Class Agenda 12/20

1.  Bellringer:  Review pg. 19b.
2.  On a separate sheet of paper, take "Active Listening Notes" (like you do in ELA) on the Christmas Truce of 1914 (create a bulleted list:  What happened during the first Christmas of World War I?)  Listen to story below:

2.  Compare Active Listening Notes to the movie clip

HW - Enjoy your vacation!

Class Agenda 12/19

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 12a-12b...do questions on 12b

2.  Review bellringer...watch movie clip on sinking of the Lusitania

3.  Review pgs. 13 and 18

4.  Do pg. 19b

HW - none

Class Agenda 12/18

1.  Bellringer:  What does it mean to be impartial when someone is in a fight?  Connect American policy during the beginning of World War I (pg. 11a)
2.  Pg. 11b
3.  Do pg. 13, 16, 17, 18

HW - finish anything not done in class...

Class Agenda 12/17

1.  Bellringer:  Review the vocabulary on the poetry sheet.
2.  Poetry Analysis:  Dulce et decorum est
3.  Discuss

HW - pg. 10-11a

Class Agenda 12/16

1.  Bellringer:  If you had 2 projects due on Friday, would you...work on 1 project at a time...OR...work on both at the same time?  Why?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy?  Bridge discussion into the German Schliffen Plan for WWI

2.  Powerpoint on Trench Warfare (view slides 14 thru the end...finish notes pg. 6)

3.  Movie clip on Trench Warfare.  How did trench warfare affect soldiers?

HW - Review Source Analysis

Class Agenda 12/13

1.  Bellringer:  Read the last page of your packet:  "Wartime."

2.  Watch:  Movie.  Why was the war so terrifying/demanding for the soldiers?
3.  World War I Source Analysis.

HW - 

Class Agenda 12/12

1.  Bellringer:  Without looking at your notes....What were the long-term causes for World War I?  Hint....M.A.I.N.

2.  "The Spark" that starts the war (pg. 7-8).  Do questions....Discuss.  Which letter in M.A.I.N. applies to this story?  Discuss Pan-Slavism...and "The Balkan Powder Keg"

3.  Geography of World War I (pg. 9...map on pg. 8B may help you.  You can skip question 5 on pg. 9)

HW - finish map

Class Agenda 12/11: World War I Unit

1.  Bellringer:  How many of you have been blamed for something you didn't do (or only partially did)?  What is the cartoon saying about the blame for The Great War (World War I)?

2.  M.A.I.N - the causes of World War I (on pg. 6a...use pg. 648 in textbook).  Review class research with powerpoint (stop at slide 17).
3.  Clip:  Summary of World War I Causes

HW - Do pg. 6b as a summary of our work today.

Class Agenda 12/10

1.  Bellringer:  Do/Review pg. 1...
2.  TEST:  Imperialism
3.  Nelson Mandela:  Why is he considered such a hero around the world?

HW - Finish your Illustrated Simile (pg. 13)

Class Agenda 12/9

1.  Bellringer:  Why is the statement "I'm starving" an example of a "figure of speech?"

2.  ELA in Social Studies!  "Big Stick" simile exercise/activity (pg. 13)
3.  Review classwork from Friday...pg. 23

HW - Finish your simile cartoon

       - TEST on TUESDAY (review vocab and pg. 25)

Class Agenda 12/6

1.  Bellringer:  Is there a short-cut that you take to get someplace?  Why do you use that route?

2.  Introduce the Panama Canal as a premier "short-cut."  Complete graphic organizer on pg. 23 while reading pgs. 16-22.  Follow up with discussion of how the canal works (click "Transit" and "Operation".....and a look at a live webcam

3.  Review Activity (pg. 24) - you'll need to know these places for the test tomorrow!
4.  Start Test Prep:  Study Guide (pg.25) and Vocabulary pages

HW - Test TUESDAY (pg. 25 - review sheet.  Click here for flashcards)

Class Agenda 12/5

1.  Bellringer:  Ever call "dibs" on something?  "Shotgun?"  Compare to Open Door Policy.  Discuss ethnocentrism and how it impacted Chinese history in the 20th century.
2.  Do you know anyone that is "old-fashioned" or not "with" the times?  Examples?  Compare this concept to Japan (& China) during the era of American Imperialism...The US in Japan.
3.  Teddy Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy (pg. 12)

HW - Do pg. 15

Class Agenda 12/4

1.  Bellringer:  Analyze the political cartoon on the front of your packet...What are the symbols?  What is the message?  How does this cartoon represent nationalism?  
2.  Review Spanish-American War:   Finish A visual history (Start at "Day 2") .  
3.  Pg. 5 (Slides 14-18)

HW - pgs. 11a-11f

Class Agenda 12/3

1.  Bellringer:  How is this photo similar to yellow journalism (see HW on 8g...or pg. 9)
2.  Review Spanish-American War:  Do pg. 8a (resources)  Then review A visual history (Up thru the sinking of the Maine).

HW - Do 8b

Class Agenda 12/2: 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 this able to happen?  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term imperialism. 

2.  America Becomes a Colonial Power (Notes:  pg. 5-7).  

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

Class Agenda 11/26

1.  Bellringer:  Review "Guide to Writing DBQs"...analyze your grade.  What can you improve upon next year?
2.  Source Analysis.

HW - Enjoy your vacation!

Class Agenda 11/25

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  TEST

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/22

1.  Bellringer:  Share your Progressive Bear with your table partner.  Looking at your packet cover...let's do a metaphor exercise:  Why does the artist compare TR to a lion tamer?

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

• How did John Muir impact the movement toward conservation?  

