Week 3

On monday i went over King High Remembers and the letter to give to parents. Also if you have a veteran to invite we need as many as we can get. I reviewed at the end the perfect storm and went through each square.

We then did an assignemnt in google classroom. Students should do it on their google doc in the assingment and submit it by thursday night.

Thursday we finished that assignment and then looked at the next step. How the government would respond to this depression.Hoover was in charge and while his ideas didn't work, he gave it a go.

Week 2 of semester

This week we continued looking at the 1920's which concluded on thursday with our quiz. Monday-Wed we finished looking at the Harlem Ren. We also looked at the Red Scare and Trials of Sacco and Vanzetti. We briefly talked about Superficial Prosperity from the book and how it collided we people having a ton of new opportunities to purchase things but how that conflicted with having to purchase it on credit. Buying things on credit allowed everyone to have all they desired but what consequences will come with that? At the end of wed students quickly looked at women and it's changing role in America.

On friday we began looking at the great depression with the stock market crashing and banks closing. We finished by using the book to look at all the causes of the depression and how it was a perfect storm all at once.

Week 1 of second semester

We began looking at Unit 5 the ups and downs of the 1920's and 1930's. They key things we looked at this week were prohibition and why America decided to get rid of it. I showed part of King High Remembers documentary to show what you will be participating in later this semester. We talked a little about how America was dividing along the lines of big city vs small towns. The scopes trial reflected this. We also briefly looked at the Harlem Renissance. Students needed to find their own poem from the time and analyze how it reflected this time period.

recap

just to recap the week before finals we watched the capone film on monday. On tuesday students could finish up their writing assignment on capone. Wed and thurs there were review guides for finals and friday I went over everything. ( i was out on wed and friday). next week there is a district final monday and the final on whatever day you have it.

Al Capone video if anyone missed it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Z_hQee6jg

Thursday 1/12

We either continued or began to look at how wwi ended. The big idea with this is that it will eventually be the roots of wwii. their were two plans for the end of the war. One based on peace the other on punishment. Punishment will be what is chosen.

Treaty to end the war

Wed 1/11

We finished talking about yesterday's work. I also went over how the war finished up for America. Some classes began the work on the treaty of versailles, others will tomorrow. I will post the handout on tomorrow's.

Tuesday 1/10

We continued looking at what was taking place on the homefront. I reviewed the homefront work prior to the war. Then looked at the Sedition Act of 1918. Should or can freedom of speech be limited in times of war? that was the question that was being faced in 1918.

Sedition Act

Monday 1/9

Welcome back. We are back at Progress and Power. Today we looked at the Great Migration. African American's began fleeing the south with the opportunity to find new jobs and higher wages in the North. In their notebook you were to find one positive and one negative of this migration from both sources.

Great Migration

Friday 12/23

Today was a short day because of the assembly. Due to low attendance we had a relaxed day

Thurs 12/22

Unit 4 Test-We took our unit 4 test which covered progress and power up through the start of WWI

Wed 12/21

Test is tomorrow. Also your notebook is due from Unit 3 and 4. Below is a link to the study guide and the notebook!

Notebook Organizer
Study Guide

Tuesday 12/20

We finished up looking at what caused America to enter into WWI. At the end of class students looked at things going on in America on the home front. That was the last we will cover prior to the break. TEST IS THURSDAY on Unit 4 and some of unit 3.

Things Happening on the Home Front. Answer In your notebook NOT IN THE NOTES

Answer how each of these ideas influenced the war in America. Answer 1 what it was, and 2 how it helped the war effort.

1. Victory Gardens(390)

2. Conservation of Food and Supplies(389)

3. Sign up for Selective Service (382)

4. “Work or Fight”(389)

5. War Bonds(390)

6. Women in the Work Place(394)

Monday 12/19

We began looking and reasons America entered into WWI. there was a handout with causes.
Causes of WWI

Friday 12/16

We started class by a small review of WWI. I talked for about 15 minutes about how the war from the US perspective. America would join the war towards the end and reap all the benefits of the victory. Being such a diverse nation we were unable to easily pick sides. Though we eventually do it is after most of the bloodshed has already crippled many nations. None the less it will still impact America in a major way. After the brief discussion we finished up class with a video clip of America and the war. It can be found below and students did a video guide to go with it.

12/15 Thursday

We started by reviewing yesterday's cartoons in class. After that I briefly talked about the panama canal and students finished class looking at how America aquired the canal, alaska and hawaii as well as had an impact on China and it's open door policy.

Imperialism

Wed 12/14

We looked at several magazines who published cartoons looking at both the positive and negative of American Imperialism. Below is the pictures and work.

Political Cartoons
Questions

Tues 12/13

Today we took notes in class and had a quickwrite on the end of the Spanish American War, and America's acquisitions from it. The question of was it right or wrong became the main idea behind America conquering new territories.

Monday 12/12

We continued from friday the assignment and finished it. Period 4 had one additional question to answer online.

Friday 12/9

Students should log on to their google classroom account(use rusdlearns). I talked a little about what led up to the Spanish American War. Yellow journalism was a style of writing that created bigger stories than needed. Newspapers wanted a war to help sell papers. When the USS Maine exploded in the Cuban harbor it was all that they needed to fuel a war. Who blew up the Maine? that is what you need to figure out. Or at least take your best guess. The instructions for the assignment are on the google slide once you open the assignment.