Absent? See Mr. Law...

Tues. 6/14 Class Agenda

1.  Model United Nations - Meeting on 6/16 at 3:00 in Cafeteria
2.  Period 2 - Collaboration Grade
3.  Latest from Orlando - impact on race for the White House?
3.  Movie Analysis -

HW -

Mon. 6/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Collaboration Grades - use the rubric to grade your group mates for the project.
2.  Clinton vs. Trump...strengths and weaknesses.  Complete assignment.
3.  Model United Nations?  Interested next year?  Come to meeting after school on June 16th...
4.  Breaking News:  Orlando mass shooting...
5.  Presentation grades

HW -

Fri. 6/10 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  How did Barack Obama make history?  Video clip.
2.  Some would argue that the honeymoon was over shortly after the election.  Evaluate the presidency of Barack Obama...Read article and complete worksheet (in your Modern Era packet)
3.  Discuss

HW -

Wed. 6/8 - Thurs. 6/9 Class Agenda

FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS!

Tues. 6/7 Class Agenda

1.  Critical Friends - Mrs. Sebast's class
2.  Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse!
3.  Presentations - Wed & Thurs!

HW - Script work!

Mon. 6/6 Class Agenda

1.  Schedule:

• Monday - Finish Checklist
• Tuesday - Rehearsal 
• Wednesday & Thursday - Presentations (in library)

HW - Probably....

Fri. 6/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 17 - How are you performing as a member of your group?
2.  Timeline:  Presentations will be on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY.  Plan accordingly.
3.  Presentation Checklist.

HW - You tell me...

Tues. 5/30 Class Agenda

1.  RE-READ "Presentation Rubric" (pg. 16)
2.  Write your script...prep your slides...tomorrow will be your "mock presentation" to another group. Be prepared!

Fri. 5/27 Class Agenda

1.  Begin Group Presentation work (pg. 13).
2.  See Rubric (pg. 16)
3.  If you are absent today, contact your group.

HW - presentation should be ready at the start of class on WEDNESDAY for peer review...

Thurs. 5/26 Class Agenda

NYS Science Exam (Performance) - When not testing, you will have plenty to work on:

      Science review packet - Math Review sheet - ELA/SS Letter due tomorrow!

Wed. 5/25 Class Agenda

1.  Do we have answers to some of Mr. Law's questions regarding our thesis?  Continue researching...
2.  How does your proposal make America a better place?

HW - Know Thyself...paper due at beginning of class on FRIDAY

Tues. 5/24 Class Agenda

1.  Do you have your proposals...?  AND - are you ready to run them by me?
2.  Fine-tune...continue to research & compose your letter (follow directions on 14-15)

HW - Know Thyself...

Mon. 5/23 Class Agenda

1.  Group meeting:  Sit down with "Project Management Log" - Discuss progress over weekend.  Fill out the bottom.
2.  Sit at computer with your group and solidify your Thesis/Arguement
3.  Budget your time for Step 6!

HW - Step 6 due FRIDAY

Fri. 5/20 Class Agenda

1.  Why is it helpful to look at the news DAILY?
2.  Professional emails may help!  Think "Career Project!"
3.  Tablet - Device....today and next week?
4.  Thesis/Argument Construction Activity

HW - RESEARCH!!!!

Tues. 5/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Sit with your group.
2.  Step 5 Development:  Brainstorm potential proposals to help solve the problem.  Continue research and note taking.  Which are the best proposal(s)?

HW - ?

Mon. 5/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Quiz on your topic
2.  "Grade" a group mate
3.  Continue Topic Summary assignment

HW - ?

Friday 5/13 Class Agenda

Continue Research/Writing Snapshot

HW - ?

Thurs. 5/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Are opinions on your topic a good thing or bad thing?  Both?
2.  Screen shot tutorial
3.  Band Trip tomorrow?  Plan your homework time accordingly!  You should make up for all the time you miss over the weekend (and/or on the bus)
4.  Library/Lab

HW - ?

Wed. 5/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read Step 3...you will ALL take a quiz and write a paper regarding those questions.  Let that guide your research.
2.  What does "C.A.R.S." stand for?  How do you know if you have a credible source?
3.  "I can't find anything on...." - How to fix that problem?  Also - consider the articles on my blog.
4.  Remember:  Exercise proper etiquette while using technology
5.  Research, Read, Research, Read!  - Library/Lab

HW - ?

