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Friday, April 25, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Happy Wednesday!
Prepared to get depressed…we are
examining the economic, but more importantly, the human toll of the Great
Depression.
2. Experiencing the Great Depression thru
art & personal stories
Monday, April 21, 2014
Welcome back!
•New
Seats
•Quiz:
The Roaring 20s & The Great Depression
•Finish
The
Great Gatsby
•What
is the American Dream?
•This
Week: Effects of the GD & The New Deal
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
CBA Week
nTODAY, Wednesday
nDocument Analysis
(Answering
Doc. Questions)
nTHURSDAY/FRIDAY
nEssay Outline
nWrite/Finish Essay
BLOCK DAY: CBA WEEK
nThe Classroom-Based Assessment (CBA)
nTODAY
nLet’s Practice: A CBA Thesis & Analysis
nRubric
nIndividual Rights vs. Common Good
nDocument Analysis (Answering
Doc. Questions)
nWEDNESDAY: Finish Doc. Analysis, Write Essay Outline
nTHURSDAY/FRIDAY : Write/Finish Essay
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Time to get depressed...
nRoaring Twenties Project/Gallery Walk feedback
nPeriod 1: Rubrics
nThe Great Gatsby: Your Thoughts
ALERT: CBA Next Week
nNotebooks: Cause and Effect graphic organizer
Monday, March 31, 2014
Roaring Twenties Gallery Walk
Today, we travel through your images and words to
experience the social and technological changes of the Roaring Twenties!
nHW: READ 14.1 and DO #2 (p. 471)…The
Roar Goes Silent
nRoaring Twenties Gallery Walk
nTypes of Social Changes
nExplore and Enjoy!
nA clip from The Great Gatsby
Friday, March 28, 2014
Roaring Twenties Poster Project: Creating your visual aid
nHW DUE: Capitalism & Communism
nToday’s Focus: Creating your Visual Aid (3-D OBJECTS OK!)
nHave fun with this! DRAW/CREATE YOUR OWN STUFF.
CREATING YOUR OWN ART IS MUCH PREFERRED AND WILL BE MORE GREATLY APPRECIATED (AND ASSESSED HIGHER) THAN PRINTING PICTURES AND SLAPPING THEM ON YOUR POSTER...
Create an ad; paint; take a photo; draw your person, place, or event; collage; recreate
artwork/photo; draw a (political) cartoon; a short poem/quote/song lyric; print
a picture of your person AND draw, do a combination of these, etc…
Here are some examples of images/poster ideas:


Here are some examples of images/poster ideas:
n8.5” x 11” MINIMUM, BIGGER OK; colors, no pencil, clearly indicates topic
nProject Rubric (CLICK HERE FOR RUBRIC)
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Roaring Twenties Project Workday: Research & Writing
Note: We prob won't have the COWs tomorrow, so please continue to do research tonight and bring in ideas to create your visual aid tomorrow.
nDon’t forget Registration is due tomorrow!
nCome talk to me @ options
nHW: Communism/Capitalism DBQs
nPlease analyze/explain the documents rather than quote
the original source verbatim (DUE on FRIDAY!)
For example: when doc says to list two ways a worker's standard of living is improved in a communist society, don't just write: "workers receive free medical care". Explain what that means, what that tells us about a communist society and how it tries to help workers.
nRoaring Twenties mini-Poster Project
nToday’s Focus: Research/Outline of Biography/Report
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO WRITE ABOUT?
YOUR IDEAS (Per. 2 and Per. 1)
MY IDEAS/REQUIREMENTS:
n5Ws + H
nREQUIRED: Discuss
Social Changes, Values, Morals, etc. in relation to your topic
nConnect to class topics
nIndustrialization, Immigration, Urbanization, WWI, 4
Types of Social Changes, etc.
nUse Primary AND Secondary Sources
nMLA Citations
nCheck in + Stamp
nTomorrow’s Focus: Creating a Visual Aid
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The Roaring Twenties
n Capitalism and Communism DBQs + Other Communist Paperwork DUE
FRIDAY
REMEMBER: ANALYZE THE DOCUMENTS; EXPLAIN WHAT "FREE MEDICAL CARE" MEANS...DO NOT JUST WRITE "WORKER RECEIVES FREE MEDICAL CARE"!!!!!!
REMEMBER: ANALYZE THE DOCUMENTS; EXPLAIN WHAT "FREE MEDICAL CARE" MEANS...DO NOT JUST WRITE "WORKER RECEIVES FREE MEDICAL CARE"!!!!!!
nAfterschool: Got Questions? Study party
nHow and why did American society and technology change in the roaring
twenties? (CLICK HERE FOR PPT)
nRoaring Twenties Person/Place/Event Mini-Project (CLICK HERE FOR HANDOUT)
Monday, March 24, 2014
Welcome Back to 720am!
Today, we are continuing to examine how
American society changed in the Roaring Twenties.
HW: READ 13.1 “Booze, Crime &
Evolution” DO #1 (p.439)
How did fear and intolerance appear during the 20s?
nContinuing the Communism Conversation
nWhat is communism?
nYour Questions and Your Answers
n“Communism and Computers” (CLICK HERE)
How did
changing morals and values change American society?
nThe Manners and Morals Revolution
Friday, March 21, 2014
What is communism? Let's find out together
Learning more about Communism and the Red Scare:
Socratic Seminar: an excerpt from The Communist Manifesto
CLICK HERE for the reading and questions.
