DATE

Monday, 12/5
Friday, 12/2
Thursday, 12/1
Wednesday,
11/30
Tuesday, 11/29

IN CLASS
Today we wrapped up Unit 2 by
presenting our Culminating Activities.
Today we continued working on our
Culminating Activity for Unit 2.
Today we continued working on our
Culminating Activity for Unit 2.
Today we were introduced to our
Culminating Activity for Unit 2.
Today we finished discussing the
significance of different groups of
reformers during the Progressive Era.

HOMEWORK
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Unit 2 Culminating Activity due Monday,
12/5
Unit 2 Culminating Activity due Monday,
12/5
Unit 2 Culminating Activity due Monday,
12/5
Please answer the following
questions in complete sentences on
looseleaf:
1) Why would the Populist Party be
considered the forerunner to the
Progressive movement?
2) What do you believe was the
most important contribution of women
during the Progressive Era?
3) Which Progressive Era civil rights
leader do you agree with more, Booker T.
Washington or W.E.B. DuBois? Explain.

Culminating Activity due Monday, 12/5!

Monday, 11/28

Wednesday,

Today we discussed the significance of

different groups of reformers during the
Progressive Era, specifically the Populist
Party, women, and African Americans.
Today we finished our Webquest on

Other Movements of the Progressive Era

Questions due Wednesday, 11/30
None- Enjoy the break!

11/23
Tuesday, 11/22

Women in the Progressive Era.

Today we continued our Webquest on
Women in the Progressive Era.

Monday, 11/21

Today we began a Webquest, using the

National Womens History Museum
website to answer questions about
women during the Progressive Era.
Today we learned about John D.
Rockefeller and Standard Oil Company,
and debated whether he was a captain
of industry or a robber baron.
Today we began learning about Theodore
Roosevelt and his legacy as a
Progressive President.
Today we began learning about Theodore
Roosevelt and his legacy as a
Progressive President.

Friday, 11/18

Thursday, 11/17
Wednesday,
11/16

Extra Credit: Draw an epic portrait of

Theodore Roosevelt. Best ones will be
displayed in the classroom!
Due: Wednesday, 11/23
Extra Credit: Draw an epic portrait of
Theodore Roosevelt. Best ones will be
displayed in the classroom!
Due: Wednesday, 11/23
None- Enjoy the weekend!

Theodore Roosevelt Campaign Flyer due

Friday, 11/18
Theodore Roosevelt Campaign Flyer due
Friday, 11/18

Tuesday, 11/15

Today we took Quiz #4 on the Progressive

Era.

On a blank sheet of paper, create a

flyer for Theodore Roosevelts 1912
re-election campaign.
Include at least 3 accomplishments
from his life and career as President.
Should explain why he was a
Progressive president and the
impact he had on America.

Finish political cartoon and explanationdue tomorrow

On a blank piece of paper:

1) Draw your own political cartoon
depicting a Progressive Era issue that
we have learned about in class
(tenements, meatpacking, corruption,
etc.)

Monday, 11/14
Thursday, 11/10
Wednesday, 11/9
Monday, 11/7/16

Friday, 11/4/16

Thursday, 11/3/16

Today we finished our PowerPoint

presentation and discussion of
muckrakers and their respective issues.
Today we continued our PowerPoint
presentation and discussion of
muckrakers and their respective issues.
Today we participated in a class-wide
discussion about the presidential election.
Today we finished our discussion on the
meatpacking industry and began taking
PowerPoint notes on other muckrakers
and their respective issues.
Today we finished our History Mystery
activity on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and
then transitioned into a discussion on
Upton Sinclairs The Jungle and its impact
on Americas meatpacking industry.
Today we completed a History Mystery
about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, and
learned about the dangers of factories in

2) Write a 4-5 sentence explanation

of your cartoon.
Study- Quiz #4 tomorrow! Study Guide on
Unit 2 page on Weebly.
Study- Quiz #4 next Tuesday, 11/15
Study- Quiz #4 next Tuesday, 11/15
Study- Quiz #4 next Tuesday, 11/15
Watch Election coverage and be prepared
to discuss on Wednesday!
None- Enjoy the weekend!

Please continue to check TeacherEase for

missing assignments! Marking Period ends
tomorrow!

