This Week

This Week in Mr. Arends' Social Studies Class

 

Monday 5/20 Managing the War Effort & Propaganda/ Propaganda Analysis

Tuesday 5/21 Propaganda/ Propaganda Analysis

Wednesday 5/22 WWI and Patriotism/ Sedition in WWI Lesson

 

HW: Ch 21.3 Interactive Reader

 

Thursday 5/23 WWI Letter or Diary Entry Assignment

Friday 5/24 *Half Day* WWI Political Cartoons

Monday 5/13 The Allies and Central Powers/ WWI Map Activity

Tuesday 5/14 Trench Warfare and New Technology Notes/ Metallica - "One"

Wednesday 5/15 American Neutrality/ The Zimmermann Telegram/ Check Your Progress Questions

Thursday 5/16 Entry into WWI Lesson

HW: Study for Quiz

Friday 5/17 Ch 21.1 Quiz/ Building the Military Questions

HW: Ch 21.2 Interactive Reader

Monday 5/6 Finish Panama Canal Project/ Work on Ch 20 Study Guide/ Pass back Ch 20 Sec 1 quiz

HW: Complete Ch 20 Study Guide

Tuesday 5/7 Review Ch 20 Study Guide

HW: Study for test

Wednesday 5/8 Ch 20 Test

Thursday 5/9 WWI Gallery Walk 

Friday 5/10 WWI Brain-pop Activity/ Causes of WWI/ WWI Map

HW: Ch 21.1 Interactive Reader 

Monday 4/29 The U.S.S. Maine continued/ The War in the Caribbean/ Read Economics and Imperialism

Tuesday 4/30 Read Simple Verses Jose Marti/ War in the Philippines

HW: Ch 20 Sec 3 Interactive Reader

Wednesday 5/1 The Panama Canal/ Panama Canal Project

Thursday 5/2 The Roosevelt Corollary/ Continue Project

Friday 5/3 Relations with Mexico/ finish Project

HW: Begin Ch 20 Study Guide 

Monday 4/22 Finish Activity / Review Sec 1/ Annexing Hawaii Documents

Tuesday 4/23  Causes of the Spanish American War/ War Inquiry Lesson

HW: Study for Quiz

Wednesday 4/24 Review Sec 1/ Ch 20 Sec 1 Quiz/ Preview Spanish American War

Thursday 4/25 Remember the Maine & Yellow Journalism Lesson

Friday 4/26 Read Ch 20 Sec 2 and Complete Interactive Reader

HW: Ch 20 Sec 2 Interactive Reader

Monday 4/15 America's place in the world/ Visual Preview/ U.S. Territorial Influence Map

Tuesday 4/16 American Imperialism PPT/ Read Economic Causes of Imperialism

Wednesday 4/17 Read Sec 1 and Complete Eyes on the Pacific Activity

Thursday 4/18 Finish Activity / Review Sec 1/ Annexing Hawaii Documents

HW: Study for Quiz

Friday 4/19 Sec 1 Quiz/ Begin HW

HW: Ch 20 Sec 2 Interactive Reader

Monday 4/8 Watch African Americans in the Progressive Era/ Review Washington and Du Bois/ Begin Mexican American notes

HW: Begin Ch 19.3-4 Study Guide

Tuesday 4/9 *No school for students*

Wednesday 4/10 Japanese Americans/ Japanese Segregation Documents/ Religious Minorities Notes

Thursday 4/11 Pass back TELCON paragraph/ Review

HW: Study for Quest

Friday 4/12 Ch 19.3-4 Quest/ Intro to American Imperialism

Monday 4/1 Brainpop: Women's Suffrage/ Outline Women Vote/ Read Declaration of Sentiments

HW: Interactive Reader 19.3

Tuesday 4/2 Read Susan B. Anthony Bio/ Suffrage Photos/ Create Suffrage Poster

Wednesday 4/3 Outline New Opportunities & Prohibition/ Prohibition Photos/ Do Check Your Progress Questions

HW: Interactive Read Ch 19.4

Thursday 4/4 Preview African Americans/ Booker T. Washington v.s. W.E.B. Du Bois Activity

Friday 4/5 19.4 Vocab/ Review Booker T. Washington v.s. W.E.B. Du Bois/ Outline Mexican Americans

Monday 3/17 Roosevelt and the Square Deal notes/ Read the Jungle

Tuesday 3/18 Taft & Wilson Notes/ Election of 1912 Map/ The FED

HW: Complete Ch 19.1-2 Study Guide

Wednesday 3/19 Review for Quest

HW: Study

Thursday 3/20 Ch 19/1-2 Quest/ Preview Progressive women

Friday 3/21 *No school for students*

Monday 3/11 The Progressive Era Video

HW: Interactive Reader Ch 19.1

Tuesday 3/12 Ch 19.1 Vocab/ Notes/  Review Ch 18 Test

HW: Ch 18 Test Corrections

Wednesday 3/13 TELCON Paragraphs/ TELCON Instructions/ Begin Paragraph

Thursday 3/14 Finish Paragraph/ Begin CH 19.2 IR

HW: Interactive Reader Ch 19.2

Friday 3/15 TR Bio/ Ch 19.2 Vocab/ Notes

HW: Finish TELCON Paragraph Due Monday

Monday 3/4 Ch 18 Pre-reading/ Visual Preview

Tuesday 3/5 Ch 19.1 Jigsaw Activity (Group A)

Wednesday 3/6 Ch 19.1 Jigsaw Activity (Group B)

Thursday 3/7 Political Reform Cartoons/ Cartoon Analysis

Friday 3/8 The Progressive Era Video

HW: Ch 19.1 Interactive Reader

Monday 2/25 ISAT Practice/ 13. 5 Vocab/ Educating Americans Notes

Tuesday 2/26 ISAT Prep/ American Writers and Newspapers/ Realism and Jack London

Wednesday 2/27 ISAT Practice/ Complete Ch 18 Study Guide

HW: Finish Ch 18 Study Guide

Thursday 2/28 Class Review Session/ Industrial Revolution Jeopardy

HW: Study for Ch 18 Test

Friday 3/1 Ch 18 Test/ Preview Ch 19

Monday 2/18 *No School Presidents' Day*

Tuesday 2/19 Discuss immigration Stories/ How to Outline/ Outline Ch 18.4

HW: Finish Outlining Ch 18.4

Wednesday 2/20 Immigration in 1907 Map/ Immigration Push/Pull factors/ A Fresh Start Notes

Thursday 2/21 ISAT Prep/ I Found America/ Starting a New Life & Becoming American Notes

Friday 2/22 Nativism Political Cartoons/ Nativism Notes/ CNN Student News

HW: Ch 18.5 Interactive Reader

Monday 2/11 18.3 Vocab /Growth of Cities Notes/ Skyscrapers Video Clip

Tuesday 2/12 Problems of Urban Life Notes/ Jacob Riis Reading

Wednesday 2/13 Illinois 5 Essentials Survey/ Excitement of City Life Notes

Thursday 2/14 Immigration Gallery Walk activity

HW: Study for Ch 18.3 Quiz

Friday 2/15 Ch 18.3 Quiz/ Finish Gallery Walk

HW: Your im(migration) Story Paragraph- Who, when, why and how?

Monday 2/4 Read Women in the Workplace/ Finish Captains of Industry Project

Tuesday 2/5 Read "My Boy" poem, Child Labor Notes/ Photo Analysis Activity

Wednesday 2/6 Union Notes/ Primary Source Comparison/ Check Your Progress

HW: Study for Ch 18.3 Quiz

Thursday 2/7 18.2 Quiz/ Urbanization Video Clip/18.3 Vocab

HW: Read Ch 18 Section 3 and Complete Interactive Reader 18.3

Friday 2/8 Urbanization/ CNN Student News

Monday 1/28 Ch 18.1 Quiz/ Vocab Ch 18.2/ Complete Reading Readiness guide

HW: Read Ch 18 Section 2 and complete Interactive Reader 18.2

Tuesday 1/29 Big Business Notes/ Begin Champions of Industry project

Wednesday 1/30 *School Improvement Day* Pro/Con Trust Cartoons

Thursday 1/31 Change in the Workplace Notes/ Continue Project

Friday 2/1 Women in the Industrial Revolution/ Finish Project

HW: Champions of Industry project due Monday

Monday 1/21 *No School MLK Day*

Tuesday 1/22 MLK Discussion/ Obama Inaugural Address 2009 v. 2013/ 18.1 Vocabulary

Wednesday 1/23 Why Industry Boomed Notes/ Time Zones BP!/ Times Zones worksheet

HW: Finish Time Zones Worksheet

Thursday 1/24 Thomas Edison Brainpop! Inventors Notes/ Granville T. Woods Reading/ Inventors Paragraphs

