Wed. 12/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Take out a sheet of paper, and put your name on it.
2.  On a separate sheet of paper, take "Active Listening Notes" on the Christmas Truce of 1914 (create a bulleted list:  What happened during the first Christmas of World War I?)  Listen to story below:

3.  Compare Active Listening Notes to the movie clip:  Joyeux Noel.  How was the portrayal of history?

HW - Have a great break!

Tues. 12/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  Stuff turned back - discuss Source Analysis
3.  TEST:  World War I

HW -

Mon. 12/21 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 31...do questions 6-8 on pg. 32.  Clip:  flu outbreak...discuss

2.  End of World War I

3.  Treatment of African-Americans in the military (clip)

HW - "Know Thyself" 5, 6, 33

Fri. 12/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 30 and complete questions 1-5 on pg. 32

2.  How was the American Homefront affected by World War I (pg. 27)

3.  Rigor is ramping up...how will you respond?

HW - Test Tuesday - "Know Thyself" pg. 5, 6, 33

Thurs. 12/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pgs. 24-25...discuss and connect to "Station" work.
2.  America during the War...what happened to civil rights?  Pg. 28...this is tricky, but we will discuss this, and apply this learning to pg. 29.  Can you predict what happened?
3.  Review for Test on Tuesday (pg. 5, 6, 33)

HW -

Wed. 12/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Sit at the station you ended with yesterday...to button up those questions.
2.  Finish Station work (pg. 12-15)
3.  Closure - Operation:  WWI Edition

HW - WWI Test on Tuesday

Tues. 12/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  "Station" assignment and directions.
2.  Station work (pg. 12-15) - see Mr. Law if you miss class today.

HW - WWI Test on Tuesday

Mon. 12/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 21-22.
2.  Summary:  Reasons America entered WWI (Do pg. 17 & 26).
3.  Declaration of War (pg. 23)

HW -

Fri. 12/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  You have 2 friends that are in an argument...What does it mean if you decide to be impartial?
2.  Class Activities and Notes (pg. 11, 16, 19)
3.  How did Germany continue to become the "bad guy?"  (pg. 20)

HW - finish pg. 20

Thurs. 12/10 Class Agenda

HOUR of CODE:  Periods 2 & 3 will be cut short.

1.  Bellringer:  Read/discuss poetry vocabulary page.
2.  Poetry Analysis Assignment:  Dulce et decorum est. 

• Read once on own (underline difficult vocab)
• Read second time with group (share your MVP)
• Answer questions as a group

HW - Finish Analysis (periods 2-3)

Wed. 12/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read "3. An Assassin's Story" and complete questions 1-5 in your bellringer section of your packet.
2.  Schliffen Plan & Trench Warfare (Pg. 7:  bottom)
3.  Trench Warfare clip.

• How does the filmmaker try to set the "mood" in the first half of the clip?
• How does the filmmaker try to convey a sense of confusion during the second half of the clip?  Discuss term stalemate.

HW -

Tues. 12/8 Class Agenda: 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.  Activity on pg. 8 (use pg. 648 in textbook).  Review class research with powerpoint on pg. 7
3.  Clip:  Summary of World War I Causes

HW - 

Mon. 12/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1.  Turn-in simile.
2.  QUIZ:  Imperialism
3.  "...a date which will live in infamy."

HW -

Fri. 12/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 21...Panama, Cuba (twice), Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska, China, Puerto Rico
2.  Finish the "Era" (pg. 5...bottom)
3.  ELA in Social Studies!  "Big Stick" simile exercise/activity (pg. 18-19)

HW - Finish your simile cartoon (Due MONDAY)

       - TEST on MONDAY (pg. 2 & 22)

Thurs. 12/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Is there a short-cut that you take here in school to get from one place to another?
2.  The Big Stick Policy (pg. 17)
3.  The "ultimate short-cut" (pg. 20).  Use in-class reading.  Follow up with discussion of how the canal works (click "Transit" and "Operation".....and a look at a live webcam.  Connection to today?  Controversial Nicaragua Canal project.

HW - pgs. 2 & 22 - "Know Thyself"
       - Canned Food Drive!

Wed. 12/2 Class Agenda

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 (China turned inwards, and fell behind the times...)
2.  Open Door Policy Activity (pg. 14-15).
3.  Compare China and Japan during the era of American Imperialism...The US in Japan.

HW - canned food drive ends FRIDAY!

Tues. 12/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Look at the cover of your packet...how does the artist portray America?  Why could this be an example of Nationalism?
2.  What arguments were made in favor of fighting a war with Spain?  Primary source activity (pg. 10).  Effects of Spanish-American war (pg. 13 #4)
3.  Closure (pg. 11)

HW -
       - canned food drive concludes FRIDAY

Mon. 11/30 Class Agenda: American Imperialism

1.  Bellringer:  See p.pt.
2.  Imperialism intro (pg. 5)
3.  Class Activity (pg. 6-7).  Review work...

• Based on what you learned today...why is there such a low voter turn-out in Hawaii?  Clip

HW - pg. 8-9

Tues. 11/24 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Binder up, desk cleared.  Get started on your Source Analysis.
2.  Complete written piece

HW - Enjoy your break!

