U.S. History
Friday-12/13/19:
- Bell Work-1.) Based on the information contained in the document who can you identify is the group most likely to benefit from Dr. Townsend’s plan? 2.) In his proposal Dr. Townsend offered three conditions in which a person must meet in order to retire with a pension of $200 per month. If Congress came back and said you had to change one of the three factors (conditions) before they would vote on approving it which one would you choose to change and what would your justification be? 3.) Based on all of the information above do you feel that the third condition is fair in forcing Americans to spend their pensions almost as quickly as they receive it? *Provide strong reasoning for your position
- Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Video-Cinderella Man (Day 3)
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- SWD evaluation of the struggles families faced during the Great Depression and the sacrifices some would make to provide for the ones they love through the use of film and structured reflection questions
- Language Objective:
- Students will watch, listen and record information focused on the struggles families faced during the Great Depression and the sacrifices some would make to provide for the ones they love through viewing the film Cinderella Man and answering guided questions that will facilitate classroom discussions
Supplemental Materials: Video Notes-Cinderella Man
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Government
Friday-12/13/19:
- Bell Work-1.) Who do you think the doctor and the patient are meant to represent in this political cartoon? 2.) What are some of the problems that seem to exist with the individual mandate for profit multi-payer system that doesn’t seem to exist with the single payer health-care plan?3.) Are you a person who believes that a single payer health-care system (where the government pays the bill with our tax dollars) is the best way to untangle the complicated mess that is our current health-care system or do you believe a multi-payer public option (where we pay for private insurance individually) is the right way to go? *Include your reasoning why
- Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Activity-Current Events 12/13
- Vocabulary Frayer Activity-Chapter 13-The Presidency and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
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- SWD evaluation of influential events occurring locally, nationally and internationally by finding articles in newspapers or online then interpreting the information and stating an opinion about the impact of the article in a current events activity
- SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the roles and responsibilities held by the United States President by defining and personalizing vocabulary terms in a vocabulary-based activity
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- Language Objective:
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- Students will research, read and record information pertaining to the influential events occurring locally, nationally and internationally by finding articles in newspapers or online by annotating the article and discussing the event with several classmates in a collaborative activity
- Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to our unit covering the roles and responsibilities held by the United States President through the use of a frayer model vocabulary activity
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Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary Frayer Activity-Chapter 13-The Presidency and Chapter 14-The Presidency in Action