U.S. History
Monday-2/13/17:
- Bell Work-1.) Who are the main figures depicted in this political cartoon? 2.) What is the main theme of the political cartoon? 3.) Knowing the failures of Germany during WWI when they attempted to fight a two-front war against Great Britain and France on one side and Russia on the other, why do you think Hitler chose to “stab Russia in the back” by violating their non-aggression pact?
- Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Video-The Ultimate Guide of the Presidents-Episode 6-Changing of the Guard-1920-1945 (Last 10 min)
- w/ Guided Video Notes
- Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 16-World War Looms
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
- SWD knowledge of how America changed after the first world war ended and how the economic boom of the early 1920’s led to the state of depression experienced during the 1930’s depression until the start of WWII through recording information presented in a video and completing a class discussion
- SWD analysis of key terms associated with the unit covering the New Deal programs introduced by FDR through defining and personalizing vocabulary terms in a vocabulary based activity
- Language Objective:
- Students will watch and record information pertaining to how America changed after the first world war ended and how the economic boom of the early 1920’s led to the state of depression experienced during the 1930’s depression until the start of WWII through watching a video and discussing the impact with a classmate
- Students will read and record important vocabulary terms pertaining to our unit covering the New Deal programs introduced by FDR through the use of a frayer model vocabulary activity
Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary Frayer Model Activity-Chapter 16-World War Looms
Chapter 16-Vocab Match up Terms
Chapter 16-Vocabulary Match-up
Video Link: The Ultimate Guide of the Presidents-Episode 6-Changing of the Guard-1920-1945 (44 min)
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Government
Monday-2/13/17:
- Bell Work-1.) Based on your prior knowledge what can you distinguish is the biggest difference between the feudal system and a democracy? 2.) What is the underlying theme of these excerpts from the Magna Carta, and why might they be highlighted in the primary source? 3.) Do you think that it is a good or a bad thing that the basis for the United States Constitution draws from several influential English documents, despite the fact that we had just broken away from the “tyranny” of English colonial rule?
- Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Thinking Map-Comparing the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights-Double Bubble Map
- Video-Crash Course U.S. History-Episode 7-Who won the American Revolution? (12:40 min)
- Reflection Question: Did the outcome of the Revolutionary War grant widespread freedom to the colonists or was the guarantee of liberty still out of reach for many minorities despite the idea that “All men are created equal”?
- Daily Objective-
- Content Objective:
- SWD analysis of the ideological differences in the American colonists yearning for freedom in comparison to the opportunities they presented to women and minorities as the Revolutionary War began by watching a small film and answering a focused reflection question
- Language Objective:
- Students will read and record information pertaining to the ideological differences in the American colonists yearning for freedom in comparison to the opportunities they presented to women and minorities as the Revolutionary War began through watching a short video and recording information designed to answer a structured reflection question
Video Link-Crash Course U.S. History-Episode 7-Who won the American Revolution? (12:40 min)
- Reflection Question: Did the outcome of the Revolutionary War grant widespread freedom to the colonists or was the guarantee of liberty still out of reach for many minorities despite the idea that “All men are created equal”?
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