Archive for April 2018

U.S. History

Monday-4/30/18:

  • Bell Work-Please take out your notes/study guide and with your elbow partner review all of the information for our quiz covering Chapter 19 Sections 1 through 4. In 5 minutes we will begin the vocabulary match up activity.
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom
  • Test-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the post war changes in American society by manipulating of vocabulary terms in a collaborative activity
    • SWD evaluation of key terms and concepts associated with our unit covering the post war changes in American society by demonstrating their knowledge thought the use of a unit exam
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and orally match up important vocabulary terms pertaining to the unit covering the post war changes in American society through the use of a vocabulary match-up activity
    • Students will read and write their answers in order to match up important vocabulary terms and information pertaining to our unit covering the post war changes in American society by completing a multiple choice and matching exam.

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Government

Monday-4/30/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Based on the information contained in the primary source when was the 26th Amendment to the Constitution ratified?  2.) Imagine you were a reporter working for the Detroit Free Press and you were granted an interview with President Nixon. What are two or three questions that you would you ask the President regarding the ratification of the 26th Amendment? 3.) What is your opinion regarding the passage of the 26th Amendment? *Discuss whether you feel the voting age should have remained at twenty-one like in the late 1960’s or if you think the decision to lower the voting age to eighteen was the right decision.
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Procedure-Creating Chapter 6 and 7 Answer Key
  • Test Materials-Chapter 6 and 7-Test Review
  • Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification by examining a voter registration form and completing student led notes on voter qualifications.
    • SWD evaluation of the materials covering the role of voters and how the election process in America is organized by demonstrating their knowledge through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification through the use of a voter registration activity and student driven guided notes.
    • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covering the role of voters and how the election process in America is organized by demonstrating their knowledge by completing a structured inquiry based study guide

 

Supplemental Materials: Test Materials-Chapter 6 and 7-Test Review and Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process

Test Materials-Chapter 6 and 7-Test Review

Chapter 6 and 7-Test Materials

 

Study Guide -Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process  

Notes-Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections

Chapter 7-Section 3-Guided Notes

 

Study Guide-Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process  

Chapter 6 and 7-Learning Target-Study Guide

 

Test Materials: Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process  

Chapter 6 and 7-Test Materials

Chapter 6-Section 1-The Right to Vote

Chapter 6-Section 2-Voter Qualifications-Power Point

Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights

Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior

Chapter 7-The Electoral Process-2017

Electoral College-2018

Chapter 6-Vocabulary

Chapter 7-Vocabulary

 

U.S. History

Friday-4/27/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Which one of the three questions contained in the advertisement do you believe is the most important for new mothers to reflect on? *Be sure to include why you feel that way 2.) If the advertisement were to add a fourth question what do you think would be a wise choice to include? 3.) What changes would you make to help solve the issue of reader fatigue in response to the long paragraphs included in this advertisement?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom
  • Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the post war changes in American society by manipulating of vocabulary terms in a collaborative activity
    • SWD evaluation of the materials covering the post war changes in American society through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and orally match up important vocabulary terms pertaining to the unit covering the post war changes in American society through the use of a vocabulary match-up activity
    • Students will read, and write the key terms and important information covered in our unit pertaining to the post war changes in American society by completing a structured inquiry-based study guide

 

Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom and Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom

Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom

Chapter 19-Vocab Match up Review Game

Chapter 19-Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

 

Study Guide Review Time-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom

Chapter 19-Learning Target-Study Guide

 

Test Materials: Chapter 19 The Post War Boom

Chapter 19-The Post War Boom-Test Materials

Chapter 19-Textbook-PDFs

Chapter 19-Section 1-The Post War America

Chapter 19-Section 2-The American Dream in the 1950’s

Chapter 19-Section 3-The Post War Boom

Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America

 

