Class Agenda 11/30

1.  Bellringer:  Yellow Journalism...pgs. 9-10
2.  Review Spanish-American War:  A visual history:  Review of HW questions.
3.  Finish Overview of American Imperialism (pg. 4)

• Map Activity (pg. 8a-8b)

HW - none

        - Last chance to order a t-shirt on TUESDAY 12/4

Class Agenda 11/29: American Imperialism

1.  Bellringer:  Tell me about a time when you have taken advantage of or teased a younger sibling/cousin/etc...OR a time when an older sibling has taken advantage of or teased you.  Why was think able to happen?  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term imperialism. 

2.  America Becomes a Colonial Power (Notes:  pg. 4, 6, 7).  Thru Alaska & Hawaii.

HW - pg. 8c thru 8g:  Do questions on 8g

Class Agenda 11/28

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 1
2.  TEST

HW - 8th grade t-shirt orders due tomorrow!

Class Agenda 11/27

1.  Bellringer:  Share your Progressive Bear with your table partner.  Looking at your packet cover, how is TR treating trusts?  

2.  Brain-pop on Teddy Roosevelt.  Notes (pg. 20b).  

• How did John Muir impact the movement toward conservation?

3.  T-shirt sale:  Show your J-D spirit, and help the relief efforts for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy.  

4.  Unit vocabulary review exercise (pg. 4a-b).

HW - Study for Progressive Era Test TOMORROW

- use flash cards

Class Agenda 11/26

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-pop on Women's Suffrage.  Looking at pg. 18 - make predictions on the blanks.

2.  Who Could Vote?  (pg. 18).

3.  Teddy Roosevelt Research:  Progressive Bear Assignment.  We'll be using our class text book to gather research in class (...or at home:  pg. 602-605).  However,  you can consult this website for your research, if the pages linked above are unavailable.  

HW - Progressive Bear Assignment due TOMORROW

UNIT TEST - WEDNESDAY (use review sheet...and Unit Vocabulary Cards.

Class Agenda 11/20

1.  Bellringer:  Watch Susan B. Anthony clip and answer the questions on 15.  Bridge discussion on women's suffrage into today's activity.

2.  Opposition from Congress (pg. 19)

3.  Group Reading Activity..."Winning Votes for Women" (pg. 17a-17e).  

• 1917 Imprisonment of Alice Paul:  How did the prison address her hunger strike?  Why was this important?  Discuss.

HW - Finish 17d-e?
       - Progressive Era Test MONDAY (See pg. 4a-4b & 21)

Class Agenda 11/19

1.  Bellringer:  If you didn't have school today, how would you spend the day?  Do pg. 16 - how is your day different from kids during the Industrial Era?

2.  Watch clip on Sam Gompers - then answer the following questions:

• Summarize:  What did Gompers WANT for workers?
• What was the AFL?  
• What role was the Department of Labor (1913) to play in the lives of workers?  

3.  Proceed to other Social Progressive reforms (pg. 15)

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/16

1.  Bellringer:  Why do companies have to put these labels on their products?

Informing consumers about food ingredients wasn't always a priority for companies....

2.  Group Activity:  Read pages 9-11 and complete the column on pg. 14 titled "What was exposed?"  As a class, we will complete the column titled "What was the end result?"

3.  Rank the 3 muckrakers profiled today:  1 being the most important, 3 being the least important.  Which muckraker had the GREATEST impact on society?  Explain your ranking.

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/15

1.  Bellringer:  Review...Why was Thomas Nast and the Good Government League AGAINST Boss Tweed?  

2.  Political Reform Notes.

3.  Movie Clip:  How does this clip "spoof" the recall election of Gray Davis in 2003?

HW - none

The Tweedie's

Awards for the best Boss Tweed Theatre skits (by popular vote):

Period 2:  Kyle C, Mackenzie K, Akbar Q, Ryan C
Period 3:  Vincenzo D, Sarah H, Cassie D, Abbie L
Period 6:  Joe F, Jake D, Bri S, Joe K
Period 8:  Adam F, Mike Y, Matt S, Lauren N, Kristin L-G
Period 9:  Holly F, Giovanni A, Julia C, Aryanna N

Congrats to everyone on a job well-done!