Tues. 5/10 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Sit with your groups - get your articles if you still need them.

• Sharing on Google Drive - comments
• Google Drive notes
• JD email tricks

2.  Finish steps 1-2...transition to step 3 - discuss directions.  Head to library...

HW -

Mon. 5/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What if you are out sick during this project?  How can you manage your responsibilities to your group?  Email, texting, Google Drive!
2.  Decide on a note taking strategy:  Cards, Drive, Notebook?
3.  Project Steps 1-2 (pg. 10 - 11).  For some of your topics, we have a second article...click here.  It might be in your best interest to take a look at this as you transition to Step 3.

HW - depends on how you use your time...

Friday 5/6 Class Agenda - FINAL PROJECT KICK-OFF!

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 1.  Even though you are not a voter, YOU MATTER!
2.  Final Project Debriefing
3.  Generation Plagiarism
4.  Group Contract

HW -

Link to articles

Mon. 5/2 - THRU - Thurs. 5/5

Monday

• Political Typology Quiz:  See Mr. Law for the handout.  
• If you don't finish in the allotted time, please use this link, and click the appropriate "type"
• Review your work...discuss current election...where do the candidates fall on the "spectrum?"  

Tuesday 
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.

• Richard Nixon:  Watergate clip.  Why did he do it?  
• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• Review your work...

Wednesday

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

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

Thursday 

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.

Fri. 4/22 Class Agenda

Period 2 - Report to your assigned class to work on your Math project

Period 3 - Report to your assigned class to take your Civil Rights quiz, and work on ELA assignment(s)

Period 6 - Report to your assigned class to work on Science Review Packet.

Period 8/9 - Talent Show

Thurs. 4/21 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete assignment from yesterday...questions 7-8.
2.  Other Civil Rights Groups (pg. 37) - use textbook

HW - Quiz tomorrow
        - Four Perfect Pebbles?

Wed. 4/20 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:  Civil Rights speech (JFK)
3.  Use Post-Standard resource (link) to complete the extension assignment (on your own).

HW - Finish Extension
       - QUIZ on FRIDAY
       - Four Perfect Pebbles

Tues. 4/19 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete 5-6 using in-class resources.
2.  Discuss LBJ's "Great Society" - has it helped America?
3.  Civil Rights Today:  Hate Crimes

HW - Quiz Friday

Mon. 4/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  All of those changes during the 60s cleared up all the segregation issues, right?  Read article...click here.
2.  Civil Rights...life after the legislation.

• Clips 4 & 5 (pg. 26)
• Power point & James Craig Anderson

HW - 

Fri. 4/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  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.
2.  Contrast the visions of Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X (pg. 25).  Use in-class resources to complete the Malcolm X portion of the venn diagram.
3.  Black Power Movement (p.pt)

• The significance of the 1968 Olympics (start at 2:30)

HW -

       - Four Perfect Pebbles

Thurs. 4/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Other integration struggles...Jackie Robinson
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?

HW -
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?

Wed. 4/13 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  New Seats...New Marking Period.  Emmett Till Gallery Walk...Let's take a moment to check out one another's work.
2.  Case Study:  boycott of school lunch in Connecticut.
3.  Central High Clip (1957)...Ruby Bridges (1960)

HW -
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?  

Tues. 4/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Open to pg. 21...and read directions carefully
2.  Complete pg. 21 during class today
3.  Examine pg. 10...what is the artist saying about segregation today?  Do you agree or disagree?  Explain...

HW - Till (pg. 7) due TMRRW!
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?

Mon. 4/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pgs. 11-12.  Making inferences...question 4.
2.  Integration of schools (pg. 13-20).  Complete questions on pg. 20
3.  Work on Till assignment (pg. 7)

HW - Till due WEDNESDAY
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?

Fri. 4/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  You thought it couldn't get worse after hearing about the trial...
2.  Roots of Segregation (review) - pg. 9
3.  Watch:  52:00-1:08 (end)
4.  Emmett Till aftermath...then, activity - pg. 7

HW - Till assignment (pg. 7) - DUE WEDNESDAY
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?

Thurs. 4/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  In one word, summarize your impression of what you saw yesterday.  Any questions regarding the story thus far...let's get those cleared up.
2.  Watch:  The Funeral 30:41 - 52:00

HW -
     - Four Perfect Pebbles?