Mon. 11/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 2
2.  TEST:  Progressive Era
3.  The History of Thanksgiving

HW - 5, 6 & 23:  Written portion tomorrow

Fri. 11/20 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 16

2.  Watch clip on Sam Gompers - then answer the questions on pg. 15.  Proceed to other Social Progressive reforms (pg. 15).  Women's Rights Questions (pg. 15):  Susan B. Anthony
3.  Discuss the changes…What did unions want?  How did unions become politically powerful?  What are the origins of Labor Day?

HW - pg. 5, 6, and 23 -> TEST Mon-Tues.

Thurs. 11/19 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 13...Why do companies have to put these labels on their products?

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

2.  Group Activity:  Use the class reading packet (pgs.  9-11) to complete pg. 14 in your unit packet.  The Jungle can't really apply to us today...right?  

3.  Current Events

HW - Work on pg. 5-6 AND 23

Wed. 11/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Teddy Roosevelt Review - Brain-pop.
2.  Other Progressive Presidents (pg. 22)

• Movie Clip:  How did John Muir impact the movement toward conservation?

3.  Work on "Progressive Bear"

HW - Bear due Friday 

Tues. 11/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Teddy Roosevelt...analyze cover of your packet?  How is the cartoonist portraying Teddy Roosevelt?
2.  Progressive Bear Assignment (pg. 21)
3.  See Mr. Law if you miss class today.

HW - Bear due FRIDAY

Mock Primary Election

Pick ONE of the following political parties to make a selection for a presidential candidate.  If you are not sure what your political leanings are...that's ok!  Just pick one party at random:

Democrat Primary        -  OR -         Republican Primary

Don't overthink this...this is for demonstrative purposes ONLY!  

Mon. 11/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Boss Tweed Source Analysis
2.  Poltical Progressivism Summary (pg. 9)
3.  Current Events:  Paris Terror Attacks

HW -

Fri. 11/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 20...discuss.  Why were politicians against extending the right to vote to women?
2.  "Winning Votes for Women" Activity (pg. 17-18).  See Mr. Law if you are absent today.
3.  Quick voting history on pg. 19
4.  Brain-pop:  Women's Suffrage

HW - none

Thurs. 11/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What are the pros/cons of Boss Tweed's political machine:  Bridge discussion to the yesterday's bell ringer.
2.  Sit with your group from yesterday, and review your MVPs on your "Act."  Then proceed to pg. 11 for "The Life and Death of Boss Tweed" directions.  

HW - 

Tues. 11/10 Class Agenda

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. 10).
3.  Closure:  Why was Boss Tweed considered a villain by so many people?  Watch.
4.  Time permitting:  Why do you think we celebrate Veterans Day?  A brief history of Veterans Day…or as other nations know it, Remembrance Day.

HW - Write 3 MVPs for the "Act" you were assigned in class.  

Mon. 11/9 Class Agenda: Progressive Era

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

• What was happening?
• What were the effects of this event?
• Identify similarities (watch)…Solutions?

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

3.  Table partner Activity (pg. 8).  Review activity as a class...last page of slide show.  

• Charles Guiteau's assassination of President Garfield.  Why?  Amongst other reasons…he expected "spoils!"  

HW - 

Fri. 11/6 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  TEST
3.  Finish "I am from" (pg. 25)

HW - "I am from?"

Thurs. 11/5 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read "I am from" poem directions on pg. 25
2.  Test reminders
3.  Poem work in computer lab

HW - Test Tomorrow (pg. 5 & 26) - "Know Thyself"...

Wed. 11/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 22 (steel strike).

2.  Child Labor movie clip:  What was it like to grow up in the Industrial Era?  

3.  Complete pg. 23:  Mother Jones. What is the status of child labor today (ex - cocoa industry, which is appropriate, given that we are close to "chocolate season"...aka Halloween)?  Pg. 23:  Jane Addams.

HW - Test on FRIDAY (pg. 5 & 26) - "Know Thyself"

Tues 11/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What is the difference between the terms Captains of Industry and Robber Barons?
2.  Create a T chart to fill in how Cornelius Vanderbilt acted as BOTH during the Industrial Era.
3.  Discuss

HW - Test FRIDAY

Mon. 11/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Contrast the lives of the rich with the lives of the poor during the Industrial Age.  Cite specifics from your unit of study.

2.  We will continue to look at life in the Industrial Era (pg. 21)

3.  Notes (pg. 23)...A, B, and C only.  

HW - TEST on THURSDAY (Source Analysis) and FRIDAY (MC/Matching)

Fri. 10/31 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer - See Mr. Law if you miss class today.
2.  Complete pg. 24...What was life like during the Industrial Age?

HW -

Thurs. 10/29 Class Agenda

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

2.  Primary Source Analysis:  Shirtwaist Factory Fire article and questions on pg. 19.  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).
3.  Political Cartoon (pg. 11)

HW - 

Wed. 10/28 Class Agenda

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

2.  Review HW.  Brain-pops on "Stocks"

3.  Stock case study:  Netflix.  Using the internet, we will check the value of Netflix and complete pg. 18.
4.  Brain-pop on "Stock Market:"  What is a bull market?  Bear market?  