3.  Unit review exercise (pg. 1b).
4.  JFK:  50 year anniversary of his assassination.  Who was JFK?

HW - Study for Progressive Era Test MONDAY

       - use flash cards

Class Agenda 11/21

1.  Bellringer:  Looking at pg. 18 - make predictions on the blanks.  Who Could Vote?  (pg. 18).  Brain Pop:  Women's Suffrage.

2.  Watch this video.  What is the message for girls?

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 - MONDAY...pgs. 4a-b, 21

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).  Discuss "Closure" questions...In what ways does gender inequality exist today?  

• 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?  Discuss the changes... power of unions, and the origins of Labor Day.

2.  Watch clip on Sam Gompers - then answer the questions on pg. 153.  Proceed to other Social Progressive reforms (pg. 15).  

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/18

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 14a...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. 14b 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...Do primary source activity  

2.  Political Reform Notes (pg. 6b)

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

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/14

1.  Bellringer:  What are the pros/cons of Boss Tweed's political machine:  Bridge discussion to the yesterday's bellringer.  

2.  Boss Tweed Theater !  Pg. 7b.  Your group will be assigned 1 "act" out of the life of Boss Tweed.

3.  Skit Resources

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).  Answer the following for EACH box in your chart:  Did they/he like or hate him?  How do you know (text based evidence)?  Group research activity (Textbook pgs. 596-97).  Review.
3.  Closure:  Why was Boss Tweed considered a villain by so many people?  Watch.

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/12

New Marking Period = New Seats!
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 celebrate Veteran's Day as a holiday?  Watch...

• The History of Veteran's Day.
• Current Events...Epic typhoon...

HW - none

Class Agenda 11/5-11/8 DBQ ESSAY

Tuesday 11/5 
1.  Read the DBQ directions in the "Guide to Writing DBQ's" packet (pg. 1): Steps 1-2.  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. Answer CRQ questions
HW - Finish CRQs?

Wednesday 11/6

1.  Bellringer:  Read "Guide to Writing DBQs" steps 3-6.

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.  Complete some thoughts regarding the "outside info" that we discussed in class.

Thursday 11/7
1.  Finish outline.  Finish your thoughts regarding the "outside info" portion.
2.  RE-read "Guide to Writing DBQs" steps 3-6.
3.  Begin essay composition (use PEN on loose leaf paper, and skip lines as you write).

Friday 11/8
1.  Finish Essay
2.  Complete DBQ checklist

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

• The History of Veteran's Day.

Class Agenda 11/4

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1...turn in poem
2.  TEST:  Industrial Revolution

HW - none

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.  What is Etrade?
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 on MONDAY:  Use the study guide in your packet, and the Quia flashcards
        - Poem due MONDAY

Class Agenda 10/31

1.  Bellringer:  Do pgs. 17a-c....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.  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).  Contrast with Blackberry...

HW -  Poem due MONDAY

        - TEST on MONDAY.  Click here to review vocab flashcards

Happy Halloween!

Class Agenda 10/30

1.  Bellringer:  Do Source Analysis.

2.  Movie - Profile on city life:  crime, poor immigrants, city 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 by MONDAY
       - TEST MONDAY (use pg. 29, Blog resources, etc.)

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).  Closure:  Compose a statement contrasting life for the working class with the lives of the upper/middle class.  Be specific.

HW - none

Class Agenda 10/28

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 - cocoa industry, which is appropriate, given that we are close to "chocolate season"...aka Halloween)?

HW - Do pg. 25b

Class Agenda 10/24

1.  Bellringer:  Identify one fact that you learned about Cornelius Vanderbilt OR JD Rockefeller.
2.  Rockefeller movie segment...Discuss.

HW - Enjoy the long weekend!

Class Agenda 10/23

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).  Watch movie clip....Discuss the short-term & long-term effects of the Triangle Fire (Q's #6-7...and the fate of the factory owners).

HW - pg. 24

Class Agenda 10/21

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

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

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 - Read pgs. 30-33 (Active Reading)

Class Agenda 10/18

1.  Bellringer:  REVIEW...why are monopolies bad for consumers, but good for the owners?  Modern-day issues

2.  Monopoly Men Activity (pg. 8).  Research and 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 pg. 9-11

Class Agenda 10/17

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 $?  Just what kind of a "person" can a corporation be?

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 MONDAY

Class Agenda 10/16

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." Remember:  Use your active reading strategies. 

HW - Do pg. 17

Class Agenda 10/15

1.  Bellringer:  A unemployed man steals food to feed his hungry family (PS - There are roughly 16 million hungry kids in America!).  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.
4.  Should Columbus Day be a national holiday?  

HW - none

Class Agenda 10/11: 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 10/10

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  Immigration Era Test
3.  Current Events

HW - none

Class Agenda 10/9

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.  Statue of Liberty movie clip

HW - Study for Immigration Test...use your review sheet and the flash cards on "The Blog"

Class Agenda 10/8

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

2.  Immigration Restriction

3.  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?  

4.  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 Wednesday:  Check the weather before school (garbage bag?) & avoid rolling it up.  Come directly here Wednesday morning to drop it off.  

HW - Project due TOMORROW

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

Class Agenda 10/7

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 15a...pgs. 9 & 11 might help.  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.  Use your review sheet to prepare of test on THURSDAY (last page of packet)

HW - Project due WED 10//9

       - Unit Test on THURS 10/10

Class Agenda 10/4

1.  Bellringer:  Take citizenship test...
2.  What do all of these companies have in common?

3.  Video clip:  Ellis Island arrival & the "Deconstruction of Ellis Island."  How did Ellis Island work?  

4.  How can immigrants become US citizens today?  Notes...see last page of slide show (pg. 13c)
5.  Immigration Project:  Tips for Success

HW - Project Due on WEDNESDAY 10/9 

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

Class Agenda 10/3

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.
3.  How to fix the Government Shutdown?  

