Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Guided Questions: The United States Turns Inward (1920s and 1930s) πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Understand the changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War II, investigate the causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society, and how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state
⏰ What We Did
  • Answered guided questions about isolationism and the domestic affairs the United States experienced following World War I
⚙️ Resources

Monday, December 16, 2024

Alike But Different: "The United States Turns Inward" πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Understand the changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War II, investigate the causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society, and how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state
⏰ What We Did
  • Read a provided text regarding American isolation during the 1920s and 1930s
  • Compare and contrast the two decades
⚙️ Resources

Friday, December 13, 2024

Era 6 Assessment πŸ’―

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Assess Era 6 comprehension
⏰ What We Did
  • Completed the Era 6 Assessment

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Era 6 Assessment πŸ’―

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Assess Era 6 comprehension
⏰ What We Did
  • Began the Era 6 Assessment

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Era 6 Review ♻️

Late Start Day πŸ•£
🎯 Learning Targets
  • Review concepts introduced in Era 6
⏰ What We Did
  • Due to today's Late Start, the Era 6 Assessment will take place tomorrow
  • Prepare for tomorrow's Era 6 Assessment by reviewing the six main topics covered in the unit

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Era 6 Review ♻️

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Review concepts introduced in Era 6
⏰ What We Did
  • Returned and corrected past work from Era 6 to review for tomorrow's assessment

Monday, December 9, 2024

Era 6 Infographic Project β„Ή️

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and consequences — both positive and negative — of the Industrial Revolution and America’s growth from a predominantly agricultural, commercial, and rural nation to a more industrial and urban nation between 1870 and 1930
  • Select and evaluate major public and social issues emerging from the changes in industrial, urban, and global America during this period
⏰ What We Did
  • Finished the Era 6 infographic poster, summarizing each of the six major topics covered in U.S. History & Geography

Friday, December 6, 2024

Era 6 Infographic Project β„Ή️

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and consequences — both positive and negative — of the Industrial Revolution and America’s growth from a predominantly agricultural, commercial, and rural nation to a more industrial and urban nation between 1870 and 1930
  • Select and evaluate major public and social issues emerging from the changes in industrial, urban, and global America during this period
⏰ What We Did
  • Due to technology issues, began creating an "old-school" infographic poster (i.e., on poster paper) summarizing each of the major topics covered in Era 6
⚙️ Resources

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Era 6 Infographic Project β„Ή️

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and consequences — both positive and negative — of the Industrial Revolution and America’s growth from a predominantly agricultural, commercial, and rural nation to a more industrial and urban nation between 1870 and 1930
  • Select and evaluate major public and social issues emerging from the changes in industrial, urban, and global America during this period
⏰ What We Did
  • Continued creating an infographic on Easel.ly, summarizing each of the six major topics covered in Era 6
  • Easel.ly is still blocked by the school district; Technology was contacted again
  • Continue compiling information and graphics for each of the six topics covered in Era 6

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Era 6 Infographic Project β„Ή️

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and consequences — both positive and negative — of the Industrial Revolution and America’s growth from a predominantly agricultural, commercial, and rural nation to a more industrial and urban nation between 1870 and 1930
  • Select and evaluate major public and social issues emerging from the changes in industrial, urban, and global America during this period
⏰ What We Did
  • Began creating an infographic on Easel.ly, summarizing each of the six major topics covered in Era 6
  • Easel.ly is blocked by the school district; Technology was contacted
  • Begin compiling information and graphics for each of the six topics covered in Era 6

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Era 6 Infographic Project β„Ή️

Today's class was led by a guest teacher. 🏫
🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and consequences — both positive and negative — of the Industrial Revolution and America’s growth from a predominantly agricultural, commercial, and rural nation to a more industrial and urban nation between 1870 and 1930
  • Select and evaluate major public and social issues emerging from the changes in industrial, urban, and global America during this period
⏰ What We Did
  • Using the ccs-student.net email address, created a free account on Easel.ly for the purpose of creating an infographic summarizing each of the major topics covered in Era 6
  • Easel.ly is blocked by the school district
⚙️ Resources

Monday, December 2, 2024

Sequencing Suffrage πŸ‘΅

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Analyze the successes and failures of efforts to expand women’s rights, including the work of important leaders and the eventual ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
⏰ What We Did
  • Using last Monday's article "The Battle for Suffrage," placed given events in the correct sequence and provided the year for each
⚙️ Resources