Week of September 29th agenda

Hello everyone,
I hope your Friday has been restful. I have been here at school working like a little bee on grades, and planning for next week. We will be starting a new unit on the Gilded Age (Industrial Revolution and I have lots of "EXCITING" activities planned for you all! We will be doing group work, creating tombstones (yes you read that right) as well as picket signs for strikes. We will also be cranking out our first and only portfolio of the school year... (don't worry, we will cut out open responses and tests during this period). Fasten your seat belts! (I hope it will be smooth flying for the next couple of weeks!)
1st hour opted to use their study guides on the American West test, but 2ND and 4Th are holding their opportunity for a more opportune time. Only time will tell which was the better decision...

Sept. 29 Agenda

Students will identify inventions of the Unite States Industrial Revolution and evaluate how it changed American culture.
* NOTEBOOK CHECK!!!!
* Journal: Name an invention you could not live without and explain why...
* Evaluating inventions
* Lecture/Note taking on American Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
* Pair Work: Critical Thinking Questions concerning the period

October 1 Agenda

* Journal: Today is the age of the _____________.... (defend your answer)
* Watch Video "Modern Marvels" How Railroads tamed the West and complete video guide
* Lecture/ Note taking on the railroad's impact on America
* Page 27 in workbook

October 3 Agenda

* Journal: What personal qualities would a person need to become a billionaire in today's world?
* Introduce Big Business/ Vertical/Horizontal Integration to class
*Group work: Begin Research to write a eulogy and create a tombstone to mark the legacies of the Robber Barons/ Captains of industry of the Industrial Revolution