Socratic Seminar: an excerpt from The Communist Manifesto
CLICK HERE for the reading and questions.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Fear and Intolerance permeates Post-WWI U.S.
nHow did the U.S. change socially, politically, and economically post-World War I
through the Great Depression (1920s-30s)?
nHow and why did American society and technology change
in the Roaring
Twenties?
nHow did fear and intolerance appear during the 20s?
n12.1 Quiz
nFear and Intolerance in the 20s PPT (CLICK HERE)
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Super-Short Wednesday
nMy/Your takeaways from test reflections/corrections
nDr. Bissat & senior year history course options
nContemporary National/World Issues
nCollege in the High School: International Issues
nThe Post-War Boom: How did the U.S. change socially,
politically, and economically post-World War I through the Great Depression
(1920s-30s)?
nHow and why did technology and American society change
during the twenties?
nAs you read, THINK ABOUT: How did fear and intolerance appear during the 20s?
nHW: READ 12.1 and DO #2-3 (p. 418)
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Ok, about that test...
nTest Reflection
nTest Correction AND/OR
nNext Unit: The Post-War Boom: How did the U.S. change
socially, politically, and economically post-World War I through the Great
Depression (1920s-30s)?
nHow and why did technology and American society change
during the twenties?
nHW: Read 12.1 & #2-3 (p. 418)
–DUE ON THURSDAY
nMake test corrections. YOU MUST
explain why original answer is wrong (or write INCOMPLETE)
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Test on Monday
TEST ON MONDAY
Imperialism/WWI Test Study Guide
Critical Attributes of Imperialism (Data Retrieval Chart and
reading excerpts)
American Imperialism in Hawaii, Cuba, and the Philippines
Geographic Locations for Major Allied/Central Powers
Causes and Effects of WWI on Home Front and Abroad
Reasons for America to Declare War
Group Quiz, 11.1 (CLICK HERE)
Individual Quiz, 11.3 (The War at Home)
HW: Reading 11.4 (#3, p. 403; Due on THURS.)
Lecture/WWI Recap PPT (Thursday; review the rest of the PPT
on your own)
Terms: imperialism, trench warfare, Lusitania, Zimmermann
Note, Selective Service Act of 1917, conscientious objector, the cause/effect
of new weapons, liberty bonds, propaganda, Espionage and Sedition Acts, Great
Migration, armistice, Fourteen Points plan, Treaty of Versailles, League of
Nations
WWI Review
Reminder: Submit article + MLA Citations to turnitin.com
Socratic Seminar Feedback: Loved it! And some thoughts for next time...
WWI Recap PPT (CLICK HERE)
NO TEST ON FRIDAY!
*Final Quiz on Monday (Will post study guide on Friday)
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Let's talk...
HW: Please READ 11.4; Do #3 on p.403
nPLEASE TURN IN
2.Keep T-Charts in Notebooks
nRegistration w/ Ms. Krochmalny on Friday
nSOOOOOOO…
nWWI RECAP...Socratic Seminar
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Don't Forget!
Both periods, please don't forget to submit your article and MLA citations to turnitin.com by tomorrow (Wed.)!
Monday, March 10, 2014
PUBLISHING OUR WWI-era NEWSPAPER!
Today, we will
compile our newspaper to inform us of the wide range of causes, events, and
effects of World War I.
1. TEST ON FRIDAY*
2. Great War
(WWI)
1. Warm-Up/Discussion
2. Publish
Newspaper
1. Create groups
by topic/date
2. Arrange &
Adhere
3.Gallery Walk
1. “Like 8” &
Positive Post-Its
2. Article
Whip-Around
n*Test Material Includes content from:
nGroup Quiz, 11.1
nIndividual Quiz, 11.3
nNewspaper Articles (main ideas)
nHW: Reading 11.4 (#3, p. 403; Due on
THURS.)
nLecture (Wednesday/Thursday)
nReview
nThursday
nBring in Questions about/for test
Friday, March 7, 2014
Last Day to Work on Article
A
wise man once said:
“A
paper is never done, only due.”
With
that, we will revise our writing, so we can
write
good and think more smarter. :OP
1.Peer-Edit/Proofread
Articles
2. 2
Essential Questions (turn in to tray TODAY)
Essential Questions ask what the main points of your article are. What do you want the reader to take away as the most important ideas?
For example, with a topic such as "Anti-Immigration Sentiment": 1) Which recent immigrant groups were being targeted at that time? (German Americans) 2) In what ways was anti-immigration sentiment demonstrated? (Loss of jobs for German-Americans, name changes of people, towns, foods, like from hamburger to "liberty steak/sandwich", violence, etc.)
3.NEXT STEPS/HW:
1.Revise/Finalize
Article
1.See
example for font/style formatting (SEE PICTURE BELOW)
FONT: TIMES NEW ROMAN
TEXT SIZE: HEADLINE (20), BYLINE/Summary Sentence (16), YOUR NAME (16), TEXT OF ARTICLE (14)
2 COLUMNS
2.OPTIONAL: Print/Draw 1 image
FONT: TIMES NEW ROMAN
TEXT SIZE: HEADLINE (20), BYLINE/Summary Sentence (16), YOUR NAME (16), TEXT OF ARTICLE (14)
2 COLUMNS
2.OPTIONAL: Print/Draw 1 image
DUE BLOCK DAY:
1. Printed Copy of Article (See format below)
2. Submit Article/MLA Citations to turnitin.com
Thursday, March 6, 2014
1st Drafts
We
are continuing to examine the historical impact of WWI by synthesizing our topic research
into a 250-500 word newspaper article.
1.FINISH T/Three-Chart analysis of 2
primary sources
2.DUE TODAY: 1st Draft + 2 Essential Questions
1.Format: Refer to Newspaper Guidelines
2.WWI Newspapers/Project examples
3.NEXT STEP: Peer Edit
-Preferably w/ someone w/ same/related topic
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