Friday, April 12, 2013

HW 4/12 Ch. 21, Sec 1-4


Read: Eric Foner, Chapter 21, Sections 1-4; pages 794-820*; packet distributed in class.
Task: Complete Cornell Notes for each section- 4 sections worth 60 points total! Guidelines provided below 
Due: Monday, April 15, 2013

*Previously this post stated that the reading was from pages 794-813, but that was incorrect. Section 4 does not end until page 820. 

Cornell Notes Guidelines:

1. Read FIRST, then decide which ideas to record in your Cornell Notes
2. The size of the space that I have provided for you should indicate to you how many or how few notes you should include.
3. This is where you should record details that support the heading. Your readings will be collected in class, so these notes will your primary reference for class discussions. 
4. As we progress through the year, you should get better and better at identifying which details are worth recording for later reference.
5. Generate your own Cornell Notes pages using the link on the side bar -->

Monday, April 8, 2013

Exam: Foner Ch. 18-20


Exam Content: Foner Chapter 18, 19, 20
Exam Format: 50 multiple choice questions
Exam Date: Friday, April 12, 2013
Topics:

Chapter 18 

  • The Progressive Era
  • Reforms and Reformers
  • Presidents and their Policies
Chapter 19

  • World War I
  • Presidents and their Policies
  • Race, Women, and Civil Liberties (or not) in war-times
Chapter 20
  • Versions of the 1920s
  • Culture Wars: Women, Blacks, Immigrants, Religion/Science, Prohibition
  • The Great Depression

Friday, April 5, 2013

HW 4/5 Race & Society in the 1920s

Read: "Race and Society in the 1920s" (p.15-18) from your 1920s classwork packet; packet distributed yesterday in class; available electronically if you email Ms. Hanemann
Task: 

  • Use the readings on Race and Society to answer the questions on page 18 of your packet.  
  • As you read, annotate in the margins, following all previous annotation guidelines to earn full credit. 
  • When you have completed the readings, answer all questions on page 18 on a separate sheet of paper to hand in for credit as well. 
  • Your goal in this reading is find out how each major idea in the reading influenced the others politically, economically, and socially. 
Due: Monday, April 8th 

Thursday, April 4, 2013

HW 4/4 Reading: Women, Consumerism and Multimedia in the 1920s


Read: "Women, Consumerism and Multimedia in the 1920s" (p.15-18) from your 1920s classwork packet; packet distributed yesterday in class; available electronically if you email Ms. Hanemann
Task: As you read, annotate in the margins, following all previous annotation guidelines to earn full credit. 
Due: Friday, April 5th 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

HW 4/3 Reading: Reaction & Rebellion in the 1920s with Annotation and Questions


Read: Rebellion & Reaction in the 1920s (p.4-9) of your 1920s classwork packet; packet distributed today in class; available electronically if you email Ms. Hanemann
Task: 
  • Use the readings on the Red Scare, Fundamentalism, the Scopes Trial, Leopold and Lowe, Prohibition and Immigration to answer the questions on page 9 of your packet.  
  • As you read, annotate in the margins, following all previous annotation guidelines to earn full credit. 
  • When you have completed the readings, answer all 8 questions on page 9 on a separate sheet of paper to hand in for credit as well. 
  • Your goal in this reading is find out how each major idea in the reading influenced the others politically, economically, and socially. 
Due: Thursday, April 4th 

Friday, March 22, 2013

HW 3/21 Foner Chapter 20 ALL SECTIONS


Read: Eric Foner, Chapter 20, ALL SECTIONSpacket distributed in class.
Task: Complete Cornell Notes for each section- 5 sections worth 75 points total! Guidelines provided below
Due: Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Cornell Notes Guidelines:

1. Read FIRST, then decide which ideas to record in your Cornell Notes
2. The size of the space that I have provided for you should indicate to you how many or how few notes you should include.
3. This is where you should record details that support the heading. Your readings will be collected in class, so these notes will your primary reference for class discussions. 
4. As we progress through the year, you should get better and better at identifying which details are worth recording for later reference.
5. Generate your own Cornell Notes pages using the link on the side bar -->

Thursday, March 14, 2013

HW 3/14 Foner Chapter 19 All Sections


Read: Eric Foner, Chapter 19, ALL SECTIONSpacket distributed in class.
Task: Complete Cornell Notes for each section- 5 sections worth 75 points total! Guidelines provided below
Due: Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Cornell Notes Guidelines:

1. Read FIRST, then decide which ideas to record in your Cornell Notes
2. The size of the space that I have provided for you should indicate to you how many or how few notes you should include.
3. This is where you should record details that support the heading. Your readings will be collected in class, so these notes will your primary reference for class discussions. 
4. As we progress through the year, you should get better and better at identifying which details are worth recording for later reference.
5. Generate your own Cornell Notes pages using the link on the side bar -->

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

HW 3/5/3/13

All students should be working on their Immigration Project 

Read: Eric Foner, Chapter 18, Section 2 (p. 685-705); packet distributed in class.
Task: Complete Cornell Notes for the section. Guidelines provided below
Due: Friday, 3/8
* Chapter 18 Section 3 will be due on Tuesday, 3/12 and Section 4 will be due on Wednesday 3/13

Cornell Notes Guidelines:

1. Read FIRST, then decide which ideas to record in your Cornell Notes
2. The size of the space that I have provided for you should indicate to you how many or how few notes you should include.
3. This is where you should record details that support the heading. Your readings will be collected in class, so these notes will your primary reference for class discussions. 
4. As we progress through the year, you should get better and better at identifying which details are worth recording for later reference.
5. Generate your own Cornell Notes pages using the link on the side bar -->

Monday, March 4, 2013

HW 3/4 See Syllabus


Click here to view the syllabus, which identifies the homework assigned for 2/11 and all upcoming assignments.
  • If you haven't already, place the syllabus somewhere that you can regularly refer to it OR bookmark the post of the syllabus linked above. 
  • You are expected to refer to the syllabus for all of your assignments for the remainder of the school year. 

Friday, March 1, 2013

HW 3/1 See Syllabus


Click here to view the syllabus, which identifies the homework assigned for 3/1 and all upcoming assignments.
  • If you haven't already, place the syllabus somewhere that you can regularly refer to it OR bookmark the post of the syllabus linked above. 
  • You are expected to refer to the syllabus for all of your assignments for the remainder of the school year.