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Government

Friday-4/27/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) What is the main difference between those who have less than a High School diploma and those with at least a High School diploma according to the data included in the document above? 2.) How might this information be useful if you were a political candidate running for office who is about to begin campaigning for President? 3.) What would happen to the chances of the Democratic candidate winning an election if he/she were to gain the votes of those with less than a High School education or at least a High School education along with voters age thirty to forty-four? Would that give him/her enough votes to win the election?  
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Notes-Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections
  • Study Guide-Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of the various ways in which voters can cast their ballots and the role local precincts/polling places play in the election process by interacting in a short presentation and creating a set of student centered guided notes
    • SWD analysis of the various sources of campaign funding and the issues raised by campaign spending by outlining important information in guided notes
    • SWD evaluation of the materials covering the role of voters and how the election process in America is organized through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record information pertaining to the various ways in which voters can cast their ballots and the role local precincts/polling places play in the election process through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes
    • Students will read and record information pertaining to the various sources of campaign funding and the issues raised by campaign spending through reading through text and completing a set of student led guided notes.
    • Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covering the role of voters and how the election process in America is organized by completing a structured inquiry based study guide

 

Supplemental Materials: Notes-Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections and Study Guide-Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process

Notes-Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections

Chapter 7-Section 3-Guided Notes

 

Study Guide-Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process  

Chapter 6 and 7-Learning Target-Study Guide

 

Test Materials: Chapter 6-Voters and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process  

Chapter 6 and 7-Test Materials

Chapter 6-Section 1-The Right to Vote

Chapter 6-Section 2-Voter Qualifications-Power Point

Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights

Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior

Chapter 7-The Electoral Process-2017

Electoral College-2018

Chapter 6-Vocabulary

Chapter 7-Vocabulary

 

U.S. History

Thursday-4/26/18:

  • Bell Work-) Who are the four main characters featured in the original Peanuts advertisement? 2.) Show your understanding of strategic advertising principles. Why would a cartoonist create an advertisement like this that can be ran in any newspaper across the country as opposed to one specifically designed for a newspaper like the Detroit News or the Chicago Tribune? 3.) How would you adapt this advertisement to have a stronger appeal to a newspaper’s adult demographic of readers as opposed to young children?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-Civil Rights and the 1950’s: Crash Course US History #39 (11:57 min)
    • Reflection Question: How did the establishment of consensus culture* act as a catalyst for the push towards racial equality beginning in the 1950’s?
      • *Cultural consensus theory supports a framework for the measurement and evaluation of beliefs as cultural; shared to some extent by a group of individuals.
    • Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America
    • Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America
    • Daily Objective-
      • Content Objective:
        • SWD comprehension of how the white migration to the suburbs created an urban crisis and the efforts of minorities to gain equal rights by outlining important information in guided note
      • Language Objective:
        • Students will read and record information pertaining to how the white migration to the suburbs created an urban crisis and the efforts of minorities to gain equal rights by reading through text and completing a set of student led guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America and Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America

 

Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America

Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America

 

Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 4-The Other America

Notes-Outline-Chapter 19-Section 4

The Americans-Chapter 19-Section 4

 

Video Link-Civil Rights and the 1950’s: Crash Course US History #39 (11:57 min)

  • Reflection Question: How did the establishment of consensus culture* act as a catalyst for the push towards racial equality beginning in the 1950’s?
    • *Cultural consensus theory supports a framework for the measurement and evaluation of beliefs as cultural; shared to some extent by a group of individuals.

 

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Government

Thursday-4/26/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Based on the information contained in the primary source what can you distinguish is a major difference between the United States voting system and that of other nations? 2.) What do you believe are some of the motives behind these countries choosing a compulsory method of voting? 3.) What do you think about the penalties that many of these countries listed in the primary source have in place for when a citizen fails to meet their civic duty of voting? a. Select one penalty and discuss your disagreement with its severity
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-Honest Political Ads-Gil Fulbright for President (2:17 min)
  • SSR Article-Money and Politics in The Age Of Trump (November 2016)
  • With Meta-Log
  • Presentation-Chapter 7-Section 2-The Elections and Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections
  • Daily Objective-
    • Content Objective:
      • SWD evaluation of the potential shift in how campaign financing is handled during the election process in the wake of Donald Trump’s winning the presidential election by evaluating a primary source and responding to inquiry based log
      • SWD analysis of the various ways in which voters can cast their ballots and the role local precincts/polling places play in the election process by interacting in a short presentation
    • Language Objective:
      • Students will read and respond to an article pertaining to the potential shift in how campaign financing is handled during the election process in the wake of Donald Trump’s winning the presidential election by examining a primary source and responding to and meta-cognitive log
      • Students will read and record information pertaining to the various ways in which voters can cast their ballots and the role local precincts/polling places play in the election process through listening to a short lecture

