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Today's Agenda

2/28/2018

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Learning Target:
I can discuss the political, social, economic, & religious tensions that divided Americans during the 1920s.

Critical Vocabulary: Mitchell Palmer, “Red Scare,” General Intelligence Division, “Soviet Ark,” “Palmer Raids,” Emergency
Quota Act of 1921, Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, John Dewey, John T. Scopes, “Monkey Trial,” Clarence Darrow, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, “Speakeasies,” “Bootleg,” Al Capone, “Jazz Age,” Nineteenth Amendment, League of Women Voters, “New Woman,” “Flappers,” “Duke” Ellington, Cotton Club, “Harlem Renaissance,” Marcus Garvey, “Back to Africa Movement,” Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, T. S. Eliot, Ford Motor Company, Model T, Frederick Taylor, “Babe” Ruth,The Jazz Singer, Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow

 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: 
  2. Citizenship Question: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words
    1. ​We the United 
    2. We the People 
    3. We the Citizens
    4. We the Americans
  3. Collaborative Learning: 1920s Activity
  4. Reflection Question: 

Homework: The Roaring Twenties

​Tentative Test Date: March 6
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Today's Agenda

2/27/2018

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Learning Target:
I can discuss the political, social, economic, & religious tensions that divided Americans during the 1920s.

Critical Vocabulary: Mitchell Palmer, “Red Scare,” General Intelligence Division, “Soviet Ark,” “Palmer Raids,” Emergency
Quota Act of 1921, Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, John Dewey, John T. Scopes, “Monkey Trial,” Clarence Darrow, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, “Speakeasies,” “Bootleg,” Al Capone, “Jazz Age,” Nineteenth Amendment, League of Women Voters, “New Woman,” “Flappers,” “Duke” Ellington, Cotton Club, “Harlem Renaissance,” Marcus Garvey, “Back to Africa Movement,” Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, T. S. Eliot, Ford Motor Company, Model T, Frederick Taylor, “Babe” Ruth,The Jazz Singer, Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow

 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: 
  2. Citizenship Question: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words
    1. ​We the United 
    2. We the People 
    3. We the Citizens
    4. We the Americans
  3. Guided Instruction: The Story of Us: Boom
  4. Reflection Question:

Homework: The Roaring Twenties

​Tentative Test Date: March 6
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Rain Day!

2/26/2018

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Today's Agenda

2/23/2018

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Learning Target:
I can describe the events that led the United States into World War I, & I can analyze the war’s impact on American society.

Critical Vocabulary: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Central Powers, Allied Powers, U-boat, Lusitania, Sussex Ultimatum, Election of 1916, Charles Evans Hughes, “peace without victory,” unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Committee on Public Information, George Creel, Food Administration, Herbert Hoover, Fuel Administration, War Industries Board, Bernard Baruch, National War Labor Board, Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Act of 1918, Industrial Workers of the World, Eugene V. Debs, William D. Haywood, Schenck v. U.S., Oliver Wendell Holmes, “clear and present danger,” American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing, “doughboys,” Battle of the Argonne Forest, Fourteen Points Address, Big Four, League of Nations, League Covenant, collective security, “war-guilt” clause, reparations, Treaty of Versailles, Henry Cabot Lodge, “reservationists,” “irreconcilables,” “Lodge Reservations,” Election of 1920, “return to normalcy,” Warren G. Harding
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: During which did each of the following serve as president? A) Herbert Hoover B) Woodrow Wilson C) Dwight Eisenhower D) Harry Truman E) Ronald Reagan
  2. Citizenship Question: What does the Constitution do? 
    1. sets up and defines the government
    2. draws boundaries of congressional districts
    3. sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws 
    4. determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law
  3. Collaborative Learning: Decades Project
  4. Reflection Question: 

Homework: World War I

Tentative Test Date: February 23​
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Today's Agenda

2/22/2018

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Learning Target:
I can describe the events that led the United States into World War I, & I can analyze the war’s impact on American society.

