Quote - "Education is the movement from darkness to light." - Allan Bloom

 

Today in History: First Chevy Corvette is built. (1953)

 

1) Read p. 308-309 and 311-317

2) Video - Spanish American War

3) Answer quest. 3-7 p. 307, quest. 1-3 p. 309 and quest. 3-5 p. 315

4) Add work to p. 296, 298 and 299 assignment

5) Collect and review work

6) Essay - Explain Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Diplomacy, Taft's "Dollar" Diplomacy and Wilson's "Moral" Diplomacy. (10 sentences) - Due Thursday

7) Homework - Read p. 368-374 and 375-383 (notes)

 

Quote - "Space travel for everyone is the next frontier in the human experience." - Buzz Aldrin

 

Today in History: Space shuttle docks with Russian Space Station. (1995)

 

1) Review and discuss Key Concepts

2) (In Class) - Read p. 294-299 of text - take notes

3) Answer quest. 1&2 p. 296, Inset quest. p. 298 and quest. 3-7 p. 299

4) Review and collect work Tuesday

5) American Imperialism

6) Video (notes)

7) Homework - Read p. 300-307 - Take Notes

Quote - "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne

 

Today in History: U.S. begins Berlin Airlift (1948)

 

1) Video - Progressive Presidents

2) Add quest. 3-6 p. 357 to work on p. 345 and 351

3) Review and collect work

4) Group Work - Research following topics and present to class:

-----Political Bosses

-----Jacob Riis

-----Settlement House Movement

-----Japanese Segregation in San Francisco

-----Jim Crow Laws

-----Progressive Movement

Quote - "Custer had dead heroes.  Crazy Horse had only live ones." - Stephen Ambrose

 

Today in History: Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876)

 

1) Answer quest. 1&2 p. 332, quest. 4-7 p. 335 & quest. 1&2 p. 38. -  Add to work from p. 268 & 270

2) Review and collect work

3) Rise of Progressiveness - Video and discussion

4) Read text p. 340-351 - Take notes

5) Answer quest. 4-6 p. 345 and quest. 4-6 p. 351

6) Homework - Read p. 352-359

 

Quote - "If our politicians took everything with a grain of salt, our government would be inundated with salt licks." - Anon.

 

Today in History: Mafia boss, John Gotti, sentenced to life for conspiracy (1997)

 

1) Emergency cards

2) Parent Letters

3) Answer quest. 1&2 p. 258, and quest. 5-7 p. 261.  Add to p. 245-251 work

4) Collect work

5) Read Text p. 262-263 - Discuss quest. 1&2 p. 263 in groups - Report to class.

6) Video - Growth, Cities and Immigration - Crash course U.S. Hist. #25

7) Homework - Read p. 264-270.  Take notes

 

Quote - "I'm the most ambitious person you've ever met." - Vin Diesel

 

Today in History: Fast and Furious opens in movie theatres - (2001)

 

1) Collect Emergency Cards

2) Parent Letters

3) Collect "Big Idea" questions

4) Review New Key Concepts - Group work

5) In Class - Read p. 243-251 - Take notes

6) Answer quest. 1&2 p. 245, quest. 1&2 p. 247, Chart skill quest. p. 249 and quest. 4-7 p. 251

6) Homework - Read p. 254-261 - Take notes

Quote - "Only you can control your future." - Theodore Gisele

 

Today in History: USS Kearsage sinks CSS Alabama. (1864)

 

1) Collect Emergency Cards

2) Parent Letters

3) Finish Writing Letter to the Editor - Collect Work

4) Answer the "Big Idea" questions - Due Monday

5) Review New Key Concepts

6) American Industrial Revolution Video - Fill out KWL charts

Quote - "Happiness is the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

Today in History: War of 1812 starts (1812)

 

1) Collect Emergency Cards

2) Parent Letters

3) Review and collect work p. 108-270 - Read p. 411-412 in class

4) Handouts - Work on in class

-----A) Textbook excerpt

-----B) Documents

-----C) Guiding Questions

4) Film Excerpts - Inherit the Wind and The Scopes Trial

5) Write a letter to the Editor: Prompt

-----Imagine you are either a creationist or an evolutionist in 1925 Daytona, Tenn.  Write a letter to the editor of the Daytona Press explaining your opinion of the Scopes Trial.  Support your opinion with three reasons you believe in your opinion and give evidence to support your reasons.

Quote - "Words are but the signs of ideas." - Samuel Johnson

 

Today in History - Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)

 

1) Emergency contact information

2) Read text p102-106, up to beginning of "Crisis over Land."

3) Group work - Define key concepts and present to class.

4) Review reading

5) Answer question #6 p. 108, #4 p. 119, #6 p. 189 and #4 & 5 p. 270

6) Video - 19th Century Reform Movements

Quote - "The starting point of all achievement is desire." - Napoleon Hill

 

Today in History - First roller-coaster opens in America. (1884)

 

1) Collect "Check your Understanding work - p. 57-63

2) Read p. 145-147 (Rights of an American Citizen and Citizen's Responsibilities)

3) Discussion Question:  Should the government have the right to force you to go to school? - Group Discussion - Take notes for later review

4) Key Concepts - review and define in Groups:  Ideology, Social Darwinism, Social reform, Revival, Intolerance, Fundamentalism, Religious pluralism, Separation of Church and State, Social gospel.

5) Reading - Read p. 111-112 The Enlightenment and Great Awakening, p.186-189 The Reform Spirit, p. 265-267 The Gilded Age, p. 267-270 The Rebirth of Reform.  Take notes on reading - Finish as Homework.