Mr. Murray and Ms. Colter's U.S History and Government iBlog

U.S. History

Monday-10/08/18:

• 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 way the artist depicted the look of Spain in this political cartoon?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video Clip- How World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209 (Part 1) (9:09 min)

• Reflection Question: How did the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the issuance of the Serbian ultimatum lead to the start of WWI?

• T2T Activity-Long Term Causes of WWI

• w/Reflection Questions

• Daily Objective-
  • Content Objective:
    • SWD synthesis of the mounting conflicts that led to the United States involvement in WWI  by interacting in a text based activity and collaboratively responding to guided reflection questions
  • Language Objective:
    • Student will read and record information pertaining to the mounting conflicts that led to the United States involvement in WWI through completing a talk to the text activity and working with a partner to answer structured reflection questions

 

 

Supplemental Materials: T2T Activity-Long Term Causes of WWI

Long Term Causes of WW I-Handout

 

Video Clip-How World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209 (Part 1) (9:09 min)

• Reflection Question: How did the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the issuance of the Serbian ultimatum lead to the start of WWI?

 

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Government

Monday-10/08/18:

• Bell Work-1.) Based on the context of James Madison’s writing in the primary source what is the meaning of the word “faction”? 2.) What can you distinguish is the main “check” Madison feels exist over various factions on society? 3.) How effective do you feel Madison ‘s contributions to the Federalists Papers are in conveying the dangers of factions?   
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video Clip-Tour the States-Official Music Video (4:08 min)
• Presentation-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States
• Notes-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD synthesis of the distinct process by which new states are admitted to the union and how federal money is allocated to the states through grants-in-aid programs by interacting in a short presentation and creating a set of student centered guided notes
• Language Objective:
  • Student will read and record information pertaining to the distinct process by which new states are admitted to the union and how federal money is allocated to the states through grants-in-aid programs through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes

 

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States and Notes-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States

Presentation-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States

Chapter 4-Federalism-2018

 

Notes-Chapter 4-Section 2-The National Government and the 50 States

Chapter 4-Section 2-Guided Notes-High-2017

 

Video Clip-Tour the States-Official Music Video (4:08 min)

 

Friday’s Class Work: DBQ-American Federalism-2018

American Federalism DBQ Set Up-Gov

American Federalism-DBQ-2018