HW - Finish chart on pg. 11
        - Project Due on WEDNESDAY 10/9...if you need help with supplies, let me know TODAY!
      

Class Agenda 10/2

1.  Bellringer:  Looking at the cartoon, complete the questions on the hand-out.
2.  Imagine that someone is going to move to J-D from Russia.  What advice would you give them about how to adapt to life here?  List 3-5.  Bridge discussion to assimilation...

3.  Mary Antin HW Review & Movie Clip

4.  Discuss "Government Shutdown"

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

       - Project due 10/9 (get supplies?)

Class Agenda 10/1: 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)
        - Project contract due tmrrw
        - Project due OCTOBER 9th

Class Agenda 9/30

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 1
2.  Unit Test:  Reconstruction Era
3.  Review Immigration Project Packet

HW - Project contract due Wednesday

Class Agenda 9/27

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 - TEST on MONDAY!  Use pgs. 4, 5, 26 to prepare.  AND unit flashcards...on my blog.

Class Agenda 9/26

1.  Bellringer:  As a pre-read exercise, complete the True/False questions on pg. 16.

2.  Group-Read-Activity:  Read article on the Jim Crow South.

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 - TEST MONDAY (pgs. 4, 5, 26...and use Blog Flashcards)

Class Agenda 9/25

1.  Bellringer:  Do Q's on pg. 25.  How were African-American communities in the South negatively impacted after the Civil War?

2.  Sharecropping discussion (pg. 17) Why is sharecropping sometimes referred to as "the ghost of antebellum South?"

3.  Vocabulary Review (pgs 4-5).  Class Activity - in your groups identify and summarize the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments (pg. 12a).  Your summary must be 5 words or less!  Draw a picture to represent each amendment.  Divide a piece of notebook paper into thirds...using one section for each amendment...we will model this "foldable" technique in class.  

HW - Test MONDAY...use review sheet (pg.26) and blog:  Click for Vocab Flashcards

Class Agenda 9/24

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 16.1...question 6.  And review your work from yesterday.
2.  View video clip (reviewing the impeachment topic from yesterday) and answer questions 1-2 on pg. 16.2

2.  Do "Constitution Review"...and complete questions 3-4 on pg. 16.2.  Review graphic of checks and balances

3.  KKK - "A Failed Revolution" - discuss and view powerpoint.  What was the role of the KKK in the "New South?"  How did they impact Reconstruction?

HW - none

Class Agenda 9/23

1.  Bellringer:  Which is best...A)  SU Football   B) SU Basketball  C)  SU Lax  D) None of the above.  Introduce concept of bias - favoring one side or another.  Bridge concept to the political bias now, and post-Civil War...

2.  Contrast Moderate and Radical plans for Reconstruction...What are the basic beliefs of each group? (use pg. 9 to help complete pg. 11).  Review venn diagram on pg. 11. 

3.  "Impeaching a President" (read pgs. 13-15 and complete 16.1 questions 1-5).  Please note:  pg. 14 was omitted from your packet.  Click here to access.  

HW - finish 16.1 questions 1-5

Class Agenda 9/20

1.  Bellringer:  In your opinion, what is the hardest part of forgiving someone?  Explain.  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term:  amnesty

2.  Lincoln's Death...and plan for Reconstruction (pg. 7)

3.  Freedman's Bureau Powerpoint (pg. 6)

HW - none

Class Agenda 9/19: Reconstruction Unit

1.  Bell Ringer:  How does it feel to lose?  List.  Compare these feelings to the feelings in America after the Civil War.
2.  View Video Clip:  What was the nation "feeling" after the Civil War?  Southern whites?  Veterans?  Northerners?  Black Southerners?  

3.  Reconstruction Intro (p.pt.)

4.  Active Reading Exercise...Unit Preview (pg. 12a-12b)

HW - Finish reading pg. 12a-12b

Class Agenda 9/18

1.  Social Studies 8 Pre-test...what do you already know about American history?  FYI...This test will NOT count against your 1st quarter average.
2.  Current Events

HW - watch news

Class Agenda 9/17

HAPPY CONSTITUTION DAY!

1.  Bellringer:  Based on what you've heard in the news yesterday and today...should we modify the "right to bear arms?"  What are the opposing viewpoints?
2.  Test your knowledge on the Constitution with the Constitution IQ Quiz

3.  QUIZ:  Geography & Civil War

HW - Watch the news!

Class Agenda 9/16

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 30...questions 1-3.  The answer will surprise you!
2.  Emancipation Proclamation (pg. 30-31...questions 4-10)

3.  Civil War Battles - Quick Overview.  Discuss changing technology in warfare.

4.  Review map assignment.

HW - Use blog and packet to review for Review Quiz tomorrow

Class Agenda 9/13

1.  Bellringer:  Describe a time when you "put something off," when it really needed to get done.  Has that ever happened with school work?  How did that work out?  Explain.  Make connection to the compromises made in regards to the slavery issue (putting the slavery issue off) in the decades before the Civil War.

2.  Civil War Review:  Causes of the Civil War (pg. 25-26) & Timeline (pg. 27-28)
3.  S.P.A.M. Political Cartoon Analysis (pg. 29)

HW - Read pg. 9-13

Class Agenda 9/12

1.  Bellringer:  If you were visiting another state, and someone asked you where Syracuse is...how would you give them an idea about where you are from?  Introduce term - relative location

2.  5 Themes of Geography Notes (pg. 3)

3.  Map Activity

HW - Finish Map Activity 

Class Agenda 9/11

1.  Bellringer:  What does this statement mean to you?  "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."  How does this apply to us on this anniversary of 9/11?

