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Week 16

Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.6
*Explain the rise on racism and nativism in the 1920s
*Describe the clash of values in the 1920s and the changing status of women
*Describe the explosion of art and literature and the disillusionment of 1920s artists.
*Summarize the effects of sports, movies, radio, and music on popular culture.

Activities:
M- Ch 17 Notes and Discussion; Examine art and literature of 1920s
T- CH 17 Notes and Discussion; Chart- American Culture in 1920s (leaders in sports, movies, radio, music)
W- Write radio skits about like in 1920s, using 1920s Vocab
Th- Write radio skits about like in 1920s, using 1920s Vocab
F- Perform Radio Skits

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily

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Assignment

Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.6
*Explain the rise on racism and nativism in the 1920s
*Describe the clash of values in the 1920s and the changing status of women
*Describe the explosion of art and literature and the disillusionment of 1920s artists.
*Summarize the effects of sports, movies, radio, and music on popular culture.

Activities:
M- Ch 17 Notes and Discussion
T- CH 17 Notes and Discussion
W- Examine art and literature of 1920s
Th- Chart- American Culture in 1920s (leaders in sports, movies, radio, music)
F- Chart- American Culture in 1920s; Video- 1920s culture

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily

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Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.4
*Identify major events of World War I
*Explain how the mobilization of the United States for World War I affected the population of the United States
*Describe economic, political, and social changes on the home front during World War I
*Explain controversies over the Treaty of Versailles (1919), Fourteen Points, and the League of Nations
*Compare short- and long-term effects of changing boundaries in pre- and post-World War I Europe on European nations

Activities:

M- CH 16 Notes; 16-3 Guided Reading
T- Ch 16 Notes; 16-4 Guided Reading
W- Ch 16 Notes; 
TH-Ch 16 Quiz

F- Ch 17 Notes; 17-1 Guided Reading WS



Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 16

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Assignment

Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.4
*Identify major events of World War I
*Explain how the mobilization of the United States for World War I affected the population of the United States
*Describe economic, political, and social changes on the home front during World War I
*Explain controversies over the Treaty of Versailles (1919), Fourteen Points, and the League of Nations
*Compare short- and long-term effects of changing boundaries in pre- and post-World War I Europe on European nations

Activities:
M- Fly Boys
T- Ch 17 Vocab Quiz; Fly Boys 
W- Fly Boys; CH 16 Notes; World War I Puzzle
TH- Ch 16 Notes; World War I Puzzle
F- Ch 16 Notes; CH 16 Lesson 2 & 3 Guided Reading

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 16

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Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.3, 11.4
*Describe the causes and impact of the intervention by the United States in World War I.
*Identify major events of World War 
*Explain how the mobilization of the United States for World War I affected the population of the United States
*Describe economic, political, and social changes on the home front during World War I
*Explain controversies over the Treaty of Versailles (1919), Fourteen Points, and the League of Nations
*Compare short- and long-term effects of changing boundaries in pre- and post-World War I Europe on European nations

Activities:
M- Test: Ch 14/15 (Honors only); Ch 16/17 Terms
T- Ch 16 Notes & Discussion
W- Ch 16 Notes & Discussion; Map Activity
Th- World War I video
F- World War I video

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 16

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Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.3
-Describe social and political origins, accomplishments, and limitations of Progressivism. (-(women's suffrage, political reform, contributions of third parties)
- Identify the impact of the muckrakers on public opinion during the Progressive Movement
- Explain Supreme Court decisions affecting the Progressive Movement
- Compare the presidential leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson in obtaining the passage of measures regarding trust-busting, the Hepburn Act, the Pure Food and Drug Act, conservation, and Wilson's foreign relations

Activities:
T- Ch 15 Notes & Discussion
W- Ch 15 Notes & Discussion
TH- Review for test
F- Ch 14 & 15 Test


Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 15

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Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.3
-Describe social and political origins, accomplishments, and limitations of Progressivism. (-(women's suffrage, political reform, contributions of third parties)
- Explain the Populist Movement as a forerunner of Progressivism
- Identify the impact of the muckrakers on public opinion during the Progressive Movement
- Analyze political and social motives that shaped the 1901 Constitution of Alabama to determine their long-term effect on politics and economics in Alabama
- Explain Supreme Court decisions affecting the Progressive Movement
- Determine the influence of the Niagara Movement, Booker T. Washington, William Edward Burghardt (W. E. B.) Du Bois, and Carter G. Woodson on the Progressive Era
- Compare the presidential leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson in obtaining the passage of measures regarding trust-busting, the Hepburn Act, the Pure Food and Drug Act, conservation, and Wilson's foreign relations

Activities:
T- CH 15 Notes & Discussion; Ch 15-2 Guided Reading
W- CH 15 Notes & Discussion; Ch 15-2 Guided Reading
TH- Ch 15 Vocab Quiz; Progressives Chart


Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily (Test Monday)
*Read Ch 15

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Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.3
-Identify Alabama's significant contributions to the United States between Reconstruction and World War I, including those of William Gorgas, Joe Wheeler, and John Tyler Morgan
-Describe social and political origins, accomplishments, and limitations of Progressivism. (-(women's suffrage, political reform, contributions of third parties)
- Explain the Populist Movement as a forerunner of Progressivism
- Identify the impact of the muckrakers on public opinion during the Progressive Movement
- Analyze political and social motives that shaped the 1901 Constitution of Alabama to determine their long-term effect on politics and economics in Alabama
- Explain Supreme Court decisions affecting the Progressive Movement
- Determine the influence of the Niagara Movement, Booker T. Washington, William Edward Burghardt (W. E. B.) Du Bois, and Carter G. Woodson on the Progressive Era
- Compare the presidential leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson in obtaining the passage of measures regarding trust-busting, the Hepburn Act, the Pure Food and Drug Act, conservation, and Wilson's foreign relations

