Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter's U.S History and Government iBlog

U.S. History

Friday-12/18/15:
o Bell Work-1.) Explain how the concept of credit works? 2.) How is the Dow Jones Industrial Average measured? 3.) What does it mean if someone is buying stock on margin?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video- What is a Stock Market and How Does It Work? (2:16 min)
o Activity-Stock Market Investments
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
 SWD evaluation of the devastating effects of the stock market crash of 1929 by evaluating a list of stocks in which to purchase and building a stock portfolio
o Language Objective:
 Students will read, record and orally debate the devastating effects of the stock market crash of 1929 through a scenario based activity in which students are evaluating a list of stocks in which to purchase and building a stock portfolio

Video Link- What is a Stock Market and How Does It Work? (2:16 min)

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Government

Friday-12/18/15:
o Bell Work-1.) According to the “Where do we get our campaign news?” chart what percentage of Americans used television as primary news source during the 2004 election? 2.) According to the “Where do we get our campaign news?” chart what percentage of Americans used daily news papers as their primary news source in 2008? 3.) What is a logical reason that TV, daily news papers and news magazines saw a decrease in dependency from the 2000 to 2008 election?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Activity-Election Central-Assessing Public Opinion Polls and Building your Own Public Opinion Poll

Supplemental Materials: Activity-Election Central-Assessing Public Opinion Polls and Building your Own Public Opinion Poll

Political Polls Activity

U.S. History

Thursday-12/17/15:
o Bell Work-1.) Based on the quote by Joey Adams why does he feel betting on horses is a safer bet than playing the stock market? 2.) If the chances of profiting off of the stock market are so uncertain why are Americans still so willing to invest?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Hoover and the Great Depression (5:30 min)
o Reading Activity-Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression
o w/ Cornell Notes Annotation
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
 SWD comprehension of President Hoovers’ failures during the early stages of the Great Depression by outlining and interpreting a text based annotating activity
o Language Objective:
 Students will read and record evidence reflecting President Hoovers’ failures during the early stages of the Great Depression through the use of annotating the text in Cornell notes and answering text driven reading questions

Supplemental Materials: Reading Activity-Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression Article and Reading Reflection Questions

Hoover and the Great Depression

Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression-Reading Reflection

Video Link-Hoover and the Great Depression (5:30 min)

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Government

Thursday-12/17/15:
o Bell Work-1.) How does a random sample work? 2.) According to the “Questions to Ask About Polls” table how do we determine a polls universe? 3.) According to the “Questions to Ask About Polls” table how do we determine the way a sample is chosen?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-The Story of Christopher Columbus Very Funny (4:59 min)
o Activity-Election Central-Assessing Public Opinion Polls and Building your Own Public Opinion Poll

Supplemental Materials: Activity-Election Central-Assessing Public Opinion Polls and Building your Own Public Opinion Poll

Political Polls Activity

Video Link-The Story of Christopher Columbus Very Funny (4:59 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZIJgQyPiMY

U.S. History

Wednesday-12/16/15: Late Start
o Bell Work-1.) Based on historical context and your prior knowledge what can we infer the baby symbolizes by looking at the cries of the child? 2.) How does the image of Hoover pushing the crying baby off to President Roosevelt reinforce the perception American citizens had of Hoover’s time in office?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Hoover and the Great Depression (4:36 min)
o Reading Activity-Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression
o w/ Cornell Notes Annotation
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
 SWD comprehension of President Hoovers’ failures during the early stages of the Great Depression by outlining and interpreting a text based annotating activity
o Language Objective:
 Students will read and record evidence reflecting President Hoovers’ failures during the early stages of the Great Depression through the use of annotating the text in Cornell notes and answering text driven reading questions

Supplemental Materials: Reading Activity-Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression

Hoover and the Great Depression

Video Link: Video-Hoover and the Great Depression (4:36 min)

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Government

Wednesday-12/16/15: Late Start

• Bell Work- 1.) When looking at the “Using Public Opinion” Chart on pg. 221 what are the three ways in which public opinion is measured and why are their measurements useful? 2.) Examine the political cartoon on pg. 222. What do you think the cartoonist is trying about pollsters? 3.) What is a straw vote?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Thinking Map-Public Opinion-Bubble Map
• Video-The Daily Show-Exclusive-Barack Obama Extended Interview (19:23 min)

