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U.S. History

Wednesday-11/16/16:

• Bell Work-1.) Describe which major event occurred that led to each of these documents being created. 2.) Create a double bubble map on your bell work sheet. Identify within your map three to four ideas that are unique to each document and two to three similarities that each document shares with the other.

• Map Guiding Question: How can we compare and contrast the major provisions included in Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points with those included in the Treaty of Versailles?
• Frame Guiding Question: What are two key provisions that could be pulled from each document that could serve as the foundation of a brand new Treaty that would be fair to all nations?

• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Presentation-Chapter 11-Section 4-Wilson Fights for Peace
• Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 11-The First World War
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD synthesis of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and how the Treaty of Versailles reshaped the landscape of Europe by interacting in a short presentation
  • SWD evaluation of the materials covered in Chapter 11 Sections 1-4 through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covered in Chapter 11 Sections 1-4 by completing a structured inquiry based study guide
  • Student will read and record information pertaining to Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and how the Treaty of Versailles reshaped the landscape of Europe through listening to a short lecture

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 11-The First World War,Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 11-The First World War and Vocabulary-Chapter 11-The First World War

 

Presentation-Chapter 11-The First World War

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Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 11-The First World War

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Vocabulary-Chapter 11-The First World War

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Textbook PDF-Chapter 11-The First World War

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Government

Wednesday-11/16/16: Late Start-Meeting in A106

• Bell Work-1.) Identify the two states with the highest number of electoral votes? What can we infer is the primary reason why they have received so many votes? 2.) Based on the knowledge that a candidate must receive at least 270 electoral votes in order to be named president please identify the minimum number of states a candidate must win in order to reach the 270 vote threshold. 3.) Based on the information contained in the map create a short argument to support either the need to keep the Electoral College or the necessity to abolish the Electoral College?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video-Women’s Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31 (13:30 min)

• Reflection Question: What challenges did women face during the early 1900’s and how did the suffrage movement lead to new freedoms for women?

• Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD analysis of the process in which suffrage was extended to American women and the struggles of other minorities who are living in this country by outlining important information in guided notes
  • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering Chapter 6 by defining and personalizing vocabulary terms in a vocabulary based activity
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read and record information pertaining to process in which suffrage was extended to American women and the struggles of other minorities who are living in this country and the qualifications a voter must meet today by reading through text and completing a set of student led guided notes.
  • Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to our unit covering Chapter 6 through the use of a frayer model vocabulary activity

 

Video Link-Women’s Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31 (13:30 min)

• Reflection Question: What challenges did women face during the early 1900’s and how did the suffrage movement lead to new freedoms for women?