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