Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Daily QUiz 12/1/09

No quiz today.

Great Depression Experience

Great Depression Causes PowerPoint

Great Depression- causes -

Braddock vs. Joe Louis 1937 (highlights)


Braddock vs. Baer 1935(Last Round)



Cinderella Man Viewing Guide

Cinderella Man viewing guide -
The Crash of 1929 Video Guide

THE CRASH OF 1929 -

Great Depression Overview Reading-- David Kennedy

The Great Depression overview david kennedy -

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

World War I Experience and Unit Materials

Objective Sheet
world war i us history obje -


Intro Guide II

World War I - Introduction Sheet _2009_ -

Wilson Declaration of War Speech (Primary Source)

Wilson speech _declaration of war-wwI_ -

WW I Homefront

USHI - WWI Homefront -

WW I Chapter 11 Powerpoint

chapter 11 -

Causes of War Powerpoint

Causes of wwI -

The Art of War

Art of war WWI -

The War at Home

The War at Home _wwI_ -

WW I Peace and Effects

WWI Peace and Effects -

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

American Imperialism Unit

Video/Lecture/Discussion Guide- American Imperialism

video guide- american imperialism -

Discovery Education Video Link (Copy and Paste to watch)
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=7DA63659-26F6-439C-836A-0FA7FA13E3A3&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

PowerPoint notes

American Expansionism 2 2 -

What is History: Spanish-American War Interactive

What is History spanish american war -

American Imperialism: Primary Sources (White-man's Burden, Anti-Imperialist League, Open Door Note)

american imperialism primary sources -

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Muckraking Journalism Assignment & Progressive Era video

Muckraking Journalism Assignment DUE Wednesday, October 7.


Muckraking Journalism -

Progressive Era Video (copy and paste to watch video)
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=51E95FE7-AB7F-4DD1-A3AA-129F446BACD7&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Essential Questions: How does "Modern America" Emerge?

Group: Urbanization Interactive


Group: Women's Suffrage Silent Film

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Reconstruction Quest

Reconstruction Quest: The process of working hard and illustrating what you have learned.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Reconstruction Essential Questions & Layered Notes

Reconstruction Essential Questions & Layered Notes
We will be asking these essential questions and notes to drive our discussion and learning relative to Reconstruction, perhaps the most important and least understood period in U.S. History.

--Also using money PBS Video-- Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (linked on website).
--Chapter 4, section 4 study questions handout

QUEST next wednesday (moved to friday), September 11th!!!

Essay Prompt: Eric Foner, leading historian on American History argues that Reconstruction was an "Unfinished Revolution." Defend/support this claim with 5-paragraph essay, 3 major supporting points, and supporting evidence based off of video, lecture, readings, notes...

Essential Questions- reconstruction notes -


USHI - Ch. 4 Sec. 4 Study Guide -

Thursday, August 27, 2009

States Map Test & Pre-Reconstruction Quest

States Map Test first retakes at the end of class this friday.

Pre-Reconstruction Quest on monday, August 31st.

Pre-Reconstruction Presentation Performance

"Slavery: So Stinking Sad." Economic Causes of the Civil War
Watch this, notice the creative lyrics, the snapping, and enjoy!!!
Work ethic+creativity=better experience.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Civil War--Key Events PowerPoint

Money Civil War PowerPoint...great for Northern victory group.


Civil War - KEY EVENTS -

Bleeding KS/Dred SCott PowerPoint

Great for the Bleeding Kansas group.


ks-neb act to lincoln election -

What did Kansas represent? Critical reading!!!

what did kansas represent -

From Colonies to Civil War

All groups check this informative PowerPoint out!!!


From Colonies to Civil War-fall 2007 -

Pre-civil war differences PowerPoint

Good for all groups. Great for political, economic groups.


lp_ cotton gin_ Key Topics Presentation _2007_ -

Slavery PowerPoint

Helpful, especially for economic, political and timeline group. Great maps, graphs, numbers.


Slavery 2 -

Personal History Paper

Personal History Paper due this Friday, August 21.
-minimum 1 page.
-Who are you...why?
-Turning points, influences, events?
-If I was to teach a class on YOU what would
be the major themes, chapters, topics?

States Map Test

STATES Map Test this friday. Must get 100% to pass.

Pre-Reconstruction Group Project

We will work on this friday and monday...ready to present tuesday, august 25.


Group Activity Pre Reconstruction -

Who Are You?


Who ARE you -

Syllabus


US history syllabus -