Today:  Tea-party

Quiz 4

History Project groups check-in

Filipino-American conflict discussion

(time permitting)

2 pnts each still possible

for posting 1st draft His Project

by 11:59:59 tonight

HOMEWORK OVER BREAK:

review grading rubric for

history project presentations

and comment online to Mr. Lamson

You Tube Spanish American War

Filipino -American conflict -starts here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YacDfVlDPY8

How BIG a question can you ask about
the American-Filipino conflict?
Write one.  Keep all notes for Thurs. discussion.

1:19

NOTES ON GRADING:
Mr. Lamson
is catching up on all his grading
seatwork/homework assignments
will be entered over the break
HAVE QUIZ 3 OUT DURING VIDEO
I need to check off some bios and
paragraphs

1^st drafts His. Project

graded as seatwork/homework

goes toward 20% of grade

in last night (12/16): 4 pnts

in by Fri 12/20. 2 pnts

SIT ANYWHERE FOR NOW

Check all the pages of this blog daily.

Quickwrite:  HAND IN END OF PERIOD

Do we manage the technology

or does the technology manage us?

How?  Be specific.

(Think about cell phone use.)

Roses and Thorns

Video:  Spanish-American War /

American-Filipino Conflict

History Project workshop

Quiz Thurs.

• prepare with Interrogate the Text,
  Chapter 19
• and a step by step description
  of how two or more people
  can collaborate on 1 google doc
  at the same time
• PLUS today's Sp.-American War notes

New paragraph for your Ideals Essay
due Fri. 20th integrated into your Essay
filed online
shared w/ Mr. Lamson
lamsonderek@gmail.com
and Mr. LaGreide
lagreider@gmail.com

Checking Your History Project
1st Drafts
2-nite

g1, Lodge quote, p.255

g2, Strong 256

Interrogate the text:

- analyze it:  what’s the central idea to the quote?

- summarize the central idea and

- paraphrase it in a few short

discussion notes

1. read 266, "A New Power

on the World Stage,"

2. analyze the Teddy Roosevelt 

/Rough Rider picture pg 245

picture taken during the Spanish-American War

Rough Riders were an all-volunteer force including cowboys from the west, and college athletes

3. EXAMINE THE PICTURE

4. list three details

clothes, equipment

facial expressions

overall message

what can you tell about these 

men from this picture?

Quickwrite: Look up at the placards

with the American ideals:  equality, liberty, 

rights, opportunity, and democracy.  

Question: When America sends its forces 

overseas, like it did during the 

Spanish-American war, should these ideals go too?

For Americans only, or for the people

we meet also?

Research all edited?
Storyboard complete
- visuals noted
- topic sentence/captions written?
NO?
Plan to work quietly
by yourself, at another desk
if that helps you concentrate!

prep for Monday due date
for group History Project
1st drafts:

- choose a "1st Draft"
leader today
- make sure you have all your
members emails
- leader set up a
Google Folder,
label it
- open a google
presentation
- label it with group members'
names,
- share with group members
- share with Mr. LaGreide
and Mr. Lamson

read pg. 264, and 265 sec. 20.4
make notes and answer these
questions:
Where are the Phillipines?
Who was Aguinaldo?

What did Roosevelt do
in Cuba?
What killed over 5,500 U.S. troops?

read Ch. 20, p. 260,
top of page through 4th paragraph:
with a partner make notes answering
these questions:
Why did the Cubans rebel?
What was the US interest?
Who was Marti?

read section 20.3:
read 1st paragraph
"Americans call for war with Spain,"
(skip to)
"Newspapers Decry the Maine Incident"
skip to p.263, read last paragraph.
With a partner, answer these questions:
Who sunk the Maine?
What did the US do?

1865 - 1898
generation of (mostly) peaceful
- expansion to the Pacific
- growth in population
technology / industry
wealth

Surpassed Great Britain
in steel production
- sense of competition
in an age of imperialist
expansion

...Spain was weak
its colonies were restless

Quickwrite: When is war the right thing

for America?

Have an example,

be prepared to share your answer in class.

Roses and Thorns

Today:

Our Story... 1898:

the Spanish-American War

History Project Workshops

--> prep for hist project

1st draft due Monday night 

student/teacher conferences

!!! REMINDER !!!
Your American Ideals essay
- as promised -
has one final revision due
by December 20th:
use your History Project biography
and your sub-topic informational
paragraph to support your thesis.
You must use two pieces of evidence
and supporting analysis.
This will be a 2nd assessment
based on how well you integrate
the paragraph into your essay.

1st Draft Group History Projects Due

Monday 12-16 - online by 11:59:59

to give you the weekend to work on it

RECOMMENDATION:  choose a team leader,

make sure she / he has everyone's email

schedule online workshop

Quickwrite:

Roses and Thorns

Today:

- topic sentences and captioning

- hist project cklist handout

- cking project storyboard homework

- group workshops - USE CHECKLIST

This week: topic sentences/captioning

project workshops, student/teacher conferences

HOMEWORK:  1. project storyboard due today;

2. one pic from your subtopic 
with its caption or topic sentence, due today;
3. print your project research and bring it to class;

for Teacher / student conferences

and project workshops this week, due today.

SIT WITH YOUR TEAM - LAB TODAY

choose a team leader - leader takes  folder

Today's project focus:

TELL THE STORY

Stuck?  Ask yourself:  

WHY is my subtopic interesting

and important and relevant?

HOW did it influence others?

WHAT happened first and next?

Your American Ideals essay
- as promised -
has one final revision due
by December 20th:
use your History Project biography
and your sub-topic informational
paragraph to support your thesis.
You must use two pieces of evidence
and supporting analysis.
This will be a 2nd assessment
based on how well you integrate
the paragraph into your essay.

NO LAB! SIT ANYWHERE

ROSES AND THORNS

NOT SO QUICK WRITE:

"SHOULD MARIJUANA BE LEGALIZED?

WHY OR WHY NOT?

TODAY: MORALITY AND THE PROGRESSIVES

(and the morality we inherited from

the Progressives)

Planning for lab Thurs. - if no lab

bring laptop, tablet, or smart-phone Thurs.

HOMEWORK - DUE THURSDAY:

INDIVIDUAL'S STORYBOARD DRAFTS

MR. LAMSON'S AVAILABILITIES POSTED

Mr. Lamson's availabilities
for conferences on grades, homework,
history project:
This week 12/2 - 5:
- Today Mon. 12/2:
3rd - library
4th and lunch - here, rm 146
- Tomorrow Tues. 12/3
lunch - here, rm 146
3rd - library
- Weds.NOT HERE
- Thurs. 12/5
lunch - here, rm 146
3rd - library

SIT WITH YOUR GROUP

ROSES AND THORNS

TODAY:

TESTS BACK

STORYBOARDS FOR HISTORY PROJECT

ACTION GOALS / DUE DATES FOR PROJECT

Mr. Lamson’s availabilities for conferences