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October 5-9

Monday- Mr. Bruns presents his PowerPoint on chapters 7,8 and 9. 

Tuesday- Keep taking notes on PowerPoint 

Ch. 7.1:

Why did immigrants come to the US?
New opportunities, Famine, War, In debt, Reunite with family, Push-pull factors 
Where did immigran

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Week of Oct. 5th - Oct. 9th

Monday- Went over Mr. Bruns power point. Talked about family presentation. 

Tuesday- Went over Mr. Bruns power point again. Talked about Immigration. 

W.A.S.P.

W=white A=anglo S=saxons P=protestant 

Wednesday- Sick

Thursday-

7-1:

Gentleman's agreement-1907

7

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Week of October 5- October 9:US History

Monday

Introduced a New Unit- Chapter 7- (Legal) Immigration: 

CHAPTER 7.1

  • What is immigration?
    • The moving of one person to another country legally
  • What is illegal immigration?
    • The moving of one person to another country without legal paperwork
  • Why do peo
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Week of October 5 U.S. History

Monday-

We discussed working on improving our presentations and I talked about my forum posts. 

Option 1

-Both parent's family history

-Where they came from

-When/ why/ how they came to the US

-Where they settled in the US and how your family ended up here

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Week of October 5-9

Monday - Going over the next chapter and family history presentation

Tuesday - Figured out who was doing chapter 9 or family history presentations

Wednesday - Looking over chapter 7

Thursday - Still look over chapter 7

Friday - Almost finished chapter 7 

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October 5-9

Monday- went over new key questions for chapters 7-9.

Ch. 7.1:

Why did immigrants come to the US?

Where did immigrants come from?
Everywhere, Germany, Ireland, Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark), England, Italy, Russia, Japan, Mexico,

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Week of October 5- October 9

Monday: Forum post leaders discussed their topics. We went over things that can improve our presentations/videos. 

Tuesday: We worked on the key questions for chapter 7 section 1. 

Wednesday: We watched videos over Ellis Island and Angel Island. 

Thursd

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Week of October 5 - 9

Monday - Presentations, Review of the Maps of Asia

Gun Control - prohibition was the first cause for concern in gun control

gun control act of 1968 because of the major assassinations in the 1960's

Brady Bill - background checks and a waiting period for

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Week of October 5th - 9th CWI

Mon:

School shooting in Oregon

Gun Control

- Republicans in general against gun control

- Background checks 

- Second Amendment

Democrats

-Stricter laws

limit for more safety

dangerous 

in general stricter laws, against them

Taxes 

Republicans

- Tax reduction

- bu

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Week of October 5 - 9

Monday- We went over the group's weekly Forum Posts, reviewed the previous Asian maps, and started a new Asian Map: The Southeast Asian Map. Lastly, we will keep presenting our class projects.

Gun Control

  • Republicans are typically against gun control b
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Week of October 5 CWI

Monday-

We discussed the shooting in Oregon and forum post leaders. 

Gun Control-

Republicans are generally against gun control. Arming others would prevent mass shootings. NRA is a huge supporter of the NRA. The right to bear arms would prevent shootin

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October 5th- October 9th

Monday: We kept presenting out presentations to the class today.

South Carolina has seen great devastation from the hurricane, for 18 in. of rain have fallen in the last couple days, tearing apart millions of homes and killing many people. Storms like

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Sep 5-9

Monday we reviewed the maps and continued to present presentations. We've done the same thing in class all week. 

South Carolina still has bad flooding.

The right to die law- If you're terminally ill and are suffering, you have the option to end your o

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Week of October 5th - October 9th

Monday- 

Gun Control

Statistics

  • Regular citizens are only allowed to purchase semi-automatic rifles
  • Military guns are completely automatic
  • Gun control act of 1938
  • Brady Bill- Background checks
  • Assault weapons ban 1994-2004
    • Difference
      • Semi-automatic-> have to
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Week of October 5- October 9:CWI

Monday

Gun Control:

  • Republicans are against gun control
    • Mass shootings
    • NRA (National Rifle Association)- powerful organization with a lot of power in Congress, work for Second Amendment Rights 
    • Second Amendment says we have a right to bear arms
    • Preventio
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October 4-9

Monday- went over presentation improvements #2 

talked about tour new project

by wednessday we have to talked to our family and find out whtch option we are doing

went over 7.1 slide

compter died

Ch. 7.1:

Why did immigrants come to the US?

Where did imm

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10-5-15 thru 10-9-15

10-5-15

Went over maps and presationts

10/06/2015

Went over maps and gun control

why did the first national gun law get past in the 1930's?

because of gangsters

gun control act of 1968

passed because of all assassitions in 1960's

brady bill

Background checks

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September: 28th - Oct 2nd

Monday: work day

Tuesday: Presentations

  • Ben Carson (R)
    • 2nd Son 
    • Difficulty in school
    • Sonya, his mother
      • had 24 siblings, and on;ly completed 3rd grade
      • Big Influence, raised two boys by herself
      • Limited the boy's TV Time
      • Made them read two books a day and write
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Week of October 5th - 9th

Mon:

Forum post leaders

Individual projects family

chapter 7 immigration

Key question chapter 7

push pull factors :

- push - pushing you out of the new country

- pull - pulling you into a new country

famine - lack of food

Tue:

- most immigrants now mexico, sou

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