Critical Vocabulary: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Central Powers, Allied Powers, U-boat, Lusitania, Sussex Ultimatum, Election of 1916, Charles Evans Hughes, “peace without victory,” unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Committee on Public Information, George Creel, Food Administration, Herbert Hoover, Fuel Administration, War Industries Board, Bernard Baruch, National War Labor Board, Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Act of 1918, Industrial Workers of the World, Eugene V. Debs, William D. Haywood, Schenck v. U.S., Oliver Wendell Holmes, “clear and present danger,” American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing, “doughboys,” Battle of the Argonne Forest, Fourteen Points Address, Big Four, League of Nations, League Covenant, collective security, “war-guilt” clause, reparations, Treaty of Versailles, Henry Cabot Lodge, “reservationists,” “irreconcilables,” “Lodge Reservations,” Election of 1920, “return to normalcy,” Warren G. Harding
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: During which decade did each of the following occur? A) Great Depression B) World War I        C) McCarthyism D) World War II E) Challenger Explosion
  2. Citizenship Question: What is the supreme law of the land? 
    1. the U.S. Constitution  
    2. the Articles of Confederation
    3. the Emancipation Proclamation
    4. the Declaration of Independence
  3. Collaborative Learning: Decades Project
  4. Reflection Question: Who are two important people from your assigned decade?

Homework: World War I

Tentative Test Date: February 23​
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Today's Agenda

2/21/2018

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Learning Target:
I can describe the events that led the United States into World War I, & I can analyze the war’s impact on American society.

Critical Vocabulary: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Central Powers, Allied Powers, U-boat, Lusitania, Sussex Ultimatum, Election of 1916, Charles Evans Hughes, “peace without victory,” unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Committee on Public Information, George Creel, Food Administration, Herbert Hoover, Fuel Administration, War Industries Board, Bernard Baruch, National War Labor Board, Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Act of 1918, Industrial Workers of the World, Eugene V. Debs, William D. Haywood, Schenck v. U.S., Oliver Wendell Holmes, “clear and present danger,” American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing, “doughboys,” Battle of the Argonne Forest, Fourteen Points Address, Big Four, League of Nations, League Covenant, collective security, “war-guilt” clause, reparations, Treaty of Versailles, Henry Cabot Lodge, “reservationists,” “irreconcilables,” “Lodge Reservations,” Election of 1920, “return to normalcy,” Warren G. Harding
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How many times did the United States declare war in the 20th century? List the conflicts, then add the president(s) during their fighting.
  2. Citizenship Question: Which of the following includes two rights of everyone living in the United States? 
    1. freedom to work and freedom of speech
    2. freedom to work and freedom to make laws
    3. freedom of speech and freedom of assembly
    4. freedom to make laws and freedom of assembly
  3. Collaborative Learning: Decades Project
  4. Reflection Question: What were three important events that happened during your assigned decade?

Homework: World War I

Tentative Test Date: February 23​
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Today's Agenda

2/16/2018

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Learning Target:
I can describe the events that led the United States into World War I, & I can analyze the war’s impact on American society.

Critical Vocabulary: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Central Powers, Allied Powers, U-boat, Lusitania, Sussex Ultimatum, Election of 1916, Charles Evans Hughes, “peace without victory,” unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Committee on Public Information, George Creel, Food Administration, Herbert Hoover, Fuel Administration, War Industries Board, Bernard Baruch, National War Labor Board, Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Act of 1918, Industrial Workers of the World, Eugene V. Debs, William D. Haywood, Schenck v. U.S., Oliver Wendell Holmes, “clear and present danger,” American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing, “doughboys,” Battle of the Argonne Forest, Fourteen Points Address, Big Four, League of Nations, League Covenant, collective security, “war-guilt” clause, reparations, Treaty of Versailles, Henry Cabot Lodge, “reservationists,” “irreconcilables,” “Lodge Reservations,” Election of 1920, “return to normalcy,” Warren G. Harding
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How many times has the U.S.formally declared war? List each, then add the name of the president(s) during each conflict.
  2. Citizenship Question: What is one responsibility that only applies to United States citizens?
    1. pay taxes 
    2. obey the laws 
    3. serve on a jury 
    4. attend private school ​
  3. Guided Instruction: World War I 
  4. Individual Learning: U.S. Entry into World War I Voicethread
  5. Reflection Question: Do you think the U.S. should have gotten involved in World War I before 1917? Explain.

