Friday, December 14, 2018


Weekly lesson plan
Date: December 17, 2018
Week: 19

Description
M

*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 37, 38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqnPe8_FqfQ&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe&index=37
1. Complete WWI Treaty of Versailles lesson, if needed
2. Video clip of actual footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LELppKNUNo0
3. Share my WWI guest speaker notes.
4. Begin final exam review game or work on study guide
objective: recall important first semester historical information

T

1. Review game for final exam
objective: recall important first semester historical information

W

  • Play White Christmas cartoon as students enter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddVZOK_9UUI
  • Students draw a snowman on top of Cabesas
1. Review & Final Exams periods 5, 2
*100 minute classes
2. Anachronism worksheet for fun after the exam
objective: recall important first semester historical information

Th

1. Review & Final Exams periods 3, 4
*100 minute classes
2. Anachronism worksheet for fun after the exam
objective: recall important first semester historical information

F

1. Review & final exams periods 6, 7
2. Anachronism worksheet for fun after the exam
objective: recall important first semester historical information



Weekly lesson plan
Date: December 4, 2017
Week: 18


Description
M

*No Indiana history video
1. Continue chapter 11 (WWI) note game
2. Optional HW – Worksheet pages 51 (Chapter 11)
Objective: gain a background understanding of World War I

T

1. Finish note game
2. Imperialism & WWI quiz 13
Objective: gain a background understanding of World War I

W

*Grade 51 worksheet
1. share page about Princip death
2. Pass out final exam study guide, work on it
Objective: gain a background understanding of World War I

Th

1. Show electronic pictures of Zimmerman telegram (My Documents)
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=60
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmermann_Telegram#/media/File:Zimmermann_Telegram.svg
2. Read "Secret Language" article in class & discuss
3. Continue working on final exam study guide
Objective: review the main points of semester one

F

1. Watch video clip of poison gas from Young Indiana Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3wgD_zB5w
2. Watch video clips on nerve gas from Poisoned Winds of War
3. Begin Treaty of Versailles lesson
http://ww1.mrdonn.org/treatylessonplan.html
Objective: empathize with those affected by WWI


Friday, November 16, 2018


Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: November 19, 2018
Week: 15

Description
M

*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 29,30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HeYagR2P58&index=29&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe
1. Workplace reform lesson with photographs
     -- Handout with 3 questions
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Second+industrial+revolution+poor+factory+conditions+photographs
Objective: comprehend why workers felt the need to unionize

T

1. Finish workplace reform lesson, if needed.
2. Chapter 8: Notes on Triangle Shirt Waist fire, page 249 & video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ulaG9x4GpE
3. Begin Reforms: Today and Yesterday lesson
Objective: draw a connection of social problems yesterday & today

W

1. Finish Reforms: Today and Yesterday  lesson
*Study guide due tomorrow*
Objective: understand the many causes of the Progressive Movement

Th

1. Go over Progressive Era study guide
2. Pure Food and Drug Act, page 322
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2ppaJwQ9UM
3. Watch segments of Food, Inc. 0-6:30; 18:30-23:15; 28-31:30; 43-44:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oq24hITFTY
   -- Copy and answer questions during clips (my documents)
Objective: realize what the food industry looks like behind closed doors

F

1. Finish segments of Food, Inc. & discuss questions
2. Assessment of the Progressive Era:(activity sheet bottom of site)
https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/uploads/files/TeachingAmericanHistory/pagingtonindustry.pdf
Objective: compare the food industry of today & 100 years ago









2. The Jungle lesson plan (my documents) & answer 3 questions
Objective: describe the challenges facing the meat packing industry 100 years ago
1. Presidential Assassination & Attempts Lesson Plan
*see My Documents: "Assassinations" (in 20-21 file)
2. Look up "More Progressive Notes" & go over study guide
Objective: analyze the motives of assassination attempts & lessons learned

Friday, November 9, 2018


Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: November 12, 2018

Week: 14

 
 
M
 
*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 27, 28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SRKpIsDLDk&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe&index=27
1. Veterans Day clip: (maybe show Terri's slideshow) -- 11/11/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpWUQ53qRcw
2. Finish & grade worksheet
3. Watch 2 minute video clip on Ellis Island:
http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island/videos/deconstructing-history-ellis-island
4. Tally students' countries of origin/analyze
– If time, read "Misery" in Search mag. on indent. servants --p. 8
Objective: consider the issues surrounding immigration
 
T
 
-- For trivia, watch Jay Leno - "Jaywalking" video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJlY9C7YWzI
1. (yes, no, undecided signs) on Illegal Immigration questions in My Documents
2. Show statistics on immigration & photos
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/pdfs/by_decade/decade_line_chart.pdf
https://www.truthorfiction.com/arizona-desert-trash/
Objective: recognize the pros and cons of illegal immigration
 
W
 
1. US naturalization quiz on the screen:
http://www.factmonster.com/quizzes/citizenship1/5.html
2. Watch 30 Days "Immigration" minutes 8-18, 26-35+ -- list pros/cons
Objective: apply my knowledge to become a US citizen
 
Th
 
1. Notes over Garfield assassination (my documents & file folder)
2. Ind. Rev. & Immigration Quiz 9
3. Share/discuss "Growing Wealth Gap" transparency with class
4. Chapter 8 worksheet... page 63
Objective: show my knowledge of the Gilded Age, etc.
 
