2/29/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Roots of Expansion")

2)  Test 8 Prep Sheet

3)  3 groups:  Imperialism Role Play
--Read Option information
--Complete "Considering Your Option" sheet
--Make transparency for tomorrow's presentation


4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 609; 612-613; 616-622 ("An American Empire")
Focus your reading on:  a) Reasons for going to war with Spain  b) U.S.S. Maine  c) Filipino "insurrection"

2/28/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Reluctant Hosts: Anglo-Canadian Views of Multiculturalism in the 20th Century")

2)  In pairs:  Cartoon Assignment on Immigration Prejudice
--13 cartoons
--Choose 1 question to answer for each cartoon from the choices listed on the screen
--Graded sharing of answers


3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 604-609 ("The Roots of Expansion")
Focus your reading on:  a) Alfred T. Mahan's proposals  b) Venezuela Crisis

2/27/12

Today's agenda:

1) Notes ("Immigration and Nativism")-Canada

2)  Immigration Presentations
--Audience takes class notes

3) Homework: Howard Palmer reading in Green Reader ("Reluctant Hosts: Anglo-Canadian Views of Multiculturalism in the 20th Century")
Focus your reading on: Assimilation Theory

2/24/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Diaspora in America: A Study in Jewish Immigration")

2)  Video:  "Journey to America"
--Take 1 page of notes


3)  Homework:  Paul Bennett reading in Green Reader ("Immigration and Nativism")-Canada
Focus your reading on:  Ethnic groups that were preferred by native-born Canadians, and groups that they least desired.

IMMIGRATION PRESENTATIONS WILL BE DONE ON MONDAY

2/23/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("City Life")

2)  Pick Oral History topics and hand out sheets

3)  6 groups:  Immigration to the U.S./Canada
--Lab Day
--Present on Monday

4)  Homework: David Boroff reading in Green Reader ("The Diaspora in America: A Study in Jewish Immigration")
Focus your reading on:  a) Manhattan's Lower East Side (New York City)  b) Characteristics of the Jewish immigration experience

2/22/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Urbanization")-Canada

2)  Video: "Sunshine and Shadow"
--Take 1 page of notes


3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 556-563; 566 ("City Life")
Focus your reading on:  a) Clash between native-born and immigrant Jews  b) Changes made by native-born Protestants in big cities

WE WILL BE PICKING ORAL HISTORY TOPICS TOMORROW.  ASK YOUR PARENTS FOR IDEAS OF PEOPLE TO INTERVIEW IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY.

2/21/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Tenement Comes of Age, 1866-90")

2)  Finish group work on New York City Urban Documents and present
--Group members called on randomly to share
--Staple 2 sheets together before handing in

3)  Homework: P.-A. Linteau reading in Green Reader ("Urbanization")-Canada
Focus your reading on:  Reasons why Montreal's population grew so rapidly

2/17/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Urbanization")

2)  Explain Oral History Project
--Pick topics next week

3)  5 groups:  Analyzing New York City Urban Documents
--On your own paper, summarize key points of document and answer "Guided Reading" questions
--Complete "Analyzing Sources" sheet
--Work as a group.  Anyone is fair game Tuesday to be called on to answer a question.

4) Homework: Roy Lubove reading in Green Reader ("The Tenement Comes of Age: 1866-90")
Focus your reading on:  a) Living conditions in a tenement  b) "Dumb-bell" tenements

2/16/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Test 7


2) Homework: Textbook, pages 544-550 ("Urbanization")
Focus your reading on:  Examples of new technology/innovations that led to the growth of cities.  What were the positives and negatives?

2/15/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Booker T. Washington and the Politics of Accommodation")

2)  Go over last test essay question

3)  DuBois vs. Washington (Day 2)
--Finish answers to questions (30 minutes)
--Graded Discussion


STUDY TONIGHT FOR TOMORROW'S TEST 7

2/14/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Shine, Booker, Shine: The Black Overseer of Tuskegee")

2)  DuBois vs. Washington (Day 1)
--Watch brief video clip
--Reading: "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others"
--Answer questions (paragraph responses)
--Graded Discussion is tomorrow

3)  Homework: Louis Harlan reading in Green Reader ("Booker T. Washington and the Politics of Accommodation")
Focus your reading on: a) Atlanta Compromise Address  b) Niagara Movement

2/13/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Race and Politics in the New South")

2)  Finish "The Wizard of Oz"
--Discuss and hand in note guide


3)  "Life in the U.S. 100 years ago"

4)  Homework:  Donald Spivey reading in Green Reader ("Shine, Booker, Shine: The Black Overseer of Tuskegee")
Focus your reading on:  Conditions for students at Tuskegee Institute

2/10/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Crisis of American Politics: The 1890s")
2)  Test 7 Prep Sheet (test is next Thursday, 2/16)

3)  Continue watching "The Wizard of Oz"as a political allegory
--Continue filling out note guide


4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 525-531; 534 ("Race and Politics in the New South")
Focus your reading on:  a) Booker T. Washington's views on segregation (Accommodationist; Atlanta Compromise Address)  b) W.E.B. DuBois' views that disagreed with Washington  c) Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896).

2/9/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-93")

2)  "The Wizard of Oz" as a Political Allegory
--Introduce 1890s political situation with notes on board
--Read summary of 1896 presidential election as a class
--Hand out note guide for movie
--Begin watching movie

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 534-540 ("The Crisis of American Politics: The 1890s")
Focus your reading on:  a) William McKinley  b) William Jennings Bryan  c) "Cross of Gold" speech

2/8/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Problems of Industrialism")-Canada

2)  Labor Presentations
--Audience should take class notes (this is test material)

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 516-521; 523-525 ("The Politics of the Status Quo, 1877-93")
Focus your reading on:  a) Collective characteristics of the "status quo" presidents from 1877-93  b) "Gilded Age"  c) Social Darwinism  d) Political machines  e) Women's Christian Temperance Union

2/7/12

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Socialist Challenge")--this is different than what was assigned yesterday

2)  6 groups:  Labor Groups and Key Events
--Prep Day in lab
--Present  tomorrow

3)  Homework:  Paul Bennett reading in new Green Readers ("The Problems of Industrialism")-Canada
Focus your reading on:  Knights of Labor in British Columbia

2/6/12

Today's agenda: (START OF 2ND SEMESTER)

1)  New Seating Chart
2)  Notes ("The World of Work")

3)  Labor Readings
a) Read documents in books provided (pages 64-70)
b)  Answer questions from sheets provided
c)  Graded Discussion


4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 505-512 ("The Labor Movement")
Focus your reading on:  a) Haymarket Square Riot  b) Homestead Strike  c) Pullman Strike

2/2/12

Today's agenda:

2nd period only:   (End of the 1st Semester)


Same as yesterday's agenda for 3rd and 4th periods

2/1/12

Today's agenda:

2nd period:  STUDY PERIOD

3rd and 4th periods:


1) Notes ("The Great Race")-Part 2  and ("A Railway in Principle")

2)  Finish "The Grandest Enterprise Under God" video and discuss/hand in notes.

3)  Extra Credit Opportunity (in class only)


4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 498-505 ("The World of Work")
Focus your reading on:  a) Characteristics of production line work in the late 1800s  b) Characteristics of women's working conditions