Schedule for the Week - 12/15 - 12/19

Chapter 16 - The Gilded Age ( 1877 - 1900)

***This chapter will focus on the time period in the United States when despite the large economic and population booms and everything on the surface looked great in America, there was political corruption, corporate corruption and social injustices were widespread but covered up by America's progress.

Schedule for the Week


Monday - 12/15

• Introduce Chapter 16 - Section 1
• Class activity & worksheet

Tuesday - 12/16

• Read Chapter 16 - Section 1 & 2(pages 520 - 532)
• Complete 2 handouts

Wednesday - 12/17

• QUIZ - Chapter 16 - sections 1 & 2
• Read Chapter 16 - section 3 (pages 533 - 539)

Thursday - 12/18

• Finish Chapter 16 & Review for Test
• Complete 2 handouts

Friday - 12/19

• TEST - Chapter 16 - The Gilded Age

Schedule for the Week - 12/7 - 12/12

***DECEMBER 7th  -  PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY***

On this day and date 73 years ago today(Sunday Dec 7, 1941), the Japanese launched 353 planes to conduct a surprise attack on the American military bases on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu specifically our naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack began at 7:55am Hawaiian time and lasted about 90 minutes. When the attack was over the United States lost over 2,300 soldiers and sailors, another 1,140 plus military personnel wounded, about 325 planes damaged or destroyed and 19 ships damaged or sunk. This event forever altered/changed the course of American history and our role in world affairs.

Schedule for the Week

Monday - 12/8 thru Wednesday - 12/10

• Finish watching the mini series - "Into the  West"
• Keep working on Chapter 15 - study guide
• Review for Chapter 15 - Test

Thursday - 12/11

• TEST - Chapter 15 - Into the West

Friday - 12/12

• Start Chapter 16 - The Guilded Age (1877 - 1900)
• Progress Reports for 2nd Interim will be passed out at the end of the day