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U.S. History

Monday-12/14/15:
o Bell Work-Along with your elbow partner discuss the video questions from day two of Cinderella Man (what we watched Friday) make sure numbers five through nine on your video sheet are completed.
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Cinderella Man (Day 3)

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Government

Monday-12/14/15:
o Bell Work-1.) After examining the chart “Top Issues of the 2008 Presidential Election” which two issues would see a change in public interest if this were a chart breaking down the 2016 election? Explain your reasoning? 2.) Read the quote from the book We the People by Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore Lowi and Margaret Wier and explain if you feel there is any truth to their assertion?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video- NFL stars and domestic violence (8:19 min)
o SSR Article-Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)
o Cornell Notes: Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)
o Writing Prompt-Choose a position after reading Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)

Supplemental Materials: SSR Article-Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014), Cornell Notes: Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014) and Writing Prompt-Choose a position after reading Pro/Con: Is media coverage of NFL scandals out-of-bounds? (October 22nd, 2014)

Pro-Con-Is Media Coverage of NFL Out-of-bounds-SSR Article-High

Pro-Con-Is media coverage of the NFL’s problems fair or foul-SSR Article-Medium

Video Links: Video- NFL stars and domestic violence (8:19 min)

U.S. History

Friday-12/11/15:
o Bell Work-Along with your elbow partner discuss the video questions from day one of Cinderella Man (what we watched yesterday) make sure numbers one through four on your video sheet are completed.
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Cinderella Man (Day 2)

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Government

Friday-12/11/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What are the four features of the Australian Ballot? 2.) According to the “Ballot Types” chart why do scholars prefer office-group ballots? 3.) According to the “Ballot Types” chart why do politicians prefer party-column ballots?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Quiz-Chapter 6-Voter and Voter Behavior and Chapter 7-The Election Process (Open Notes)
o Vocabulary-Chapter 8-Mass Media and Public Opinion

Supplemental Materials: Vocabulary-Chapter 8-Mass Media and Public Opinion

Vocabulary-Chapter 8-Mass Media and Public Opinion

Chapter 8-Vocabulary

U.S. History

Thursday-12/10/15:
o Bell Work-1.) Who was considered the foremost chronicler of the Jazz Age? What was one of his best know books? 2.) How does the poem “First Fig” from Edna St. Vincent relates to the new women of the 1920’s? 3.) What is a recurring symbol of Langston Hughes poetry?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Cinderella Man (Day 1)

Supplemental Materials: Cinderella Man Video Questions

Cinderella Man-Video Discussion Questions

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Government

Thursday-12/10/15:
o Bell Work-1.) According to the “What Happens to a Ballot?” graphic what are the three types of ballots and their purposes? 2.) What is a coattail effect? 3.) What is a precinct?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-Honest Political Ads – Gil Fulbright for Senate 2014
o Video-Family Strong – Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign TV Ad OFFICIAL (0:59 min)
o Video-Jeb Bush Political Ad (1:03 min)
o Video- Rick Perry 2016 – Campaign Ad 1 (1:13 min)
o Video-The Daily Show – Democalypse 2016 – Bernie Sanders Kicks Off His Campaign (3:33 min)
o Video – Real Change (Bernie Sanders) (1:02 min)
o Notes-Chapter 7-Section 3-Money and Elections

Video Link: Video-Honest Political Ads – Gil Fulbright for Senate 2014, Video-Family Strong – Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign TV Ad OFFICIAL (0:59 min), Video-Jeb Bush Political Ad (1:03 min), Video- Rick Perry 2016 – Campaign Ad 1 (1:13 min) and Video – Real Change (Bernie Sanders) (1:02 min) )

Video-Honest Political Ads – Gil Fulbright for Senate 2014 (2:12 min)

Video-Family Strong – Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign TV Ad OFFICIAL (0:59 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5at389A1BkA

Video-Jeb Bush Political Ad (1:03 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvUHPnMx8lU

Video- Rick Perry 2016 – Campaign Ad 1 (1:13 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfF5Fq9JmmM

Video – Real Change (Bernie Sanders) (1:02 min)

U.S. History

Wednesday-12/09/15:
o Bell Work- Please take out your notes/study guide and with your elbow partner review all of the information for our quiz covering Chapter 12 and 13. In 5 minutes we will begin the vocabulary match up activity.
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Vocab Match-Up-Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The roaring Life of the 1920’s (5 min)
o Test- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The roaring Life of the 1920’s

