Studying for the Roaring Twenties Test (CH 20-21)

The Roaring Twenties Test is Thursday, January 16 on google classroom/forms.

All Tests are 100% based on class notes and discussions.  The notes are based on the book "The Americans" Chapter 20 and 21 and other sources.  Text links given each day.

For the 14 multiple choice, choose the best answer!  If you need to, eliminate wrong answers to find the best answer!  For the 3 open response questions, write a logical response to the question answering all parts of the question and use a specific historical example discussed in our class to prove you know.  

Cheating in any form is prohibited.  This test judges what you know on test day.  Test corrections will be allowed after grading is complete, so no need to cheat or plagiarize anyway!  Also, test corrections should decrease the test anxiety!  Once the test is graded, Mr. Cook will "release the grade and comments", and you will be sent an email (from google forms which gives feedback on manually entered point deductions).  Mr. Cook will also tell the students that the email has been sent in class once they are all done.  To prepare for a potential test correction, at that point students should study the released test and see Mr. Cook at an appropriate time for studying help also as Multiple Choice questions do not offer feedback.  Test corrections are only accepted on paper.  On test corrections explain why the correct answer is indeed correct.  Do not just list it.  Thanks.

Multiple choice and open response questions are based on notes but also on the course essential questions below!  When studying on your own, try to come up with everything they know for each essential question pertaining to our recently studied unit.  

The Essential Questions are below. 

1. How has the idea of The American Dream influenced the lives of Americans and how has its definition changed over time?

2. How have various groups attempted to Access Their Rights and how have they been Opposed?

3. How is Power acquired and what measures does it take to Protect Itself?

4. How does the drive to acquire Wealth influence America?

5. How have the Costs of War affected the development of America?

6. Where does the drive for Expansion come from and what is its impact on America and the rest of the world?

7. How have citizens affected the growth and change of Political Parties and Government?

8. How has the rise of Mass Media influenced and transformed Culture?

9. How have advances in Technology impacted the development of the country and the American people?

    10.  How does Content Knowledge change or reinforce how you see your 

           values and decisions in your role as a citizen?

2024-2025 Midterm review sheet

Friday, February 7- Last day of Quarter 2!  Deadline for quarter 2 work, makeup, re-submissions, etc.

2024-2025 Midterm schedule:

Monday, February 10

G- 8:00-9:30 AM

F- 10:00- 11:30 AM

E- 12:30-2:00 PM

Tuesday, February 11

D- 8:00-9:30 AM

C- 10:00- 11:30 AM

Wednesday, February 12

B- 8:00-9:30 AM

A- 10:00- 11:30 AM

The midterm exam is comprised of 53 multiple choice questions worth 76 points total based on the unit tests and the most recent unit notes (Great Depression and New Deal).  The exam is also comprised of 1 open response question worth 9 points based on a course essential question.  There is one essay question based on Essential questions as well and it is worth 15 points.  Rubrics are provided.  These questions require specific examples and explanations to show knowledge pertaining to the question from 1877 until the 1930's.    Below are the essential question-based open response questions you may see.

Essential Question #1- How has the Idea of the American Dream influenced the lives of Americans and how does it evolve over time?

-With Immigration 1877-1930's?

-For farmers?

-For middle class?

Essential Question #2- Explain an example from 1877-1930's of one of the below groups attempting to access their rights and/or how they were opposed.

-Women

-African Americans

-Native Americans

Essential Question #3- Give an example 1877-1930's of how is Power acquired and what measures does it take to Protect Itself?

Essential Question #4- Give an example from 1877-1930's of the accumulation of wealth in US History and explain why it is important.

-Unions

-Boston Police Strike

- Industrialists

Essential Question #5- How have the negative and positive effects of war affected the development of America?

-Spanish American War (1898)

-Philippine American War (1899)

-Boxer Rebellion (1900)

-WWI (1917-1918 (US Involvement))

Essential Question #6- Explain one of the below examples from 1877-1930's of US Imperialism.

-Hawaii

-Alaska

-Puerto Rico

-Cuba

-Philippines

-Panama Canal

Essential Question #7- Give one specific example from 1877-1930's of the importance of a political party or movement in US History?

