Information/Activities/Projects and Assignments

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IMPORTANT U. S. HISTORY INFORMATION:

• 2022-2023 U. S. HISTORY SYLLABUS- Please review!

WED

5/24

BELLRINGER: None today, please get right to work on your FINAL EXAM, linked on our Google Classroom or at THIS LINK for 2nd Period or THIS LINK for 8th Period.

FOR TODAY: We complete our FINAL EXAMINATION. Please make sure to answer the PHOTO QUESTIONS with two complete sentences that explain WHAT the event or person is and WHY the event is important. For your essay questions, make sure to INTRODUCE your topic, then provide supports for your theme. Make sure that you also complete the CHALLENGE QUESTION for BONUS POINTS!

MON

5/22

BELLRINGER: Please LOG IN to this WOOCLAP LINK to participate in our Final Exam Practice Competition. You will need to enter your NAME to participate. I HIGHLY recommend just using your name, not something dumb like "TheMaster" or "HYPERCLONE." You do NOT want to take any chances that Mr. B. does not know who you are. Although you can do this on your phone, I recommend that you do this on your CHROMEBOOK, so that you can be sure to type properly. Misspelled words will not be given points in this competition! There will be 60 questions. The student in each class that has the BEST score at the end of our competition will receive an AMAZING PRIZE. Seriously.

FOR TODAY: We study for the FINAL EXAMINATION.

WED

5/17

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FRI

5/19

BELLRINGER: No Bellringer for today, we have too much information to cover.

FOR TODAY: We continue to cover AMERICA SINCE THE WAR- 55 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW. Hopefully, we complete this today.

STUDY SESSION for the FINAL on MONDAY, FINAL EXAM ON WEDNESDAY.

LAST DAY TO SUBMIT LATE WORK IS SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT!

MON

5/15

BELLRINGER: No Bellringer for today, we have too much information to cover.

FOR TODAY: We continue to cover AMERICA SINCE THE WAR- 50 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW. For those of you in 8th Period that missed last WEDNESDAY, you have a LOT to catch up on, please review all of the early "50 THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW" (up to slide 12.) I will be going QUICKLY in class today for 8th Period, as we have a full double class period to catch up on.

SAM: I will have an adjusted FINAL EXAMINATION ready for you Wednesday. It will include everything up through today's lecture. It will NOT be easy. I recommend reviewing all of the 50 things that we discuss and I would review information from this semester regarding the changing role of minorities, such as women and blacks, in the United States since the founding of our nation. In addition, I would recommend reviewing the Technological advances from the 1800s until the 2000s that have pushed the American economy forward.

WED

5/10

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FRI

5/12

BELLRINGER: No Bellringer for today, we have too much information to cover.

FOR TODAY: We race to cover AMERICA SINCE THE WAR- 50 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW.

MON

5/8

BELLRINGER: No Bellringer for today, Mr. B. is out sick.

FOR TODAY: You have a TAKE HOME ESSAY EXAM ON AMERICA AND WORLD WAR 2. It is due next class period. Please review and begin working on this TODAY.

I do not want to hear any stories from the substitute about students goofing off, playing on their phones or being disruptive.

FRI

5/5

BELLRINGER: We watch a cartoon. Yay! Of course, we also need to analyze it. Please complete the "SPIRIT OF '43" CARTOON ANALYSIS FORM.

FOR TODAY: We conclude our review of AMERICA IN WORLD WAR TWO.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: You have a TAKE HOME ESSAY EXAM ON AMERICA AND WORLD WAR 2. It is due next Wednesday. Please review and begin TODAY.

WED

5/3

BELLRINGER: We continue our analysis of World War 2 propaganda by discussing the "HONORABLE FIFTH COLUMN" PROPAGANDA CARTOON ANALYSIS.

FOR TODAY: We continue our review of AMERICA IN WORLD WAR TWO. Please pay special attention to COMPARISONS and CONTRASTS in the material today. This information WILL BE ON THE UPCOMING EXAM.

MON

5/1

BELLRINGER: We continue our analysis of World War 2 propaganda by completing the "KEEP THIS HORROR FROM YOUR HOME" PROPAGANDA POSTER ANALYSIS. We discuss.

FOR TODAY: We continue our review of AMERICA IN WORLD WAR TWO.

WED

4/26

BELLRINGER: We have another cartoon to analyze! Please complete the "JAP ALLEY" POLITICAL CARTOON ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT. After our video, we will also complete the "AMERICA AND THE HOLOCAUST REFLECTION." This will be another 20 point assignment. That's 40 points in one day!

FOR TODAY: We start today with a very insightful and informative documentary pertaining to America, Immigration, the Rise of Nazism and the Holocaust.

THEN: We continue our review of AMERICA IN WORLD WAR TWO.

