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Semester Lesson Plans:
Unit Focus: The Goals of American Foreign Policy:
Monday, Jan 31.
1. Attendance
2. Student Quiz (Scott -- to get to know the students).
3. Hand Out Books
(ice - breaker)
Tuesday, Feb 1.
1. Discuss the worksheet.
2. Example of Yellow Journalism (Scott)
3. Lecture on The Spanish American War (Ann)
4. Ann will discuss (Manifest Destiny and The Monroe Doctrine)
5. Reading Assignment (The Spanish American War p. 526-531)
6. Five questions for the reading:
1.How did the press help provoke the Spanish American War?
2.What two countries did the US control after the war?
3.What is jingoism?
4.What is reconcentration?
5.What is yellow journalism?
Wednesday, Feb 2.
1. Icebreaker and Quiz.
Discuss general themes and ideals of American
Policy in the early 1900's (Ann).
Yellow Journalism assignment.
Thursday
Yellow Journalism Newspaper.....
Friday
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