Mr. Klopfenstein’s History Blog

We graded chapters 27 and 28 on the study guide. That turned out to be only chapter 27 in the 13th edition.  You will not need to read pp 654-678 for block day and Friday, nor will you be responsible for chapter 28 on the unit 5 test.

We then considered the challenges of the Panama Canal.

Students watched the film Hawaii’s Last Queen about events leading up to the U.S. annexation of Hawaii.

Important Announcements-

• You will not need to read pp. 654-678 in chapter 28.  This material will be included in unit 6.
• You will want to review the assignment The Farmers’ Dilemma as this material provides the basis for the unit 5 DBQ.

Students played the roles of African-Americans born into slavery in 1845. They were asked to imagine being introduced for the first time to the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. They then chose partners, and took the role of one of the two leaders, and after preparing, each interviewed the other. As a class, we discussed the main ideas of each leader, and evaluated the strengths, and possible weaknesses of the two approaches.

• From this point forward, there will be daily reading assignments. For next week students will be responsible for the following:
  • 1/29- pp. 626-637
  • 1/30- pp. 638-653
  • 1/31, 2/1- pp. 654-666
  • 2/2- pp. 666-678.

• Review questions are now posted for the unit 5 objective test at TheTestingCenter.com. See me if you have lost your password. These questions are not the same ones that will appear on the test, but cover the same content.

I discussed the Quantity Theory of Money, and discussed specific issues of Populists with respect to money supply during the late 19th century. During the last part of the period, students worked to complete Discourse lessons for chapters 23, 24, 25, and 26.

We graded chapters 25 and 26 of the study guide. Students then worked to complete chapters 23, 24, and 25 in Discourse.

I talked about Jacob Riis, the Mulberry Bend section on New York, the publication of How the Other Half Lives, and the impact of reporters and photographers who focused on social issues.

We discussed the rise of labor unions, including the National Labor Union, the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor, and the Industrial Workers of the World.