12/19/18

Today students had a work day for their Great Gatsby essays. They also received their SS Fall paper back.

Below are instructions if you would like to do a revisions to earn back points on your Fall Paper. These will be due no later than January 9. You will NOT be rewriting the whole essay so please read directions carefully and ask Mrs. Santos if you have any questions.

Essay Revision Instructions

12/18/18

Today we watched a documentary to gain context on The Great Depression.

12/17/18

Today students participated in a stock market simulation to get a sense of the 1929 stock market crash.

Please remember to turn in 1920s homework packets no later than Tuesday to Mrs. Santos.

• Palmer Raids reading
• Hell and the High School
• KKK Propaganda
• Margaret Sanger questions

12/14/18

Today students took their 1920s quiz and participated in a Speakeasy to show their knowledge of 1920s culture and history. If absent, please arrange to make-up both with Mrs. Santos

12/13/18

So glad to see ourlovely students after our crazy Wednesday. Today students had time to prepare for our speakeasy and week on the Gatsby paper. We look forward to seeing their hard when on Friday.

Upcoming Dates:

Friday Dec 14: 1920s Quiz and Speakeasy (1920s Study Guide) Study Guide has been updated so please use this link!!

12/12/18

Today we discussed Leisure and the Rise of the Celebrity in the 1920s.

1920s Leisure notes

Upcoming Dates:

Friday Dec 14: 1920s Quiz and Speakeasy (1920s Study Guide) Study Guide has been updated so please use this link!!

12/11/18

Today we discussed 1920s economics. We also looked at Prohibition and the rise of organized crime. Students then had time to work on their Speakeasy research, Gatsby Eulogy, and Gatsby paper.

1920s Economics and Prohibition class notes

Speakeasy Instructions

Speakeasy character list and slang sheet

Upcoming Dates:

Friday Dec 14: 1920s Quiz and Speakeasy (1920s Study Guide) Study Guide has been updated so please use this link!!

12/10/18

Today students spent the block working with Mrs. Cossano on color archetypes in Gatsby. We also introduced our Speakeasy Project which will happen on Friday. Students should have told their character choice to Mrs. Cossano today in class (Mrs. Santos was gone today).

Speakeasy Instructions

Speakeasy character list and slang sheet

Upcoming Dates:

Friday Dec 14: 1920s Quiz and Speakeasy (1920s Study Guide)

12/7/18

Today we viewed our 1920s women projects and gave comments. We then handed in our research and creative projects.

We also debriefed the changing culture for women and then spent time reading Margaret Sanger's ideas on Morality and Birth Control.

1920s Women class notes

Due Monday: Students should read Morality and Birth Control. Answer the questions at the end of the powerpoint, giving evidence from the reading for each one.

12/6/18

Today we had a work day for our Modern Women Research Project.

Due Friday Dec 7th: Modern Women Research project (ignore due date on document)

12/5/18

Today we had a work day for our Modern Women Research Project.

Due Friday Dec 7th: Modern Women Research project (ignore due date on document)

12/4/18

Today we discussed the Harlem Renaissance and looked at the changing mindset of the African American community in the 1920s by analyzing literature from our Harlem Renaissance writers.

Harlem Renaissance class notes

If absent, choose one of the Harlem Renaissance readings and answer the following questions:
     *What is the theme or message of the piece?
     *How are they sharing this message?
     *Why might this have been popular with the community in the 1920s?

Due Friday Dec 7th: Modern Women Research project (ignore due date on document)

12/3/18

Today we discussed 1920s politics and the rise of Christian Fundamentalism. Students discussed why those who are opposed to societal changes so often put things in terms of "moral and immoral".

Politics and Fundamentalism class notes

Due Tomorrow: America is for Americans critical read (pay special attention to questions at the top)

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