Activities:
M- Ch 14 Notes & Discussion
T- Ch 14 Quiz; CH 15 Vocab
W- CH 15 Notes & Discussion; Ch 15 Worksheets
TH- Ch 15 Notes & Discussion; Progressives Chart
F- Ch 15 Vocab Quiz; Progressives Chart

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 15

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Assignment

Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.3
- Explain the impact of American imperialism, including the geographic changes due to the Open Door Policy and the Roosevelt Corollary, on the foreign policy of the United States between Reconstruction and World War I.
-Describe causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War, including yellow journalism, economic interest of the United States in Cuba, sinking of the Maine; Treaty of Paris (1898), insurgency in the Philippines
-Identify Alabama's significant contributions to the United States between Reconstruction and World War I, including those of William Gorgas, Joe Wheeler, and John Tyler Morgan

Activities:
M- Ch 14 Notes & Discussion; 
T- Ch 14 Vocabulary WS; Ch 14 Guided Reading Worksheets
W- Ch 14 Notes & Discussion

TH - Ch 14 Notes & Discussion; Political Cartoon
F - Create Political Cartoons

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 14

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Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.2
-Evaluate the role that political machines played in urban politics in the late 1800s.
- Explain how industrialization promoted leisure time and encouraged new forms of entertainment.
- Explain the methods that social critics advocated to improve society.
- Evaluate efforts to help the urban poor.
- Cite economic problems of the period and the basic viewpoints of each political party.
- Explain why farmers wanted greenback currency and why the adoption of the gold standard led the the Farmers' Alliance.
- Describe the Populist Party and its goals.
- Discuss how African Americans in the South were disfranchised and how segregation was legalized.
- Describe major African American leaders' responses to discrimination.

Activities:
M- Industrialization & Urbanization WS; 
T- Ch 12 & 13 Test; Timeline Activities
W- Ch 14 & 15 Vocabulary
TH- Imperialism "Mission Impossible" Activity
F- Ch 14 Notes
 

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 14 & 15

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Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.2
-discuss the ways in which the railroads spurred industrial growth 
-analyze how the railroads were financed and how they grew.
-describe industrial working conditions in the US in the late 1800s.
-list the barriers to labor union growth
-analyze the circumstances surrounding the great wave of immigration after the Civil War
-evaluate how nativism affected immigration policies
-explain the technological developments that made the growth of cities possible

Activities:
M- Ch 13 Guided Reading WS
T-Ch 13 Notes; Map: Immigrant Settlement Patterns
W- Ch 13 Notes; Chart- Obstacles Facing Immigrants
TH- Ch 13 Notes; Timeline Activity: Sports and Recreation
F- CH 12 & 13 Test

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 12, Ch 13

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Assignment

Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.2
-discuss the ways in which the railroads spurred industrial growth 
-analyze how the railroads were financed and how they grew.
-describe industrial working conditions in the US in the late 1800s.
-list the barriers to labor union growth
-analyze the circumstances surrounding the great wave of immigration after the Civil War
-evaluate how nativism affected immigration policies
-explain the technological developments that made the growth of cities possible

Activities:
T-Ch 12 Notes; Ch 12 WS
W- Ch 13 Notes; Chart- Obstacles Facing Immigrants
TH- CH 12 & 13 Vocab Quiz; Timeline Activity: Sports and Recreation
F- CH 13 Notes; Guided Reading WS

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 12, Ch 13

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Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.1
Students will:
-identify the effects of expanding population on industry.
-explain the effects of technological innovations such as the telephone and telegraph on American development.
-discuss the ways in which the railroads spurred industrial growth 
-analyze how the railroads were financed and how they grew.

Activities:

M- Video - American Frontier/ CH 11 Key Terms & IDs

T- CH 11 Test; Ch 12 & 13 Academic & Content Vocabulary
W CH 12 Lesson 1 Guided Reading
TH-  CH 12 Notes; Ch 12 Lesson 2 & 3 WS
F-  CH 12 Notes; Ch 12 Lesson 4 WS

Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review notes daily
*Read Ch 12

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Week 3

Weekly Objectives: AL COS 11.1
Students will:
- trace the growth of the mining industry in the West.
- describe the ways that new technology changed open-range ranching.
- explain why and how people began settling the Plains.
- trace the growth of commercial farming on the Plains.

Activities:
M- Ch 11 Notes; Ch 11 Vocabulary 
T- Miners and Ranchers; Gold Rush, Cattle Drives, Cowboy Life Worksheets
W - Ch 11 Notes; Map - Opening the West

TH- Ch 11 Vocab Quiz

F - Ch 11 Notes; Key Terms & IDs Worksheet


Homework:
*Complete any assignments not completed in class
*Review Notes daily
*Read Ch 11

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Week 2

Weekly Objectives:  AL COS 10.1, 10.2
- become familiar with classroom procedures and policies


Activities:
M- Age of Exploration Review

T- Classroom Policies & Procedures Quiz; Age of Exploration Review WS
W- Colonial History - Constitution Review; Crossword Puzzle
TH- Westward Expansion Review (Video)

F - Causes of Civil War & The Lincoln Years WS


Homework: 
Finish any assignments not completed in class.