Agenda 12/5/11

1. Bell Task: What is Yellow Journalism? Real world Examples?
2. Discussion Chapter 20: What are the reasons for US Imperialism?
HW: Finish Chapter 20 Reading
Final Exam will Chapter 20

Agenda 12/2/11

1. Bell Task: What is Imperialism? What are the disadvantages and advantages to colonies? What were the reasons for US Imperialism?
2. NHD Conferences
3. Discussion Chapter 20: Origins of US Imperialism
4. HW: Finish Chapter 20 Reading
Final Exam will be Chapter 20 (Multiple Choice)

Agenda 12/1/11

1. Exam Chapter 19
2. NHD Group Conferences
3. HW: Chapt 20 Read Thru pg. 554

Agenda 11/22/11

1. Bell Task: Discuss the various goals and accomplishments of the different farmers groups.
2. Discussion: Grangers, Farmers Alliances, Populism
HW: Finish Reading Chapter 19: Exam Thursday Next Week
NHD Deadline #3 Due Tuesday

Agenda 11/9/11

1. Exam Chapter 17
2. Fill-In the Blank Test will be Monday next week.
3. HW: Read the beginning summary and conclusion to the Chapter 18
Also, Do a dialectical journal for 2 sections in Chapter 18 (your choice)
Be able to explain why you chose it and relevant connections to present day.

Agenda 11/7/11

1. Bell Task: Was the industrial age good or bad for average workers? Explain
2. Discussion Chapter 17:
a. Competing Views on Capitalism
b. Immigration, Workers, and the Industrial Age
3. HW: Exam Chapter 17 Wednesday
Objectives Online

Agenda 11/3/11

1. Discussion 17: The Impact of the Industrialists
2. HW: Reading: The Gospel of Wealth
Outline the Reading in Dialectical Format (Separate Paper)
We will conduct Socratic Seminar Tomorrow.

Agenda 11/1/11

1. Bell Task: Using the given excerpt. Take notes using the dialectical journal format. (See excerpt on screen).
2. Discussion: The Industrialists: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. HW: Finish Chapter 17 and Vocab

Agenda 10/25/11

1. Bell Task: Discuss the importance of "Taylorism" for American manufacturing.
2. Discussion Chapter 17: Sources of Industrial Growth
3. HW: Finish Chapter 17 Reading

Agenda 10/24/11

1. Bell Task: Describe the necessary factors that helped American industrialism.
2. Discussion Chapter 17: The Rise of Industrialism
3. HW: Read through 483.

Agenda 10/20/11

1. Bell Task: Evaluate the statement: America's Industrial past and strength has been overall a positive thing for the world.

2. NHD checkups
3. Discussion: The sources of America's Industrial might.
4. HW: Read through 476

Agenda 10/17

1. Bell Task: What was Booker T. Washington's message to African-Americans?
Why might it be a little controversial?
2. Discussion Chapter 15
3. HW: Exam Chapter 15 Tomorrow+ Objectives Due

Agenda 10/14/11

1. Bell Task: Describe the origin of the Ku Klux Klan, methods of the group, and attempts to eradicate it.
2. Discussion: The New South and Reconstruction
3. HW: Exam Chapter 15 Tuesday (Objectives Due)

Agenda 10/12/11

1. Bell Task: Discuss the controversy of the 1876 election and the subsequent solution.
2. Discussion Chapter 15: Evaluation of Reconstruction and the New South
3. HW: Finish Objectives 15 and all chapter reading

Agenda 10/11/11

1. Bell Task: 'If You Don't Have A Job And You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself' -Herman Cain, Presidential Candidate

Is this an example of "Social Darwinism"? Why or Why Not?
2. Discussion Chapter 15: The Decline of Reconstruction
3. HW: Finish Chapter 15 Reading and Objectives
Exam Monday next week.

Agenda 10/10/11

1. Exam 2 Return and Review
2. Exam Question Samples
3. HW: Finish Chapter 15 Reading
Objectives ARE ON THE WEBSITE!! (start them)
NHD Deadline #2 Due: 10/17/11

Agenda 10/7/11

1. Bell Task:
a. Discuss the success and failures of the Grant Administration.
b. How successful were Reconstruction education reforms in the South.
c. Describe attempts by the Radical Republicans to overstep their Constitutional authority.
2. NHD Title Checks
3. Discussion 15: The Grant Administration and the Reconstruction in the South
4. HW: Finish Chapter 15 Reading

Agenda 10/6/11

1. Discussion Chapter 15: Radical Reconstruction
2. Has the 14th Amendment been taken too far?
3. HW: Read through page top 421

Agenda 10/4/11

1. Bell Task: What were the main issues facing the nation immediately after the war?
2. Discussion: Reconstruction Issues and Uniting the country
3. HW: (click link)Read 14 Amendment Packet
Packet Questions

1. Summarize the new controversy
2. What does the 14 Amendment protect?
3. Was the original intent directed at former slaves or was it meant for everybody born here?
4. How significant is the "subject to the jurisdiction" phrase? Does it apply to illegal immigrants?
5. Was Plylar vs Doe interpreted correctly or is Eastman correct? Why?

