Students are expected to record assignments as I announce them verbally before leaving class each day. As a way that students and parents can verify assignments and due dates, I will also post them here. Colored document titles are links to assignments. All homework is due on the following class day unless it is specifically stated to be due at another time.
Syllabus
Written Response Grade Sheet
Turnitin.com Class ID: 22672155 Enrollment Key: patriots
Classlink for TCI access
Semester 2 Final Exam Study Guide
Office Hours: I will respond to emails each morning and each afternoon, generally about 9 and 4
Thanks for a great (as much as possible) year! LATE-WORK DEADLINE JUNE 19TH. Complete the final Nearpod before Monday June 22nd, and I'll post final grades that afternoon.
Week of June 15th, Contemporary America. Clinton, Bush, Obama focus. Spend about 45 minutes each class period choosing from the resources to consider the guiding question: What should the U. S. do next?
M and T: Choose either to read TCI 57, “Domestic Policy” or TCI 58, “Foreign Policy” and review the slides or watch the final 4 Crash Courses
R and F: Apply one piece of evidence from the resources to support your one suggestion for what the U. S. should do next to complete the final Nearpod
Week of June 8th, 1970s and 1980s. Nixon, Carter, Reagan focus. Spend about 45 minutes each class period choosing from the resources to consider the guiding question: Which president was most successful at improving U. S. power and reaching its ideals?
M and T: Skim TCI 53, “The Rise and Fall of Richard Nixon,” read here and here about the Southern Strategy, skim the Nixon slides as well as the Ford and Carter slides
R and F: Read TCI 55, “A Shift to the Right Under Reagan,” check out the slides, watch the Crash Course, and then complete the Nearpod (about 10 minutes)
*make sure you know about Rodney King
Week of June 1st, 1960s and 1970s. Vietnam and Nixon focus. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: What is the legacy of U. S. involvement in Vietnam?
M and T: Skim the Vietnam slides, then pick an interesting part for your focus. Use TCI 50, 51 (focus here), or 52 or the Crash Course to explore one aspect of the war (relevant terms)
R and F: Finish research, then use Seesaw to submit a news report about one aspect or event from the war
Week of May 26th, 1960s and 1970s. Civil Rights focus. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: How successful were minority groups in achieving greater progress toward U. S. ideals?
1. Skim TCI 46, “The Widening Struggle,” and the relevant (17-46) 1960s and 1970s slides
2. Find one Civil Rights leader or martyr you hadn’t heard about before
3. Complete the Nearpod assignment to rank the success of groups from TCI 46 and share about a Civil Rights leader
Optional Nearpod (mostly about Malcolm X)
Week of May 18th, 1960s and 1970s. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: What is the legacy of JFK?
M and T: Maybe comment on a Seesaw post or two. Read TCI 47, "The Age of Camelot," and/or watch the 1960s Crash Course or about the Cuban Missile Crisis (it's really good)
R and F: Maybe start to review the unit ppt, posted above. Submit to Seesaw your interpretation of JFK's legacy
Week of May 11th, Cold War and Social Change. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: How well did U. S. international actions during the early Cold War support its ideals, and were they effective? (Turn in the chart to Seesaw.)
M and T: Read TCI 39, "The Cold War Expands," and use do further research (Liberty library databases) with your remaining time on the most interesting examples of U. S. involvement with other countries
R and F: Finish research, then follow the directions on Seesaw to choose two countries, then chart them according to how well U. S. actions succeeded and helped reached our ideals
Week of May 4th, Cold War and Social Change. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: How well did the U. S. support its ideals domestically in the 1950s? (Make sure to complete the Nearpod to finish the week and show engagement with the class.)
M and T: Skim the overview of events from 1945-1960 (as we did during the early 1800s), skim TCI 40, start going through the unit ppt to augment your knowledge, and make sure you watch at least part of this PSA (stop after 45 minutes)
R and F: Complete the Nearpod on McCarthyism and its legacy (spend 45 minutes, though the suggested time is slightly longer)
Weeks of April 20th and April 27th, WWII. Spend about 45 minutes for each class period to prepare to answer a guiding question: What is the legacy of the U. S. involvement in WWII for our ideals? What choices were effective and ineffective?
