U.S. History
Thursday-2/07/19:
- Bell Work-1.) Based on the information contained in the primary source what happened to the female prisoners housed at the Sobibor Concentration camp? 2.) Imagine that you were the prosecuting attorney assigned to Wilhem Bahr’s trial. What are some questions that you might ask him regarding his time and actions at Sobibor? 3.) Imagine you were a young German citizen drafted into military service and assigned to work at a concentration camp during WWII? How would you justify your actions if you were the one on trial?
- Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Video- I Survived The Holocaust Twin Experiments (14:47 min)
- Reflection Question: After watching the video of Eva Mozes Kor’s account of her Holocaust experience discuss why her decision to forgive Dr. Mengele instead of holding onto hate demonstrates true strength.
- Web Quest-Lasting Effects of the Holocaust-2018
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
- SWD synthesis of the horrific impact that Holocaust had on the lives of European Jews during WWII compiling information in a collaborative webquest then integrating and layering the information into a structured writing prompt
- Language Objective:
- Students will read, research and orally discuss information pertaining to the horrific impact that Holocaust had on the lives of European Jews during WWII by completing a partner based webquest then using the information gathered to construct a well formed essay response
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Supplemental Materials: Web Quest-Lasting Effects of the Holocaust-2019
Lasting Effects of the Holocaust-Web Quest 2019
Video- I Survived The Holocaust Twin Experiments (14:47 min)
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Government
Thursday-2/7/19:
- Bell Work-1.) In your own words can you explain what Washington means when he says “Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head”? 2.) According to Washington, what might be some of the problems that could emerge if the nation if it stayed as a confederation? 3.) In your personal opinion is there a better solution to the issue of merging thirteen fiercely independent entities than Washington is suggesting or is his simplified approach sufficient enough for the historical time period he was living in?
- Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Video-Taxes & Smuggling – Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6 (12:18 min)
- Reflection Question: How did the implementation of new increased taxes on colonial goods lead to a bitter conflict between the English Crown and the American colonists?
- Thinking Map-Comparing the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights-Double Bubble Map
- Map Guiding Question: How can we differentiate the specific ideological principles (similarities and differences) contained in the Magna Carta and the U.S. Bill of Rights?
- Frame Guiding Question: In which area(s) did the Magna Carta have the largest influence on the U.S. Bill of Rights?
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
- SWD analysis of the ideological differences in the American colonists yearning for freedom in comparison to the opportunities they presented to women and minorities as the Revolutionary War began by watching a small film and answering a focused reflection question
- Language Objective:
- Students will read and record information pertaining to the ideological differences in the American colonists yearning for freedom in comparison to the opportunities they presented to women and minorities as the Revolutionary War began through watching a short video and recording information designed to answer a structured reflection question
Supplemental Materials:Thinking Map-Comparing the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights-Double Bubble Map
- Map Guiding Question: How can we differentiate the specific ideological principles (similarities and differences) contained in the Magna Carta and the U.S. Bill of Rights?
- Frame Guiding Question: In which area(s) did the Magna Carta have the largest influence on the U.S. Bill of Rights?
Comparing the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta-Double Bubble Map-Gov-Blank Set Up
Video-Taxes & Smuggling – Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6 (12:18 min)
- Reflection Question: How did the implementation of new increased taxes on colonial goods lead to a bitter conflict between the English Crown and the American colonists?