My History Homework

Objectives:

Students will discuss impact Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson had on imperialism.
Students will assess components of political cartoons.
Students will create political cartoons over imperialism.

Today, students briefly discussed the roles that President Roosevelt, President Taft, and President Wilson played in imperialism.

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Students were introduced to the idea of political cartoons as a way to state a point of […]

Objectives:

Students will examine the Panama Canal.

Today, students watched a short video clip about the importance of the building of the Panama Canal.
Students then completed a worksheet that dealt with the geography of the canal.
Finally, students watched a time lapse of the canal in order to better understand the mechanics of the canal.
Homework:  None

Objectives:

Students will discuss U.S. imperialism.
Students will assess the Spanish-American-Cuban war.
Students will examine the Open Door Policy.

Today, students turned in their homework and briefly discussed imperialism.
Students then began taking notes over United States’ involvement in imperialism.
Students went to this website and watched the videos
1. The USS Maine Remembered
2. War with Spain in 1898
Students, […]

Objectives:

Students will review information from Chapters 15-17.
Students will demonstrate knowledge from Chapters 15-17.
Students will discuss imperialism.

Today, students were given a few minutes to prepare for today’s test.
Students then took the test over Chapters 15-17.
Finally, students began reading about imperialism in Chapter 18 and began discussing it as a class.
Homework:  Read pp. 526-529, answer question #2

Objectives:

Students will discuss progressivism.
Students will examine the lives of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.
Students will review for the test next class.

Today, students were given ~30 minutes to wrap up the progressivism worksheets.
Students then had a group discussion about progressivism and what they felt were some of the most important events that took place during the era.
Students […]

Objectives:

Students will discuss the Progressive Era.
Students will analyze the events related to the Progressive Era.

Today, students took a few minutes to discuss the ICUE activity about cities at the turn of the century.
Students took introductory notes over the Progressive Era and watched a few video clips.
Finally, students began working on a worksheet related to the […]