MON

4/24

BELLRINGER: We review test grades from Friday. For the most part, students that provided DETAILS in their essay answer did well. In an attempt to give students another source of points to go in to the gradebook, please complete the ADOLF THE WOLF POLITICAL CARTOON ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT in the Google Classroom for your class. Please complete this in the FIRST 15 minutes of class today. If you have not joined the Google Classroom yet, please click on the appropriate link below to accept an invite into my new Google Classroom for this class: U. S. History Second Period. The class code for this class is: th6kkxo U. S. History Eighth Period. The class code for this class is: dj5ddhs

FOR TODAY: We start today with a very insightful and informative documentary pertaining to America, Immigration, the Rise of Nazism and the Holocaust.

THEN: We begin our review of AMERICA IN WORLD WAR TWO.

WED

4/19

BELLRINGER: We start the day with some notes. Please get out notebooks!

FOR TODAY: We continue to review information regarding AMERICA AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

PLEASE NOTE: AFTER we complete our discussion of the Great Depression, there will be an ESSAY QUIZ. This will be a 4 question quiz from the material regarding the Great Depression and World War 1. You will NOT know the questions or the answers ahead of time, so you will have to review and study for any and all possible questions. This will happen on FRIDAY.

IF WE HAVE TIME: I have come across what I think is a very insightful and informative documentary pertaining to America, Immigration, the Rise of Nazism and the Holocaust. I would like to play some of this for you.

MON

4/17

BELLRINGER: We review some material regarding THE GREAT DEPRESSION

FOR TODAY: We continue to review information regarding AMERICA AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

PLEASE NOTE: AFTER we complete our discussion of the Great Depression, there will be an ESSAY QUIZ. This will be a 4 question quiz from the material regarding the Great Depression and World War 1. You will NOT know the questions or the answers ahead of time, so you will have to review and study for any and all possible questions. This will probably happen on FRIDAY.

FRI

4/14

BELLRINGER: We review Weird History's take on Life in the Trenches of World War 1.

FOR TODAY: We review of information regarding AMERICA AND WORLD WAR ONE and AMERICA AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

WED

4/12

BELLRINGER: No bellringers today. VERY SHORT CLASSES DUE TO TESTING TODAY!

FOR TODAY: We do a quick review of information regarding AMERICA AND WORLD WAR ONE. Good news is that this will only take one day! Yay!

WED

4/4

BELLRINGER: No bellringers today. Please work on your UNIT EXAM.

FOR TODAY: PLEASE OPEN THIS EXAMINATION FILE AND SAVE IT TO YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE. THEN, SHARE THAT FILE BACK WITH pburkhard@weldre9.org FOR GRADING.

You have the full double class period to complete this examination. You MUST give sufficient detail in your answers to receive credit. Please use all of your time, to ensure the highest grade possible!

WHAT'S NEXT? AMERICA AND WORLD WAR ONE. Good news is that this will only take one day! Yay!

MON

4/3

BELLRINGER: We review REDLINING IN AMERICA. This WILL be one of the questions on the examination next class period, so I recommend taking notes or paying close attention to the information in this video!

FOR TODAY: We do a review of our upcoming UNIT EXAM- AMERICAN LIFE: 1900-1929 There will actually be two questions:

• "Describe AMERICA at the start of the 20th Century." Students will be expected to come up with a comprehensive essay that discusses AT LEAST FIFTEEN different areas of culture, technology, education, social issues or leisure and entertainment pertaining to the United States in the period from 1900-1929. You must explain each of your fifteen areas in some detail to receive credit!
• "Describe REDLINING in America. What was it? What is the LONG-TERM effect of REDLINING on minority communities in America? How does REDLINING effect education, wealth accumulation, health and the policing of neighborhoods?
• There will also likely be an extra credit question, but that will be a surprise.

You will be given a half of an index card today. You can fill this post-it note with a basic outline that you can use on your exam. NO DETAILS, just a basic outline of your 15 things!

For the EXAM, you must WRITE your answers in ESSAY format. No bullet points allowed and you must give strong descriptions of each of your 15 different areas.

If we have time: We finish our presentation of CINDERELLA MAN.

FRI

3/31

BELLRINGER: We review some FASHION from the 1910s and the 1920s, why the RADICAL difference?

FOR TODAY: We finish our discussion of AMERICAN LIFE: 1900-1929. Take notes!

COMING ON WEDNESDAY: UNIT EXAM- "America in the Early 20th Century." There will actually be two questions:

• "Describe AMERICA at the start of the 20th Century." Students will be expected to come up with a comprehensive essay that discusses AT LEAST FIFTEEN different areas of culture, technology, education, social issues or leisure and entertainment pertaining to the United States in the period from 1900-1929. You must explain each of your fifteen areas in some detail to receive credit!
• "Describe REDLINING in America. What was it? What is the LONG-TERM effect of REDLINING on minority communities in America? How does REDLINING effect education, wealth accumulation and safe neighborhoods?

