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U.S. History

Friday-1/15/16:
o Bell Work-1.) Of the $30 paid to the workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) how much were they required to send home to their family? 2.) What was the purpose of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)? 3.) When examining the “Civilian Conservation Corps” chart what percentage of enrollees were African American?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Activity-New Deal DBQ (Containing 12 Documents) (20 min to finish)
o Thinking Map-New Deal-Bubble Map
o Outline Notes-Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression and Section 2-The New Deal Takes Hold
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
 SWD evaluation of primary sources and documents associated with the New Deal by examining twelve documents in a DBQ activity
 SWD application of the accomplishments of FDR during his first hundred days in office by organizing information in a thinking map
o Language Objective:
 Students will read, discuss and record information pertaining to the New Deal by examining several primary sources in a document based activity
 Students will record information on the early programs introduced during FDR’s first hundred days in office by creating a bubble map

 

Supplemental Materials: Activity-New Deal DBQ (Containing 12 Documents) (20 min to finish), Thinking Map-New Deal-Bubble Map and Outline Notes-Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression and Section 2-The New Deal Takes Hold

Activity-New Deal DBQ (Containing 12 Documents) (20 min to finish)

New Deal-DBQ

 

Thinking Map-New Deal-Bubble Map

New Deal-Bubble Map-US

 

Outline Notes-Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression

Notes-Outline-Chapter 15-Section 1

 

Outline Notes-Chapter 15-Section 2-The New Deal Takes Hold

Notes-Outline-Chapter 15-Section 2

 

Text Book PDF: Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression Section 2-The New Deal Takes Hold

The Americans-Chapter 15-Section 1

The Americans-Chapter 15-Section 2

 

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Government

Friday-1/15/16:
o Bell Work- 1.) While usually only one senator per state is chosen for a two year term what are the exceptions where we could see two selected in the same election? 2.) What are constituencies? 3.) What are the three formal qualifications for becoming a senator?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Adam Ruins Everything -Why Rigging Elections Is Completely Legal (2:29 min)
o Article-The Gov-Gerrymandering
o Activity-Gerrymandering Exercise

 

Supplemental Materials: Gerrymandering Exercise

Gerrymandering Activity

 

Current Events Template

Current Events-Template

 

Video Link: Adam Ruins Everything -Why Rigging Elections Is Completely Legal (2:29 min)