Week 1: M-T: skim TCI 34 and 35 and check out the Lend Lease Dr. Suess Cartoons. Watch this Crash Course to review or supplement
R-F: skim TCI 36. Crash Course Homefront. Japanese Internment interlude (scroll down to see newspaper articles, photos, and videos)
Week 2: M-T: Atomic Bomb (Options: 1, 2, 3, Moment of Decision)
R-F: answer a guiding question on Seesaw in the format that works best for you
Supplementary resources: edited unit PPT, Video about U. S. atomic testing after the war, Homefront propaganda video, Zoot Suit Riots, Bataan Death March, Henry Wallace, V-J Day (watch this for sure)
Unit 6 Resources (1920s and 1930s): TCI 26, TCI 28, TCI 30
Unit 5 Resources (WWI) (quiz on Day 6): study guide, TCI 22, TCI 23, TCI 24, TCI 25
EERLs:
Classlink for TCI access
Suggestions:
Preview the Semester 2 Final Exam Study Guide
Visit the library databases and do some research
Matheny suggested History podcasts:
"Backstory": it's almost finished but has hundreds of episodes
"Stuff You Should Know": many varieties and short, digestible segments
"Dan Carlin's Hardcore History": infrequently posted, but the WWI series is transcendent
"The Fall of Rome Podcast": granular and enjoyable
"The History Chicks": detailed and focused and thorough
"History on Fire": professor Bolelli has a unique voice and passion for the subject
"The Outlaw History Podcast": a PhD student's deep dives are a great listen
"The Secret History of the Future": only a few episodes, but the Economist production is cool
"The Wisdom of Crowds": debate about current issues with respect for the opponent
1920s books:
The Warmth of Other Suns
One Summer
Day 17
Class: TCI 32 "Human Impacts of the Great Depression"
HW: review the primary sources and placards and write a letter describing the Great Depression to Eleanor Roosevelt (if you'd like to)
Day 16
Class: "Bust" intro about the 1930s, Nearpod self-paced lesson
HW: finish the Nearpod self-paced lesson, skim TCI 30 and take the lesson game
Day 15
Class: 1920s quiz, introduce 1930s, study Hoovervilles
HW: study the cartoons for Prosperity and Crash and fill out the notes guide for 2 cartoonists
NO SCHOOL
W 3.11 and R 3.12 Day 14
Class: 1920s party, study for quiz
HW: fill out notes guide for 1920s party people, read about the causes of the Great Depression, and re-rank them; study for quiz
M 3.9 and T 3.10 Day 13
Class: 1920s ads interlude, turn in Covers, comment, prepare for party
HW: read chapter 28, prepare your mask for the party, comment on 3+ others' projects (Day 15, you can finish after quiz)
R 3.5 and F 3.6 Day 12
Class: Introduce TCI 28, Magazine Cover work time
HW: turn in Magazine Cover (Day 13) to seesaw
T 3.3 and W 3.4 Day 11
Class: Equity Sessions, work time
HW: Magazine Cover (Day 13)
Equity Sessions Interlude (3.2 5th and 6th, 3.3 2nd and 4th, 3.6 8th)
F 2.28 and M 3.2 Day 10
Class: Magazine Cover work day, read about Tulsa
HW: Magazine Cover (Day 13)
W 2.26 and R 2.27 Day 9
Class: Sacco and Venzetti, "Understanding Post-War Tensions" focus, Magazine Cover Intro and work time
HW: ch 26 notes (guide or of your choosing), Magazine Cover (Day 13)
M 2.24 and T 2.25 Day 8
Class: skits, overview lecture, 1920s suffrage and anti-suffrage, introduce Magazine Cover (Day 11), "Understanding Post-War Tensions" (TCI 26)
HW: Anti-Suffrage Cartoons and documents and be ready to analyze a few (Opinion, Point of View, Value, Limitations) , read your assigned section of TCI 26, Magazine Cover (Day 13) (topic ideas)
R 2.13 and F 2.14 Day 7
Class: 1920s skits prep, overview
HW: enjoy break, have skit almost ready, quickly check out the Anti-Suffrage Cartoons and documents and be ready to analyze a few (Opinion, Point of View, Value, Limitations)
T 2.11 and W 2.12 Day 6
Class: WWI quiz, work time for responses, introduce 1920s!
HW: create a 1920s slang skit with your group (word bank), finish response for WWI (see study guide for prompts) and turnitin.com by W at 10 PM
F 2.7 and M 2.10 Day 5
Class: end of WWI, Treaty of Versailles, response
HW: study for WWI quiz, read about WWI inventions, write response for WWI (see study guide for prompts) and turnitin.com by W at 10 PM
W 2.5 and R 2.6 Day 4
Class: practice quiz, comment on poems and propaganda posters, interviews for WWI Homefront, notes on TCI 25
HW: comment 4+ total on poems or posters, use the notebook guide to take notes on TCI 25 (or use your style)
M 2.3 and T 2.4 Day 3
Class: practice quiz, WWI tech debate, WWI poem, TCI 24: The Homefront
HW: comment on 2+ posters on seesaw, complete your WWI poem and post to seesaw, read about your assigned group from TCI 24 to prepare for an interview about your WWI experience
R 1.30 and F 1.31 Day 2
Class: Propaganda (source 2), WWI technologies (TCI 23) primary sources, placards, station materials, notebook guide