Supplemental Materials: Thinking Map-Public Opinion-Bubble Map

Public Opinion-Bubble Map-Gov

Video Link-The Daily Show-Exclusive-Barack Obama Extended Interview (19:23 min)

U.S. History

Tuesday-12/15/15:
o Bell Work-1.) How does Gordon Parks quote on page 464 reflect the feelings of many American’s during the late 1920’s? 2.) What three major industries saw a decline in demand during the 1920’s? 3.) How did congress attempt to help farmers though the McNary-Haugen bill?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Cinderella Man (Last 8 minutes)
o Vocabulary Match-Up-Chapter 14-The Great Depression Begins
o Guided Tour-Chapter 14-The Great Depression Begins

Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary Match-Up-Chapter 14-The Great Depression Begins and Guided Tour-Chapter 14-The Great Depression Begins

Vocabulary Match-Up-Chapter 14-The Great Depression Begins

Chapter 14-Vocab Match up Terms

Guided Tour-Chapter 14-The Great Depression Begins

Chapter 14-Guided Tour

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Government

Tuesday-12/15/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What does it mean to indoctrinate someone? 2.) After reading the definition of the term “peer group” describe a situation in which you made a decision based on what those around you were doing? 3.) How do historical events have an effect on public opinion?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o SSR Article-Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)
o Cornell Notes: Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)
o Writing Prompt-Choose a position after reading Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)

Supplemental Materials: SSR Article-Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)

Pro-Con-Is Media Coverage of NFL Out-of-bounds-SSR Article-High

               Writing Prompt 12/15 (Due Wednesday 12/16)

Is the criticism the NFL receive justified (Pro) or does it simply face increased scrutiny due to it’s dominate influence over American culture (Con)?

Steps for your argumentative paragraph:
o State a strong claim
o Follow it with a strong transition sentence
o Cite evidence to strengthen your argument
o  Two pieces of evidence would be ideal
o Produce a strong conclusion

U.S. History

Monday-12/14/15:
o Bell Work-Along with your elbow partner discuss the video questions from day two of Cinderella Man (what we watched Friday) make sure numbers five through nine on your video sheet are completed.
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Cinderella Man (Day 3)

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Government

Monday-12/14/15:
o Bell Work-1.) After examining the chart “Top Issues of the 2008 Presidential Election” which two issues would see a change in public interest if this were a chart breaking down the 2016 election? Explain your reasoning? 2.) Read the quote from the book We the People by Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore Lowi and Margaret Wier and explain if you feel there is any truth to their assertion?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video- NFL stars and domestic violence (8:19 min)
o SSR Article-Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)
o Cornell Notes: Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)
o Writing Prompt-Choose a position after reading Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)

Supplemental Materials: SSR Article-Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014), Cornell Notes: Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014) and Writing Prompt-Choose a position after reading Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)

Pro-Con-Is Media Coverage of NFL Out-of-bounds-SSR Article-High

Pro-Con-Is media coverage of the NFL’s problems fair or foul-SSR Article-Medium

Video Links: Video- NFL stars and domestic violence (8:19 min)

U.S. History

Friday-12/11/15:
o Bell Work-Along with your elbow partner discuss the video questions from day one of Cinderella Man (what we watched yesterday) make sure numbers one through four on your video sheet are completed.
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Cinderella Man (Day 2)

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Government

Friday-12/11/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What are the four features of the Australian Ballot? 2.) According to the “Ballot Types” chart why do scholars prefer office-group ballots? 3.) According to the “Ballot Types” chart why do politicians prefer party-column ballots?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Quiz-Chapter 6-Voter and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process (Open Notes)
o Vocabulary-Chapter 8-Mass Media and Public Opinion

Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary-Chapter 8-Mass Media and Public Opinion

Vocabulary-Chapter 8-Mass Media and Public Opinion

Chapter 8-Vocabulary

U.S. History

Thursday-12/10/15:
o Bell Work-1.) Who was considered the foremost chronicler of the Jazz Age? What was one of his best know books? 2.) How does the poem “First Fig” from Edna St. Vincent relates to the new women of the 1920’s? 3.) What is a recurring symbol of Langston Hughes poetry?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Cinderella Man (Day 1)

