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11/1 and 7.4 continued

Go to page 663 of The American Pageant Chapter 29 What is unusual/historic about the election of 1912? Essential Question #3-  How is Power acquired and what measures does it take to Protect Itself? 60 Sec Pres- William Taft How would you evaluate Taft? 60 Sec Pres- Woodrow Wilson Essential Question #7-  How have citizens affected the growth and change of Political Parties and Government ? Essential Question #6-  Where does the drive for Expansion/Intervention come from and what is its impact on America and the rest of the world? Period 7: 1890-1945, Topic 4- "The Progressives" Student learning objective - Compare attitudes toward the use of natural resources from 1890 to 1945. “Hetch Hetchy Valley, far from being a plain, common, rock-bound meadow, as many who have not seen it seem to suppose, is a grand landscape garden, one of Nature’s rarest and most precious mountain temples. . . . The sublime rocks of its walls seem to glow with life, whether leaning back in repose
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10/31- More Progressivism Group Work!

Student learning objective-  Students will be able to explain the impact of specific progressive movements Directions:  Students will break into groups, explore links and attempt to accomplish the student learning objective before explaining to the whole group. Group 1- YMCA (Brown, Ciolino, Castellucci) YMCA founding YMCA Growth in USA during the Progressive Era YMCA USA map How is the YMCA Progressive? How has the YMCA changed? What current impact does the YMCA have on the US and MA specifically? Group 2- Salvation Army (SY, CF, JP) History of the Salvation Army How is the Salvation Army Progressive? How has the Salvation Army changed? What resources does the Salvation Army offer locally? What resources does the Salvation Army offer nationally? Group 3- Basketball (Harrison, Vidal, TD) Invention of basketball What are the important facts regarding the invention of basketball? What impact has basketball had on American history? How could one argue that the invention of basketball is P
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10/30- Progressivism group work

Student learning objective-  Students will explain the point of view, intended audience, purpose and historical situation of an excerpt. Directions-  In the following groups on Wednesday, October 30, do your best to answer the questions after reading the provided excerpts.  The groups will lead class discussion Thursday, October 31.  It will be evident if you tried your best. Group 1 - Abell, Berge, Merchant - Ida Tarbell- History of the Standard Oil Company What is Ida Tarbell's point of view? Who is the intended audience? What is the purpose? What is the historical situation at the time? How does this connect to other time periods, especially today? Group 2 - Whaley, Patel, Maddalena- Upton Sinclair-  The Jungle What are the most shocking details in the Jungle? Despite the excerpt being referred to as fiction by the website due to names, what are multiple historically factual issues pointed out in the Jungle? (Historical situation) What is the solution to the problems? What is t
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Period 7, Topic 4- The Progressives (10/28)

Period 7: 1890-1945, Topic 4- The Progressives This lesson aligns with Essential Question #7 -  How have citizens affected the growth and change of Political Parties and Government ? Skill- Students will be able to identify a Progressive point of view. Review- What was the time period of 1870's-1890's called? Review- What does that mean? The Americans Textbook- Chapter 17- Progressive Era What is Chapter 17 of that textbook called? What is that supposed to mean? What from the timeline is Progressive? What from the timeline is not Progressive? What is harder- studying history or living life?  Why? 60 Second Presidents- McKinley Why was McKinley assassinated? 60 Second Presidents- Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt became the ____________ President ever What was TR's attitude toward trusts/monopolies?  Is this Progressive? Is conservation Progressive? Was TR imperialist? Is the Treaty of Portsmouth, NH progressive? Essential Question #10 - How does Content Knowledge c
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10/25 and 7.3

Period 7: 1890-1945, Topic 3- Spanish American War Student Learning Objective - Students will be able to explain the causes and effects of the Spanish American War. Causes of Spanish American War : -US imperialist desire - De Lome Letter     - Discussion Question #1- What is the main idea of the De Lome Letter?     - Discussion Question #2- If were President McKinley, how do you react to the De Lome letter? - Sinking of U.S.S. Maine     - Discussion Question #3- What does the report conclude about the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898? - Yellow Journalism     - Discussion Question #4- What does the New York Journal conclude about the sinking of the USS Maine? Effects of Spanish American War : -Popularity of US imperialism policy - Political cartoons !     -POV? - More political cartoons!     -POV? -Popularity of T.R. -Treaty of Paris (1898) - Platt Amendment " From the Spanish inhabitants of Cuba, the revolution, which neither flatters nor fears, hopes to receive, instead of the di
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Period 7: 1890-1945, Topic 2- "Imperialism" Continued

Period 7: 1890-1945, Topic 2- "Imperialism" Continued Student Learning Objective - Explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.   Open Door Notes 3. What is the main idea of this excerpt of the Open Door Notes? 4. What is the purpose of this? 5. What audience is ignored by these notes? Boxer Rebellion 6. What caused the Boxer Rebellion? 7. What happened during the Boxer Rebellion? 8. What was an effect of the Boxer Rebellion? 9. What would an anti-imperialist say about the Open Door Notes and the Boxer Rebellion? 10. What would an imperialist say about the Open Door Notes and the Boxer Rebellion? Pancho Villa 11. What action did the US take in Mexico in the early 1900's? 12. Why? Panama Canal 13. Why have a Panama Canal? 14. Why did the French construction effort fail despite their experience in Egypt and the Suez Canal? 15. How did the US get rights to the Panama Canal zone and construction rights? 16. How does th
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10/23 and 7.2

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7.2 Daily Video on AP Classroom Period 7: 1890-1945, Topic 2- "Imperialism" Student Learning Objective - Explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world. What does imperialism mean? How can I remember what it means? Imperialism and Star Wars  and imperial star destroyers Hitler and storm troopers Hunger Games Peace Keepers What are some synonyms for imperialism? Historical background: US was a former British colony 1823- Monroe Doctrine Manifest Destiny? Alaska acquisition Historical developments: "Census of 1890"- West is closed? Anti-Imperialists Pro-Imperialists Hawaii Spanish American War Cuba Teller Amendment Platt Amendment Puerto Rico Guam Philippines Roosevelt Corollary  “Let me insist again . . . upon the fact that our duty is twofold, and that we must raise others while we are benefiting ourselves. In bringing order to the Philippines, our soldiers added a new page to the honor-roll of American history
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