Have a great holiday season with family and friends! See you January 4th!
Norman Rockwell Painting ca 1951
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 23rd
Advanced American History
NHD Work Day -- Be sure to have the following set for NHD meetings after break:
- Organizational System
- Active research with at least 5 sources
- The beginnings of a bibliography with sources in MLA format
- A thesis statement
American Studies
1920's Exam. Be sure to make this test up immediately upon your return from break if you were absent!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Tuesday, December 22nd
Advanced American History
1920's Exam. If absent, try to make the test up prior to the holiday break!
American Studies
Exam Review--Study Guide is extra credit. 1920's exam slated for Wednesday!
Tuesday, December 22nd
Advanced American History
1920's Exam. If absent, try to make the test up prior to the holiday break!
American Studies
Exam Review--Study Guide is extra credit. 1920's exam slated for Wednesday!
Monday, December 21st
Advanced American History
1. Review for 1920's exam--be sure to examine all points on the review guide prior to taking the 1920's test.
2. NHD Thesis Statements -- Immediately after break we will be conducting NHD progress meetings. In class today, we reviewed what makes a good thesis statements. You should have the following for your meetings:
- organization system
- 5 sources
- the beginnings of a bibliography
- a defensible and comprehensive thesis statement
President Calvin Coolidge canoeing on the Brule River in northern Wisconsin (courtesy history.wisc.edu)
American Studies
After taking a short oral quiz on the politics of the 1920's, we did some work on a short article and questions on the Harlem Renaissance. If absent, be sure to turn in your handout on Ch. 11.2 to receive the points missed in the oral quiz.
Reminder: 1920's test Wednesday
Friday, December 18, 2009
Tuesday - Friday December 15-18
Advanced American Studies
1920's Exhibitions work/performances.
Reminder: 1920's exam is slated for next Tuesday!
American Studies
Tuesday - Thursday: Headlines in History Newspaper project. Based on an event in the 1920's, you must generate a newspaper front page that has a top story, feature or obitiuary, editorial and some other article from the 1920's.
Friday: Discussion of conflict in the 1920's (ch. 11.3). In class notes.
Assignment: Pgs. 330-334 in your textbook. Answer questions on pink handout.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, December 14th
Advanced American History
This week, we will be working on the "1920's Exhibitions" in both history and literature classes. The schedule is as follows:
Mon/Tues -- Project Development
Wed -- Project completion / Rehearsals
Thurs/Fri -- Exhibitions in Auditorium
danccing the Charleston in front of the Capitol (courtesy vintageperiods.com)
American Studies
Our discussion of the Roaring Twenties economy continues today with a few class notes and review prior to a short quiz on Chapter 11.1 The Booming Economy.
Assignment: Ch. 11.3 Handout -- Due Tuesday
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, December 10th
Advanced American History
1. Quiz #1
2. Discussion -- Politics of the 1920's. Pay specific attention to the concepts of "laissiez-faire" economic policies and Harding's "return to normalcy." After the progressive era and WWI, many Americans were both tired of progressive reform efforts and hungry for business growth. The conservative philosophies that result will shape much of the decade.
Assignment: Read 11.4 (343-351). Finish Demon Rum Reading.
UPDATE: Due to the snow day yesterday, the exam on the 1920's will now be scheduled for Dec. 22nd.
Henry Ford with Model T courtesy of www.hfmgv.org
American History
Americans in the 1920's were swept up in a period of great economic prosperity. In class today we discussed Chapter 11.1 "The Booming Economy" to discover why.
Reminder: Roaring Twenties Quiz #1 -- Monday
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Tuesday, December 8th
Advanced American Studies
Our examination of the Roaring Twenties today continues with a discussion of the manifestations of the backlash against the onslaught of modernity in the decade. Events like the Scopes trial, Sacco and Vanzetti, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the National Origins Act all represented a sudden and wrenching resistance to the pace of change rooted in urban America.
Assignments: Quiz #1 -Wednesday. Read Chapter 11.2 (330-34)--Wednesday. Demon Rum Reading -- Thursday.
American Studies
To further introduce the 1920's, you will spend the class period working on a brief webquest to get an overview of life in the "Jazz Age". Answer questions on the handout while viewing the website www.1920-30.com A Historical Snapshot of Life in the 1920's.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Monday, December 7th
image from Pearl Harbor courtesy of dartmouth.edu
On This Day.....December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor claimed more than 2300 American lives and plunged the United States into WWII.
Advanced American History
After finishing the introductory video "Boom to Bust", we examined some of the economic aspects of the "Roaring Twenties." Pay particular attention to new phenomena that shape the economic landscape of the twenties like installment buying, scientific management, and conspicuous consumption.
Assignment: Read 10.3 335-342.
American Studies
Today we are introducing the decade of the 1920's. As we examine some of the people and events of this period, you will find that it is an era of both tremendous modernization and economic activity as well as one of conservative backlash.
Assignment: Read 10.1 324-29 due Wednesday
Friday, December 4, 2009
Friday, December 4th
Advanced American History
Today we begin our study of the 1920's with a few introductory activities. After reviewing some of the key events and people of the era from the first assignment, we will begin to take a look at a short history channel documentary entitled Boom to Bust.
American Studies
World War I Exam. If absent, this must be made up within 3 days.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Thursday, December 3rd
Advanced American History
WWI "Quest" -- if absent be sure to make up within 3 days!
American Studies
Review for WWI Exam. Exam is slated for tomorrow! Complete study guides for extra points on the test!
Wednesday, December 2nd
image of "Big Four" at Versailles (Lloyd George, Orlando, Clemenceau & Wilson) courtesy of brittanica.com
Advanced American History
Our analysis of WWI concluded today with a comparison of Wilson's 14 Points with the final decisions made in the treaty of Versailles in 1919. If absent, be sure to get a copy of the handout used in class where we analyzed political cartoons related to the treaty, the 14 points, and the League of Nations.
Reminder: WWI "Quest" Thursday!
American Studies
Class today focused on finishing assignment 2 and 3 in the WWI assignment packet and beginning to do a bit of review for Friday's exam. If absent, be sure to finish all assignments and turn them in ASAP.
Reminder: WWI Exam Friday
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, December 1st
Advanced American History
Our discussion of WWI continued today with an analysis of America's entrance into WWI and the impact the War has on American society. By the end of discussion, you should be familiar with:
1. Economic Ties to the Allies
2. Lusitania and U-Boat Warfare
3. The Zimmerman Note
4. The Selective Service Act and the War Industries Board
5. The Committee on Public Information
6. The Espionage and Sedition Act
7. The Great Migration
Assignment: Read 10.3. Answer Questions 4,5&6.
American Studies
In class today we analyzed the end of WWI and the treaty of Versailles. By the end of class you should have completed Assignment #2 in your packet.
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