HW: Inventors Paragraphs

Friday 1/25 Transportation Notes/ Assembly Line Activity/ Ch 18.1 Review

HW: Study for Ch 18.1 Quiz

Monday 1/14 Finish Judicial Branch notes/ Illinois Handbook Worksheet

HW: Complete Illinois Study Guide

Tuesday 1/15 Review Illinois Study Guide/ Illinois Jeopardy/ Create Flash Cards

HW: Study For Quiz

Wednesday 1/16 IL Constitution Quiz/ Pass Out Book Passwords

Thursday 1/17 History of Our Nation Scavenger Hunt

Friday 1/18 Chapter 18 Pre-Reading/ Read Ch 18.1 and Complete Interactive Reader

HW: Read Ch 18.1 and Complete Interactive Reader 18.1

Monday 1/7 Read Illinois Constitution/ Create Venn Diagram

Tuesday 1/8 IL Govt Graphic Organizer/ Intro to State Govt Notes

Wednesday 1/9 Executive Branch Reading/ Executive Notes

Thursday 1/10 Legislative Branch Reading/ Legislative Notes/ Bill to Law

Friday 1/11 Judicial Reading/ Judicial Notes/ CNN Student News

Monday 12/24 - 1/4 *No School Winter Break*

HW: Check Power School and complete missing assignments

Monday 12/17 Practice Constitution Test/ Go over Answers

HW: Finish Constitution Study Guide

Tuesday 12/18 Go Over Study Guide

HW: Study for Constitution Test

Wednesday 12/19 Constitution Jeopardy

HW: Study for Constitution Test

Thursday 12/20 Constitution Test

Friday 12/21 American Flag Scavenger Hunt

HW: Check Power School and complete missing assignments

Monday 12/10 3 Branches Pyramid Project Instructions/ Begin Project

Tuesday 12/11 Read Articles 4 & 5/ Continue Project

Wednesday 12/12 Finish 3 Branches Project/ Brain Pop Bill of Rights/ Read Bill of Rights p 52-57

HW: Bill of Rights p. 52-57 Due Friday

Thursday 12/13 *Early Dismissal* Categorizing the Amendments

Friday 12/14 Amendments 11-27/ Begin Constitution Study Guide

HW: Constitution Study Guide Due 12/19

Monday 12/3 What is an argument?/ D.C. v. Heller Discussion/ Begin 2nd Amendment argument writing assignment

Tuesday 12/4 Current Court issues Discussion/ Continue writing assignment

Wednesday 12/5 Comparing arguments discussion/ Continue writing assignment

HW: 2nd Amendment argument writing assignment due Monday

Thursday 12/6 Three Branches of Government Review Project

Friday 12/7 Continue Three Branches of Government Review Project

Monday 11/26 Pass back Executive Branch Quizzes/ Brain Pop!/ Article III Questions

Tuesday 11/27 Supreme Court Brain Pop!/ Organization of Judicial Branch/ Judicial Branch Notes

Wednesday 11/28 Cases for Supreme Court/ Continue Notes/ Begin Review Sheet

HW: Judicial Review Sheet

Thursday 11/29 iCivics Band T-shirt/ Review Study Guide

Friday 11/30 Judicial Branch Quiz/ Judicial Review & Treason/ CNN Student News

Monday 11/19 Parent Teacher Conferences 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM *No School*

Tuesday 11/20 Parent Teacher Conferences 7:30 AM- 11:00 AM

Wednesday 11/21 *Fall Break No School*

Thursday 11/22 *Fall Break No School*

Friday 11/23 *Fall Break No School*

Monday 11/12 Brain pop! Armed Forces/ Finish Presidents Assignment/ Executive Branch Notes

Tuesday 11/13 Brain Pop!/ Spiral Check/ Read Presidential Powers/ Fill in Graphic Organizer

Wednesday 11/14 Presidential Cabinet Mission Statements Activity/ Begin Review Packet

HW: Executive Branch Review Packet

Thursday 11/15 Review Session/ Partner Studying

HW: Study for Quiz

Friday 11/16 Executive Branch Quiz/ Preview Judicial Branch

Monday 11/5 Go over quiz/ Electoral College Video/ Interactive Maps/  Introduction to the Executive Branch

HW: Presidential Election Results Reflection

Tuesday 11/6 *No School for Students*

Wednesday 11/7 Supply Check/ Election Discussion/ Presidential Qualifications/ Executive Graphic Organizer

Thursday 11/8 Spiral Check/ Read Powers and Duties of President/ Executive Branch Notes

Friday 11/9 Presidents Activity

Monday 10/29 Reciting The Preamble/ Finish How a Bill becomes a Law/ Bill Analysis

Tuesday 10/30  Finish Bill Analysis/ The Senate Notes

Wednesday 10/31 Read Article 1 Sec 8/ Powers of Congress Notes

HW: Legislative Branch Review Sheet

Thursday 11/01  Read Article 1 Sec 9/ Powers Denied to Congress/ Review Legislative Branch

HW: Study for Legislative Branch Quiz

Friday 11/02 Legislative Branch Quiz/ Preview Executive Branch

Monday 10/22 Read the Preamble (p.12)/ Write the Preamble in your own words (p. 13)