2.  9/11 Discussion and Movie Clips:

• What happened (NYC)?  Timeline of 9/11 attack (History.com)
• Why/How did it happen?  9/11 (Brain-pop) - background of the attack
• What were the (long-term) results?  How 9/11 Changed Us (Today.com)

3.  Discuss President Obama's speech on Syria

HW - Watch news tonight

Class Agenda 9/10

1.  Bellringer:  To write a good paragraph, what do you need to include?  List....
2.  Collect Expectations Sheet

3.  Me, Myself and I Writing Exercise:  Draft a biographical paragraph about a classmate.  Remember:  

• Topic Sentence
• 3 Supporting facts/details
• Concluding Statement

HW - Finish Paragraph

- Late Profile -or- Expectations Sheet?  Last chance for points...

Class agenda 9/9

1.  Bellringer:  Put your profile on your desk and write tonight's homework in your planner.

2.  Collect Profiles.  Although late homework will not typically be accepted, I will accept Profiles tomorrow.

3.  Discuss class expectations (Social Studies with Mr. Law)

HW - Signed expectations sheet

HW2 - Any late Profiles?  Do you have your SS binder?

Class Agenda 9/6

Note:  Only periods 2, 3 and 9 will follow the agenda below.  The schedule has been altered due to the Science Pre-test and Picture Day.  

1.  Bellringer:  Think back to last year in Social Studies....do you remember what caused the Civil War?
2.  Civil War/Slavery movie clip and class discussion

HW - Profiles due MONDAY.
        - Do you have your class supplies? (3-ring binder and some loose leaf paper)

Welcome to the 2013-14 School Year!

1.  Attendance & get your seat for the first marking period
2.  Introductions:  Mr. Law, Room 309, & Social Studies 8
3.  Student Profile - complete and have it signed at home

HW - Parent/Guardian Signature on Profile
Supplies - 3 ring binder (2" three-ring binder, loose leaf paper, writing utensils)

Summer Vacation

Class Agenda 6/11-6/17

This week we will be analyzing the historical events presented by the film Forrest Gump (edited version).  As we watch the movie, will make daily observations of historical events, and how those events connect to the topics that we have learned about over the past several weeks.  Each student will be responsible for a movie critique, an interpretation of the feather (from the opening scene), and we will even write a new "chapter" of the movie choosing an event for Forrest to be written into between 1984-present...  This is the FINAL grade of Social Studies 8! Click here for the handout.

Thank You, Marion Blumenthal Lazan!

Students gather for a photograph following author, and Holocaust survivor, Marion Blumenthal Lazan's presentation for the 8th grade class.  

Thank you Congressman Dan Maffei!

During a recent trip to JDMS, Dan Maffei spoke with some of our 8th grade classes.  Mr. Maffei offered some insight with those students regarding their project topics.

Class Agenda 5/16 THRU 6/7: FINAL PROJECT

1.  How can an 8th grader impact Washington, DC?  By having a voice!  United States Congressman Dan Maffei wants your input on the most pressing issues of the day.  He'll be visiting JDMS on 5/29 to check your progress!
2.  FINAL PROJECT:  See the attached calendar of the task(s) for the day, AND the homework for the night.
3.  It is very important to stay caught up and to use your class time wisely.

Class Agenda 5/14

1.  Bellringer:  Modern Era Quiz...a sample of high school expectations.
2.  Review Day for Final Exam

• Use your review packs
• Use your old tests
• Use vocab flash cards

HW - Study!

Class Agenda 5/13

1. Bellringer:  Watch "Political Party Origins" (Brain-pop)... and discuss WHY we even have political parties.  What are your political beliefs (Brain-pop)?
2. Use a laptop to complete the "Modern Politics" handout.  Use this link to take the quiz.
3. With the remaining time in class, work on reviewing for the Final Exam

 HW - Final Exam on WEDNESDAY
         - Pg. 6 of Review Packet
         - STUDY (Midterm Review Packet, vocab flashcards, old tests)

Class Agenda 5/10

1.  Bellringer:  In regard to the presidency of Barack Obama:  What conclusion can you draw from the chart below?

2.  View clip.
3.  "Obama's In-box" Read article in your Modern Era packet and complete the handout.
4.  Discuss results...

HW - finish Obama assignment
       - Review packet (pg. 5)

Class Agenda 5/7-5/9: Modern Era Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Can you name ALL the presidents on your packet cover?
2.  Modern Era Stations.  Over the next 3 days, you will be researching the presidencies of Nixon through George W. Bush.  Use the resources in the packet, and the video clips below, to complete your "Modern Era" packet.   

• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• George H.W. Bush
• Bill Clinton
• George W. Bush

3.  Closure:  Read the article on the amount of money that we spend on our ex-presidents, and answer the question that follows.

HW - FINAL EXAM - In class 5/15

       - Due Thursday:  Review Packet - Great Depression & New Deal

       - Due Friday:  Review Packet - World War 2 (TWO pages)

       - Due Monday:  Review Packet - Cold War

       - Due Tuesday:  Review Packet - Civil Rights

       - Daily HW:  Review your Midterm Review Packet

Class Agenda 5/4

1.  Bellringer:  Brainstorm outside information for the Civil Rights DBQ.
2.  Essay Grading Exercise.  Based on NYS criteria, rate the 3 sample essays.  Identify 3 reasons why you think the student deserved that score.

HW - none

Class Agenda 5/3

1.  Bellringer:  Last-chance Review!
2.  QUIZ:  Civil Rights
3.  Scaffolding Questions:  DBQ Essay Activity

HW - finish?

Class Agenda 5/2

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 30-31
2.  Discuss the issues AFTER the Civil Rights legislation.  Civil Rights today?  Discuss President Obama's statement...

HW - Quiz tomorrow

Class Agenda 5/1

1.  Bellringer:  Contrast philosophies...Identify 2 differences in how Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr approached Civil Rights.
2.  Civil Rights Overview:  Read 34-35, then complete 33 & 36-39.

