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American Studies

Thursday
8/
11

Activities:

  • Class rules, expectations, grading scale

Homework:

  • get 3 ring binder
 

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American Studies

Friday
8/12

Activities:

Homework:

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American Studies

Monday
8/15

Activities:

  • quick review of some of the states
  • You must also know basic Interstate hwy information, such as:
    -  numbering system
    -  which directions they travel
    -  why some have 2 digits and some have 3
  • worked on Chapter 6 Study Guide

Homework:

       

American Studies

Tuesday
8/16

Activities:

  • Discuss Chapter 6 Guide
  • Edwin Drake, Henry Bessemer, Thomas Edison, Christopher,  Sholes, Alexander Graham Bell
  • pass out log in information for on-line textbook
  • Finish discussing Chapter 6 Guide
  • Pullman Town, Granger Laws, Munn v. Illinois 1871 (impact), Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, Panic of 1893
  • Reminder:  Meet the Teacher Thurs. night

Homework:

    • Reminder:  Meet the Teacher Thurs. night
    • Read Chapter 6 #3 (pp. 241-244)
  •   Speech Requirements Speech  Schedule  

    American Studies

    Wednesday
    8/17

    Activities:

    • (Block) finish Chapter 6 Guide
    • Complete & review worksheets
    • Reminder:  Meet the Teacher Thurs. night

    Homework:

    • Reminder:  Meet the Teacher tomorrow
    • site for map quizzes
    • Study for Map Test (states, rivers, lakes, cities, interstate info)

    American Studies

    Thursday
    8/18

    Activities:

    • (Block) No Class

    Homework:

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    American Studies

    Friday
    8/19

    Activities:

    • Map Test (states, rivers, lakes, cities, interstate info)

    Homework:

    • Finish reading Chapter 6-3
      (pp. 244-249)

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    American Studies

    Monday
    8/22

    Activities:

    • "Big Business Day
    • Andrew Carnegie, J.D. Rockefeller
    • Social Darwinism
    • Vertical & Horizontal Integration, Evolution of Business structures, Robber Barons & Philanthropy

    Homework:

    • none
       

    Speech Schedule

     

    American Studies

    Tuesday
    8/23

    Activities:

    Homework:


      Speech Requirements Speech Schedule  

    American Studies

    Wednesday
    8/24

    Activities:

    • (Block)
    "Union Day"
    • Industry Develops in North, Agriculture in South
    • Factors contributing to development of Unions
    • Craft Unions & Industrial Unions
    • American Federation of Labor
    • American Railway Union
    • Great Strike of 1877 &
      The Haymarket Affair &
      The Homestead Strike &
      The Pulllman Strike &
      ...their impact on immigrants & minorities
    • Strategies of Business v. Labor
    • "Yellow Dog", scabs (strike breakers) "Pinkertons", Blacklisting, Injunctions
    • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
    • Craft Unions & Industrial Unions
    • Mother" Jones

    Homework:

           

    American Studies

    Thursday
    8/25

    Activities:

    • (Block) No Class

    Homework:

           

    American Studies

    Friday
    8/26

    Activities:

    Homework:

    • Read Chapter 7 #1 (pp. 254-259)

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    American Studies

    Monday
    8/29

    Activities:

    • Begin Reading Chapter 7 #1 (pp. 254-259)
      Complete Ch 7-1 Guide

    Homework:

    • Complete Ch 7-1 Guide
           

    American Studies

    Tuesday
    8/30

    Activities:

    • Open Note Quiz Ch 7-1
    • Discussed Ch 7-1 Guide
    • begin discussing Immigration, When? Where from? Why?

    Homework:

    • none
     

    Speech Requirements

    Speech Schedule

     

    American Studies

    Wednesday
    8/31

    Activities:

    • (Block)
    • Read Chapter 7 #2 (pp. 262-266)
    • Urbanization,
    • Melting Pot vs. Mixed Salad Theories
    • (Coming to America by Neil Diamond)  Settled?  Problems?, Nativism, Ethnic Communities, Chinese Exclusion Act 1883
    • Problems in the Cities & Solutions
    • Settlement Houses, Social Gospel movement, Jane Addams

    Homework:

    • Read Ch 7-3 (pp. 267-271)
           

    American Studies

    Thursday
    9/1

    Activities:

    • (Block) No Class

    Homework:

    • Read Ch 7-3 (pp. 267-271)
           

    American Studies

    Friday
    9/2

    Activities:

    • No Class

    Homework:

    • Read Ch 7-3 (pp. 267-271)

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    American Studies

    Monday
    9/5

    Activities:

    • NO SCHOOL ..LABOR DAY

    Homework:

    • Read Ch 7-3 (pp. 267-271)
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    American Studies

    Tuesday
    9/6

    Activities:

    • Political Machines, Gilded Age, Boss Tweed,
    • Gilded Age,  graft

    Homework:

        
     

    Speech Requirements

    Speech and Presentation Schedule  

    American Studies

    Wednesday
    9/7

    Activities:

    • (Block)  patronage, spoils system
    • Pendleton Act of 1883, Tariffs
    • Newsies
    • Read Article on Newsies

    Homework:

     
       

    American Studies

    Thursday
    9/8

    Activities:

    • (Block) No Class

    Homework:

    •  

        next month's plans  

    American Studies

    Friday
    9/9

    Activities:

    • Continue Newsies

    Homework:

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