Thursday, January 24, 2013

Finish 1.5

1.5: Immigration & Racism (7)


  • Practice: Carousel
    • Read this document
    • Look at these three images
    • For each, answer the following questions on a blank notes sheet:
      • Who are the opposing sides?
      • What is the message?

  • 1.5 Product  (yes, it says 1.2 core on the sheet... please change that)
    • Due Monday

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Finish 1.4 & Begin 1.5

1.4 Learning D: Populist Party Worksheet (6)

  • Review worksheet in groups
  • Create Populist Party Limerick as group & share with class

1.5: Immigrants & Minorities (7)


Tuesday, January 22, 2013

1.4 Day 2

Meet Ms. Kindl

  • She is our Student teacher from the University of Iowa
Reviewed: 


1.4 Learning D: Populist Party (6)



Thursday, January 17, 2013

1.4 Day One

Finish 1.3 Learning D

  • Just the last few slides in this presentation

1.4: Gilded Age Politics (6)
  • Learning A: President's Video
    • For the three president in this video (beginning at 11:40, ending with Garfield), answer the following questions on a blank notes sheet
      • What was his name & Party
      • What years did he serve as president
      • What major events occurred in his presidency?
      • Write on basic summary sentence about his presidency
Photo of Rutherford B. Hayes
Photo of James Garfield

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

1.3 Day 3

1.3: 2nd Industrial Revolution (5)


  • 1.3 Product: Due Friday
    • Even though it says 1.1 core assignment, this is the correct sheet
    • Due Monday if you were gone Wed. 

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

1.3 Day 2

1.3: 2nd Industrial Revolution (5)

  • Learning B: On blank notes sheet, we looked at 7 posters with pictures of child labor on them.  
    • For each, we answered these questions:
      • What was the job description?
      • What in the description itself was difficult?
      • Based on the picture only, what other conclusions can you come up with in regards to the working conditions? 



Monday, January 14, 2013

1.3

Turn in 1.2 Product--I did extend this one more day because I forgot to remind you about it Friday... many still turned it in.

1.3: 2nd Industrial Revolution (5)

  • Finished Learning Activity A: Rise of Big Business Notes
  • Practice: Limerick Competion
    • Get into groups of four
    • Write a limerick about the Notes
    • Winning group is the one that included the most pieces information from the notes!!
  • Learning Activity B: Using a blank notes sheet, view the Owner and Worker Comparison.  Tomorrow we will write down the answer to the question: Why does the Rise of Big Business fit into Mark Twain's accusation of this era being a Gilded one?