 

 

Supplemental Materials: SSR Article-Money and Politics in The Age Of Trump (November 2016) With Meta-Log and Presentation-Chapter 7-Section 2-The Elections and Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections

SSR Article-Money and Politics in The Age Of Trump (November 2016) With Meta-Log

Money and Politics in The Age Of Trump-SSR Article

SSR-Meta-Cognitive Log-Template

 

Presentation-Chapter 7-Section 2-The Elections and Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections

Chapter 7-The Electoral Process-2017

 

U.S. History

Wednesday-4/25/18:

  • Bell Work-) What is the main idea of this political cartoon? 2.) Why do you think the artist chose to represent the idea of “white flight” with a picture of a portly man who’s cup runneth over? 3.) What would recommend that members of the “urban core” do in an attempt to reduce the impact of “white flight” on their community?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom
  • Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 3-Popular Culture
  • Video-Top 10 Decade Defining Songs: 1950s (12:49 min)
  • Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 3-Popular Culture
  • Daily Objective-
    • Content Objective:
      • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the post war changes in American society by manipulating of vocabulary terms in a collaborative activity
      • SWD comprehension of how the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll music clashed suburban middle-class values by outlining important information in guided note
    • Language Objective:
      • Students will read and orally match up important vocabulary terms pertaining to the unit covering the post war changes in American society through the use of a vocabulary match-up activity
      • Students will read and record information pertaining to how the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll music clashed suburban middle-class values by reading through text and completing a set of student led guided notes.

 

Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom, Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 3-Popular Culture, Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 3-Popular Culture

Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom

Chapter 19-Vocab Match up Review Game

Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 3-Popular Culture

Chapter 19-Section 3-Popular Culture

 

Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 3-Popular Culture

Notes-Outline-Chapter 19-Section 3

The Americans-Chapter 19-Section 3

 

Video Link-Top 10 Decade Defining Songs: 1950s (12:49 min)

 

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Government

Wednesday-4/25/18:

  • Bell Work- ) What is the main idea contained in the excerpt from John W. Dean in his council towards President Nixon? 2.) Imagine you are President Nixon and you just finished listening to John W. Dean’s comments about compulsory voting. What are two to three questions that you might ask him in regards to his comments? 3.) What do you think about Dean’s comments that requiring citizens to vote is “…less restrictive than requiring us, for example, to attend school; … to pay taxes; or to serve in the military when drafted”? Is he making a logical argument or is he just grasping at straws in his attempt to win Nixon towards his point of view?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-What’s the difference between a caucus and a primary? (4:48 min)
  • Presentation –Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process
  • Student Led Notes-Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process
  • Daily Objective-
    • Content Objective:
      • SWD evaluation of the arguments for eliminating the Electoral College by evaluating a series of primary sources and responding to guided questions based off the text
      • SWD analysis of the political process in which candidates running for office seek and receive their party’s nomination by interacting in a short presentation and creating a set of student centered guided notes
    • Language Objective:
      • Students will read, and respond to a document based packet packed with arguments for eliminating the Electoral College by breaking down a series of primary sources and graphs to build an argument for eliminating the Electoral College
      • Students will read and record information pertaining to the political process in which candidates running for office seek and receive their party’s nomination through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation -Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process and Student Led Notes-Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process

Presentation -Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process

Chapter 7-The Electoral Process-2017

 

Student Led Notes-Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process

Chapter 7-Section 1 and 2-Guided Notes

 

Video Link: Video-What’s the difference between a caucus and a primary? (4:48 min)

 

