Wealth Inequality in America

I hope everyone enjoys their holiday vacation! Here is the video we ended class with today. 

Are we living in a "New Gilded Age?"

• What are the similarities between the first "Gilded Age" and today?
• Who is responsible?
• What can be done?

We'll continue to discuss these questions when we return to school in January!

Week of December 13th to 18th

One more week until the winter break! This week we will continue to explore economic modernization and industrialization.

We will... 

• Complete key concept quiz
• Assess what it means to live in a 'Gilded Age'
• Create "Pyramids of Economic Modernization" 

Here are the slides for Tuesday's class:


 
Here are the slides for Thursday's class:

Reminder: Quiz Tuesday, December 15th!

We will start class with a key fact and concept quiz related to economic modernization and industrialization. Here are the terms to study ahead of the quiz:

• Major Technological Advancements
• John D. Rockefeller
• Chinese and Eastern/Southeastern European Immigration
• Andrew Carnegie
• J.P. Morgan
• Railroads
• Scientific Management “Taylorism”
• The Gilded Age” Government Corruption
• Social Darwinism
• Monopolies and Trusts
• Industrial Economy
• Grover Cleveland
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Urbanization
• Edward Bellamy 

Also, remember to review our in-class notes, and readings from our Paper Airplane Simulation, "Free to Think, Talk, Laugh, or Sing," Zinn Chapter 11 (pages 254-265), and your key concepts graphic organizer.

I'm sure you all will do great!  

The Myth of John Henry updated by Laura Veirs

Week of December 7th to 11th

This week we will begin exploring how economic modernization and industrialization transformed the United States. 

We will:

• Simulate the transformation of work and labor through a Paper Airplane Simulation
• Complete class readings: "Free to Think, Talk, Listen, or Sing," and Zinn's A People's History of the United States Chapter 11 "Robber Barons and Rebels" (pages 254-265).
• Defining and assessing key facts and concepts related to economic modernization and industrialization.

Here are the slides from Monday's class:



Here are the slides from Wednesday's class:



On Friday we will finish our key concepts posters and create study guides ahead of the Key Concepts quiz on Monday.

Week of November 30th to December 1st

Welcome to my first week teaching History of the Americas. This week we will...

• Start our new unit: What Makes America Modern?
• Review class expectations and class "do's and don'ts"

 Here are the class slides from class:

Introductions

I know, I know, we already covered introductions at the beginning of the school year. However, now that I am taking over Mr. Graham's History of the Americas class, I want to take some time to reintroduce myself.

Currently I am a graduate student at Lewis and Clark College, working toward my Masters in the Arts of Teaching with a focus on Social Studies. Before enrolling at Lewis and Clark College, I worked as a union organizer for nearly five years between Portland and Seattle, Washington. Before becoming a union organizer, I received my Bachelors in the Arts in International Studies from the University of Washington in 2010, and have completed additional education at Cornell University and Portland Community College in the years in-between. 

I am going on my fourth year in Portland, Oregon, but have called the Pacific Northwest home since for nearly 10 years. I love many of the things that draw people to the Northwest: good food, good company, our beautiful environment, and yes, the weather.

Growing up I always dreamed of a career in teaching. I believe our youth are the single greatest resource we have for securing a more just, equitable, and compassionate future. I consider it a privilege to get to work with our youth and endeavor together to learn more about our society, whether through reflection of the past or in pursuit of ideas for a better future.

This is a brief introduction, of course. The best way to get to know me is to simply ask. Feel free to stop me before or after class, or send me an email.

Welcome to Mr. Reed's History of the Americas

Welcome, this is the class blog for Mr. Reed's IB History of the Americas. Here you will find:

• An overview of each class, including: agenda, assignments, homework;
• Related course materials, links, and resources;
• Relevant connections between what we study in the classroom and what we experience in our community.

This website is a tool designed to enhance our learning and class experience. Feel free to meet with me in class or send me an email with any ideas or suggestions for improving the class blog.