Work on the DBQ essay given out in class. If you do not have it, get it from a classmate!!
Remember, you MUST include a thesis statement.
Use the outline below:
Outline for a DBQ essay
1) Introduction with thesis as the last sentence
2) 2-3 paragraphs as the body (with a topic sentence supporting the thesis)
3) A conclusion
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
December 15
831
News article reaction on a major event that happened recently. Do this on a sheet of paper. (Briefly summarize article and explain what the major issue is. How do you feel about this? Any connections you can make? Questions you have? What is your overall reaction?)Suggestions..
Auto Industry
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/business/13auto.html?_r=1&ref=us
Michelle Obama
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167813
News article reaction on a major event that happened recently. Do this on a sheet of paper. (Briefly summarize article and explain what the major issue is. How do you feel about this? Any connections you can make? Questions you have? What is your overall reaction?)Suggestions..
Auto Industry
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/business/13auto.html?_r=1&ref=us
Michelle Obama
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167813
Friday, December 12, 2008
December 12
831: See previous day
802:
News article reaction on a major event that happened recently. Do this on a sheet of paper.
(Briefly summarize article and explain what the major issue is. How do you feel about this? Any connections you can make? Questions you have? What is your overall reaction?)
Suggestions..
Auto Industry
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/business/13auto.html?_r=1&ref=us
Michelle Obama
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167813
802:
News article reaction on a major event that happened recently. Do this on a sheet of paper.
(Briefly summarize article and explain what the major issue is. How do you feel about this? Any connections you can make? Questions you have? What is your overall reaction?)
Suggestions..
Auto Industry
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/business/13auto.html?_r=1&ref=us
Michelle Obama
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167813
Thursday, December 11, 2008
December 11
HW: Make corrections on the quizzes for half credit back (only on identifications). Complete corrections on the political cartoons and finish your timelines.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
December 9
HW: Due Thursday. On a sheet of paper, pretend that you are a witness to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Bosnia 1914. How do you feel? What do you believe will happen? Write about 1 page. (You can decide whether or not you are a nationalistic Serbian, a loyal Austrian, or anyone else). See below or more historical info.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/duke.htm
Sample
- It was a beautiful day in June, 1914. Excitement and loud cheering filled the air. Through the crowded streets, I caught a glimpse of the Archduke’s motorcade. He’s here! The townspeople stir with excitement as we anxiously wait. Though I currently live in Sarajevo, I am a loyal citizen of the Austrian Hungarian empire. His Highness, Archduke Ferdinand is visiting Bosnia, a nation that is under the control of Austria. My two sons and I have lined up for two hours to see him. Suddenly, two shots rang out. People screamed in fear and confusion. Through the throngs of people, I noticed the Archduke slumped over in his seat. “It’s the Black Hand!” someone screamed. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a young man, no more than twenty, race down the street. How could this have happened? I asked myself. It must have been that cursed Serbian nationalist group, the Black Hand. They have been fighting for control of Bosnia for years. Austria will have to declare war on Serbia now. But what will happen next? Which nation will fight with us? War is inevitable.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/duke.htm
Sample
- It was a beautiful day in June, 1914. Excitement and loud cheering filled the air. Through the crowded streets, I caught a glimpse of the Archduke’s motorcade. He’s here! The townspeople stir with excitement as we anxiously wait. Though I currently live in Sarajevo, I am a loyal citizen of the Austrian Hungarian empire. His Highness, Archduke Ferdinand is visiting Bosnia, a nation that is under the control of Austria. My two sons and I have lined up for two hours to see him. Suddenly, two shots rang out. People screamed in fear and confusion. Through the throngs of people, I noticed the Archduke slumped over in his seat. “It’s the Black Hand!” someone screamed. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a young man, no more than twenty, race down the street. How could this have happened? I asked myself. It must have been that cursed Serbian nationalist group, the Black Hand. They have been fighting for control of Bosnia for years. Austria will have to declare war on Serbia now. But what will happen next? Which nation will fight with us? War is inevitable.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
December 5
802
1)Draw your own political cartoon using a scenario from U.S. imperialism. Use at least 3 SYMBOLS, EXAGGERATE facts, and make sure you have a message.
2)EXPLAIN your cartoon. On the back of the cartoon, explain:
a) Time period and setting of your cartoon
b) What is your message and
c) how your symbols support the message
example:
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the U.S. entered an era of imperialism. Throughout China, spheres of influences were established and many western nations carved up parts of China for their own commercial gain. This cartoon is drawn from the perspective of a Boxer, a member of a rebel group that protested the presence of foreign nations within China’s borders. The western nations are depicted as annoying chickens that keep pecking at the worms sticking out of the ground. The worms represent the seemingly harmless and victimized citizens of China who will eventually be pulled from their homes and devoured by the hungry western powers. …
831 and 802
Start studying. All homeworks should have been completed in sourcebooks. This will be checked on Fri for 802. LEAVE them on desk by door before you leave for 2nd period.
Topics – Open Door Policy, Imperialism, Spheres of influence, Boxer Rebellion, Big Stick Policy, Panama Canal, Theodore Roosevelt
1)Draw your own political cartoon using a scenario from U.S. imperialism. Use at least 3 SYMBOLS, EXAGGERATE facts, and make sure you have a message.
2)EXPLAIN your cartoon. On the back of the cartoon, explain:
a) Time period and setting of your cartoon
b) What is your message and
c) how your symbols support the message
example:
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the U.S. entered an era of imperialism. Throughout China, spheres of influences were established and many western nations carved up parts of China for their own commercial gain. This cartoon is drawn from the perspective of a Boxer, a member of a rebel group that protested the presence of foreign nations within China’s borders. The western nations are depicted as annoying chickens that keep pecking at the worms sticking out of the ground. The worms represent the seemingly harmless and victimized citizens of China who will eventually be pulled from their homes and devoured by the hungry western powers. …
831 and 802
Start studying. All homeworks should have been completed in sourcebooks. This will be checked on Fri for 802. LEAVE them on desk by door before you leave for 2nd period.
Topics – Open Door Policy, Imperialism, Spheres of influence, Boxer Rebellion, Big Stick Policy, Panama Canal, Theodore Roosevelt
Thursday, December 4, 2008
December 4
HW: Start studying. All homeworks should have been completed in sourcebooks. This will be checked on Fri for 802 and Mon for 831.
Topics – Open Door Policy, Imperialism, Spheres of Influence, Boxer Rebellion, Big Stick Policy, Panama Canal, Theodore Roosevelt
Topics – Open Door Policy, Imperialism, Spheres of Influence, Boxer Rebellion, Big Stick Policy, Panama Canal, Theodore Roosevelt
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
December 2
In your sourcebooks, pretend that you are someone living in any of the nations or places that we have encountered during Imperialism.
How would you feel about the presence of other nations within your borders? Write a poem based on an actual scenario USING words that we have learned so far (Open Door Policy, Spheres of Influence, etc)
Examples that you can use
1) A witness to the Boxer Rebellion (or someone who took part)
2) A citizen living the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine or your impressions of the Spanish American War as a whole
3) The U.S. annexation of Hawaii
Example:
It was June of 1900
These wretched foreigners invade our shores, that they did
Why are they here, you say?
To show us how to do things their way!
Trains, rails, and weapons: they make us buy
Even their religion, their missionaries say if we don’t accept, we will die
From Shanghai to Beijing, their spheres of influences spread and spread
It was too much and before I knew it, anger and hatred filled my head
The Open Door Policy of the United States was all I could bear
It shows another nation stealing our resources, if they dare
I gathered my group of Boxer and we hatched a plan
To rid our mighty homeland of these people from a far off land
QUIZ next Tuesday. Topics to study are imperialism in China, spheres of influence, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion, Big Stick Policy, Theodore Roosevelt, Panama Canal
We will finish going over topics this Thursday. Quiz will have 8 multiple choice questions, 3 identifications, 1 DBQ part.
