American History Syllabus—A DAY
Tuesday November 20th
Class: History Day Research in LAB 286
GOAL: Finish Annotated Bibliography and continue putting together the project
Homework: Write, type, and print the
process paper. See instructions sheet.
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Monday November 26
Class: History Day Research in LAB 286
GOAL: Finish the project if needed and present the project to the class.
Homework: Read “The Roaring Twenties” and complete the Main Idea/Detail worksheet. Complete “The Urban-Rural
Change” and “Immigration Ups and Downs” and complete corresponding worksheets.
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Wednesday November 28th
DAY ONE- 1920s/1930s- Cultural Shifts
Class: Cultural Changes in the 1920s- Discuss homework. Introduction to the cause and effect essay CCT. 1920s slang
initiation. 1920s WebQuest- Change v Conservatism in the 1920s. Complete cause and effect chart. LAPTOP CARTS.
Homework: Work on WebQuest.
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Friday November 30 1920s/1930s- Cultural Shifts
1920s WebQuest- Change v Conservatism in the 1920s. Complete cause and effect chart. Lab 101.
Homework: Finish WebQuest on the 1920s if needed.
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Tuesday December 4th DAY TWO--1920s/1930s
Class: The Stock market Crash causes overview. Stock market simulation. Overview of the Great Depression (minilecture). Clip from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Complete cause and effect chart.
Homework: Read “The Great Depression” and complete the Main Idea/Detail worksheet and presidential elections:
1928 and 1932 handout &“Your Stock Market Losses” worksheet.
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Thursday December 6th DAY THREE--1920s/1930s
Class: Discuss the homework, The Dustbowl overview, film clip, and station learning activity. Complete cause and effect
chart.
Homework: Read Hoover v Roosevelt speech excerpts and complete Venn diagrams (compare and contrast)
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Monday December 10th DAY FOUR--1920s/1930s
The Landslide Victory of FDR mini-lecture, discuss Hoover v Roosevelt speech excerpts close readings, film clips, New
Deal research, create poster, and present.
Homework: NONE
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Wednesday December 12th DAY FIVE--1920s/1930s ESSAY WRITING
Class: Finish presenting New Deal posters. Write Cause and Effect essay
Homework: Write one paragraph for homework. We will check and see!
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Friday December 14thDAY SIX-1920s/1930s ESSAY WRITING
Class: Write Cause and Effect essay
Homework: Finish your paper. Please make sure you turn it in next class with the rubric stapled! Have your parent’s sign
the Rated R permission slip to watch Saving Private Ryan in class.
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Tuesday December 18th
-Finishing touches on essay if needed (20 minutes in lab)
-Writing workshop (30 minutes)- Read and edit each other’s papers and provide feedback/suggestions for
improvement.
-Causes of WWII overview
HW: Read background to D-Day. Find two film reviews about Saving Private Ryan- one negative and one positive. Read
them, print them out, and bring them to class.
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Thursday December 20th
-Go over film review assignment
-View Saving Private Ryan