Class Agenda 10/31

1.  Bellringer:  Why do people collect "stuff" like baseball cards, coins, stamps, autographs, etc?  Bridge discussion into the concept of "buy low, sell high"...a key principle of investment.

2.  Discussion of pg. 17a-c.  Brain-pops on "Stocks."

3.  Stock case study:  Apple, Inc.  Using the internet, we will check the value of Apple stock today, and use "hindsight" to see what could have been, if we invested at various times over history (pg. 19a-b)

HW - Ind Rev Test on FRIDAY  

        - Click here to review vocab flashcards

Class Agenda 10//30

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 25a.  Define urbanization - 

2.  Movie - Profile on city life:  crime, poor immigrants, sanitation, and new inventions (answer questions on pg. 25a.  Discuss.

3.  On a separate sheet of paper, write a poem synthesizing what we have learned over the past few days: 

Topic = What was life like for the urban poor during the Industrial Revolution?

• Length:  MINIMUM 3 stanzas with 4 lines in each  
• Style:  Rhyme OR free verse (be aware of the beats per line...so that it "flows")
• Techniques:  Consider pg. 7-8 of "The Bob"... and using an element of poetry, such as simile, metaphor, imagery, personification
• Social Studies Content:  Use your packet pgs. 23-28.  
• Have fun with it!

HW - finish poem
       - TEST Friday (pg. 29, Blog)

Class Agenda 10/29

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 26a...Jane Addams/Hull House question:  See clip... Jane Addams.

2.  Discuss and review pg. 25b

3.  Jigsaw Activity:  Town Meetings (pg. 28).  Contrast:  Life for the working class vs. life for the upper/middle class.

HW - none

Class Agenda 10/26

1.  Bellringer:  What are some of the + and - of a longer school day (8:00am-6:00pm)?  Bridge discussion into the painfully long days of factory workers during the Industrial Revolution.

2.  Notes (pg. 26a)  Child Labor movie clip.

3.  Movie Clip - Mother Jones.  Answer question on the bottom of 26a.  What is the status of child labor today (ex - coco industry)?

HW - Do pg. 25b

Class Agenda 10/25

1.  Bellringer:  What is the importance of our school fire drills?  List.

2.  Primary Source Analysis:  Shirtwaist Factory Fire article and questions (pg. 20-23).  Discuss answers.

3.  Electoral Map 2012...what are the candidates doing now that the debates are over?  

HW - pg. 24

Class Agenda 10/24

1.  Bellringer:  Andrew Carnegie clip:  How did he impact the Industrial Revolution?  Cause & Effect...
2.  Turn-in Tiered Activity and 10 week extra credit
3.  Review work from yesterday:

• "Monopoly Men" (pg. 8)
• Sherman Anti-trust Act primary source activity (pg. 9-11)

4.  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 - Read pgs. 30-33

Class Agenda 10/23

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 - Sherman Anti-Trust Act document and questions