Class Agenda 10/31

1.  Bellringer:  Do pgs. 17a-c....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.  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).  Contrast with Blackberry...

HW -  Poem due MONDAY

        - TEST on MONDAY.  Click here to review vocab flashcards

Happy Halloween!

Class Agenda 10/30

1.  Bellringer:  Do Source Analysis.

2.  Movie - Profile on city life:  crime, poor immigrants, city 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 by MONDAY
       - TEST MONDAY (use pg. 29, Blog resources, etc.)

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).  Closure:  Compose a statement contrasting life for the working class with the lives of the upper/middle class.  Be specific.

HW - none

Class Agenda 10/28

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 - cocoa industry, which is appropriate, given that we are close to "chocolate season"...aka Halloween)?

HW - Do pg. 25b

Class Agenda 10/24

1.  Bellringer:  Identify one fact that you learned about Cornelius Vanderbilt OR JD Rockefeller.
2.  Rockefeller movie segment...Discuss.

HW - Enjoy the long weekend!

Class Agenda 10/23

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).  Watch movie clip....Discuss the short-term & long-term effects of the Triangle Fire (Q's #6-7...and the fate of the factory owners).

HW - pg. 24

Class Agenda 10/21

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

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

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 - Read pgs. 30-33 (Active Reading)