Homework: World War I

Tentative Test Date: February 23​
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Today's Agenda

2/15/2018

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​Learning Target:

I can describe the events that led the United States into World War I, & I can analyze the war’s impact on American society.

Critical Vocabulary: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Central Powers, Allied Powers, U-boat, Lusitania, Sussex Ultimatum, Election of 1916, Charles Evans Hughes, “peace without victory,” unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Committee on Public Information, George Creel, Food Administration, Herbert Hoover, Fuel Administration, War Industries Board, Bernard Baruch, National War Labor Board, Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Act of 1918, Industrial Workers of the World, Eugene V. Debs, William D. Haywood, Schenck v. U.S., Oliver Wendell Holmes, “clear and present danger,” American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing, “doughboys,” Battle of the Argonne Forest, Fourteen Points Address, Big Four, League of Nations, League Covenant, collective security, “war-guilt” clause, reparations, Treaty of Versailles, Henry Cabot Lodge, “reservationists,” “irreconcilables,” “Lodge Reservations,” Election of 1920, “return to normalcy,” Warren G. Harding
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Spend 10 minutes studying the Unit 5 Vocabulary words.
  2. Citizenship Question: What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? 
    1. the military 
    2. the Bill of Rights
    3. checks and balances 
    4. the Federal Reserve
  3. Guided Instruction: The Century - Seeds of Change Video
  4. Reflection Question: . Describe the changes and advances in technology during the twentieth century. 

Homework: World War I

Tentative Test Date: February 23​
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Today's Agenda

2/14/2018

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Learning Target:
I can describe the events that led the United States into World War I, & I can analyze the war’s impact on American society.

Critical Vocabulary: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Central Powers, Allied Powers, U-boat, Lusitania, Sussex Ultimatum, Election of 1916, Charles Evans Hughes, “peace without victory,” unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Committee on Public Information, George Creel, Food Administration, Herbert Hoover, Fuel Administration, War Industries Board, Bernard Baruch, National War Labor Board, Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Act of 1918, Industrial Workers of the World, Eugene V. Debs, William D. Haywood, Schenck v. U.S., Oliver Wendell Holmes, “clear and present danger,” American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing, “doughboys,” Battle of the Argonne Forest, Fourteen Points Address, Big Four, League of Nations, League Covenant, collective security, “war-guilt” clause, reparations, Treaty of Versailles, Henry Cabot Lodge, “reservationists,” “irreconcilables,” “Lodge Reservations,” Election of 1920, “return to normalcy,” Warren G. Harding
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How many times has the U.S.formally declared war? List each, then add the name of the president(s) during each conflict.
  2. Citizenship Question: When must all men register for the Selective Service? 
    1. at birth
    2. at age 16
    3. at age 18
    4. men no longer have to register
  3. Guided Instruction: World War I 
  4. Individual Learning:​ U.S. Entry into World War I Voicethread
  5. Reflection Question: Do you think the U.S. should have gotten involved in World War I before 1917? Explain.

Homework: World War I

Tentative Test Date: February 23​
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Today's Agenda

2/13/2018

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Learning Target:
I can compare and contrast Roosevelt, Taft, & Wilson's foreign policies, & I can evaluate the consequences of each.

Critical Vocabulary: Alfred Thayer Mahan, Queen Liliuokalani, General Valeriano Weyler, William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, Yellow journalism, Dupuy de Lôme, USS Maine, Teller Amendment, Commodore George Dewey, Emilio Aguinaldo, Rough Riders,Treaty of Paris, Platt Amendment, Insular Cases, Roosevelt Corollary, Commodore Matthew Perry, Spheres of influence, John Hay, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion, Treaty of Portsmouth, Gentlemen’s Agreement, Great White Fleet, Root-Takahira Agreement, Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Jones Act, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, ABC Powers, Venustiano Carranza, General John J. Pershing
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: What 1823 policy statement warned European nations to stay out of Latin America?
  2. Citizenship Question: What is one promise made when becoming a citizen of the United States of America?
    1. to register to vote  
    2. to get an education
    3. to join a political party
    4. cto defend the U.S. Constitution
  3. Individual Learning: Comparing Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson Activity
  4. Reflection Question: How do you think the policies of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson impacted our relationship with Latin America? Explain.

Homework: American Imperialism

Tentative Test Date: February 23​
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