Wed. 4/6 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Write a 20 word summary of the Till story (thus far)...
2.  Watch - 15:36 - 30:41 (Till "The Funeral")

HW -
       - Four Perfect Pebbles?

Tues. 4/5 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 16:00

HW -
       - Order Four Perfect Pebbles?  

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Mon. 4/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Binder up - Desk cleared
2.  QUIZ:  Cold War Final
3.  Clip - Space program and trip to the moon; Civil Rights intro

HW -

Fri. 4/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Nixon's Cold War & Vietnam (clip).  Ping-pong Diplomacy & Detente.
2.  Cold War Around the World (pg. 44)
3.  From Russia With Hope (pg. 45-46)

HW - Cold War FINAL quiz MONDAY (pg. 4-5; know leaders names; and be able to contrast the 2 power blocs)
       - Source Analysis Paragraph?

Wed. 3/30 - Thurs. 3/31 Class Agenda

WED 3/30
1.  Bellringer:  Read the top of pg. 41
2.  Inquiry on the Vietnam War:  Is protest patriotic?  We will be drawing our own conclusions by completing pgs. 41-42.  Please click here for the necessary primary and secondary resources.

HW - Finish pg. 41-42

THURS 3/31
1.  Bellringer:  Complete #3 on top of pg. 43 (use link above)
2.  Discuss classwork from yesterday
3.  Begin "Source Analysis" writing assignment:  Was Vietnam-era protest patriotic?  Use 3 examples in your analysis.

HW - complete Source Analysis writing assignment

Tues. 3/29 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.
• Cu Chi Tunnels...how did network impact the war in Vietnam?

HW - Bring ear buds/head phones tomorrow

Mon. 3/28 Class Agenda

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

HW - pg. 39

Wed. 3/23 Class Agenda

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

HW - 

Tues. 3/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Binder up, desk cleared.
2.  QUIZ:  Cold War Part I
3.  "The Rosenberg Trial" (pg. 34-35) - use in-class reading packet.

HW -

Mon. 3/21 Class Agenda

Notes on Cuban Missile Crisis (missed from Friday)...on the page AFTER #13

1a.  Bellringer:  Share your Butter Battle Book endings...
1b.  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

HW - Cold War (part I) Quiz TOMORROW (Review Part I of your packet...and pgs. 4-5 #'s 1-17)

Fri. 3/18 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 30...discuss.
2.  Cuban Missile Crisis (pg. 27-30)
3.  Summary (p.pt)

HW - "Butter Battle" ending due MONDAY

Thurs. 3/17 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 23
2.  Watch the reading of the "Butter Battle Book"...complete pg. 23 (top).  Discuss answers to questions.
3.  Activity:  begin bottom of pg. 23

HW - Dr. Seuss "Butter Battle" assignment due on MONDAY

Wed. 3/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 22
2.  Korean War Activity (pg. 19-21)
3.  Closure:  Brain-pop

HW -

Tues. 3/15 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 26...bomb drill primary source.  What was the purpose of this document?  How did the arms race impact life in America?  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.  North Korean warheads.

HW -

Mon. 3/14 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. 14-17).  Apply concept:  defect

HW - 

Fri. 3/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  See first slide of power point
2.  Class Activity (pg. 10-11).  This is a little different (more organized) wrinkle on our MVP format...which will be put to good use at JDHS!  Use classroom reading packet.

HW - Pg. 8

Thurs. 3/10 Class Agenda: Cold War Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Read "A Curtain of Iron" and complete 1-4 on pg. 9.  Discuss and complete 5-6 with your table partner.
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.  Refresher on communism (Brain-pop).
4.  Contrast the 2 power "blocs" (pg. 7)

HW -

Wed. 3/9 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Put binder up - materials away.
2.  TEST:  World War II

HW -

Tues. 3/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Finally, a feel-good story from World War II.  Complete the reading assignment.  If you finish early, work on your homework (It's been a loooooooong unit).
2.  Source Analysis Feedback (New Deal).  How can I improve as a writer?

