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For homework, students watch my video on the 1920s. Today in class I wanted to focus on the immigration part of the 1920s. After reviewing nativism and the notes portion of the video, we analyzed a couple political cartoons about immigration, including one found in the period 7 review sheet.

We spent a lot of time discussing the Red Scare, Palmer Raids, and ideas that were considered radical during that time.

For the last 10-15 minutes of class, the students worked on a Short Answer Question I created about the First Great Migration:

• Briefly explain how ONE of the following was most significant in African Americans moving to the North and West during and after World War I.
  • Escaping Segregation
  • Racial violence
  • Limited economic opportunity in the South
• Provide ONE piece of historical evidence that supports your choice in part a.
• Briefly explain why one of the other options is not as significant a reason for African Americans moving to the North and West during and after World War I.

 

Have a great night!

Today was the first day back from our weeklong mid-winter recess. The only homework I gave students over break was an essay on the Progressive Era. I plan on having them write an essay every two weeks from here until May. They will be a mix of old topics and current topics.

I haven’t recorded a video on the Harlem Renaissance yet, but I do have a PowerPoint I made. I spent the first half of class discussing the PowerPoint with the students. When we finished, we analyzed two poems from Langston Hughes and Claude McKay.

For the rest of class, the students worked on 13 multiple-choice practice questions that covered material from the Spanish-American War through the Harlem Renaissance.

 

HW for tomorrow: 1920s V.G.

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Students watched the video comparing Booker T. and W.E.B. After a brief review, we analyzed two speeches by them. I found these documents at Stanford History Education Group (SHEG). If you’re not familiar with the website, it’s free to join and there are a TON of teaching materials for US History. There are countless primary source documents that teachers can use in their classrooms.

Have a good night!

Homework for tomorrow: The Progressive Era Video Guide (Updated)

Homework for Thursday: Chapter 20 Video Guide

Homework for Friday: Chapter 20 Vocab Quiz, The Progressive Era as a Turning Point Video Guide

I checked the students’ video guides for Key Progressive Amendments and People to Know that was due Friday. Since they wrote an in-class essay I didn’t check it Friday.

Instead of having them watch the video on Conservation and Preservation, I went over the PowerPoint with them in class. After we finished, students worked on this document which was a brief review and contained the Short Answer Question from the 2015 exam.

With the little time left in class I introduced the APUSHY Awards for the Best Performance in the Field of Muckraking. This assignment will be due next Monday.

Homework for tomorrow: Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois Video Guide

Homework for Wednesday: The Progressive Era Video Guide (Updated)

Homework for Thursday: Chapter 20 Video Guide

Homework for Friday: Chapter 20 Vocab Quiz, The Progressive Era as a Turning Point Video Guide

After quickly reviewing the chapter 19 video with the students, I passed back their midterms essays. We spent the rest of the class discussing similar issues I found in their writing. I made sure to spend quite a bit of time going over thesis statements and contextualization points.

 

The last few minutes of class were spent discussing contextualization points for their essays they will write in class tomorrow.

 

Have a great night!