HW - finish overview
       - Civil Rights Quiz Friday

Class Agenda 4/30

1.  Bellringer:  Segregation is illegal, right?  Watch...
2.  View Civil Rights Highlights Clips (pg. 29).

• Clip 1
• Clip 2
• Clip 3
• Clip 4 & 5

3.  Based on the footage you saw in the clips...Why do you think TV was so important in the successes of the Civil Rights movement?  How was this similar to what we discussed about the TV and the Vietnam War?  How does Social Media play a similar role today?

HW -

Class Agenda 4/29

1.  Bellringer:  Identify the problem in the clip.  How did the kids attempt to solve the problem?  Did it work?  Connect to Martin Luther King, Jr...and define boycott and civil disobedience.
2.  Class Activity:  pg. 21.  View Clip.
3.  Why was Jackie Robinson important to the Civil Rights Era?

HW -

Class Agenda 4/26

1.  Bellringer:  View Clip.  Review importance of Brown v. Board of Education.
2.  "Black and White Together" (pg. 13-19).  Do pg. 20 questions 1-3 at bottom.
3.  Central High clip.  What problem still remained after Brown v. Board?

HW -

Class Agenda 4/25

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 5.  What is the "strange fruit?"  How does it relate to what we learned about Emmett Till?  View Clip...Jim Crow South
2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 6)
3.  Brown v. Board of Education (pg. 11-12).  Brain-pop.  View Clip

HW - pg. 11-12

Class Agenda 4/24

1.  Bellringer:  In 3 words or less...describe your reaction to watching "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till."
2.  Answer the question:   Why was Emmett Till so important to the Civil Rights Era? 
3.  Design a tombstone to honor  Emmett Till.  Include an epitaph (definition - a concise phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died).  Your epitaph MUST be 30 words or less...4 lines max...AND MUST relate to the question in #2 above.  Bonus for additional poem, haiku, or cinquain.

HW - finish your tombstone

Class Agenda 4/23

1.  Bellringer:  Essential Question:  Why was Emmett Till so important to the Civil Rights Era?
2.  Complete "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till"

HW -

Class Agenda 4/22: Civil Rights Movement Unit

1.  Bellringer:  What rights are we guaranteed by our Constitution?  Bridge discussion to the Civil Rights Era and segregation.  Rights were NOT guaranteed to our African-American citizens...

2.  Civil Rights Case Study:  Emmett Till.  Why was Emmett Till so important to the Civil Rights Era? 

HW -

Class Agenda 4/19

1.  Bellringer:  Last chance review....
2.  QUIZ:  Cold War
3.  Latest developments in Boston Marathon Bombing.

HW -

Class Agenda 4/18

ELA TESTING DAY:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule, so our class periods will be shortened. 

1.  Bellringer:  Review 3a-3c for Quiz tomorrow.
2.  Finish Vietnam (powerpoint)...pg. 42
3.  The Cold War Goes Global (pg. 61...powerpoint)

HW - Quiz Friday

Class Agenda 4/17

ELA TESTING DAY:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule, so our class periods will be shortened. 

1.  Bellringer:  What is the difference between gorilla and guerilla?
2.  Vietnam (powerpoint)...pg. 42

HW - Quiz Friday

Class Agenda 4/15-4/16

1.  Bellringer:  Do Vietnam War Statistics (pg. 51)
2.  Vietnam Stations (in-class research project)
3.  Closure:  Create a generalization summarizing your impressions of the Vietnam War.  Contrast Vietnam with World War II.

HW - QUIZ Friday (Cold War Part 1-2)

Class Agenda 4/12

1.  Bellringer:  Review....Draw a simple picture of the domino theory.
2.  Group Activity - "The Fall of Saigon" (pgs. 53-58)
3.  Brain-pop:  Vietnam War

HW -

Class Agenda 4/11

1.  Bellringer:  Imagine you are Michael Rosenberg (age 10).  Write a letter to your father and mother while they are in prison.  What would you ask them?  What would you tell them about your life since they have been gone?  Base your response on your reading from yesterday.
2.  Review of the Rosenberg Trial (pg. 50)

• Did the American government murder an innocent person(s) due to Cold War hysteria?  Can you create an arguement that Ethel DID deserve the death penalty?  Did NOT deserve it?  

3.  Documentary clips Heir to an Execution/NBC interview with Ivy Meerpol... time permitting.

HW - none

Class Agenda 4/10

1.  Bellringer:  "The Dot Game" - a Cold War simulation.
2.  View Clip:  What was McCarthyism?
3.  Notes:  pg. 43-44

HW - pgs. 45-50

Class Agenda 4/9

1.  Bellringer:  Review 3a-3c
2.  QUIZ:  Cold War Part I
3.  American Culture:  The 1950s

HW -

Class Agenda 4/8

1.  Bellringer:  How are your interests/hobbies/music/likes/dislikes different from your parents or guardians?  Create a "T" chart to contrast.  Introduce concept of generation gap

2.  1950s Culture Story (pgs. 34-39).  Drawing pictures will NOT be a requirement (see packet).

3.  1950s Clip (Interstate Highway, growth of suburbs, new technology)

HW - Cold War (part I) Quiz MONDAY.  Review "Part I" of your packet... & vocab (pgs. 3a-3c)...excluding #12-16, 18-19, 22-23.  

Class Agenda 3/28

1.  Bellringer:  Top Secret Activity!  pg. 32.  Develop solutions to the crisis in Cuba.

• "Hour of Maximum Danger" movie clip.  How did we avert the Cuban Missile Crisis?  

2.  Cuban Missile Crisis Notes (pg. 6)
3.  Space Race:  Trip to the Moon.

HW - Enjoy your vacation!  Go SU!

