Archive for January 8th 2018

U.S. History

Monday-1/08/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Who is the man sitting in the chair and who is he referring to when he says “There’s a man to inspire faith and confidence in this crisis”? 2.) Based on your prior knowledge can you name another instance where the U.S. Government used media (radio, TV or social media) to inform the public of an important issue or event? 3.) What changes would you recommend to the artist in order to make this political cartoon more assessable to the general public?
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-Mini BIO-Franklin D. Roosevelt (4:56 min)
  • Activity-New Deal DBQ (Containing 13 Documents)
  • Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 15-The New Deal
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD evaluation of primary sources and documents associated with the New Deal by examining twelve documents in a collaborative DBQ activity
    • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the New Deal programs introduced by FDR through defining and personalizing vocabulary terms in a vocabulary based activity
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read, discuss and record information pertaining to the New Deal by examining several primary sources in a partner based document based activity
    • Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to our unit covering the New Deal programs introduced by FDR through the use of a frayer model vocabulary activity

 

Supplemental Materials: Activity-New Deal DBQ (Containing 13 Documents) and Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 15-The New Deal

Activity-New Deal DBQ (Containing 13 Documents)

The New Deal-DBQ

 

Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 15-The New Deal

Frayer Vocabulary Model

Chapter 15-Vocab Match up Terms

Chapter 15-Vocabulary Match-up

 

Video-Mini BIO-Franklin D. Roosevelt (4:56 min)

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Government

Monday-1/08/17:

  • Bell Work-1.) After examining the political cartoon can you name some of the issues that the “next President” (which turned out to be Donald Trump)? 2.) Imagine you were the editor of the Washington Post and this political cartoon was going to be published in your newspaper. What questions would you ask the artist about the cartoons theme prior to publication? 3.) What might happen if the incoming President (Donald Trump) chose to ignore the problems created by President Obama? Are they things that can actually be ignored or would ignoring them cause bigger problems? 
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Presentation-Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action-Streamlined Version (9 Slides)
  • Notes-Chapter 14-Section 1-Growth of Presidential Powers, Chapter 14-Section 2-Presidential Powers, Chapter 14-Section 3-Domestic and Military Powers and Chapter 14-Section 4-Legislative and Judicial Powers
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD comprehension of how the line of presidential succession works and the growing responsibilities that accompany the office of the Vice President by interacting in a short presentation and completing guided notes
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will listen, orally discuss and respond to how the role of the president has changed over the last two hundred and fifty years and the growing responsibilities that accompany the office of the president by participating in classroom discussions following a short lecture by the teacher along with a set of student guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action-Streamlined Version (9 Slides) and Notes-Chapter 14-Section 1-Growth of Presidential Powers, Chapter 14-Section 2-Presidential Powers, Chapter 14-Section 3-Domestic and Military Powers and Chapter 14-Section 4-Legislative and Judicial Powers

 

 Presentation-Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action-Streamlined Version (9 Slides)

Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action-Streamlined Version

 

Notes-Chapter 14-Section 1-Growth of Presidential Powers, Chapter 14-Section 2-Presidential Powers, Chapter 14-Section 3-Domestic and Military Powers and Chapter 14-Section 4-Legislative and Judicial Powers

Chapter 14-Section 1-4-Guided Notes