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 -