Class Agenda 3/27

1.  Bellringer:  Take out a piece of paper and label it "Butter Battle Book" Active Listening Notes.
2.  Watch the reading of the "Butter Battle Book"...and take notes.  This is good practice for the ELAs when we get back from break.

3.  Activity:  Compare an Contrast the Butter Battle Book with what you have learned about the Cold War (pg. 25).  Lastly - write an ending to the book...based on what we know today about the end of the Cold War...how should this ending be re-written?

HW - Read about the Cuba Crisis (pg. 29-30)...and answer the questions at the end.

Class Agenda 3/26

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 28...bomb drill primary source.  What was the purpose of this document?
2.  The Cold War - Ike and JFK (pg. 26-27)...Compare and contrast their approaches to the Cold War
3.  Current Events:  Nuclear weapons in the world today.
4.  Movie Review:  Identify 3 unit vocabulary words in the movie...and draw a simple picture representing one of those vocabulary words.

HW -

Class Agenda 3/25

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 24...map activity:  Korean War
2.  Korea 1950-53 (pgs. 21-22)
3.  Brain-pop:  Korean War
4.  Current Events:  Are we STILL fighting the Korean War?

HW -

Class Agenda 3/22

1.  Bellringer:  What would be the motivation for someone to "run away" from home?  Bridge into concept:  defect (verb)

2.  Preventing Soviet Expansion (pg. 4-5)

3.   Review "Berlin Crisis (pg. 19-20)."  Bridge into discussion on Berlin Wall (powerpoint).  Apply concept:  defect

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/21

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 14
2.  Make a "T" chart with USA and USSR at the top...then classify the following words/adjectives:  controlled, democracy, command, capitalism, freedom, totalitarian (review from yesterday).
2.  Cold War (pgs. 4-5).

HW - Do pg. 7 (skip last column)

Class Agenda 3/20: The Cold War Unit

1.  Bellringer:  What does it mean when someone is acting "cold" to you (or someone is giving you the "cold shoulder?"  How does that make you feel?  Link this concept to the "Cold War"...

2.  Cold War intro (powerpoint).  Pg. 8

3.  Intro Activity (pg. 4)... UP TO "Soviet Expansion"

HW - pg. 9-13

Class Agenda 3/19

1.  Bellringer:  Why was Ed T. Malap so important?
2.  TEST

HW -

Class Agenda 3/18

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 21...bottom.
2.  Webquest (pg. 54-56)  Click here to access the website.
3.  Review HW (pg. 61).

HW - REVIEW for TEST tomorrow (pgs. 5, 6, & 62)

Class Agenda 3/13

Wednesday Periods 6, 7, 8 - & - Friday Periods 2, 3

1.  Bellringer:  Identify ONE way you recently demonstrated 1 of the '5 Keys to Being a Quality Person.'
2.  Read World War II article and complete assignment.

HW - pg. 59-61 due MONDAY
       - UNIT TEST on Tuesday

Class Agenda 3/12

Tuesday Periods 6, 8, 9 - AND - Wednesday Periods 2, 3

1.  Bellringer:  What would YOU do?  Watch...Bridge discussion to the war in the Pacific.  Doing the right thing sometimes can come at a high price...
2.  Powerpoint - War in the Pacific.  Should we have used "the bomb?"  Some of the following might not be shown in class due to time constraints.

• Kamikaze attacks (clip)
• Manhattan Project (clip)
• Medical Effects of "the bomb" (clip)

HW - none

Class Agenda 3/11

Monday Periods 6, 8, 9 - & - Tuesday Periods 2, 3

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 49 Q's 4-5
2.  D-Day - end of war in Europe (powerpoint)
3.  Yalta Conference (pg. 50)

HW -

Class Agenda 3/8

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 49 Q's 1-3
2.  Turning the Tide of the War.  Powerpoint
3.  Read "Going for D-Day"- pg. 44-47 - while reading, complete graphic organizer on pg. 48.

HW -

Class Agenda 3/7

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 43.  Review rationing
2.  World War II Summary Clip:

• What were the effects of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
• How was the American economy impacted by World War II?  Role of women?
• How did segregation in the military impact the Civil Rights movement?

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/6

1.  Bellringer:  Analyze the propaganda poster (S.P.A.M. method).  Propaganda (pg. 36 top...we'll look at some examples in class).

• How does this propaganda film portray Germany?  Hitler?  Nazi leaders/soldiers?  

3.  What events/factors helped turn the tide against the Axis?  (powerpoint) 

HW - 

Class Agenda 3/5

1.  Bellringer:  Rosie the Riveter...read pg. 40.

• What roles did women play in supporting WWII?  
• Compare & contrast this with what you learned about women in WWI?  

2.  The American Homefront (pg. 34)

HW - Read pg. 37-41

Class Agenda 3/4

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 29 and answer the following questions:  What was the result of Executive Order 9066?  What was the CAUSE of this order?  What were they allowed to bring with them?  Did this order violate their rights?  Explain.
2.  Primary Source Reading pg. 31.  What hardships did Japanese-Americans face in the internment camps?  List.
3.  Group analysis of Japanese internment (pg. 32-33).  Note:  Pg. 33 was omitted when the packet was produced.  Click here for a copy.
4.  QUIZ:  World War II

HW - finish pg. 32-33

Class Agenda 3/1

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 21...What did Martin Niemoller intend for us to LEARN from this quote?

2.  Hitler's Hatred (pg. 22)

3.  Based on what we have discussed so far in class, complete pg. 23.  

4.  American Neutrality...just how neutral were we?  (pg. 24)
5.  The Attack on Pearl Harbor

HW - QUIZ on WW2 MONDAY!

