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.