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

U.S. History

Tuesday-5/07/19:

• Bell Work-1.) What are the titles given to the two statics highlighted in the map’s key? 2) Imagine that the Voting Act of 1965 had been voted down by Congress. How might the percentage of African-Americans who were registered to vote in 1965 been different than what is actually depicted on the map? 3.) In your opinion which of the two pieces of Civil Rights legislation highlighted on the map had the greatest impact in opening up the ability to vote for any American regardless of color or race? *Please justify your response
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Activity-American Civil Rights-DBQ (Day 2)
• Study Guide-Chapter 21-Civil Rights
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the influential people and events that kicked off the Civil Rights movement during the1960’s by evaluating primary source documents then responding to structured questions in a DBQ packet
  • SWD evaluation of the materials covered in our unit focusing on the push for fully guaranteed civil rights in the United States during the 1960’s through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, discuss and record information pertaining to the influential people and events that kicked off the Civil Rights movement during the1960’s by breaking down a primary source DBQ packet and responding to structured reflection questions

 

Supplemental Materials: Activity-American Civil Rights-DBQ (Day 2) and Study Guide-Chapter 21-Civil Rights

Activity-American Civil Rights-DBQ (Day 2)

American Civil Rights-DBQ-2017

 

Study Guide-Chapter 21-Civil Rights

Chapter 21-Learning Targets Test-2019-Full Sheet

 

Vocabulary-Chapter 21-Civil Rights

Chapter 21-Vocab Match up Review Game

Chapter 21-Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

 

Power Points-Chapter 21-Civil Rights

Chapter 21-Section 1-Taking on Segregation-2018

Chapter 21-Section 2-The Triumphs of a Crusade-2018

Chapter 21-Section 3-Challenges and Changes in the Movement

 

Textbook PDF’s-Chapter 21-Civil Rights

The Americans-Chapter 21-Section 1

The Americans-Chapter 21-Section 2

The Americans-Chapter 21-Section 3

 

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Government

Tuesday-5/07/19:

• Bell Work-1.) Based on the context of the political cartoon what can we infer is the artist’s position on Donald J. Trump’s 2016 Presidential campaign? What facts or ideas show the artists bias? 2.) What is the underlying theme of this political cartoon? 3.) What is your opinion of this political cartoon? Do you feel it accurately depicts Donald J. Trump’s political campaign or do you feel it feeds into a view that ignores his positive qualities in an attempt to craft a negative public image of him?  
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video-What Does The Vice President Actually Do? (3:21 min)
• Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 2-Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency
• Article-This is What the US Vice President Actually Does-and How the Job Has Changed
• By Jon Levine

• with Meta-log

• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD comprehension of the formal qualifications required for becoming the President along with examining the key duties associated with the job by interacting in a short presentation
  • SWD analysis of the significant role of the Vice President by outlining an article and answering reflection questions
• Language Objective:
  • Students will listen and orally discuss the formal qualifications required for becoming the President along with examining the key duties associated with the job through listening to a short lecture
  • Students will read, record and discuss the significant role of the Vice President by creating a double entry journal and answering guided reflection questions

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 2-Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency and Article-This is What the US Vice President Actually Does-and How the Job Has Changed By Jon Levine with Meta-log

Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 2-Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency

Chapter 13-Section 2-Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency.ppt

 

Article-This is What the US Vice President Actually Does-and How the Job Has Changed By Jon Levine with Meta-log

This is What the US Vice President Actually Does-and How the Job Has Changed-SSR Article-High-2018

SSR-Meta-Cognitive Log-Template-Half-Sheet-Government