HW: make sure you've turned in the propaganda poster for when/whether to go to war to seesaw, match the primary sources with the placards (write the source number and its matching technology) and be ready to share which technologies changed the way war was fought the most (using the station materials for evidence)
T 1.28 and W 1.29 Day 1
Class: test and semester 1 reflection, WWI intro, speech analysis, TCI 22
HW: finish reading chapter 22, and be ready to debate when or if the U. S. should have entered WWI
Semester 1 Final Exam Study Guide
Unit 4 Resources: TCI 12, TCI 13, TCI 14, TCI 16
Unit 3 Resources (TCI 8-11) (test on Day 31): study guide, TCI 8, TCI 9, TCI 10, TCI 11
Unit 2 Resources (TCI 6, 7) (test on Day 21): study guide, TCI 6, TCI 7
Unit 1 Resources (through TCI 5) (test on about Day 12): study guide, TCI 2, TCI 3, TCI 4, TCI 5
R 1.16 and F 1.17 Day 42
Class: review, study
HW: make sure you're using the study guide to study, and I suggest doing the lesson games if you haven't yet
T 1.14 and W 1.15 Day 41
Class: Progressive presidents (TCI 18)
HW: study for final
F 1.10 and M 1.13 Day 40
Class: Immigration, Muckraking, Progressive presidents (TCI 18)
HW: read about your assigned president in ch 18, takes notes on the back of the face per the notebook guide, and mark up the face to show information; make sure Industry Response is turned in to turnitin.com or hand-written in the box
W 1.8 and R 1.9 Day 39
Class: Immigration interlude, Muckraking (use the chapter 16 notebook guide to follow the directions for looking at the placards and station materials, then read chapter 16)
HW: finish notes on 7 placard stations, write a headline and 2 pieces of evidence for a muckraking story (ok to finish in class), finish Industry response (turnitin.com or handwritten)
M 1.6 and T 1.7 Day 38
Class: Labor and Industry (sources: 1, 2, 3) (Crash Courses: 1, 2)
HW: finish t-chart for positive and negative effects of industrialization (Day 39), start response (3 pieces of evidence) (Day 40 to turnitin.com)
R 12.19 and F 12.20 Day 37
Class: Industry and Workers
HW: start t-chart for positive and negative effects of the rise of industry, enjoy break
T 12.17 and W 12.18 Day 36
Class: Fishbowl debates, Industry and Workers
HW: jigsaw TCI 14 in your group to fill out the back of the notebook guide
F 12.13 and M 12.16 Day 35
Class: Fishbowl debates, Rise of Industry
HW: jigsaw TCI 13 in your group and use the graph info to answer the questions on the notebook guide and complete the graphs (Day 36)
W 12.11 and R 12.12 Day 34
Class: Populist survey and reflection (timeline), Fishbowl debate prep (groups), introduce TCI 13, "The Rise of Industry"
HW: finish Fishbowl and be ready to present, jigsaw TCI 13 in your group to answer the questions on the notebook guide and complete the graphs (Day 36)
M 12.9 and T 12.10 Day 33
Class: Fishbowl debate prep, Populism focus
HW: review the key for ch 12 notes, prepare fishbowl (present Day 35)
R 12.5 and F 12.6 Day 32
Class: Unit 4 intro, Pangs of Progress, introduce Fishbowl (directions)
HW: finish chapter 12 using the placards and the notes for each group's opportunities and hardships
T 12.3 and W 12.4 Day 31 LAST DAY FOR PARTIAL CREDIT FOR UNIT 3 WORK
Class: Unit 3 test, intro TCI 12: The American West
HW: read chapter 12, following the directions on the placards to take notes on your assigned group's opportunities and hardships
W 11.27 and M 12.2 Day 30
Class: Reconstruction, test review
HW: follow the directions to finish the evidence sheet for "Who Killed Reconstruction?" (turnitin.com), study for test
M 11.25 and T 11.26 Day 29
Class: Civil War, Reconstruction
HW: follow the directions to finish the evidence sheet for "Who Killed Reconstruction?" (turnitin.com on Day 30 or 31)
R 11.21 and F 11.22 Day 28
Class: Civil War, effects
HW: read chapter 11 and prepare 2-3 quiz questions based on the terms to know (Day 30)
T 11.19 and W 11.20 Day 27
Class: Events Leading to Civil War, intro Civil War
HW: turn in the article (turnitin.com), follow the directions to complete the notebook guide for chapter 10 (Day 28)
F 11.15 and M 11.18 Day 26
Class: Events Leading to Civil War
HW: write the article (turnitin.com, Day 27), complete the notebook guide for chapter 10 (Day 28)
W 11.13 and R 11.14 Day 25
Class: Seneca Falls, Womens Rights today (souces: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Events Leading to Civil War
HW: follow the notebook guide directions for chapter 9 through section 4 (on guide is fine) (Day 26) and do the article (turnitin.com, Day 27)
F 11.8 and T 11.12 Day 24
Class: 55 Events Rankings, Second Great Awakening and Seneca Falls focus
HW: read "The Rights of Women," and be ready to share interesting facts, read your assigned group's sheet and create 2-3 resolutions (what do you want changed?)
