3/31/14

Warm-Up: Do you think any President could respond well to the effects the Stock Market Crash of 1929? After watching the clip on Hoover, what was positive and negative about the way he responded.

Lesson: Great Depression Effects

Graphing the Great Depression

HW: 11a and 11b reading with quiz.

3/27/14

Warm-Up: Skip

Lesson: Finish 20's era of change

Harlem Reading

20s activity

Great Depression Reading

HW: Finish annotating Great Depression reading, and make short 2-5 sentences statements (captions) about the documents.

3/26/14

Warm-Up: Work on WWI graphic organizer in Changes packet using homework and class work.

Lesson: 1920s overview

Discussion

Library - Work on Changes Performance Assessment

HW: 10a and 10b

3/25/14

Warm-Up: Pass out work and check grade report.

Lesson: The changing in the 20's.

Activity- Signs of the times automobiles

Finish Boom

HW: 9a/9b and Quiz.

3/23/14

Warm-Up: Start new warm-up sheet (3/23-4/4)
Remembering WWI, and the Russian (Soviet Union withdrawal), explain how  this political cartoon depict the fear of communism/revolutionary ideas filtering into the US.


Lesson: Post War Reactions

Activity-
1. Palmer Raids Read Document A and answer the questions, follow-up with Document B and questions.

2. Then begin American story of US Boom. Answer questions.

HW: Review your grade and email me if there are any questions.  Also, Reading 8A and B with quiz!

3/20/14

Warm-Up: After watching the video clip on Woodrow Wilson, explain the problems facing his presidency.

Lesson: ending the War

14 points

Finish Film

HW: Reading 7a/7b and quiz

* Starting Unit 3 Assessment prep work on Monday, unit ends on 4/11/14

3/19/14

Warm-Up: Skip / do tomorrow

Lesson: Finishing up WWI

Lesson: Finish Film

HW: Different (Map and Quick reading on Russian Revolution)

3/18/14

Warm-Up: Do you think there should be times, or certain words when free speech should be denied?

Lesson: WWI - Civil Liberties

Activity- Schneck vs. US

Film - WWI

HW: Reading 6a and 6b with quiz.

3/17/14

Warm-Up: Describe ways in which people can participate in the war effort in the past and even today?

Lesson: WWI Home front

Activity:

Looking at Documents to see the different ways to people contributed to the war effort.

Film: Lost Battalion

HW: Reading 5A/5B Attacks on Civil Liberties

3/14/14

Warm-Up: How did the acronym M.A.N.I.A.start WWI?

Lesson- Intro into WWI

Activity- Readings

Film - The Lost Battalion

HW: Readings 4a/4b

3/12/14

Warm-Up: After viewing the PBS film clip  "A Nation of Drunkards," what were some of the common problems associated with drinking?

Next, based on the Political Cartoon in your homework packet, what were the problems associated with Prohibition?

Lesson: Why did American Change it's mind about Prohibition?

Video Clip on Al Capone

Reading with questions

2 documents to support the repeal of Prohibition.

More Prohibition Bootlegger video clips

HW: Reading 3a/3b and quiz. Most of you picked up the quiz yesterday. *Remember the EAP exam is tomorrow.

3/10/14

Warm-Up: Do you think there is an evil or moral dilemma facing the US today and what should be done about this evil/dilemma?

Lesson: Prohibition

Peer Review Outline

Film Prohibition

HW: Practice for Essay tomorrow.

3/7/14

Warm-Up: Choose 1 topic from the list, write it down and then deceive if you agree or disagree and explain why.

Lesson: Prohibition / DBQ

Bucket / Thesis

Prohibition Film

HW: Outline for Essay, *Monday peer review

3/6/14

Warm-Up: What do you think the voting rights should be in this country and why?
Ideas to think about- Gender, Age, Income, Working Immigrant, Citizen, etc....

Lesson: Unit 3 (Focusing on the impact political, economic, and social impact of WW1-WWII)

Activity:
2a/2b Readings Comp Book (Yes, treat it as a homework assignment)
Discussion
Map

DBQ - Bucket / Thesis

HW: Prohibition 1a/1b

3/5/14

Unit 2 Quiz Day!

Turn in:

1. Class work packet

2. Homework Packet

Quiz- Multiple Choice

Name on Scranton

Version on Scranton on the Subject line

After 15 min. you can use your vocab

Yes, you can write on the test

When done, 

Turn in:

3. Scantron - with verion and your name

4. Vocab Sheet

5. Your Quiz (I don't care if your name is on it!)

HW: Documents A-C need to be done by tomorrow!!! Happy Minimum Day!

3/4/14

Warm-Up:    Russia has"supposedly" been asked by the recently resigned Ukrainian government to intervene in the Ukrainian revolution; therefore, Russia has sent in 16,000 troops into Crimea. Do you think this is an act of imperialism, explain your answer?

Lesson: DBQ Assessment

1. Review vocab
2. Hook
3. Background Essay and Questions
4. 1-2 Document Analysis

HW: Study, Docs A-C due by Thursday.

3/3/14

Warm-Up: None

Lesson: Review

Presidential Diplomacy
Finish Presidents
Film Clips of 1900-1910
Vocabulary

HW: Packets/Vocabulary

*DBQ Essay begin tomorrow
**Due: 3/5 Homework Packet / Class work Packet