HW -  

Tues. 10/27 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Enrichment:  Andrew Carnegie clip.  How did Carnegie impact the Industrial Revolution?  Cause & Effect.
2.  Review HW:  Sherman Anti-trust Act primary source activity (pg. 12-13)

• Ida Tarbell vs. JD Rockefeller (video clip).  Answer the questions on pg. 13.  Sherman Anti-Trust Act today

HW - 

Mon. 10/26 Class Agenda

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

2.  Last week, we learned how monopolies work…now let's see them in action during the Industrial Revolution.  Monopoly Men Activity (pg. 11).  Research and summarize with 3 bullet points for each guy:

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

3.  Review work....Philanthropy then…and now.  

HW - Sherman Anti-Trust Act pg. 12-13

Fri. 10/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read "What is a Corporation" on pg. 16 of your reading packet.  Answer the following:  What is a corporation?  How can corporations raise $?  Apply our lesson on perspective...

2.  Monopoly Tiered Activity (TA= tiered activity packet)...Day 2.  Do quiz on pg. 4 of TA (no peeking!).  Grade quiz as a class (don't change your answers!)...then go on to page 5 and follow the directions based on your quiz score.
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 ALL of the vocabulary words on pg. 1(TA), write a letter to your Senators (Frank Hiscock & William M. Evarts) explaining reasons why they should support the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890).  Do this assignment on a separate sheet of paper.  Highlight or underline the vocabulary in your letter.  Be creative…and have fun!

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

       - 10 Week Extra Credit due MONDAY

Thurs. 10/22 Class Agenda

1.  Mr. Law is out this morning...the Tiered Activity will resume tomorrow.
2.  Trans-Continental Railroad Movie

HW - Pg. 14?  Using pg. 10 might help...

Wed. 10/21 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" and complete the MVPs (on pg. 2-3 TA) as you read each "section." Remember:  Use your active reading strategies. 

HW - Do pg. 14 Closure Activity

Tues. 10/20 Class Agenda

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 Revolution Intro (pg. 9).
4.  Activity (pg. 10) 

HW - 

Mon. 10/19 Class Agenda: The (2nd) Industrial Revolution

1.  Bellringer:  Watch the clip...and do pg. 7

2.  Homestead Notes (pg. 8).  Answer the question at the bottom of pg. 8 after watching the video clip (start at 2:38).
3.  Closure….Connect to today:  Mars One Project.  Similarities?  Differences?

HW - 

Friday 10/16 Class Agenda

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

HW -
       - EXTRA CREDIT:  Listen to the story and write a paragraph summarizing the Alarcon family's immigration experience:  Be sure to include push factors, pull factors, the hardships they faced, and how they have assimilated.

Thurs. 10/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Summarize the MVP of EACH article that you read.
2.  Share your research with your group...and develop a position to take on illegal immigration.  Defend your position with your research ("stool" image).
3.  Share with the class.

HW -  TEST TMRRW (pg. 4 & 22)..."Know Thyself."

Wed. 10/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Are illegal immigrants good for the economy?  Base your response on text-based evidence from the article.
2.  What is the best solution to illegal immigration/undocumented immigrants?  Your group will used the attached resources to create a position/thesis on this issue.  Your group will present and defend this position in class tomorrow.

HW - Read and summarize your 2 articles (on your graphic organizer)
       - TEST on FRIDAY (pg. 4 & 22)..."Know Thyself."

Tues. 10/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 12...how does this cartoon clash with the "ark" cartoon?
2.  Immigration Restrictions (pg. 19)
3.  Seattle (pg. 18)
4.  Immigration today (pg. 21)

HW - Illegal Immigration (Do pg. 19 bottom...use pg. 20)
       - TEST on FRIDAY (pg. 4 & 22)

Fri. 10/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Based on your learning from yesterday, how were immigrants treated when they arrived?  Nativism - 
2.  Complete pgs. 16, 17, and read 18.  Mr. Law is out today...so do the best you can.

HW -

Thurs. 10/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Brainstorm difficulties that might have been common for immigrant groups.
2.  Immigrant Experiences:  Group Activity (pg. 11).  See Mr. Law if you miss class.

HW -

Wed. 10/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What do all of these companies have in common?

2.  Video clip:  "Deconstruction of Ellis Island."  Ellis Island arrival experience.
Walk through the Ellis Island process.  Compare with how immigrants become citizens today (pg. 13).  

• Citizenship test:  How would you do?  Pg. 14-15

3.  Why/how did the Statue of Liberty become such an iconic symbol during this era of immigration?  Absent?  Watch...

 

HW - 

Tues. 10/6 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Imagine that someone is going to move to J-D from Brazil.  What advice would you give them about how to adapt to life here?  List 3-5.  Bridge discussion to assimilation...

2.  Movie Clip...and review Mary Antin HW

3.  Political Cartoon Analysis:  "US Ark of Refuge" (pg. 9-10)

HW - 

Mon. 10/5 Class Agenda: IMMIGRATION

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.  Then, review (powerpoint...see pg. 6)

3.  Push/Pull in Action...on pg. 7

HW - Pg. 8

Fri. 10/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Peer Edit Source Analysis.
2.  Brain-pop:  Reconstruction (as a review)...did you know you can access movies like this at home?
3.  TEST

HW -

Thurs. 10/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Source Analysis questions.  Discuss responses.
2.  Instruction:  Writing paragraphs using primary and/or secondary sources.  We will begin composition.  Schedule a time to see Mr. Law if you miss class today.