W 11.6 and R 11.7 Day 23
Class: go over test, National Expansion and Reform
HW: rank the 20 most important events, and be ready to explain
M 11.4 and T 11.5 Day 22
Class: intro Unit 3, New Nation through Reconstruction
HW: read chapter 8 and take notes in the style of your choosing
R 10.31 and F 11.1 Day 21 (LAST DAY FOR ANY WORK FOR UNIT 2 FOR PARTIAL CREDIT)
Class: Constitution test
HW: enjoy the weekend
T 10.29 and W 10.30 Day 20
Class: review Bill of Rights, test review, discuss Interest Groups and lobbying and Constitutional Ideals to prepare for written response
HW: study for test
F 10.25 and M 10.28 Day 19
Class: Bill of Rights
HW: post Museum to Seesaw by Monday night, review Bill of Rights with games, comment (detailed, specific, supportive) on 3 Musuems on Seesaw (finish in class Day 20 or that night)
W 10.23 and R 10.24 Day 18
Class: Bill of Rights
HW: Bill of Rights Museum (posted to Seesaw in class on Day 19)
M 10.21 and T 10.22 Day 17
Class: review Pursuit answers, participation in a democracy
HW: Superflyer! (posted to Seesaw) (Day 18) (funding info for interest groups), Bill of Rights Museum
R 10.17 and F 10.18 Day 16
Class: Metaphor review, Constitutional Pursuit (questions), review Federalism
HW: check the answers for Constitutional Pursuit, Superflyer! (turned in to Seesaw) (Day 18)
F 10.11 and T 10.15 Day 15
Class: Constitution focus (legislative committees)
HW: Constitution Metaphor, read chapter 7 sections 6-8 and prepare 2 good quiz questions
W 10.9 and R 10.10 Day 14
Class: Electoral College debate, chapter 7 notes check, Constitution focus
HW: finish Electoral College paragraph (Day 15 to turnitin.com), complete Constitution Metaphor (Day 16)
M 10.7 and T 10.8 Day 13
Class: review Unit 1 test, Unit 2, The Constitution lecture and electoral college debate
HW: read chapter 7 through section 5 and take notes in the style of your choosing
R 10.3 and F 10.4 Day 12 LAST DAY FOR UNIT 1 LATE WORK FOR PARTIAL CREDIT
Class: Unit 1 Test, intro Constitution
HW: skim chapter 6 (I will lecture) (Day 13), read chapter 7 through section 5 and take notes in the style of your choosing (Day 14)
T 10.1 and W 10.2 Day 11
Class: review American Revolution, debate, test prep
HW: study for Unit 1 exam
F 9.27 and M 9.30 Day 10
Class: "Rebels" interlude, ch 5 notes, prep for debate
HW: read chapter 5, and complete the notebook guide though section 4 (think about the editorials, but don't write them), use the primary sources and handouts to prepare your arguments for the debate: "Were the Patriots justified to revolt against the British?"
W 9.25 and R 9.26 Day 9
Class: U. S. geography discussion, Colonial America
HW: read chapter 5, and complete the notebook guide though section 4 (think about the editorials, but don't write them) (Day 11)
M 9.23 and T 9.24 Day 8
Class: U. S. geography, notes style reflection, thesis practice
HW: follow the directions to complete the maps, skim chapter 4 (I will lecture as well)
R 9.19 and F 9.20 Day 7
Class: U. S. geography (TCI 3)
HW: have notes for chapter 3 in the style of your choosing (Day 8), follow the directions to complete the maps (Day 9)
T 9.17 and W 9.18 Day 6
Class: American Ideals events focus and freedom discussion
HW: use the library databases or Internet (good site) to finish your events focus display (Day 7) and read chapter 3 and take about a page of notes in the style of your choosing (Day 8)
F 9.13 and M 9.16 Day 5
Class: American Ideals overview, review TCI 2, freedom discussion (are we more or less free than we were a few years ago?)
HW: finish the notes and outline for TCI 2 placards
W 9.11 and R 9.12 Day 4
Class: U. S. maps, ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, TCI 2: American Ideals
HW: read TCI 2 and take notes according to the notebook guide or in the manner of your choosing, make sure you've logged on to classlink
M 9.9 and T 9.10 Day 3
Class: U. S. geography and ethnocentrism, Bloom, syllabus overview
Step 1: Go to: https://launchpad.classlink.com/Issaquah (or Google "Classlink Issaquah"). You will see the district logo on the login screen.
Step 2: Log onto ClassLink with your network username. The first 4 letters of your last name, first 3 letters of your first name, and your two-digit graduation year. Example: SmitJoe20.
Your password is the same as your regular network password. This is what you use when you log onto the computer at school.
Step 3: Click on the TCI icon.
Step 4: The first time you may be asked for your teacher's email address. Typically it is their last name, first initial @issaquah.wednet.edu. Then select your class from the list that pops up.
NOTE: Depending on the browser you are using; you may be asked to install an extension. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the extension. Once installed you will not be asked to install it again on that computer. If you skipped over installing the extension you can access extensions for browsers here.
Classlink Mobile App:
· From your App store, search "Classlink Launchpad."
· Install and open the app. You do not need to allow location.
