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U.S. History

 Wednesday-1/10/18:

• Bell Work-1.) In your own words write a brief description of what is going on in the political cartoon shown above. 2.) Examine the political cartoon above. What can we infer was the artist’s motive in labeling the medicine bottles with the names of several New Deal policies put in place by FDR? 3.) Based on your knowledge of the problems that plagued many American’s during the 1930’s devise a plan for how you would deal with the effects of the Great Depression if you were President.
• 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
• 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

Chapter 15-The New Deal-2016

 

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

Wednesday-1/10/17:

• Bell Work- 1.) Who are the key figures depicted in the political cartoon? 2.) What is the underlying theme of the political cartoon? 3.) What changes would you recommend if this cartoons subject were reversed and it focused on “Left-wing Thinking on Presidents Assessing School Students”?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Test Form Set up-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action
• Study Guide Review Day-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the materials covering the roles and responsibilities of the office of the President and the Vice President of the United States through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covering the roles and responsibilities of the office of the President and the Vice President of the United States by completing a structured inquiry based study guide

 

Supplemental Materials: Study Guide-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action

Chapter 13-The President

Chapter 13-Vocabulary

Chapter 13-Section 1-The President’s Job Description

Chapter 13-Section 3-Presidential Selection-The Framers Plan

Chapter 13-Section 4 and 5 Presentation

Roles of the President

The Many Hats of the President Activity-2016

Understanding Role of President of the United States Politics Essay

 

Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action

Chapter 14-Vocabulary

Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action-Streamlined Version

The Presidential Veto-SSR Article-2017

 

Study Guide-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action

Chapter 13 and 14-Learning Target-Study Guide

Chapter 13 and 14-Test Materials

Chapter 13 and 14-Test Vocabulary

Chapter 13 and 14-Notes Check List

 

U.S. History

Tuesday1/09/18:

• Bell Work-1.) Identify the two main problems FDR felt were facing Americans in 1933? 2.) What is the underlying theme of the primary source? 3.) According to the primary source what did FDR say the government should do to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression? Do you agree with him or if not what changes to his plan would you make in order to help Americans struggling through the Great Depression?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Presentation-Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression
• Thinking Map-New Deal-Bubble Map
• Outline Notes-Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression and Section 2-The New Deal Takes Hold
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD application of the accomplishments of FDR during his first hundred days in office by organizing information in a thinking map
  • 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 record information on the early programs introduced during FDR’s first hundred days in office by creating a bubble map
  • 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 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression, Thinking Map-New Deal-Bubble Map and Outline Notes-Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression and Section 2-The New Deal Takes Hold

 

Presentation-Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression

Chapter 15-The New Deal-2016

 

Thinking Map-New Deal-Bubble Map

New Deal-Bubble Map-US

 

Outline Notes-Chapter 15-Section 1-A New Deal Fights the Depression and Section 2-The New Deal Takes Hold

Notes-Outline-Chapter 15-Section 1

 

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Government

Tuesday-1/09/17:

• Bell Work-1.) Based on the information contained in the primary source list five powers expressly granted to the president in the Constitution? 2.) After identifying the powers expressly granted to the president in the Constitution make a T-Chart or a Tree Map that distinguishes whether those powers deal with foreign or domestic policies. 3.) In Section III, the president is empowered to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed”. How is this similar to the concepts contained in the Necessary and Proper Clause contained in Article I Section VIII of the Constitution?  
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Study Guide-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the materials covering the roles and responsibilities of the office of the President of the United States through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covering the roles and responsibilities of the office of the President of the United States by completing a structured inquiry based study guide

 

Supplemental Materials: Study Guide-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action

Chapter 13-The President

Chapter 13-Vocabulary

Chapter 13-Section 1-The President’s Job Description

Chapter 13-Section 3-Presidential Selection-The Framers Plan

Chapter 13-Section 4 and 5 Presentation

Roles of the President

The Many Hats of the President Activity-2016

Understanding Role of President of the United States Politics Essay

 

Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action

Chapter 14-Vocabulary

Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action-Streamlined Version

The Presidential Veto-SSR Article-2017

 

Study Guide-Chapter 13-The President and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action

Chapter 13 and 14-Learning Target-Study Guide

Chapter 13 and 14-Test Materials

Chapter 13 and 14-Test Vocabulary

 

 

 

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