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:
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- 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
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- 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