How would you feel about the presence of other nations within your borders? Write a poem based on an actual scenario USING words that we have learned so far (Open Door Policy, Spheres of Influence, etc)
Examples that you can use
1) A witness to the Boxer Rebellion (or someone who took part)
2) A citizen living the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine or your impressions of the Spanish American War as a whole
3) The U.S. annexation of Hawaii
Example:
It was June of 1900
These wretched foreigners invade our shores, that they did
Why are they here, you say?
To show us how to do things their way!
Trains, rails, and weapons: they make us buy
Even their religion, their missionaries say if we don’t accept, we will die
From Shanghai to Beijing, their spheres of influences spread and spread
It was too much and before I knew it, anger and hatred filled my head
The Open Door Policy of the United States was all I could bear
It shows another nation stealing our resources, if they dare
I gathered my group of Boxer and we hatched a plan
To rid our mighty homeland of these people from a far off land
QUIZ next Tuesday. Topics to study are imperialism in China, spheres of influence, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion, Big Stick Policy, Theodore Roosevelt, Panama Canal
We will finish going over topics this Thursday. Quiz will have 8 multiple choice questions, 3 identifications, 1 DBQ part.
Monday, December 1, 2008
December 1
831: Bring in reading from yesterday. Make sure you read it at home!
802: Bring in COMPLETED worksheet for tomorrow!!!
802: Bring in COMPLETED worksheet for tomorrow!!!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
November 26 - December 1
For HW, read an article on any MAJOR EVENT OR STORY that happened over the Thanksgiving break. (See below for ideas) Write a one page reaction on what you read. This would include a brief summary, questions that you might have about the article, connections you can make to what you learned in class, and how you feel about the event. Be sure to write down the name of the article and where you got it from (Newsweek, NYTimes.com, etc...) Write your responses in your sourcebook.
example of how to start a reaction:
The article that I read was called "U.N. Reports That Taliban Is Stockpiling Opium" from the nytimes.com website ( http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/world/middleeast/28opium.html?ref=world). Based on Kirk Kraeutler's findings, Afghanistan has produced an incredible amount of poppy which is what the drug opium is made from. The Taliban, an insurgent group which still control parts of that country, are hoarding raw opium in order to finance their military. Many world organizations have been trying to stamp out international drug trade. However, many poor farmers in Afghanistan depend on growing poppy in order to make a living.
I have several questions about this article. Shouldn't the UN be condemning the international growth and trade of opium. In this case, the money used would be given to support the Taliban, a group that the U.S. has been fighting since 2001 along with Al Qaeda. How worried should our nation be? Though largely illegal, the international drug trade has been very profitable for certain nations and groups that take part. How closely should we monitor the Taliban to ensure they will not be using newly purchased weapons against the U.S.? As for the farmers, is there another crop that they can grow? One that will better sustain their families economically? The content of this article makes me wonder a great deal about whether or not there are tough enough regulations on trading illegal drugs.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/us/politics/27obama.html?ref=us
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/world/asia/28mumbai.html?hp
example of how to start a reaction:
The article that I read was called "U.N. Reports That Taliban Is Stockpiling Opium" from the nytimes.com website ( http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/world/middleeast/28opium.html?ref=world). Based on Kirk Kraeutler's findings, Afghanistan has produced an incredible amount of poppy which is what the drug opium is made from. The Taliban, an insurgent group which still control parts of that country, are hoarding raw opium in order to finance their military. Many world organizations have been trying to stamp out international drug trade. However, many poor farmers in Afghanistan depend on growing poppy in order to make a living.
I have several questions about this article. Shouldn't the UN be condemning the international growth and trade of opium. In this case, the money used would be given to support the Taliban, a group that the U.S. has been fighting since 2001 along with Al Qaeda. How worried should our nation be? Though largely illegal, the international drug trade has been very profitable for certain nations and groups that take part. How closely should we monitor the Taliban to ensure they will not be using newly purchased weapons against the U.S.? As for the farmers, is there another crop that they can grow? One that will better sustain their families economically? The content of this article makes me wonder a great deal about whether or not there are tough enough regulations on trading illegal drugs.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/us/politics/27obama.html?ref=us
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/world/asia/28mumbai.html?hp
Thursday, November 20, 2008
TEST ON TUESDAY November 25
See below for review sheet. Also check out this link which gives many sample exams from previous years. MOST of the questions for Tuesday will be from here.....it's just a matter of which ones....
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/scostei/socstudies8.html
Another link with extremely detailed notes. Scroll down to Unit 8 for info on imperialism and the Progressive Era (Unit 7 has relevant information as well).
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/USRA_Class_Notes.htm
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/scostei/socstudies8.html
Another link with extremely detailed notes. Scroll down to Unit 8 for info on imperialism and the Progressive Era (Unit 7 has relevant information as well).
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/USRA_Class_Notes.htm
November 20
831 and 802
Start studying for test on Tuesday. The review sheet is posted below.
Topics to study:
Gilded Age, Progressive Era
John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and other entrepreneurs
Upton Sinclair (“The Jungle”), Ida Tarbell, and other muckrakers,
monopoly, trust, capital, capitalism, competition, infrastructure, Sherman Anti-Trust Act
immigration, tenements
Jacob Riis, unions, strikes
Quiz will have 15 multiple choice questions, 5 identifications, and 1 DBQ part.
Review Questions
1) Gaining almost total control of an industry is called
a) a corporation b) a monopoly c) muckraking d) entrepreneur
2) Which legislation was a response to the public’s growing concern over trusts and monopolies
a) Monopolies Act b) Sherman’s Antitrust Act c) Trust Act d) Trust and Monopolies Act
3) Child-labor laws did not apply to what industry, which employed about 1 million children?
a) textile b) steel c) agriculture d) mining
4) Read the following excerpt and answer the question below
“…The Italian scavenger of our time is fast graduating into exclusive control of the corner fruit stands, while his black-eyed monopolizes the boot blacking industry, in which a few years ago he was an intruder…while the Chinese coolie is in almost exclusive possession of the laundry business. The reason is obvious. The poorest immigrant comes here with the purpose and ambition to better himself, and, given half a chance, might be reasonably expected to make the most of it….”
-Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives
The passage from Riis’ description of ethnic communities in the slums of New York City shows that immigrants ______to ________ their lives.
a) do little, make easier b) work hard, improve c) neglect, examine d) fail, make progress
5) Along with economic troubles, what condition drove people to emigrate?
a) high cost of housing b) weather c) ethnic group persecution d) poor schools
6) Many European immigrants coming to the East Coast entered through
a) Washington, D.C. b) Angel Island c) San Francisco Harbor d) Ellis Island
7) Overcrowding , health dangers, and crime were problems caused by what change in city populations?
a) a rapid decline b) a rapid growth c) a move to the suburbs d) a move to rural towns
8) What period suggested both the extravagant wealth of the late 1800s and the terrible poverty that lay underneath?
a) The Gilded Age b) Age of Prosperity c) Age of Golden Opportunity d) Industrial Age
9) Events in what country triggered the Spanish American War?
a) Puerto Rico
b) Cuba
c) Mexico
d) Panama
10) When powerful nations create large empires by controlling the economy and politics of weaker nations, it is called
a) annexation
b) expansionism
c) isolationism
d) imperialism
IDENTIFICATIONS Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance in the Gilded Age/Progressive Era/Spanish-American War
Jacob Riis
John D. Rockefeller
Tenements
The Jungle
Yellow Journalism
Base your responses to the questions below on the following quote and on your knowledge of social studies.
“We want eight hours (an eight hour workday) and nothing less. We have been accused of being selfish, and it has been said that that we will want more; that last year we got an advance of ten cents and now we want more. We do want more. You will find that a man generally wants more…You ask a workingman who is getting 2 dollars a day, and he will say that he wants ten cents more…while the man who has his millions will want everything he can lay his hands on and then rsise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day.”
-Samuel Gompers, founder of American Federation of Labor (AFL) and prominent American labor union leader
1) Who is Gompers referring to when he mentions “the man who has his millions”?
