November 30 - Finish Progressive Presidents

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you beautiful people!  Happy Friday!  Today in class we will finish researching and comparing the three progressive presidents, Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.  Once we finish the comparative portion of the graphic organizer we will be writing an argumentative paragraph.  Time to break out those writing skills!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objetives:

1. Compare and contrast the presidential administrations of T. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson
2. Analyze and determine which of these presidents was most progressive and write an argumentative paragraph stating and defending our claim

Agenda:

1. HT #47
2. Start Progressive Presidents Graphic Organizer
1. SUBMIT TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM BEFORE LEAVING TODAY

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you learned something new and interesting today!  Take care and have a great weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-30-2018 PPT

November 29 - Progressive Presidents Pt 1

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you beautiful people!  I hope that everyone is doing well!  Today in class we will be researching and comparing the three progressive presidents, Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.  We will take a look at each president's administration and then we will determine which of the three we believe is MOST progressive.  This will involve both some research as well as some argumentative writing skills.  I hope you enjoy!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objetives:

1. Compare and contrast the presidential administrations of T. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson
2. Analyze and determine which of these presidents was most progressive and write an argumentative paragraph stating and defending our claim

Agenda:

1. Finish Discussion: The Progressive Era
2. HTC #6
3. Start Progressive Presidents Graphic Organizer

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you learned something new and interesting today!  Have a great evening and take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-29-2018 PPT

November 28 - Finish Progressive Era Notes

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will finish our discussion of the Progressive Era.  I hope that you have found this interesting so far, it is a pivotal moment in our Nation's history!  Let's do this!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Analyze the causes and effects of the Progressive movement on the United States in the 320th century

Agenda:

1. Collect Newspaper Project
2. HT #46
3. Discussion: The Progressive Era
4. HTC #6

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you have a great rest of your day!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-28-2018 PPT

November 27 - Start Progressivism

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be talking about the Progressive movement!  This is a fun one and definitely shapes the course of U.S. History all the way through today!  I hope that you all are ready to go!  Let's do this!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Analyze the causes and effects of the Progressive movement on the United States in the 320th century

Agenda:

1. HT #46
2. Discussion: The Progressive Era

Homework:

1. Newspaper Project due in class tomorrow!
1. Make sure you follow ALL guidelines for turning in the hard copy!

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you have a great rest of your day!  Take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-27-2018 PPT

November 26 - Continue Newspaper Project

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back and great to see you beautiful people after a long weekend apart!  I hope that you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday!  Today in class we will continue working on our Newspaper Projects.  This will be your last full work day in class so make sure you use it well!  This is still due tomorrow in class until I give you directions otherwise.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Write an historical article describing and event from the Gilded Age that reflects the bias of a particular persona

Agenda:

1. News Paper Project Directions
1. Work on your Headline and Secondary Newspaper Articles

Homework:

1. Newspaper Project due tomorrow!
1. Newspaper Project Cover Sheet
2. Newspaper Project Grading Rubric
3. Newspaper Templates
1. Newspaper Template
2. Changing Times Template
3. Colonial Times Template

That's all for the day folks!  Make sure you coordinate your work so that you can turn in your project tomorrow!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-26-2018 PPT

November 21 - Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back and great to see you beautiful people!  Today in class we will continue working on our Newspaper Projects.  This project is due after the Thanksgiving Holiday so I hope that you are ready to go and finish up!  You only get one class day before this is due after the break so plan accordingly!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Write an historical article describing and event from the Gilded Age that reflects the bias of a particular persona

Agenda:

1. HT #45
2. News Paper Project Directions
1. Work on your Headline and Secondary Newspaper Articles

Homework:

1. Newspaper Project due Tuesday November 27
1. Newspaper Project Cover Sheet
2. Newspaper Project Grading Rubric

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you got a lot done and feel good about your product so far!  Make sure you coordinate your work so that you can turn in your project on time!  Take care and have a happy Thanksgiving holiday!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-21-2018 PPT

November 20 - Newspaper Project Work time

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back and great to see you beautiful people!  Today in class we will continue working on our Newspaper Projects.  This project is due after the Thanksgiving Holiday so I hope that you are ready to go and finish up!  Lots of work to do these next couple of days.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Write an historical article describing and event from the Gilded Age that reflects the bias of a particular persona

