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

Monday November 13th, 2017

Monday, November 13, 2017

U.S. History

Monday-11/13/17:

Bell Work-1.) Based on the excerpt above please describe what is happening in 1917 that seems to be frightening many Americans. 2.) Based on the excerpt what can we identify as some of the potential motives behind the anti-Communist hysteria led Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer in 1919? 3.) Imagine you were a member of the U.S. government living sometime in between 1917 and 1920. How would you have handles the “Red Scare”? *Would you have given into the fear or would you work to stop the spread of mass hysteria? Please explain why or why not
Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
Video Clip-The Roaring 20’s: Crash Course US History #32 (13:11 min)

Reflection Question: How did America change politically and socially during the early portion of the 1920’s?

Content Objective:
- SWD synthesis of the failures of the Harding administration during the 1920’s by compiling information on a student led guided outline
Language Objective:
- Students will read and record information pertaining to the failures of the Harding administration during the 1920’s through identifying and listing key information in student led inquiry outlines

Supplemental Materials: Presentation-Chapter 12-Section 2-The Harding Presidency and Guided Notes-Chapter 12-Section 2-The Harding Presidency

Presentation-Chapter 12-Section 2-The Harding Presidency

Guided Notes-Chapter 12-Section 2-The Harding Presidency

Video Clip-The Roaring 20’s: Crash Course US History #32 (13:11 min)

Reflection Question: How did America change politically and socially during the early portion of the 1920’s?

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Government

Monday-11/13/17:

Bell Work– 1.) Identify the key characters in the political cartoon. 2.) What is the underlying theme of the political cartoon? 3.) What do you think about the artist’s choice to depict the man with the starting pistol as the embodiment of the “GOP”? Why might he have chosen them instead of the Democratic Party?
Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
Video- Adam Ruins Everything-Why the Electoral College Ruins Democracy (4:46 min)
Activity-Should the Electoral College Be Abolished-DBQ (Day 2)
Daily Objective-

Content Objective:
- SWD evaluation of the arguments for eliminating the Electoral College by evaluating a series of primary sources and responding to guided questions based off the text
Language Objective:
- Students will read, and respond to a document based packet packed with arguments for eliminating the Electoral College by breaking down a series of primary sources and graphs to build an argument for eliminating the Electoral College

Video- Adam Ruins Everything-Why the Electoral College Ruins Democracy (4:46 min)