2) What is the purpose of Gomper’s words? Who might he be saying this to?
Start studying for test on Tuesday. The review sheet is posted below.
Topics to study:
Gilded Age, Progressive Era
John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and other entrepreneurs
Upton Sinclair (“The Jungle”), Ida Tarbell, and other muckrakers,
monopoly, trust, capital, capitalism, competition, infrastructure, Sherman Anti-Trust Act
immigration, tenements
Jacob Riis, unions, strikes
Quiz will have 15 multiple choice questions, 5 identifications, and 1 DBQ part.
Review Questions
1) Gaining almost total control of an industry is called
a) a corporation b) a monopoly c) muckraking d) entrepreneur
2) Which legislation was a response to the public’s growing concern over trusts and monopolies
a) Monopolies Act b) Sherman’s Antitrust Act c) Trust Act d) Trust and Monopolies Act
3) Child-labor laws did not apply to what industry, which employed about 1 million children?
a) textile b) steel c) agriculture d) mining
4) Read the following excerpt and answer the question below
“…The Italian scavenger of our time is fast graduating into exclusive control of the corner fruit stands, while his black-eyed monopolizes the boot blacking industry, in which a few years ago he was an intruder…while the Chinese coolie is in almost exclusive possession of the laundry business. The reason is obvious. The poorest immigrant comes here with the purpose and ambition to better himself, and, given half a chance, might be reasonably expected to make the most of it….”
-Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives
The passage from Riis’ description of ethnic communities in the slums of New York City shows that immigrants ______to ________ their lives.
a) do little, make easier b) work hard, improve c) neglect, examine d) fail, make progress
5) Along with economic troubles, what condition drove people to emigrate?
a) high cost of housing b) weather c) ethnic group persecution d) poor schools
6) Many European immigrants coming to the East Coast entered through
a) Washington, D.C. b) Angel Island c) San Francisco Harbor d) Ellis Island
7) Overcrowding , health dangers, and crime were problems caused by what change in city populations?
a) a rapid decline b) a rapid growth c) a move to the suburbs d) a move to rural towns
8) What period suggested both the extravagant wealth of the late 1800s and the terrible poverty that lay underneath?
a) The Gilded Age b) Age of Prosperity c) Age of Golden Opportunity d) Industrial Age
9) Events in what country triggered the Spanish American War?
a) Puerto Rico
b) Cuba
c) Mexico
d) Panama
10) When powerful nations create large empires by controlling the economy and politics of weaker nations, it is called
a) annexation
b) expansionism
c) isolationism
d) imperialism
IDENTIFICATIONS Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance in the Gilded Age/Progressive Era/Spanish-American War
Jacob Riis
John D. Rockefeller
Tenements
The Jungle
Yellow Journalism
Base your responses to the questions below on the following quote and on your knowledge of social studies.
“We want eight hours (an eight hour workday) and nothing less. We have been accused of being selfish, and it has been said that that we will want more; that last year we got an advance of ten cents and now we want more. We do want more. You will find that a man generally wants more…You ask a workingman who is getting 2 dollars a day, and he will say that he wants ten cents more…while the man who has his millions will want everything he can lay his hands on and then rsise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day.”
-Samuel Gompers, founder of American Federation of Labor (AFL) and prominent American labor union leader
1) Who is Gompers referring to when he mentions “the man who has his millions”?
2) What is the purpose of Gomper’s words? Who might he be saying this to?
Monday, November 17, 2008
November 17
831 and 802: Go to http://mrteslersblog.blogspot.com/ for HW assignment (Scroll down to 11/14).
Test #2 next Tuesday on the Gilded Age/Progressive Era/Spanish-American War. More details to come...
Test #2 next Tuesday on the Gilded Age/Progressive Era/Spanish-American War. More details to come...
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
November 13
PORTFOLIOS!!!
Use questions below to guide you. (3 reflections for 3 pieces of work)
1)What is the assignment? What is the purpose of the assignment?
2)What does this assignment tell me about me? (my strengths, weaknesses, what I understand, what I don’t understand)
Rubric for PORTFOLIO Social Studies: WJPS Ms. Fong
Reflections
4 Strong consideration shown in reflecting on each work; reflections are precise and clear and answer the questions, “What is this assignment? Purpose? What does this work tell me about “me” (Do I need to improve and what can I improve on?”)
3 Some consideration and thought given in reflecting on each work; questions (listed under 4) are satisfactorily answered
2 Limited consideration given in reflections; questions (under 4) are unanswered
1 Little or no thought given in reflections; questions (under 4) are unanswered
Range of Work Chosen (3 in all)
4 Careful thought is shown in choosing work; there are 3 in all and a wide range is present (quizzes, journal entries, etc.)
3 There is a diverse enough range of work chosen for portfolio; some thought given in choosing (there are 3-8in all)
2 Range of work is not diverse enough; little thought is given in deciding pieces of work (less than 3)
1 Portfolio work is incomplete. There is little or no work in folder (less than 3)
Progress
4 Work chosen strongly reflects growth and/or what needs to be done in order to further progress
3 Work chosen demonstrates growth and/or somewhat reflects on how to continue progressing
2 Work chosen barely demonstrates growth and/or barely reflects on how to improve
1 There is little or no work chosen and no reflection on how to progress
Use questions below to guide you. (3 reflections for 3 pieces of work)
1)What is the assignment? What is the purpose of the assignment?
2)What does this assignment tell me about me? (my strengths, weaknesses, what I understand, what I don’t understand)
Rubric for PORTFOLIO Social Studies: WJPS Ms. Fong
Reflections
4 Strong consideration shown in reflecting on each work; reflections are precise and clear and answer the questions, “What is this assignment? Purpose? What does this work tell me about “me” (Do I need to improve and what can I improve on?”)
3 Some consideration and thought given in reflecting on each work; questions (listed under 4) are satisfactorily answered
2 Limited consideration given in reflections; questions (under 4) are unanswered
1 Little or no thought given in reflections; questions (under 4) are unanswered
Range of Work Chosen (3 in all)
4 Careful thought is shown in choosing work; there are 3 in all and a wide range is present (quizzes, journal entries, etc.)
3 There is a diverse enough range of work chosen for portfolio; some thought given in choosing (there are 3-8in all)
2 Range of work is not diverse enough; little thought is given in deciding pieces of work (less than 3)
1 Portfolio work is incomplete. There is little or no work in folder (less than 3)
Progress
4 Work chosen strongly reflects growth and/or what needs to be done in order to further progress
3 Work chosen demonstrates growth and/or somewhat reflects on how to continue progressing
2 Work chosen barely demonstrates growth and/or barely reflects on how to improve
1 There is little or no work chosen and no reflection on how to progress
Monday, November 10, 2008
November 10
Happy Veterans Day
HW: Sourcebook check this week.
Choose 2 pieces of work that you feel best represents your work this marking period (test, homework, etc) . Your 3rd piece will be your journal assignment which will be given back on Thursday. We will discuss this further this week. If you haven't done so, please turn in a folder for your portfolio.
HW: Sourcebook check this week.
Choose 2 pieces of work that you feel best represents your work this marking period (test, homework, etc) . Your 3rd piece will be your journal assignment which will be given back on Thursday. We will discuss this further this week. If you haven't done so, please turn in a folder for your portfolio.
Friday, November 7, 2008
November 7
HW: If yo haven't done so, bring in a folder for your portfolio. Sourcebook check sometime next week...See below for a sample.
Date Description page
10/7 Poem on child labor
10/10 Child Labor: Images
10/14 Immigration notes
10/16 Assignment: Progressive Era
10/17 Research notes
10/21 American society/Where
10/23 When were some milestones
10/28 How?
11/6 Presentation notes
(Theodore Roosevelt, Upton Sinclair, etc)
Date Description page
10/7 Poem on child labor
10/10 Child Labor: Images
10/14 Immigration notes
10/16 Assignment: Progressive Era
10/17 Research notes
10/21 American society/Where
10/23 When were some milestones
10/28 How?