HW - TEST Tomorrow (use pgs. 4, 5, 21 to prepare.  Remember - "Know thyself"...academically!
        - Finish your paragraph

Wed. 9/30 Class Agenda

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 the sharecropping system considered similar to slavery? 

3.  Study Guide "orientation" (pg. 21).  How should I use this resource?  "Know, thyself (as a student)"

HW - TEST FRIDAY...use pgs. 4, 5, 21.
        - Do pg. 1 (Q's 1 & 2 ONLY)

Tues. 9/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  If someone at home tells you "lights out at 10:00pm…"  Can you violate AND follow that rule at the same time?  Explain.  Bridge discussion to the idea of "loopholes."
2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 18 notes).
3.  Plessy v. Ferguson:  What role did this case play in segregation?  Start clip at 21:11.

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 FRIDAY!  Use pgs. 4, 5, 21 to prepare.  AND "Unit Vocabulary Review Flashcards"  (the link is to the right of this blog post)

Mon. 9/28 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 11.  Why did "carpetbaggers" go South?  Why were these people called "carpetbaggers?"  Discuss the "end" of Reconstruction:  The Compromise of 1877.
2.  "Group-Read-Activity:"  Jim Crow - What a fool (pg. 17).  

HW - 

Fri. 9/25 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 13...question 6.  And review your work from yesterday.
2.  View video clip - start at 12:58.  This is review from our work yesterday.  Answer questions 1-2 on pg. 14.

2.  Do "Constitution Review"...and complete questions 3-4 on pg. 14.  Review graphic of checks and balances

3.  Movie clip - "A Failed Revolution" - Start at 15:38.  Discuss and view powerpoint.  What was the role of the KKK in the "New South?"  How did this "organization" impact Reconstruction?

HW - 

Thurs. 9/24 Class Agenda

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:  identify the basic beliefs of each group  on your diagram on pg. 12.  President Johnson's bias led to....

3.  "Impeaching a President:"  Read article in class, and complete questions 1-5 on pg. 13 (if you are absent, email Mr. Law for class materials dlaw@jd.cnyric.org)

HW - 

Tues. 9/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  In your opinion, what is the hardest part of forgiving someone?  Explain.  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term:  amnesty.  Why did some disagree with this "policy?"

2.  Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction:  Group Reading Procedure (pg. 9)
3.  The assassination of Lincoln (p.pt)

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

HW - 

Mon. 9/21 Class Agenda: RECONSTRUCTION ERA

1.  Bell Ringer:  List the emotions/feelings associated with "losing."  Compare these feelings to the feelings in America after the Civil War.
2.  View Video Clip:  Complete pg. 6a while watching (1:46-6:30)

3.  Reconstruction Intro (p.pt.)

4.  Frederick Douglass speech.  "Active Reading Notes," and questions.  

HW - Finish pg. 6b

Fri. 9/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellrigner:  Click here
2.  Class Activity (pg. 6).  Each group member will be responsible for ONE section.  Within your assigned group you will each play the role of teacher and student...so be prepared to share.

HW -

Thurs. 9/17 Class Agenda

HAPPY CITIZENSHIP DAY!

1.  Bellringer:  Does the President have the power to send the military to war?  Consider what you remember about checks and balances.
2.  Refresher on the Constitution
2.  Test your knowledge on the Constitution with the Constitution IQ Quiz

3.  QUIZ:  Geography & Civil War

HW -

Wed. 9/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 12...questions 1-3.  The answer will surprise you!
2.  Emancipation Proclamation (pg. 12-13...questions 4-10)

3.  Civil War Battles - Quick Overview.  Discuss changing technology in warfare.
4.  How should I review for the quiz?  Use the vocabulary page (and/or click "Unit Vocabulary Review Flashcards" on the right of this page;  Review bell ringers; Look at the Essential Question; etc, etc).

HW - QUIZ TOMORROW

Tues. 9/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pgs. 8-10
2.  Group Activity (pg. 7)...discuss.
3.  BRIEF Overview of the Civil War
4.  Primary source activity (pg. 11)

HW -

Fri. 9/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Can you identify/describe the following:

• Terrorism
• Osama bin Laden
• Al-Qaeda

2.  Now check your work...Brain-pop.

3.  Video as a primary source...view 9/11 footage.

4.  How did 9/11 change us (probably for the foreseeable future)?  

5.  Review Map Assignment

HW - 

Thurs. 9/10 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Give your paragraph back to your table partner for a peer review:  Does the paragraph have:

• Topic sentence?
• At least 3 supporting details?
• Concluding/closing statement?

2.  5 Themes of Geography Review

3.  Map Activity

HW - Finish Map Activity

Wed. 9/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What are the key parts of a good paragraph?  List.
2.  Collect Profile/Expectations...late?
3.  Me, myself and I assignment.  We will write a paragraph in class today, and review the key parts of that piece.

