Classroom Update (3/24/25)

 

Monday, March 24, 2025

Special Schedule Today! - Morning Homeroom

American Government

EQ-

~ What factors have contributed to the growth of presidential power?

Topic: The Electoral College

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- Why do presidential campaigns focus heavily on swing voters and battleground States?
• Why does the U.S. use the Electoral College?
• A look at the swing states that cleared Trump’s 2024 path to victory
• Steve Kornacki: How 7 counties showed Trump’s swing-state sweep
• Kornacki: Trump electorate is the ‘most diverse’ Republican coalition in modern political history
• Current Events
• Assign: Ch. 14 Vocabulary and Ch. 14 Reading Activity
• Assignments: 
• All Late Work is due by this Friday! - 3/28
• Ch. 13-15 Assessment - 3/28
• State Civics Test - Monday, March 31st!
• Am. Government Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Presidential Power: Crash Course Government and Politics #11
• Interesting Article:
• The Electoral College Has Been Divisive Since Day One

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

- What were the factors that contributed to JKF winning the Election of 1960?

- How did the televised debates change history and affect the outcome of the election of 1960?

Topic: The Election of 1960

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - As President Eisenhower's second term came to an end, why might voters be ready for change?
• Whiteboard Notes: The New Frontier
• View and discuss the 1960 Presidential Election Explained
• Current Events
• Assign: Module 14 Reading Packet (section 1)
• Assignments: 
• Asia Map Assessment - 4/3/25
• Europe Map - Reassessment is on your own time!
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• JFK 100 - Milestones and Mementos
• Supplemental Video:
• The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History #40
• Interesting Article:
• A Mystery Surrounding the Grave of JFK Is Solved

World History

Topic: Module 21 Online Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - None
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Work on the Industrial Revolution Online Assessment (located in Schoology) - Due Today
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Industrial Revolution Online Assessment (located in Schoology) - Due Today
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Monet's London
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Article: 
• Did Air Pollution Influence Famous Impressionist Painters?

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