Class Agenda 2/28

1.  Bellringer:  Draw a simple picture/comic to represent the word "appeasement."  Brain-pop on the Causes of World War II
2.  Review HW (Appeasement...remember:  To "appease" is to please.)
3.  World War II (1939-41).

4.   "Enemies of Freedom" movie clip...

HW - none

Class Agenda 2/27

1.  Bellringer:  Imagine there is something you REALLY want your parents/guardians to buy for you (...and you REEEAAALLLY want it, but it IS kinda expensive).  You are very persistent about nagging/persuading/bothering them to buy it for you.  How do you think your parents/guardians would react?
2.  The Failure of Peace (pg. 14-15)

HW - pg. 19-20:  Appeasement

Class Agenda 2/26

1.  Bellringer:  Test your knowledge!  Create a "T" chart for the "Good Guys" and the "Bad Guys" of World War II...classify the following - Britain, Germany, USA, Italy, Axis Powers, Japan, Soviet Union, Allied Powers.
2.  P.pt...pages 11-13:  Nuts and Bolts of WW2

HW - Aggression in Europe Map, pgs. 17-18

Class Agenda 2/25: World War II Unit

1.  Bellringer:  List reasons why wars are fought (both past a present).  Are there circumstances where war is ever necessary?
2.  Map Activity:  get the basics (pg. 9-10)
3.  Rise of Dictators (pg. 7-8)

HW - finish maps

Class Agenda 2/15

1.  Bellringer:  Why do we celebrate Black History Month:  watch.
2.  Review Midterms

HW - Enjoy the Break!

Class Agenda 2/14

1.  Bellringer:  Reminder that the FINAL deadline for 9th grade scheduling paperwork is due tomorrow.
2.  Movie covering The Crash, Hoover Dam, and the Dust Bowl.  Anyone with unfinished DBQs should finish those today.

HW - Scheduling paperwork due tomorrow.

Class Agenda 2/11-2/13

DBQ:  Great Depression

1.  Brainstorm directions:  What do you know about the problems of the Great Depression - and what steps were taken to solve those problems.  Re-read pgs. 1 & 4 in your "Guide to Writing DBQs."
2.  Answer CRQ questions.
3.  Outline your essay.
4.  Compose your essay.
5.  Complete cover sheet.  Essay is due bye the end of class on WEDNESDAY.

Class Agenda 2/8

1.  Unit Test:  Great Depression
2.  Reminder of Social Studies Electives

HW - 9th Grade Scheduling paperwork due 2/13

Class Agenda 2/7

1.  Bellringer:  Contrast Herbert Hoover's approach with FDR's approach to the Great Depression.  What did they do differently?  Contrast the Report Cards for these presidents.
2.  Eleanor Roosevelt (pg. 29-30)
3.  Review for Great Depression Test (pg. 32, 33, 4)

HW - UNIT TEST TOMORROW
       - Scheduling paperwork due 2/13

Class Agenda 2/6

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-pop on The New Deal...
2.  Quick overview of HW - and do pg. 28.  Did the New Deal work?
3.  Guidance counselors will be in today to give out paperwork for your 9th grade schedule.

HW - FDR Report Card (pg. 31) - base your report card on your learning, not textbook.
        - TEST (Great Depression) on Friday
     

Class Agenda 2/5

1.  Bellringer:  "Quiz" - Causes and effects of the Great Depression
2.  Franklin D. Roosevelt's election and a "New Deal" for America (pg. 25)
3.  New Deal Legislation (pg. 26-27)

HW - Remind your family about Curriculum Night tonight at 7pm at JDHS
       - finish 26-27
       - TEST FRIDAY:  Great Depression

Class Agenda 2/1 & 2/4

1.  Bellringer:  Read Directions on pg. 24
2.  Movie Analysis:  Take active viewing notes on the Great Depression film, which will help you write your movie critique (pg. 24)

HW - Test Friday
       - Reminder:  Tuesday Feb 5th is Curriculum Night at JDHS (For parents/guardians)

Class Agenda 1/31

1.  Bellringer:  1932 - Bonus Army Movie Clip:  What did the Bonus Army Want?  How were they treated?

2.  Herbert Hoover Report Card (pg. 17)
3.  "Adding insult to injury" - Complete the reading, and answer the questions on pg. 23.  Powerpoint - Dust Bowl of the 1930s (pg. 23)

HW -

Class Agenda 1/30

1.  Bellringer:  Make predictions on pg. 11 & 12 (based on your learning thus far).
2.  Effects of the Great Depression (p.pt)
3.  How did President Herbert Hoover deal with the Depression (pg. 15-16)?

HW - Read 19-22

Class Agenda 1/29: Great Depression Unit

New Marking Period = New Seats!  Fresh start, new places, new faces.

1.  Bellringer:  Vocabulary review...Define stock...and explain how someone can make money in the stock market?
2.  Read pg. 5-6...do the questions on pg. 7
3.  Great Depression Causes Notes (pg. 9-10)

HW - pg. 8

Class Agenda 1/28

Midterm - Good luck!

HW - none

Class Agenda 1/25

1.  Bellringer:  Things to remember for the Midterm on Monday...
2.  Finish 1920s Movie
3.  Discuss Social Studies Electives that you can take as 9th graders.  What would you be interested in taking next year?

HW - Study for Midterm (Midterm will be in class on Monday January 25th)
       - Return your Social Studies elective form on Wednesday

Class Agenda 1/24

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 30...follow-up discussion to the Harlem Renaissance and the push for "civil rights"
2.  Return of old materials
3.  1920s Movie Review:  Ford, Oil, Prohibition, Film, and Racial Inequality

HW - Study for Midterm

Class Agenda 1/22 thru 1/23: Harlem Renaissance Mini-Project

1.  Harlem Renaissance Introduction
2.  In-class Project:  Harlem Renaissance.  Use class resources to research your topics/people, and create a "mural" and a cinquain poem summarizing your research. We will be starting Tuesday (1/22) in our groups, and finishing tomorrow (1/23).

