Thursday, February 20, 2020

The Roaring 20s, Day 4 - Class Recap


This is a photo I took in 2015 at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

Hi everyone,

Welcome back from your long Presidents Day weekend! We continued our work in understanding how America was changed in the 1920s. Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
KNOWLEDGE ALT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.

Soundtrack: "I Will Get There" by Boyz II Men. Selected for today because it might seem like a long way left to go in the semester, but you will get there! Also, because this song was made to help advertise a movie: the Prince of Egypt. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 2/20/20:
News Brief - Krystal
Cartoon Analysis
Business of America
Work Time

Homework: Read the blog! Know your grade (updated on StudentVUE) and how to improve it, if possible! Next news brief: Ruben.

News Brief: Krystal had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: KFOR.com - Oklahoma woman accused of burning, biting, and punching 1-month-old baby. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.

The next news brief was assigned to Ruben.

Today's Black History Month fact is that on February 19, 1942 the Army Air Corps' all African American 100th Pursuit Squadron, later designated a fighter squadron, was activated at Tuskegee Institute. The squadron later served in England and Europe during WWII.

As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):


Cartoon Analysis: Last class, we ended by looking at some political cartoons from the 1920s. We continued to work with them in class today. Here are the cartoons and the assignment that went with it:


We finished going through this analysis in class (if we did not last class). Please keep this to use later in the unit, as with all work with the 1920s!

Business of America: To continue our rhythm with this unit of notes then an activity, we looked at how business changed during 1920s America. The presentation we went through in class as students took Cornell Notes is here:


Through this presentation, we learned about the impact of mass advertising and new consumer products. I will introduce a new assignment related to this, next class! Thanks, everyone!
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Friday, February 14, 2020

The Roaring 20s, Day 3 - Class Recap


Today is the State of Oregon's 161th birthday! This is a photo I took at Trillium Lake by Mt. Hood. I have no idea who the boy fishing is, but loved the scene.

Dear class,

We continued our unit on the "Roaring" 1920s in class and celebrated Oregon's birthday! Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
KNOWLEDGE ALT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.

Soundtrack: "Love Language" by Talib Kweli and Hi Tek. Selected for today because of it being Valentine's Day today and because of the ongoing Black History Month of black artists as the soundtrack. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 2/14/20:
News Brief - SK
Forecasting
Politics in the 1920s
Cartoon Analysis

Homework: Read the blog! Know your grade (updated on StudentVUE) and how to improve it, if possible! Next news brief: Krystal.

News Brief: SK had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: CNN.com - Michael Avenatti has been found guilty on all counts in Nike extortion trial. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.

Krystal was assigned to do the next news brief.

Today's Black History Month fact is that on February 14, 1817 (203 years ago today), Frederick Douglass (who was a black intellectual and abolitionist, born into slavery and who taught himself to read) was born - or, at least, it's the day he claimed, as there was no record of his birth under slavery.

As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):


Forecasting: Because students received forecasting forms in Community on Wednesday, I wanted to make sure to take the time in class to go through Social Studies course options for everyone. Here's the presentation I went through (which every Social Studies teacher is doing, as well):


I was happy to take questions and also sign forecasting sheets if students were ready. The forms are not due in Community until February 26th, so there is still plenty of time!

Politics of the 1920s: We started this section by looking at some of the scandals that were a part of President Harding's administration in the early 1920s (including the famous Teapot Dome scandal):



To continue our dive into learning about various aspects of the 1920s, we went through this PowerPoint together as students took Cornell Notes:


We finished the presentation in class, and made a summary of notes (using the Cornell Notes process). As I said in class, you will be using all of your notes from this unit (and the Great Depression) to write a final in class essay, in a Documents Based Question format.

Cartoon Analysis: We did not get the chance to do this in class, due to the forecasting conversation, so you will have the chance to do this next class.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

The Roaring 20s, Day 2 - Class Recap


Today, we learned about the Roaring 20s and the advance of air travel as a technology. I LOVE flying, and used to work at the airport in Portland! Photo taken at St. Maarten in the Caribbean in 2009.

Dear class,

Hello again! We continued our work with innovation in the United States, specifically during the "Roaring" 1920s. Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:
KNOWLEDGE ALT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.

Soundtrack: "Refuge (When It's Cold Outside)" by John Legend. Selected for today in continuation of the recognition of black artists as a part of Black History Month and because of the lack of any accumulating snow this year. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 2/12/2020:
News Brief - Emily
Roaring 20s
Air Travel
Work Time

Homework: Read the blog! Know your grade (updated on StudentVUE) and how to improve it, if possible! Finish the air travel assignment if you did not in class. Next news brief: SK.

News Brief: Emily had the news brief today, but was late to class, so I filled in and selected an article about this story to talk about: NYTimes.com - Latest Updates: New Hampshire Primaries. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.

SK was assigned to do the next news brief.

Today's Black History Month fact is that on February 12, 1909 (111 years ago, today): the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.

I also passed back grades from the American Dream Revisited unit Socratic Seminar. If you missed class for the day of the seminar, the expectation is that you make up the assignment by writing a reflection (I passed out the prompt for this in class). If you would like to revise your Socratic Seminar preparation packet and resubmit for a better grade, you are welcome to!

As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):


Roaring 20s: Last class, I went through most of this PowerPoint with the class as students took notes:


We finished the presentation in class, and made a summary of notes (using the Cornell Notes process).

Air Travel: Next, I showed students how air travel in the 1920s made many rapid advances and became a mode of transportation for people who could afford it:


As a part of this, I told everyone about my fondness for this invention, while showing my FlightMemory map of places I have visited via air travel. Here was the worksheet that was due in class about the innovation of air travel (especially as it relates to United States geography):


This should have been fairly straightforward for everyone - the advance of air travel made it MUCH quicker to get from place to place in the United States.

Work Time: Finally, at the end of class, I gave students work time and explained some of my favorite websites for finding great airline deals! Here is the presentation that I went through and tried to guide students with:


DISCLAIMER: This information may be out of date - I take no responsibility for any use of this. It is just to help think creatively about air travel (as people in the 1920s were definitely doing)!

Aviation is such an amazing innovation! See you next class!
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