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Today's Agenda

1/31/2020

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Content Standards: HS.UH.CH.1
Examine the ways diverse groups viewed themselves and contributed to the identity of the United States in the world from 1877-present.

Learning Target:
I can discuss the political, social, and religious tensions that divided Americans during the 1920s.
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Critical Vocabulary: Imperialism, Great White Fleet, White Man’s Burden, Yellow Journalism, De Lome Letter, U.S.S. Maine, Spanish American War, Treaty of Paris, Anti-Imperialist League, Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Gunboat Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Nationalism, Allied Powers, Central Powers, Lusitania, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Note, Fourteen Points, Propaganda, Selective Service Act, American Expeditionary Force, Great Migration, Espionage  & Sedition Acts, Schenck v. United States, Treaty of Versailles, War Guilt Clause, Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Immigration Acts, Red Summer, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, Speakeasies, Bootleggers, Organized Crime, Twenty-First Amendment, Scopes Trial, Nineteenth Amendment, Flapper, Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How did the American popular culture change in the 1920s?
  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: The Roaring Twenties Newspaper Project
  4. Reflection Question: What is the subject of your newspaper article?
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Today's Agenda

1/30/2020

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Content Standards: HS.UH.CH.1
Examine the ways diverse groups viewed themselves and contributed to the identity of the United States in the world from 1877-present.

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

Critical Vocabulary: Imperialism, Great White Fleet, White Man’s Burden, Yellow Journalism, De Lome Letter, U.S.S. Maine, Spanish American War, Treaty of Paris, Anti-Imperialist League, Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Gunboat Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Nationalism, Allied Powers, Central Powers, Lusitania, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Note, Fourteen Points, Propaganda, Selective Service Act, American Expeditionary Force, Great Migration, Espionage  & Sedition Acts, Schenck v. United States, Treaty of Versailles, War Guilt Clause, Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Immigration Acts, Red Summer, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, Speakeasies, Bootleggers, Organized Crime, Twenty-First Amendment, Scopes Trial, Nineteenth Amendment, Flapper, Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How did the American popular culture change in the 1920s?
  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: The Roaring Twenties Newspaper Project
  4. Reflection Question: What is the subject of your newspaper article?
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Today's Agenda

1/29/2020

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Content Standards: HS.UH.CH.1
Examine the ways diverse groups viewed themselves and contributed to the identity of the United States in the world from 1877-present.

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

Critical Vocabulary: Imperialism, Great White Fleet, White Man’s Burden, Yellow Journalism, De Lome Letter, U.S.S. Maine, Spanish American War, Treaty of Paris, Anti-Imperialist League, Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Gunboat Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Nationalism, Allied Powers, Central Powers, Lusitania, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Note, Fourteen Points, Propaganda, Selective Service Act, American Expeditionary Force, Great Migration, Espionage  & Sedition Acts, Schenck v. United States, Treaty of Versailles, War Guilt Clause, Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Immigration Acts, Red Summer, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, Speakeasies, Bootleggers, Organized Crime, Twenty-First Amendment, Scopes Trial, Nineteenth Amendment, Flapper, Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How did the 18th Amendment impact the lives of Americans in the 1920s?
  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: 1920s Activity
  4. Reflection Question: How did the lives of women change in the 1920s?​
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Today's Agenda

1/9/2020

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Content Standards: HS.UH.CO.3
Analyze the role of the United States in global compromises and conflicts between 1890-1945 in the Spanish American War, World War I, the Interwar years and World War II. 


Learning Target:
I analyze the causes and effects of the Spanish American War.

Critical Vocabulary: Imperialism, Great White Fleet, White Man’s Burden, Yellow Journalism, De Lome Letter, U.S.S. Maine, Spanish American War, Treaty of Paris, Anti-Imperialist League, Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Gunboat Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Nationalism, Allied Powers, Central Powers, Lusitania, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Note, Fourteen Points, Propaganda, Selective Service Act, American Expeditionary Force, Great Migration, Espionage  & Sedition Acts, Schenck v. United States, Treaty of Versailles, War Guilt Clause, Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Immigration Acts, Red Summer, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, Speakeasies, Bootleggers, Organized Crime, Twenty-First Amendment, Scopes Trial, Nineteenth Amendment, Flapper, Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: When is war justified? Explain your reasoning.
  2. Citizenship Question: How many years are there in one term of office for a U.S. President? 
    A. 2 
    B. 4 
    C. 6 
    D. 8
  3. Collaborative Learning: Spanish American War Document Study
  4. Reflection Question: Was the Spanish American War justified? Explain your reasoning.