Essential Question #8- Explain one of the below examples from 1877-1930's of mass media being influential in America.

-Newspaper

-Radio

Essential Question #9- Give one strong example 1877-1930's of an advancement in transportation technology and explain how it impacted the American people?

-Railroad

-Automobile

-Airplane

Essential Question #10- How does the historical content change or reinforce how you see your values and decisions in your role in society (Civic identity- This part will have you evaluate Constitutional amendments 14-22, Presidencies, the New Deal, etc.)

Study your tests from the first half of this year!  The Multiple choice questions and open response questions come from notes based on the following units and chapters:

• Reconstruction, Westward Expansion and Industrialization (Chapters 12, 13 and 14 of "the Americans" textbook)
• Immigration, Urbanization and Modernization of the late 1800's (Chapters 15 and 16 of "the Americans" textbook)
• Progressivism and Imperialism (Chapters 17 and 18 of "the Americans" textbook)
• WWI (Chapter 19 of "the Americans" textbook)
• Roaring Twenties (Chapters 20 and 21 of "the Americans" textbook)
• Great Depression and New Deal (Chapters 22 and 23 of "the Americans" textbook)

Map section- Know the location of:

-Mexico

-Cuba

-Puerto Rico

-Panama

-China

-Philippines

Study for WWI Test (Chapter 19 of The Americans)

 WWI Test is Thursday, December 19 on google classroom/forms.

All Tests are 100% based on class notes and discussions.  The notes are based on the book "The Americans" and other sources.  Text links given each day.

The test is made up of 25 multiple choice and 6 short open response questions.  For multiple choice, choose the best answer!  If you need to, eliminate wrong answers to find the best answer!  For open response, write a logical response to the question using a specific historical example discussed in our class to prove you know and always answer all parts of the question.

Cheating in any form is prohibited.  This test judges what you know on test day.  Test corrections will be allowed after grading is complete, so no need to cheat or plagiarize anyway!  Also, test corrections should decrease the test anxiety!  Once the test is graded, Mr. Cook will "release the grade and comments", and you will be sent an email (from google forms which gives feedback on manually entered point deductions).  Mr. Cook will also tell the students that the email has been sent in class once they are all done.  To complete test corrections, at that point students should study the released test and see Mr. Cook at an appropriate time for studying help also as Multiple Choice questions do not offer feedback.   Multiple choice and open response questions are based on notes but also on the course essential questions below!    When studying on your own, try to come up with everything they know for each essential question pertaining to our recently studied unit.  

The Essential Questions showcased on the test are below. 

Essential Question #5- Explain the positive and negative outcomes of WWI for the USA

Former Essential Question #5- How has the rise and fall of the Industry / Labor and the Labor Movement shaped the American work environment and Economy? Be able to explain the assembly line, and women working in factories leading to high production rates and eventually women's rights!

Essential Question #6- Where does the drive for Expansion come from and what is its impact on America and the rest of the world?

Specifically- What was the policy on Interventionism and Imperialism before WWI? How does this lead to US involvement in WWI?

Essential Question #8- How has the rise of Mass Media influenced and transformed Culture? Specifically how did the sinking of the Lusitania and how it was reported impact American history? How did Propaganda impact the US?

Essential Question #9- How have advances in Technology impacted the development of the country and the American people? Be able to explain the weapons that affected WWI heavily and the weapons that did not play a major role in WWI but did afterward.

Essential Question #10- Civic Identity- Be able to evaluate US involvement

in the League of Nations after WWI and United Nations after WWII.

WWI map assignment

American History 10- Chapter 19 WWI Map Assignment

Student learning objective- Students will locate countries involved in WWI and will identify boundary and country changes on the map due to WWI.

Purpose: In class, we will discuss these countries.  It does not make sense to discuss countries as much if you do not know where they are in the world.

Directions:  Label the countries on the blank map.  The map is due 12/11.  These are to prepare for the WWI map quiz 12/13.  Use the maps on pages 581 and 606 to identify the locations of countries below.  For each different map, there is a list of countries that will be on the quiz.  WWI Map quiz is 12/13 and you might only see boldfaced countries.  Use the book to study.  Use the below games to study.  Let me know if you need anything.