11/6 Presentation notes
(Theodore Roosevelt, Upton Sinclair, etc)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
November 6
HW: For tomorrow. Bring in one folder for portfolio. Sourcebook check next week (sample of table of contents will be shown tomorrow).
Monday, November 3, 2008
November 3
831:
HW: For Thurs, write a reflection on the entire Presidential election. Who did you think was going to win? Who did win? How was the voter turnout? Were there any major issues that arose? What were the states that were in question (Which states were in a tug of battle)?
•Checklist for Presentations
•Look at audience (make eye contact)
•Review your notes before hand (Know your stuff! Questions will be asked)
•Go over each image and each point. Break it down for the audience.
•Decide as a group, who will say what (Everyone must speak.
•Pace yourselves (each group will be given about 5 minutes to present and 3-5 minutes for questions at the end).
•Do not depend on poster board for information on presentation. (DO NOT READ DIRECTLY FROM POSTER). If necessary, use index cards, but try to speak as if you are explaining something to someone else.
•If you are audience members, you are taking notes
HW: For Thurs, write a reflection on the entire Presidential election. Who did you think was going to win? Who did win? How was the voter turnout? Were there any major issues that arose? What were the states that were in question (Which states were in a tug of battle)?
•Checklist for Presentations
•Look at audience (make eye contact)
•Review your notes before hand (Know your stuff! Questions will be asked)
•Go over each image and each point. Break it down for the audience.
•Decide as a group, who will say what (Everyone must speak.
•Pace yourselves (each group will be given about 5 minutes to present and 3-5 minutes for questions at the end).
•Do not depend on poster board for information on presentation. (DO NOT READ DIRECTLY FROM POSTER). If necessary, use index cards, but try to speak as if you are explaining something to someone else.
•If you are audience members, you are taking notes
Friday, October 31, 2008
October 31
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
For Monday, bring in entire poster presentationa and independent journal entries.
For Monday, bring in entire poster presentationa and independent journal entries.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
October 30
Journal entry #5 (Last one!)
How did his/her actions impact the United States? (In can be years in the future and you are reflecting back, you could even be a ghost in the 21st century and you are noticing the how your person influenced the growth of the United States). Remember to keep the flow! (see sample below)
MAKE SURE 5 entries are typed (final drafts). Entire assignment is due on Monday (Independent work and group work)
Sample
May 10, 1999 Betty Janson's Diary
My entire life, I never knew that I would live this long. I am now the oldest woman in the world. As I near the end of my life and as I lay on my deathbed, I reflect back on the most memorable parts. Certainly, working for Mr. Morgan until his death in 1913 was monumental. I look around New York today and I see his legacy everywhere; on Wall Street where traders still revel at the sound of his name, in the tall skyscrapers that really seem to scrape the sky, and at the Morgan Library where he so graciously donated the books of his study. Most importantly, I see remnants of the past in people’s lifestyles. Many individuals today have become wealthy due to practicing his methods in investing into many different industries. In fact, his company, still going strong as we arrive into the new millennium has just merged with Chase Bank. The spirit of Mr. Morgan, after all this time, still knows how to strike a deal!
Tips for writing a bibliography
Website
Site name. Date of last update. Author. Date you accessed the site
The History of Columbus Day. 2004. The History Channel website. 27 October 2008, http://www.history.com/minisite.do content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=194&display_order=4&mini_id=104
Book
Author (last name, first name). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.
Postgate, Oliver. Columbus: The Triumphant Failure. New York: School & Library Binding,1992
How did his/her actions impact the United States? (In can be years in the future and you are reflecting back, you could even be a ghost in the 21st century and you are noticing the how your person influenced the growth of the United States). Remember to keep the flow! (see sample below)
MAKE SURE 5 entries are typed (final drafts). Entire assignment is due on Monday (Independent work and group work)
Sample
May 10, 1999 Betty Janson's Diary
My entire life, I never knew that I would live this long. I am now the oldest woman in the world. As I near the end of my life and as I lay on my deathbed, I reflect back on the most memorable parts. Certainly, working for Mr. Morgan until his death in 1913 was monumental. I look around New York today and I see his legacy everywhere; on Wall Street where traders still revel at the sound of his name, in the tall skyscrapers that really seem to scrape the sky, and at the Morgan Library where he so graciously donated the books of his study. Most importantly, I see remnants of the past in people’s lifestyles. Many individuals today have become wealthy due to practicing his methods in investing into many different industries. In fact, his company, still going strong as we arrive into the new millennium has just merged with Chase Bank. The spirit of Mr. Morgan, after all this time, still knows how to strike a deal!
Tips for writing a bibliography
Website
Site name. Date of last update. Author. Date you accessed the site
The History of Columbus Day. 2004. The History Channel website. 27 October 2008, http://www.history.com/minisite.do content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=194&display_order=4&mini_id=104
Book
Author (last name, first name). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.
Postgate, Oliver. Columbus: The Triumphant Failure. New York: School & Library Binding,1992
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
October 28
831 and 802:
Journal entry #4
What were some struggles/difficulties/encounters that your person was faced with? How did he/she react to them? Pick one for your journal entry.
See below...
May 10, 1912 Betty Janson
I’ve never seen Mr. Morgan so angry! In all the years that I’ve been here, I’ve never heard him so much as cuss (except around reporters who hound him with questions about his personal and business life). There’s been a lot of talk saying that he has been amassing too much control over the railroads and other industries. The U.S. government has been sending investigators to his office and are questioning everyone at J.P. Morgan & Co. In fact, Mr. Morgan must report to the House Banking and Currency Committee next week! The muckrakers are to blame for this. They say that he is in too much control of American society….
EVERYTHING IS DUE ON MONDAY, NOV. 3
Journal entry #4
What were some struggles/difficulties/encounters that your person was faced with? How did he/she react to them? Pick one for your journal entry.
See below...
May 10, 1912 Betty Janson
I’ve never seen Mr. Morgan so angry! In all the years that I’ve been here, I’ve never heard him so much as cuss (except around reporters who hound him with questions about his personal and business life). There’s been a lot of talk saying that he has been amassing too much control over the railroads and other industries. The U.S. government has been sending investigators to his office and are questioning everyone at J.P. Morgan & Co. In fact, Mr. Morgan must report to the House Banking and Currency Committee next week! The muckrakers are to blame for this. They say that he is in too much control of American society….
EVERYTHING IS DUE ON MONDAY, NOV. 3
Friday, October 24, 2008
October 24
HW: MAKE SURE first 3 entries are typed (final drafts)! We will continue on our group work next week (Monday). Bring in oak tag, markers, glue, etc. REMEMBER YOU MUST BRING IN PICTURES
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
October 22
802: See checklist for presentation. For Friday, bring in markers, oak tag, and glue if you are working on the poster. Keep on collecting images and pictures that pertain to your topic.
Checklist for Group Presentation
1) at LEAST 5 images that connect to your historical person and topic (1 per topic, example, a portrait of Jacob Riis for ‘Who’)
2) DETAILED explanations/captions/descriptions that go with images AND topics
3) Each member’s contribution in speaking, brainstorming, and research.
4) Title page and Bibliography at end
However many slides you have is up to you. You must make sure that your presentation meets all the criteria
Checklist for Group Presentation
1) at LEAST 5 images that connect to your historical person and topic (1 per topic, example, a portrait of Jacob Riis for ‘Who’)
2) DETAILED explanations/captions/descriptions that go with images AND topics
3) Each member’s contribution in speaking, brainstorming, and research.
4) Title page and Bibliography at end
However many slides you have is up to you. You must make sure that your presentation meets all the criteria
Monday, October 20, 2008
October 20
Second entry will be done in class on Tuesday. Continue to bring in research. For HW tonight, make sure revision for 1st entry is complete.