HW - Profile/Expectations (late)
       - Supplies:  Binder, some loose leaf paper

Tues. 9/8 Class Agenda

1.  Attendance - Seats

2.  Room 309 Debriefing

3.  Unit Packet Distribution:  How do I do a "bellringer?"  

4.  Expectations

5.  Introductions:  Me (Prezi)...you (Student Profile)

HW - Sign and return Expectations & Profile

       - Supplies?  Do you have a 3 ring binder?  Loose leaf paper?

2015-2016 School Year Begins....

WELCOME BACK!

6/12-6/16 Class Agenda

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

Friday 6/12

• Richard Nixon:  Brain-pop
• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• Review your work...

Monday 6/15

1.  Bellringer:  Why did Ronald Reagan (clip) appeal to Americans in the 1980s?

• Ronald Reagan
• George H.W. Bush
• Review your work...

Tuesday 6/16

1.  Bellringer:  If a president does a good job, but makes bad choices in his/her personal life, should that matter to the American people?  Watch the clip below....then explain.  

• Bill Clinton
• George W. Bush & Interview 
• Review your work...
• Closure:  Read the article on the amount of money that we spend on our ex-presidents, and answer the question that follows.

6/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Congratulations on a job well done!  Projects were outstanding!  Now, back to work...We have to cover Nixon through Obama!
2.  Collaboration Grades:  Grade your group mates on their work over the last several weeks.
3.  Political Typology Quiz:  See Mr. Law for the handout.

HW - Bonus from the Quiz?

5/11 thru 6/10 Class Agenda

Now that we have started the final project, please consult the project calendar (in your packet) for day-to-day tasks.  If/when you are absent, please communicate with your group members!

Guinness World Record Smashed!

5/8 Class Agenda: FINAL PROJECT Kick-off!

1.  Bellringer:  Sit with your group - discuss Ruby Bridges - What struck you about her theme/message?
2.  Topic Assignments & Debrief on Finished Products.
3.  Sign Contract.
4.  Read Generation Plagiarism

HW -

5/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Clear desk, and put up binder.
2.  Final Exam:  Good luck!

HW -

5/6 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Project Topic Selection (slideshow)…what interests you?
2.  Why should everyone have a Google Drive account?
3.  Last minute review for Final
4.  Schedule for the Ruby Bridges visit.

HW - FINAL tomorrow!

5/5 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Civil Rights "Test"
2.  Pre-view Ruby Bridges visit!  Thursday 5/7!

• Background
• Context for today

3.  Locate your Midterm Review Packet, and your Final Review Packet.  Let's review!

HW - STUDY!  Final Exam on 5/7

5/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-pop on Cesar Chavez:  What was his role as a civil rights leader?
2.  Other Civil Rights Struggles (pg. 37-38).
3.  Closure:  Which group suffered the worst injustice?  Be sure to use your research to argue your response.
4.  JD Cares - Fundraiser for Nepal.  Why?

HW - STUDY for FINAL (5/7)

5/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  The days of lynchings (like Emmett Till) are WAY behind us….right?  Watch.
2.  Discuss hate crimes and other "civil rights" issues today.
3.  Do pg. 39

HW -

4/30 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Quote Analysis…what does this quote mean to you?  "If you told me a child's address in Onondaga County, I could predict with pretty good certainty…what their life outcomes would be."  - Sally Santangelo (2014).  Discuss.
2.  Civil Rights Overview (pg. 29-36)

HW - finish (29-36)
        - Review Packet due tomorrow

4/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Look at the bottom of pg. 10…What is the artist's message?  Can any student be successful in ANY public school?  Explain.
2.  Source Analysis:  JFK and Civil Rights (group activity).
3.  Use Post-Standard resource (link) to complete the extension assignment (on your own).

HW - finish Extension
       - Finish Review Packet
       - Four Perfect Pebbles

4/28 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Contrast the visions of Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X (pg. 25).  Use in-class resources.
2.  All of those legislative changes in 1964 and 1965 made segregation is illegal…right?  Watch.  And the "civil rights" issue was completely resolved back in the 1960s…right?  Watch.
3.  Civil Rights after the legislation (bottom pg. 26)

• Clips 4-5
• The significance of the 1968 Olympics (start at 2:30)

HW - Complete Review Packet

       - Four Perfect Pebbles

4/27 Class Agenda

1.  Bellrigner:  Emmett Till Gallery Walk…let's take a few minutes to admire one another's approach to the assignment.
2.  View Civil Rights Highlights Clips (pg. 26)...civil disobedience in action.

• Clip 1
• Clip 2
• Clip 3

3.  Closure:  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?
4.  Did President Lyndon B. Johnson really change the political landscape forever?  Look at the shift of many of the southern states between 1952 and 1964.

HW - Review Packet
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?
   

4/24 Class Agenda

Today's schedule will be altered due to state exams, and a Student Council presentation.  The remaining class time will be devoted to working on the Final Exam Review Packet.

HW - E.Till due Monday!
       - Review Packet

4/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer….Clip.  Summarize:

• Problem?
• Kids Reaction?
• Result?    
• Connect to Martin Luther King, Jr...and define boycott and civil disobedience.

2.  Class Activity:  pg. 21.  View Clip.

HW - E.Till due 4/27
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?