HW: What is needed to create a perfect Union? (list 5-10)

Tuesday 10/23 Read Article 1 sec 1/ Legislative Branch Notes/ Graphic Organizer

Wednesday 10/24 Read Article 1 Sec 2/ Read p. 16 House of Reps/ House Notes

Thursday 10/25 Read p. 18 Senate & Answer Questions/ Read p. 22 How a Bill becomes a law & answer Questions

Friday 10/26 I'm just a Bill, How a Bill becomes a Law Graphic Organizer/ Bill Analysis

Monday 10/15 Borka Discussion/ Articles of Confederation Reading/ AOC Notes

HW: Articles of Confederation Challenges

Tuesday 10/16 Constitutional Convention Reading/ Convention Notes

Wednesday 10/16 *Half Day* Almost Painless Guide to the U.S. Constitution

Thursday 10/17 Organization on the Constitution Notes/ Read I Side With Cheat Sheet/ Computer Lab Discussion

Friday 10/18 *Meet in the Computer LT Lab* I Side With Survey and Questions

HW: Finish Questions

Monday 10/8 * No School*

Tuesday 10/9 Hearing and vision testing/ Continue Types of Government

Wednesday 10/10 Finish Types of Govt/ Borka Reading/ Borka PPT

HW: Create Borka Flag

Thursday 10/11 Answer Borka Questions/ Quiz Review

HW: Study for Types of Government Quiz

Friday 10/12 Types of Government Quiz/ Borka Discussion/ Articles of Confederation Reading

Monday 10/1 What is a Revolution?/ Brain Pop!/ American Revolution Notes

Tuesday 10/2 "It's Too Late To Apologize"/ Declaration of Independence Analysis

Wednesday 10/3 Types of Government Notes

Thursday 10/4 Types of Government Notes

Friday 10/5 Types of Government Notes

Monday 9/24 Finish the Lorax/ Human/ Environment interaction writing

Tuesday 9/25 Finish 5 Themes Paper/ Work on Geography Review Packet

HW: Finish Geography Review Packet

Wednesday 9/26 *No School* Yom Kippur

Thursday 9/27 Review for Geography Test

HW: Study for test

Friday 9/28 Geography Test

HW: 5 Themes Essay due Monday

Monday 9/17 *No School* Rosh Hashanah

Tuesday 9/18 Constitution Day/ Finish Region Maps/ Region Writing Assignment

Wednesday 9/19 Place & Climate/ Place writing assignment

Thursday 9/20 Movement & globalization discussion/ Movement writing

Friday 9/21 Human Environment interaction in the News/ Watch the Lorax

Monday 9/10 Begin Regions Discussion/ Central USA/ Regions Map Project Directions

Tuesday 9/11 Patriot Day Discussion/ Western USA/ Continue Project

Wednesday 9/12 Eastern USA/ Southern USA/ Finish Project/ Quiz Review

HW: Study for Location Quiz

Thursday 9/13 *School Improvement Day* Current Events

Friday 9/14 Location Quiz/ Regions Writing

 

Monday 9/3 *No School* Labor Day

Tuesday 9/4 Review Scale/ Writing Directions and Local Maps

Wednesday 9/5 Nevada Bob's (Grid activity)/ Latitude and Longitude PowerPoint/ Latitude and Longitude Worksheet

Thursday 9/6 Absolute Location Practice/ Worksheet 1 & 2

HW: Absolute Location Worksheet #2

Friday 9/7 Begin writing location paragraph/ Spiral Check/ Regions/ CNN Student News

Monday 8/27 Picture Day/ Complete "Why is History Important?" poster

Tuesday 8/28 Mental mapping activity (Local, Illinois, USA & World)/ Continents and Oceans

Wednesday 8/29 What is Geography? discussion/ Brain Pop 5 Themes/ 5 Themes Notes/ Reading a Map

Thursday 8/30 Map Skills Brain Pop!/ Directions and the Compass/ Label Classroom/ From Here to There

HW: From Here to There & Supply Check Tomorrow

Friday 8/31 Supply Check/ Map Scale and rulers/ From Here to Cleveland Assignment

Monday 8/20 Institute Day *No school for students*

Tuesday 8/21 Welcome!/ Seating Charts/ Syllabus & Rules/Procedues

HW: Get syllabus signed by parent/guardian Due Monday

Wednesday 8/23 Name game/ Chain gang/ Begin Student Info Sheet

HW: Complete Student Info sheet Due Monday

Thursday 8/24 Why is social studies important assignment?/ Create poster

Friday 8/25 Internet Safety/ CNN Student News