Day 39 (December 21)

Today we:
(1) Had a class party.

Day 38 (December 19 & 20)

Today we:
(1) Presented and turned in our Ancestor Reports.

Day 37 (December 17 & 18)

Today we:
(1) Finished the movie 'Newsies'; and
(2) Covered Ch. 19 Notes and PPT about Progressivism.

Day 36 (December 13 & 14)

Today we:
(1) Continued watching the movie 'Newsies.'

Day 35 (December 11 & 12)

Today we:
(1) Covered Chapter 18 (Imperialism) and viewed the PPT. Chapter 18 dealt with American expansionism, the Spanish-American War, Hearst and Pulitzer, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Panama Canal, among other things;
(2) Viewed and quickly discussed the Newsies PPT; and
(3) Started watching the movie 'Newsies.'

Day 34 (December 7 & 10)

Today we:
(1) Took a quiz on Ellis Island and Angel Island;
(2) Did Immigration readings in groups (5 different readings) and then reported on them; and
(3) Created a political cartoon or drawing about immigration.

Day 33 (December 5 & 6)

Today we:
(1) Took a quiz on Ch. 16 - Immigration;
(2) Did two readings - one on Ellis Island and the other on Angel Island; and
(3) Viewed and discussed the Immigration PPT.

Day 32 (December 3 & 4)

Today we:
(1) Introduced the chapter on Immigration;
(2) Received our Ancestor/Recipe project sheet; and
(3) Did the Push/Pull Factors & Immigration Periods worksheet.