Europe in 1914 (Use page 581):

Chapter 19 Section 1

Countries:

• Spain
• Great Britain
• France
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Switzerland
• Italy
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Serbia
• Romania
• Bulgaria
• Ottoman Empire
• Russia

Europe in 1918 (Use page 606):

Chapter 19 Section 4

Countries:

• Spain
• Great Britain
• France
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Switzerland
• Italy
• Germany
• East Prussia (Germany)
• Poland
• Estonia
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Czechoslovakia
• Austria
• Hungary
• Yugoslavia
• Albania
• Greece
• Romania
• Bulgaria
• Turkey
• Russia

After completing, use these or other online map quizzes to prepare:

https://www.purposegames.com/game/the-countries-of-europe-1914

https://www.purposegames.com/game/europe-in-1918-quiz

Studying for the Progressivism and Imperialism Test (Chapter 17 and 18 of "The Americans)

The Progressivism and Imperialism Test is Thursday, December 5 in class on google forms and is a 2nd quarter summative grade!  The Test is 100% notes-based, other than a map section based on the US Imperialism map.  Class notes for this unit were based on Chapter 17 and 18 of "The Americans" textbook.  Textbooks can be borrowed any time from 2216!  Also, the links to the textbook are shared each class block!  The test contains 28 multiple choice and 6 short open response questions in CP1. The CP2 test has 31 Multiple Choice and 3 open response.  For multiple choice, choose the best answer!  If you need to, eliminate wrong answers to find the best answer!  For open response, write a logical response to the question using a specific historical example discussed in our class to prove you know.  Cheating in any form is prohibited.  This test judges what you know on test day.  Test corrections will be allowed after grading is complete, so no need to cheat or plagiarize anyway!  Also, test corrections should decrease the test anxiety!  Once the test is graded, Mr. Cook will "release the grade and comments", and you will be sent an email (from google forms which gives feedback on manually entered point deductions).  Mr. Cook will also tell the students that the email has been sent in class once they are all done.  See Mr. Cook at an appropriate time for studying help also as Multiple Choice questions do not offer feedback.    Multiple choice and open response questions are based on notes but also on the course essential questions below!  

US History II 10 Essential Questions (From syllabus) relevant to our Progressivism and Imperialism Test

**Indicates Short Answer Question on the test

1. How has the idea of The American Dream influenced the lives of Americans and how has its definition changed over time?

2. How have various groups attempted to Access Their Rights and how have they been Opposed?

3. How is Power acquired and what measures does it take to Protect Itself?

4. How does the drive to acquire Wealth influence America?

5. How have the Costs of War affected the development of America? **

6. Where does the drive for Expansion come from and what is its impact on America and the rest of the world? **

7. How have citizens affected the growth and change of Political Parties and Government? **

8. How has the rise of Mass Media influenced and transformed Culture? **

9. How have advances in Technology impacted the development of the country and the American people?

    10.  How does Content Knowledge change or reinforce how you see your 

           values and decisions in your role as a citizen? **

Studying for Immigration, Urbanization and Modernization of the Late 1800's Test (Chapter 15 and 16 of "The Americans)

The Immigration, Urbanization and Modernization of the Late 1800's Test is Tuesday, October 22 in class on google forms.  The Test is 100% notes-based.  Class notes for this unit were based on Chapter 15 and 16 of "The Americans" textbook.  Textbooks can be borrowed any time from 2216!  Also, the links to the textbook are shared each class block!  The test contains 22 multiple choice and 7 short open response questions in CP1 D block. CP2 C block has 21 multiple choice and 6 short answers.  For multiple choice, choose the best answer!  If you need to, eliminate wrong answers to find the best answer!  For open response, write a logical response to the question using a specific historical example discussed in our class to prove you know.  Cheating in any form is prohibited.  This test judges what you know on test day.  Test corrections written on paper (never typed) can be completed after grading is complete, so no need to cheat or plagiarize anyway!  Also, test corrections should decrease the test anxiety!  Once the test is graded, Mr. Cook will "release the grade and comments", and you will be sent an email (from google forms which gives feedback on manually entered point deductions).  Mr. Cook will also tell the students that the email has been sent in class once they are all done.  To prepare for a potential test correction, at that point students should study the released test and see Mr. Cook at an appropriate time for studying help also as Multiple Choice questions do not offer feedback.  Turn in test corrections before the end of the quarter 11/4.  Multiple choice and open response questions are based on notes but also on the course essential questions below!  The course essential questions are below.

