Thiemann's U.S. History

Today we will be taking a look at the civil rights push during the Gilded Age. In doing so we will examine two primary source documents: one from Booker T Washington and one from WEB DuBois.

In analyzing these documents we will answer the question: Who was a stronger advocate for African Americans, Booker T. Washington or W.E.B Dubois?

See you soon,

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Stamp 8.3
HT #14
Recap: Reconstruction to Gilded Age
Primary Source Analysis: Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois

Homework: None

Hey Everyone,

Today we will watch out first video in class. The series is from The History Channel and focuses on The Gilded Age. Today's episode is about Cornelius Vanderbilt and his rise to become one of America's Captain's of Industry.

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Pass Back Papers
View: The Men Who Built America
     Episode 1 - Viewable with Amazon Prime

Homework: CH 8.3 Notes for EC Tomorrow

Today we will be taking the CH 6/7 quiz using the Chromebooks. This tech is new to me but I am confident that it will be easy.

My guess is that it will be the highest scores to date!

Regards,

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Review: Edpuzzle - Immigration
HTC #5
Quiz: CH 6 and 7

Homework: None

Hey Everyone,

Today we will be doing something a bit different. We will be independently accessing the curriculum through an EDpuzzle video. These are videos that have pop up questions embedded and allow you to rewatch and go at your own pace.

If this goes well, this might be a good alternative for future homework assignments.

Have a great Thursday!

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Stamp CH 7.3
HT #13
Edpuzzle: Immigration
HTC #5 DID NOT DO

Homework: Finish CH 7 Readings for CH 6/7 Quiz

Today we will continue with our reading of The Jungle. After that you can have whatever remaining time to work on your CH 7.3 readings.

See you soon,

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Read and Annotate: The Jungle
Workday Wednesday
     CH 7.3

Homework: CH 7.3 Summary – Bring tomorrow for EC

Looking to finish up our discussion fairly quickly and then get into our primary source reading for the day.

The Jungle is a book that examines the meat packing industry of the Gilded Age. We will find out if being a laborer in this time period sounds good to you... school may not seem that bad after we read this excerpt.

See you soon,

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Stamp CH 7.2
HT #12
Discuss: CH 7 and 8 – Politics and Reform
Read and Annotate: The Jungle

Homework: None

HT #12

Hope you are all well rested from the weekend. I was able to finish grading the Unit 1 Tests. There are still some that have not completed this. Not sure what happened with this, but if you don't make it up by the end of this week it will turn into a zero.

Many decent scores on the test and some awesome examples of paragraph format. Thanks for the hard work!
via MEME


I'm excited to see your finished Political Cartoons.

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Create: Political Cartoons
Discuss: CH 7 and 8 – Politics and Reform

Homework: Tomorrow CH 7.2 (Notes) for EC Stamp

Today we will be examining political cartoons. After we have an idea of what a good cartoon looks like, we will create one ourselves.

Happy Friday,

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Turn In: CH 6.1 and 6.3
HT #11
Discuss: Political Cartoons
Create: Political Cartoons

Homework: Finish Political Cartoons to Turn In Monday

Hey Folks,

Today we will be doing something a bit different. We will be analyzing some lyrics of a song about the Gilded Age. This will require you to use your textbooks, your peers, and your context clues to figure out the meaning behind the lyrics.

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Stamp: CH 6.3
HT #10
Flocabulary Lyric Analysis: The Gilded Age

Homework: Bring CH 6.1 and 6.3 Friday

Hey All,

Today we will finish up our conversation about CH 6 and 7. After that we will have a Workday Wednesday to make up the unit test and possibly start on CH 6.3 reading notes.

Regards,

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Stamp: CH 6.1 Summary
Discuss: CH 6 and 7 – Industry, Immigration, and Urbanization
Workday Wednesday: Unit 1 Test ReTake/Make Up, CH 6.3 Note Taking

Homework: CH 6.3 Note Taking (bring to class tomorrow for an Extra Credit Stamp)

Hey Folks,

Excited to talk to you about the topic of Industry, Immigration, and Urbanization. During this time period we get to see a glimpse of what America looks like today.

Stay engaged, ask questions, be curious...