· Search and select "Issaquah" - you will only need to do this the first time you open the app
Enter your username and password for Classlink
HW: get syllabus signed, add something meaningful to your U. S. map (ready to share), and use Bloom's Taxonomy to write a question or sentence at each level for any term
R 9.5 and F 9.6 Day 2
Class: maps, mind maps, and geography intro
HW: finish your Mind Map, make your U. S. map better (20-minute limit)
W 9.4 Day 1
Class: Day 1, intros, evacuation map, rebuttals
HW: finish the History Survey
Written Response Grade Sheet
Turnitin.com Class ID: 22672155 Enrollment Key: patriots
Classlink for TCI access
Semester 2 Final Exam Study Guide
Office Hours: I will respond to emails each morning and each afternoon, generally about 9 and 4
Thanks for a great (as much as possible) year! LATE-WORK DEADLINE JUNE 19TH. Complete the final Nearpod before Monday June 22nd, and I'll post final grades that afternoon.
Week of June 15th, Contemporary America. Clinton, Bush, Obama focus. Spend about 45 minutes each class period choosing from the resources to consider the guiding question: What should the U. S. do next?
M and T: Choose either to read TCI 57, “Domestic Policy” or TCI 58, “Foreign Policy” and review the slides or watch the final 4 Crash Courses
R and F: Apply one piece of evidence from the resources to support your one suggestion for what the U. S. should do next to complete the final Nearpod
Week of June 8th, 1970s and 1980s. Nixon, Carter, Reagan focus. Spend about 45 minutes each class period choosing from the resources to consider the guiding question: Which president was most successful at improving U. S. power and reaching its ideals?
M and T: Skim TCI 53, “The Rise and Fall of Richard Nixon,” read here and here about the Southern Strategy, skim the Nixon slides as well as the Ford and Carter slides
R and F: Read TCI 55, “A Shift to the Right Under Reagan,” check out the slides, watch the Crash Course, and then complete the Nearpod (about 10 minutes)
*make sure you know about Rodney King
Week of June 1st, 1960s and 1970s. Vietnam and Nixon focus. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: What is the legacy of U. S. involvement in Vietnam?
M and T: Skim the Vietnam slides, then pick an interesting part for your focus. Use TCI 50, 51 (focus here), or 52 or the Crash Course to explore one aspect of the war (relevant terms)
R and F: Finish research, then use Seesaw to submit a news report about one aspect or event from the war
Week of May 26th, 1960s and 1970s. Civil Rights focus. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: How successful were minority groups in achieving greater progress toward U. S. ideals?
1. Skim TCI 46, “The Widening Struggle,” and the relevant (17-46) 1960s and 1970s slides
2. Find one Civil Rights leader or martyr you hadn’t heard about before
3. Complete the Nearpod assignment to rank the success of groups from TCI 46 and share about a Civil Rights leader
Optional Nearpod (mostly about Malcolm X)
Week of May 18th, 1960s and 1970s. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: What is the legacy of JFK?
M and T: Maybe comment on a Seesaw post or two. Read TCI 47, "The Age of Camelot," and/or watch the 1960s Crash Course or about the Cuban Missile Crisis (it's really good)
R and F: Maybe start to review the unit ppt, posted above. Submit to Seesaw your interpretation of JFK's legacy
Week of May 11th, Cold War and Social Change. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: How well did U. S. international actions during the early Cold War support its ideals, and were they effective? (Turn in the chart to Seesaw.)
M and T: Read TCI 39, "The Cold War Expands," and use do further research (Liberty library databases) with your remaining time on the most interesting examples of U. S. involvement with other countries
R and F: Finish research, then follow the directions on Seesaw to choose two countries, then chart them according to how well U. S. actions succeeded and helped reached our ideals
Week of May 4th, Cold War and Social Change. Spend about 45 minutes each class period using the resources to consider the guiding question: How well did the U. S. support its ideals domestically in the 1950s? (Make sure to complete the Nearpod to finish the week and show engagement with the class.)
M and T: Skim the overview of events from 1945-1960 (as we did during the early 1800s), skim TCI 40, start going through the unit ppt to augment your knowledge, and make sure you watch at least part of this PSA (stop after 45 minutes)
R and F: Complete the Nearpod on McCarthyism and its legacy (spend 45 minutes, though the suggested time is slightly longer)
Weeks of April 20th and April 27th, WWII. Spend about 45 minutes for each class period to prepare to answer a guiding question: What is the legacy of the U. S. involvement in WWII for our ideals? What choices were effective and ineffective?
