Archive for September 10th 2018

U.S. History

Monday-9/10/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) How would you feel if you were living in 1906 and found out about the deplorable conditions of meat packing factories contained in Document 2? 2.) Do you think the new regulations contained in Document 6 are sufficient or do you think additional regulations need to be added in order to truly safeguard the quality of meat for sale in the United States? 3.) What would happen if we found out that a major producer of your favorite energy drink or soda was using non-FDA approved ingredients in their product? How would you react to this information?  
  • Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Video-Women’s Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31 (13:30 min)
  • Reflection Question: What challenges did women face during the early 1900’s and how did the suffrage movement lead to new freedoms for women?
  • T2T ActivityGrover Cleveland’s Defense of True Womanhood, 1905
    • Discussion Questions: 1.) What is the underlying theme of this primary source? 2.) Which of Cleveland’s comments struck you as interesting? 3.) Based on the primary source which side of the debate would Cleveland side with in terms of equal rights? 4.) How do you feel about the position Cleveland takes regarding the role of women?
  • Daily Objective
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD evaluation of the struggle for full suffrage among women by interpreting the meaning of a primary source documents
  • Language Objective:
    • Students will read, discuss and record information pertaining to the struggle for full suffrage among women by identifying key pieces of information contained in a primary source document

 

Supplemental Materials: T2T Activity-Grover Cleveland’s Defense of True Womanhood, 1905

Primary Source:

T2T Activity-Grover Clevelands Defense of True Womanhood-1905

 

Questions:

T2T Activity-Grover Clevelands Defense of True Womanhood-1905

 

Video-Women’s Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31 (13:30 min)

  • Reflection Question: What challenges did women face during the early 1900’s and how did the suffrage movement lead to new freedoms for women?

 

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Government

Monday-9/10/18:

  • Bell Work-1.) Based on your background knowledge and the information contained in the primary source which important document was the United States Bill of Rights was added to? 2.) Why do you think people felt a greater sense of protection under the Constitution following the introduction of The Bill of Rights in 1791 than they did as a colony under the English Crown? 3.) Hypothetically if The Bill of Rights were to contain only nine amendments which of the original ten amendments would you recommend be eliminated? *Please thoroughly explain along with naming why you feel the particular amendment should be eliminated  
  • Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
  • Procedure-Current Events Roll Out
  • Presentations-Create a Country Project (Remaining Groups)
  • Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 2-Origins of American Government
  • Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the influence of the Magna Carta, Petition of Right and the English Bill of Rights on the current American system government through 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 influence of the Magna Carta, Petition of Right and the English Bill of Rights on the current American system through the use of a frayer model vocabulary activity

 

Supplemental Materials: Current Events Roll Out and Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 2-Origins of American Government

Current Events Roll Out

Article of the Week-Rubric-2018

Article of the Week-Format

Article of the Week-Example-2018

 

*Your first current events article is due this Friday 9-14

 

Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 2-Origins of American Government

Chapter 2-Frayer Model-Gov

Chapter 2-Vocab Match up Review Game

Chapter 2-Vocabulary Terms and Definitions