US History II 10 Essential Questions (From syllabus) relevant to our Reconstruction, Westward Expansion and Industrialization of the late 1800's Test

1. How has the idea of The American Dream influenced the lives of Americans and how has its definition changed over time?

2. How have various groups attempted to Access Their Rights and how have they been Opposed?

3. How is Power acquired and what measures does it take to Protect Itself?

4. How does the drive to acquire Wealth influence America?

5. How have the Costs of War affected the development of America?

6. Where does the drive for Expansion come from and what is its impact on America and the rest of the world?

7. How have citizens affected the growth and change of Political Parties and Government?

8. How has the rise of Mass Media influenced and transformed Culture?

9. How have advances in Technology impacted the development of the country and the American people?

    10.  How does Content Knowledge change or reinforce how you see your 

           values and decisions in your role as a citizen?

Native American Assimilation Essay Rubric

Social Studies Department Rubric for Writing to Texts DDMs

(aligned with Common Core standards and PARCC “condensed scoring rubric for prose constructed response items”)

Criteria	4	3	2	1	0
Understanding of Key Ideas and Details	The writing demonstrates thorough, sophisticated understanding of the ideas relevant to prompt that are stated explicitly and implicitly in the text.	The writing demonstrates understanding of the ideas in the text that are relevant to the prompt.	The writing demonstrates basic or general understanding of the ideas in the text that are relevant to the prompt even though the writing may include some inaccuracy, misunderstanding, and/or omissions.	The writing demonstrates limited understanding	The writing demonstrates
Development of claim with supporting evidence	The writing provides convincing and thorough development of a response to the prompt by using clear and persuasive reasoning supported by a command of relevant and accurate textual evidence.	The writing provides reasonably effective development of a response to the prompt by using mostly clear reasoning consistently supported by relevant textual evidence.	The writing addresses the prompt but may not respond in a completely appropriate manner. The writing provides some development of response to the prompt with some reasoning and appropriate textual evidence.	The writing addresses the prompt but provides minimal development, including limited reasoning and little to no textual evidence. Or, the writing shows little to know understanding of the prompt despite including reasoning and textual evidence.	The writing is undeveloped--no claim, no support--and/or the writing is inappropriate to the task.
Organization of written response	Organization of the writing (including awareness of historical sequence) is clear, cohesive, and coherent, making the progression of the response easy to follow.	Organization of the writing (including awareness of historical sequence) is clear, cohesive, and coherent enough to make the progression of the response reasonably easy to follow.	Organization of the writing (including awareness of historical sequence) demonstrates some clarity, cohesion, and coherence so that the progression of the response is sometimes difficult to follow.	Organization of the writing (including awareness of historical sequence) demonstrates limited clarity, cohesion, and coherence that impedes	Organization of the writing does not demonstrate clarity, cohesion, and coherence.
Use of formal style appropriate for history writing	Writing consistently maintains formal tone and style, including use of third person, avoidance of contractions, and use of the last names of historical figures.	Writing mostly maintains formal tone and style with few lapses.	Writing inconsistently maintains formal tone and style.	Writing seldom maintains formal tone and style.	Writing does not at all maintain formal tone and style.
Use of language and conventions	Writing demonstrates full command of standard English conventions. In timed in-class writing there may be a few minor errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage but they do not interfere with meaning.	Writing demonstrates understanding of standard English conventions. In timed in-class writing there may be some errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage but the meaning is clear.	Writing demonstrates some command of standard English conventions. Errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage occasionally impede understanding but the meaning is generally clear.	Writing demonstrates limited command of standard English conventions. Errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage frequently impede understanding. Or, the writing may not exhibit an appropriate level or complexity. Or, there may simply not be enough writing to evaluate the use of conventions.	Writing demonstrates no command of standard English conventions. Errors impede understanding.