Social Studies - Week of December 15th

MONDAY: Compete Current Events

Quiz in periods 3 and 4

Homework: Read section 3 in textbook

Last "Reading" before break! 

Worksheet - Social Darwinism

TUESDAY: Go over reading

Debate Social Darwinism

Homework: Triangle Shirtwaist - Due Thursday

Factory booklet and answer questions 1-4 & 6 Complete sentences - 25 points

WEDNESDAY: Economic Ideas of Gilded Age

Photo Analysis - Child Labor

Follow the Pullman Strike

Homework: Complete Triangle Packet

THURSDAY: Discuss Packet - look at photos and "A Few Wealthy People"

Homework: (none)

FRIDAY: All class periods - Championship Jeopardy Challenge!

ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS!! I KNOW I WILL!!

CHANGE!!!

Change on Wednesday!

Reap Pgs. 614-619 and complete worksheet - Due Friday

Social Studies: Week of December 8th

MONDAY: Review of Unit Quiz - Chapter 17
Quiz will be on Wednesday, use your study packets as a review
Introduce Big Business/Labor - meet local Mr. Pullman
Homework: Read pgs. 608-619 and complete organizer

TUESDAY: A closer look at the Pullman Community, workers, town, architecture etc.
Take a look at "Robber Barons" or "Captains of Industry" (photos, primary sources)
Homework: Study for Quiz - tomorrow!

WEDNESDAY: Quiz - 20 minutes
Continue with "Robber Barons" and "Captains of Industry" etc.
Gilded Age - "Conspicuous Consumption"?
Homework: Child Labor Photo Response
Horatio Alger Activities - Due Friday

THURSDAY: Current Events - Take Notes
Reminder: All Adopt-A-Family Gifts are due Today!
Please do not forget your promise!

FRIDAY: Response/Discussion of Wednesdays work
So... Captains or Robbers??
JEOPARDY!!

Week of December 1st

MONDAY: 15 min. - Do you agree with Turner's Thesis Now?
Current Events - Test is Friday! Study!
Review session on Thursday 8:15 a.m.
Homework: Complete your thesis - typed if possible.
TUESDAY: Primary Sources of Great Plains
Review the study guides
Homework: Complete the Chapter Focus Questions
WEDNESDAY: Highlight and Review for Current Events
Reminder! Current Events Review - Tomorrow 8:15 a.m.
Test! Get all of your notes in order!
THURSDAY: Short class - 20 minute periods - High School Testing

Reminder! Current Events Review - Today 8:15 a.m.
Homework: Study!!! Prepare your Essay
FRIDAY: Test! Assigning new Jeopardy teams!

Remember to bring in all money donations and gifts for you Adopt-A-Family!

Social Studies - Week of November 17th

Monday: Complete Current Events

Analyze and discuss the Wild West

HW: Your textbook! First time this year!  - Read Chapter 17

Read pages 572 - 583. In notebook do questions 1a and 2a on 581 - be prepared!

DUE WEDNESDAY

Tuesday: The Turner Thesis - significance of the frontier in American History Pro's and Con's

Students will examine primary sources.

HW: Homework from Monday. - DUE WEDNESDAY

Wednesday: Go over reading assignment and questions.

Begin Native American study. 2 views - where do you stand?

HW: Textbook - Read pages 584-589

In Notebook: 2b on 589

Thursday: Take a close look at the Ghost Dance. 

Go over assignment. Primary Source in class - Wounded Knee.

Friday: Current Events. Jeopardy. Week wrap up of content covered.

History "Book Club" Latest Options

O' Pioneers

My Antonia

The Children's Blizzard

A Lantern in Her Hand

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

See me if you are interested!

CHALLENGE YOURSELF!!

HEADS UP!

CURRENT EVENTS TEST NEXT TUESDAY!

Social Studies - Week of November 10th

Monday: Tribute to Veterans

View Interviews with veterans from World War II to Now.

(If we have time) We will begin Round Table debate on "Reservations Not Accepted"

Tuesday: Veterans Day (No School)

If you see a veteran, thank him or her for their service

Wednesday: Complete Round Table Debate

Analyze Primary Sources

HW: Wild West DBQ - Due Friday (20 pts.)

