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  • Course Outlines
    • Modern U.S. History
    • U.S. History (1850-1945)
    • Geography Exploratory
    • Project Pages
    • U.S. History (1400-1865)
  • Curriculum Design Samples
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1/27-1/31

1/27/2014

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Monday:
  • Late Start
  • Due: Modernizing America Unit Packet
  • Due: Modernizing America Study Guide (p. 23-25)
  • Unit 7 Test: Modernizing America!

Tuesday:
  • Hand out: Unit 8 Packet: Progressive Era
  • Number packets
  • Introduce: Progressivism p.3
  • Continue:  Progressive Era Notes (Goals: Progressive Era p.3)
  • Study Buddies: Progressive Priorities and Problem Solving p.4
  • Study Buddy Huddles: Pick two Progressive Problems, get together with another group and discuss in depth, what could be done to solve these problems.

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  • Class Discussion
  • Promethean Board Notes: Introduction to Progressive Era
  • Class Visual: Progressivism Reading Packet p.1-8
  • Students take notes on p. 3 (Goals: Progressive Era)

Wednesday:
  • Reminder: Bring Laptop!
  • Continue:  Progressive Era Notes (Goals: Progressive Era p.3)
  • Class Visual: Progressivism Reading Packet p.1-8
  • Students take notes on p. 3 (Goals: Progressive Era)

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  • Introduce: Muckrakers
  • Study Buddies: Muckraker Research Activity p.6
  • Each group is assigned two famous Muckrakers to research and report the results to to class (stamped)
  • Class Discussion of famous Muckrakers p.6



Research Websites:

  •  biography.com
  • history.com
  • http://americanhistory.about.com/

Thursday:
  • Reminder: Bring Computers!
  • Finish: Muckrakers
  • Study Buddies: Muckraker Research Activity p.6
  • Each group is assigned two famous Muckrakers to research and report the results to to class (stamped)
  • Class Discussion of famous Muckrakers p.6

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  • Finish:  Class Discussion of famous Muckrakers p.6
  • Introduce: Muckrakers (Upton Sinclair, the Jungle)
  • Read excerpt from The Jungle p.7-8
  • Answer Questions at the end of the reading p.8


Friday:
  • FOCUS: EDUCATION
  • (10 min) Public Education Background  p.10
    • (15-20 min) Comparing Industrial Ed and Academic Ed 
    ·         7 Min: Document #1 with Neighborhood Study Buddy
    ·         7 Min: Document #2 with Across Town Study Buddy
    • Student work on Public Education Worksheet p.11
    •  (5 min) Bellringer
    • (5 min) Video 
    • Discussion
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Continue: Debate over today's schools (video/bell ringer)

Introduce Themes of Progressive Era p.9
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1/20-1/24

1/20/2014

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Click Here: Search Ellis Island Records
Monday:
  • Finish Class Discussion: Urbanization p. 13-14
  • Introduce Unit Question: What is immigration? How did it effect the history of the USA?
  • Study Buddies: Worksheet p.19-20 for a Stamp (use text book map on p.A20-A21 for question #5)
  • Begin: Overview of Immigration Notes p. 15-18

Tuesday:
  • Assign: Study Guide p.23-25 (Mon. 1/27)
  • Assign: Unit Packet (Mon. 1/27)
  • Assign: Modernizing America Test (Mon. 1/27)
  • Begin: Overview of Immigration Notes p. 15-18
  • Class Discussion: Ellis Island Images


Wednesday:
  • Bring Computer!
  • Introduce Ellis Island and Angel Island
  • Continue: Ellis Island Web Quest Activity p.21-22 (Collect a Stamp!)
  • Click Here: Ellis Island Tour Website
  • Finish Ellis Island Webquest (stamp)
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  • When finished: Makes sure p. 20 Immigration Activity is stamped

Thursday:


First part of class:
  • Bring Computer!
  • Introduce Ellis Island and Angel Island
  • Continue: Ellis Island Web Quest Activity p.21-22 (Collect a Stamp!)
  • Click Here: Ellis Island Tour Website
  • Finish Ellis Island Webquest (stamp)
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  • When finished: Makes sure p. 20 Immigration Activity is stamped

Second part of class:
  • Assign: Write an Immigrant's Letter Home (due at end of class)


Friday:
  • Assign: Study Guide p.23-25 (Mon. 1/27)
  • Assign: Unit Packet (Mon. 1/27)
  • Assign: Modernizing America Test (Mon. 1/27)
  • Study Guide Day!
  • Silent Singles or Study Buddies work time to complete study guides p.23-25
  • Emphasis on finding answer in unit packet
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1/13-1/17

1/12/2014

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Monday:
    • New Seating Chart
    • Due: Binder Check!      
    •   Finish Video: Men Who Built America: Blood is Spilled (11:30-End)
    • ·         Complete: video guide p. 10
    • Unit Question 2: How did industrialization affect the lives of workers?
    • View: Industrial Workers Reflection Activity
    • Complete: Observations from Photo Evidence p.9

Tuesday:
    • Continue: Unit Question 2: How did industrialization affect the lives of workers?
    • View: Industrial Workers Reflection Activity
    • Complete: Observations from Photo Evidence p.9
Wednesday:
    • Continue: Unit Question 2: How did industrialization affect the lives of workers?
    • View: Industrial Workers Reflection Activity
    • Complete: Observations from Photo Evidence p.9


Thursday:
  • Thought Jot: Workers' Revolution Poster
  • Working and Living Conditions Notes p.9-10
  • Labor reacts to Big Business Notes p. 11-12

Friday:
  • Unit Question 4: What is Urbanization? What effect did it have on the history of the USA?
  • Jigsaw Activity: Urbanization p. 13-14
  • Class Discussion: Urbanization p.13-14
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1/6-1/10

1/12/2014

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Monday:
  • No School

Tuesday:
  • Finish semester finals

Wednesday:
  • Assign: Binder Check (Mon. 1/13)
  • Hand out: Modernizing America Unit Packets
  • Introduce: Unit Questions
  • Introduction to Big Business Activity p.4
  • Exit Ticket: Finish "Vertical Integration" at the bottom of p. 4

Thursday:
  • Thought Jot: What is vertical integration? How can it help your business get ahead?
  • Study Buddies: Do assigned problem (#1-6, 7 & 8) p.5 using red class textbook
  • Problems 1-6, A. What is it? B. How will this business tactic help you get to the top?
  • Class Discussion: Report findings to class (#1-6) p.5

Friday:
  • ·         Finish Rise of Big Business p. 5
  • ·         Review Unit Question 2
  • ·         Play opening clip from Men Who Built America: Blood is Spilled
  • ·         Discuss: Three factors of Industrialization p. 7
  • ·         Video: Men Who Built America: Blood is Spilled (11:30-End)
  • ·         Complete: video guide p. 10
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