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Government

Wednesday-12/09/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What is the difference between an open and closed primary? 2.) What event would necessitate the need for a runoff primary? 3.) How many states according to the “Forms of Primaries in State Elections, 2008” how many states hold open primaries by public declaration?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Activity-The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand

Supplemental Materials: Activity-The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand

Activity-The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand

The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand-Chapter 7

The Big Issues of the 2016 Campaign and Where the Candidates Stand

U.S. History

Tuesday-12/08/15:
o Bell Work-1.) Although establishments like the Cotton Club were segregated who were two famous African American entertainers who preformed there? 2.) Which famous trumpet player joined Joe “King” Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in 1922? 3.) By 1927 who was the highest-paid black artist in the world?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Thinking Map-Harlem Renaissance-Flow Map
o Procedures-Answer Sheet Set Up- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The roaring Life of the 1920’s-Test
o Activity-1920’s Background Analysis

Supplemental Materials: Thinking Map-Harlem Renaissance-Flow Map and Activity-1920’s Background Analysis

Thinking Map-Harlem Renaissance-Flow Map

Harlem Renaissance-Flow Map-US

Activity-1920’s Background Analysis 

1920s Background Questions

Chapter 12 and 13 Vocabulary Match-up

Chapter 12 and 13-Vocab Match up Terms

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Government

Tuesday-12/08/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What are general elections? 2.) What is a caucus? 3.) What are the five methods of nomination?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Portfolio Set up-Organize Binders
o Notes-Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process and Chapter 7-Section-The Elections

Supplemental Materials: Notes-Chapter 7-Section 1-The Nominating Process and Chapter 7-Section-The Elections

Chapter 7-Section 1 and 2-Guided Notes

U.S. History

Monday-12/07/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What did Marcus Garvey believe African Americans should do as a way to escape the daily threats of racism and discrimination? 2.) What was the Harlem Renaissance? 3.) What was the topic of many of Langston Hughes’s poetry?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Study Guide- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s

Supplemental Materials: Study Guide- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s and Vocabulary Match-up-Chapter 12 and 13

Study Guide- Chapter 12-Politics of the Roaring Twenties and Chapter 13-The Roaring Life of the 1920’s

Chapter 12 and 13-Learning Target-Study Guide

Vocabulary Match-up-Chapter 12 and 13

Chapter 12 and 13-Vocab Match up Terms

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Government

Monday-12/07/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What is an injunction? 2.) What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1964? 3.) When looking at the “African Americans and the Vote” timeline what precedent setting event occurred in 2008?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video Clip-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: (HBO) (17:49 min)
o Activity-Current Events 12/07

Supplemental Materials: Activity-Current Events 12/07

Current Events-Cornell Template

Video Link-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: (HBO) (17:49 min)

U.S. History

Friday-12/04/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What was the title of the first animated film with sound? 2.) What important term did F. Scott Fitzgerald Coin? 3.) Ernest Hemmingway criticized the glorification of war in which two of his books?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video- Boardwalk Empire: Speakeasy Tour (HBO) (24:39 min)
o Notes-Chapter 13-Section 4-The Harlem Renaissance (Outline)

Supplemental Material: Notes-Chapter 13-Section 4-The Harlem Renaissance (Outline) and Vocabulary Match-up-Chapter 12 and 13

Notes-Chapter 13-Section 4-The Harlem Renaissance (Outline)

Notes-Outline-Chapter 13-Section 4

Vocabulary Match-up-Chapter 12 and 13

Chapter 12 and 13-Vocab Match up Terms

Video Link-Boardwalk Empire: Speakeasy Tour (HBO) (24:39 min)

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Government

Friday-12/04/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What are the three qualifications a person must satisfy in order to vote? 2.) What is the definition of an alien (when it comes to citizenship not outer space)? 3.) What effect on voting did the 26th Amendment have?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Notes-Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior
o Thinking Maps-Chapter 6 Thinking Maps Activity .

Supplemental Material: Notes-Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior and Thinking Maps-Chapter 6 Thinking Maps Activity

Notes-Chapter 6-Section 4-Voter Behavior

Chapter 6-Scection 4-Guided Notes

Thinking Maps-Chapter 6 Thinking Maps Activity

thinking map activity for chapter 6

U.S. History

Thursday-12/03/15:
o Bell Work-1.) By 1930 what percentage of American homes had a radio in them? 2.) What major accomplishments was Helen Willis best known for? 3.) How long did it take Charles Lindberg to make the first transatlantic flight?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-America Goes Dry: Prohibition in the 1920’s (9:59 min)
o Thinking Map-Pop Culture in the 1920’s-Bubble Map
o Video-Early 1920’s Jazz (5:00 min)
o Notes-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture

Supplemental Materials: Notes-Chapter 13-Section 3-Education and Popular Culture

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

Notes-Outline-Chapter 13-Section 3

Thinking Map-Pop Culture in the 1920’s-Bubble Map

Pop Culture in the 1920s-Bubble Map-US History

Video Link: America Goes Dry: Prohibition in the 1920’s (9:59 min) and Early 1920’s Jazz (5:00 min)

America Goes Dry: Prohibition in the 1920’s (9:59 min)

Early 1920’s Jazz (5:00 min)

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Government

Thursday-12/03/15:
o Bell Work- Please sit quietly with your pencil/pen out and a full or half sheet of paper titled “Bust-Video Facts”
o Number your paper 1 to 25 and don’t forget to put your name on it.
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-America The Story of U.S.-Episode 9-Bust (45 min)
o w/ 25 Video Facts

Video Link: America The Story of U.S.-Episode 9-Bust (45 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubssDPKmYSk

U.S. History

Wednesday-12/02/15:
o Please sit quietly with your pencil/pen out and a full or half sheet of paper titled “Bust-Video Facts”
o Number your paper 1 to 25 and don’t forget to put your name on it.
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video-America The Story of U.S.-Episode 9-Bust (45 min)
o w/ 25 Video Facts

Video Link-America The Story of U.S.-Episode 9-Bust (45 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubssDPKmYSk

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Government

Wednesday-12/02/15:
o Bell Work-1.) How many states adopted full women’s suffrage in 1919? 2.) What was the purpose of a poll tax? 3.) What is the second restriction placed on suffrage restrictions? (pg. 153)
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Notes-Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights
o Video-Presidential Election 2012 Coverage 10/19 (26:08 min)

Supplemental Materials: Notes-Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights

Notes-Chapter 6-Section 3-Suffrage and Civil Rights

Chapter 6-Scection 3-Guided Notes

Video Link-Presidential Election 2012 Coverage 10/19 (26:08 min)

U.S. History

Tuesday-12/01/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What things were declared illegal during prohibition? 2.) Why were hidden saloons and nightclubs called “speakeasies” during prohibition? 3.) Where did the term bootlegers come from?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Primary Source-Prohibition Through Political Cartoons Activity (Section 1)
o Outline Notes-Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
 SWD evaluation of the political policies and public sentiment that acted as the driving force behind prohibition by examining and interpreting political cartoons along with completing a political cartoon analysis sheet
o Language Objective:
 Students will read, record and orally interpret the political policies and public sentiment that acted as the driving force behind prohibition through completing a political cartoon analysis worksheet

Supplemental Material: Primary Source-Prohibition Through Political Cartoons Activity (Section 1) and Outline Notes-Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman

Primary Source-Prohibition Through Political Cartoons Activity (Section 1)

Prohibition Through Political Cartoons-Activity

Political Cartoon Analysis-Worksheet

Outline Notes-Chapter 13-Section 2-The Twenties Woman 

Notes-Outline-Chapter 13-Section 3 Notes-Outline-Chapter 13-Section 2

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Government

Tuesday-12/01/15:
o Bell Work-1.) What is Plumer’s concern about a tie in the Electoral College? Why does he think this would be a bad outcome? 2.) How do you think voters would respond if the House of Representatives were to decide the outcome of presidential elections? 3.) What evidence could this passage give someone who is in favor of abolishing the Electoral College?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Thinking Map-Michigan Voter Registration Rights and Responsibilities-Tree Map
o Activity-Voter Registration Activity
o Notes-Chapter 6-Section 2-Voter Qualifications
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
 SWD analysis of the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification by examining a voter registration form and completing student led notes on voter qualifications.
o Language Objective:
 Students will read and record the requirements and responsibilities associated with voter qualification through the use of a voter registration activity and student driven guided notes.

Supplemental Material: Thinking Map-Michigan Voter Registration Rights and Responsibilities-Tree Map, Activity-Voter Registration Activity and Notes-Chapter 6-Section 2-Voter Qualifications

Thinking Map-Michigan Voter Registration Rights and Responsibilities-Tree Map

Voter Rights and Responsibilities-Tree Map

Activity-Voter Registration Activity

State of Michigan Voter Registration Application and Identification Form-Chapter 6

Michigan Voter Rights and Responsibilities-Chapter 6

MI Voter Registration-Chapter 6

Notes-Chapter 6-Section 2-Voter Qualifications 

Chapter 6-Scection 2-Guided Notes