Finish 3.3 Learning

3.3 Roaring Economy (22)

• Finished these notes... take them on your own paper
• Answer the section assessment questions from chapter 19 sec.2 after reading it.  WRite them down on the same paper as the notes.

Discussed the product.  We will be working on the Product all Monday and the 1st 1/2 of Tuesday.  Please look at the websites that I gave you as options to complete the product and choose between them by Monday so you can get a head start!!

Also: 

Tuesday A.M. is the last time to revise your Unit II Exam!!

Wed. 8:29 AM is the last minute you can turn in revised work for units 1 & 2!!!

The end of the quarter is drawing near!

Finish 3.2 & Begin 3.3

3.2: Conservative Politics (21)

• Took about an hour of class for students to complete the following work (if not already finished):
• 3.1 Product: Comparison Sheet... Here is the level 4 questions
• 3.2 Learning: Assessment Questions
• 3.2 Product worksheet

3.3: Roaring Economy (22)

• Began a set of notes describing the 1920s economy through charts & particular vocabulary terms.  We will finish tomorrow, but here is the Presentation in its entirety.  

NEXT WEDNESDAY 8:29 AM is the last MINUTE for you to turn in revised work from Units 1 or 2.... 

Finish 3.1 & Begin 3.2

3.1: Postwar and Society

• Learning: Finished yesterday
• Practice; begin today: Acrostic Poem with island:  "POSTWAR & SOCIETY" 
• Worked on Product worksheet (handed out yesterday)

3.2: Conservative Politics

• Discussed Conservative & Liberal political beliefs (briefly)
• Learning: On Conservative Presidents sheet we wrote notes from Presidents video
• Harding & Coolidge--See Mr. McDonald to watch video... YOU MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO about 15 minutes long.
• Began using textbook (chap. 19 sec 3) to answer questions on the bottom and back of the same sheets.  
• We will continue to work on this and the product tomorrow.

Finish 3.1

3.1: Postwar  & Society (20)

• Learning: 
• Notes yesterday
• Today: Pick three of these documents and complete the tasks asked of you on your notes sheet from yesterday
• Practice: Pushed to tomorrow
• Product: Comparison sheet.  See Unit 3 Objective Rubric for details. 

Handed back exams: Grades go into the grade book today.  Next Tuesday MORNING is the last time to have revised the exam.

Unit 3: Roaring 1920s

Cover Page: Roaring Twenties (20)

• I gave people a scrap piece of paper and told them to write the title of the Unit & the number in the notebook on it.
• Then, as an island you discussed what you think may happen in the 1920s based on:
• 18th Amendment 
• 19th Amendment
• End of WWI
• Then you drew pictures of your prediction on the cover page

3.1: Postwar & Society (21)

• Learning:
• Postwar Tensions & Society Notes found here on a blank notes sheet

Unit II Exam

Took Unit II exam
Turned in Notebook for Unit II

• You may revise the notebook and show Mr. M at an appropriate time next week

If you missed the exam you need to schedule a time to take it for next week. 

2.6 & Review

2.6: 14 Points & Treaty of Versailles

• Learning: Completed the 2.6 Worksheet using the textbook
• Reviewed as a class with Mr. McDonald
• No Product

Worked on Review 

Exam tomorrow & the Notebook will be graded too!!!

Finish 2.5 & Begin 2.6

Beginning of Class:

• 5-10 minutes getting stuff together in the notebook Table of Contents can be found on my website or and here.
• Reminder that when students are gone they should check this blog and get hard copies from their individual file (unless they print something from here)

2.5: WWI Home Front (16)

• Yesterday:
• Learning: Worksheet
• Practice: Primary Sources (don't work on this any longer if you have not finished it... consider it a non-requirement... it is helpful for you though)
• Today:
• Product: Comic (see the Objective Rubrics for specific information)

2.6: Peace without Victory (17)

• Those with the comic completed began this worksheet today.  
• We will work on this and finish it in class tomorrow

Unit II Review (18)

• Unit II EXAM IS FRIDAY !!!
• Notebooks are turned in as well. 

2.5: Home Front

2.5: Home Front
      Learning:  Finish Home Front worksheet
      Practice: Primary source work (use these files to complete the back of the 2.5 worksheet)
      Product: tomorrow

2.3 Essay Due today
2.4 Presentation due Thursday
2.5 Product due Thursday

We'll get the review tomorrow.... Unit II Exam is Friday!!

