Grades, January 30th

Syllabus, Semester 2, Week 3

Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: Transformation of American Society Time: Week 3, Jan 28-Feb 1st Unit: A Nation Transformed/The Gilded Age
Objectives:
1. Students will summarize the immigration patterns of the U.S. and the response of Nativism during the late 1800s.
2. Students will observe examples of yellow journalism.
3. Students will take a baseball and football quiz.
4. Students will analyze the photojournalism of Jacob Riis and his seminal work on the “other half.”
5. Students will list key elements of the political machines of major US cities.
6. Students will read and reflect upon the key aspects of Populism.

Monday
1. Lecture “The New Immigrants”
2. Homework: Chapter 16, “The Urban World” Quiz on Tuesday: http://go.hrw.com/activities/frameset.html?main=3276.html

Tuesday
1. Baseball vs. Football quiz.
2. Examples of Yellow Journalism/Tabloids.
3. Lecture-“Daily Life in the Cities-Chapter 16, section 3.

Wednesday
1. Opener-What is the value of pictures? Show Vietnam picture. What is photojournalism?
2. Jacob Riis-How the Other Half Lives-slide show
3. Jigsaw-Cheap Lodging, Italians, Jews, Bohemians, and Chinatown.

Thursday
1. Chapter 17, Section 1, Political Machines
2. Homework- Chapter 17, Sec\tion 2, Restoring Honest Government.
3. http://go.hrw.com/activities/frameset.html?main=3284.html –quiz for tomorrow.

Friday
1. Chapter 17, Section 3, The Populist Movement. Students will read each section and then a quiz will follow. While reading, students can ask any question they want to me.
2. Complete Understanding Main Ideas on page 538 for homework. Due Monday.
3. Study for Test on Tuesday. Monday will be an in class review.

Jacob Riis-How the Other Half Lives

Syllabus, Week 2

Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: Industrialists Time: Week 1, January 21st-25th Unit: A Nation Transformed/The Gilded Age
Objectives:
1. Students will write a paragraph summarizing how Thomas Edison dramatically changed lives in the Western world.
2. Students will compare the contributions and the corruption of the robber barons.
3. Students will analyze child labor photos of the industrial age.
4. Students will explain their knowledge of the American cowboy and compare it with fact.
5. Students will summarize the immigration patterns of the U.S. and the response of Nativism during the late 1800s.

Monday
1. Turn in Section 2 and 3 homework.
2. Lecture-“Age of Invention” Chapter 15, Section 1.
3. Homework-read the “Rise of Big Business” for homework. Quiz tomorrow (no notes)-Define and Explain and Identify and Explain.
4. Write a five to seven sentence paragraph explaining how three of Edison’s inventions directly and/or indirectly influences your life.

Tuesday
1. Quiz on “The Rise of Big Business”
2. Big Business and Corruption-Lecture
3. Read Section 3, “Labor Strives to Organize” Complete finding main idea. Quiz on “Labor Strives to Organize.” www.go.hrw.com and enter keyword sd3 hp15, choose the Labor Quiz. This will be your quiz for tomorrow.

Wednesday
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNeBgpuNMSI
2. Go to blog. Analyze child labor photos by using the photo analysis worksheet. Each team of five people should chose five photographs, organize the photos in some logical order, and present their findings in a powerpoint as a group at the end of class. Each analysis of the photos should follow the instruction on the photo analysis worksheet (found at: http://ditzenberger.googlepages.com/home).
3. Read Section 3, “Labor Strives to Organize” Complete finding main idea. Quiz on “Labor Strives to Organize.” www.go.hrw.com and enter keyword sd3 hp15, choose the Labor Quiz. This will be your quiz for tomorrow.

Thursday
1. Quiz- sd3 hp15 from www.go.hrw.com
2. Lecture-“Cowboys-Myths and Facts” –not found in the book
3. Homework-complete Thinking Critically (1-5/all) on page 488, and Interpreting Maps and Analyzing Primary Sources on page 489 by Friday.

Friday
1. Turn in Chapter Review Homework
2. Lecture “The New Immigrants”
3. Homework: Chapter 16, “The Urban World” Quiz on Monday: http://go.hrw.com/activities/frameset.html?main=3276.html

Photo Analysis Worksheet

go to http://ditzenberger.googlepages.com/home and scroll toward the bottom of the links to find the photo analysis worksheet.

Lewis Hine-Child Labor Group 3

Lewis Hine-Child Labor Group 2

Lewis Hine-Child Labor Group 1

Syllabus, Week 1

Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: American Indians and Industrialists Time: Week 1, January 14-18 Unit: A Nation Transformed/The Gilded Age
Objectives:
1. Students will analyze the stories of Native American massacres for consistencies in how they were treated by Euro-Americans.
2. Students will read and answer the main idea questions regarding the cattle and mining boom.
3. Students will describe how the development of steel and oil refining affected U.S. industry and the economy.
4. Students will list significant technological advancements and explain how they impacted life.
5. Students will write a paragraph summarizing how Thomas Edison dramatically changed lives in the Western world.

Monday
1. American Indian stories. Moving westward-Sand Creek, Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee, the Nez Perce-Jigsaw
2. American Indian quiz on Wednesday.

Tuesday
1. Go over test and movie comparison paper.
2. Farm Life-Lecture.
3. Read sections 3 and 4 for Thursday. Complete “Finding Main Idea” in each section for homework. Due Thursday.

Wednesday
1. No Apologies

Thursday
1. American Indian Quiz.
2. Lecture-“Age of Invention” Chapter 15, Section 1.
3. Homework-read the “Rise of Big Business” for homework. Short quiz tomorrow.

Friday
1. Quiz on Chapter 15, Section 2, “The Rise of Big Business.”
2. “Modern Asian Tycoons.” Lab if possible.
3. Read “Labor Strives to Organize” (section 3). Quiz on Monday.