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Hey,

I forgot to post yesterday, so….sorry.

Today you should have turned in your Newspaper Project with the Research Organizers. If you did not, its one day late.

Those in the Research Enrichment group got the Expository Writing Guide. Don’t lose it! Put it in your notebooks. I don’t take kindly to binders without the guide come notebook check time.

Next, we started the Articles of Confederation Project. Remember to follow the rules of the Articles:
–You can’t tax!
–You can’t regulate trade!
–Money has to come from somewhere!
–You have very little power to enforce any rules because you have no money.
–Can’t make treaties with foreign countries but you can with Native Americans.

We will have more time to work on it tomorrow. For right now, though, work on your Take Home Test.

–Greiner

Hey 8th grade,

Sorry I havent been posting much recently.

1. Tomorrow is the map quiz. If you want a blank map to practice on, try typing in “US Outline Map” into a search engine.
2. We started the Progressive Power point Project today. Remember to use your Research Organizers!! Also remember to focus on the research question.
3. I totally forgot to post the Progressive Era Unit Syllabus.

I think that’s it.

http://www.aiisf.org/history

Welcome back.

1. You should have turned in yourRevolution chapters homework today.
2. If you have not done your powerpoint for me, make sure you come in at your scheduled time or reschedule a time.
3. Today we started the Newspaper Project. Its similar to the last project, since you will be using a research organizer. However, you will write a short newspaper article to show you understand what you researched. Be sure to follow the directions on the sheet.
4. Oh, and here are some Research Organizers for you in case you need an extra one.

Hey guys,

Welcome back to school after the Thanksgiving Break. Today, we introduced the Progressive movement and then watched the first part of the documentary.

The question, which should be completed after watching the second part, is “What conditions existed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory that led to the fire?”

See you tomorrow.

This is friday’s post…

You should have done a considerable amount of research and have a research question done. And, you should post the research question below by clicking on the comments link below.

Don’t just leave a TOPIC, but a QUESTION. A topic is broad. A QUESTION is much more narrow.

You do not need to put in a URL, but do put in an email and your name for credit. I promise I wont email you at all.

Any questions? Post here.

I can’t promise that I will be up all night answering them, but I will try my best. Please limit the comments to questions or answers, not “WOOHOO, HEY MILLION WHATS UP!?!” type of comments.

Study Guide

Tomorrow we will learn about the wonderful world of powerpoint. YAY!

Bring computers! If you dont have one, I’ll get one for you. If you have one and you don’t bring it, well, then, we got trouble.

Your homework WAS going to be the Thomas Paine speech, but I decided to do that in class instead. (Your welcome.) Soooo, I guess you could do the Revolution chapters homework if you wanted, or watch TV or something.

I can’t really imagine why you would need a post, but here is one anyway.

Today, we reviewed the Pullman strike and looked at the photography of Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine. Good stuff.

Newspaper articles are due tomorrow. See the posts below for info on them. Also, see below for study guides. Heck, see below for EVERYTHING relevant to any questions you might have. Feel free to ask any questions ON THIS POST, and I will do my best to answer them. Or just leave a comment about who is better: Riis or Hine?

Today…was a notes day. We are trying to get a shared understanding of the American Revolution before I release you into the wild of choosing your own topics.

The only sheet you got was the Revolution chapters homework, which is due TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Do it when the urge strikes you.

Otherwise, enjoy your night!

Hello, everyone.

The Parable of Pullman–Go to this link to answer the questions from the Do Now sheet.

Here is your Study Guide for Friday’s test.

AND HERE is what Howard Zinn says on the first page of his source in your packet:

“In the year 1877, the country was in the depths of the Depression. That summer, in the hot cities where poor families lived in cellars and drank infested water, the children became sick in large numbers. The New York Times wrote: “…already the cry of the dying children begins to be heard….Soon, to judge from the past, there will be a thousand deaths of infants per week in the city.” That first week in July, in Baltimore, where all liquid sewage ran through the streets, 139 babies died.
That year there came a series of tumultuous strikes by railroad workers in a dozen cities; they shook the nation as no labor conflict in its history had done.
It began with wage cuts on railroad after railroad, in tense situations of already low wages ($1.75 a day for brakemen working twelve hours), scheming and profiteering by the railroad companies, deaths and injuries among workers–loss of hands, feet, fingers, the crushing of men between cars.
At the B & O station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, workers determined to fight the wage cut went on strike, uncoupled the engines, ran them into the roundhouse, and announced no more trains would leave Martinsburg until the 10 percent cut was canceled. A crowd of support gathered, too many for the local police to disperse. B & O officials asked the governor for military protection, and he sent in the militia…

hope that helps.

