Week of January 26

Monday, Jan. 27
  • Reading: Norton, 471-476
  • Discussion: U.S. Indian Policy
  • Workshop: Boarding Schools
Wednesday, Jan. 29
  • Reading: Stegeman reading
  • Discussion: U.S. Indian Policy, cont.
  • Workshop: TBD
  • Due: annotated Stegeman reading
Friday, Jan. 31
  • Reading: Norton, 481-492
  • Discussion: Ranching, Railroads & Mechanized Agriculture in the West
  • Workshop: Mapping links between East & West
  • Due: Guided Reading Questions
Tuesday, Feb. 4
  • Reading: Norton, 497-499
  • Discussion: Industrialization in the East
  • Workshop: Intro to Social Justice Sojourns
Thursday, Feb. 6
  • Reading: Norton, 510-515
  • Discussion: Labor Unrest
  • Workshop: Essay Preparation 
Monday, Feb. 10
  • Reading: Norton 593-598
  • Discussion: Progressivism Activity
  • Workshop: In-class essay
    • You will have 60 minutes to address the following prompt:
    • How did life in the Industrial United States change in the late-nineteenth century? In what ways did various groups react to those changes?
    • You may use your in-class assignment from last week and the homework due today to compose your response.
  • Due: 3-column chart on reactions to Industrialization
    • Government
    • Organized Labor
    • Women
Wednesday, Feb. 12
  • No Class - field trip
Friday, Feb. 14
  • Reading: Norton 598-604
  • Discussion: Progressivism
  • Due: Guided Reading Questions for 593-604
  • Shortened Class - Winter Carnival
  • Happy Valentine's Day

January 2014

Monday, Jan. 6
  • Reading: none
  • Presentation: Review of Unit Themes
  • Workshop: Review Sheet Construction
Wednesday, Jan. 8
  • Reading: Norton 437-443
  • Presentation: Lincoln's Assassination & the Meaning of Freedom
  • Workshop: North-South comparison review
  • Due: Reading Notes
Friday, Jan. 10
  • Reading: Norton 443-452
  • Presentation: Johnson v. Congress
  • Workshop: Rising Tensions review
Tuesday, Jan. 14
  • Reading: Norton 452-457
  • Presentation: Reconstruction Policies and Their Failures
  • Workshop: Civil War review
Thursday, Jan. 16
  • Reading: Norton 457-462
  • Presentation: Postwar Southern Culture
  • Workshop: Exam Prep
  • Due: 1/2 of Term Ids from review sheet
Tuesday, Jan. 21
  • Reading: none
  • Presentation: Clean-up
  • Workshop: Exam Review
  • Due: Completed review sheet
Thursday, Jan. 23
  • Exam 2