Journal Entry #2Where is the place that the person is from (or lives, has a strong influence in, or is near)? Describe it. What is going on? Who lives there? What is atmosphere like? Use descriptive words and be very detailed. You may not mention much about your person/topic. Focus on the PLACE, the WHERE. If necessary use an image to aid you.Sample:Personal Journal of Betty Janson (maid of J.P. Morgan)September 10, 1892 I hurried through the crowded streets of the Lower East Side. Vendors and street stalls clog the paths. People are swarming everywhere and rush to the front of the vendors in order to purchase the wares and food items that are on sale. These humble merchants have everything from shoes to celery, from kosher pickles to underwear. In fact, you find anything in this immigrant section of Manhattan.I find the stand that I need and quickly purchase my linens and sheets. Even though I live within the servant quarters of Mr. Morgan’s home on the Upper East Side, I’ve always preferred to shop here where the buildings are barely three stories high and everything is cheap at best. Most importantly, the social atmosphere is undeniably unique. I hear people bargaining in languages I’ve never heard before. Most are from the eastern part of Europe. In fact, I even hear spoken phrases in Italian (which I picked up from our housekeeper, Mrs. Coppola). It is here, in the southern tip of Manhattan, where you will find all the struggling working class people. They either live in tiny, cramped tenements or they labor in the many textile factories that line the streets alongside Broadway. It might be a coincedence that many of these hardworking individuals crammed against me while buying sheets may also toil away in the steel industry, which Mr. Morgan has a large stake in.Yes, this city has truly changed in the twenty years that I’ve been alive. Never have I seen such an increase in population and jobs! On top of that, this part of the Lower East Side is so drastically different from the tall, gleaming, majestic skyscrapers that are present throughout the rest of Manhattan. Mr. Morgan works there. Right now, J. P. Morgan & Company are probably signing forms to rescue (more like take over) another failing company. Rumor has it that next in line is the U.S. government. I heave a heavy sigh, this world that I’m in now is really a world away from Mr. Morgan’s.
Journal Entry #2Where is the place that the person is from (or lives, has a strong influence in, or is near)? Describe it. What is going on? Who lives there? What is atmosphere like? Use descriptive words and be very detailed. You may not mention much about your person/topic. Focus on the PLACE, the WHERE. If necessary use an image to aid you.Sample:Personal Journal of Betty Janson (maid of J.P. Morgan)September 10, 1892 I hurried through the crowded streets of the Lower East Side. Vendors and street stalls clog the paths. People are swarming everywhere and rush to the front of the vendors in order to purchase the wares and food items that are on sale. These humble merchants have everything from shoes to celery, from kosher pickles to underwear. In fact, you find anything in this immigrant section of Manhattan.I find the stand that I need and quickly purchase my linens and sheets. Even though I live within the servant quarters of Mr. Morgan’s home on the Upper East Side, I’ve always preferred to shop here where the buildings are barely three stories high and everything is cheap at best. Most importantly, the social atmosphere is undeniably unique. I hear people bargaining in languages I’ve never heard before. Most are from the eastern part of Europe. In fact, I even hear spoken phrases in Italian (which I picked up from our housekeeper, Mrs. Coppola). It is here, in the southern tip of Manhattan, where you will find all the struggling working class people. They either live in tiny, cramped tenements or they labor in the many textile factories that line the streets alongside Broadway. It might be a coincedence that many of these hardworking individuals crammed against me while buying sheets may also toil away in the steel industry, which Mr. Morgan has a large stake in.Yes, this city has truly changed in the twenty years that I’ve been alive. Never have I seen such an increase in population and jobs! On top of that, this part of the Lower East Side is so drastically different from the tall, gleaming, majestic skyscrapers that are present throughout the rest of Manhattan. Mr. Morgan works there. Right now, J. P. Morgan & Company are probably signing forms to rescue (more like take over) another failing company. Rumor has it that next in line is the U.S. government. I heave a heavy sigh, this world that I’m in now is really a world away from Mr. Morgan’s.
Friday, October 17, 2008
October 17
MONDAY: First ENTRY due on Monday. WHO is my person? What is his/her personality like?
Where was he born? Where did he go to school? Who may have influenced his/her career? How do people treat him/her? How does he/she treat people?
Sample: Betty Janson (Maid of J.P. Morgan)
March 1892, New York
I quickly dusted Mr. Morgan’s bookshelf. He will be home soon and will not be happy that his grand home is in such a disarray. My boss, Mr. John Pierpont Morgan grew up in a very affluent part of Connecticut. Raised in the best boarding schools in America and in Europe, he is used to rigor and order. We, his servants, must comply to his structured way of life. Even the smallest speck of dust would send everything into an uproar.
You could say that his father’s strong influence on his education led to his success. Learning French wasn’t enough; he also had to learn German! Yes, Mr. Morgan was pretty much groomed for this type of life...
CONTINUE TO BRING IN RESEARCH. WE WILL WORK ON PEER REVISION TOMORROW
Where was he born? Where did he go to school? Who may have influenced his/her career? How do people treat him/her? How does he/she treat people?
Sample: Betty Janson (Maid of J.P. Morgan)
March 1892, New York
I quickly dusted Mr. Morgan’s bookshelf. He will be home soon and will not be happy that his grand home is in such a disarray. My boss, Mr. John Pierpont Morgan grew up in a very affluent part of Connecticut. Raised in the best boarding schools in America and in Europe, he is used to rigor and order. We, his servants, must comply to his structured way of life. Even the smallest speck of dust would send everything into an uproar.
You could say that his father’s strong influence on his education led to his success. Learning French wasn’t enough; he also had to learn German! Yes, Mr. Morgan was pretty much groomed for this type of life...
CONTINUE TO BRING IN RESEARCH. WE WILL WORK ON PEER REVISION TOMORROW
Thursday, October 16, 2008
October 16
831 and 802 HW:
Bring in ONE source for tomorrow.
See below for links that may help....
Andrew Carnegie
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/carnegie
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/
John D. Rockefeller
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_rock_jsr.html
Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tr26.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tr/interviews.html
Ida Tarbell
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_tarbell.html
http://www.history.rochester.edu/fuels/tarbell/MAIN.HTM
Jacob Riis
http://www.yale.edu/amstud/inforev/riis/title.html
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/R/riis/riis.html
Samuel Gompers
http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/gompers.htm
http://www.pbs.org/heavenonearth/leaders_thinkers_gompers_debs.html
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
http://www.nps.gov/wori/historyculture/elizabeth-cady-stanton.htm
http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/
Upton Sinclair
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4097
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/sinclair.html
Bring in ONE source for tomorrow.
See below for links that may help....
Andrew Carnegie
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/carnegie
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/
John D. Rockefeller
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_rock_jsr.html
Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tr26.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tr/interviews.html
Ida Tarbell
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_tarbell.html
http://www.history.rochester.edu/fuels/tarbell/MAIN.HTM
Jacob Riis
http://www.yale.edu/amstud/inforev/riis/title.html
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/R/riis/riis.html
Samuel Gompers
http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/gompers.htm
http://www.pbs.org/heavenonearth/leaders_thinkers_gompers_debs.html
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
http://www.nps.gov/wori/historyculture/elizabeth-cady-stanton.htm
http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/
Upton Sinclair
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4097
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/sinclair.html
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
October 14
831, 802: Major Assignment #1 See below for details. ASSIGNMENT HAS NOT FULLY BEEN DISCUSSED WITH ALL STUDENTS YET. However, you can see what topic you have been assigned to and start conducting a bit of research. Everything will be fully explained this week.
