Wednesday,

September 2

Attendance
Summer current events quiz

Thursday,

September 3

Course syllabus
Student info survey
Show class wikispace
HW: Signed syllabus DUE ASAP
Binder for class DUE ASAP

Tuesday,

September 8

Collect signed syllabi/check binders
How and Why do we study history? Introductory slideshow:

Intro to Unit One: Should the U.S. welcome all those who wish to come?
HW: Find a recent news story (newspaper/internet/TV/radio) that is about our first unit topic: Immigration. (It can be a local, national, or world story.) Write a one paragraph summary about the story - What is happening? How does it relate to our unit question?
DUE THURSDAY, SEPT. 10

Thursday,

September 10

Collect HW: Set expectations for graded homework:

Refugees arriving in Germany

Friday,

September 11


Immigration facts and statistics:

Tuesday,

September 15

Finish Facts and Statistics sheet (from last week):

Current immigration policy packet:
HW: Finish U.S. Policy Today packet (reading and questions)

Wednesday,

September 16

Discuss U.S. Policy Today packet
Immigration opinion check:
HW: Prepare for quiz on Immigration Today (quiz on Thursday)

Thursday,

September 17

Quiz: Immigration Today
HW: Use this link: U.S./Mexico border images to complete this worksheet - DUE ON FRIDAY 9/18

Friday,

September 18

Illegal immigrant cartoon
Big reasons for Early Immigration:
Immigration to United States website
USHistory.org online textbook

Monday,

September 21

Finish group work on Reasons for Early Immigration
Begin group presentations:

Thursday,

September 24

Finish group presentations:
Nativism in American History:

Friday,

September 25

Ben Franklin quote (on Nativism handout from yesterday)
Watch "Gangs of New York" clips
Immigration in the 19th Century
Peopling Maine: Immigration in Large Numbers
Irish Immigrants in 19th Century Maine (read intro and view slideshow - easier to view in list form)
"Whatever Happened to German America?" NYT op-ed
HW: COMPLETE 19TH CENTURY IMMIGRATION READINGS AND QUESTIONS - DUE TUESDAY

Tuesday,

September 29

Finish "Gangs of New York" clips
Anti-Irish nativist cartoons:

Wednesday,

September 30

Ellis Island slideshow:
Late 1800's immigration political cartoons:

Thursday, October 1

Finish cartoon analysis
History of immigration reading:
HW: COMPLETE READING AND CHART FOR FRIDAY, OCT. 2

Friday,

October 2

Review immigration cartoons from the late 19th/early 20th centuries
Use History of Immigration reading to create timeline showing laws/events and attitudes
Begin studying for Immigration in History test: TEST ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

Tuesday,

October 6

Finish immigration timelines: DUE TODAY
Read 2013 Senate immigration bill:

Thursday,

October 8

Interactive immigration timeline
Discuss 2013 Senate Immigration Bill
STUDY FOR UNIT TEST ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER

Tuesday,

October 13

Unit test
Optional Extra Credit: Choose six other countries from around the world to add to the pop. density chart.

Thursday,

October 15

Catch-up day

Friday,

October 16

Begin Immigration Policy Debate project:
DEBATE SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, 10/22

Tuesday,

October 20

Continue group work for policy debate ON THURSDAY

Thursday,

October 21

Immigration Policy Debate
Use this sheet during the debate:

Friday,

October 22

Complete the last two pages of your Policy Debate Packet: "Focusing Your Thoughts" and "Your Option Five": DUE FOR NEXT TUESDAY

Tuesday,

October 27

New unit introduction: To what extent is the government responsible for the well-being of its citizens?

Wednesday,

October 28

Should We Help Them? activity:

Thursday,

October 29

Current examples of our unit question at play in Maine:
Lewiston Mayoral Race
Maine Food Stamp Policy Change
Portland Minimum Wage Ballot Question
IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT: CHOOSE ONE CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE TO READ AND COMPLETE QUESTIONS

Friday,

October 30

The State of the U.S. Economy Today:
Wealth Distribution video: