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4/28-5/2

4/27/2014

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Monday:

Assign: Great Depression Quiz (Fri. 5/2)
Finish: Causes of Great Depression p. 1
Review: Unit packet p.2-3, Ch. 22.2 p.679-683, Section Review #1-5 as a class
View: Experiencing the Great Depression Images

Tuesday:

Review: Unit packet p.2-3, Ch. 22.2 p.679-683, Section Review #1-5 as a class
View: Experiencing the Great Depression Images

Wednesday:

Quickfire: Who was FDR?
FDR Video Clip
SmartNotes: Franklin Roosevelt & New Deal & 3R's p.4

Thursday:

SmartNotes: Franklin Roosevelt & New Deal & 3R's p.4
Great Depression Review Activity (Play Trashketball)

Friday:

Great Depression Quiz
Intro to WWII Activity

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4/21-4/25

4/21/2014

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Click Here: Roaring Twenties Review Game

Monday:

No School!

Tuesday:

Trashketball Review Game for Unit 10 Test: Roaring Twenties
Students work to complete Unit 10 study guides Roaring Twenties

Wednesday:

Loose Ends Day...
Students should make sure they have the following items complete for the test tomorrow

American Dream Essays p.2-5
Roaring Twenties Pop Culture Stations p.6-10
Roaring Twenties Advertisements Activity p.11-12
Great Migration Activity p.13-14
Roaring Twenties Study Guide
Book Work, Section Review p.645, questions 1-5

Thursday:
Unit 10 Test: Roaring Twenties
Due: Unit 10 Study Guide and Packet
Pick Up: Unit 11 Packet (Great Depression)
Read: Red Text Book p.679-683
Do: Section Assessment #1-5, p.683
Write answers in p.2-3 of unit packet

Friday:
Review: Causes of the Great Depression p.1

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4/14-4/18

4/13/2014

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Monday:

Last Call: Ch 21.1 p.645, #1-5
Thought Jot: American Pop Culture was created in the 1920s with the rise of radio, Hollywood, and professional sports. Pop Culture is idea that our society looks to celebrities as trend-setters in fashion, values, and beliefs. Who are the celebrities that you admire? How have they effected your fashion, values, or beliefs?
Finish Pop Culture Notes p. 7-9

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Begin: Nativism Lecture p.20-24

Tuesday:

Hand out: Unit 10 Study Guide Roaring Twenties (Due; Thurs. 4/24)
Thought Jot: Nativism is the hatred of people who where born in other countries. What are some reasons today that nativism can still be found in our country?
Begin: Nativism Lecture p.20-24

Wednesday:

Review: "American Dream"
American Dream Essays Directions
American Dream Essays Activity p.2-5
American Dream Reference Guide (topics by unit packet page)

Thursday:

No School!

Friday:

No School!

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Monday:

No School

Tuesday:

Reminder: Roaring Twenties Unit Packet, Study Guide, and Test due Thurs. 4/24
Roaring Twenties Review Game!
Students use review game to work on study guide

Wednesday:

Loose Ends Day
Work on missing assignments (print out missing assignment report for each section)
Work on Study Guide
Work on missing Stations p.6-10

Thursday:

Unit 10 Roaring Twenties Test!
Due: Unit 10 Roaring Twenties Unit Packet and Study Guide
Pick up: Great Depression Unit Packet
Do: Great Depression Warm up activity

Friday:

Great Depression Warm up activity: Stock Market Crash!

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4/7-4/11

4/6/2014

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Monday:

8th Per: 20 min to work on Ch.20.1 p.625, questions #1-5 from red textbook before stamp!
1st & 4th: Stamp! Ch.20.1 p.625, questions #1-5 from red textbook before stamp!
20 min to work on Ch.21.1 p.645 (due Friday 4/11)
Assign: Ch.21.1 p.645 (due Friday 4/11)

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Hand out; Unit 10 Packets, Roaring Twenties
Thought Jot: American Dream p.1
When finished: number pages of packet
Introduce: Unit and Unit Questions p.1
Introduce: American Dream Packet
Video: How We Lived -1920s
Complete: How We Lived -1920s Video Guide p.7
Class Discussion p.7

Tuesday:

1920's Round Robin: p. 6-10
(10 min) Station 1: Prohibition p.6
(10 min) Station 3: Sports & Entertainment p.8
(10 min) Station 4: Teenagers p.9
(10 min) Station 5: Slang Story p. 10

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Video: How We Lived -1920s
Complete: How We Lived -1920s Video Guide p.7
Class Discussion p.7

Wednesday:

1920s Pop Culture Lecture Slides p. 15-19
American Dream Reflection: Women p. 4

Thursday:

Explain: Students will be comparing modern ads with their 1920s equivalent
Study Buddies: Students get into groups of two their two assigned ads using worksheet on p.11 (10 min)

Consumer Ads Packet (click for ads)

Chocolate Ads - 1920s - 2000s
Coke Ads- 1920s - 2000s
Macy's Ads- 1920s - 2000s
Telephone Ads- 1920s - 2000s
Typer Ads- 1920s - 2000s

After 10 min. Student Groups present their advertisement and analysis (p.11) to class (must have an example of the ads to show)
Use this PowerPoint of all example advertisements for presentations.

As students are presenting, the class should analyze the advertisements using 1920s Consumer Culture Worksheet on p. 12 in their packet.
Class Discussion of worksheet p.12 (students should use specific examples from the advertisements shown)

Friday:

Due: Ch.21.1 p.645 (due Friday 4/11)

Introduce: Great Migration Series by Jacob Lawrence Reading
Migration Series By Jacob Lawrence PowerPoint
Students interpret panels in Study Buddies p. 13-14
American Dream Reflection: African Americans p.3
Finish: Stations (p.6-10)

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3/31-4/4

4/2/2014

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Monday:

Reminder: Test, Study Guide, Packet due Tues. 4/1!
Review Games:
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 1: p.2-3
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 2: p.6-7
Tick-Attack-Toe: Section 3: p.8-9
Bird War One: Section 4: p.10-11
Students fill out study guide p.28-30 as class plays review games

Tuesday:

Due: WWI Test
Due: Unit 9 Packet: WWI
Due: Unit 9 WWI Study Guide
Afterward...
Read: Ch. 20, Section 1 p.618-624 in red textbook
Answer: Section 1 Assessment questions (#1-5)
Use: Separate sheet of paper.
Turn in to basket when finished

Wednesday:

Introduce: Duck Soup and the Marx Brothers
Explain: Character chart
Hand out: Duck Soup Video Guide
Watch: Duck Soup - Marx Brothers
Discuss: Themes of WWI and Roaring Twenties in the film

Thursday:

Introduce: Duck Soup and the Marx Brothers
Explain: Character chart
Hand out: Duck Soup Video Guide
Watch: Duck Soup - Marx Brothers
Discuss: Themes of WWI and Roaring Twenties in the film

Friday:

Hand out: Roaring Twenties Unit Packet
Introduce: Unit Questions
Activity: Unit Question 1

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