Friday, 1/25 - APUSH HW

APUSH - Weekend Homework:

Chapter 26 “The Great West & Agricultural Revolution,” pages 594-604, Hippocampus: Changing Landscape-

1.     Native Americans

2.     Indian Resistance

Tuesday, January 22nd

APUSH - Students worked on their paper today.  We will use Turn it In to assure the writing is authentic to the students.  HW - Finish paper.

SS8 - Today we played the beats for the class.  They worked on finalizing their lyrics.  HW Finish 1st Final Draft.

Friday, January 14th

APUSH - We are researching our characters for Wednesday's dinner party.

SS 8 - Today, students wrote a super rough draft of their Flocabulary.

Wednesday, Jan 16th

APUSH - Today, we started our research for a short research paper on an important historical figure from the late 1800's/early 1900's.  This will lead to a dinner party next Wednesday.  Homework is to continue with research.  

SS8 - Today we started FLOCABULARY.  It runs until January 29th.  No HW.

Tuesday, January 15th

SS 8 - Yesterday students took the STAR reading assessment.  There was no homework.  Today, we reviewed the Industrial Era by brainstorming the big ideas.  We then discussed ideas for songs.  Flocabulary starts tomorrow!  No homework tonight.

APUSH - Yesterday, we discussed the Labor movement in America by reviewing selected documents. Today, we discussed the Populist Movement.  Tomorrow, we will start to research our individuals for our dinner party.

HW-    Read Chapter 25 “America Moves to the City,” pages 582-592.

                                                Hippocampus – Reform

                                                       1. Women & Blacks in America            

Friday, January 11th

SS8 - Today we finished reading excerpts from Sinclair's The Jungle.  We were able to look at working conditions, plight of the poor, political machines, child labor, unemployment and the meatpacking industry.  No homework.

APUSH - Today:

1. We handed out the EIGHT invitees to the turn of the century Dinner Party.
2. We read short primary documents regarding New Immigrants - then reported back to class.

HW:

1. Find article pertaining to your INVITEE.

2.                Read Chapter 25 “America Moves to the City,” pages 574-582,

                                                Hippocampus – Reform

                                                            1. Social Alternatives

Thursday, January 10th

SS 8 - Assembly in afternoon.  In the AM class we watched a book series on Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.  We also viewed some examples from Flocab.

APUSH - Today we looked at documents demonstrating the pro-business attitude during the Gilded Age.  We set up tomorrow's work where we will focus on the New Immigrants in America.

HW-                Read Chapter 25 “America Moves to the City,” pages 568-574,

                                                Hippocampus – Urban Nation

1.     Reaction to New Immigration

2.     Squalid Side of the City

3.     Social Development