Monday 09/30

Objective: Students will examine the arguments behind government regulation of major industry. 

Tasks: 1) Vocab Quiz #1

2) Return Essay Rubrics

3) Robber Barons/Captains of Industry political cartoon analysis

Lobbying Project 

DUE @ End: Original research Proposal (Focus Group's, Detailed Description of Observation, Print out of survey)

Tuesday 10/01

Warm-Up: List all that you know about the Great Depression.

Objective: Students will explain the origins of the Great Depression and determine whether the New Deal was successful or not by completing the SAC. 

Tasks: 1) Great Depression Prezi

2) New Deal Crash Course 

3) New Deal SAC

Project Due: Group discussion with notes

Wednesday 10/02

Objective: Students will examine "Omelas" and discuss the role of government. 

Tasks: 

1) Journal #13: “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”

2) Intro Reading Response Assignment (sts begin in class)

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Thursday 10/03

Objective: Students will continue to work on their project.  

Tasks: 1) How the government has grown over time

2) Journal #14:Review Vocab Set #2

3) Stretch your thinking handout 

Friday 10/04

Objective: Students will analyze how the Executive branch was forced to supersede states rights during the Civil Rights Era.  

Tasks: 1) Vocab Quiz #2

2) Little Rock 9 Clip (10 min)

3) Discuss Melba Beals interview (Reader)

4) Work on Essay outline w/ counter argument + argument planning sheets

 

HW: Work on Unit Essay Outline

Monday 10/07

Objective: Students will examine LBJ's Great Society and its role in American's lives

Tasks: 1) New Deal-Great Society-Reganomics (Add Lecture) 

2) Do graphic org (during meetings)-Hand out week in review half sheets

3) Project guidance -- Types of original research -- Structure of presentation (convince me there's a problem, offer a solution, convince me your solution is the best solution)

Tuesday 10/08

Objective: Students will review for the Unit Test 

Tasks: 1) 4 reasearch meetings

2) Review skits

Wednesday 10/09

Objective: Students will illustrate their understanding of the content by taking the unit exam

Tasks: 1) Unit 2, part 1 - Exam

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HW=Prepare for Unit Test Part 2

Thursday 10/10

Warm-Up: Prepare for test

Objective: Students will illustrate their understanding of the content by taking the unit exam

Tasks: 1) Unit 2, part 2 - Exam