831
Andrew Carnegie - Mattelyn, Christina, Dimitrios
John D. Rockefeller – Rocio, Charles, Jesus
Theodore Roosevelt - Anthony, Ashley, Yeo Jin
Jacob Riis - Brandon, Brittany, Han Lim
Samuel Gompers - Ramses, Christina Park, Joanna
Upton Sinclair- Andrea, Stacy, Julian
Ida Tarbell – Yusef, Alexis, Sebastian
Elizabeth Cady Stanton – Evan, Paris, Gabby, Kassie
802
Andrew Carnegie - Anthony B, Nina, Tessa, Spencer
John D. Rockefeller – Olivia, Briana, Craig, Jessica
Theodore Roosevelt - James B., Natalia, Yo han, Stephanie
Jacob Riis - Lawrence, Michelle, Anna, Adriana
Samuel Gompers - Philip, Adam, Michael, Arianna
Upton Sinclair- Vicky, Emma, Jonathan, Rachel
Ida Tarbell – Elana, Taylor, Samantha, Ning
Elizabeth Cady Stanton – Antonio, Rachel Ann, Maria, Raymond
MAJOR ASSIGNMENT #1: The Gilded Age/the Progressive Era
The events of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era have deeply impacted American society in many ways at the turn of the 20th century. Big business moguls like John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt carved up industrial wealth and Wall Street for themselves. On another level, millions of families and individuals from overseas (mainly Europe and later on Asia) have flooded major cities. Some were escaping discrimination and religious persecution. Others were following dreams of American wealth and sought new lives filled with economic opportunities. Their struggles at home and in the workplace prompted reformers and muckrakers to lobby for improved living and work conditions. Unions also began to form and were pushed forward by bold leaders who demanded better pay and safer working conditions. The presence and actions of all these uniquely different individuals ultimately transformed the nation.
Task
For this particular assignment, you will be focusing on a notable individual during the Gilded Age/Progressive Era.
You will be assigned one of these:
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Theodore Roosevelt
Jacob Riis
Samuel Gompers
Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Independent work
a) For the written portion of this assignment, you must write 5 journal entries based on these 5 topics:
1) who your person is,
2) where he/she is from
3) when was he/she famous (describe the time period he/she was active in)
4) what struggles did he experience and encounter
5) how did his/her actions impact or change the United States
You will write this from the viewpoint of the person or someone who is working with him/her (an assistant, spouse, etc) Each entry needs to be one page typed, double-spaced (font size 12, Times New Roman or Comic Sans). Examples of this will be given each day when a new topic is assigned (One journal entry will focus on 1 topic).
b) You must complete research for this assignment. A minimum of 5 sources will be accepted ( 2 of which MUST be books ). See separate section on how to write a bibliography.
c) A cover sheet must be turned in with assignment. Be creative! Make it resemble a book, sketch person’s portrait, etc. Be sure to include your name, class, date, and name of explorer.
Group Work
This portion will be done in class. Students who share a person will work together on creating a poster presentation or a PowerPoint on who he/she is, where he/she is from, when was he/she famous , what struggles did he experience and encounter, how did his/her actions impact or change the United States.
For this presentation, you must include 5 images that connect to this person . Each one must represent the topics that were covered. You must EXPLAIN to the class how the image relates to the topic. They can either be drawn or they can be actual paintings or sketches from the time period.
831
Andrew Carnegie - Mattelyn, Christina, Dimitrios
John D. Rockefeller – Rocio, Charles, Jesus
Theodore Roosevelt - Anthony, Ashley, Yeo Jin
Jacob Riis - Brandon, Brittany, Han Lim
Samuel Gompers - Ramses, Christina Park, Joanna
Upton Sinclair- Andrea, Stacy, Julian
Ida Tarbell – Yusef, Alexis, Sebastian
Elizabeth Cady Stanton – Evan, Paris, Gabby, Kassie
802
Andrew Carnegie - Anthony B, Nina, Tessa, Spencer
John D. Rockefeller – Olivia, Briana, Craig, Jessica
Theodore Roosevelt - James B., Natalia, Yo han, Stephanie
Jacob Riis - Lawrence, Michelle, Anna, Adriana
Samuel Gompers - Philip, Adam, Michael, Arianna
Upton Sinclair- Vicky, Emma, Jonathan, Rachel
Ida Tarbell – Elana, Taylor, Samantha, Ning
Elizabeth Cady Stanton – Antonio, Rachel Ann, Maria, Raymond
MAJOR ASSIGNMENT #1: The Gilded Age/the Progressive Era
The events of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era have deeply impacted American society in many ways at the turn of the 20th century. Big business moguls like John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt carved up industrial wealth and Wall Street for themselves. On another level, millions of families and individuals from overseas (mainly Europe and later on Asia) have flooded major cities. Some were escaping discrimination and religious persecution. Others were following dreams of American wealth and sought new lives filled with economic opportunities. Their struggles at home and in the workplace prompted reformers and muckrakers to lobby for improved living and work conditions. Unions also began to form and were pushed forward by bold leaders who demanded better pay and safer working conditions. The presence and actions of all these uniquely different individuals ultimately transformed the nation.
Task
For this particular assignment, you will be focusing on a notable individual during the Gilded Age/Progressive Era.
You will be assigned one of these:
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Theodore Roosevelt
Jacob Riis
Samuel Gompers
Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Independent work
a) For the written portion of this assignment, you must write 5 journal entries based on these 5 topics:
1) who your person is,
2) where he/she is from
3) when was he/she famous (describe the time period he/she was active in)
4) what struggles did he experience and encounter
5) how did his/her actions impact or change the United States
You will write this from the viewpoint of the person or someone who is working with him/her (an assistant, spouse, etc) Each entry needs to be one page typed, double-spaced (font size 12, Times New Roman or Comic Sans). Examples of this will be given each day when a new topic is assigned (One journal entry will focus on 1 topic).
b) You must complete research for this assignment. A minimum of 5 sources will be accepted ( 2 of which MUST be books ). See separate section on how to write a bibliography.
c) A cover sheet must be turned in with assignment. Be creative! Make it resemble a book, sketch person’s portrait, etc. Be sure to include your name, class, date, and name of explorer.
Group Work
This portion will be done in class. Students who share a person will work together on creating a poster presentation or a PowerPoint on who he/she is, where he/she is from, when was he/she famous , what struggles did he experience and encounter, how did his/her actions impact or change the United States.
For this presentation, you must include 5 images that connect to this person . Each one must represent the topics that were covered. You must EXPLAIN to the class how the image relates to the topic. They can either be drawn or they can be actual paintings or sketches from the time period.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
October 7
HW:
Poem due on Tuesday! (831) Notebook check on Tuesday! (For 802, notebook check is on Friday) See below for samples on both!
Date Description page #
9/3 Word web American history
9/8 Civil War Chart (831)
9/9 Notes from Recon. Assignments
9/10 “
9/15 Presentations on Recon.
9/22 Review / Identifications
9/28 802 – Paragraph w/words
9/29 Gilded Age Activity
10/3 “
10/6 Child Labor
10/7 Channelone News reflection
10/7 Child Labor: Poem
Checklist
-Table of Contents (each day is listed and labeled with page number and date)
-There is no other subject in sourcebook
-Every assignment is completed
-Notebook is organized (chronological order and limited doodling)
Poem
The Minutes Stand Still
Time is like a creeping tortoise here
The appearance of the crescent moon is ever near
With every deep breath I take
My lungs allow the dirt and dust to overtake
The loud hum of the sewing machines numb my head
I wonder if my body will make it into bed
With my back propped up on the stiff chair
Pressed next against these poor girls is all I can bear
Poor Father has not worked in weeks!
It is up to me to make enough money for even leeks
As my mind reflects on my future coming
I hear the familiar ‘Ding!’
Time for a 10 minute break!
For an education and books will never be in my wake.
Poem due on Tuesday! (831) Notebook check on Tuesday! (For 802, notebook check is on Friday) See below for samples on both!
Date Description page #
9/3 Word web American history
9/8 Civil War Chart (831)
9/9 Notes from Recon. Assignments
9/10 “
9/15 Presentations on Recon.
9/22 Review / Identifications
9/28 802 – Paragraph w/words
9/29 Gilded Age Activity
10/3 “
10/6 Child Labor
10/7 Channelone News reflection
10/7 Child Labor: Poem
Checklist
-Table of Contents (each day is listed and labeled with page number and date)
-There is no other subject in sourcebook
-Every assignment is completed
-Notebook is organized (chronological order and limited doodling)
Poem
The Minutes Stand Still
Time is like a creeping tortoise here
The appearance of the crescent moon is ever near
With every deep breath I take
My lungs allow the dirt and dust to overtake
The loud hum of the sewing machines numb my head
I wonder if my body will make it into bed
With my back propped up on the stiff chair
Pressed next against these poor girls is all I can bear
Poor Father has not worked in weeks!
It is up to me to make enough money for even leeks
As my mind reflects on my future coming
I hear the familiar ‘Ding!’
Time for a 10 minute break!
For an education and books will never be in my wake.
Monday, October 6, 2008
October 6
HW: Remember news article reaction is due tonight! Journal entry is due TOMORROW
For tomorrow, bring in an article on child labor for discussion. See below for links...
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/child_labor/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/world/americas/14haiti.html?ref=americas
For tomorrow, bring in an article on child labor for discussion. See below for links...
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/child_labor/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/world/americas/14haiti.html?ref=americas
Thursday, October 2, 2008
October 2
HW
1) A news article reaction due by Monday 6 PM. E-mail me at mfong2@schools.nyc.gov. Questions will also be on blog.Topic: Vice Presidential Debate- 1 page reflection a) What article and source/newspaper did you use? What were some topics mentioned? Describe each candidate’s behavior (were they nervous, fierce, timid, etc). Who came out as the stronger candidate? See links below....
http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/vice-presidential-debate.html
http://www.newsweek.com/id/162100
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846995,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846977,00.html
Sample: The article that I found is "Biden and Palin Square Off" from the newsmagazine Newstime. Senator Joe Biden and Governor Palin argued over many topics during the debate. However, the main issue seemed to be the struggling economy and how many people were losing jobs. Palin's behavior was that of nervousness in the beginning but later on she gatherered more energy, especially when she was talking about this topic. She rallied for working and middle class families and stressed that Sentor McCain and herself would do whatever it takes for people to remain employed. Biden was very restrained during the debate. He did accuse Palin of one time of saying something that wasn't true...
2) Write a journal entry in your sourcebook on using words from our group work or the video (at least 6). Imagine that you are living during the early years of the Gilded Age. What is going on around you? How is New York changing?
1) A news article reaction due by Monday 6 PM. E-mail me at mfong2@schools.nyc.gov. Questions will also be on blog.Topic: Vice Presidential Debate- 1 page reflection a) What article and source/newspaper did you use? What were some topics mentioned? Describe each candidate’s behavior (were they nervous, fierce, timid, etc). Who came out as the stronger candidate? See links below....
http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/vice-presidential-debate.html
http://www.newsweek.com/id/162100
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846995,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846977,00.html
Sample: The article that I found is "Biden and Palin Square Off" from the newsmagazine Newstime. Senator Joe Biden and Governor Palin argued over many topics during the debate. However, the main issue seemed to be the struggling economy and how many people were losing jobs. Palin's behavior was that of nervousness in the beginning but later on she gatherered more energy, especially when she was talking about this topic. She rallied for working and middle class families and stressed that Sentor McCain and herself would do whatever it takes for people to remain employed. Biden was very restrained during the debate. He did accuse Palin of one time of saying something that wasn't true...
2) Write a journal entry in your sourcebook on using words from our group work or the video (at least 6). Imagine that you are living during the early years of the Gilded Age. What is going on around you? How is New York changing?
Thursday, September 25, 2008
September 25
831 and 802:
Find ANY article or news source on the Presidential election. Type your response to what you are reading. It must be one page long (single-spaced) and you must answer the following questions:
What is the name of the article? How did you find it? What is it about (brief summary)? How does this make you feel? Do you feel that the writer is taking any sides? Why or why not?
E-MAIL your response to mfong2@schools.nyc.gov (It can be a Microsoft Word document or abe in the text of an e-mail. Just make sure your name is on it) There are NO exceptions since I am giving you plenty of time.
This is due by MONDAY for both classes (by 6 PM).
Sources to check out
www.nytimes.com
www.newsweek.com
www.msn.com
Find ANY article or news source on the Presidential election. Type your response to what you are reading. It must be one page long (single-spaced) and you must answer the following questions:
What is the name of the article? How did you find it? What is it about (brief summary)? How does this make you feel? Do you feel that the writer is taking any sides? Why or why not?
E-MAIL your response to mfong2@schools.nyc.gov (It can be a Microsoft Word document or abe in the text of an e-mail. Just make sure your name is on it) There are NO exceptions since I am giving you plenty of time.
This is due by MONDAY for both classes (by 6 PM).
Sources to check out
www.nytimes.com
www.newsweek.com
www.msn.com
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
September 23
Study for Thursday's Quiz/Test (Quest):
Review Questions
1) The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution protects
a) African Americans’ right to vote b) the denial of constitutional privileges to citizens without due process of law c) the institution of slavery d) the right to privacy
2)The literacy test
a) was put into effect as part of the Fifteenth Amendment b) had no impact on African Americans’ voting rights in the South c) restricted African Americans’ voting rights in the South d) supported African Americans’ voting rights in the South
3)The period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was called
a) amnesty b) war spoils c) Reconstruction d) Freedman’s Bureau
4)President Abraham Lincoln was shot at
a) the White House b) Ford’s Theater c) Andrew Johnson’s house d) William Peterson’s House
5) To many freed men and women, slavery was reestablished in what disguise?
a) slave codes b) literacy tests c) taxes d) black codes
6) By the 1890s, the Southern states passed Jim Crow laws in order to?
a) give equal rights to African Americans b) create a segregated society c) make sure slavery never took hold again d) increase cotton production
7) Having a strong loyalty to a particular region of the country is known as
a) stateism 2) loyalism 3) secessionism 4) sectionalism
8)Which of the following statements about the Civil Rights Act of 1866 is correct?
a) It granted full citizenship to African Americans b) It denied the federal government the power to protect African Americans’ rights. C) It gave states the right to pass black codes. D) It upheld the Treaty of Paris
9) Most former Confederates were pardoned by the a) Confederate Act b) Amnesty Act c) Fifteenth Amendment d) Fourteenth Amendment
10) Republicans in Congress easily overrode Johnson’s vetoes and took charge of Reconstruction during
a) Radical Reconstruction b) Restoration c) Congressional reconstruction d) Radical rebuilding
Review Questions
1) The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution protects
a) African Americans’ right to vote b) the denial of constitutional privileges to citizens without due process of law c) the institution of slavery d) the right to privacy
2)The literacy test
a) was put into effect as part of the Fifteenth Amendment b) had no impact on African Americans’ voting rights in the South c) restricted African Americans’ voting rights in the South d) supported African Americans’ voting rights in the South
3)The period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was called
a) amnesty b) war spoils c) Reconstruction d) Freedman’s Bureau
4)President Abraham Lincoln was shot at
a) the White House b) Ford’s Theater c) Andrew Johnson’s house d) William Peterson’s House
5) To many freed men and women, slavery was reestablished in what disguise?
a) slave codes b) literacy tests c) taxes d) black codes
6) By the 1890s, the Southern states passed Jim Crow laws in order to?
a) give equal rights to African Americans b) create a segregated society c) make sure slavery never took hold again d) increase cotton production
7) Having a strong loyalty to a particular region of the country is known as
a) stateism 2) loyalism 3) secessionism 4) sectionalism
8)Which of the following statements about the Civil Rights Act of 1866 is correct?
a) It granted full citizenship to African Americans b) It denied the federal government the power to protect African Americans’ rights. C) It gave states the right to pass black codes. D) It upheld the Treaty of Paris
9) Most former Confederates were pardoned by the a) Confederate Act b) Amnesty Act c) Fifteenth Amendment d) Fourteenth Amendment
10) Republicans in Congress easily overrode Johnson’s vetoes and took charge of Reconstruction during
a) Radical Reconstruction b) Restoration c) Congressional reconstruction d) Radical rebuilding
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
September 18
Quiz Review ( Quiz #1 on Thurs )
Reconstruction, Sept. 25th
Topics to study: Use the handout from class and your notes. Quiz will have 15 multiple choice questions, 4 identifications, and 1 DBQ (with 2 questions)
Confederacy Freedmen’s Bureau, Civil Rights Act (1866)
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments President Andrew Johnson
Ku Klux Klan Thaddeus Stevens and the Radical Republicans
Black Codes Sharecropping
Jim Crow Laws, racism Military Reconstruction Plan poll taxes Amnesty Act
Reconstruction, Sept. 25th
Topics to study: Use the handout from class and your notes. Quiz will have 15 multiple choice questions, 4 identifications, and 1 DBQ (with 2 questions)
Confederacy Freedmen’s Bureau, Civil Rights Act (1866)
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments President Andrew Johnson
Ku Klux Klan Thaddeus Stevens and the Radical Republicans
Black Codes Sharecropping
Jim Crow Laws, racism Military Reconstruction Plan poll taxes Amnesty Act
Monday, September 15, 2008
September 15
Journal entry due tomorrow for both classes!! News article reaction due tomorrow for 802.
