1. Wednesday, 11/18/09 Pick up a copy of the reading in the bin on the front desk. Imagine you found this among your great-grandparent’s things. What can you determine about their life?

2. Tuesday, 11/17/09 Based on information from our last few units (reconstruction, westward expansion, immigration, industrialism) describe several problems faced by the United States as of 1900 (the beginning of the 20 th Century).

3. Friday, 11/13/09 Pick-up a worksheet in the bin Read the song lyrics and in your notebook, answer the 3 questions found on the worksheet titled “The Progressives Respond”

4. Thursday, 11/12/09 If given the opportunity to go back in time (temporarily) to live, what time period would you like to experience and why? If you are not interested in going back in time explain your reasoning. Also, please put your Industrialism Current Events in the basket.

5. Tuesday, 11/10/09 Be prepared with any questions regarding the material for the Industrialism Unit Test.

6. Monday, 11/09/09 Have you ever played the board game Monopoly? If so, what would make you successful at the game?

7. Wrap-up 1.What are some specific job-related problems that Charlie encounters? 2.How do the business leaders try to increase production and make more money? Give examples.

8. Copy of 9 th Grade SS Final Exam Available for Purchase Wednesday, 11/04/09 Graph the headline below. Start with the basic graph and show the shift.

9. Tuesday, 11/03/09 Please graph the following headline: Chesapeake Bay Crabbers report blue crab harvesting in record numbers! Start with both supply and demand curves. You will show a shift in only one. Check the chalkboard for how it starts!

10. Toyota unveils new car that gets 97 mpg!

11. Protected Owls Discovered in Lumber Forest! Companies told to discontinue logging.

12. Please write the red part but read the rest! Read the following sentence: The promise of his $20 allowance was enough incentive to get Bob to take out the trash. Now answer the following question: What is an “incentive”? What incentives are there for people to create new inventions?

13. Monday, 11/02/09 Have your new notebook out on your desk so that we can get it updated and ready for the second half of the class.

14. Monday, 11/02/09 Remember Halloween was Saturday! What was the price of Halloween candy on Saturday afternoon, compared to Sunday afternoon? What is the need for Halloween candy on Saturday afternoon, compared to Sunday afternoon?

15. Friday, 10/30/09 Not until the late 1800s do we see skyscrapers in cities. What technology needs to be invented (or at least in place) for such buildings to be built? Be specific.

16. Advertising Intro! What are your two favorite advertisements (tv, radio, or print)? What makes them so effective?

17. Thursday, 10/29/09 Pick up a piece of colored paper Sketch and name an invention that will make the upcoming winter/holiday season better or more fun.

18. Closing Task – did not use Fall 2009 Describe how your invention might change or impact society?