Week 1: M-T: skim TCI 34 and 35 and check out the Lend Lease Dr. Suess Cartoons. Watch this Crash Course to review or supplement
R-F: skim TCI 36. Crash Course Homefront. Japanese Internment interlude (scroll down to see newspaper articles, photos, and videos)
Week 2: M-T: Atomic Bomb (Options: 1, 2, 3, Moment of Decision)
R-F: answer a guiding question on Seesaw in the format that works best for you
Supplementary resources: edited unit PPT, Video about U. S. atomic testing after the war, Homefront propaganda video, Zoot Suit Riots, Bataan Death March, Henry Wallace, V-J Day (watch this for sure)
Unit 6 Resources (1920s and 1930s): TCI 26, TCI 28, TCI 30
Unit 5 Resources (WWI) (quiz on Day 6): study guide, TCI 22, TCI 23, TCI 24, TCI 25
EERLs:
Classlink for TCI access
Suggestions:
Preview the Semester 2 Final Exam Study Guide
Visit the library databases and do some research
Matheny suggested History podcasts:
"Backstory": it's almost finished but has hundreds of episodes
"Stuff You Should Know": many varieties and short, digestible segments
"Dan Carlin's Hardcore History": infrequently posted, but the WWI series is transcendent
"The Fall of Rome Podcast": granular and enjoyable
"The History Chicks": detailed and focused and thorough
"History on Fire": professor Bolelli has a unique voice and passion for the subject
"The Outlaw History Podcast": a PhD student's deep dives are a great listen
"The Secret History of the Future": only a few episodes, but the Economist production is cool
"The Wisdom of Crowds": debate about current issues with respect for the opponent
1920s books:
The Warmth of Other Suns
One Summer
Day 17
Class: TCI 32 "Human Impacts of the Great Depression"
HW: review the primary sources and placards and write a letter describing the Great Depression to Eleanor Roosevelt (if you'd like to)
Day 16
Class: "Bust" intro about the 1930s, Nearpod self-paced lesson
HW: finish the Nearpod self-paced lesson, skim TCI 30 and take the lesson game
Day 15
Class: 1920s quiz, introduce 1930s, study Hoovervilles
HW: study the cartoons for Prosperity and Crash and fill out the notes guide for 2 cartoonists
NO SCHOOL
W 3.11 and R 3.12 Day 14
Class: 1920s party, study for quiz
HW: fill out notes guide for 1920s party people, read about the causes of the Great Depression, and re-rank them; study for quiz
M 3.9 and T 3.10 Day 13
Class: 1920s ads interlude, turn in Covers, comment, prepare for party
HW: read chapter 28, prepare your mask for the party, comment on 3+ others' projects (Day 15, you can finish after quiz)
R 3.5 and F 3.6 Day 12
Class: Introduce TCI 28, Magazine Cover work time
HW: turn in Magazine Cover (Day 13) to seesaw
T 3.3 and W 3.4 Day 11
Class: Equity Sessions, work time
HW: Magazine Cover (Day 13)
Equity Sessions Interlude (3.2 5th and 6th, 3.3 2nd and 4th, 3.6 8th)
F 2.28 and M 3.2 Day 10
Class: Magazine Cover work day, read about Tulsa
HW: Magazine Cover (Day 13)
W 2.26 and R 2.27 Day 9
Class: Sacco and Venzetti, "Understanding Post-War Tensions" focus, Magazine Cover Intro and work time
HW: ch 26 notes (guide or of your choosing), Magazine Cover (Day 13)
M 2.24 and T 2.25 Day 8
Class: skits, overview lecture, 1920s suffrage and anti-suffrage, introduce Magazine Cover (Day 11), "Understanding Post-War Tensions" (TCI 26)
HW: Anti-Suffrage Cartoons and documents and be ready to analyze a few (Opinion, Point of View, Value, Limitations) , read your assigned section of TCI 26, Magazine Cover (Day 13) (topic ideas)
R 2.13 and F 2.14 Day 7
Class: 1920s skits prep, overview
HW: enjoy break, have skit almost ready, quickly check out the Anti-Suffrage Cartoons and documents and be ready to analyze a few (Opinion, Point of View, Value, Limitations)
T 2.11 and W 2.12 Day 6
Class: WWI quiz, work time for responses, introduce 1920s!
HW: create a 1920s slang skit with your group (word bank), finish response for WWI (see study guide for prompts) and turnitin.com by W at 10 PM
F 2.7 and M 2.10 Day 5
Class: end of WWI, Treaty of Versailles, response
HW: study for WWI quiz, read about WWI inventions, write response for WWI (see study guide for prompts) and turnitin.com by W at 10 PM
W 2.5 and R 2.6 Day 4
Class: practice quiz, comment on poems and propaganda posters, interviews for WWI Homefront, notes on TCI 25
HW: comment 4+ total on poems or posters, use the notebook guide to take notes on TCI 25 (or use your style)
M 2.3 and T 2.4 Day 3
Class: practice quiz, WWI tech debate, WWI poem, TCI 24: The Homefront
HW: comment on 2+ posters on seesaw, complete your WWI poem and post to seesaw, read about your assigned group from TCI 24 to prepare for an interview about your WWI experience
R 1.30 and F 1.31 Day 2
Class: Propaganda (source 2), WWI technologies (TCI 23) primary sources, placards, station materials, notebook guide