U.S. History

Monday-4/23/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) During which decade did the number of American households that owned a television see the largest increase? 2.) What inference can you make as to the possible reasons the number of American households who owned a television saw such a substantial increase from 1950 to 2000? 3.) Based on what you know, explain the key factors that first led to an increase in TV viewing beginning in the 1950’s that also allowed American’s to enjoy an unprecedented amount of leisure time unlike anything they had experienced before.
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents-Episode 7-Hail to the Chief 1945-1965 (44 min)
  • w/ Guided Video Questions
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD knowledge of the social and political changes that occurred under the guidance of nine Presidents from 1945 to 1965 by a looming economic depression through recording information presented in a video and completing a class discussion
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will watch and record information pertaining to the social and political changes that occurred under the guidance of nine Presidents from 1945 to 1965 through watching a video and discussing the impact with a classmate

 

Supplemental Materials: Video Questions-The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents-Episode 7-Hail to the Chief 1945-1965 (44 min)

The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents-Hail to the Chief-Video Questions

 

Video Link-The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents-Episode 7-Hail to the Chief 1945-1965 (44 min)

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Government

Monday-4/23/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Based on the information contained in the primary source when was the 26th Amendment to the Constitution ratified?  2.) Imagine you were a reporter working for the Detroit Free Press and you were granted an interview with President Nixon. What are two or three questions that you would you ask the President regarding the ratification of the 26th Amendment? 3.) What is your opinion regarding the passage of the 26th Amendment? *Discuss whether you feel the voting age should have remained at twenty-one like in the late 1960’s or if you think the decision to lower the voting age to eighteen was the right decision.
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Activity-Should the Electoral College Be Abolished-DBQ (10 to 15 min)
  • Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 7-The Election Process
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the federal election cycle in the United States by defining and personalizing vocabulary terms in a vocabulary based activity
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to our unit covering the federal election cycle in the United States through the use of a frayer model vocabulary activity

 

Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 7-The Election Process  

Chapter 7-Frayer Model-Gov

Chapter 7-Vocabulary

 

U.S. History

Friday-4/20/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Which company is featured in this advertisements from the 1950’s? What product are they advertising? 2.) What does this company believe are the three main advantages to using their product over other laundry detergents? Why might they have decided to focus on these specific points? 3.) Do you believe an advertisement like this would have been effective from a business standpoint in achieving the goal of attracting housewives and mothers away from their old laundry detergent to a product like Tide? Could anything be added to this advertisement that might help gain unmarried male customers?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-Flintstones Cigarette Commercial-Flintstones Smoking 1950s Retro Ad (1:20 min)
  • SSR Article-The History of the 1950’s
  • w/Meta Log
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
      • SWD comprehension of the rise of suburban culture and the increase of consumerism during the 1950’s by reading through an article and responding to a meta log
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record information pertaining to the rise of suburban culture and the increase of consumerism during the 1950’s through examining an editorial article and responding to a meta log

 

Supplemental Materials:SSR Article-The History of the 1950’s w/Meta Log

History of the 1950’s-Article

SSR-Meta-Cognitive Log-Template-Half-Sheet-US History

 

Video-Flintstones Cigarette Commercial-Flintstones Smoking 1950s Retro Ad (1:20 min)

 

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Government

Friday-4/20/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) What is the underlying theme behind this excerpt from Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s speech? 2.) Can you distinguish the difference between the focus of this document and the others in terms of the date it was written and the message it is trying to convey? 3.) What can you predict based on the pervious documents and your prior knowledge might be the reaction of male voters after hearing this speech?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Voting (HBO) (14:08 min)
  • Reflection Question: What are some of the problems that exist that makes registering to vote or simply voting a frustrating process for many Americans?
  • Activity-Current Events 4/20
  • Daily Objective-
    • Content Objective:
      • SWD evaluation of influential events occurring locally, nationally and internationally by finding articles in newspapers or online then interpreting the information and stating an opinion about the impact of the article in a current events activity
    • Language Objective:
      • Students will research, read and record information pertaining to the influential events occurring locally, nationally and internationally by finding articles in newspapers or online by annotating the article and discussing the event with several classmates in a collaborative activity

 

Supplemental Materials: Activity-Current Events 4/20

Current Events-Template 2017

 

Video Link-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Voting (HBO) (14:08 min)

  • Reflection Question: What are some of the problems that exist that makes registering to vote or simply voting a frustrating process for many Americans?

