Date |
In Class Activity |
AP Homework |
Homework ALL |
Thur
10/12
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Brief Lecture on Gilded Age & Immigration
Stations |
Interactively read the first two pages of the 1912 Election Packet . You will need to read the whole thing by next Wednesday |
Read pages 3 and 4 of the Gilded Age Packet
Finish, if you haven't yet, your immigration report and bring food from your heritage for our luncheon on Monday
Gilded Age Extra Credit Opportunities: Watch 3 episodes of the television show The Knick or The Alienist or the films, Far and Away or Gangs of New York and do the movie review form. |
Mon
10/16
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Meet in the Annex
Immigration Reports and lunch
Assign roles for the Sweatshop Trial |
Interactively read the 1912 Election Packet (except the procedures at the end) |
Bring your laptops to class on Wednesday -- you will need them
Reminder: We will be doing the hotseat on Friday
Interactively read the first two pages of the 1912 Election Packet
Be prepared on 10/20 for the Sweatshop Trial: on 10/20 by writing a 1 to 1 1/2 page opening statement. The individual groups Multinational Corporations, Poor Country Ruling Elite, Poor Country Workers, United States Consumer, System of Profit |
Wed
10/18
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Introduce & Choose roles for the Presidential Progressive Simulation: Election of 1912
Finish Immigration and Nativism in America (Lecture and Table work) Begin Lecture: Life for the Middle Class & the American Labor Movement in the Gilded Age
Start Labor and reform in Gilded Age---You must be the change we wish to see in the world.'
-Mahatma Gandhi |
Take notes on the reading 576-579 and do the SAQ on page 579. |
Be prepared with the Sweatshop Trial: on 10/29 by writing a 1 to 1 1/2 page opening statement. The individual groups Multinational Corporations, Poor Country Ruling Elite, Poor Country Workers, United States Consumer, System of ProfitBring the 1912 Electionspacket to class
Complete your Gilded Age packet |
Fri 10/20 |
Labor in the Gilded Age Lecture
Sweatshop Trial and post powerpoint -- sweatshops today?
Begin Lecture: Progressive Movement- video clip and Jungle reading |
Print out and take Cornell notes on John Spargo looks at Child Labor |
Finish your sweatshop worksheet
Finish reading your 1912 presidential simulation packet (it doesn't have to be interactive) |
Tues 10/24 |
Start Lecture: Progressive Movement- video clip and Jungle reading.Begin Presidential Progressive PPT |
Prepare for Day 1 of the simulation (each campaign should collaborate on a 2D commercial and work on a 'radio commercial' or a 'tv commercial' - the commercials will air on Day 2 & 3 of the campaign) - note simulation start date moved back to 10/30
Candidates should be dressed for each day of the simulation and characters should try and look like their person for Day 2 of the simulation |
Quiz moved to after the simulation but here is a if you want an early start studying
Simulation start moved to Monday. |
Thur
10/26 |
Meet in the Annex - Ms. Ritchie is stealing my class minutes again
Presidential Progressive Lecture cont. |
Watch and take notes on this We will be using it in our next class!. |
Prep for presidential simulation: If you are a character you will give your speech on 1. Why you are. 2. Why you're important/what you've done 3. What qualities/policies you're looking for in a candidate. 4. Make sure you dress like your character. Campaigns. You will be giving speeches, decorating the classroom, and showing ads.
Remember Hamilton! is tonight. |
Mon
10/30
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Pres Progressive Simulation Day 1: Campaigning to the undecided. Commercials.
Begin American Imperialism PPT
Do DBQ on progressive era within time limit or political cartoons on progressive era |
Watch and do the worksheet for Women's Suffrage Struggle. It can be found here. |
Read and do the questions for Who was America in 1900?
Prep for second day of the simulation: Presidential speeches, VP Speeches, Commercials, Character Speeches |
Wed
11/1 |
Class Field Trip to Rosie the Riveter Museum and OMCA |
Interactively read and do questions for Plight of the Worker
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Here is a studyguide for Reconstruction and the West for the brief upcoming quiz. |
Fri
11/3 |
Continue Lecture: American Imperialism
Presidential Election Day 2: Speeches by Progressive Players & candidates & Dubois v. Washington & Women's issues: |
Interactively Read Historians & the Progressives |
Take a look at the studyguides for our test.Gilded Age/Populism and progressives |
Tues 11/7 |
Continue Lecture: American Imperialism
Presidential Election Day #3: Debate, commercials & election vote |
Do Jane Addams & Hull House
Reminder: the test will have about 90 questions with the following breakdown: 10 reconstruction, 2-3 west, 75 populist, gilded, and progressive (most on progressives). There will be an LEQ. Here is a review of how to write for and LEQ in US History. |
Reminder: the test will have about 80 questions on populist, gilded, and progressive (most on progressives).
Print out the Trial of Woodrow Wilson
Take a look at the studyguides for our test.Gilded Age/Populism and progressives
Note: The group documentaries are due Friday at 11pm. |
Thur
11/9 |
Test: Gilded Age thru Progressives
Assign Roles for Trial of Woodrow Wilson
Assign and work on Imperialism Metaphor Project
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Read the imperialism debate sheet by next Thursday
Group research papers are due Friday at 11pm. It must have an annotated bibliography which describes 1. Why the source is credible 2. What the source demonstrates 3. Is it primary or secondary 4. How it helps your thesis
make sure you've interactively read and summarized your metaphor project group handout.
Go to new Website Imperialism & WW1.
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