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· 1st Quarter Honors Research Paper is Due November 3rd. You must email your paper to Mr. Saccullo. Do not hand in a paper copy.
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8th Grade Social Studies Homework Calendar October/November 2008 Homework Calendar Archives: September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / May / June Printer Friendly Calendar |
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6. All Classes: The Age of Big Business. Case Study: Robber Barons or Captains of Industry? 20th Century History Game: The Rise of Big Business
Honors Homework #6: Chapter 19 Section 4 Page 575 Questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 Due Friday 10/10 Regents Homework #6: Organized Labor Homework sheet Due Friday 10/4 |
7 Regents Classes: Economics, Free Markets, Corporations, and Trusts in the Gilded Age Ž Vertical and Horizontal Integration Ž Supply and Demand Video Ž The Corporation Video Ž Stock and stockholders Ž Dividends Ž Monopolies and Trusts Ž Free Market, Free Enterprise, Capitalism Video Ž Socialism, Communism (Video)
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Field Trip to Ellis Island Arrive @ Samoset 5:15am |
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No School |
10. Regents Classes: The “New Immigrants” come to the Promised Land. |
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14. All Classes: Industrial Workers · Low wages, unsafe working conditions, long hours · Sweatshops, child labor · Formation of Labor Unions · Knights of Labor v. AFL · Samuel Gompers, collective bargaining · Failure of early unions, government resistance. · Haymarket Riot, Homestead Strike · Socialist and Eugene V. Debs · Pullman Strike Honors Homework #7: Chapter 20 Section 1 Page 587 Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Due Thursday 10/16
Regents Homework #7: Immigrants Homework sheet Due Thursday 10/16 |
15. All Classes: Understanding Political Cartoons
Regents Classes Test Review Sheet Due Thursday 10/16
Honors Classes Test Review Sheet Due Thursday 10/16 |
16. All Classes Test Review
Honors Homework #8: Chapter 20 Section 2 Page 595 Questions 1, 2, 3, 5 Due Monday 10/20 Regents Homework #8: Read 612-615 page 615 Questions 2, 3, 4, 5 Due Monday 10/20
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17. Test Today: Industrialization, Urbanization and Immigration
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20. Honors Classes: Project on Reform Movements Library today
Regents Classes: Life in the Changing Cities
Honors Homework #9: Chapter 20 Section 3 Page 602 Questions 1, 3, 4 & 5 Due Friday 10/24 Regents Homework #9: Homework sheet Due Tuesday 10/21 |
21 Honors Classes: Project on Reform Movements Library today
Regents Classes: Urbanization; An Age of Cites. Case Study Jacob Riis, “How the Other Half Lives” (Worksheet)
Honors Homework #10: Outline Chapter 18 Section 4 Due Wednesday 10/22 Regents Classes Homework #10: Read pages 630-632 Complete the Homework Handout Due Wednesday 10/22 |
22 Honors Classes: Project on Reform Movements Library today
Regents Classes: Problems in the Workplace. Case Study the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Worksheet).
Case Study: Jane Addams Honors Homework #11: Outline Chapter 21 Section 1 Due Friday 10/24 Regents Classes Homework #11: Read pages 633-636 Complete the Homework Handout Due Thursday 10/23 |
23 Honors Classes: Project on Reform Movements Library today
Political Bosses and Political Machines of the Big Cities. Case Study: Boss Tweed and the Political Cartoons of Thomas Nast
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24 Honors Classes: Project on Reform Movements Computer Lab Today
Regents Classes: Industrialization and the Need for Reform. Case Study: The Photos of Lewis Hine
Regents Classes Homework #12: Read pages 557-561 Page 561 answer Questions 2 and 5 Due Monday 10/27 |
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27 Honors Classes: Project on Reform Movements Library today
Regents Classes: Westward Expansion Native Peoples in Retreat. PowerPoint Presentation Bartels PowerPoint Presentation McGovern
Honors Homework #12: Outline Chapter 21 Section 2 Due Tuesday 10/24 Regents Classes Homework #13: Read pages 562-566 Page 566 answer Questions 1a,f,g, 3, 6 Due Tuesday 10/29 |
28 Honors Classes: Project on Reform Movements Library today
Regents Classes: Westward Expansion: Problems On the Farms. The Populists look to make reforms.
Reforming American Society Worksheet
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29 Regents Classes: Industrialization and the Need for Reform: The Progressive Movement (Video)
Honors Homework #13: Outline Chapter 21 Section 3 Due Friday 10/31
Regents Classes Homework #14: Read pages 638-643 Answer Questions 1a,b,c,d,e,h 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Due Friday 10/31 |
30 The Progressive Movement Reforms: The Muckrakers: Case Studies: The Jungle (text) by Upton Sinclair & The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida Tarbell, Jacob Riis “How the Other Half Lives” Photos and Text
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31 All Classes: Halloween Party Today and we will be covering:The Progressive Presidents: Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson
(Video)
Regents Classes Homework #15: Read pages 645-648 Answer Questions 1a,d, g, h 2, 5, Due Monday 11/3 |
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3. Political Bosses and Political Machines of the Big Cities. Case Study: Boss Tweed and the Political Cartoons of Thomas Nast
Honors 1st Quarter Research Paper Due Today If it is turned in late the following applies: Wed. –10pts, Thurs. –15pts Fri. –20pts. Zero if not turned in by Friday. Please be on time. If you are having problems contact Mr. Saccullo |
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No School Election Day |
5. Regents Classes: Problems in the Workplace. Case Study the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Worksheet).
Case Study: Jane Addams |
6. The Progressive Movement Reforms: The Muckrakers: Case Studies: The Jungle (text) by Upton Sinclair & The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida Tarbell, Jacob Riis “How the Other Half Lives” Photos and Text |
7. Regents Classes: Industrialization and the Need for Reform. Case Study: The Photos of Lewis Hine
End of the 1st Marking Quarter |
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10. Regents Classes: Industrialization and the Need for Reform. Case Study: The Photos of Lewis Hine
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12. The Progressive Presidents: Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson
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13. Regents Classes: The Progressive Movement: Picturing Women; Examining How Images of the dress reform movement as part of the Suffrage movement in America |
14. Regents Classes: The Progressive Movement: The Women's Suffrage Movement (Video)
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