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

U.S. History

Monday-11/18/19:

• Bell Work-1.) Based on your prior knowledge can you name the event depicted in this political cartoon? 2.) What can we infer might most likely be the criminal’s motives in referring to the police officer as “Our Ally”? 3.) When the Boston police officers began striking in 1919 many people were upset that the police were not doing their job to protect citizens from crime. In your opinion were the police justified in prioritizing their own personal interests over their responsibility to protect the citizens of Boston?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Activity-The Era of Prohibition-DBQ-2018
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD evaluation of the effect of prohibition on the United States and how the failures of the Prohibition Bureau and the Volstead Act led to its eventual repeal by interpreting the meaning of several primary source documents in a collaborative activity
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, discuss and record information pertaining to the effect of prohibition on the United States and how the failures of the Prohibition Bureau and the Volstead Act led to its eventual repeal by identifying key pieces of information contained in a DBQ packet with the help of a partner

 

Supplemental Materials: Activity-The Era of Prohibition-DBQ-2018

 

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Government

Monday-11/18/19:

• Bell Work-1.) What is the meaning of the buttons the gentlemen are wearing that reads “1%”? 2.) What point is the political cartoon attempting to convey about the issues with campaign contributions? 3.) What do you think was the artist intended purpose when he chose to draw the man representing the Supreme Court sitting by the edge of the stage watching the wealthy gentlemen throw money at the politician?
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video- When Does Lobbying Become Bribery? (2:57 min)
  • EQ: When does the process of legal political lobbying cross over into bribery?
• Presentation-Interest Groups (2018)
  • Lobbying and Lobbyists-Part 2
• Activity-Special Interest Groups-Brochure Activity (Day 1)
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objective:
  • SWD synthesis of the ways in which interest groups work to recruit new members through grass roots tactics by creating a takeaway element an interest group can use to recruit new members
  • SWD comprehension of the roles of lobbyists and the goals of political interest groups by interpreting information presented by the teacher and participating in a classroom discussion
• Language Objective:
  • Students will read, research and record the ways in which interest groups work to requite new members through grass roots tactics by creating brochure designed to encourage citizens to join their interest group
  • Students will listen and orally discuss the roles of lobbyists and the goals of political interest groups by watching two short videos and participating in classroom discussions following a short lecture by the teacher

 

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Interest Groups (2018)-Lobbying and Lobbyists-Part 2 and Activity-Special Interest Groups-Brochure Activity (Day 1)

 

Presentation-Interest Groups (2018)-Lobbying and Lobbyists-Part 2

 

Activity-Special Interest Groups-Brochure Activity (Day 1)

 

Brochure Examples: *Past student examples