Thursday: It's all about Math! (But for me it will always be history!!)

Friday: HOW REALLY WILD WAS THE WEST??

Compare and contrast resources, statistics from DBQ

JEOPARDY (if we have time)

*Current Events - We will try to get in the notes. If we don't get to it I will take them for you, and xerox them.

Social Studies- Week of Oct. 6th

Monday: Review for Current Events test
Organize notes, highlight
Lunch review in my room
Assign: Prepare- study for test!

Tuesday: 8:15 Test Review
Senators and representatives will go into "committees" and begin work on their "bill"
Assign: Research and fine tune your bill

Wednesday: Current Events Test
Finish Bill
Assign: Make you own test on the Executive and Legislative Branches- due Friday

Thursday: Current Events
Meet your committee for presentation

Friday: Present bills to the "House" or "Senate"

Tuesday: 8th and 9th period guest speaker- Mrs. Stern
connects to our Core class novel

Service Opportunities

Reminder- our annual Coat Drive begins on October 14th. All clean used coats are welcomed- we are really on need of adult mens coats this year, but send whatever you have. students are to bring the coats to their advisory. Coat Drive ends on November 14th.

Beginning the 20th of October, each advisory will be filling shoe boxes with toiletries, batteries, candy, chap stick etc. to send to Iraq and Afghanistan. Two members of our faculty each have family serving there and these will be sent to them.

Social Studies- week of Sept. 29

Monday: Welcome to the House and Senate
Begin study of Legislative Branch
Video- Congress in Action; Powers of Congress

Tuesday: Current Events
Congressional Cartoon Fun

Wednesday: Who's who in the House
and Senate- what do they do?
Assign: Congressional Decision Making

Thursday: Congressional Committees
Ex. Post Facts
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Assign: Worksheet Review of the above

Friday: "Imaginary" Bill Activity
Jeopardy
Assign: Cheer for Bears, Sox, Cubs!

Extra Credit Opportunities
Due Monday, October 5th

A) Create a resume as a senate or congressmen- the "ideal" (your ideal) representative. include background information, your major concerns, committees you serve on, bills you have sponsored.
B) Research 2 to 3 bills that this present Congress have passed, describe the bill, who it effects, purpose results etc.

week of 9 / 22 MONDAY : COMPLETE GROUP WORK ON PACS
SHARE ANSWERS TO EINSTEIN LETTER CURRENT EVENTS - NOTE TAKING ASSIGN : BEGIN TO STUDY FOR TEST ON WEDNESDAY-
GO OVER NOTES ON ROLES , CABINET ETC.


TUESDAY : TEST REVIEW SESSION - MY ROOM AT 8:15
REVIEW IN CLASS ALSO
LUNCH STUDY IF YOU WISH TO COME UP
ASSIGN: STUDY FOR TEST
ANALYZE TWO ESSAYS- HOW THIS ELECTION CAN
SHAPE OUR WORLD

WEDNESDAY : EXECUTIVE BRANCH TEST
ASSIGN : WHO WATCHES THE PRESIDENT ?

THURSDAY : DISCUSS ASSIGNMENT
INTRODUCE THE WAR POWERS ACT
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
ASSIGN : CONCLUSION OF THE PRESIDENCY
RESPONSE TO RANKINGS, COMPLETE
CONTRAST - CONCEPTS SHEET
FRIDAY: RANK YOUR PRESIDENTS DAY !!!
CURRENT EVENTS- JEOPARDY

ENJOY YOUR WEEK - END

social studies - week of 9 - 8

MONDAY :complete political analysis report . Introduce the Roles of the President and the coordinating project .
Homework : worksheet on the presidential roles
Tuesday : present / explain more on the project which is due on 9 / 16
present film on the Presidency , follow with specific question guide
Homework : specific questions - short essays - from film
Wednesday :presidential cartoons and editorials
Homework : analysis / explanation of 2 cartoons
Thursday : C URRENT Events program
focus :election etc.
FRIDAY :critical issues from the presidency , abuse of power etc.
create Jeopardy Teams , begin round 1

social studies - week of september 2nd

tuesday: constitution pre-test to help determine what areas of the constitution will be covered in depth this year
assign : political interview and reflection sheets , due on thursday
wednesday : current events program, introduction and notetaking process of the NEWSCURRENTS program
thursday:presentation and discussion of political surveys . compare and contrast age groups , gender etc. .work on class graph to analyze information
assign : complete reflection piece of survey - due friday
friday :discuss reflective analysis
catch up on this weeks work
begin team jeopardy

syllabus april 28

syllabus - week of April 28
social studies

Monday: Class review for Tuesday test
Prepare essay questions - quiz game

homework: study for test !!!

