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Lesson Plan 12.15.14

Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) - Foreign Policy

Were American imperialistic policies in at the turn of the century (1898-1900) in keeping with traditional American values?  In your response address the political, social, and economic impacts on America's foreign policies.

Class
Essay Planner

Lesson Plan 12.8.14

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

CRAP Test - is your source reliable?
CRAP Test Video

Lesson Plans 12.4.14

Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) - Foreign Policy

Were American imperialistic policies in at the turn of the century (1898-1900) in keeping with traditional American values?  In your response address the political, social, and economic impacts on America's foreign policies.

Class

• View videos as class and complete the organizer with 2 pieces of evidence from each video
• The Spanish American War (2:32)
• American Expansionism at the Turn of the Century (58)

Cartoons
Political Cartoons (Choose 1 cartoon to use as evidence):

• 10,000 Miles from Tip to Tip
• A Lesson for Anti-Expansionists
• Big Stick Diplomacy

Describe Identify
Message
Explain which cartoon would best support: political, social, or economic

Lesson Plan 12.3.14 Early Release

• Daily Warm Up
• Check grades through Skyward
• Tie up loose ends in CBA

Lesson Plan 12.1.14

Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) - Foreign Policy

Were American imperialistic policies in at the turn of the century (1898-1900) in keeping with traditional American values?  In your response address the political, social, and economic impacts on America's foreign policies.

Process
Review Terms

• Manifest Destiny
• Monroe Doctrine

Maps

Using one of two maps (provided in Classroom) 

• Explain America's using the Monroe Doctrine as a motive for going to war against the Spanish.
• What would be America's motive to enter the race for building an empire?

Analyzing Primary Sources 

Using two of five primary sources (provided in Classroom)

• Complete the graphic organizer
• Writer's name
• Date of article
• What is happening politically/socially/economically?
• Point of view
• Intended audience
• Motivation
• What is the writer's claim?
• Evidence to support
• Does evidence appeal to logic, emotion or ethics?

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