You will be given a POST-IT NOTE on Monday. You can fill this post-it note with a basic outline that you can use on your exam. NO DETAILS, just a basic outline of your 15 things!

IF NECESSARY: We can begin our review of AMERICA AND WORLD WAR ONE.

WED

3/29

BELLRINGER: We review some CONSUMERISM from the 1920s by discussing the AMERICAN CONSUMERISM IN THE 1920'S THINKING SHEET. Just to see how it goes, we will TRY to discuss it as a class first. If there is no participation during this discussion, though, we will complete the bellringer in writing as a graded assignment.

FOR TODAY: We continue our discussion of AMERICAN LIFE: 1900-1929. Take notes!

NOTE: WE WILL COMPLETE OUR MOVIE AFTER OUR EXAM NEXT WEEK.

MON

3/27

BELLRINGER: None today. We are going to try to cover more 1900 information, so get out a notebook!

FOR TODAY: We continue our discussion of AMERICAN LIFE: 1900-1929. Take notes!

NOTE: WE COMPLETE OUR MOVIE TOMORROW!

FRI

3/24

BELLRINGER: Mr. Burkhard explains the activities of the next two class periods.

FOR TODAY: Upon Mr. Clarke's strong recommendation, we partake in a cinematic experience that relays life, discrimination and triumph during the Great Depression era. We watch Cinderella Man. There will be a written assignment that goes with this upon completion!

WED

3/22

BELLRINGER: We complete a test. It's OK, we will do it together. It'll be fun. Here is the test.

FOR TODAY: We continue our discussion of AMERICAN LIFE: 1900-1929. Take notes!

MON

3/20

BELLRINGER: We start with a quick preview of the 20th Century. Please complete the AMERICAN WAY THINKING SHEET. We discuss.

FOR TODAY: We begin our discussion of AMERICAN LIFE: 1900-1929. Take notes!

WED

3/8

BELLRINGER: None for today. Please gather for a day of multi-media learning. In 8th Period, we will be discussing our new seating plan and why we have one.

FOR TODAY:

• We review the following films, pertinent to the Gilded Age. TAKE NOTES. This material will all be eligible for future essay assignments.
  • Darkroom- The Photos that ended Child Labor in the United States.
  • Top 16 Spending Habits of the Gilded Age That Makes Today’s Wealthy Look Frugal.
  • Colorado Experience- The Ludlow Massacre. (Did you know that one of the most violent strikes in the history of America took place in Colorado?)
• SHORT WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Please answer the following question, giving AT LEAST THREE DETAILED EXAMPLES to support your thesis. Complete this as a Google Doc and SHARE that document with Mr. B. for grading.
  • The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company ran the Coal Fields of Southern Colorado in the early 1900s. Describe a number of different ways that the company took advantage of their workers, leading up to the Ludlow Massacre of 1914. Were the striking miners justified in attacking the company and the company's men to avenge the Ludlow Massacre? Explain.

MON

3/5

BELLRINGER: We finally pass out the tests and discuss scores. We also discuss the Plessy v. Ferguson Case Study from Friday. I am dismayed that so many people have not complete this or even done any work on it at all, despite being in class on Friday and having almost 45 minutes to complete the activity. NOT PLEASED!

WORK DAY: We discuss THE INDUSTRIAL/GILDED AGE. TAKE NOTES. We will have a short WRITING ASSIGNMENT at the end of the lecture:

• Please open up a Google Document and write a quick essay for me.  You are allowed to use online resources, as needed. Your topic is:

  “Robber Barons and their Philanthropy.”

  1. In this short essay, you will introduce your writing by discussing what a ROBBER BARON is and why they were called that. You should mention WORKER EXPLOITATION and CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION in this section.
  2. You will then describe some of the PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS made by the Robber Barons and why they made these donations.
  3. You will then make an assertion, as to whether or not YOU think that the PHILANTHROPY makes up for being a "ROBBER BARON", EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING.  
  4. You will then conclude your writing and SHARE THE DOCUMENT with me.
  5. This will be a 20 point assignment.

FRI

3/3

BELLRINGER: We review a short video regarding SHARECROPPING. How does it work? How long does this last?

WORK DAY: We finish discussing the RECONSTRUCTION and the BEGINNING OF JIM CROW. We also review a short video regarding Plessy v. Ferguson and work on our Plessy v. Ferguson Case Study. This is due next class period and will be a 25 point project.

WED

3/1

BELLRINGER: As we move into the era of Jim Crow laws, we consider the BILLIE HOLIDAY AND "STRANGE FRUIT" THINKING SHEET.

WORK DAY: We review the RECONSTRUCTION and the BEGINNING OF JIM CROW. We also review a short video regarding Plessy v. Ferguson and work on our Plessy v. Ferguson Case Study. This is due next class period and will be a 25 point project.