HW - Test TOMORROW
       - Pgs. 5, 6, and 47 ("Know Thyself")

Mon. 3/7 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read 57-58 in Reading Packet...What did Oswego have to do with World War II?  How did "immigrants" get round quotas to become American citizens?
2.  Do pgs. 42-44 - How did the Nuremberg Trials hold leaders accountable for their actions during World War II?
3.  Milgram Experiment

HW - TEST on WEDNESDAY
       - Pgs. 5, 6, and 47 ("Know Thyself")

Thurs. 3/3 - Fri. 3/4 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Analyze the quotes on pg. 16
2.  Holocaust documentary - the people profiled were roughly your age when they rounded up during the Holocaust.  TASK:  use today and tomorrow as an exercise in EMPATHY (one of our 5 Keys at JDMS).
3.  Liberation of the Camps (Viewer discretion advised).

HW - WWII Test WEDNESDAY.  "Know Thyself"...(pgs. 5-6 & 47).

Wed. 3/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  In your Classroom Reading Packet, read pg. 51:  LIST 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.  Should America have dropped the Atomic Bomb?  (pg. 45)  See Mr. Law for reading assignment.  Victory in the Pacific (p.pt).

HW -

Tues. 3/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 39 (Yalta)
2.  D-Day clip:  Women, Segregation in military, D-Day and the end of World War II in Europe
3.  End of War in Europe (p.pt)

HW - 

Mon. 2/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 37 - D-Day Map Analysis.  What is a "turning point?"  Major turning points...
2.  D-Day class activity (pg. 38) - use in-class reading packet.
3.  Movie clip:  D-Day.

HW - pg. 40-41 Holocaust

Fri. 2/26 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What was the role of propaganda?  Quick overview from yesterday..."Ride with Hitler..."
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 -

Thurs. 2/25 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 32 and answer the following:

• Underline TWO statistics (text-based) that support this claim:  The number of American women in the work force increased during World War II.
• Complete this sentence:  "Rosie the Riveter propaganda was intended to..."

2.  Complete pg. 34 using the class reading packet (see Mr. Law if you miss class today).
3.  Time left?  Complete pgs. 35-36 as enrichment...

HW - 

Wed. 2/24 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Open to pg. 27 (How did internment disrupt Japanese American's lives?).  Review.
2.  Complete pgs. 28-31.  How did the Korematsu case illustrate the division in the United States over internment?  Was the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 the right thing to do?

HW -

Tues. 2/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Re-read pg. 20-21 (as a review from prior to vacation)
2.  Should freedom be sacrificed in the name of national security?  A case-study of the internment of Japanese-Americans (pgs. 23-26).  What were the reasons for and against internment?  How did internment disrupt the lives of Japanese-Americans?

HW -

Mon. 2/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Which Republican won in South Carolina?  Who dropped out after South Carolina?  What does this mean going forward...
2.  Bridge the World War II gap.  Today, we will try to get back on track with World War II with some review.

HW -

Fri. 2/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 20
2.  Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?  Watch clip...discuss problems with film (Hollywood vs. History).  Check out the Arizona Memorial.
3.  FDR's speech on December 8th (pg. 21).

HW -

Thurs. 2/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What were the long-term causes of World War II...remember Ed T. Malap...
2.  "Axis Advances" - A visual history of the first stages of World War II (Prezi)...and the Battle of Britain.
3.  Do pg. 18...why was it a good idea for America to remain neutral?  Bad idea?  Do pg. 19.

HW -

Wed. 3/10 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 - 

Tues. 2/9 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 - 

Mon. 2/8 Class Agenda: World War II Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Test your knowledge..."T chart" - which were the good guys?  Bad guys?  Japan, USA, USSR, Germany, Britain, Italy, Axis Power, Allied Powers
2.  Brain-pop:  Adolf Hitler
3.  Rise of Dictators (pg. 7-8)
4.  Complete map assignment (pg. 9-10)...use your map in your panner or some other resource.
5.  Time Permiting:  First 5 minutes of this

HW - finish map?

Fri. 2/5 Class Agenda

Mrs. Placito was in today to begin to put together your schedule for next year.  

HW - Bring your schedule home and return by 2/12

Thurs. 2/4 Class Agenda

Your High School Guidance Counselors visited to talk with you about next year.  In addition, there was an "elective presentation" about the classes you can sign up for next year.

