Essential Questions:
-Has rapid industrial development been a blessing or a curse for Americans?
-Did America fulfill the dreams of immigrants?
-Can reform movements improve American society and politics?
1. Long period, so we will quickly review the slideshows below. Are there any questions on the American Cities in the late 1800's slideshow, The Gilded Age Slideshow, Chapter 15 on Immigration, or Chapter 16?
2. Test on Immigration, Urbanization and the Gilded Age today.
3. Urbanization at the turn of the nineteenth century:
City Life in the late 19th Century
Industrialization and Urbanization Overview - Terrific graphs and info
Urbanization during the Progressive Era
Urbanization/Immigration Outline
Urbanization and Immigration Slideshow
Chicago "The City of the Century" - A PBS special
Urbanization in American - Effects and Problems
Homework:
1. Next week we will begin the Progressive Era. Please get started on this exciting and the rise of modern reform movement in American Society. Our last few chapters gave you an ideas of the industrial growth of America and corruption reared it's ugly head from the top down, now you are going to see the Middle Class and many Americans fight back with an age of Reform movements. Please read pages 512-518 and answer the following questions in an OUTLINE FORMAT:
I. Conditions in the Mills and Effects?
II. The 4 GOALS of the Progressive Movement should be LISTED and connect the 4 W's:
A. ______________
- Who, What, Where, Why?
B. ______________
- Who, What, Where, Why?
C. ______________
- Who, What, Where, Why?
D. ______________
- Who, What, Where, Why?
III. Compare and Contrast using a T-Chart what reform looked like at the Local Government (pg 515-516) and at the State Level (pg 516-518) from 1900-1920.
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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:
-Does state or federal government have a greater impact in our lives?
-Does the system of checks and balances provide us with an effective and efficient government?
-Is a strong federal system the most effective government for the United States? Which level of government, federal or state, can best solve our nation's problems?
Themes: Mercantilism, Independence, Revolutions
1. Periods 4 & 6 - You must FINALIZE your creative visual on "What does every STRONG gov’t NEED?" Be sure to make clear connections to what methods do governments use to get these strengths in your visual and be able to support these connection verbally. Finally, how are the citizens of your country affected? How would YOU be affected?
-Brainstorm
-Think about successful governments or an ideal government
-Make connections to what every government SHOULD have
-Create a visual representation that illustrates how an ideal government works.
2. All Visuals will need to be presented today (with the Veteran's Day Assembly periods 5 & 6 did NOT finish, so you will be asked to present your visual posters on Wednesday, November 13th.)
3. U.S. Constitution Resources:
Anti-federalist vs. Federalist Chart
United States Government Brief Slideshow
Current U.S. Government Slideshow
Branches of Government + U.S. Constitution Outline
4. PROJECT TIME! Your new Project will be a Digital Story on a specific branch, Bill of Right, or Amendment. Please review and ask questions on the Digital Storytelling Project. Digital Storytelling Rubric.
Homework:4. PROJECT TIME! Your new Project will be a Digital Story on a specific branch, Bill of Right, or Amendment. Please review and ask questions on the Digital Storytelling Project. Digital Storytelling Rubric.
1. Begin researching and planning for your Digital Storytelling Project with your partner(s). Here is your Digitial Storytelling Rubric to review for understanding my expectations. You should create a google doc and share it with me in the Digital Storytelling Project Folder. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND you read and review pages 152-175 in your Textbook, which thoroughly reviews the U.S. Constitution.
2. With the Veteran's Day Assembly periods 5 & 6 did NOT finish, so you will be asked to present your visual posters on Wednesday, November 13th. Please be ready to be successful in presenting your visual for Wednesday's class. This will count as a quiz grade and here is the Rubric on "What does every strong government need?"
-Create a visual on "What does every STRONG gov’t NEED?"
-What methods do governments use to get this strength?
-How are YOU affected?
-Brainstorm
-Think about successful governments or an ideal government
-Make connections to what every government SHOULD have
-Create a visual representation that illustrates how an ideal government works.
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International Studies - Period 3
Essential Questions:
1. How do we think about POWER in the 21st Century?
2. How do we define our interest as a country?
3. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?
4. How is power distributed?
1. Topic: Middle East Foreign Policy
Date: Present Day
Focus: War on the Taliban - Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East have been influenced by the Taliban and all the while America's national interest is in National Security, which is trying to prevent the Taliban from successfully spreading Terrorism in the 21st Century?
Student’s Debate Question: Should we use hard or soft power to control the Taliban in the Middle East?
2. Please use the Taliban Debate/Google Docs Worksheet as a home-base to understand the scope of this PROJECT. You guys need to work out a plan on how you will be completing a case study (identifying a problem in American Foreign Policy regarding the Taliban Operations in the Middle East) and supporting your teams cause in the debate. I have yet to see any google docs from EACH TEAM. Your case-study will be based on your research and development of the case-study that everyone in the class has agreed too. Your case-study will count as 25% of your grade as you need to create a Google doc that represents research, hard power or soft power approach/connections, and your ability to support the debate question. Please be sure to examine and review the Case Study Rubric. If you have any questions, then please email or ask me immediately!
3. Timelines on American Foreign Policy and Resources:
- Timeline of American Foreign Policy - Wikipedia
- U.S. State Department - Office of the Historian
- College Student - Timeline of American Foreign Policy
- Themes of American Foreign Policy
- General Timeline on American FP
- America and the Middle East - PBS Timeline and study of American FP
- Strategic Studies Institute article "Hard Power and Soft Power: The utility of Military Force..."
- The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences article "Hard Power, Soft Power, and Smart Power"
- Robert Cooper's "Hard Power, Soft Power and the Goals of Diplomacy"
- Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) "Being Hard on Soft Power"
- An insightful College Paper written by Tim Quirk that gives good perspective on Hard Power vs. Soft Power.
- Soft Power and China in the 21st Century
- Hillary Clinton and the Art of Smart Power
- Harvard Kennedy School and Joseph Nye article "Lesson's Learned Since 9/11: Narratives Matter"
Homework:
1. Please use the Taliban Debate/Google Docs Worksheet as a home-base to understand the scope of this PROJECT. You guys need to work out a plan on how you will be completing a case study (identifying a problem in American Foreign Policy regarding the Taliban Operations in the Middle East) and supporting your teams cause in the debate. Your case-study will be based on your research and development of the case-study that everyone in the class has agreed too. Your case-study will count as 50% of your FINAL GRADE for the Taliban Debate Project as you need to create a Google doc that represents research, hard power or soft power approach/connections, and your ability to support the debate question. Please be sure to examine and review the Case Study Rubric. If you have any questions, then please email or ask me immediately!
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