2/28/14

Warm-Up: Watch Congo Film clip - Describe the motive for Belgium (colonizers) for going into the Congo; also, list any positives and negatives for the people of the Congo (colonized).

Lesson: Imperialism Motives - Why did Big Dogs dominate Little Dogs?

Group Motives Lesson - Deeper Look

Reading/Quiz Responses

Film - A look into the Economic motive for Imperialism in Sierra Leone, Blood Diamonds.

HW: Struggles for Independence Last Reading and Quiz

2/27/14

Warm-Up: skip

Finish Mapping
Reasons/Motives for Imperialism
Group Activity Motives
Video- Glimpse into the Congo

HW: Private Company Rule in the Congo (Primary Source Reading- Annotate)

2/26/14

Warm-UP: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/24/world/asia/beijing-smog-solutions/index.html; China, what are some possible solutions, and effects from the solutions

Lesson: Finish Industry Effects / Start Imperialism

Finish Discussion
Mapping Activity

HW: Imperialism and Colonial Locations Quiz

2/25/14

Warm-Up: Cotton Millionaire Game; Successful or Failure, what choices did you make to lead you to your destiny.

Lesson: Effects / Changes of the Industrial Revolution

Game
Discussion
H/O examples

HW: Industrial Economies and Rise of Imperialism Reading and Quiz

2/24/14

Warm-Up: Play the game, then write down what happened to you as a result. What good decisions did you make and bad ones.

Lesson: How did society change as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

Activity: Finish Film

2-3 Presentations

Cap v Comm Game

HW: Next reading and Quiz

2/14/14

Warm-Up: No

2-3 Presentations

Film - What happens with Industry. Blood Sweat and T-Shirts

HW: Nothing

2/13/14

You guys were awesome yesterday during the warm up, you presented arguments in a constructive manner with evidence! Yeah!! I will try to have more warm-ups like yesterday in the future.

Warm-Up: Look up and define: Union, Collective Baragaining, and Strike, re-write in your own words. Also look for one image to help your understanding of the terms. (15 min)

Lesson:

1.Political Cartoons- Use powerpoint on computer and as a class go through the detailed cartoon analysis. Then have students partner up to look at the other 5 on the big screen. They can walk up to the big screen if they need a better look, approx 3-4 minutes per cartoon. (30 min)

2. Work in your groups on presentations. Presentations will start tomorrow. Please make sure everyone know what to say and has a part. Submit your presentation to me too.

*If you finish your project, start your homework.

HW: If you finish early, start your homework. Read Componenets of Industrial Economies and Responses to Capitalism/Quiz

2/12/14

Warm-Up: Based on the two readings Coal Miner (Boy) and Factory Worker (Girl), who had it worse and find a specific quote to support your answer.

Lesson: Viewpoints on the Changes - Political Cartoons

1. Analyze Political Cartoons of the Industrial Revolution

2. Continue to work on Group Assignment, problems of the Industrial Revolutions and Current Problems

HW: Read Evolution of Work and Labor / Quiz

2/11/14

Warm-Up: What are some positive and negative results of population growth?

Lesson: Describe the immediate changes: home life, work life and urbanization.

Discussion on Industrial Changes / https://todaysmeet.com/WS4 (log in, transcript, print in google drive to keep a copy)

Blogging Changes of the Industrial Revolution / Current Event Same Issue, but do they have the same problems?

HW: Coal Mine Reading annotate as Primary Source

2/10/14

Warm-Up: Find one image to depict factory life for Lucy Larcom; write down all of the sights, sounds, feelings Lucy felt working in this factory. Based on Lucy's story, why do you think the government requires children to go to school rather then work?

Lesson: Changes in Society

Activity: Read Charles Dickens' Hard Times

Continue to work on Positive and Negatives of the Industrial Revolution, backside

Film: Victoria

HW: Population Shifts and Quiz

2/7/14

Warm-up: What is your favorite invention/technology and could you live with out it?

Activity:
Looking into the changing industrial society

Film: Queen Victoria

HW: Primary Source A New England Girlhood (Imagine you are the girls you are reading about!)

2/6/14

Warm-Up: Quiz from Last night, what happened?

Activity: Urban Game

Discussion on Industrialization

Population growth chart

HW: Inventions and Social Change Reading and Quiz

2/5/14

Warm-Up: Skip finish group jigsaw. How do you know if progress / change has been made?

Lesson: What was life like before the IR?  

Activity: Urban Game

HW: Reading The Industrial Revolution in England and Quiz

2/3/14

Warm-Up: What else do people fight to change, beyond the government?

Lesson: Extension,other examples of fighting for Change

Activity:
1. Collect Homework Packet
2. Collect Classwork Packet
3. Collect Journal / E-Pro folio 

4. Revolution for Education, Malala Reading
Bio Clip, UN Clip

HW: Reading on Women Fighting for Change, Annotate and summarize the problems noted in the reading