Agenda 10/3/11

1. Intro to Reconstruction Reading: Complete Questions in Journal
2. Journal Checks
3. HW: Read through page 414

Agenda 9/27/11

1. Essay Exam Unit 1 Review
You should be able to log in to Classmarker and view your essay responses now. Use the same log in and password I gave you for the test (see forum)
2. HW: Read Wikipedia topics: States Rights, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska, Dredd Scott, Election of 1860
Exam Unit 2 Friday
***The NEW UNIT 2 OBJECTIVE sheet is on the website***

Agenda 9/26/11

1. Bell Task: Using the reading, discuss some of the primary causes of the Civil War.
How would you classify them. Economic, Political, Socio-cultural.
2. Discussion: Causes of the Civil War
3. HW: Exam Civil War: Thursday
Read through: Kansas-Nebraska Act

Vocab Terms:

Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stephen A. Douglas
Popular Sovereignty
Wilmot Proviso
Nullification Crisis
Tariffs of 1828 and 1832
Slave Codes
Abolitionism
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Republican Party
Free Soil Party
Dredd Scott vs. Sanford
John Brown and Harper’s Ferry

Agenda 9/22/11

1. Bell Task: Describe how Manifest Destiny contributed to rising tensions over slavery.
2. Film: Ken Burns: Civil War
3. HW: Read through Wiki: Free-labor vs.Pro-slavery arguments

Agenda 9/20/11

1. Bell Task: What are the causes of the Civil War?
2. Film: Ken Burns Civil War Disc 1: The Causes
3. HW: Read Wikipedia link on Website: Through Southern Culture

Agenda 9/13/11

1. Bell Task: What are the principles of Jacksonian Democracy?
2. Discussion War of 1812 and Jackson
3. HW: Exam Unit Thursday
Complete Objectives will be on Website Today

Agenda 9/12/11

1. Bell Task: Discuss some of the foreign policy issues that the young nation had to deal with early on.
2. Discussion Unit: Washington and Adams Administration
3. Read through the following topics in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_%281789%E2%80%931849%29

Read through the section titled Banking

Go to class forum for Objective Questions for Unit 1

Exam Unit 1 Friday 9/16

Agenda 9/6/11

1. Washington's Farewell Address: Relevance to Today
2. IB History Writing Overview: Paper 1
3. HW: Click the link below and read through the following topics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_%281789%E2%80%931849%29
Introduction (Read this overview but continue down further to the other topics below)
Washington Administration
Adams Administration
The Emergence of Political Parties
Thomas Jefferson

Check the class page for Unit 1 Objectives. My goal is to have them up by Thursday. (Due on Unit 1 Exam Day which is still TBD)

Agenda 9/2/11

1. Bell Task: Read Outline of Washington's Farewell Address
Analyze the modern relevance of Washington's Address. (Use paragraph format).
2. Founding Fathers Presentations
3. HW: Post your paragraph on the class forum.

Agenda 8/30/11

1. Bell Task: According to your article:
a. What is distinct about the American experiment?
b. What are the threats to the founding principles?
c. What do you agree with or disagree with in this article?
2. Discussion: Will the Great American Experiment Succeed
3. HW: Founders MVP
Pick one of the signers of the Declaration or Delegate to the Constitutional Congress.
Give the following information: Name, Colony, Occupation, Religion, Describe Significant Contributions to this Country. Take notes on your founder to hand in and be ready to argue why your founder is should be the MVP of our founding.

Agenda 8/29/11

1. How important was religion to the Founders?
Is there an official separation of church and state?
2. Discussion: The Founding
3. HW: Read: Will the Great American Experiment Succeed?
Forum: Research one of the Founders and report on the Forum. Comment on one other students work.

Agenda 8/26/11

1. Class Discussion: Rule of Law vs. Rule of Man
Are we ignoring the Constitution today?
2. HW: None

Agenda 8/25/11

1. Bell Task: What are the principles of our founding?
2. Discussion: The Influences of Our Founding
3. HW: Article: Rule of Law VS Rule of Man and Forum Response (See class forum)

Agenda 8/23/11

1. Why study US History?
2. Main Themes in US History (Pre-1800)
3. HW: Read the Declaration of Independence.

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet.

1. What is does this document reveal about the causes of the Revolution?
2. What philosophical influences and beliefs can be found in this document? What do they reveal about the Founding Fathers of this country? Give at least 4 examples.
3. Why is this document so influential in human history?

Agenda 8/22/11

1. Bell Task: Why is it important to know US History as a US citizen?
2. Class Rules and procedures
3. HW:
1. What do you know about US History (Pre-1800)?
Consider themes, big ideas, founding principles, important dates, etc.
2. Download, sign syllabus.