Wed. 2/3 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Binder up, desk cleared.
2.  TEST:  Great Depression

HW - Continue to prep pg. 1

Tues. 2/2 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 28...FDR's Report Card.  Cite specifics from your unit of study.
2.  Prep "Compelling Question" (pg. 1)
3.  Movie Clip:  "Bust"

HW - TEST on WEDNESDAY (pg. 4 & 30)

        - Source Analysis on Thursday (pg. 1)

Mon. 2/1 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Label the legislation on pg. 21...one of the 3 R's from the New Deal
2.  Complete pgs. 23-25
3.  Criticism of the New Deal (pg. 26)

• Cartoon analysis Pg. 27

4.  What are the Iowa Caucuses???  Why do they matter?  

HW - TEST on WEDNESDAY (pg. 4 & 30)

        - Source Analysis on Thursday (pg. 1)

Fri. 1/29 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Take "Self-Assessment"...what have you learned thus far?
2.  New President:  New Deal (pg. 18)
3.  How did the New Deal Help America?  (pg. 21-22)

HW - Test on Wednesday

Wed. 1/27-1/28 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 17, then discuss the task.
2.  Movie analysis and application to the Great Depression.
3.  Complete the written portion after the film (Thursday)

HW - Pg. 17 Extra Credit due Friday

Tues. 1/26 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  How did Herbert Hoover approach the Great Depression (pg. 12-13)?
2.  Hoover Report Card (pg. 14) - need textbook

• Bonus Army Clip

3.  Dust Bowl follow-up (pg. 15)

HW -

Mon. 1/25 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What were the 3 main causes for the Great Depression (sob...)
2.  Effects of the Great Depression (pg. 16) - use reading packet
3.  The Dust Bowl (pg. 15) - use reading packet

HW -

Fri. 1/22 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 6 (Cause - Effect Chart)

•  Recap of yesterday's class...Brain-pop:  Causes of the Great Depression

2.  Chart (pg. 10)...make predictions
3.  Effects of Great Depression (pg. 8 - bottom)
4.  Do "Worksheet 114" (Unemployment chart) on pg. 11

HW -

Thurs. 1/21 Class Agenda: Great Depression Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 7..."Importance of jobs & money in a healthy economy?"
2.  Stock Market Crash (pg. 9)
3.  Summary:  Causes of the Great Depression (pg. 8)

HW -

Wed. 1/20 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Celebrating Martin Luther King Day....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...

Tues. 1/19 SNOW DAY

Fri. 1/15 Midterm Exam

Thurs. 1/14 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete pg. 17 & 19
2.  Review Prohibition & the resurgence of Nativism
3.  Discuss Midterm Review Packet

HW - MIDTERM EXAM TOMORROW!  How much should I study?  "Know Thyself"...

Wed. 1/13: SNOW DAY

Mon. 1/11 - Tues. 1/12 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  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 (1/11) in our groups, and finishing tomorrow (1/12).

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

HW - MIDTERM Review packet pg. 6 due Tuesday...pg. 7 due Wednesday
       - Midterm Exam - Friday 1/15

Fri. 1/8 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 14
2.  Watch:  Henry Ford clip.

• How were Ford's workers treated?  
• Review your response for question 4 on pg. 14

3.  Impact of the Automobile (pg. 15):  How did the automobile impact life in the 1920s?
4.  Making inferences:  By 1927-28, the market became saturated with new cars (and other consumer goods).  How did the automobile companies react to slumping sales?  Foreshadowing...

HW - MIDTERM Friday 1/15
        - Midterm Review Packet - pg. 5

Thurs. 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. 12

HW - MIDTERM Review pg. 4
       - MIDTERM EXAM - January 15th

Wed. 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. 10)
3.  Economic Boom of the 1920s (pg. 11)

HW - Read pg. 12, and for each "A" - create 1 MVP (most valuable point).
        - MIDTERM REVIEW PACKET - pg. 3

Tues. 1/5 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Define "normal."  Why do you think people wanted to return to "normalcy" after World War I?
2.  Return to Normalcy (pg. 6)
3.  Contrast Victorian ideals (pg. 7) with the video clip - then complete pg. 8
4.  Overview of the 1920s (pg. 9)

HW - Pg. 2 midterm review

Mon. 1/4 Class Agenda: Roaring 20s Unit

1.  Bellringer:  Midterm Review packet directions.
2.  Roaring 20s introduction...how was the "Return to Normalcy" anything BUT normal?????

HW - Midterm Review pg. 1