2017-2018+U.S.+History+Quarter+1

Article 1 on the RAISE Act: Overview Article 2 on the RAISE Act: Would you qualify for legal immigration to the U.S.?
 * **Monday, November 6** || RAISE Act worksheet: [[file:RAISE Act worksheet.docx]]

"Speak American" controversy: media type="custom" key="29401153" ||
 * STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST NEXT MONDAY: [[file:Immigration Policy Test Study Guide.docx]]**
 * GoogleDoc version of study guide here** ||
 * **Friday, November 3** || Read/discuss 2013 Bill: [[file:2013 immigration bill.docx]] ||
 * **Wednesday, November 1** || Finish Melting Pot/Salad Bowl assignments ||
 * **Tuesday,**
 * October 31** || Power outage day ||
 * **Monday,**
 * October 30** || Power outage day ||
 * **Friday,**
 * October 27** || Finish Melting Pot vs. Salad Bowl assignment
 * **Tuesday,**
 * October 24** || Complete immigration map analysis (from yesterday)

Melting Pot vs. Salad Bowl lesson: ||
 * **Monday, October 23** || Review history of immigration laws:

Immigration Map Analysis:

Map 1: Where Each State's Largest Immigrant Population War Born
= __ Map 2: Where Maine’s Refugees Come From __ = ||
 * **Friday,**
 * October 20** || History of Immigration Laws:
 * HW: FINISH READING/CHART FOR MONDAY** ||
 * **Wednesday, October 18** || Diversity of Ellis Island arrives - photos in traditional folk costumes

Immigration Political Cartoon Analysis ||
 * **Tuesday, October 17** || Finish Ellis Island slideshow

Diversity of Ellis Island arrives - photos in traditional folk costumes

Immigration Political Cartoon Analysis ||
 * **Monday, October 16** || Quiz: Early Immigration to America

Begin Ellis Island slideshow ||
 * **Friday,**
 * October 13** || Finish "Gangs of New York" clips

Prepare for **QUIZ ON MONDAY** GoogleDoc version of study guide here ||
 * **Tuesday,**
 * October 10** || Kahoot review: Immigration in the 1800's [[file:Immigration in the mid 1800’s review.docx]]

"Gangs of New York" clips

Article on the historical context for the anti-Irish nativism seen in "Gangs of New York": Article here || || Discuss questions at end of "Massacre at Mystic" sheet: **TURN IN WRITTEN RESPONSE FOR CREDIT** Another immigration political cartoon: [|"We've lost control of our borders"] || Link to video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLWthdTU || Begin "Massacre at Mystic" documentary: Link to video on YouTube here: @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLWthdTU7CY || Work on study guid for **QUIZ ON MONDAY**: || President Trump on the border wall: @https://nyti.ms/2krs7qF media type="custom" key="29343169" U.S./Mexico border photo essay How do we currently decide who is allowed to immigrate to the U.S.? Read current U.S. Immigration Policy: || Period 3: Finish DACA lesson from Friday Immigration Today: Fact and Fiction || media type="custom" key="29336667"
 * **Wednesday,**
 * October 4** || Reasons for Immigration in the 1800's: [[file:Reasons for 19th century immigration note sheet.docx]]
 * **Tuesday,**
 * October 3** || **PERIOD 3:** Finish video
 * BOTH CLASSES:**
 * **Monday,**
 * October 2** || Finish "Massacre at Mystic" documentary: [[file:Pequot War video questions .doc]]
 * **Friday, September 29** || America's first "illegal immigrants" - [[file:They look pretty undocumented to me.pdf]]
 * **Tuesday, September 26** || Reasons for Early Immigration: [[file:Reasons for Early Immigration blank note sheet.doc]][[file:Reasons for Early Immigration presentation.pptx]] ||
 * **Monday, September 25** || Quiz: Immigration Today ||
 * **Friday,**
 * September 22** || Finish border photo essay worksheet: show it to me for credit
 * **Wednesday, September 20** || Review/finish policy packet from yesterday's class
 * HW: PREPARE FOR QUIZ NEXT MONDAY: [[file:Immigration today quiz study guide.doc]]** ||
 * **Tuesday,**
 * September 19** || Review Fact or Fiction worksheet from yesterday: [[file:Immigration Fact and Fiction - FACTS.docx]]
 * **Monday, September 18** || Share current events
 * **Friday,**
 * September 15** || President Trump on immigration: @https://nyti.ms/2hv941M

DACA lesson media type="custom" key="29336187"media type="custom" key="29336183"
 * HW: FIND A CURRENT EVENT IN THE NEWS ON THE TOPIC OF IMMIGRATION. RECORD THE SOURCE AND NAME OF YOUR STORY AND WRITE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY OF WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT. DUE ON MONDAY, 9/18** ||
 * **Tuesday,**
 * September 12** || Pick up the pieces from yesterday: **TURN IN COLUMBUS DAY REFLECTIONS IF YOU DIDN'T DO THIS ALREADY**

Introduction to the first unit: How are units organized? How do I chose a big question/theme for the unit? Importance to today? Importance in history? Unit vocab review: kahoot.it Current events to share? ||
 * **Monday,**
 * September 11** || Hold on to Columbus Day written responses to turn in directly to me on Tuesday

Begin new unit. Big Unit Question: Should the U.S. welcome all those who wish to come? (Theme of unit: Immigration in American history) Compare two readings: Indigenous Peoples Day vs. Columbus Day: What is the debate today? media type="custom" key="29328471" Indigenous Peoples Day: Colbert Report video Columbus note-taking: Columbus children's book || When did American History start? || Review course syllabus: : **RETURN SIGNED PORTION NEXT WEEK --- ** || Attendance Student information surveys ||
 * HW: Complete Columbus Day reflection (if that's not already done) and immigration current event summary: DUE TUESDAY, SEPT. 12** ||
 * **Friday,**
 * September 8** || Columbus from Howard Zinn reading
 * HW: One paragraph response on Columbus Day (from worksheet in class): DUE MONDAY, SEPT. 11** ||
 * **Wednesday,**
 * September 6** || Columbus posters (Who was Columbus? Why did he set sail? What did he find? What did he look like?)
 * **Tuesday,**
 * September 5** || "Removing the Blinders" activit[[file:Day One PowerPoint 2017.pptx]][[file:Day One photos worksheet.doc]]
 * **Thursday,**
 * August 31** || Summer current events quiz
 * **Wednesday,**
 * August 30 -- ** || Welcome!