HW - Midterm Exam on Monday January 28th
       - Do pg. 5 in Review packet

Class Agenda 1/18

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 31...How does the article on Sacco and Vanzetti relate to this political cartoon on immigration?
2.  "A Time of Fear and Panic"...pgs. 28a-28d.  Complete the graphic organizer on the Red Scare on pg. 28a.
3.  Discuss classwork

HW - pg. 31a-31c:  Do Q's 1-2 on 31c
       - MIDTERM Review pg. 5
       - MIDTERM - Monday January 28th
       - Be mindful of WHY we have a day off on Monday!
       - Watch the inauguration on Monday!  Here's a historical look at this process...

20 Week Bonus

If you would like extra credit his marking period, complete this poetry analysis assignment.  This vocabulary page will help you with your analysis.  This will be due in class on Tuesday January 22nd.

Class Agenda 1/17

1.  Bellringer:  Swap your letter with you table partner and read.
2.  Compare your research on the "Negative Effects of Prohibition" from yesterday, to the movie clip today... How was this community impacted by Prohibition?  What comparisons can you make with your research?

HW - Read pg. 30a-30c and do questions 1-2 on 30c

Class Agenda 1/16

1.  Bellringer:  How are laws supposed to prevent crime?  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term deterrent
2.  Prohibition:  "The Wets and the Drys" (pg. 26b-26e) and complete the questions and the graphic organizer on the handout.
3.  Start composing your letter for question 3.

HW - finish letter
       - MIDTERM Review (do pg. 3)
       - MIDTERM EXAM - Friday January 25th

Class Agenda 1/15

1.  Bellringer:  What is an invention/innovation that has changed your life (or the lives of others)?  Bridge discussion into the wide-ranging changes brought about Henry Ford, and his application of the assembly line to the manufacturing of the automobile.
2.  Henry Ford (pgs. 7a-7d).  Do questions 1-4 on the bottom of pg. 10
3.  Advantages and disadvantages of the assembly line (pg. 10)

HW - How did the Automobile impact Americans?  Use the "Wheel" graphic organizer to summarize the reading on pg. 17...and what you gathered from the clip.
        - MIDTERM - Friday January 25th
        - Midterm Review Packet - pg. 2

Class Agenda 1/14

1.  Bellringer:  How does one make/lose money by buying stock?  Review previous learning, and bridge to class activity.
2.  The economic "boom" of the 1920s Stock Market ("Getting Rich Quickly," pg. 21 - 25).  Do MVPs on pg. 25a.
3.  Brain-pop:  Stock Market

HW - MIDTERM - Friday January 25th
       - Do pg. 1 of Midterm review

Class Agenda 1/11

1.  Bellringer:  Complete this statement:  "If I was given $500, I would....."  Bridge class discussion into ideas of consumerism....contrast buying on credit with discretionary spending
2.  1920s advertising (pg. 12-14)
3.  Economic Boom of the 1920s (pg. 16)

HW - Read pg. 18, and for each "Q" - create a 1 sentence MVP (most valuable point).

Class Agenda 1/10

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 6a...then view movie clip.  Describe life in the 1920s...especially for women.  Discuss the term flapper.  How was this different from the Victorian ideals of womanhood?

2.  1920s Culture Notes (p.pt.)

HW - Harlem Renaissance:  pg. 31a-31c questions 1-2

Class Agenda 1/9: The Roaring '20s

1.  Bellringer:  You have 2 minutes to look over your review sheets...
2.  Quiz:  World War I
3.  New Unit:  Roaring '20s.  Intro Notes (pg. 5)

HW - Do pgs. 5a-5d

Class Agenda 1/8

1.  Bellringer:  Get your project out and in front of you at your table.
2.  Gallery Walk:  We will take a few minutes to appreciate the hard work of our classmates by walking around the room and checking out one another's project.
3.  World War I Quiz Review:  Review packet (pg. 6-7); World War I packet (pg. 4-5)

HW - Study for World War I quiz

Class Agenda 1/7

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 22 on the Flu epidemic, and answer questions 6-8 on pg. 23
2.  End of WWI (pg. 8 of your Midterm Review Packet)
      - Brain-pop:  League of Nations (Complete the statements in the middle of your Venn diagram)
3.  Movie Clip:  How did World War I impact African-American communities?  Looking back at the Declaration of War on pg. 20...does this treatment contradict our reason for going to war?

HW - Project due TOMORROW
       - Quiz on WWI on WEDNESDAY

Class Agenda 1/2 thru 1/4: World War I Project

Day 3:  Friday 1/4
1.  Project work day:  World War I project.  Discuss directions and rubric.  Work/composition time will be allowed.  A JD email and Googledocs demonstration will help students get connected and protect their data!
2.  If your project choice requires photographs, please use this link.

HW - Log-in to your JD email address and use it to set up your GoogleDocs account
        - Project due Tuesday January 8th.

Day 2:  Thursday 1/3
1.  Finish research stations
2.  Discuss mini-project directions.  Bring any necessary supplies to work on your project tomorrow.  Set up a Googledocs account or create a Dropbox account to make your work more portable (you can use your own email address...or I would recommend using your JD email address since you will be here 4 more years.....or you can bring a jump/thumb drive.

HW - Your World War I project will be due Tuesday January 8th.

Day 1:  Wednesday 1/2
1.  Bellringer:  Brainpop...World War I.  Collect propaganda poster.
2.  World War I Station Project.  Over the next two days we will explore 7 topics at research stations.  Then, we will produce a mini-project in reference to that learning.

HW - none