2017-2018+U.S.+History+Quarter+2

** U.S. History Quarter 2, Class materials and assignments **
 * **Friday,**
 * January 12** || Work on Mid-Term Study Guide: [[file:Mid-term study guide 17-18.doc]]**Period 3 exam on Wednesday at 7:30**
 * Period 7 exam on Friday at 7:30**

I will be available to work with people on the study guide during the make-up exam blocks next week as well as during the Period 1 and 2 exam times || TR video cartoon analysis:
 * **Wednesday,**
 * January 10** || Teddy Roosevelt video (History Channel: "The Presidents")

Mid-Term Study Guide: || media type="youtube" key="sBpfih7w4B8" width="315" height="179" Teddy Roosevelt video (History Channel: "The Presidents") || || Begin Labor Movement project: || media type="youtube" key="oeuhiu9CHK8" width="269" height="153" || Labor movement song: media type="youtube" key="Ly5ZKjjxMNM" width="227" height="129" Extra Credit - read article and answer questions: || "16 Tons" song Bangladesh 2013 garment factory collapse media type="youtube" key="9Fkhzdc4ybw" width="300" height="174" Begin work on Labor Movement notes. Read pages 47-51 in textbook in order to gather information for this worksheet: || Review question: How did the "Robber Barons" of the Gilded Age gain so much wealth? Continue work "Living and Working in the Gilded Age" lesson || Begin "Living and Working in the Gilded Age" lesson
 * **Tuesday,**
 * January 9** || Share Progressive Era topics
 * **Monday,**
 * January 8** || Share Progressive Era topics: [[file:legacy of progressivism - filled in.doc]] ||
 * **Friday,**
 * January 5** || Continue work on Progressive Era topics ||
 * **Tuesday,**
 * January 2** || Progressive Era - problems and reforms
 * **Wednesday,**
 * December 20** || Finish Labor Movement Project: **DUE TODAY** ||
 * **Tuesday,**
 * December 19** || Homestead Strike questions due today
 * **Monday,**
 * December 18** || Watch Homestead Strike documentary
 * **Friday,**
 * December 15** || Labor movement notes: [[file:labor movement - ST.doc]][[file:Labor movement notes.pptx]]
 * **Tuesday,**
 * December 12** || Snow day ||
 * **Monday,**
 * December 11** || Which photo do you think best illustrated "how the 'other half' lived during the Gilded Age?"
 * Newspaper photo, looking up at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company building during the fire**
 * **Friday,**
 * December 8** || Collect "Growth of Industry" reading questions
 * **Wednesday,**
 * December 6** || Finish "Growth of Industry" reading questions from yesterday if not done already

Worksheet:

Station 1: Images of the Gilded Age Station 2: Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire reading

Station 3: Excerpts from //The Jungle// || "Growth of Industry" textbook reading and questions: || PDF version of slide show: ||
 * **Tuesday,**
 * December 5** || Finish Gilded Age slideshow notes
 * **Monday,**
 * December 4** || **Role of Government in the Gilded Age**:
 * **Friday,**
 * December 1** || Finish U.S. Economy Today lesson:
 * Slideshow PDF version: [[file:Economy today slideshow.pdf]]
 * Wealth Distribution Video
 * Wealth Distribution Pie Charts

Another view on economic inequality in America: media type="youtube" key="QPKKQnijnsM" width="178" height="100"

Article: How the Senate tax bill affects the rich and poor, in three charts Video: NY Times Fact Check on the Tax Proposal || The U.S. Economy Today lesson: Wealth Distribution video:media type="youtube" key="YnQwTS-K6jI" width="280" height="155" || || Discuss remediation options Check Medicaid in Maine questions for formative credit Local issue: Medicaid expansion || Introduction to unit question and topic: Should we help them? || Turn in Population Density Lesson if you want the bonus points on the test || Today, finish study guide (if not already done) New assignment: Immigration and Population Density: Article 1 on the RAISE Act: Overview Article 2 on the RAISE Act: Would you qualify for legal immigration to the U.S.?
 * VERY Current News Story**: How might the Republican tax reform proposal affect the role of government in peoples' lives?
 * **Tuesday,**
 * November**
 * 28** || Turn in/share current events
 * **Monday,**
 * November 27** || Continue working on Role of Government in the News Today assignment: **COMPLETED WORKSHEET** **DUE TOMORROW.**
 * **Tuesday,**
 * November 21** || Return immigration tests
 * ASSIGNMENT: Role of Government in the News Today** [[file:Role of the Govt in the News Today 2017.doc]] ||
 * **Monday,**
 * November 20** || Opinions on role of government issues[[file:Role of gov't opinions and trends.pptx]][[file:Role of govt opinions and trends worksheet.docx]]
 * **Friday,**
 * November**
 * 17** || Discuss "Should we help them?" scenarios ||
 * **Wednesday,**
 * November**
 * 15** || Begin new unit: To What Extent is the Government Responsible for the Well-Being of its Citizens?
 * **Tuesday,**
 * November**
 * 14** || Immigration Unit Test
 * **Monday,**
 * November**
 * 13** || Mr. Lambek out (sick kid)
 * TEST MOVED TO TUESDAY**
 * IF COMPLETED FOR TUESDAY BEFORE TEST, UP TO 5 BONUS POINTS ON TEST SCORE** ||
 * **Tuesday,**
 * November 7** || Work on study guide for **TEST NEXT MONDAY: [[file:Immigration Policy Test Study Guide.docx]] ...**
 * GoogleDoc version of study guide here** ||
 * **Monday,**
 * November 6** || RAISE Act worksheet: [[file:RAISE Act worksheet.docx]]


 * STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST NEXT MONDAY: [[file:Immigration Policy Test Study Guide.docx]]**
 * GoogleDoc version of study guide here** ||