The US As a World Power

Today's Agenda:


Finish the Zinn Article
Response to America in the Philippines: "White Man's Burden"
Response to "White Man's Burden": Other "Burden" Poems

Unit-The United States as a World Power

Today's Agenda:

• Review questions: Conflicts in American History
• Introduce: Author/Historian Howard Zinn: A Peoples History of the United States
• Read/Answer the Questions: "The Empire and the People" 

The Progressiv Movement

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: the Progressive Group presentations
• Finish: the American Anthem Chapter 16 illustrations analysis
• Continue: the Unit Summative assessment (due tomorrow)

Unit-Industrialization, Immigration, and the Progressive Movement

Today's Agenda:

Due Monday: the Progressive Presentations
Review: American Anthem (Chapter 16)
Analyze: Chapter 16 Illustrations (Maps, charts, political cartoons, etc.)

Unit-Industrialization, Immigration, and the Progressive movement

Today's Agenda:


We are in the library today to do some research on the Progressive movement.

HERE is the Progressive Project that you received yesterday.
HERE is the link to the library research guide that Mrs. Hopkins put together. Check out the Historical newspapers under Primary Sources. There is an entire section devoted to the progressive Movement.

Immigration, Industrialization, Progressive Movement

Agenda:

• Go over chapter 3 excerpts
• Chapter 5 & questions
• Progressives Project

Industrialization and Immigration

Agenda:

• Finish 30 Days & discuss
• Chapter 3 excerpts of The Jungle

Unit-Industrialization and Immigration

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Chapter 2 in the Jungle
• View: 30 Days "Immigration"

Unit-Industrialization and Immigration

Today's Agenda:

• Discuss: Election results
• Compare: Today's Immigrants versus Yesterday's Immigrants (review of Friday's work)
• Read: chapter 2 in the Jungle & chapter 2 questions

Unit-Industrialization and Immigration

Today's Agenda:

This assignment is very similar to the paragraphs that you wrote for the Native American articles.

Here is the link to the articles on immigration

• Summarize (paragraph for each), integrating at least ONE quote in your summary, citing correctly. 
• Compare the experience between yesterday's and today's immigrants. Are there any similarities? What are some differences? (last paragraph)
• Do a Works Cited right after your paragraphs 
• Share/Print, hand in.

Ellis Island

Industrialization and immigration

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

• Pre-Reading discussion questions
• Small group discussion protocol and rubric
• The Jungle chapter 2 and questions

Unit-Industrialization and Immigration

Today's Agenda:

Finish; American Anthem Chapter 14
View/Answer Questions: America, the Story of US: Cities