Objective: Students will understand the causes and effects of American imperialism on both the US and its territories.
February 16th
Objective- Students will understand the causes and effects of US imperialism in Asia and the Caribbean.
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Activity 1- American Imperialism 1890-1903
February 17th
Objective- Students will understand American imperialism in the Western Hemisphere
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Activity 1- finish yesterday's work
Homework- Read Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" and write a short essay response: How does the attitude expressed in this poem influence European and American imperialism? How does it influence their treatment of native peoples in their colonies?
February 18th
Objective- students will understand the causes of the Great War and America's eventual involvement in the war.
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Activity 1- Read Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" and write a short essay response: How does the attitude expressed in this poem influence European and American imperialism? How does it influence their treatment of native peoples in their colonies?
Activity 2- Read except on Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Canal
Homework- read US Punitive Expedition to Mexico
February 19th & 23rd
Objective-students will understand the roots of American imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s
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Activity 1- Notes on American Imperialism; readings on "Who Built the Panama Canal", "What Was the Big Stick?"
Activity 2- Read imperialism newspaper and answer questions.
Homework- Pershing v. Villa reading
February 24th
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Activity 1- Pershing v. Villa reading
Activity 2- Crash Course video on World War I (bring headphones)
Activity 3- discussion.
Activity 4-Notes on World War I
We will will watch video on American involvement in WWI
February 26th
WWI notes-start
February 25th
Propaganda posters-WWI
March 2
Objective: Finish notes on WWI
Activity 1-Watch America's WWI video
Activity 2-finish notes
February 16th
Objective- Students will understand the causes and effects of US imperialism in Asia and the Caribbean.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- American Imperialism 1890-1903
February 17th
Objective- Students will understand American imperialism in the Western Hemisphere
Bellringer- blog
Activity 1- finish yesterday's work
Homework- Read Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" and write a short essay response: How does the attitude expressed in this poem influence European and American imperialism? How does it influence their treatment of native peoples in their colonies?
February 18th
Objective- students will understand the causes of the Great War and America's eventual involvement in the war.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Read Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden" and write a short essay response: How does the attitude expressed in this poem influence European and American imperialism? How does it influence their treatment of native peoples in their colonies?
Activity 2- Read except on Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Canal
Homework- read US Punitive Expedition to Mexico
February 19th & 23rd
Objective-students will understand the roots of American imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Notes on American Imperialism; readings on "Who Built the Panama Canal", "What Was the Big Stick?"
Activity 2- Read imperialism newspaper and answer questions.
Homework- Pershing v. Villa reading
February 24th
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Pershing v. Villa reading
Activity 2- Crash Course video on World War I (bring headphones)
Activity 3- discussion.
Activity 4-Notes on World War I
We will will watch video on American involvement in WWI
February 26th
WWI notes-start
February 25th
Propaganda posters-WWI
March 2
Objective: Finish notes on WWI
Activity 1-Watch America's WWI video
Activity 2-finish notes