4/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Watch Brown vs. BOE Brain-pop as a refresher.  What is integration?  
2.  Reading Activity (pg. 13-20).  Do the questions on pg. 20.
3.  Watch "Central High" clip.  Passing laws and Supreme Court decisions did NOT change the hearts and minds of many white southerners.  What happens when integration occurs for young kids?  Case Study:  Ruby Bridges.

HW - E.Till due 4/27
        - Four Perfect Pebbles?  

4/21 Class Agenda

1.  New Marking Period = New Seats!
2.  Finish Emmett Till (Start at 56:00 and finish)
3.  Do pg. 2

HW - Pg. 2 assignment due MONDAY 4/27
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?

4/20 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Review from the film:  Who, what, when, where, why?  Why was Emmett Till so important to the Civil Rights Era?  

2.  Emmett Till Case Study, Day 2.  Start at 25:00, and watch through 56:40.  

HW - 

       - Four Perfect Pebbles?  

4/17 Class Agenda

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?  Watch up to 25:08

HW -
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?  

4/16 Class Agenda: Civil Rights Era Unit

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 11-12
2.  Roots of Segregation (pg. 6)

HW -
       - Four Perfect Pebbles book?

4/15 Class Agenda

1.  Cold War:  Quiz (Open Notes)
2.  Four Perfect Pebbles Preview:  Next month, Marion Blumenthal Lazan will be visiting JDMS to share her incredible story of surviving the Holocaust.  If you'd like to purchase her book before she visits, she will be happy to sign your book for you at no cost!  I would recommend ordering a copy as soon as possible on Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com ($5.99).

HW -

4/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Nixon's Cold War & Vietnam (clip).  Ping-pong Diplomacy & Detente.
2.  Cold War Around the World (pg. 41)
3.  From Russia With Hope (pg. 42-43)

HW - Finish pg. 42-43
       - Cold War FINAL quiz tomorrow

4/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Get your "station" group…
2.  Vietnam Learning Stations:  You will travel to 6 different stations, and complete the Vietnam Station Packet.

HW - Cold War "Quiz" on Wednesday

4/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Review classwork…watch Brain-pop to review important themes.
2.  Vietnam War (pg. 38).  Abridged version posted here.

• Watch clip…identify two ways "booby traps" impacted the American military in Vietnam.

HW - enjoy your vacation!

4/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What was the domino theory?
2.  "Fall of Saigon" - do pgs. 36-37
3.  Closure

HW - pg. 39

3/31 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  The Venona Project.
2.  The Rosenberg Trial (pg. 34-35)
3.  Review closure.  Venona project and the Rosenbergs…

• Clip (time permitting):  Heir to an Execution

HW -
       - Are you going away early?  If so…see me!

3/30 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  "Dot" simulation…
2.  Red Scare (Again…) pg. 33
3.  Case Study:  Alger Hiss.  Was he a "dot"…or not???

HW - 

3/27 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 3…and try to use as many unit vocabulary words as possible!
2.  QUIZ:  Cold War Part I
3.  Birth of Rock & Roll.  What role did the radio and tv play?  How did this new medium contribute to the generation gap?

HW - Butter Battle Assignment due Monday!

3/26 Class Agenda

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

2.  1950s American Culture clip:  Interstate Highway Act, suburbs, new technology
3.  Powerpoint overview 

HW - TOMORROW - Cold War (part I) Quiz.  Review "Part I" of your packet... Vocab (pgs. 5-6) ...excluding #12-16, 18-19, 22-23.
- TOMORROW - extra credit assignment (article - handout)
- MONDAY - Butter Battle Assignment

3/25 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 23
2.  Watch the reading of the "Butter Battle Book"...complete pg. 23 (top).  Discuss.
3.  Activity:  Complete pg. 23

HW - Finish pg. 23 (bottom assignment).  Due MONDAY.
       - QUIZ FRIDAY:  Cold War (Part I)

3/24 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 30
2.  Class Activity:  Pg. 27-29
3.  Cuban Missile Crisis (pg. 13)

• Episode 14
• What is the state of Cuban relations today?  clip.

HW -

3/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 26...bomb drill primary source.  What was the purpose of this document?  Clip.
2.  The Cold War - Ike and JFK (pg. 24-25)...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 -

3/19 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 22
2.  Korean War (pg. 19-21).  Review closure questions…

• Brain-pop:  Korean War

HW - 

3/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What would be the motivation for someone to "run away" from home?  Read pg. 18…what was the motivation for someone to "run away" from communist East Germany?  Bridge into concept:  defect (verb) - 

2.   Berlin Airlift and Berlin Wall (pg. 15-19).  Apply concept:  defect

HW - 

3/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 9, if not done.  Then do pg. 8.

• Brain-pop:  Communism

2.  Using the Classroom Reading Packet, complete pgs. 10-11.  Review your work with your table partner.

HW -

3/16 Class Agenda: Cold War Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Activity (pg. 12)... UP TO "Soviet Expansion"
2.  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"...

3.  Cold War intro (powerpoint).  Pg. 7

HW - pg. 9

3/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What are the "5 Keys" at JDMS?
2.  Two Enemies article…complete handout.

