Thursday, January 30, 2014

Day 48 - January 30, 2014

Today we:
(1) Turned in our 1920s Heroes Comic Strip;
(2) Turned in the 'Daily Life in the 1920s' notes;
(3) Took a quiz on our notes; and
(4) Watched 'The Century: America's Time - 1920-1929 - Boom to Bust.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Day 47 - January 28, 2014

Today we:
(1) Finished the worksheet 'Daily Life in the 1920s' and the PPT (quiz next time);
(2) Heard a story;
(3) Watched Abbott and Costello - Who's On First?;
(4) Viewed the 1920s Heroes/Personalities PPT; and
(5) Got the assignment to pick one of the personalities and do a 5-slide cartoon strip about them.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Day 46 - January 23, 2014

Today we:
(1) Turned in our slang letters;
(2) Got extra credit if we shared our slang letters with the class;
(3) Worked on Daily Life in the 1920s sheet and PPT (6-12); and
(4) Watched 'America: The Story of Us - Boom' (17:15 - end).

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Day 45 - January 21, 2014

Today we:
(1) Did an introductory discussion of the 1920s;
(2) Did Daily Life in the 1920s sheet and PPT (1-5); and
(3) Received the Jazz Age Glossary of slang terms and were assigned to write a letter or story using at least 30 of the slang terms from the paper.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Day 43 - January 14, 2014

Today we:
(1) Finished WWI Key Terms and PPT (34 - end);
(2) Finished 'The Century - America's Time - Shell Shock' (41:20 - end);
(3) Looked at examples of WWI propaganda posters (from Schaber's CD-ROM); and
(4) Got the assignment to make our own WWI propaganda poster (due next time).

Friday, January 10, 2014

Day 42 - January 10, 2014

Today we:
(1) Did WWI Key Terms and PPT (21 - 33); and
(2) Watched 'The Century - America's Time - Shell Shock' (18:30 - 41:20).

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Day 41 - January 8, 2014

Today we:
(1) Reviewed the WWI discussion we had last time;
(2) Went over the 'Dot' worksheet;
(3) Covered WWI Key Terms and PPT (9-20); and
(4) Watched 'The Century - America's Time - Shell Shock' (0-18:30).

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Day 40 - January 6, 2014

Today we:
(1) Did an intro into WWI with a discussion on the Archduke and his assassination;
(2) Did WWI Key Terms and PPT (1-8); and
(3) Got the 'Dot' sheet.