Progressive Movement Reading

Hey guys. Just a reminder is that you should read pp. 512-515 in your textbook. Write down in your notes what the Progressive Movement is and what are its 4 main goals. Please know what each goal represents; do not just list them.

~Mr. Mazur

Periods 3-4: Puerto Rico Assignment

Hey everyone. Your homework assignment is to read pp. 558-559 in the textbook. Then I want you to do a bit of research on Puerto Rico today. What is its status with the United States? What has recently been done regarding that status? A hint would be to look at what has been going on in the House of Representatives and the Senate about this.

Reminder that the test is on Tuesday. Make sure to study!

Also the current event blog assignment is due by 3 P.M. on Thursday, October 28.

~Mr. Mazur

Period 1-2: Hawaii and China

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that you are reading pp. 550-551 and pp. 562-563. You are to write a short paragraph comparing and contrasting what you read with what we discussed in class about Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba.

Also, the current event blog assignment is going to be due next Thursday, October 28 (before 3 P.M.).

Lastly, your test is going to be on this Tuesday. Remember to study!

~Mr. Mazur

Yellow Journalism Projects

Hey everyone! This is just a reminder that you will have one more class day to finish your newspaper projects on the Spanish-American War. After the next class, you will hand it in the morning after(Wednesday for A Days and Thursday for B Days). If you have any questions, just email me! I have included the information for the project below (I did not include the rubric; consult the hard copy I gave you in class).

~Mr. Mazur

Background:
With the sinking of the U.S.S Maine, Americans (and newspaper correspondents) finally pushed the President, William McKinley, into a war with Spain. Fabricated and exaggerated stories plastered newspapers before and during the war. These had a huge impact on American opinion.

Your assignment:
You are to create your own newspaper spanning the Spanish-American War using the techniques of yellow journalism. You will be in the computer lab for 2 class days researching and working on your projects. You will include headlines and articles, pictures, and political cartoons.

What is required?
• A catchy title to the newspaper
• Headlines that embody yellow journalism
• Highly biased news articles (on at least 4 events)
• Depictions of major events and people during the Spanish-American War
• At least two fictional quotes from an interview per article
• At least one picture per article
• At least one political cartoon for the newspaper

Suggestions
• Break up group into different positions (example-researchers for information or pictures, writers of the article, person to create the format)
• Do extra research at home

Political Cartoons and Current Events Assignment

Hey guys! Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend after a very challenging test! First, I just wanted to remind everyone that for homework you are supposed to bring in one political cartoon (from a newspaper). You have to staple it to what you believe the cartoon means (one paragraph).

Second, I have posted up a current event on the Current Events Blog. I am going to explain the assignment on Monday and Tuesday and it will be due a week after.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

~Mr. Mazur