WEEK OF 21-25 NOVEMBER
SUN: Progressive Era foreign policy speed-dating
MON:recap of speed-dating and what we learned, The US and WWI
TUES: The US and WWI
WED: The US and WWI
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WEEK OF 1-5 NOVEMBER
SUN: Intro to Progressive Era, Jacob Riis photos
HW learn about Progressive Era for quiz
MON: start-of-class quiz
Progressive Era reforms overview
TUE: Progressive Era political reforms
WED: Progressive Era economic reforms
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WEEK OF 18-22 OCTOBER
SUNDAY:
HW MacArthur Awards (instructions below)
Gilded Era notes
HW prep for speed-dating
MONDAY:
Gilded Era speed-dating
HW research Gilded Era for essay: Is the "Gilded Era" a good name for
the 1890s? (instructions below)
TUESDAY:
research
WEDNESDAY:
research and discuss Gilded Era and 1990s
MACARTHUR AWARD ESSAY
Investigate some of the 2009 MacArthur Award winners. Choose one and provide
a paragraph summary of the person’s work and why they earned this award.
Then, offer a paragraph of commentary or opinion. This should not be simply
an affirmation that they merited an award.
This assignment should be typed and turned in by Sunday, 25 October. It
should be one-half to one page in length.
GILDED ERA ESSAY
Mark Twain dubbed the 1890s the “Gilded Era.” Was this an appropriate name?
Explain your answer, with at least three reasons, in a 1000-word essay due
Tuesday, 27 October.
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SUNDAY, 4 OCTOBER
Take Multiple Intelligences test using link on TWeb. Due Wednesday.
SUNDAY, 11 OCTOBER
Questions on USH downloads page should be answered on this sheet and
brought to class on Sunday, 11 October.
