"There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live..."

--John Adams

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Week 33: April 16-20, 2k18

Hey #Davis8, we leave behind Native America, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era and we enter the 20th Century...


Day 1
In Class:  Work on President Research Paper!  The Paper is due Tuesday when you arrive to class.  You only need one copy of the paper, a cover page, and a works cited page.  Check out the details below:

12 Font...Times New Roman...1 Inch margins...Double Spaced - 5 points if not done this way!

Do NOT Write in the First Person!  - 10 points if you do at any point in the paper

Cover Page Will Look Like The Following:  - 5 points if not done this way!
-Picture of the President
-Number and Name of President
-Terms in Office and Political Party
-Your Name

You Do Not Need MLA Format On The First Page!  - 5 points if not done this way!


You need a Works Cited page at the end of the paper.  Arrange in alphabetical order by author last name - 5 points if done incorrectly

BE SURE YOU HAVE PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION IN THE PAPER!!!  IF YOU DO NOT CITE YOUR SOURCES THROUGHOUT THE PAPER -30 POINTS


Day 2
In Class:  Welcome to the 20th Century -- Watching TR's video and answering the Q:  What makes Theodore Roosevelt the first "modern" president?  Explain your answer...


HW:  None

Day 2
In Class:  World War Won... World War Won Doc

  1. What is imperialism and how did it lead to World War Won?
  2. How did the United States get involved?
  3. Who was president during World War Won?
  4. What was the president’s message for getting involved in World War Won? Does the United States still live by this message today when entering war? Should the United States follow this method?
  5. What were new technologies in the war and how did they change warfare?
  6. What did the US do at home to promote the war?
  7. Why did the US pass the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
  8. How did the US treat German-Americans during the war?
  9. What was the purpose of Wilson’s Fourteen Points and how do we abide by these principles today?
Life in The Trench...

Technology in World War Won...


The United States in World War Won...

HW:  None

Day 3
In Class:  World War Won... World War Won Doc
  1. What is imperialism and how did it lead to World War Won?
  2. How did the United States get involved?
  3. Who was president during World War Won?
  4. What was the president’s message for getting involved in World War Won? Does the United States still live by this message today when entering war? Should the United States follow this method?
  5. What were new technologies in the war and how did they change warfare?
  6. What did the US do at home to promote the war?
  7. Why did the US pass the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
  8. How did the US treat German-Americans during the war?
  9. What was the purpose of Wilson’s Fourteen Points and how do we abide by these principles today?
HW:  None

Day 4
In Class:   Welcome to the Roaring Twenties! 

HW:  None