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

U.S. History

Wednesday-10/09/19:

*1^st and 2^nd Hour

• Bell Work-Please take out your notes/study guide and with your elbow partner review all of the information for our test covering our unit on American Imperialism. You can also grab a vocabulary bag and begin the vocabulary match up activity.
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Test-Chapter 10-America Claims and Empire
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of key terms and concepts associated with our unit pertaining to the rise of American Imperialism in the early 1900’s by demonstrating their knowledge thought the use of a unit exam
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read and write their answers in order to match up important vocabulary terms and information pertaining to our unit covering the rise of American Imperialism in the early 1900’s by completing a multiple choice and matching exam

 

*3^rd Hour

• 1.) What is the main theme of the primary source? 2.) Reflect back on what we learned about the age of American imperialism/expansionism, why is Wilson’s statement that we fight “for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments” particularly ironic? 3.)  Imagine you were a United States Congressman listening to President Wilson’s speech. Based on this excerpt you cast your vote in favor of passing a declaration of war against Germany or would you stick to an isolationist principle and vote against a declaration of war? *Please provide the reasons behind your decision 
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Pre-test-Chapter 11-The First World War
• Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 11-The First World War 
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  
  • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the conflicts that led to the Great War by defining and personalizing vocabulary terms in a vocabulary-based activity
• Language Objective:
  
  • Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to our unit conflicts that led to the Great War through the use of a frayer model vocabulary activity

 

Supplemental Materials-Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 11-The First World War 

 

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Government

Wednesday-10/09/19:

• Bell Work-Please take out your notes/study guide and with your elbow partner review all of the information for our quiz covering Chapter 3 and 4.

• You will be given about seven to ten minutes to study prior to the test.

• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Test-Chapter 3-The Constitution and Chapter 4-Federalism
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of key terms and concepts associated with the role our Constitution and the role it plays in delegating the powers specifically held by our national and local government and how they use concurrent powers to work together 4 by demonstrating their knowledge thought the use of a unit quiz
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read and write their answers in order to match up important vocabulary terms and information pertaining to our Constitution and the role it plays in delegating the powers specifically held by our national and local government and how they use concurrent powers to work together by completing a multiple choice and matching quiz