U.S. History
Monday-1/09/16:
- Bell Work-1.) Identify the key character who wrote this press release. 2.) What are some of the problems with President Hoover’s hope for how the American people would respond to the challenges of the Great Depression? 3.) Are you a person who agrees with President Hoover’s position that the best way to combat the economic turmoil of the Great Depression was through “individual generosity…, and mutual self-help” or should it be the government’s responsibility to take care of its own people in times of financial crisis? *Thoroughly explain your position
- Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Activity-The Great Depression-Web Quest (2016)
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
- SWD synthesis of the devastating effects of the Great Depression on American business and families by compiling information from several online sources to complete a structured web quest
- Language Objective:
- Students will read, orally discuss and record information on what led to the devastating effects of the Great Depression on American business and families by working collaboratively on an online web quest
Supplemental Materials: Activity-The Great Depression-Web Quest (2016)
The Great Depression-WebQuest 2016
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Government
Monday-1/09/17:
- Bell Work-1.) What is the main idea of the political cartoon? 2.) What is the biggest problem with the position that Congress takes towards the President in this cartoon? 3.) Imagine you were President Obama and you overheard these Congressmen making these comments how might you have handled the situation?
- Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Video-What Does the Speaker of The House Do? (3:10 min)
- Presentation-The House of Representatives and the Senate
- Article-The Gov-Gerrymandering
- w/ Cornell Notes
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
- SWD analysis on the political issues caused by Gerrymandering and district reapportionment by outlining an article and answering reflection questions
- Language Objective:
- Students will read, record and discuss the political issues caused by Gerrymandering and district reapportionment by creating a double entry journal and answering guided reflection questions
Supplemental Materials: Presentation-The House of Representatives and the Senate
Presentation-The House of Representatives and the Senate
The House of Represenatives and the Senate-Chapter 10-Section 2 and 3
Video Link-What Does the Speaker of The House Do? (3:10 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXEpdjcrgTs
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