HW: make sure you've turned in the propaganda poster for when/whether to go to war to seesaw, match the primary sources with the placards (write the source number and its matching technology) and be ready to share which technologies changed the way war was fought the most (using the station materials for evidence)
T 1.28 and W 1.29 Day 1
Class: test and semester 1 reflection, WWI intro, speech analysis, TCI 22
HW: finish reading chapter 22, and be ready to debate when or if the U. S. should have entered WWI
Semester 1 Final Exam Study Guide
Unit 4 Resources: TCI 12, TCI 13, TCI 14, TCI 16
Unit 3 Resources (TCI 8-11) (test on Day 31): study guide, TCI 8, TCI 9, TCI 10, TCI 11
Unit 2 Resources (TCI 6, 7) (test on Day 21): study guide, TCI 6, TCI 7
Unit 1 Resources (through TCI 5) (test on about Day 12): study guide, TCI 2, TCI 3, TCI 4, TCI 5
R 1.16 and F 1.17 Day 42
Class: review, study
HW: make sure you're using the study guide to study, and I suggest doing the lesson games if you haven't yet
T 1.14 and W 1.15 Day 41
Class: Progressive presidents (TCI 18)
HW: study for final
F 1.10 and M 1.13 Day 40
Class: Immigration, Muckraking, Progressive presidents (TCI 18)
HW: read about your assigned president in ch 18, takes notes on the back of the face per the notebook guide, and mark up the face to show information; make sure Industry Response is turned in to turnitin.com or hand-written in the box
W 1.8 and R 1.9 Day 39
Class: Immigration interlude, Muckraking (use the chapter 16 notebook guide to follow the directions for looking at the placards and station materials, then read chapter 16)
HW: finish notes on 7 placard stations, write a headline and 2 pieces of evidence for a muckraking story (ok to finish in class), finish Industry response (turnitin.com or handwritten)
M 1.6 and T 1.7 Day 38
Class: Labor and Industry (sources: 1, 2, 3) (Crash Courses: 1, 2)
HW: finish t-chart for positive and negative effects of industrialization (Day 39), start response (3 pieces of evidence) (Day 40 to turnitin.com)
R 12.19 and F 12.20 Day 37
Class: Industry and Workers
HW: start t-chart for positive and negative effects of the rise of industry, enjoy break
T 12.17 and W 12.18 Day 36
Class: Fishbowl debates, Industry and Workers
HW: jigsaw TCI 14 in your group to fill out the back of the notebook guide
F 12.13 and M 12.16 Day 35
Class: Fishbowl debates, Rise of Industry
HW: jigsaw TCI 13 in your group and use the graph info to answer the questions on the notebook guide and complete the graphs (Day 36)
W 12.11 and R 12.12 Day 34
Class: Populist survey and reflection (timeline), Fishbowl debate prep (groups), introduce TCI 13, "The Rise of Industry"
HW: finish Fishbowl and be ready to present, jigsaw TCI 13 in your group to answer the questions on the notebook guide and complete the graphs (Day 36)
M 12.9 and T 12.10 Day 33
Class: Fishbowl debate prep, Populism focus
HW: review the key for ch 12 notes, prepare fishbowl (present Day 35)
R 12.5 and F 12.6 Day 32
Class: Unit 4 intro, Pangs of Progress, introduce Fishbowl (directions)
HW: finish chapter 12 using the placards and the notes for each group's opportunities and hardships
T 12.3 and W 12.4 Day 31 LAST DAY FOR PARTIAL CREDIT FOR UNIT 3 WORK
Class: Unit 3 test, intro TCI 12: The American West
HW: read chapter 12, following the directions on the placards to take notes on your assigned group's opportunities and hardships
W 11.27 and M 12.2 Day 30
Class: Reconstruction, test review
HW: follow the directions to finish the evidence sheet for "Who Killed Reconstruction?" (turnitin.com), study for test
M 11.25 and T 11.26 Day 29
Class: Civil War, Reconstruction
HW: follow the directions to finish the evidence sheet for "Who Killed Reconstruction?" (turnitin.com on Day 30 or 31)
R 11.21 and F 11.22 Day 28
Class: Civil War, effects
HW: read chapter 11 and prepare 2-3 quiz questions based on the terms to know (Day 30)
T 11.19 and W 11.20 Day 27
Class: Events Leading to Civil War, intro Civil War
HW: turn in the article (turnitin.com), follow the directions to complete the notebook guide for chapter 10 (Day 28)
F 11.15 and M 11.18 Day 26
Class: Events Leading to Civil War
HW: write the article (turnitin.com, Day 27), complete the notebook guide for chapter 10 (Day 28)
W 11.13 and R 11.14 Day 25
Class: Seneca Falls, Womens Rights today (souces: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Events Leading to Civil War
HW: follow the notebook guide directions for chapter 9 through section 4 (on guide is fine) (Day 26) and do the article (turnitin.com, Day 27)
F 11.8 and T 11.12 Day 24
Class: 55 Events Rankings, Second Great Awakening and Seneca Falls focus
HW: read "The Rights of Women," and be ready to share interesting facts, read your assigned group's sheet and create 2-3 resolutions (what do you want changed?)
