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