Daily Agenda
Nov 20, 2015
- WWI home front groups and their support/dissent of the war
- Study guide work time
Nov 19, 2015
- Chapter 11 vocab test
- Civil liberties during WWI
- work on study guide for Unit 1 test
Nov 18, 2015
- Chapter 11 Vocab pre test
- Finish Propaganda evaluation
- Self-reflection on WWI
Nov 17, 2015
- American propaganda goals in WWI powerpoint overview
- Propaganda evaluation. Assignment on Google Classroom
- 11-3 outline due
Nov 16, 2015
- Finish World Wars: Trial By Fire with viewing notes
- Begin propaganda discussion
- Work on 11-3 outline
Oct 27, 2015
- Finish webquest
- Small group conference over Unit 1 test
Oct 26, 2015
- Imperialism webquest and EdPuzzle video completed on Google Classroom
Oct 23, 2015
- Unit 1 Test
Oct 22, 2015
- Concept review
- Review for Unit 1 Test
Oct 21, 2015
- Taft and Wilson as progressive presidents and their policies
Oct 20, 2015
- Civil rights in the progressive era: Compare Washington with DuBois, Ida B. Wells anti-lynching campaign, and the effects of Jim Crow laws
Oct 19, 2015
- Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal categories and political cartoon analysis
- Receive review sheet for Unit 1 Test. Test is Friday, October 23.
Oct 16, 2015
- Watch The Story of US: Cities with viewing guide to see and compare different aspects of urbanization
Oct 15, 2015
- Notes on issues addressed by progressive reformers. Evaluate the effectiveness of these reforms
Oct 14, 2015
- Identifying the four goals of progressivism and complete graphic organizer
Oct 13, 2015
- Using the research complete on 10/12, write a muckraker article exposing one of the issues researched. This assignment is on Google Classroom.
Oct 12, 2015
- Conduct research to identify problems in the US during the early 1900s.
Oct 9, 2015
- Progressivism powerpoint
- Progressive overview video on Edpuzzle
Oct 8, 2015
- Watch Men Who Built America: The New Machine with viewing notes
- Outline for 9-1 due Friday 10/8
Oct 7, 2015
- Finished Immigration: Stories from Yesterday and Today webquest. Any student that does not finish in class, it is homework and due 10/8
Oct 6, 2015
- Outline 7-2 due
- Finish Triangle Shirt Factory Fire webquest (assignment on Google Classroom)
- Article reading on the Triangle Factory fire
- Begin Immigration: Stories from Yesterday and Today webquest. Link to website is here
Oct 5, 2015
- Watch Men Who Built America: Taking the White Hose with viewing notes
Oct 2, 2015
- Vocab Test
- Chapter 6 Quiz
- 7-1 outline due
- Begin Triangle Shirt waist fire webquest
Oct 1, 2015
- Writing prompt and notes due. List of notes needed to submit are found on the rubric and the assignment itself.
- Vocab quiz
- Finish Crash Course videos and review for Chapter 6 quiz on 10/2
- Work on outline for 7-1 due on Firday
Sept 30, 2015
- Writing prompt work day. Writing prompt is due on 10/1 submitted through Google Classroom
- Watch Crash Course: Gilded Age & Industrial Economy for review prior to Friday's quiz. These assignments will be completed and submitted on Google Classroom
Sept 29, 2015
- Watch Men Who Built America: Blood is Spilled
Sept 28, 2015
- In class activity: A Question of Trust. Students work through the process of trying to make a profit in the oil industry.
Sept 25, 2015
- Finish Carnegie DBQ
- Fishbone notes on whether Carnegie should be considered a hero or not. Creating a political cartoon explaining the students position is 5 points extra credit.
Sept 24, 2015
- Begin Andrew Carnegie Document Based Question (DBQ) "Was Carnegie a Hero"
Sept 23, 2015
- Watch Men Who Build America: Rivalry is Born with viewing notes
Sept 22, 2015
- Continue to work on writing prompt adding details to support the argument. Writing prompt is due 10/1 and will be submitted through Google Classroom
Sept 21, 2015
- In class review of difference between robber baron and captain of industry
- Powerpoint over life in the industrial age. A copy of this powerpoint can be found here
- Writing prompt work time
Sept 18, 2015
- Finish Age of Innovation graph work
- Begin prompt question (pre-writing work in T-chart form: "Was the rise of industry good or bad for the US?"
Sept 17, 2015
- Begin Age Of Innovation graph work
Sept 16, 2015
- Watch Men Who Built America: Oil Strike with viewing notes
Sept 15, 2015
- Finished Gilded Age perspectives readings (these will be kept for notes)
- Received chapters 6 & 7 vocab sheet
- Completed factors of production notes in class.
Sept 14, 2015
- Outline 6-1 Due
- Began readings on different perspectives of the Gilded Age
Sept 11, 2015
- Rhetorical Triangle notes (this will be used to help work with and understand various documents used in class)
- Outline 6-1 due Monday
Sept 10, 2015
- Outline procedures and practice on chapter 5-3
- Google Classroom practice assignment
- Reviewed skills needed for historical thinking
Sept 9. 2015
- Pre-test
Sept 8, 2015
- Welcome
- Intro to the Chromebooks
- Students received syllabus and parent letter. Parent letter is due 9/11.