Agenda:

1. HT #44
2. News Paper Project Directions
1. Work on your Headline and Secondary Newspaper Articles

Homework:

1. Newspaper Project due Tuesday November 27
1. Newspaper Project Cover Sheet
2. Newspaper Project Grading Rubric

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you got a lot done and feel good about your product so far!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-20-2018 PPT

November 19 - Newspaper Article Work Time

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back and great to see you all!  I hope that everyone had a great weekend!  Today in class we will continue working on our Newspaper Projects.  Your first article should be done and ready to go, and you should have received a check from me before you left on Friday.  This project is due after the Thanksgiving Holiday so I hope that you are ready to go and finish up!  Lots of work to do these next couple of days.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Write an historical article describing and event from the Gilded Age that reflects the bias of a particular persona

Agenda:

1. HT #43
2. News Paper Project Directions
1. Work on your Headline and Secondary Newspaper Articles

Homework:

1. Newspaper Project due Tuesday November 27
1. Newspaper Project Cover Sheet
2. Newspaper Project Grading Rubric

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you got a lot done and feel good about your product so far!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-19-2018 PPT

November 15 - First Newspaper Article

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be writing our first article for the Newspaper Project.  This will take place over the next couple of days and will be a major component of your late semester grade so make sure you put the time in to do it right!  I look forward to seeing your work!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Review the Populist Party Platform and Agenda
2. Write an historical article describing an event from the Gilded Age that reflects bias of a particular persona

Agenda:

1. HT #41
2. News Paper Project Directions
1. First Newspaper Article

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you are getting work done and enjoying the project!  Take care and have a great day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-15-2018 PPT

November 14 - Newspaper Project Work Time

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Today in class we will begin the first major portion of the Newspaper Project.  This will take place over the next couple of days and will be a major component of your late semester grade so make sure you put the time in to do it right!  I look forward to seeing your work!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Review the Populist Party Platform and Agenda
2. Write an historical article describing an event from the Gilded Age that reflects bias of a particular persona

Agenda:

1. HT #40
2. Review Populist Party Agenda
3. News Paper Project Directions
1. First Newspaper Article

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you are getting work done and enjoying the project!  Take care and have a great day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-14-2018 PPT

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November 6-9 - Introduce Gilded Age Newspaper Project

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be doing a variety of activities to set up and prepare to work on our Gilded Age Newspaper Project.  That means that we will be doing some discussions to examine society during Gilded Age American History and we will also be doing some activities to research and prepare a fictional historical persona that will be writing newspaper articles exhibiting bias appropriate to the time.  This is a pretty beefy project and will involve multiple components that will be brought together in a beautiful project.  I am very excited to start this and see what you all can do!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Research and establish a Gilded Age persona in preparation for a bias based newspaper project
2. Examine the roots of reform in modern America

Agenda:

1. HT #35-37
2. Discussion: The Gilded Age
3. Newspaper Project Directions
1. Persona Worksheet (Newspaper Project Part 1)
4. Discussion: Politics and Reform
5. Populist Party Agenda (Class/Homework Assignment)
1. Textbook Chapter 3

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that this has been a fun experience so far.  I am excited to see the depth of your imagination as well as historical perspective!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-6-9-2018 PPT

November 5 - Introduction to Bias

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  So Today in class we will be taking care of what we did not get to on Friday, and be talking about bias and then we will also be talking about the history of reform and populism in America.  These are some of the most influential roots of reform in the modern era.  This should be good stuff!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Analyze and describe the various forms of bias
2. Examine the roots of reform in Modern America

Agenda:

1. HT #34
2. Introduction to bias
3. Discussion: Politics and Reform in America
4. Populist Party Platform

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you are doing well and recovering from your weekend!  Take care and have a great day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-5-2018 PPT

November 1 - Finish Industrialization and Labor in America

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Today in class we will be wrapping up the discussion from yesterday.  If we have time we will be doing some work on examining John D. Rockefeller in primary sources.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Analyze the changes that occurred in the U.S. as a result of the 2nd industrial revolution

Agenda:

1. HT #33
2. Finish Discussion: Industrialization and Labor in America
3. John D. Rockefeller Activity

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for today folks!  We are almost to the weekend!  Have a great evening and take care!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

11-1-2018 PPT