U. S. History

Thursday-4/19/18:

  • Bell Work- 1.) Who were most sitcoms aimed at during the 1950’s and 1960’s? 2.) What is the main idea contained within the primary source? 3.) What do you think about the changes in the attitude towards marriage in the 1950’s and 1960’s compared to those that started prior to the late 1940’s? What can we attribute to the major change experienced by American couples during this time period?  
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Vocabulary Match-up Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom
  • Video-I love Lucy: Be a pal (22:03 min)
  • Primary Source and Activity-The Good Housewife-1950’s Economics Text Book
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering Chapter 19 by manipulating of vocabulary terms in a collaborative activity
    • SWD synthesis of modern marital expectations in comparison to how women were taught to care for their husbands during the 1950’s by creating a list of modern expectations for a husband or wife based on the students values
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and orally match up important vocabulary terms pertaining to the unit covering Chapter 18 through the use of a vocabulary match-up activity
    • Students will read and respond to a primary source depicting how women were taught to care for their husbands during the 1950’s and responding by creating a modern marital expectations guide for inclusion into a 2016 Home Economics textbook

 

Supplemental Materials: Primary Source and Activity-The Good Housewife-1950’s Economics Text Book

The Good Housewife-1950’s Economics Text Book

The Good Housewife-Student Assignment

I Love Lucy-Episode Three-Be a Pal-Video Questons-2018

 

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Government

Thursday-4/19/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Can you explain based to the primary source excerpt how the author believed Blacks [African Americans] would attempt to justify their right to gain full suffrage? 2.) Based on historical context and your prior knowledge can you identify another historical instance in which African Americans had to fight against unfair obstacles simply to enjoy the right to vote? 3.) What do you believe might have happened if the United States had granted Blacks [African American’s] the right to vote following the arguments made by the Liberty Party in 1840? Do you think as a result of suffrage being extended to African Americans at this time that the Civil War could have been avoided or was this just a fight we were destined to have?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Activity-Should the Electoral College Be Abolished-DBQ (Day 2)
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD evaluation of the arguments for eliminating the Electoral College by evaluating a series of primary sources and responding to guided questions based off the text
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read, and respond to a document based packet packed with arguments for eliminating the Electoral College by breaking down a series of primary sources and graphs to build an argument for eliminating the Electoral College

 

U.S. History

Wednesday-4/18/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) What does the advertisement mean when it says “Few are born beautiful…All can achieve beauty with the Elizabeth Arden Basic Ritual”? 2.) Explain in your own words how an ad like this might have effected young women living in the 1950’s? Why were ads like these so prevalent in post war America? 3.) Do you believe an advertisement like this is a good or bad thing for promoting positive images of women in our society? *Please explain the justification for your opinion  
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-1950s newsreel about the building of suburbia in Levittown (3:51 min)
  • Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 1-Post War America
  • Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 1-Post War America
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
      • SWD comprehension of the feelings of social unrest  in post WWII America 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 feelings of social unrest in post WWII America through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 1-Post War America and Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 1-Post War America

Presentation-Chapter 19-Section 1-Post War America

Chapter 19-Section 1-The Post War America

Outline Notes-Chapter 19-Section 1-Post War America

Notes-Outline-Chapter 19-Section 1

 

Video Link-1950s newsreel about the building of suburbia in Levittown (3:51 min)

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Government

Wednesday-4/18/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Can you name the nursery rhyme that this political cartoon is referencing? 2.) What is the underlying theme of the political cartoon? 3.) When reflecting on the results of the 2016 Presidential Election and the struggles of the GOP to maintain a unified party platform, do you feel the shakeups that have occurred will results in positive changes for the Republican Party going forward or have they taken a major step back with how Donald Trump’s nomination has divided the party? *Thoroughly explain your position
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Presentation-The Electoral College-2016
  • Activity-Should the Electoral College Be Abolished-DBQ
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD evaluation of the arguments for eliminating the Electoral College by evaluating a series of primary sources and responding to guided questions based off the text
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read, and respond to a document based packet containing the arguments for eliminating the Electoral College by breaking down a series of primary sources and graphs to build an argument for eliminating the Electoral College

