Monday, November 24, 2008

3rd Card Marking Begins!

• Mr. McGovern reviewed 2nd card marking grades

• World War I map ... read the directions & complete the coloring portion of the map.  Be very careful to follow the order.  Especially be careful on Step #1 & 3 (only one country each)

• Work on Women's Suffrage Poster project

ASSIGNMENT:

1. Complete coloring portion of map
   
2. Have project finished for Tuesday.

Friday, November 21, 2008

2nd Card Marking ended ...

• Election of 1912 assignment DUE
• Quiz Corrections DUE

2nd Card Marking Cummulative Exam 

After quiz ... Class Time to work on Women's Suffrage Project

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Quiz Friday ...

• Cumulative
• Covers: Imperialism & Progressivism

Card Marking ends this Friday ...

• Quiz: Jim Crow & Progressivism Make-ups must be done by then
• Corrections for 1) Political Machines & Imperialism, and 2) Jim Crow & Progressivism DUE Friday as well

Today:

• Collected Women's Suffrage Cartoon from Tuesday
• Election of 1912 assignment from yesterday DUE tomorrow
• Reviewed some key aspects of Women's Suffrage
• Ms. Rodrique assigned & explaind Women's Suffrage project ... See Mr. McGovern to get topic and info sheet.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Quiz this Friday ...

• Cumulative
• Covers: Imperialism & Progressivism

Card Marking ends this Friday ...

• Quiz: Jim Crow & Progressivism Make-ups must be done by then
• Corrections for 1) Political Machines & Imperialism, and 2) Jim Crow & Progressivism DUE Friday as well

Today: Lecture and notes on the Nov. 19 Notes (Progressive Presidents & Results)

ASSIGNMENT: Election of 1912 assignment

Nov. 19 Notes (Prgressive Presidents & Results)

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Quiz this Friday ...

• Cumulative
• Covers: Imperialism & Progressivism

Card Marking ends this Friday ...

• Quiz: Jim Crow & Pregressivism Make-ups must be done by then
• Corrections for 1) Political Machines & Imperialism, and 2) Jim Crow & Progressivism DUE Friday as well

Today: Ms. Rodrique reviewed Women's Suffrage and reasons for (+) & reasons against (-) suffrage.

• Get packet from the cubbies
• Talk to somebody who was here about which cartoons are for and which are against suffrage 
• Get arguments for (+) & against (-) suffrage

ASSIGNMENT: Create a Suffrage Political Cartoon (due Thursday) ... get assignment sheet from the cubby

Monday, November 17, 2008

Quiz this Friday ...

• Cumulative
• Covers: Imperialism & Progressivism

Card Marking ends this Friday ...

• Quiz: Jim Crow & Pregressivism Make-ups must be done by then
• Corrections for 1) Political Machines & Imperialism, and 2) Jim Crow & Progressivism DUE Friday as well

Today: Notes on Progressive Era ~ Economic Reforms (5th & 6th hour got Moral Reform too)

ASSIGNMENT: TR Political Cartoon Analysis

Nov. 17 Notes (Economic Reform)

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Friday, November 14, 2008

Quiz ... Jim Crow & Progressivism

• You will need to makethis up ASAP ... the card marking ends Friday 11/21

Passed back Quiz: Political Machines & Imperialism

• Corrections for 1/2 the points ... DUE Friday 11/21

Watched a video based on Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Quiz Tomorrow ... study! Here is the list of 'notes':

• Chapter 11 work ... only study sec. 1 & 2
• African Americans after Reconstruction
• Progressivism
• Political Reform

• You should also review 1) Political Reform assignment, and 2) Washington v. DuBois assignment ... a.k.a. Compare & Contrast Black Leaders

Today:

• Reviewed Washington & DuBois
  
• Notes on Political & Moral Reform
• Passed out sheet with Urbanization Review ... if you need it.
  
• ASSIGNMENT: Hull House reading & Jane Addams and Hull House questions
  

Notes 11/13 (Political & Moral Reforms)

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Quiz this Friday ... Jim Crow & Progressivism

• Finished notes on Jim Crow (see yesterday for link)

• Reading on Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBois

• ASSIGNMENT: Comparing & Contrasting Black Leaders

**Chapter 11 work needs to be shown to Mr. McGovern

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Veteran's Day

• Quiz this Friday

• Chapter 11: Main Idea, Reading Focus, & Key Terms ... DUE

• Discussed reasons for Lynchings & looked at Lynching Statistic Choropleth Map

• Lecture on the Rise of Jim Crow ... Notes: African Americans after Reconstruction

Nov. 11 Notes (Jim Crow)

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Monday, November 10, 2008

• Chapter 11: Main Idea, Reading Focus, & Key Terms ... Show Mr. McGovern

• Listened to Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit 

• Looked at Lynching images, and discussed the failure of the Progressive Movement

• ASSIGNMENT: Lynching Statistics (you need U.S. Map and the Data Sheet)

Friday, November 7, 2008

• Quiz: Political Machines & Imperialism ... make-ups ASAP

• Chapter 11: Main Idea, Reading Focus, & Key Terms ... DUE Monday!

• Lecture on Progressivism ... get Notes

• ASSIGNMENT: Political Reforms

Nov. 7 Notes (Progressivism)

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

PLAN Test for students with last names L-Z

• ASSIGNMENT: Progressivism Bookwork ... You will need to complete the task for all of Chapter 11 ... there are 4 sections.  

                 Example of what your notebook should look like

        DUE Monday!

Wednesday, October 5, 2008

• PLAN TEST for 10th graders last name beginning with letters A-K

• Students not taking the PLAN worked on getting the main ideas for the next unit, Progressivism ... See Mr. McGovern for details on what you will need to make-up.

• Last Friday's Quiz (Political machines & Imperialism) Make-ups need to be done by Friday AM

• Immigration Quiz Corrections DUE this Friday

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

ELECTION DAY

No School today ... Teacher Professional Development Day

Monday, November 3, 2008

Today we talked a little bit about tomorrow's election (the presidential race & the 2 Michigan ballot proposals)

Here are some websites for those of you learning more:

• Budget Hero ... Think the next President will have it easy?  Try balancing the Federal budget and find out for yourself.

• Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index ... One of the best sites for political cartoons.

• eLECTIONS Game ... Try you hand at running a presidential campagn.

• The Living Room Candidate ... contains campaign ads run by all presidents since Eisenhower.

• Select A Candidate ... Which candidate's platform most matches you beliefs?  Answer the questions on this site and find out.  You might be surprised.

• 270 to Win ... A site showing elcetoral college maps for ALL presidential elections our countries history.  Also contains an interactive map for the 2008 race.

• Publius ... A website where you can look at YOUR ballot ahead of time to save time at the polls.  Links to information to help you sort through the decisions too.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Talk to somebody close to you and make sure that they vote in tomorrows election.  If they will talk to you about who they voted for and why, even better.  Then bring in their "I Voted Sticker".  Turn it in with your name.  Get Points!

Friday, October 31, 2008

Quiz: Political Machines & Imperialism ... Make-ups by next Friday

Immigration Quiz Corrections ... also due by Friday