+ 8:15 study session on Tuesday +

Tuesday: Test today !!!

Wednesday: Current Events

Thursday: Field Trip
If time allows - introduction to film: SWING KIDS - A LOOK AT PRE-WORLD WAR II EFFECTS OF NAZI INFLUENCE ON YOUNG PEOPLE

Friday: Try to complete the film and film study work sheet

+ Remember Crop Walk on Sunday +

CHANGE

!!! TEST ON TUESDAY NOT MONDAY !!!

syllabus April 21

Syllabus for April 21

Monday: Complete film Cinderella Man and accompanying worksheet due tomorrow
Try to complete our kites

Assign: Sources in history sheets [worksheets]

Tuesday: Kite Flying - depression style [weather permitting]
John Steinbeck reading on Migrant Camps

Assign: answer questions from Steinbeck stories

Wednesday: Review all for acts, add more Steinbeck share slave narratives
Go over text section 4

Assign: analyzing sources parts 1 and 2

Thursday: Institute Day
Begin to study for Depression Test

+ Practice for test by doing review and assessment on your own on pages 796-797 in text +

Friday: Test review for Monday - use whole period to do so

+ Monday extra review session 8:15 C405 +

syllabus april 7

Social Studies - Week of April 07

Monday: End of the Roaring 20s
Complete quiz game and study guides

Assign: Text - pages 752 - 756
On 755, do all of #1 and 2 and 7
On 756 do Practice # 3 and 4

Tuesday: Discuss, Analyze Stock Market Crash
Use information from readings, charts, and graphs

Assign: Depression vocabulary and Primary Source sheet

Wednesday: Film on the Crash - notes, compare and contrast

Assign: Read text 776 - 781
Do Comprehension and Critical Thinking 1 and 2
Analyze artifacts

Thursday: Background - Grapes of Wrath
Present to Class
Steinbeck quotes, etc.
Photo Analysis

Friday: Film - Surviving the Dust Bowl
Questions to follow along with film

Ask your families if there is anyone who lived through the Great Depression that would like to come to lunch. Tell Ms. Walsh Farmar.

march 31 syllabus

Social Studies - week of March 31st

Monday: Current Events - catching up, note taking - highlighting for test

assign: roaring 20s political cartoon and primary source
due Wednesday

Tuesday: Complete Unit Section Review in class - text book needed

Wednesday: Discuss and Review Assignments
Test Prep for Current Events Test

Thursday: Current Events Test

+ Extra Credit offered Monday 3/31 due 4/7 +

Friday: Roaring 20s Day
Famous People Parade
Who am I?
Charleston Lessons
Historical Society Presentation
Awards
Tommy Gun's Garage

+ attention + March 11 text pages

For the homework due on Thursday read pages 739 - 751.
Fill out the diagram for these pages.

syllabus - week of March 11th

Syllabus
Week of March 11th

Monday: Treaty of Versailles - actual document analysis
What makes a good treaty
Positive / Negatives
Intro to the 20's - Class of Cultures

Assign: Questions on Treaty of Versailles

Tuesday: Treaty discussion
Continue with 1920's introduction
names, places, etc.


Assign: Read text pages
Complete graphic organizer by Thursday

Wednesday: Film Roaring 20's - note taking
Remember assignment due tomorrow!

Thursday: Compare 20's info
Advertising in the 1920's - using documents and broadsheets

Assign: Complete advertising exercise

+ Offer of Extra Credit +
!!! See me !!!