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-The Electoral College-2016

Electoral College-2018

 

 

U.S. History

Tuesday-4/17/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) What position does Life magazine seem to be taking in regards to the role of children in the family based on this cover? 2.) Based on your prior knowledge and historical content (examine the date at the bottom of the cover) explain why a cover like this might hold a greater sense social relevance in 1958 that might not have existed a decade earlier? 3.) If you could propose one change to this cover that would help illustrate the economic explosion associated with the baby boom what would it be? *Also explain your reasoning for making this particular change  
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Procedure-Notes Collection Chapter 18-Cold War Conflicts
  • Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of key terms associated with our unit covering the post war boom of the 1950’s by defining and personalizing vocabulary terms in a vocabulary based activity
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to our unit covering the post war boom of the 1950’s through the use of a frayer model vocabulary activity

 

Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 19-The Post War Boom

Frayer Model-Chapter 19

Frayer Vocabulary Model

Chapter 19-Vocab Match up Review Game

Chapter 19-Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

 

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Government

Tuesday-4/17/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) What is the main idea of the excerpt shown above? 2.) Based on the document, what can we distinguish are the two factors that contributed to the expansion of democracy prior to the civil war? 3.) What do you think about the position the author takes towards the lowering of American suffrage qualifications? Why might this view lead to the continued restriction of suffrage?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-On National Voter Registration Day We Look at America’s Voting Problem (2:01 min)
  • Presentation-Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior
  • Activity-Examining a Michigan Voter Registration Form
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of the creation of Congressional legislation designed to support civil liberties and strengthen voting rights by participating in a short lecture
    • SWD analysis of the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification by examining a voter registration form and completing student led notes on voter qualifications.
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record information pertaining to the creation of Congressional legislation designed to support civil liberties and strengthen voting rights by interacting in a short presentation
    • Students will read and record the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification through the use of a voter registration activity and student driven guided notes.

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior and Activity-Examining a Michigan Voter Registration Form

Presentation-Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior

Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior

 

Activity-Examining a Michigan Voter Registration Form

State of Michigan Voter Registration Application and Identification Form-Chapter 6

MI Voter Registration-Chapter 6

 

Video-On National Voter Registration Day We Look at America’s Voting Problem (2:01 min)

U.S. History

Monday-4/16/18:

  • Bell Work-Please take out your notes/study guide and with your elbow partner review all of the information for our quiz covering Chapter 18 Sections 1 through 4. In 5 minutes we will begin the vocabulary match up activity.
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Quiz-Chapter 18-Cold War Conflicts
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD evaluation of key terms and concepts associated with our unit covering the events of the Cold War by demonstrating their knowledge thought the use of a unit quiz
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and write their answers in order to match up important vocabulary terms and information pertaining to our unit covering the events of the Cold War by completing a multiple choice and matching quiz.

 

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Government

Monday-4/16/18:

  • Bell Work- 1.) Identify the key characters in the political cartoon. 2.) What is the underlying theme of the political cartoon? 3.) What do you think about the artist’s choice to depict the man with the starting pistol as the embodiment of the “GOP”? Why might he have chosen them instead of the Democratic Party?
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-Voting disenfranchisement of blacks and felons (Adam Ruins Everything) (3:55 min)
  • Presentation-Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification by examining a voter registration form and completing student led notes on voter qualifications.
    • SWD analysis of the factors that influence voting behavior and contribute to varying levels of voter turnout by participating in a short presentation
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read and record the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification through the use of a voter registration activity and student driven guided notes.
    • Students will read and record information pertaining to the factors that influence voting behavior and contribute to varying levels of voter turnout by reading through text and completing a set of student led guided notes.

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights

Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights

 

Video Link-Voting disenfranchisement of blacks and felons (Adam Ruins Everything) (3:55 min)