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U.S. History

Tuesday-11/19/19:

• Bell Work-1.) Based on your prior knowledge and the content of the excerpt, please identify the main issue being debated during the court case above. 2.) What questions would you ask of Mr. Bryan if you were Mr. Darrow, that might further his position that a literal interpretation of biblical ideas are hard to factually prove? 3.) Imagine your beliefs were being attacked in an attempt to win a court case how would you have handled this particular line of questioning if you were in Mr. Bryan’s position?
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Vocab Match-Up-Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s (5 min)
• Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman
• Guided Notes-Chapter 13-Section 1-Changing Ways of Life and Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman
• Daily Objective-

• SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the Roaring Twenties by manipulating of vocabulary terms in a collaborative activit
• SWD synthesis the how the major changes in the lives of rural and urban Americans combined with the policy of prohibition led to radical social changes completing a set of student led notes

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• SWD synthesis the changing roles of women in the 1920’s by interacting in a short presentation and creating a set of student-centered guided notes

• Language Objective:
  • Students will read and orally match up important vocabulary terms pertaining to the unit covering the Roaring Twenties through the use of a vocabulary match-up activity
  • Student will read and record information pertaining to the changing roles of women in the 1920’s through listening to a short lecture and creating student centered guided notes
  • Student will read and record information pertaining to the how the major changes in the lives of rural and urban Americans combined with the policy of prohibition led to radical social changes through completing a set of student led notes

 

Supplemental Materials: Vocab Match-Up-Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s (5 min), Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman and Guided Notes-Chapter 13-Section 1-Changing Ways of Life and Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman

 

Vocab Match-Up-Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s (5 min)

 

Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman and Guided

 

Notes-Chapter 13-Section 1-Changing Ways of Life and Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman

 

Textbook PDF-Chapter 13-Section 1-Changing Ways of Life and Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman

 

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Government

Tuesday-11/19/19:

• Bell Work-1.) Based on the information from our unit covering the election process please provide a definition for the term “Super PAC” in your own words. 2.) What is the underlying theme of the political cartoon? 3.) If you were given the power to construct a model for campaign finance reform that would take power away from the anonymous donors running these Super PACS and create a system where political donations were fairly regulated what would be the primary focus of your reform initiative?
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video Clip-Thank You for Smoking (3/5) Movie CLIP-Ice Cream Politics (2005) HD (2:29 min)
• Activity-Special Interest Groups-Brochure Activity (Day 2)
• 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
• 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

 

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

Presentation-Interest Groups (2018)-Lobbying and Lobbyists

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

Brochure Examples: *Past student examples