Monday, December 15, 2008

LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF 12-15-08

AMERICAN HISTORY:
Chapters 14 & 15 Summary
CH14: Politics & Prosperity 1920-1929
CH15: Crash & Depression 1929-1933
1) Open book test/WS
2) Video "Cinderella Man" Depression Era action-drama
3) Test Prep for finals

AM. HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT):
1) Video series on Civil War
2) Prep for finals

HISTORICAL RESEARCH:
1) PowerPoint Project: Topic of choice Due Friday, Dec. 19.

Monday, December 8, 2008

LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF 12-8-08

AMERICAN HISTORY:
Chapter 13: "Roaring Twenties"
Benchmark 4 - Indicators 4, 6
Benchmark 5 - Indicator 1

Section 1: Society in the 1920s
Section 2: Mass Media and the Jazz Age
Section 3: Cultural Conflicts

(1) Test Prep. Items for Ch. 13
(2) Chapter 13 Roaring Twenties Quiz Review
(3) Wed. 1/2 Day of school
(4) CHAPTER 13 TEST
(5) Begin Chapter 15: Crash & Depression 1929-1933
AM. HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT):
Chapter 10: The Making of Middle-Class America
* Tocqueville and Beaumont in America
* Tocqueville in Judgement
* Restless People
* The Family Recast
* 2nd Great Awakening
* Era of Associations
* Backwoods Utopias
* Age of Reform
* Demon Rum
* Abolitionist Crusade
* Women's Rights

(1) Prepare for Chapter 10 TEST
(2) Chapter 10 TEST (2 Days)
50 Multi-Choice Questions

HISTORICAL RESEARCH:

Monday, December 1, 2008

LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF 12-2-08

AMERICAN HISTORY:
Chapter 13: "Roaring Twenties"
Benchmark 4 - Indicators 4, 6
Benchmark 5 - Indicator 1

Section 1: Society in the 1920s
Section 2: Mass Media and the Jazz Age
Section 3: Cultural Conflicts

1) Cover Ch. 12 Test w/class
2) Ch. 13 Terms and Text assignment
3) Ch. 13 Notes & Lecture
4) Quiz
5) Video
6) Worksheets prepping for test.
AM. HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT):
Chapter 10: The Making of Middle-Class America
* Tocqueville and Beaumont in America
* Tocqueville in Judgement
* Restless People
* The Family Recast
* 2nd Great Awakening
* Era of Associations
* Backwoods Utopias
* Age of Reform
* Demon Rum
* Abolitionist Crusade
* Women's Rights

1) Reading Assignment
2) Points of Mastery - Discussion with class
3) Primary Source Research - Each student will choose a "topic or person" from this listing and locate 5 primary sources pertaining to their topic/person, citations and captions required for each.

HISTORICAL RESEARCH:
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008
Departure time: 7:20a.m.
Return time: 4:30p.m.
* Field Trip to Kansas City, MO
* Liberty Memorial/National World War I Museum and tour.
* Union Station