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

U.S. History

Wednesday-9/07/16:

• Bell Work-1. Based on your prior knowledge and the cartoon what can you infer the term “suffrage” means? 2. Based on the political cartoon what can we identify as the main ideological barrier many suffragists were fighting against? 3. In one to two well-constructed sentences how could one justify the artists’ choice to use the imagery of a steam roller as an analogy for progress?

• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Syllabus-Classroom Rules and Procedures
• Timeline Activity-The Progressive Era
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD comprehension of the defining events of the Progressive Era by collaboratively organizing a list of dates on a timeline
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, discuss and record the defining events of the Progressive Era by working with a partner to choose the ten most important events then creating a historical timeline

Supplemental Materials: Syllabus-Classroom Rules and Procedures and Timeline Activity-The Progressive Era

Syllabus-Classroom Rules and Procedures

US History-Semester One-Syllabus-2017

Timeline Activity-The Progressive Era

Progressive Era Timeline-US

Government

Wednesday-9/07/16:

• Bell Work-1.) Based on your prior knowledge in what year did the United States officially become a nation and who did they earn their independence from? 2.) Based on your prior knowledge how many Amendments are part of the United States Constitution? 3.) If the President of the United States and the Vice President are unable to fulfill their duties who is the next person to in line to be appointed President?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Syllabus-Classroom Rules and Procedures
• Procedures-Pass Out Current Events Sheet and Explain
• Thinking Map-Basic Powers of Government-Tree Map (pg. 5)
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD comprehension of the basic powers that are held within the three branches of the U.S. government by outlining each power and its purpose in a thinking map
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read and record the basic powers that are held within the three branches of the U.S. government by creating a tree map

Supplemental Materials: Syllabus-Classroom Rules and Procedures, Article of the Week Rubric and Thinking Map-Basic Powers of Government-Tree Map (pg. 5)

Syllabus-Classroom Rules and Procedures

US Government-Syllabus-2017

Article of the Week Rubric

Article of the Week-Rubric-2016

Thinking Map-Basic Powers of Government-Tree Map (pg. 5)