Finish 2.4 & begin 2.5

Went to library to finish 2.4: Beginning of WWI

• If you did not finish the detailed timeline using the textbook chap. 18 sec. 2, you needed to do that before you move on to the product
• Worked on the product for 40 minutes or so.  This is the last time it will be worked on: Due Thursday

2.5: The World War I Homefront

• We used this worksheet and Chap. 18 sec. 3 in your textbook to complete the front only. 
• We will complete the back with primary sources tomorrow. 

 2.3: Essay is due tomorrow

2.4: Beginning of WWI Presentation due Thursday

2.4: Beginning of WWI

2.4: Beginning of WWI

• Learning: Finished these notes on a blank notes sheet
• To Library:
• Read online textbook Chapter 18 section 2 
• Fill out "Detailed Timeline" sheet with information about how the US got into WWI and what happened when it got there.
• Finish this over the weekend... we only have 1/2 block Monday to complete the graded Activity!!!

2.3 & 2.4

2.3: Federal Reforms

• Finished the learning with these notes (taken on a blank 6-boxed notes sheet) 
• Practiced with this easy matching activity
• Product: Essay question.  Remember that all rubrics and more detailed guides can be found on the Unit II Objective Rubric found in the Unit II folder or here. This includes the essay question for this product: Which of the three Progressive Presidents that we learned about was the "most" progressive in your opinion?

2.4: Beginning of WWI

• Began learning with these notes (mostly got through the first slide)

I'm Back!

Stuff we did:
Friday:
2.1: What is Progressivism?

• Learning: 2.1 Worksheet
• Practice Acrostic Poem with Island (PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT)
• Product: 2.1 Progressivism Product Worksheet

Monday:
2.2: Women's Movement

• Learning: Read Cap 16 sec. 2 and answer all Section Assessment questions (pg 534) and read page 544
• Practice: Island Picture: Create picture on the board
• Product: 2.2 Product worksheet

Tuesday 
2.3: Federal Reforms

• Learning: Progressive Presidents worksheet from book (Chap 16 sec. 3 & 4)
• Learning: Presidents video: add to worksheet

Today: 

• Turned in old Unit I stuff to be revised
• Turned in 2.1 
• Turned in 2.2
• Handed back Unit I Exam: described revision process
• 2.3 Learning: Federal Reforms Notes (add to the printout)  Will finish tomorrow. 

Unit I Exam

Turned in notebook & DOMINATED the Exam.

I grade the exams like I do the product: you must get to a level 2.0 before I'll grade the 3.0 stuff.

I'm gone the next three days, but before school next Wed, Thurs & Friday will be exam revision days to complete essays and revise any missed answers.

This blog will be quiet out there until I return to town Wed.  So my dozens of readers may be disappointed for a while, but no fears, this will return soon!!

Wrap up 1.7 & Get ready for Unit I Exam

Went to the library to finish 1.7:

• Product:  Quiz & Comments 

Got notebook together:

• Use table of contents to make sure all NON-google doc stuff is in order and completed
• Fill out the Objective Grades chart by recording the objective number (ex: 1.1), the objective name (ex: US Hist. and Gov't Basics) and recording the grade you received on the product (ex: 1.5)

Worked on Review sheet (10)

Discussed exam grading (just like product grading)

Level 2: Matching and T/F

Level 3: Comparing terms

Level 4: Essay comparing different narratives about a Gilded Age subject

1.7 Foreign Policy

Discussed this week's schedule:
Today: 1.7 Foreign Policy
Tomorrow 1/2 of class finishing 1.7 & 1/2 of class reviewing for the Exam
Thursday: Unit I exam

Discussed procedure for 1.7:

Learning : 1.7 notes (finished last week)
Practice: Create web page on a group website (under "Sites" at the top of your google screen)
Product:
 Level 1 & Level 2: Take quiz.  Take it again and again and again if needed.  to get to Level 2 you have to get 100% on the quiz... but again you get to revise it....

Level 3: On each page of your website you'll need to "comment" on the bottom showing your opinion about America's involvement with that country.

Level 4: On each page of your website write additional comment (s) referencing other students' opinions about the topic.  This will create a small "comment debate".

We'll finish it tomorrow.  Get your stuff turned in!!  I'm up to date on my grading!