Gilded Age Speeches

• Character Analysis
• Speech Rubric
• Rhetorical Devices
• Becoming more articulate
• Getting over stage fright with charisma: converting those nerves into a magnetic stage presence (video from a TED Talk featuring Deborah Frances-White)

The Gilded Age

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: American Anthem Chapter 16 "The Progressives
• Introduce: The Character Speech Assignment
• Begin: Researching your Person

The Gilded Age

Today's Agenda:

Continue: reading the Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Complete: American Anthem Chapter 16 "The Progressive Movement"
View: Jacob Riis Exhibit at the Museum of New York City
Analyze: "How the Other Half Lives"

Gilded Age

Today's Agenda:

• Review: the 6 political cartoons and answer the questions
• Read: The Jungle chapter 3
• Jungle chapter 5 and chapter 14 and questions

Gilded Age

Today's Agenda:

Ellis Island 1905

Literature Analysis:

• The Jungle: Pre-reading discussion
• Chapter 2 and questions

Historical Analysis:

• Immigration, Arriving in America and 
• Immigration and Urbanization

New Unit-The Gilded Age

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: viewing Smoke Signals and Answering the Questions
• Intro. the New Unit: The Gilded Age
• Immigration
• Industrialization
• The Progressive Movement

Immigration in the United States (Past and Present)

• Opening Activity: Family Heritage Brainstorm and Discussion
• Actual immigration numbers for 2018

The Native American Experience

Today's Agenda:

• Summative essays are due
• View: Smoke Signals/Answer the questions