Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 26 complete questions 7-8.
2.  Review HW...discuss the Alphabet Soup/Agencies...and the "Criticisms of the New Deal" (pg. 24)
3.  Eleanor Roosevelt:  In what ways did she help FDR's campaign and presidency?

HW - Grade FDR's performance (pg. 23)
* Great Depression TEST on Friday

Newspapers in Education Winners!

Some of our classmates were honored for their submissions to the Newspapers in Education Week sponsored by the Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper!  These students' political cartoon/essay submissions competed against almost 700 entries from across Central New York.  Congratulations!

First-place recognition:  Hannah Schayes, Helen Ferrick
Second-place recognition:  Alex Tso
Third-place recognition:  Michael Plechtchinski
Honorable Mention:  Andrew Comanici, Grayson Burns, Austin Dieroff, Maddy VanHusen, Joanna Butler, Ally Lowery, Ryan Mandelis, Kerry Simizon, Jordan Wilson, Erica Joyner, Cayla Dedrick, Rufaro Mutanga, Ana Suarez

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-pop review of Great Depression
2.  "Quiz" - Causes and effects of the Great Depression
3.  Franklin D. Roosevelt's election and a "New Deal" for America (pg. 22)

HW - New Deal Legislation (pg. 25-26; Q's 1-6)...did it help?
* Great Depression TEST on Friday

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Open to pg. 17 and review directions and your notes.
2.  Finish Great Depression movie clip - and compose a paragraph:  What was life like for the people suffering during the Great Depression?

HW - Quiz tomorrow
* Great Depression TEST on Friday!

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read over pg. 17 for today's assignment.
2.  Movie Analysis:  How does the movie represent the effects of the Great Depression?

HW - Quiz on TUESDAY 2/28...Enjoy your break!

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Movie Clip...What did the Bonus Army want?  How were they treated?
2.  Document Analysis (pg. 20)
3.  Choose your own adventure:  Dust Bowl.  Identify the hardships that you faced with your decisions.

• Discuss Dust Bowl (powerpoint)

HW - Quiz on TUESDAY 2/28

Class Agenda

1.  What are the things that are MOST important to you?  How would you react if you lost those things?  Discuss the effects of the Great Depression.
2.  Give President Herbert Hoover a grade!  pg. 19.  Share and discuss our scores.

HW - none