Today, we received a syllabus (American Rev. Syllabus), got back our notebook grades (which will be posted online soon), read through the Declaration of Independence to figure out what the heck Thomas Jefferson was complaining about, then tried to understand why Lincoln, MLK Jr., and Susan B. Anthony recognize this document as the “Promise of America.”

Your homework is the paragraph on the bottom of your syllabus. Prove to me that you know why the Declaration is called the promise of America. Its the basis for our class, so understanding it is necessary!

Have a good night!

Hey gang,

Your homework isthe Great Upheaval Newspaper Project. It is due Thursday, but by tomorrow you should be have an understanding of the event and be ready to start working on the project.

Since it is copyrighted material, I do not want to post the sources. Therefore, get it from me in class. For anyone else who wants to know what they are (i.e. parents), they are pulled from Howard Zinn, Alan Pinkerton (of the Pinkerton Detective Agency), and Larry Gonick (Cartoon History of the United States).

Quick post for Natalie and anyone else doing Carnegie:

Check out this website:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/sfeature/mf_flames.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/sfeature/mf_steelworker.html

And for anyone looking to see Railroad expansion for Vanderbilt, go here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/sfeature/m_run.html

Good for arguing he was a Robber Baron…in fact, this whole website has great stuff on Carnegie, pro and con.

Hope that helps.

Essay due Monday. Post helpful websites or questions to this post. Help each other do research!

Today, we finished Thomas Paine, reviewed last minute information for the test, and began to look at the Declaration of Independence. 7S began a Do Now on its grievances, and 7G will get to that on Monday.

If you lost a Study Guide, there it is.

For your notebook check, you need 5 things in your Do Now section:
10/11 What are the reasons we have a government?
10/12 Roots movie–XC runners in 7G will not have this.
10/19 Why fight wars?
10/19 5 most important ideas from F + I War chapter
10/24 Did America have the right to revolt?

You also need the usual–organized notes, syllabi, etc.

If you have last minute questions, post a comment here. I will be checking this intermittenly throughout the night, and will get back to you as soon as I can.

ELECTION DAY! WOO! I voted. It was fun.

Anyway, test has been moved to Thursday, and tomorrow we will discuss the Declaration of Independence. The first of many discussions on that document. See you then.

See yesterdays post for a copy of the study guide.

Today, we talked about the postive and negatives of industrialization, and how people’s view of that effects how they think about the industrialists. Then, we introduced the essay.

Tomorrow will be a work day for the essay, and I will post a password protected pdf of it tomorrow.

Have a nice night!

Sorry gang, I will be out on Monday. My face has become unrecognizable, and a doctor’s appointment is in order.

We will not have the lesson that was planned (unfortunate, too…it was gonna be fun). Instead, its BOOK QUESTIONS! WOO!!! I knew you would be as excited as I am.

The good news is that I was going to make you read this information for an essay ANYWAY, so this gives you LESS work in the long run.

Here are the Book 8 Questions.

Good luck.

Unfortunately, I will be out on Monday. This means that we will be doing the speeches on Tuesday, but the test will remain on Wednesday. That makes Monday your study day for the test, as well as your time to organize your notebook. USE THE TIME WISELY!

Here is your Study Guide. Enjoy.

If you have questions about information on the study guide, ask your classmates. If you still can’t discover the answers, you can ask me by posting a comment TO THIS POST. I cannot guarantee an immediate answer, but I will do my best. I will respond by leaving a comment TO THIS POST. I will not email you directly. That way, everyone can see your answer.

Happy Friday, y’all. I hope you are having or you have just had a great weekend. Today, in class, we did the Do Now from “The Devil in the White City,” which described all the changes cities were going through in the late 1800’s. Then we watched the actuality from Market St. in San Francisco. And Amy made fun of my face. Thanks, Amy.

For homework, you should work on the Jacob Riis outline. Now, its not due until Tuesday, but its better to start it early so that you can ask me questions if you get stuck. The main thing tripping up people is the thesis. A bad thesis is “Jacob Riis used tactics to show the conditions of the tenements.” What tactics? Why? Make an argument worth arguing! It doesn’t have to be “Jacob Riis was a good man…” but rather “Jacob Riis did __________ to show people _____________ so that they ________________.” That is a specific argument, and it opens you up for a good conclusion as well. For further help, USE THE EWG! (AKA the expository writing guide) There is an entire page on thesis writing.

Here is a copy of the assignment:
Jacob Riis Outline Assignment

Good luck!

Here is a copy of the class work we have been doing on Thomas Paine (its in two parts):
Common Sense Assignment
Common Sense Text

Here is a copy of the quiz you guys did somewhat poorly on:
Causes Quiz

On Monday, we will do the speeches, Tuesday will be a study day, and the test is now moved to Wednesday.