Archive for February 3rd 2017

U.S. History

Friday-2/03/17:

  • Bell Work-1.) Who are the key figures depicted within the political cartoon? 2.) What is the underlying theme of the political cartoon? 3.) Knowing that during Hoover’s presidency the United States government did very little to combat the results of the 1929 stock market crash. With this in mind can you defend FDR’s decision to infuse massive amounts of money into social programs designed to help struggling Americans or do you agree with the artist programs are a massive failure wasting billions of tax payer dollars? *Thoroughly explain your position
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video Clip-The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34 (14:56 min)
    • Reflection Question: Did the programs and policies of the New Deal expand the power of the United States government too much or were the programs so vital to the success of Americans recovery that it was justified?
  • Presentation-Chapter 15-Section 2-The Second New Deal Takes Hold
  • Activity-The New Deal-Alphabet Soup
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of the initial steps Roosevelt took to reform America’s woeful financial situation through implementing his New Deal programs by interacting in a short presentation and creating a set of student centered guided notes
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record information pertaining to the initial steps Roosevelt took to reform America’s woeful financial situation through implementing his New Deal programs through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 15-Section 2-The Second New Deal Takes Hold and Activity-The New Deal-Alphabet Soup (pg. 500)

Presentation-Chapter 15-Section 2-The Second New Deal Takes Hold

Chapter 15-The New Deal-2016

 

Activity-The New Deal-Alphabet Soup (pg. 500)

The New Deal-Alphabet Soup-Activity

 

Textbook PDF-Chapter 15-Section 2-The Second New Deal Takes Hold

The Americans-Chapter 15-Section 2

 

Video Link-The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34 (14:56 min)

  • Reflection Question: Did the programs and policies of the New Deal expand the power of the United States government too much or were the programs so vital to the success of Americans recovery that it was justified?

 

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Government

Friday-2/03/17:

  • Bell Work-1.) Based on the text what can we infer the term “sovereign” means? 2.) What argument does Thomas Hobbs use to justify man’s “right to everything, even to another’s body”? 3.) Do you feel that in order for men to coexist and thrive there must be a mutually respected social contract between a people and their government where expectations and compromises are clearly defined? * Thoroughly justify your answer  
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Presentation-Chapter 1-Secrion 2-Forms of Government
  • DBQ-Democratic Road Map  
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD synthesis of the main classifications of government and how federal power is distributed by interacting in a short presentation and creating a set of student centered guided notes
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record information pertaining to the main classifications of government and how federal power is distributed through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials- Presentation-Chapter 1-Secrion 2-Forms of Government and DBQ-Democratic Road Map

Presentation-Chapter 1-Secrion 2-Forms of Government

Forms of Government-2016

 

DBQ-Democratic Road Map  

Democratic Road Map-DBQ