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2/24/2013

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Monday

Assign: Teddy Roosevelt Reading Activity Sheet (Due: Tues. 2/26, end of class)
Assign: Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Poster (Due: Thurs. 2/28, beginning of class)
10 min. Finish Untouchables
10 min. Review Untouchables Video Guide
LESSON FOCUS:
Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy
10 min. Introduction to Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Project
Daily Goals
Introduce Campaign Poster Project
Campaign Poster Rubric
Sign up for teams!
Teddy Roosevelt Reading Activity
Teddy Roosevelt Reading Activity Sheet

Tuesday

SNOW DAY!

Wednesday
SNOW DAY!
Thursday

Due at the end of class:Teddy Roosevelt Reading Activity Sheet
5 min. Introduction to Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Project
Daily Goals
Introduce Campaign Poster Project
Campaign Poster
GET A STAMP! When you finish Teddy Roosevelt Reading Activity Sheet
Now, work on Campaign Poster Project!

Friday

Due: Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Poster Project
20 min: Groups put finishing touches on Campaign Posters
Groups present Campaign Posters
Students complete Campaign Poster Notes
Students cast Campaign Poster Ballots!

Monday

Focus: Roosevelt, Taft, and Election 1912
Daily Goals
Read p. 20-22 in Progressive Packet (Roosevelt, Taft, and Election 1912)
Beginning Campaign of 1912 Political Cartoon Activity

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2/18-2/22

2/18/2013

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Monday

No School!

Tuesday

Funny Picture
Assign: Historical Background
Assign: Prohibition Opinion Piece (Alternate Assignment)(Due: Thurs. 2/21)
Assign: Binder Checkpoint(Due: Wed. 2/20)
1) Unit 7 Vocabulary
2) Progressive Priorities
3) Muckrakers Chart
4)1898 Afro-American Council Guide
5) Untouchables Video Guide

Intro to Prohibition
Intro to Prohibition Worksheets
Continue watching the Untouchables
Students complete Untouchables Video Guide
or students continue with Alternate Assignment

Wednesday

Due: Binder Checkpoint

1) Unit 7 Vocabulary
2) Progressive Priorities
3) Muckrakers Chart
4)1898 Afro-American Council Guide
5) Untouchables Video Guide

Intro to Prohibition
Intro to Prohibition Worksheets
Continue watching the Untouchables
Students complete Untouchables Video Guide
or students continue with Alternate Assignment

Thursday

Due: Prohibition Opinion Piece (Alternate Assignment)
10 min. Finish Untouchables
10 min. Review Untouchables Video Guide

LESSON FOCUS:

Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy
10 min. Introduction to Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Project
Daily Goals
Introduce Campaign Poster Project
Campaign Poster Rubric
Sign up for teams!
Teddy Roosevelt Reading Activity
Teddy Roosevelt Reading Activity Sheet

Friday

Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Poster Project

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2/11-2/15

2/10/2013

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Monday:

Mr. Kelly's Midterm Evaluation
Collect Permission slips
Pass back tests
Assign: Historical Background
Focus Lesson: Essays and Rubrics
-Class Averages
-Student Examples
-Essay Rubric
Intro to Prohibition
Intro to Prohibtion Worksheets

Tuesday:

4th Period:
Intro to Prohibition
Intro to Prohibtion Worksheets
Option A: Start watching the Untouchables
Students complete Untouchables Video Guide
Alternate Assignment
Grade conferences

Wednesday:

NO SCHOOL!
Good luck, wrestlers!

Thursday:

6th & 7th Period:
Intro to Prohibition
Intro to Prohibtion Worksheets
Option A: Start watching the Untouchables
Students complete Untouchables Video Guide
Alternate Assignment
Grade conferences

Friday:

NO SCHOOL!

Monday:

Assign: Binder Check

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2/4-2/8

2/3/2013

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Monday

Assign: Historical Background
Due: Chapter 17 Vocabulary: The Progressive Era
Due: Progressive Priorities Worksheet (Stamp: beginning of class).
Discuss Progressive Priorities as a class
Reminder: Muckrakers
10 min: Research Muckrakers Worksheet in group of 3-4 (timed) (must have 7 groups)
Each group researches their Muckraker
20 min (3 min./group) Traveling Twos: Number two in each group rotates 1 over in order to share their information, until all information is shared.
Review worksheet as a class

Tuesday

FOCUS: EDUCATION
(10 min) Public Education Background

(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
(5 min) Bellringer

(5 min) Video

Discussion

Wednesday

FOCUS: Jim Crow, Lynching, and Segregation
Daily Lesson: Jim Crow, Lynching, and Segregation
Daily Notes: Jim Crow, Lynching, and Segregation
Daily Handout: Jim Crow, Lynching, and Segregation Worksheet

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10 min: Background Info
5 min: Set scenario and divide class into groups
8 min: Expert Group, Article 1
(Groups of 3, assign surplus members a Study Buddy to follow)
8 min: Expert Group, Article 2
(Groups of 3, assign surplus members a Study Buddy to follow)
10 min: Home Group

Thursday

FOCUS: Jim Crow, Lynching, and Segregation
Daily Lesson: Jim Crow, Lynching, and Segregation
Daily Notes: Jim Crow, Lynching, and Segregation
Daily Handout: Jim Crow, Lynching, and Segregation Worksheet

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8 min: Expert Group, Article 2
(Groups of 3, assign surplus members a Study Buddy to follow)
10 min: Home Group

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Focus: Birth of a Nation Analysis
Birth of a Nation Intro
Read: Birth of a Nation Black Protest as a class
Students individually answer discussion questions

Friday

Assign: Movie Permission Slips (Due: Mon. 2/11)
5 min: Historical Background is Due!
5 min: Bellringer: Analyze Darth Vader as an enemy
Handout: Character Clues Sheet
Birth of a Nation rewrites history

30 min: Birth of a Nation Intro
Students individually answer discussion questions

Watch Clips from Birth of a Nation
Analyze clips using Character Clues Sheet
5 min: Friday Surprise!
15 min: Read Birth of a Nation Black Protest as a class

Monday:

FOCUS: WOMEN's RIGHTS
ERA/Debate Women in Combat Roles

TR and the Teddy Bear
TR the Reformer

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