The New Right: Discussion & Crash Course Vid

Today the 8:

• Discussed last night's reading on The New Right
• Viewed a Crash Course Video on The Rise of Conservatism during the 1960s/1970s (See above.)

Assignment for Monday (no class Friday) - Read the first 3 pages below on President Ronald Reagan (clicky clicky).

1. The Reagan Years
2. "Morning in America"
3. Reaganomics
4. Foreign and Domestic Entanglements
5. Life in the 1980s
6. The End of the Cold War

Presidents Ford & Carter + Economic Terminology + Crash Course Video on Ford & Carter + Articles on Carter & Other Presidents

Today the 8th Grader:

• Discussed key economic points (especially inflation & real wages) found on these Graphs-Carter-Reagan-Bush I-Clinton
• Viewed & discussed a Crash Course Video on Ford, Carter, & Malaise (See above.)
• Began reading 3 articles, two of them on President Jimmy Carter & one on U. S. Presidents from FDR to Reagan

Assignment for Wednesday: Finish reading the 3 articles begun in class.

Crash Course Video on Cold War + Brief Summary of the Cold War + Quiz Prep on Cold War

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On this day, the Gr8s:

• Viewed, pausing to discuss, a Crash Course Video on the Cold War
• Finished reading & discussing Brief Summary of the Cold War
• Collaboratively studied for tomorrow's Quiz over Brief Summary of the Cold War

Assignments

For Wednesday - Quiz over Brief Summary of the Cold War

For Monday- Quiz over Vocabulary - Brief Summary of the Cold War


For Future Reference

America in the 20th Century: The Cold War - 2:11:55 - YouTube

GD/ND Illustrations + Crash Course Vid on ND + Debate Prep

Today the Gr8 8s:

• Showed their illustrations of the Brief Descriptions of the Great Depression & New Deal
• Discussed some subsidiary issues such as "revenue," "expenditures," & "PROFIT."
• Began watching the Crash Course Video-The New Deal together and finished it later
• Were to watch it a second time and take notes for the upcoming New Deal Debate

Assignments

For Monday - View the Crash Course Video-The New Deal a total of at least 2 times & take Debate Notes: Was the New Deal effective in dealing with the Great Depression?

For Wednesday - Debate over the question, "Was Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal effective in dealing with the Great Depression?"

Quiz Return + New Deal Debate Prep + Crash Course Video on Great Depression

Today the 8th Graders

• Got back their graded GD/ND Quiz
• Chose sides for the debate over the question, "Was Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal effective in dealing with the Great Depression?"
• As no students wanted to answer "no," the teacher will defend the negative side against the students.
• Anticipated Debate Date: Wednesday, 12/9
• Watched, paused, and analyzed the Crash Course Video on the Great Depression.
• As we did not finish, students were to watch and take VideoNotes over the video.

Assignments
For Friday

• Finish watching and taking Videonotes over the Crash Course Video on the GD
• As you watch, take note of arguments you can use in the upcoming debate.

For Wednesday - Debate over the question, "Was Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal effective in dealing with the Great Depression?"

Roaring 20's, cont'd

Today the 8ths:

• Finished reading and discussing the Brief Summary of the Roaring Twenties
• Watched a Crash Course Video on the Roaring Twenties

• Collaborated on a Google Slides presentation illustrating people and concepts mentioned in the Brief Summary of the Roaring Twenties

Assignments

For Thursday - Collaborate on a slideshow on the Roaring 20s.

1. Find and label pictures illustrating as much of the Brief Summary of the Roaring 20s as you can. 
2. Do this on a Google Slides document.

For Friday - Quiz over Brief Summary of Roaring Twenties

All Quiet, cont'd + Crash Course on U. S. & WW I + Debate Prep on U. S. Entry

Today the 8ths:

• Viewed & discussed the next 15-20 minutes of the movie, All Quiet on the Western Front
• Viewed & discussed the first 7 minutes of the Crash Course Video on the U. S. & WW I
• Continued analyzing documents to prepare for next Wednesday's Debate on the question, "Should the United States have entered World War I?"
• Students are to prepare a Pro/Con Chart of the information they've been examining. - Due Wednesday, 10/14

Assignment for Tuesday - Have a wonderful 3-Day Weekend!

Crash Course Vids + Silent Debate on the Causes of World War I

Today the Great 8's:

• Viewed, periodically stopping to discuss, two Crash Course Videos on the Causes of World War I

• Held a Silent Debate on the question, "What was the most important cause of World War I?"

Assignment for Friday: Quiz over both sides of A Brief Summary of World War I

1. Learn all the textual material (words).
2. Learn the symbols at the top of p. 1.
3. Learn the opposing sides (Allies vs. Central Powers) on the map, plus what the other pictures show on the back of the handout.

Imperialism Quiz + Imp Deb Pre + Crash Course Imp Vid + Cartoons on Imperialism + Primary Sources on Imperialism Debate + The Call of the Wild

Today the 8ths:

• Took a Quiz over A Brief Summary of U. S. Overseas Imperialism
• Continued taking Debate Prep Notes from the Brief Summary
• Watched the Crash Course Video - American Imperialism

• Examined cartoons on U. S. Overseas Imperialism
• Began highlighting Pro-Imp & Anti-Imp primary sources on U. S. Overseas Imperialism
• Continued two assignments on Jack London's The Call of the Wild
• Events That Changed Buck - through Ch. 2
• My Map of Buck's Itinerary - through Ch. 2

Assignments for Monday

• Have the Events That Changed Buck and My Map of Buck's Itinerary completed
• Continue preparing for the ImpDeb
• Have a great weekend!