Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What is the importance of our school fire drills?  List.
2.  Shirtwaist Factory Fire article and questions (pg. 20-23).  Discuss answers.
3.  Clip on the fire (time permitting)

HW - pg. 24

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do top 2 questions on the sheet that the sub will distribute on the way into class.
2.  As a follow up to yesterday's guest author, watch movie on Auschwitz...this was the camp that Mrs. Lazan was en route to when she was liberated.  Auschwitz was one of the most notorious "death camps" of Nazi Europe.
3.  As a closure to our "mini-holocaust" unit - Complete and discuss the bottom 3 questions of the handout.

HW - Turn in your butterfly on MONDAY

Class Agenda

Periods 2-3:  Guest Author Visit:  Marion Blumenthal Lazan

Periods 6, 8, 9:  Guest author follow-up:  Butterfly Project.  Create butterflies to contribute to the efforts of the Holocaust Museum Houston.

HW - complete butterfl(ies)

Class Agenda

NOTE:  Today is a "set-up" day for our guest author who is visiting tomorrow:  Marion Blumenthal Lazan.  We are "pausing" our journey through the Industrial Revolution Unit.

1.  Bellringer:  Quote analysis
2.  Holocaust background:  Rise of Dictators
3.  Brain-pop:  Holocaust
4.  Read preface of "Four Perfect Pebbles."

HW - none

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  A politician spends taxpayer money on his/her new car and house...why is this an example of corruption?
2.  Sherman Anti-trust Act primary source activity (pg. 8-10)
3.  Ida Tarbell vs. JD Rockefeller (video clip).  Answer the following questions:

• Define muckraker -
• How long did Tarbell work on her book?
• What was the effect of her book?  

HW - Do pgs. 17a thru 17c

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  REVIEW...why are corporations bad for consumers, but good for the owners?
2.  Monopoly Men Activity (pg. 8).  Summarize:

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

3.  Review Philanthropy...

HW - none

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read "What is a Corporation" on pg. 16 of your unit packet.  How can corporations raise $?
2.  Tiered Activity (TA= tiered activity packet)...Day 2.  Do quiz on pg. 4 of TA.  Grade quiz as a class...then go on to page 5 and follow the directions based on what you scored on the quiz.  You might need to use your unit packet (as indicated on pg. 5 of TA).

HW - finish your assignment in the TA packet.  If you'd like to do one of the other assignments in packet for extra credit, that could be turned in on Monday.

PERIOD 2 ONLY:  Imagine that you are small business owner living during the age of these monopolies.  Using 5 vocabulary words on pg. 1(TA), write a letter to your Senator explaining reasons why they should regulate monopolies.  Use the back of the TA to complete this assignment, and turn it in.