11/30/18

Today we participated in our Structured Academic Controversy on the Palmer Raids and discussed why it escalated to such an alarming conflict.

Due Monday: Critically read Hell and the High Schools, focusing on the author's main arguments and purpose.

11/29/18

Today we discussed the Red Scare and Social Hysteria. We then had work time to prepare for our Structured Academic Controversy on Friday.

1920s Intro and Red Scare

Palmer Raids SAC readings

SAC prep sheet

11/28/18

Today we took our Progressive Era/Imperialism/WWI Quiz. See Mrs. Santos for a make-up if absent. We also introduced the 1920s and handed out the readings and prep sheet for our Structured Academic Controversy (mini debate) on the Palmer Raids. These are due on Friday.

1920s Intro and Red Scare

Palmer Raids SAC readings

SAC prep sheet

11/27/18

Today we created some group notes looking at the home front of WWI. We then discussed the end of the war and the Treaty of Versailles/Wilson's 14 points.

WWI Class notes

Progressive Era/Imperialism/WWI Quiz on Wednesday!

11/26/18

Today we discussed the origins of WWI and American involvement in the war. Class notes will be posted tomorrow after we talk about what the war was like at home.

Progressive Era/Imperialism/WWI Quiz on Wednesday!

11/21/18

Today students turned in the final draft of their Fall research paper. We then debriefed the project and took a survey to give feedback on our semester thus far. Don't forget to upload your final draft to Turnitin.com or it will not be graded!

If absent, please click the link below to take the survey by November 26.

Mid-Semester Survey

11/20/18

Today we discussed U.S. Imperialism at the turn of the century by looking at the U.S. takeover of Hawaii and the Spanish American War. Notes are below. Focus on the red and bolded items. I have added some notes from our discussion to clear up a couple points.

U.S. Imperialism notes

11/19/18

Today we finished our discussion on the Progressive Era by looking at the social successes as well as the omissions.

Progressive Era class notes

Remember that your final draft of your Fall Paper is due either Tuesday or Wednesday. You also need to provide proof of your peer edits. Our notes on intros and conclusions are below

Intros and Conclusions

11/16/18

Today we had a work day for our Fall Paper. If they chose not to receive one today, students should remember to get a peer edit of their rough draft outside of class. Rough Drafts can be uploaded to Tii anytime before Sunday. Final drafts must be on Tii no later than Wednesday night. Hard copies can now be turned in on Wednesday in class, but no later. Please keep potential holiday plans in mind when considering this flexibility.

11/15/18

Today we began our discussion on the Progressive Era. Notes will be posted Monday when we finish our discussion. Students also submitted their final thesis revisions for feedback.

Tomorrow we will peer edit our rough draft and have some work time for the paper.

Fall Paper: Tonight students should upload their source analysis to Tii and make sure they have at least a partial rough draft ready for peer editing.

Rough Draft and Works Cited:  Friday Nov. 16.

11/14/18

Today was our open note, timed write assessment on the Gilded Age. If absent, please schedule a make-up time with Mrs. Santos.

Fall Paper: Tonight students should work on prepping their source analysis and rough draft.

Final Thesis Check: Due Thursday Nov 15

Source Analysis: Due Thursday Nov 15

Rough Draft and Works Cited: pushed back to Friday Nov. 16.

11/13/18

**Reminder that tomorrow is our in class timed write on the Gilded Age! This is open note so don't stress tonight, just come prepared tomorrow. At most, do a quick scan of our Gilded Age notes and your World's Fair notes after looking at the prompts below and decide which one you might like to write about.

Today we gave and received peer edits of our research paper outlines. We also discussed how to do OPCVL source analysis and some tips on how to turn our outline into a rough draft. See notes below.

Rough draft ideas ** This was also used for my freshmen, so ignore the first slide.

For the OPCVL analysis, focus on the simple 5 sentence version on the back, NOT  the advanced version. This should not take you more than 30 minutes. Keep it simple!

