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