

3.  Plessy v. Ferguson:  What role did this case play in segregation?

4.  Vocabulary Challenge (pg. 4-5).  Create your own definitions and/or pictures without looking them up!  Spend EXTRA time studying the ones that you had trouble with...

HW - Pg. 26 - Test Tomorrow

Class Agenda 9/28

Note:  Mr. Law is attending a workshop today.

1.  Bellringer:  As a pre-read exercise, complete the True/False questions on pg. 18.

2.  Group-Read-Activity:  Read article on the Jim Crow South (pg. 19-20).

3.  Go back to pg. 18 and check/correct your T/F responses...for each question, provide "Evidence" at the bottom of the page for why the response is true or false.  What statement in the reading helped you draw your T/F conclusion?

4.  Review answers as a class.

HW - none