US History
November 18, 2015
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate evaluation of Prohibition in the 1920’s by annotating primary documents.
Language Objective:
Students will read, record, and orally share out responses to leading questions about Prohibition in the 1920’s such as “What were the economic consequences of Prohibition?”
Bellwork:
“The reign of tears is over! The slums will soon be only a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into storehouses and corncribs. Men will walk upright now, and the children will laugh. Hell will be forever for rent!”
How do you think the person speaking feels about Prohibition?
Micro-argument Articles: