Immigration

Agenda:

• Discuss chapter 5: Unions, corruption, and losing faith in America
• Film: The Visitor
• In this excellent 2007 film, a college professor travels to New York and finds a young immigrant couple living in his apartment. The film explores contemporary immigration issues, and provides some enlightenment and unique perspective on the current immigrant experience. After the film has been viewed, there will be some guided, small group discussion questions.

Immigration

Agenda:

• Quiz on Chapter 15 of American Anthem
• Discussion: Life at the Turn of the 20th century
• Finish chapter 5 of The Jungle, work on questions

The Immigrant Experience

Agenda:

• Pop Quiz, chapters 2-4 of The Jungle
• Discuss chapter 4
• Finish Chapter 15 Textbook work (Quiz tomorrow)
• Start Chapter 5 of The Jungle (Due Friday)

The Immigrant Experience

Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 15 in American Anthem
• Read Chapter 4 of The Jungle. Finish the questions for HOMEWORK
• Cool Site: Comparing immigration from 1910 to today

Optional: Take an interactive tour of Ellis Island. What was it like for new immigrants entering America at the turn of the 20th century?

Here is a terrific clip (about 4 minutes) from The Godfather Part II of Vito Corleone coming to America--it's a great re-creation of Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th century, and what immigrants experienced. Notice the imagery at the end of young Vito looking out the window with the reflection of the Statue of Liberty in the distance.

Unit 4-Immigration and Industrialization

Agenda:

• Chapter 3 of The Jungle
• Finish the questions for HOMEWORK
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 15

Unit 4-Industrialization and Immigration

Today's Agenda:

Film: America: the Story of Us "Cities"
Based on the film:

1. Brainstorm: List and describe who/what contributed to the growth of American cities

2. Writing prompt: Who/What was the most responsible for the growth of American cities?

If time allows: Continue reading The Jungle Chapter 3

Unit-Immigration and Industrialization

Today's Agenda:

• Review the quiz from yesterday on Anthem Chapter 14
• Begin reading The Jungle-Chapter 2
• HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 2 and answer questions

Industrial Revolution

Agenda:
Short class today!

• Quiz on Industrial Revolution chapter from textbook
• Discussion of The Jungle pre-reading (if there is time)

Immigration and Industrialization

Agenda:

• The Jungle Pre-reading discussion questions
• In small groups, discuss all the questions presented
• It is expected each person will contribute to the discussion--go around the circle to get everyone's opinion/thoughts
• A secretary or recorder for the group should bullet-note topics and opinions discussed
• Be prepared to share out for tomorrow!
• Finish textbook work; quiz tomorrow!

New Unit-Immigration and Industrialization

Today's Agenda:

Due: Native American Essays
Discussion: Introduce the new unit and major topics
Examine: American Anthem Chapter 14 (The Industrial Revolution)

Native Americans: Unit Wrap-Up

Friday you will need:

• the viewing guide for Smoke Signals
• a copy of your paper to peer edit
• make sure you "share" your paper with Buj

Monday: Final papers are due on Monday

Native American Wrap-Up

Agenda for the Week (October 14-17):

• Tuesday: Essay topics and discussion; start watching Smoke Signals, the independent feature film based on the stories in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
• Wednesday: Half of the class in the computer lab, working on essay, the other half continuing Smoke Signals
• Graphic Organizer for Essay
• Thursday: Flip half the class
• Friday: Finish Smoke Signals, work on viewing guide, discuss

Native Americans

Agenda:

Looking at "academic voice"

• As we continue to look to improve our writing, today we will look at what voice and word choice can really do for an essay.
• In small groups, read through the college-level essay on Sherman Alexie, and then analyze the writing style with the prompts provided:
• Who is the audience that the author is writing for?
• What is the thesis of this essay?
• How does the author support this thesis? Be specific.
• Is the author successful in supporting his thesis? Why?
• What is it about this essay that makes it formal rather than informal? Point to specifics.
• The Great Emancipators Mass Execution
• Another Proclamation by Sherman Alexie

Native Americans

Agenda:

• OPEN NOTE QUIZ on "Indian Education"
• Acceptable answers to a short/long answer quiz:
• Answers should be in complete sentences—your response/point should be able to be read and understood without having to read the question. It should stand alone as its own thing.
• Plot is not important—A little bit of context is, but focus on big ideas/larger meaning.
• Answers should be analytic and have depth, rather than superficial.
• Review Anthem Chapter 13-The American West

Native Americans

Agenda:

• Small Group Discussion: Based on the homework, discuss the meaning of the quotes with your groups. We will then report out to the larger group, and have a large group discussion. Here is a discussion rubric to guide you...
• HOMEWORK: Read the story "Indian Education" and take notes…pay particular attention to things that have something to do with the “Native American Identity” and/or Experience—What defines an Indian? What role does History have? What are their beliefs? What is important to Native Americans? What are their goals? What role does racism have? How do the choices (both healthy and unhealthy) they make define who they are? What defines success/failure for them? OPEN NOTE LONG ANSWER QUIZ TOMORROW
• Finish textbook work/go over
• Video Clip: Battlefield Detectives-The Battle of Little Bighorn

Native Americans

Agenda:

• from "A Drug Called Tradition:" “Although it is the twentieth century and planes are passing overhead, the Indian boys have decided to be real Indians tonight” (20).
• What does it mean to be a real Indian?
• How do these misguided youths wrestle with their identity?
• "The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn't Flash Red Anymore"
• As you read, look for the quotes provided. Explain the context (what is happening) of the quote, and the meaning (how does it relate to the Native American Identity?).
• Complete the packet from the Anthem Textbook Chapter 13-The American West
• Both these assignments are expected to be done for TOMORROW.

Native American Resistance

Agenda:

• Discussion of Native American Summaries/review Google Doc-Block 1 and Block 2
• Discuss "Every Little Hurricane"
• Figurative Language: Metaphors and Sensory Images
• What does this story tell us about the Native American Identity?
• HOMEWORK: Read "A Drug Called Tradition"

Here is a funny podcast of Sherman Alexie being interviewed: "Why do you always write about white people?"

Native Americans

Agenda:
Half the class will be reading the short story "Every Little Hurricane," and half the class will go to the computer lab to do some research.

Computer Lab directions:

• With your group, fill out the chart on the shared Google Document based on the summaries provided.
• Here is the link to the Native American summaries
• Here is the link to the Shared Google Document

Native American Identity

Agenda:

• Our next unit explores the Native American Identity. Some questions to guide us through the unit: Who are they as people? How has their identity been formed? What was it in the past and what is it now?
• We will read some contemporary fiction from Sherman Alexie, a humorous, poetic writer, and these stories from The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven all revolve around one reservation, and the way of life there.
• As for history, well, essentially our mistreatment and near eradication of Native Americans will be looked at, and how that has also formed the Native American Identity.
• A nice introduction to contemporary reservation life is a 20/20 special, "Children of the Plains."
• Sherman Alexie is charming on the Colbert Report...And again.

Civil War Common Summative Assessment

Today we write our responses to the Civil War prompts. Each answer should be a well-developed paragraph.
What makes a good response?

• Topic sentence that gives an overview of what will be discussed. Generally incorporates the prompt/question. 
• Supporting examples (2-3 examples are sufficient) and complete explanations that include context and analysis (what it means/purpose/outcome/why it is important/notable).
• Concluding sentence that sums up the entire response.
• A full, complete paragraph should be at least 5-7 sentences.