W 11.6 and R 11.7 Day 23
Class: go over test, National Expansion and Reform
HW: rank the 20 most important events, and be ready to explain
M 11.4 and T 11.5 Day 22
Class: intro Unit 3, New Nation through Reconstruction
HW: read chapter 8 and take notes in the style of your choosing
R 10.31 and F 11.1 Day 21 (LAST DAY FOR ANY WORK FOR UNIT 2 FOR PARTIAL CREDIT)
Class: Constitution test
HW: enjoy the weekend
T 10.29 and W 10.30 Day 20
Class: review Bill of Rights, test review, discuss Interest Groups and lobbying and Constitutional Ideals to prepare for written response
HW: study for test
F 10.25 and M 10.28 Day 19
Class: Bill of Rights
HW: post Museum to Seesaw by Monday night, review Bill of Rights with games, comment (detailed, specific, supportive) on 3 Musuems on Seesaw (finish in class Day 20 or that night)
W 10.23 and R 10.24 Day 18
Class: Bill of Rights
HW: Bill of Rights Museum (posted to Seesaw in class on Day 19)
M 10.21 and T 10.22 Day 17
Class: review Pursuit answers, participation in a democracy
HW: Superflyer! (posted to Seesaw) (Day 18) (funding info for interest groups), Bill of Rights Museum
R 10.17 and F 10.18 Day 16
Class: Metaphor review, Constitutional Pursuit (questions), review Federalism
HW: check the answers for Constitutional Pursuit, Superflyer! (turned in to Seesaw) (Day 18)
F 10.11 and T 10.15 Day 15
Class: Constitution focus (legislative committees)
HW: Constitution Metaphor, read chapter 7 sections 6-8 and prepare 2 good quiz questions
W 10.9 and R 10.10 Day 14
Class: Electoral College debate, chapter 7 notes check, Constitution focus
HW: finish Electoral College paragraph (Day 15 to turnitin.com), complete Constitution Metaphor (Day 16)
M 10.7 and T 10.8 Day 13
Class: review Unit 1 test, Unit 2, The Constitution lecture and electoral college debate
HW: read chapter 7 through section 5 and take notes in the style of your choosing
R 10.3 and F 10.4 Day 12 LAST DAY FOR UNIT 1 LATE WORK FOR PARTIAL CREDIT
Class: Unit 1 Test, intro Constitution
HW: skim chapter 6 (I will lecture) (Day 13), read chapter 7 through section 5 and take notes in the style of your choosing (Day 14)
T 10.1 and W 10.2 Day 11
Class: review American Revolution, debate, test prep
HW: study for Unit 1 exam
F 9.27 and M 9.30 Day 10
Class: "Rebels" interlude, ch 5 notes, prep for debate
HW: read chapter 5, and complete the notebook guide though section 4 (think about the editorials, but don't write them), use the primary sources and handouts to prepare your arguments for the debate: "Were the Patriots justified to revolt against the British?"
W 9.25 and R 9.26 Day 9
Class: U. S. geography discussion, Colonial America
HW: read chapter 5, and complete the notebook guide though section 4 (think about the editorials, but don't write them) (Day 11)
M 9.23 and T 9.24 Day 8
Class: U. S. geography, notes style reflection, thesis practice
HW: follow the directions to complete the maps, skim chapter 4 (I will lecture as well)
R 9.19 and F 9.20 Day 7
Class: U. S. geography (TCI 3)
HW: have notes for chapter 3 in the style of your choosing (Day 8), follow the directions to complete the maps (Day 9)
T 9.17 and W 9.18 Day 6
Class: American Ideals events focus and freedom discussion
HW: use the library databases or Internet (good site) to finish your events focus display (Day 7) and read chapter 3 and take about a page of notes in the style of your choosing (Day 8)
F 9.13 and M 9.16 Day 5
Class: American Ideals overview, review TCI 2, freedom discussion (are we more or less free than we were a few years ago?)
HW: finish the notes and outline for TCI 2 placards
W 9.11 and R 9.12 Day 4
Class: U. S. maps, ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, TCI 2: American Ideals
HW: read TCI 2 and take notes according to the notebook guide or in the manner of your choosing, make sure you've logged on to classlink
M 9.9 and T 9.10 Day 3
Class: U. S. geography and ethnocentrism, Bloom, syllabus overview
Step 1: Go to: https://launchpad.classlink.com/Issaquah (or Google "Classlink Issaquah"). You will see the district logo on the login screen.
Step 2: Log onto ClassLink with your network username. The first 4 letters of your last name, first 3 letters of your first name, and your two-digit graduation year. Example: SmitJoe20.
Your password is the same as your regular network password. This is what you use when you log onto the computer at school.
Step 3: Click on the TCI icon.
Step 4: The first time you may be asked for your teacher's email address. Typically it is their last name, first initial @issaquah.wednet.edu. Then select your class from the list that pops up.
NOTE: Depending on the browser you are using; you may be asked to install an extension. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the extension. Once installed you will not be asked to install it again on that computer. If you skipped over installing the extension you can access extensions for browsers here.
Classlink Mobile App:
· From your App store, search "Classlink Launchpad."
· Install and open the app. You do not need to allow location.
· Search and select "Issaquah" - you will only need to do this the first time you open the app
Enter your username and password for Classlink
HW: get syllabus signed, add something meaningful to your U. S. map (ready to share), and use Bloom's Taxonomy to write a question or sentence at each level for any term
R 9.5 and F 9.6 Day 2
Class: maps, mind maps, and geography intro
HW: finish your Mind Map, make your U. S. map better (20-minute limit)
W 9.4 Day 1
Class: Day 1, intros, evacuation map, rebuttals
HW: finish the History Survey