Wednesday August 31, 2016

1.  Please sit down and get out your Chapter 7 vocabulary
2.  We will take the Vocabulary test--if your vocabulary is 100% complete, you may use it on the test.
3.  Turn it in on my desk when you finish and then get out your note packet--we will finish it today.
4.  Once we finish, you will work on Chapter 7 Review
5.  Chapter 7 Test on Friday!!

Tuesday August 30, 2016

1.  Please grab a source of immigration Sheet off the desk next to my desk.
2.  You will also need 2 sheets of computer paper
3.  You are going to be making bar graphs identifying the main sources of immigration from the years 1861-1890
4.  After we finish making the bar graph, you will have a part 2 to the project where you must answer 7 questions relating to immigrating.

Monday August 29, 2016

-Explain the role of political machines and political bosses.

-Describe how some politicians' greed and fraud cost taxpayers millions of dollars

-Explain the positions by the presidents to reform the spoils system

1.  Please get your note packet out, we will pick up where we left off.

2.  Chapter 7 Vocabulary due Wednesday, we will have our Vocabulary test that day.

Thursday August 25, 2016

-Explain how cities dealt with housing, transportation, sanitation, and safety issues
-Describe some of the organizations and people who offered help to urban immigrants
-Explain the role of political machines and political bosses
-Describe how some politicians'greed and fraud cost taxpayers millions of dollars

1.  We will take a quiz over section 1...all you need out is a pen.

2.  After we finish, we will begin discussing Urbanization and city politics in the 1900's

Wednesday August 24, 2016

-Describe the movement of immigrants to cities and the opportunities they found there
-Explain how cities dealt with housing, transportation, sanitation, and safety issues
-Describe some of the organizations and people who offered help to urban immigrants.

1.  Get out your note packet, we will pick up where we left off yesterday.

2.  Turn your syllabus in if you have yet to do so

August 23, 2016

-Identify immigrants countries of origin
-Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations
-Examine the causes & effects of the nativists' anti-immigrant sentiments

1.  Get a copy of the Chapter 7 Notes and begin discussing Immigration

2.  Grab a book from the back, we will have some time to work on Chapter 7 Vocabulary.

3.  Signed Syllabus is due tomorrow---if you have it today I will take them up when class begins.