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

U.S. History

Wednesday-4/27/16:

• Bell Work-1.) How many African Americans moved from the rural South to urban area’s between the end of WWII and the 1960’s? 2.) What does the term urban renewal mean? 3.) According to the “Income Gap in America” chart what percentage of a white man’s salary were African Americans earning in 1980?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Article-Top 10 Reasons Life Was Better in the Fifties

• w/ Double Entry Journal

• Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 2-The Other America
• Study Guide Review Time- Chapter 19-The Post War Boom (Part 1)
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the social, economic and political reasons the 1950’s were an ideal time period to live by interpreting text in a text annotation activity
  • SWD comprehension of how the white migration to the suburbs created an urban crisis and the efforts of minorities to gain equal rights by outlining important information in guided note
  • SWD evaluation of the materials covered in Chapter 19 Sections 1-4 through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read and record thoughts pertaining to the social, economic and political reasons the 1950’s were an ideal time period to live by annotating text in a double entry journal
  • Students will read and record information pertaining to how the white migration to the suburbs created an urban crisis and the efforts of minorities to gain equal rights by reading through text and completing a set of student led guided notes.
  • Students will read and record information pertaining to how the white migration to the suburbs created an urban crisis and the efforts of minorities to gain equal rights by reading through text and completing a set of student led guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 2-The Other America and Study Guide Review Time- Chapter 19-The Post War Boom (Part 1)

Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 2-The Other America

Notes-Outline-Chapter 19-Section 4

Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America

 

Full Chapter Power Point-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom

Chapter 19-The Post War Boom

 

Study Guide Review Time- Chapter 19-The Post War Boom (Part 1)

Chapter 19-Learning Target-Study Guide

 

Textbook PDF-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom

Chapter 19-Textbook-PDFs

 

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Government

Wednesday-4/27/16:

• Bell Work-1.) According to the “Grass-roots organizing Going Digital” chart why is a digital model great for organizing members? 2.) Which four groups are involved in ranking Congress members? 3.) Is propaganda considered moral or immoral?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video-When Does Lobbying Become Bribery? (2:57 min)
• Video-What is Lobbying? (1:58 min)
• Primary Source Document-Lobbying and Interest Groups
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the integral roles lobbyists and political interest groups play in forming legislation and informing policy makers by interpreting text in a text annotation activity
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read and record thoughts pertaining to the integral roles lobbyists and political interest groups play in forming legislation and informing policy makers by annotating text in a double entry journal

 

Supplemental Materials: Primary Source Document-Lobbying and Interest Groups

Interest Groups-PDF

Lobbyists and Interest Groups-DBL Entry Journal-Gov

 

 

Video Link-When Does Lobbying Become Bribery? (2:57 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33gHhunzOlE

 

Video-What is Lobbying? (1:58 min)