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