HW -

3/12 Class Agenda

1.  TEST:  World War II 

HW - 

3/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Review…pg. 5, 6, 42.  What are your strengths and weaknesses?
2.  Follow-up:  Robert Bales question on pg. 41.
3.  United Nations (Brain-pop).  How was it an improvement over the League of Nations?

HW - STUDY FOR TEST TOMORROW

3/10 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  In your Classroom Reading Packet, read pg. 51:  Present text-based evidence to support this claim:  The Atomic Bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had devastating effects.
2.  Clip:  Manhattan Project
3.  Analyze Author's Claims:  Should the US have dropped the Atomic Bomb?  Which author makes his case most effectively?

HW - WW2 TEST THURSDAY

3/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 33
2.  D-Day clip

• D-Day and the end of World War II in Europe
• Liberation of Concentration Camps:  Viewer Discretion is Advised.  

HW - Do pg. 39-41(Nuremberg Trials)
       - TEST on THURSDAY!  

3/5 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do map analysis on pg. 32.  In your own words, define turning point?  
2.  Turning the Tide (p.pt).  Identify the key turning points of the war.
3.  Class Activity:  D-Day (pg. 31)

• Video Clip:  D-Day

HW -

3/3 - 3/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 16
2.  Hitler's Hatred (pg. 17)
3.  Class Video - "The Last Days."  How is this film an outstanding lesson in empathy (one of "The Five Keys" for us at JDMS).

HW -

3/2 Class Agenda

1.  Source Analysis:  World War II (Quiz grade)
2.  Peer Review

HW - pg. 34-35

2/27 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 29…"When you ride alone…"
2.  Propaganda analysis (pg. 27) - see Mr. Law for the examples if you are absent.

• Use "Education for Death" for the bottom of pg. 27

3.  Study Skills:  Foldable on the Home front

HW - finish your foldable….use to study for Quiz on Monday

2/26 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 26, and answer the questions.
2.  Home Front Activity (pg. 28)
3.  Begin "Writing Prompt"
4.  Time permitting…WASP clip.

HW - Finish "Writing Prompt?"

2/25 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  World War II Quiz
2.  World War II episode - Pearl Harbor

HW -

2/24 Class Agenda

2 Hour Delay Schedule

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 22 - "Japanese-American Internment."

• Put it all in context:  Watch Pearl Harbor clip (Google Drive) & review FDR primary source activity (pg. 21).  Then pair-share and discuss question 3 on pg. 22.  Would it have been legal to just inter the Japanese that were NOT citizens?  

2.  Home front:  Effect of Pearl Harbor on Japanese-Americans (pg. 23)
3.  How did the American government justify this treatment (pg. 25)?  Time permitting...

HW - QUIZ tomorrow!

2/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Let's try to pick up where we left off:  Enemies of Freedom clip.  Can you remember what each letter stands for in Ed T. Malap?  The answers are embedded in the clip!  We'll check your work by pausing the clip, and discussing.
2.  Advisor to FDR (pg. 18).
3.  American Neutrality?  (pg. 19)

HW - FDR Primary Source (pg. 21)

2/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Quick review…what were the causes of World War II (hint…Ed T. Malap)
2.  Axis Advances - Prezi
3.  Hitler (Biography.com)

HW -

2/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Watch clip - When we studied the conclusion of World War I, we discussed the following statement: "The seeds of World War II were planted at the Treaty of Versailles."  Explain.
2.  Summarize the Causes of World War I:  Brain-pop.

• Do pg. 13

3.  War Opens

HW - 

2/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do. pg. 12, then shade the Axis and Allies on your map(s).
2.  Do pg. 11 - discuss.
3.  Group Activity on appeasement (pgs. 14-15).  What is the similarity between the "father & daughter dilemma," and appeasement with Hitler?

• Enrichment Clip:  "Appeasement & Anschluss"  How did appeasement apply to Italy as well?  How did the League of Nations react to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia?  Was Mussolini similar to the "daughter in the mall" from our story?  

HW - 

2/10 Class Agenda: World War II Unit

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.  Brain-pop:  Adolf Hitler
3.  Rise of Dictators (pg. 7-8)

• Rise of Hitler movie clip (if time)

4.  Do pg. 9-10 - use the map in your planner (or another resource)

HW - finish map

2/6 Class Agenda

Students will meet with their current and future guidance counselors - and begin preparing their 9th grade schedules.  

2/5 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Look at the list of careers on the board…what do each of these careers have in common?
2.  Discuss the next couple days for 8th graders:  Tomorrow will be devoted to informing students about high school, and starting the process of creating schedules for next year.
3.  Watch a portion of "Bust" episode.

HW - Take elective form home tonight…and start the discussion with your families!

2/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  New Marking Period = New Seats.  Get a fresh start in a new seat!
2.  TEST:  Great Depression

HW -

2/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 1
2.  Today will be a review day to prepare for the Great Depression Test:  Do pg. 4, 33 and 32.
3.   Any remaining time should be devoted to studying.