Wednesday,
11/2/16
Tuesday, 11/1/16

the late 1800s-early 1900s.

Today we viewed a PowerPoint about
Lewis Hine and child labor in Americas
factories, and viewed and discussed
Hines photographs as a class.
Today we viewed a PowerPoint and took
notes about Jacob Riis and tenements,
and were introduced to the concept of
muckraking journalism.

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missing assignments! Marking Period ends
Friday, 11/4!

Finish Tenement Newspaper

Assignment for Tomorrow!
You are a newspaper reporter
teaming up with Jacob Riis to publish a
story about life in the New York City
tenements during the late 1800s.
Using his photographs and your class
notes, write a 1-2 paragraph
newspaper column including the
following:
Description of the conditions in
tenements
Why was this a problem?
Call to action (what can we do to
solve this?)
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Friday, 11/4!

Monday, 10/31/16

Today we viewed an episode of America:

The Story of Us and answered viewing
guide questions.

Immigrant Letter Writing Assignment due

Tuesday, 11/1
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Friday, 10/28/16

Wednesday,
10/26/16

Tuesday, 10/25/16
Monday, 10/24/16

Friday, 10/21/16

missing assignments! Marking Period ends

Friday, 11/4!
Today we had a class discussion about
Immigrant Letter Writing Assignment due
contemporary nativism, then continued to Tuesday, 11/1
work on our Immigrant Letter Writing
Assignment.
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Friday, 11/4!
Today we finished the Ellis Island Gallery
Immigrant Letter Writing Assignment due
Walk activity from Monday and started
Tuesday, 11/1
working on our Immigrant Letter Writing
Assignment.
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Friday, 11/4!
Today we took a quiz on Industrialization
None- be sure to keep checking Weebly
& Immigration
and TeacherEase for missing assignments!
Today we completed a gallery walk
Quiz tomorrow on Industrialization &
activity in which we answered questions
Immigration! Study Guide on Unit 2 page
based on images depicting immigrant life on Weebly
in America during the late 1800s-early
1900s.
Today we finished the Age of Immigration From the Ellis Immigration PowerPoint:
PowerPoint notes from Wednesday and
started to go over the Ellis Island virtual
1) Which group of immigrants do you think
tour worksheet questions.
thrived more in American society- old or
new immigrants? Explain.
2) Think back to the Do Now question from
Wednesday (You could have anything you
ever wanted but might have to give up
your home and family). Based on what

we have learned about immigration

(specifically the experiences of
immigrants) during the late 19th to early
20th century, has your answer changed at
all? How?
Due Monday, 10/24
Have a good weekend!!
Thursday,
10/20/16

Today we took a virtual tour of Ellis Island

and answered worksheet questions.

Wednesday,
10/19/16

Today we viewed and took notes on a

PowerPoint presentation about the Age of
Immigration, focusing on Old vs. New
Immigrants and Push/Pull Factors.
Today we finished the stations activity
and reviewed it as a class.

Tuesday, 10/18/16
Monday, 10/17/16

Friday, 10/14/16

Today we worked on a stations activity

about different inventions that emerged
during the Second Industrial Revolution
(late 1800s-early 1900s) and how they
impacted life in America.
Today we viewed and took notes on a
PowerPoint presentation about the
relationship between industrialization and
the growth of cities in turn-of-the-century

None- Be sure to check Weebly and

TeacherEase regularly to keep up to date
on assignments!
Clear Expectations Sign-Off Sheet Due
Tomorrow!
Clear Expectations Letter Sign-Off Sheet
Due Thursday, 10/20
None- Be sure to check Weebly and
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on assignments!
Do you think industrialization was
positive or impact for America as a nation?
Explain using details from this PowerPoint.

Thursday,
10/13/16

Tuesday, 10/11/16

America.

Predict how people and the government

will respond to the issues that
industrialization caused.

Today we worked in groups to examine

images of New York City over the previous
two centuries. We recorded facts and
conclusions from each image, then
explained overall how New York City has
changed and grown, and how the growth
of cities has influenced America.
Today we began Unit 2 by brainstorming
in groups examples of how people,
policies (laws), and technological
advancements have impacted American
society.

None- Be sure to check Weebly and

TeacherEase regularly to keep up to date
on assignments!

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TeacherEase regularly to keep up to date
on assignments!