Wednesday 10/31 & Thursday 11/1

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Far and Away

Monday 10/29 & Tuesday 10/30

Roll
No Starter
Pass back papers
Unit 1 Test (Ch 5 & 6)
Begin Far and Away

(Topics: rural poverty and class conflict in Europe, late 1800s immigration, new cities, working conditions, machine politics, railroads, Westward expansion/settlement, Oklahoma Land Race. No assignment on movie)

Wednesday 10/24 & Thursday 10/25

Unit 1: Starter #9- Map P. 190
1. Who won the election?
2. Which party came in second place in both electoral and popular votes?
3. What percentage* of the popular vote did the winner receive?
(*You don’t need to do the math, just read the box at the bottom)
Starters Due ~ You should have NINE

Pass Back Papers

Crash Course US History: Gilded Age Politics & The Progressive Era

Chapter 6 Quiz – Open Book & Assignment

Chapter 6 Section 3 & 4 Due

Unit 1 (Chapter 5 & 6) Test Next Time

Monday 10/22 & Tuesday 10/23

Unit 1: Starter #8- Political Cartoon P. 189
Who is the man wearing the robe in the cartoon?
Who is on his shoulder, wearing a crown?
What do you think is meant by the robe and crown depicted in the cartoon?

Video and Guide: The Men Who Built America Episode 1

Discuss Chapter 6 Section 3 & 4 Assignment

Chapter 6 Quiz Next Time

Tuesday 10/16 & Wednesday 10/17

Unit 1: Starter #7- “Bully Pulpit” P. 185
1. What is Teddy Roosevelt (TR) doing to big business in the cartoon?
2. Read the “Skills Focus” Section. What does the word ‘mollycoddle’ mean?

Discuss Chapter 6 Section 2 (collect assignment)
Crash Course Women in the 19th Century

Chapter 6 Section 3 & 4 Assignment

Friday 10/12 & Monday 10/15

Unit 1: Starter #6- Timeline P. 178-179
1. Who wrote about women’s rights in 1776?
2. Where did women first gain the right to vote in America?
3. When was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed by congress?

Video & Guide: Story of US- Cities

Discuss Chapter 6 Section 1 & 2 Assignment

Wednesday 10/10 & Thursday 10/11

Unit 1: Starter #5- History Close Up P. 173
1. How many people died in the fire?
2. Why was the fire department unable to fight the fire?
3. Why was it difficult for workers to escape the burning building?

Pass Back Papers (KEEP Chapter 5 Assignment, Native Americans & Transcontinental RR)
Chapter 5 Quiz
Chapter 6 Section 1 & 2 Assignment (Rest of Class)

Monday 10/8 & Tuesday 10/9

Unit 1: Starter #4- History Close Up P. 158
1. Why were steel beams important in the early “skyscrapers”?
2. Why was it possible to install larger windows in these new buildings?
3. What new invention allowed people to reach the upper floors with ease?

Video & Video Guide- Story of Us, Heartland

Crash Course US History: Industrial Economy (No Assignment)

Thursday 10/4 & Friday 10/5

Unit 1: Starter #3- Political Cartoon P. 157
1. What do the shadow figures look like?
2. Does the artist seem to be for or against immigrants?
3. In what way are the five men standing on the dock hypocritical?

Crash Course US History: Westward Expansion

(The not-so Wild West)

Discuss Chapter 5 Section 2 & 3 (Collect Ch 5 Assignment)

Transcontinental Railroad Primary Source Reading & Worksheet

Tuesday 10/2 & Wednesday 10/3

Unit 1: Starter #2- Map P. 150
1. How many time zones was the continental United States divided into?
2. What region had the most railroads?
3. Why do you think this might have been so?

Discuss Chapter 5 Section1
Native Americans Assignment (small group assignment)
Clips from The Indian Wars: Indian warriors & weapons, Battle of Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee Massacre (no assignment)