OPCVL explanation

OPCVL guide

Timed Write Prompts:

• Analyze how industrialization contributed to the wealth gap of the Gilded Age (be sure to discuss both sides of the gilt)

• Discuss the political, economic, and social impacts of the Gilded Age for immigrants.

• Analyze how urbanization/industrialization led to the rise of major reform movements in the Gilded Age.

• Describe what life was like for one minority group during the Gilded Age and contrast this with the overall image of the time period.

Fall Paper: Tonight students should read through the feedback received in class and begin turning their outline into a rough draft.

Source Analysis: Due Thursday Nov 15

Rough Draft and Works Cited: pushed back to Friday Nov. 16.

11/11/18

Special Note!! 

We will not be turning in our Source Analysis on Tuesday. I will go over it in class and it will be due Friday.

11/9/18

Today students turned in their notecards and had a work day for their Fall Paper.


Outline: Tuesday November 13th (hard copy in class for editing AND uploaded to Tii)

Rough Draft: Nov 16 (unchanged)

11/8/18

Today was our World's Fair!! Students displayed/presented their projects on various topics within the Gilded Age. It was a good time to be had be all.

Tomorrow will be a work day for papers. The school is short on computers this week so please bring your own laptop if you would like. Otherwise, there is plenty of handwritten work you can do.

Notecards: Due Friday Nov. 9th!!

Outline: Tuesday or Wednesday Nov 13/14 (We will discuss this in class, most likely Tuesday)

Rough Draft: Nov 16 (unchanged)

11/7/18

Today students had both class periods to finish preparing their World's Fair Project on the Gilded Age. Presentations will be tomorrow with a few minutes at the beginning to make final touches. Assignment details can be found  on Thursday's agenda.

If absent for the Fair, your group will grade your participation and you can present to Mrs. Santos about a portion of your group's project.

**Important Due Date Changes** To ease the strain as we have World's Fair on top of the paper the following due dates have been adjusted:

Notecards: Due between Wednesday Nov 7 and Friday Nov 9th (no later than Friday)

Outline: Tuesday or Wednesday Nov 13/14 (We will discuss this in class, most likely Tuesday)

Rough Draft: Nov 16 (unchanged)

11/6/18

Today we watched Far and Away for the block. We will have the full block tomorrow to prepare our World's Fair Projects.

**Important Due Date Changes** To ease the strain as we have World's Fair on top of the paper the following due dates have been adjusted:

Notecards: Due between Wednesday Nov 7 and Friday Nov 9th (no later than Friday)

Outline: Tuesday or Wednesday Nov 13/14 (We will discuss this in class, most likely Tuesday)

Rough Draft: Nov 16 (unchanged)

11/5/18

Today students had a research day in the library for their Fall Paper.

Fall Paper:  Students should use their thesis feedback to continue their research and find specific evidence for their argument. Email Mrs. Santos or set up a conference time if you are feeling stuck about where or what to research.

Due Tuesday Nov 6th: Thesis #2

Due Wednesday Nov 7th: Research Notecards

Due Friday Nov 9th: 3-level MLA outline: hard copy in class AND uploaded to Tii (This has been modified from original packet which shows Tii due Thursday night)

11/2/18

Today was a work day for our World's Fair Project.

Fall Paper:  Students should use their thesis feedback to continue their research and find specific evidence for their argument. Be ready to ask for guidance if needed on Monday during our library day.

Due Tuesday Nov 6th: Thesis #2

Due Wednesday Nov 7th: Research Notecards

11/1/18

Yesterday was a work day for our Fall Paper.

Today we discussed immigration during the Gilded Age and it's affect on Urbanization.

Immigration and Urbanization class notes

We also formed groups and assigned topics for our World's Fair Project. Details can be found below.

World's Fair Project

Fall Paper:  Students should use their thesis feedback to continue their research and find specific evidence for their argument.

Due Tuesday Nov 6th: Thesis #2

Due Wednesday Nov 7th: Research Notecards