Starting tomorrow, I will no longer be accepting late homeworks. Any late homeworks will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive credit for it. Homework MUST be done on time ALL THE TIME since they are a major part of a student's assessment. I assess students through effort and hard work. Talk to me in room 353 after 7th period if you have a problem with this.
Starting tomorrow, I will no longer be accepting late homeworks. Any late homeworks will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive credit for it. Homework MUST be done on time ALL THE TIME since they are a major part of a student's assessment. I assess students through effort and hard work. Talk to me in room 353 after 7th period if you have a problem with this.
Friday, September 12, 2008
September 12
831 and 802
HW:Write your reaction to ONE article below using the handouts.
Topic: Environment
Redwood trees in California
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/us/09tree.html?ref=science
Global warming
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/science/earth/07arctic.html
Animal trafficking
http://www.newsweek.com/id/117875
HW:Write your reaction to ONE article below using the handouts.
Topic: Environment
Redwood trees in California
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/us/09tree.html?ref=science
Global warming
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/science/earth/07arctic.html
Animal trafficking
http://www.newsweek.com/id/117875
Thursday, September 11, 2008
September 11
8th gradeSS: HW #1 In your sourcebook, write a journal entry pretending to be either a person living in the North OR the South during Reconstruction. Make up a name for yourself. What do you do for a living? How different is your life during Reconstruction. You should write more than one page for a quality entry. Due on Friday.
(i.e., Dear Diary, April 10, 1868….The humid hot air woke me long before I heard the rooster’s cry. Heaving a deep sigh, I reluctantly rose from my bed. I’m not sure what creaked more; my aching body or the bed. Life hasn’t been the same for us in Georgia after the war ended. General Sherman’s ruthless army burned our barn down to the ground. Thank goodness the house was spared. My dear Tom perished in the Battle of Gettysburg and I am left to care for our 3 children on my own. With no job and no money, I am forced to depend on the kindness of neighbors and friends for food. What was the purpose of all this fighting? To free all the slaves? I think not. The U.S. government merely wanted to punish us in the southern states for forming our Confederacy….
(i.e., Dear Diary, April 10, 1868….The humid hot air woke me long before I heard the rooster’s cry. Heaving a deep sigh, I reluctantly rose from my bed. I’m not sure what creaked more; my aching body or the bed. Life hasn’t been the same for us in Georgia after the war ended. General Sherman’s ruthless army burned our barn down to the ground. Thank goodness the house was spared. My dear Tom perished in the Battle of Gettysburg and I am left to care for our 3 children on my own. With no job and no money, I am forced to depend on the kindness of neighbors and friends for food. What was the purpose of all this fighting? To free all the slaves? I think not. The U.S. government merely wanted to punish us in the southern states for forming our Confederacy….
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
September 9
802 and 831
Written HW#1 will be due on Friday. (831 did not receive this yet). I will explain this in class on Thursday.
Written HW#1 will be due on Friday. (831 did not receive this yet). I will explain this in class on Thursday.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
September 4-5
831 and 802
Write your reaction and response to one of the news articles below on the Presidential election. Use the handout given to you in class.
Remember, be honest and truthful. Please give meaningful and well-thought out responses. (i.e., I enjoyed reading this article because I often hear my parents talking about this candidate. Now, I feel I am more knowledgeable about his background and what type of experience he gained throughout his years in.....) An example of what you should not write is, "I chose this article because it was extremely short..."
Governor Sarah Palin (Republican candidate for Vice President)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04assess.html
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042008/news/columnists/barack__meet_your_nightmare_127482.htm
Senator John McCain
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04mccain.html?ref=politics
Senator Barack Obama
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042008/news/columnists/barack__meet_your_nightmare_127482.htm
Write your reaction and response to one of the news articles below on the Presidential election. Use the handout given to you in class.
Remember, be honest and truthful. Please give meaningful and well-thought out responses. (i.e., I enjoyed reading this article because I often hear my parents talking about this candidate. Now, I feel I am more knowledgeable about his background and what type of experience he gained throughout his years in.....) An example of what you should not write is, "I chose this article because it was extremely short..."
Governor Sarah Palin (Republican candidate for Vice President)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04assess.html
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042008/news/columnists/barack__meet_your_nightmare_127482.htm
Senator John McCain
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04mccain.html?ref=politics
Senator Barack Obama
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042008/news/columnists/barack__meet_your_nightmare_127482.htm
Monday, September 1, 2008
September 2
Dear 7th and 8th grade Students and Parents,
Welcome back to a new and exciting school year! To get started, here are a few required items that you will need to start off this semester.
1) 1 marble notebook (preferably more than 100 pages)
2) 1 folder
3) Loose leaf paper
4) 2 pens, 1 pencil
5) Markers/crayons/color pencils (for in class use)
6) Glue stick
Please have these items with you within the first few days of school. Students will receive many important handouts and it is crucial that they have a folder labeled ‘Social Studies’ in order to store everything. For the 7th grade, we will be studying American history from prehistoric times to the end of the Civil War. 8th graders will be focusing on the period after the Civil War up until the 21st century. We will be doing a lot of interactive and hands-on work involving picture/photo analysis, creating advertisements and cartoons, writing and performing scripted dialogues, etc. In addition, the 8th grade will also be taking the New York State Social Studies Grade 8 Intermediate Exam in June.
Please feel free to contact me at mfong2@schools.nyc.gov if you have any questions. Our class blogs are grade7sswjps.blogspot.com (for the 7th grade) and grade8sswjps.blogspot.com (for the 8th grade). Parents and students alike are encouraged to visit these sites for information on the class, homework, updates, etc.
I look forward to working with all of you this school year!
Sincerely,
Ms. Fong
7th and 8th grade social studies instructor
Welcome back to a new and exciting school year! To get started, here are a few required items that you will need to start off this semester.
1) 1 marble notebook (preferably more than 100 pages)
2) 1 folder
3) Loose leaf paper
4) 2 pens, 1 pencil
5) Markers/crayons/color pencils (for in class use)
6) Glue stick
Please have these items with you within the first few days of school. Students will receive many important handouts and it is crucial that they have a folder labeled ‘Social Studies’ in order to store everything. For the 7th grade, we will be studying American history from prehistoric times to the end of the Civil War. 8th graders will be focusing on the period after the Civil War up until the 21st century. We will be doing a lot of interactive and hands-on work involving picture/photo analysis, creating advertisements and cartoons, writing and performing scripted dialogues, etc. In addition, the 8th grade will also be taking the New York State Social Studies Grade 8 Intermediate Exam in June.
Please feel free to contact me at mfong2@schools.nyc.gov if you have any questions. Our class blogs are grade7sswjps.blogspot.com (for the 7th grade) and grade8sswjps.blogspot.com (for the 8th grade). Parents and students alike are encouraged to visit these sites for information on the class, homework, updates, etc.
I look forward to working with all of you this school year!
Sincerely,
Ms. Fong
7th and 8th grade social studies instructor
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