Supplemental Materials: Cinderella Man Video Questions

Cinderella Man-Video Discussion Questions

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Government

Thursday-12/10/15:
o Bell Work-1.) According to the “What Happens to a Ballot?” graphic what are the three types of ballots and their purposes? 2.) What is a coattail effect? 3.) What is a precinct?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Honest Political Ads – Gil Fulbright for Senate 2014
o Video-Family Strong – Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign TV Ad OFFICIAL (0:59 min)
o Video-Jeb Bush Political Ad (1:03 min)
o Video- Rick Perry 2016 – Campaign Ad 1 (1:13 min)
o Video-The Daily Show – Democalypse 2016 – Bernie Sanders Kicks Off His Campaign (3:33 min)
o Video – Real Change (Bernie Sanders) (1:02 min)
o Notes-Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections

Video Link: Video-Honest Political Ads – Gil Fulbright for Senate 2014, Video-Family Strong – Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign TV Ad OFFICIAL (0:59 min), Video-Jeb Bush Political Ad (1:03 min), Video- Rick Perry 2016 – Campaign Ad 1 (1:13 min) and Video – Real Change (Bernie Sanders) (1:02 min) )

Video-Honest Political Ads – Gil Fulbright for Senate 2014 (2:12 min)

Video-Family Strong – Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign TV Ad OFFICIAL (0:59 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5at389A1BkA

Video-Jeb Bush Political Ad (1:03 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvUHPnMx8lU

Video- Rick Perry 2016 – Campaign Ad 1 (1:13 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfF5Fq9JmmM

Video – Real Change (Bernie Sanders) (1:02 min)

U.S. History

Wednesday-12/09/15:
o Bell Work- Please take out your notes/study guide and with your elbow partner review all of the information for our quiz covering Chapter 12 and 13. In 5 minutes we will begin the vocabulary match up activity.
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Vocab Match-Up-Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The roaring Life of the 1920’s (5 min)
o Test- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The roaring Life of the 1920’s

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Government

Wednesday-12/09/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What is the difference between an open and closed primary? 2.) What event would necessitate the need for a runoff primary? 3.) How many states according to the “Forms of Primaries in State Elections, 2008” how many states hold open primaries by public declaration?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Activity-The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand

Supplemental Materials: Activity-The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand

Activity-The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand

The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand-Chapter 7

The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand

U.S. History

Tuesday-12/08/15:
o Bell Work-1.) Although establishments like the Cotton Club were segregated who were two famous African American entertainers who preformed there? 2.) Which famous trumpet player joined Joe “King” Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in 1922? 3.) By 1927 who was the highest-paid black artist in the world?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Thinking Map-Harlem Renaissance-Flow Map
o Procedures-Answer Sheet Set Up- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The roaring Life of the 1920’s-Test
o Activity-1920’s Background Analysis

Supplemental Materials: Thinking Map-Harlem Renaissance-Flow Map and Activity-1920’s Background Analysis

Thinking Map-Harlem Renaissance-Flow Map

Harlem Renaissance-Flow Map-US

Activity-1920’s Background Analysis 

1920s Background Questions

Chapter 12 and 13 Vocabulary Match-up

Chapter 12 and 13-Vocab Match up Terms

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Government

Tuesday-12/08/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What are general elections? 2.) What is a caucus? 3.) What are the five methods of nomination?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Portfolio Set up-Organize Binders
o Notes-Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process and Chapter 7-Section-The Elections

Supplemental Materials: Notes-Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process and Chapter 7-Section-The Elections

Chapter 7-Section 1 and 2-Guided Notes

U.S. History

Monday-12/07/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What did Marcus Garvey believe African Americans should do as a way to escape the daily threats of racism and discrimination? 2.) What was the Harlem Renaissance? 3.) What was the topic of many of Langston Hughes’s poetry?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Study Guide- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s

Supplemental Materials: Study Guide- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s and Vocabulary Match-up-Chapter 12 and 13

Study Guide- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s

Chapter 12 and 13-Learning Target-Study Guide

Vocabulary Match-up-Chapter 12 and 13

Chapter 12 and 13-Vocab Match up Terms

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Government

Monday-12/07/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What is an injunction? 2.) What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1964? 3.) When looking at the “African Americans and the Vote” timeline what precedent setting event occurred in 2008?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video Clip-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: (HBO) (17:49 min)
o Activity-Current Events 12/07

Supplemental Materials: Activity-Current Events 12/07

Current Events-Cornell Template

Video Link-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: (HBO) (17:49 min)