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

U.S. History

Thursday-3/16/17:

• Bell Work-1.) In your own words describe why Winston Churchill is so frustrated with Great Britain’s actions regarding the Nazi regime? 2.) Why do you think Great Britain still followed the policy of appeasement knowing that Hitler would not stop until his quest to conquer Europe was complete? 3.) Do you agree with Winston Churchill’s sentiment regarding Prime minster Chamberlin’s handling of the Nazi regime or do you feel Chamberlin’s decision was warranted since at the time Hitler’s march had not directly reached English soil?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video-Clip-Ford Willow Run Plant in World War II: “Women on the Warpath” B-24 Liberator 1943 Ford 10min (10:13 min)
• Thinking Map-America Joins the War Effort-Tree Map
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the impact of working class Americans on the war effort and mobilization through the use of a short film and the creation of a thinking map
• Language Objective:
  • Students will watch, listen and record information focused on the impact of working class Americans on the war effort and mobilization through viewing the a short film on the women who worked at the Willow Run assembly plant and creating a tree map about U.S. mobilization

Video Link-Ford Willow Run Plant in World War II: “Women on the Warpath” B-24 Liberator 1943 Ford 10min (10:13 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJADd4yrI7o

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Government

Thursday-3/16/17:

• Bell Work-1.) In your own words, how would you describe what is happening in the political cartoon? 2.) Why do you think the artist chose to use a tree in a storm to illustrate the difference between a flexible and rigid constitution? 3.) What can you predict the outcome of a national crisis might be if the United States would have adopted a more rigid Constitution with little room for change?
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video Clip-Tour the States-Official Music Video (4:08 min)
• Presentation-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States
• Notes-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD synthesis of the distinct process by which new states are admitted to the union and how federal money is allocated to the states through grants-in-aid programs by interacting in a short presentation and creating a set of student centered guided notes
• Language Objective:
  • Student will read and record information pertaining to the distinct process by which new states are admitted to the union and how federal money is allocated to the states through grants-in-aid programs through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States and Notes-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States

Presentation-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States 

Chapter 4-Federalism-2016

Notes-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States

Chapter 4-Section 2-Guided Notes-2016

Video Link-Tour the States-Official Music Video (4:08 min)