HW - Study for Great Depression Test TOMORROW

1/30 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  On page 26, apply your understanding of the 3 R's:  Label each piece of legislation with one of the "3 R's:" Relief, Recovery, or Reform.
2.  Review pg. 26 - and watch Brain-pop (New Deal).
3.  Complete pg. 28.
4.  FDR Report Card Activity (pg. 31)…using your learning from pgs. 25-28.  Compare and contrast your report card grade for Hoover (pg. 17).  Are the similar or different?  Why?  Did the New Deal stop the Great Depression?

HW -
        - Great Depression Test - WEDNESDAY

1/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Quiz - this assessment will be graded in class…
2.  New Deal Intro (pg. 25)
3.  New Deal Activity (pg. 26-27).  In class, we will complete questions 7-8 FIRST (due to shortened periods for the HS musical preview).

HW - complete pg. 26-27

1/27-1/28 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 24, then discuss the task.
2.  Movie analysis and application to the Great Depression
3.  Complete the written portion after the film (Wednesday)

HW -

1/26 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Dust Bowl Reading Assignment (answer questions #1-3 on pg. 23)
2.  Powerpoint - Dust Bowl of the 1930s (pg. 23)
3.  Dust Bowl Movie Clip:  Bust Episode

HW -

1/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 15-16...Did Herbert Hoover's solutions help improve the Great Depression?
2.  Activity:  Herbert Hoover Report Card (pg. 17).  Review work via power point, then watch the movie clip on the Bonus Army.  Then, analyze pg. 18.

HW -

1/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 13 (Worksheet 114).  We will review your bellringer and your homework.
2.  Making predictions (pg. 12-13) - A review of the causes of the Great Depression
3.  Effects of the Great Depression (pg. 14)

HW - Active Reading (pg. 19-22)

1/21 Class Agenda: The Great Depression Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 5-7
2.  Brain-pop:  Great Depression Causes
3.  Great Depression Causes Notes (pg. 9-10)

HW - pg. 8

1/20 Celebrate MLK, Jr. Day!

1.  Bellringer:  See p.pt. slides!
2.  Complete "Reading for Meaning" for the "March on Washington" article.
3.  Complete closure page

HW - Finish "closure" page, if need be...

1/16 Class Agenda

1.  Midterm:  Good Luck!

HW -

1/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Sit with you Harlem Renaissance group, and finish your mini-project.  You have 15 minutes (due to the shortened periods yesterday)
2.  Movie Clip - Chicago Riots of 1919.  What does this show about intolerance in America?
3.  Review Packet overview.  We will review things that were confusing or tricky to help you clarify your studying resources.  We will NOT have time to review every last detail...especially items that you could have easily looked up - or "Googled."

HW - Study for Midterm tomorrow!
       

20 Week Extra Credit

Anyone interested in Extra Credit for this marking period should print this form at home or in the computer lab, and then see Mr. Law for the assignment.  This will be due by THURSDAY 1/22...no exceptions.

1/13 - 1/14 Class Agenda

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 TODAY (1/12) in our groups, and finishing tomorrow (1/13).

• Day 1 - Together, get your research completed 
• Day 2 - Brainstorm creative pieces & delegate responsibilities  

HW - MIDTERM Review packet pg. 6
       - Midterm Exam - Friday 1/16

1/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 31.  Revisit the concept of nativism
2.  "A Time of Fear and Panic"…pg. 28a.  Discuss communist philosophy…why were we scared of the color "red?"
3.  Harlem Renaissance pre-view(read pgs. 31a-31c, and take active reading notes on a separate sheet of paper).  Mini-project on the Harlem Renaissance starts tomorrow.

HW -
       - MIDTERM Review pg. 5
       - MIDTERM EXAM - Friday 1/16

1/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 27.  How are laws supposed to prevent crime?  Bridge discussion into the vocabulary term deterrent
2.  Prohibition:  Read the article and follow the directions on the handout.

HW - finish Prohibition handout
       - MIDTERM review packet pg. 4
       - MIDTERM EXAM - Friday 1/16

1/8 Class Agenda

Two Hour Delay Schedule

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 7 - "History.com:  This Day in History"
2.  Watch:  Henry Ford clip.

• How were Ford's workers treated?  
• Review your response for question 4 on pg. 7

3.  Impact of the Automobile (pg. 17):  How did the automobile impact life in the 1920s?

HW -
        - Midterm Review Packet - pg. 3

1/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  How does one make/lose money by buying stock?  Review previous learning, and bridge to class activity.
2.  Brain-pop:  Stock Market
3.  The economic "boom" of the 1920s Stock Market ("Getting Rich Quickly," in-class article).  Follow the directions on pg. 19.

HW - MIDTERM Review pg. 2
       - MIDTERM EXAM - January 9th

1/6 Class Agenda

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.  "Advertising in the 1920s" (pg. 8)
3.  Economic Boom of the 1920s (pg. 16)

HW - Read pg. 18, and for each "A" - create 1 MVP (most valuable point).
        - MIDTERM REVIEW PACKET - pg. 1

1/5 Class Agenda: Roaring Twenties Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Define "normal."  Why do you think people wanted to return to "normalcy" after World War I?
2.  Return to Normalcy (pg. 5)
3.  Contrast Victorian ideals (pg. 6a) with the video clip - then complete pg. 6b.
4.  Overview of the 1920s (pgs. 5a-5d)

HW - finish pgs. 5a-5d