Tuesday, 5/12/09

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Tuesday, 5/12/09

• How and why did the USget involved with building
  the Panama Canal?

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Monday, 5/11/09

• It is 1900 and you want to sell Hawaiian products
  in your New York City business.
• List the different paths of travel for your
  products. What is good/bad about them?

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Friday, 5/08/09

• Where was the first battle in the Spanish
  American War fought? Why there?

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Thursday 5/7/09

• How do you get your news and how do you know that
  it is reliable?

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Wednesday, 5/06/09

• Please pick up a packet for the Spanish-American
  War. You need to read the Preview section, then
  copy the question and answer it in your notebook.

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Tuesday, 5/05/09

• Congratulations! You have won a trip to either
  Alaska or Hawaii for ten days. Where will you go
  and why did you choose that place?

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The USS Arizona sunk during the Japanese attack
of Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. The white
building is a memorial that straddles the sunken
ship, but does not touch it.
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Please write this question in your journal

• What is race? How does someone define their
  racial identity?

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Monday, 5/04/09

• Hand-in current events and brochures in the bins
  upfront.
• Pick-up materials needed to finish your maps.

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May 1st!

• Grab a copy of the article Last Colonies and
  answer these questions in your journal
• What is a colony? Why did so many countries want
  colonies? What colonies did (or does) the United
  States possess?

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Thursday, 4/30/09

• Note five questions regarding the Progressive
  Unit that you still need to address.

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Wednesday, 4/29/09

• What should the government do to address the
  threat of a Swine Flu pandemic?

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Tuesday, 4/28/09

• Please pick up a worksheet, Early National Parks,
  and a copy of the reading, How the Other Half
  Lives, by Jacob Riis.
• Read through them bothand answer the questions.

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Closing Breaking News Story - 4/28/09

• Imagine you are a Muckraker who comes across the
  Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
• Write a brief article that illustrates the
  details about the fire and reflects the reforms
  you might wish toestablish as a result of
  thistragic event.

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Monday, 4/27/09
Describe a time when you or someone you know
purchased food that was of poor quality or unfit
to eat. What did you do?
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Friday, 4/24/09

• Review your notes and make sure your notebook is
  in order!
• Book reviews can be placed in the basket on the
  front desk.

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Thursday, 4/23/09

• Pick up a copy of the reading in the bin on the
  front desk. Imagine you found this among your
  great-grandparents things. Whatcan you
  determineabout their life?

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Wednesday, 4/22/09

• Explain how Earth Day could be considered a
  modern day reform, much like the reforms of the
  Progressive Period.

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Tuesday, 4/21/09

• If given the opportunity to go back in time
  (temporarily) to live, what time period would you
  like to experience and why? If you are not
  interested in going back in time explain your
  reasoning.

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Monday, 4/20/09

• Define progress. Based on your definition, what
  progress might be desired during the
  Progressive Era?
• Also, please putyour IndustrialismCurrent
  Eventsin the basket upfront.

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Ya Got Trouble

• What are some of the troubles?
• What are some of the signs that parents might see
  that means there might be trouble?

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Thursday, 4/09/09

• Be prepared with any questions regarding the
  material for the Industrialism Unit Test.

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Wednesday, 4/08/09

• Explain the differences between a robber baron
  and a captain of industry. Why is it difficult
  to label someone with only one of these titles?

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Tuesday, 4/07/09

• Have you ever played the board game Monopoly? If
  so, what would make you successful at the game?

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Monday, 4/06/09

• Define Industry

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American Heritage Dictionary

• Commercial production and sale of goods.
• A specific branch of manufacture and trade.
  (synonym business)
• The sector of an economy made up of manufacturing
  enterprises.

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Timing makes a difference!

• During the late 1800s to early 1900s
• Hard labor for most of the workers
• Think coal mining, steel and iron production,
  factory settings

• Today contemporary times
• Refers to a portion or sector of an economy
• Think healthcare, oil, chemical industries
  (much of the work is done in an office setting
  not hard labor)

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Wrap-up

• What are some specific job-related problems that
  Charlie encounters?
• How do the business leaders try to increase
  production and make more money?

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Friday, 4/03/09

• Please graph the following headline
• Massive hurricane hits Texas coast. Off shore
  oil rigs evacuated.

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Task Design next years Car of the Year.

• Draw a car. It must include the
  followingBodyWheels/TiresWindowsBumpersDoor
  s/Door HandlesLightsHood Ornament

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Wrap-up

• Under your car please write about your experience
  on the assembly line.Explain how it felt to be
  in charge of only one portion of the car. Also
  discuss the pros and cons to changing production
  of the car from one person to many people.

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Thursday, 4/02/09

• Please graph the following headline like we did
  yesterday in class
• Chesapeake Bay Crabbers reportblue crab
  harvesting in record numbers!

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Toyota unveils new car that gets 97 mpg!
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Protected Owls Discovered in Lumber Forest!
Companies told to discontinue logging.
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Doctors announce benefits of eating ice cream.
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Car Manufacturer Announces Plans for SUV Price
Increase in Two Months

• Closer Wed. 4/1

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Write the red part but read the rest!)

• Read the following sentence
• The promise of his 20 allowance was enough
  incentive to get Bob to take out the trash.
• Now answer the following question
• What is an incentive? What incentives are
  there for people to create new inventions?

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Wednesday, 4/01/09

• Have your new notebook out on your desk so that
  we can get them updated and ready for the second
  half of the semester.

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Wednesday, 4/01/09

• What will the price of Easter candy be on Monday
  morning, compared to Saturday afternoon?
• What is the need for Easter candy on Monday
  morning, compared to Saturday afternoon?

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Tuesday, 3/31/09

• Not until the late 1800s do we see skyscrapers in
  cities. Discuss what technology needs to be
  invented (or at least in place) for such
  buildings to be built.

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Construction worker on lunch break while building
the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center, 1932
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Advertising Intro!

• What are your two favorite advertisements (tv,
  radio, or print)? What makes them so effective?

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Monday, 3/30/09

• Pick up a piece of colored paper
• Sketch and name an invention that will make the
  upcoming spring/summer season better or more fun.
  

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Closing Task

• Describe how your invention might change or
  impact society?