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

HT #9
Discuss: CH 6 and 7 – Industry, Immigration, and Urbanization

Homework: CH 6.1 Summary (bring to class tomorrow for an Extra Credit Stamp)

HT #9 - Video Supplement

Today we will ease into the work week by returning and reviewing assignments. I have not scored the Unit 1 Test yet, so don't ask ; )

Additionally, we will go over the Unit 2 Assignment Sheet and see if you have any questions.

Thanks for your time,

- Mr. T

Return: Past Work
Review: Past Work
HT #8
Intro: Unit 2
HTC #4

Homework: Print Unit Assignment Sheet (if able)

Hey Folks,

For today, make sure to have your:

• Missouri Compromise Map
• Paragraph Template
• CH 3 and 4 Notes
• History Today Comp Book for Submission

That can all be used with the test, and I will be collecting the Paragraph Template and MoComp Map. I will come around and check off the Chapter Reading Notes.

Thanks for all the hard work this Unit!

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

History Today Submission
Finish Writing Workshop: Two Chunk Paragraph
Test: Unit 1

Homework: Access Unit 2 Assignment Sheet when posted to the blog

Today we will be prepping for our test tomorrow. That will be through review of CH 4 readings (aka Civil War and Reconstruction).

After that we will start our test through a deeper examination of paragraph writing. Really hope to get you guys straightened out for our test on Friday.

Peace,

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Discuss: CH 4 The Union in Peril
Writing Workshop: Two Chunk Paragraph

Homework: Finish CH 3 and 4 Notes and Bring to Test tomorrow

Hey Guys and Gals,

We are back at it for a Wednesday Workday. After we finish the discussion and I give the mapping directions, we will differentiate tasks. Some will take quizzes, others will work on the maps, and if you are done with all that you have time for CH 4.4 notes.

Thanks for sticking with it and trying. Let's persevere!

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Finish: Discussion and Mapping - Missouri Compromise
Workday: CH 4 Readings, Quiz Re-Takes or Make-ups

Homework: CH 4.4

Today we will be reviewing major themes and issues from CH 3. In addition to that we will map out the areas of the Missouri Compromise and answer a few questions.

Tomorrow we will be finishing our maps and having a workday for quiz make-ups and re-takes.

Thanks,

Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Finish: HTC #4
Discuss: CH 3: Growth of a Nation
Mapping: Missouri Compromise

Homework: CH 4.2

Hey All,

Today we will be finishing up our party platform activity. I want to make sure we are all working hard on this. Remember, you set the tone for your team. If others see you working hard, people will fall in line.

Best of luck! Interested to hear your positions on the issues?

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Project: Political Party Platform
     FINISH!
HTC #4

Homework: CH 4.1

         Democratic-Republican vs. Federalist                 


Today we will have the entire period with our groups. I will be around to facilitate the conversation and make sure we are all on task.

Should go pretty fast. Remember... many hands make light work...

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Project: Political Party Platform

Homework: Wrap Up CH 3 and Start CH 4 Assignments

Today we will be taking a deeper dive in the content, specifically around America's first political parties.

In order to do that effectively, we will first discuss the origins of these parties and then get into groups for our project.

Please make sure to follow the directions for this project outlined in the PowerPoint as well as the directions on the assignment itself.

Agenda (PPT)

History Today #7
Quick Discuss: Rise of Political Parties
Project: Political Party Platform

Homework: CH 3.3 (Summary) and 3.4 (Notes)

Hey All,

Good work on the quiz yesterday. Many of you saw some strong improvements. Soon, we will focus on argumentative writing structures to help bolster your short answer scores.

Today we will take time for quiz and assignment review, CH 2 quiz make-ups, and CH 3.2 reading and notes.

Looking forward to seeing you, Thursday and Friday will be a change of pace with a large group activity.

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Amend: Unit 1 Assignment Sheet
Review: CH 1 Quiz Results
Review: Google Classroom Submissions
Workday: CH 3.2 (Notes)

Homework: CH 3.2 (Notes) and CH 3.3 (Summary)

Hey All,

Today we will be submitting our CH 2 Notes and taking a quiz. Before we do that we will finish our CH 2 discussion and discuss some of the questions before we take our assessment.

See below for a sneak peak of the quiz!

- Mr. T

Agenda (PPT)

Review: CH 2
Quiz: CH 2

Homework: CH 3.1 (Summary)