Unit-Imperialism

Today's Agenda:

Review: Questions for "In Another Country"
Discuss: the Main Causes of WWI
Chapter Attack: Anthem Chapter 18 Sections 1 and 2

Gavrilo Princip in his prison cell
1914

Unit-Imperialism

Agenda:

• Quiz/discussion of Zinn article vs. textbook
• Conclusion of the Spanish American war
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 17 Sections 3 and 4

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

In this unit, we will be reading two short stories by Ernest Hemingway, who is an American literary giant. Check out a biography of Hemingway here.

In Another Country

World War I was the largest, international conflict people had ever seen, and it caused people to change their view of the world. People became full of despair, delusional, horrified that everything would fall apart, and it made them lose faith. In Hemingway’s "In Another Country," there is one character in the story who is known as Major. He is a smaller part of the story, but a  perfect example of the kind of “loss of faith” that people were beginning to experience because of the war.

Here are some questions for this story.

Soldier's Home

This story is very ironic in its title and storyline. Hemingway doesn’t bother to tell people why Krebs is the last to return home or what happened in the meantime, but Harold simply comes back late and cannot find his place when everyone else is already settled. It is a great tale that speaks to “fitting in” as well as being “left behind.”

Here are some questions for this story.

"Ernest Hemingway in uniform 1918;" Photo Researchers/Universal Images Group and

"Hemingway;" Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images/Universal Images Group

Unit-Imperialism

Today's Agenda:

• Hand back the Progressives Exam
• Continue reading: "The Empire and the People" by Zinn
• Finish the chapter/Answer the questions for HWK
• "White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling

FYI: the Zinn article and questions are linked digitally on the handouts page.

Unit-Imperialism

Today's Agenda:

The Spanish American War

• Finish Anthem work: Chapter 17 Sections 1 and 2
• Quiz on Sections 1 and 2
• Howard Zinn: the Empire and the People
• How does the textbook portray the Spanish American war versus Zinn's A People's History of the United States?

Unit-Imperialism and the Turn of the 20th Century

Agenda:

• Discuss "Story of an Hour" and hand in homework.
• Imperialism and the Spanish American War: Chapter 17 in Anthem Sections 1 and 2 

Kate Chopin

After our exam, and before diving into our next unit, we will look at an important American author: Kate Chopin.

Photoportrait of writer Kate Chopin. Photographer not credited. Made available for use through Times-Picayune

From americanliterature.com: "Kate Chopin...is considered one of the first feminist authors of the 20th century. She was following a rather conventional path as a housewife until an unfortunate tragedy -- the death of her husband -- altered the course of her life. She wrote a number of short stories but is best known for her novel The Awakening(1899), a hauntingly prescient tale of a woman unfulfilled by the mundane yet highly celebrated "feminine role," and her painful realization that the constraints by virtue of her sex blocked her ability to seek a more fulfilling life."

We will read two stories from Kate Chopin: "Story of an Hour" and "The Storm." Both of these stories explore the role of women in society at the turn of the 20th Century, particularly in terms of marriage. Our main objective is to practice looking at and taking notes on literature, as well as analyzing literary elements. Take a look at this literature-note taking guide.

UNIT REVIEW

Agenda:

Unit exam tomorrow!

• Here is a review of The Jungle, as well as a little bit of historical context.
• Exam will be multiple choice with a couple of paragraph responses.

Per our discussion today...

Slate article on the word "feminist"

Progressive Movement

Agenda:

• The Jungle chapter 5: Hand back and discuss incorrect answers (review of all chapters will be Monday)
• Lecture/Discussion: Content we may have missed (Progressive Era Notes)
• Video: Crash Course on Progressives

Unit-The Progressive Era

Today's Agenda:

Discussion: the progressive presentations (strengths and weaknesses)
Review: the shared group presentations
Lecture/Discussion: Content we may have missed (Progressive Era Notes)
Video: Crash Course on Progressives

Suffragist Crowd. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 12 Nov 2014. 

Progressive Projects

Agenda:

• The goal for today is to take notes and evaluate each other's presentations. To do this you must first go to Ms. Hopkins' project guide page, where there are the links for the projects. As you look through these presentations, take notes and evaluate them, using the handout.
• There will be an open-note quiz tomorrow on these presentations!
• If you still have not published your presentation, Ms. Hopkins, Mr. Bujold, and Mr. Jolicoeur are available to help!

Multi-ethnic college students looking at laptop. Blend Images. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 12 Nov 2014.

Progressive Movement

Progressives Group Project!

• There are numerous topics to explore for this project. Your task is to create a multimedia presentation that will be published online (you must send us the link or share it with us by Sunday night).
• Each group should essentially answer the following questions concerning their topic:
• What is the problem/issue?
• Who (individuals or groups of people) addresses the problem?
• What is their approach to the problem?
• What are the results?
• You must cite sources and properly attribute any and all pictures, video, and other media taken from somewhere.
• The method by which you create this presentation is up to you. Most people will probably go the route of Google Presentation; however, we are requiring you to evaluate two presentation tools that are not Google Presentation. 
• Ms. Hopkins has made a great project guide, which has links to numerous presentation tools. Use the Evaluation Worksheet to evaluate at least two of these tools.
• Once your group has evaluated what presentation tool you will use, start creating. Ideally, your presentation should "stand alone," meaning the information/topic presented could be understood by a casual observer.

Immigration/Progressive Movement

Agenda:

• Hand back Jungle quizzes; hand in Visitor questions
• Discuss "The Melting Pot is Broken"--What claim is the author making? Is it valid?
• Progressive Movement--What is it? What issues are present at the turn of the 20th Century, who exposes them, and what is done?
• Chapter 14 of The Jungle--How has Jurgis changed as a character?

Immigration

Agenda:

• Hand back Native American essays; some observations:
• IDEAS--Remember to answer the question/prompt, and stick to that thesis. Many times examples were given without any true explanation in relation to thesis.
• SENTENCE FLUENCY--Review how to integrate your quotes! You can't simply leave quotes hanging in the air with no set-up or context.
• CONVENTIONS--Cite your sources, always provide a Works Cited page, and write in the present tense unless you are talking about a historical event in the past.
• KNOWLEDGE OF CONTENT--If you wrote an entire essay without referencing anything in the book we studied (or referencing it very little), you lost points...
• Hand in Chapter 5 Questions of The Jungle
• Continue watching The Visitor; after the film, we will have small group discussions

• Here is an article from Slate about contemporary immigration titled The Melting Pot is Broken
• HOMEWORK: Read the above article and write a short response. What is the author saying? Is his claim valid? Why or why not?