F
 
1. Video clip of successful border crossing attempts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfVENwfeGHw
2. Finish/grade Chapter 8 worksheet... page 63
3. Work on Progressive Era study guide... finish by Tuesday
Objective: develop a working understanding of the Progressive Era
 

 

Friday, November 2, 2018


Weekly Lesson Plan
Date: November 5, 2018
Week: 13

                              Activities & Assignments
M

*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 25, 26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IhpH-x0xsQ&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe&index=25
1. Finish note game (periods 5 & 7 look up remaining terms in book)
2. Show Morse code video clip (my e-mail, trivia, "Technology...")
– Then the Morse code handout to decipher the message
3. Begin Tuesday’s lesson
Objective: identify inventions of the Industrial Revolution

T

1. History of labor unions lesson with photographs
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Second+industrial+revolution+poor+factory+conditions+photographs
Objective: comprehend why workers felt the need to unionize

W

1. Finish labor unions lesson
2. If time, begin 30 Days “Coal Mining”
Objective: appreciate the dangers of mining coal
Th

1. Finish 30 Days & list dangers of mining (discuss)
2. Read Jacob Vowel mining disaster letter to class
3. Notes over labor unions pros/cons
Objective: determine the value of labor unions

F

1. Read "America Was the Dream" primary sources
2. Industrial Revolution worksheet pages 22 & 23
Objective: appreciate the desire to become an American citizen


Thursday, October 11, 2018


Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: October 29, 2018

Week: 12

 

M
 
*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 21, 22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dXreztyGSQ&index=21&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe
1. Notes on differences between liberals/conservatives and Democrats/Republicans
2. “How Liberal or Conservative Are You" personal survey
Objective: -- comprehend & determine my political viewpoints
 
T
 
1. Election vocabulary handout… Discuss
2. voting and elections power point
3. Registering to vote... use laptops to register/go through the process
Indianavoters.in.gov
4. Notes on electoral College & voting trends (who votes for whom)
Objective: -- debate issues & analyze voting trends
 
W
 
1.  Election quiz
2. Begin Industrial Revolution note game
Objective: explain background, causes & effects of the Industrial Revolution
 
Th
 
1. Continue note game
Objective: explain background, causes & effects of the Industrial Revolution
 
F
 
1. Continue Industrial Revolution note game
Objective: identify inventors & inventions of the Industrial Revolution
 

Wednesday, October 10, 2018


Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: October 8, 2018
Week: 11

Description
M

*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 19,20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQB-EvS3ik&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe&index=19
1. Show map of Indian reservations today:
http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/pdf/512indre.pdf
2. “Indian event clues’’ activity in my documents (handout, clues, photo)
3. Battle of Little Big Horn lesson (Read Like Historian)
Objective -- determine the cause of Little Big Horn

T

1. Finish Battle of Little Big Horn lesson, if needed
2. Collect study guides after going over broken promises question
3. Geronimo video clips (medicine man, minors & stagecoach, the end)
Objective -- analyze Geronimo’s & the US military’s actions

W

1. Close Reading activity: Andrew Jackson's first State of the Union address... December 8, 1830 (vocabulary & paragraph analysis)
2. "Jackson warns the Seminoles" reading -- answer 3 questions
Objective -- make a value judgment on Jackson’s policies

Th

1. Pass back/Q & A study guide
2. Finish/discuss "Jackson Warns the Seminoles"
3. 30 Days “life on the reservation”
Objective -- recognize current Native American life on the reservation

F

1. Native American weekly quiz (probably not this year though)
2. 30 Days – finish & discuss
3. If time, Journal response on “What should be done with Native Americans’ plight today?”
Objective -- recognize current Native American life on the reservation



Thursday, October 4, 2018


Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: October 1, 2018

Week: 10

 
 
M
 
*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 17,18
1. Pass around Kayleigh's letter & Special Report mag.
2. KKK in Indiana notes & video clip (start at 3:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZWqAkTtS38
3. Read "Blood at the Root" article out loud (in file cabinet)
4. study guide for the midterm exam
Objective: see the KKK today & review the Civil War & Reconstruction
 
T
 
1. Midterm head to head combat review or Kahoot review game
2. If time, work on study guide
Objective: identify and explain the Revolution, Civil War, and Reconstruction
W
 
1. Slavery/Civil War/Reconstruction midterm Test
2. Begin working on Native American study guide
Objective: identify and explain the Civil War and Reconstruction
 
Th
 
1. Video clip on Trail of tears:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOBpy3XQDoM
2. Show map on Trail of Tears:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Trails_of_Tears_en.png
3. Read Blankets for the Dead in Us & Them using Savings & Loan strategy... or read Samuel's Memory instead (in file folder)
4. Continue working on study guide... due Friday
Objective: empathize with the plight of Native Americans
 
F
 
*Collect study guide
1. Go over midterms/tally final battle points
2. Watch how Native Americans used the Buffalo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aKqjrgz92w
3. Watch Dances with Wolves buffalo clip (1:22 from DVD start)
4. Show "number of American bison" sheet in My Documents
5. See Colonel Chivington's quotation in My Documents
Objective: describe & empathize with Native American life