American Studies 2

 

Between the Wars

1920 - 1940

 

Day / Date

Activity

Homework

Assessment (catg)

 

16 Oct.

 

 

Upfront

21.1 Section Objectives

Upfront S&R

Participation

17 Oct

 

 

OA: List known about period 1920 – 1940

“The Roaring Twenties”   Video

21.2 Section Objectives

21.1 (hw)

 

20 Oct

 

Homework quiz

Notes on the Roaring Twenties

Reading a Graph: Automobile Production

Quiz

21.2 (hw)

 

21 Oct.

 

Literature of the Harlem Renaissance

 

Participation

 

22 Oct.

 

Essay Writing (page 629)

Finish Essay for homework

 

 

23 Oct.

 

 

Sacco and Vanzetti Reading

Page 628 Comprehension questions 1-10

Essay

participation

 

24 Oct.

 

 

Notebook Quiz

22.1 “The Economy in the Late 1920’s” Section Objectives

Page 628

quiz

 

27 Oct

 

OA: Drawing Conclusions

Notes: The Great Depression

 

22.1 (hw)

 

28 Oct.

 

Bring Books to Class

Organizing Information: “How the Crash Spread” Flow Charts

Pages 644-645

Flow Chart

 

29 Oct.

 

 

The Dust Bowl: worksheets

Page 656  Comprehension 1-8

644-5

participation

 

30 Oct.

 

Great Depression Video; Review GD (hw)

 

Page 656 (hw)

 

31 Oct.

 

Notebook Quiz

23.1 “Forging A New Deal”  Section Objectives

quiz

 

3 Nov.

Video: New Deal

Notes on the New Deal

 

 

23.1 (hw)

 

4 Nov

 

 

New Deal Worksheets

23.2 “The New Deal’s Critics”

Participation

5 Nov.

Debate “Is the New Deal a Threat to American Freedom?”

 

Comprehension and Thinking Critically Questions

Participation

6 Nov.

Debate

 

 

Comprehension and Thinking Critically Questions(hw)

participation

 

10 Nov.

 

 

Writing Assignment; The Changing Role of Government

Finish Essay

 

 

12 Nov.

 

 

 

Notebook Quiz

“Between the Wars” Scrapbook assignment Due Nov. 17.

Scrapbook

Essay

Quiz

 

 

13 Nov.

 

Jeopardy Questions

 

 

 

14 Nov

Jeopardy Game

Study Guide

Participation

 

 

 

17 Nov

Review Study Guide

 

Participation

 

 

18 Nov

 

Unit Test

 

Test