Today's agenda:
1) Notes ("City Life").
2) 6 groups: Immigration to the U.S./Canada Project
--Present tomorrow.
3) 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 b) Characteristics of the Jewish immigration experience.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
2/25/11
Today's agenda:
1) Notes ("Urbanization")--Canada
2) Video: "Sunshine and Shadow" (on urbanization in New York City).
--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.
1) Notes ("Urbanization")--Canada
2) Video: "Sunshine and Shadow" (on urbanization in New York City).
--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.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
2/23/11
Today's agenda:
1) Notes ("The Tenement Comes of Age, 1866-90").
2) Finish group work on Analyzing New York City Urban Documents.
a) Pool your individual work together.
b) Anyone is fair game to be called on to present any aspect of the questions or summary.
3) Homework: P.-A. Linteau reading in Green Reader ("Urbanization")--Canada
Focus your reading on: Reasons why Montreal's population grew so rapidly.
1) Notes ("The Tenement Comes of Age, 1866-90").
2) Finish group work on Analyzing New York City Urban Documents.
a) Pool your individual work together.
b) Anyone is fair game to be called on to present any aspect of the questions or summary.
3) Homework: P.-A. Linteau reading in Green Reader ("Urbanization")--Canada
Focus your reading on: Reasons why Montreal's population grew so rapidly.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
2/22/11
Today's agenda:
1) Notes ("Urbanization").
2) Explain Oral History Project. Due around the first week of May. Specific date given later.
3) 5 groups: Analyzing New York City Urban Documents (Day 1)
a) On your own paper, summarize key points of document and answer "Guided Reading" questions.
b) Complete the "Analyzing Sources" sheet.
c) Work as a group. Anybody is fair game tomorrow to be called on to present.
4) Homework: Roy Lubove reading in Green Reader ("The Tenement Comes of Age, 1866-90").
Focus your reading on: a) Conditions in the tenements b) "Dumb-bell tenements".
1) Notes ("Urbanization").
2) Explain Oral History Project. Due around the first week of May. Specific date given later.
3) 5 groups: Analyzing New York City Urban Documents (Day 1)
a) On your own paper, summarize key points of document and answer "Guided Reading" questions.
b) Complete the "Analyzing Sources" sheet.
c) Work as a group. Anybody is fair game tomorrow to be called on to present.
4) Homework: Roy Lubove reading in Green Reader ("The Tenement Comes of Age, 1866-90").
Focus your reading on: a) Conditions in the tenements b) "Dumb-bell tenements".
Friday, February 18, 2011
2/18/11
Today's agenda:
1) Hand in any remaining Washington/DuBois assignments.
2) Test 7
3) 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/negatives?
1) Hand in any remaining Washington/DuBois assignments.
2) Test 7
3) 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/negatives?
Thursday, February 17, 2011
2/17/11
Today's agenda:
1) Notes ("Booker T. Washington and the Politics of Accommodation").
2) Go over the last possible essay test question for tomorrow's test.
3) Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. DuBois (Day 2)
--Finish questions with paragraph-length responses.
--Graded Discussion
BE SURE TO STUDY FOR TEST 7 TONIGHT. I WILL RESPOND TO E-MAILS UNTIL 10:00 P.M.
1) Notes ("Booker T. Washington and the Politics of Accommodation").
2) Go over the last possible essay test question for tomorrow's test.
3) Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. DuBois (Day 2)
--Finish questions with paragraph-length responses.
--Graded Discussion
BE SURE TO STUDY FOR TEST 7 TONIGHT. I WILL RESPOND TO E-MAILS UNTIL 10:00 P.M.
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