Class Agenda 11/14

1.  Bellringer:  What is your own definition of teamwork?  Today we will be using teamwork to put together a skit for....

2.  Boss Tweed Theater !  In your group, you will have 5 minutes to organize a skit/dialogue/interaction between Boss Tweed, Thomas Nast, a member of the Good Government League, and a poor immigrant.  Your skit must include every member of your group in some way...and must be NO more than 2 minutes long.  Props are allowed.  Use your research from yesterday to help develop your skit.

3.  "Tweedie" Voting:  Which was the best team?

HW - 

Class Agenda 11/13

1.  Bellringer:  As a machine, the car has advantages and disadvantages.  Create a "T" chart and list + and - of the car.  Bridge discussion into the + and - roles of political machines...

2.  Political Machine Case Study:  Boss Tweed (pg. 7a).  Which groups liked/hated him?  How do you know?  Group research activity (Textbook pgs. 596-97).  Review.
3.  New Marking Period = new seats!  Reminder:  Every marking period we switch seats to change perspectives, and to be able to work with new people when we use "proximity" groups for collaboration.  Fresh start, new places, new faces.

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/9: Progressive Era

1.  Bellringer:  Look at the pictures in this powerpoint:  Review...

• What was happening?
• What were the effects of this event?

2.  Bridge Bellringer discussion into....Progressive Era Unit Intro (notes...pg. 5)

3.  Table partner Activity (pg. 6).  Review activity as a class...last page of slide show.  

4.  Veteran's Day Weekend:  Why do you think that we have Veteran's Day as a holiday?  Watch...

• The History of Veteran's Day.

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/8

DBQ:  Day 4...and our FINAL day of essay composition.

1.  Bellringer:  Review your work from yesterday and pick up where you left off in composing your DBQ essay.

2.  When you finish writing your essay, complete the DBQ Checklist.

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/7

DBQ:  Day 3

1.  Discuss election results.

2.  Finish honing your outline...5-7 minutes.
3.  Review pg. 4 of your DBQ writing packet

4.  Begin writing the essay (use pen, on loose-leaf paper, skipping lines as you write).  Tomorrow you will finish writing the essay and complete a checklist of essential components.

HW - None

Mock Election Results

JDMS elected Barack Obama for another term...he won 61.2% of the votes cast.  Thanks for participating!

Class Agenda 11/6

DBQ:  Day 2

1.  Bellringer:  Read DBQ packet (pink):  pgs. 1, 4

2.  Review CRQ questions and analysis.  Discuss Part B (essay) directions.  How many documents do you have to use in your essay?

3.  Create thesis statement and an outline.  Essay writing will start tomorrow and wrap-up on Thursday.

HW - watch election coverage!

Class Agenda 11/5

DBQ: Day 1 

Document Based Question Essay on the Industrial Revolution begins today!
Together, we will be working on reviewing and improving our DBQ Essay procedure.

1. Read DBQ Essay question/directions
2. Brainstorm: What were the + and - effects of the Industrial Revolution? List BEFORE you read the CRQ (Constructed Response Questions) that are based on the documents.
3. Read the DBQ directions in the "Guide to Writing DBQ's" packet (pg. 1): Steps 1-2. Read pg. 5 to review on "How and Why to Analyze Documents."

HW - Answer CRQ questions

Class Agenda 11/2

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  TEST:  Industrial Revolution

HW - watch the news (storm recovery AND election coverage)

Class Agenda 11/1

1.  Bellringer:  What is the essential difference between a farmer's market and a stock market?  What is similar between the 2?  Create a "T" chart of similarities and differences.

2.  Brain-pop:  Stock Market...Check the "markets."  What is an index?  How does that represent the "health" of the economy?  What is a bull/bear market?

3.  Test Review:  on page 5, define the unit vocabulary in your own words....without looking them up.  Check/edit your work.

HW - Study for test tomorrow:  Use the review sheet on pg. 29, and the Quia flashcards