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

U.S. History

Wednesday-11/20/19:

• Bell Work-1.) Is the following statement true or false? The main reason many workers in labor intensive industries began to strike around 1919 was due to low wages, long hours and virtually no support against business owners from the Federal Government. *Explain why you made your decision. 2.) What is the underlying theme of the political cartoon? 3.) What might be a possible solution to this impasse (a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock) between laborers and business owners?  
• Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture
• Video Clip- Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Steamboat Willie (7:22 min)
• Video Clip-Why Babe Ruth Was the Ultimate Symbol of the Roaring ’20s (3:44 min)
• Notes-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture and Chapter 13-Section 4-The Harlem Renaissance
• Daily Objective-

• Content Objectives:
  • SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the Roaring Twenties by manipulating of vocabulary terms in a collaborative activity
  • SWD synthesis the how the how new educational opportunities and the emergence of pop culture impacted Americans during the 1920’s by creating a set of guided notes
  • SWD synthesis the how the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance worked to promote African American culture and create new opportunities for authors and musicians by creating a set of 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 how new educational opportunities and the emergence of pop culture impacted Americans during the 1920’s through listening to a short lecture and a student led outline
  • Student will read and record information pertaining to the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance worked to promote African American culture and create new opportunities for authors and musicians through a student led outline

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture, Notes-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture and Chapter 13-Section 4-The Harlem Renaissance

Presentation-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture

Notes-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture and Chapter 13-Section 4-The Harlem Renaissance

Textbook PDF’s-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture and Chapter 13-Section 4-The Harlem Renaissance

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Government

Wednesday-11/20/19:

• Bell Work-1.) How would you explain in your own words is the biggest advantage to the political involvement of interest groups? 2.) What is the major problem with the fact that interest groups seem to have a “one track mind” when it comes to prominent issues? 3.) Based on the chart above do you feel that interest groups are a positive addition to the political process or one of the major problems that contribute to political corruption? *Thoroughly explain your reasoning  
• Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
• Video-What are Super PACs? (2:59 min)
• Activity-Special Interest Groups-Brochure Activity (Day 3)
• 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

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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

 

Brochure Examples: *Past student examples