APUSH Nov. 17th - Nov. 21
Monday - Projects are due at the beginning of class. If you need to finish the information we worked on Friday (Rise of Industrial America) do so tonight. Remember that this will count as a quiz grade and the pages which you can refer to are printed in the top right corner of the assignment. This should be stapled to the chart Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry and turned in at the beginning of class on Tuesday.
Tuesday - Rise of Industrial American due today. We will finish our discussion of the Populists to Progressives in class using the analogies and historical analysis presented in the Frank Baum classis Wizard of Oz. You will have a list of historical references such as patronage, corruption, and the National Grange which you will need to identify as it relates to the Populist party and financial crisis of the late 1800's. We will use the populist platform and other resources in class to examine Populism and its development to later Progressive reforms. You will be given a chart to complete regarding the Populist and Progressive parties. Read the article about T.Roosevelt's "Big Stick" foreign policy.
DECADES FINAL PROJECT: Email marcie.gorsuch@cobbk12.org if you have a request for the Decade you will present for your final project after 5:30pm today. Indicate your first,second and third choices from 1920's to 1980's. One email per student.
Wednesday- Overseas Empires and the further acquisitions of territories,etc. into Imperialism Topics will include the Spanish American War, Jingoism, Arguments for and against expansion. China/Open Door PolicyHawaii, Panama Canal, Seward's folly, Roosevelt Corollary and Taft's dollar diplomacy.
Thursday & Friday- Decades assignments will be given out and you will meet with your partners either today or tomorrow to set about planning and content for the project. You will receive the project instructions. Remember that this will count as your final project and will be graded on an individual basis even though you will present with others on the same presentation date. We will continue with the information related to Imperialism to WWI. President Roosevelt to Wilson.
You will be given a copy of the Georgia Standards to look over during the Thanksgiving Break regarding your EOCT test which will be given in mid-December and according to Georgia mandate will count 15% of your total grade. This content is very specific to the test. Look over the content standards. If you are interested in replacing your lowest quiz grade or simply preparing for the EOCT, look over the standards and review the information covered so far. Identify the information that you do not remember in Standards 1-14 by writing ou the answers on a separate sheet of paper. Follow this with indentifications from the following standards which will complete the course. This can be turned in on the Monday after the Thanksgiving break as a replacement for your lowest quiz score and then returned to you to use as a review sheet/study guide for the EOCT.
REMINDER THE COBB COUNTY TECH WILL BE SHUT DOWN FROM NOV.21-DEC.1, SO I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS EMAIL OR PINNACLE DURING THIS TIME.