Friday: Prohibition - Untold Stories

+ Permission slips for Tommy Gun's field trip given out Monday, March 10th +
Due by Thursday, March 20

syllabus feb 25

Social Studies - Week of February 25th

"Over There" "Grand Old Flag"

Monday: Introduction to WWI - focus on Europe
Origins of War
Film: The Great War

Assign: Chapter 21 - read 706 to 711
Causes of WWI packet

Tuesday: Continue with the "War to End All War"
Approaching War using primary documents and art

Assign: Causes of WWI packet
Begin journal of Max Ottenfelds
WWI letters

+ Due Thursday +

Wednesday: Current Events
If time allows - examine WWI artifacts
Samples of Propaganda - art

Thursday: Film - The Doughboys
Note taking and Discussion
Compare responses to Max's letters

Assign: Editorial cartoons from Europe and U.S.
Read next three letters of Max Ottenfeld and respond

Friday: Compare responses to Max experiences
Jeopardy

+ Those reading All Quiet in the Western Front - meeting Wednesday at lunch +

syllabus feb 19th

Social Studies - week of February 19th

Test this Friday on chapter 20

Monday: No school

Tuesday: Document Based Question - Due Today
Class discussion / debate on DBQ topic - creating an empire and Phillippine annexation

Assign: Read 694-697: complete Chapter Review

Wednesday: Current Events - Primary Results Focus
Correct Chapter Review

Assign: Political cartoon analysis - "choose two"

Thursday: Class review for test through games

Assign: test !!! study !!! test !!! study !!!
Black history selection - The Children's March

Study Session - Thursday 8:15 A.M.
Free admission! No ticket needed!

Friday: Test
Jeopardy if time allows

Bake Sale Thursday!
Help Build Schools in Afghanistan!

All Quiet on the West Front group
Lunch in my room Wednesday.

syllabus feb 4th

Social Studies
Week of February 4

Monday: DuBois / Booker T. Washington
compare and contrast ideas and philosophies

Assign: Journal / diaries of immigrant experience
due tomorrow - "test" points

Tuesday: Read and share immigrant diaries
discuss variety of stories

Assign: text - read pages 644-648
do cartoon on page 645
numbers 4-7 on page 648 in notebook

!!! Primary Election Day !!!

Wednesday: Meet Teddy Roosevelt Film

Assign: text pages 649-651
primary source

Thursday: "Talk About Teddy"
current events

Friday: The Big Read

Assign: US policy in Latin America

Syllabus

Syllabus
Week of January 21st

Monday: Dr. Martin Luther King Day - January 20th
No school :D :) :D
No school :) :D :)

Tuesday: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Discussion / questions
Primary Sources

Assign: Chapter 18: read 620-629 (section 3) by Thursday
on page 638 do Vocabulary Builder Comprehension 6-10

Wednesday: Immigration Packet to be done in class!
Upton Sinclair Film
Excerpt of The Jungle

+ 8:15 study session on Thursday morning +

Thursday: Class review of test
Current Events

Assign: Study, really study for test

Friday: Test on Chapter 18 and sources outside the text

sylabus

Week of January 14th

Social Studies
20th Century Explorations and Big Time Changes

Monday: A look at Mr. Pullman and the Strike
Students will read documents from the Illinois Labor History Society
A Tour through Pullman

Assign: The Company Town - due tomorrow

Tuesday: Book review of My Antonia, O Pioneers, Burry My Heart at Wounded Knee
presented by student readers
review and discuss Company Town

Assign: Trace the Pullman Strike

Wednesday: Haymarket Labor Riot - Are they martyrs?
Current Events

Assign: 2 chapter summary in preparation for test next week

Thursday: Film: Colombian Exposition - background, actual footage, commentary, etc.,
all right here in Chicago
Questions follow along with video

Assign: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Document based question booklet - due Tuesday

Progress Report
Remember, your next report card does not come out until March 1! If you are doing great - keep it up...if not, you do have plenty of time to fix things and I am here to help!

+ Test - Friday, January 25th +
+ study session Thursday, January 24th, 8:15 +

Test will be on
Big Business - Labor Movement Columbian Exposition

+ Saturday Scholars - January 26th +
+ meet at 10:00 AM Waldheim Cemetery in Forest Park +