Homework: American Imperialism Reading
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Today's Agenda

1/8/2020

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Content Standards: HS.UH.CE.2
Analyze the events that caused the United States to emerge as a global power between 1890-1991.

Learning Target:
I can explain the political, economic, & cultural factors that fueled the growth of American imperialism.

Critical Vocabulary: Imperialism, Great White Fleet, White Man’s Burden, Yellow Journalism, De Lome Letter, U.S.S. Maine, Spanish American War, Treaty of Paris, Anti-Imperialist League, Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Gunboat Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Nationalism, Allied Powers, Central Powers, Lusitania, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Note, Fourteen Points, Propaganda, Selective Service Act, American Expeditionary Force, Great Migration, Espionage  & Sedition Acts, Schenck v. United States, Treaty of Versailles, War Guilt Clause, Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Immigration Acts, Red Summer, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, Speakeasies, Bootleggers, Organized Crime, Twenty-First Amendment, Scopes Trial, Nineteenth Amendment, Flapper, Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Did the United States act as a world leader or as a bully when it took control of Hawaii? Explain your reasoning.
  2. Citizenship Question: What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 
    A. the President and the Cabinet 
    B. the Supreme Court and the Superior Court 
    C. the U.S. Treasury and the State Department 
    D. the Senate and the House of Representatives
  3. Individual Learning: Learning Target #1 Proof
  4. Collaborative Learning: When Is War Necessary Activity?
  5. Reflection Question: Was the United States justified in its pursuit of territories at the turn of the century? Explain your reasoning.
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Today's Agenda

1/7/2020

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Content Standards: HS.UH.CE.2
Analyze the events that caused the United States to emerge as a global power between 1890-1991.

Learning Target:
I can explain the political, economic, & cultural factors that fueled the growth of American imperialism.

Critical Vocabulary: Imperialism, Great White Fleet, White Man’s Burden, Yellow Journalism, De Lome Letter, U.S.S. Maine, Spanish American War, Treaty of Paris, Anti-Imperialist League, Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Gunboat Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Nationalism, Allied Powers, Central Powers, Lusitania, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Note, Fourteen Points, Propaganda, Selective Service Act, American Expeditionary Force, Great Migration, Espionage  & Sedition Acts, Schenck v. United States, Treaty of Versailles, War Guilt Clause, Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Immigration Acts, Red Summer, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, Speakeasies, Bootleggers, Organized Crime, Twenty-First Amendment, Scopes Trial, Nineteenth Amendment, Flapper, Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: What is imperialism?
  2. Citizenship Question: What is the deadline for filing federal income tax forms? 
    1. April 15
    2. June 30
    3. September 15
    4. December 31
  3. Guided Instruction: American Imperialism
  4. Reflection Question: Was the United States justified in its pursuit of territories at the turn of the century? Explain your reasoning.
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Today's Agenda

1/6/2020

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Content Standards: HS.UH.CE.2
Analyze the events that caused the United States to emerge as a global power between 1890-1991.

Learning Target:
I can explain the political, economic, & cultural factors that fueled the growth of American imperialism.

Critical Vocabulary: Imperialism, Great White Fleet, White Man’s Burden, Yellow Journalism, De Lome Letter, U.S.S. Maine, Spanish American War, Treaty of Paris, Anti-Imperialist League, Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Gunboat Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Nationalism, Allied Powers, Central Powers, Lusitania, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Note, Fourteen Points, Propaganda, Selective Service Act, American Expeditionary Force, Great Migration, Espionage  & Sedition Acts, Schenck v. United States, Treaty of Versailles, War Guilt Clause, Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Immigration Acts, Red Summer, Eighteenth Amendment, Volstead Act, Speakeasies, Bootleggers, Organized Crime, Twenty-First Amendment, Scopes Trial, Nineteenth Amendment, Flapper, Harlem Renaissance Jazz Age

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
  2. Citizenship Question: In what month is the Election Day for President? 
  3. A. January 
    B. June 
    C. August 
    D. November
  4. Independent Learning: World Atlas Activity
  5. Reflection Question: Which continent do you know the most about? The least?
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  • Et Cetera
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