U.S. History
Wednesday-10/30/19:
- Bell Work-1.) Based on your prior knowledge what ship is the United States supposed to represent in this political cartoon? 2.) What might the motives of the artist have been in drawing the major issues that emerged after WWI as icebergs? 3.) Based on the fact that the U.S. withdrawal from European affairs following WWI led to an unstable region in which Germany was able to rebuild itself. Would there have been a better solution for the U.S. then simply trying to avoid Europe’s problems or in your mind did they make the right call for the time?
- Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Activity-Chapter 12- Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13- The Roaring Life of the 1920’s-Pre-test
- Video-The Lost Battalion (Day 1)
- w/ Guided Video Questions
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
- SWD synthesis of the key terms, important political/historical figures and concepts associated with our unit covering the social and political changes that occurred during the 1920’s in America through compiling and integrating their knowledge on a pre-test
- SWD knowledge of the characteristics of trench warfare and the strategic military strategies used during WWI by watching a film and identifying key information that will help facilitate a classroom discussion on the major changes in the style of war that emerged during WWI
- Language Objective:
- Students will read and respond through writing the key terms, important political/historical figures and concepts associated with our unit covering the social and political changes that occurred during the 1920’s in America by completing a multiple choice and matching pre-test
- Students will watch, listen and record information pertaining to the characteristics of trench warfare and the strategic military strategies used during WWI through watching a movie and recording key pieces of information to help answer guided questions that will help us in a class discussion about the changes in combat during WWI
Supplemental Materials: Video-The Lost Battalion-Guided Video Questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS09qNCFNqs
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Government
Wednesday-10/30/19:
- Bell Work-1.) Identify the two states with the highest number of electoral votes? What can we infer is the primary reason why they have received so many votes? 2.) Based on the knowledge that a candidate must receive at least 270 electoral votes in order to be named president please identify the minimum number of states a candidate must win in order to reach the 270 vote threshold. 3.) Based on the information contained in the map create a short argument to support either the need to keep the Electoral College or the necessity to abolish the Electoral College?
- Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Video-A History of Voting Rights | The New York Times (3:19 min)
- Presentation-Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights
- Activity-Examining a Michigan Voter Registration Form
- Activity-Registering for a Classroom Election
- Use Voter Registration Activity-PDF-2018 to print page 8
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
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- SWD analysis of the factors that influence voting behavior and contribute to varying levels of voter turnout by participating in a short presentation
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- Language Objective:
- SWD analysis of the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification by examining a voter registration form and completing student led notes on voter qualifications.
Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights and Activity-Examining a Michigan Voter Registration Form
Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage
Civil Rights and Activity-Examining a Michigan Voter Registration Form
*Don’t forget to review the chapter 6 section 3 power point above for tomorrow
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