Tuesday, October 19, 2010

4.2 Review

Chapter 4.2 Review

Objectives-
Explain why American industrialists of the late 1800s were called both “robber barons” and “captains of industry”.
Describe Carnegie’s belief of the “gospel of wealth” and the theory of social Darwinism.
Explain the ways industrialists gained a competitive edge over their rivals and the effect big business had on American Society.

Captains of Industry vs Robber Barons- Make a two column chart and list ways that industrialists of the late 1800 fit either definition.

Captains of Industry Robber Barons




Monopolies, Cartels, and Trusts
Define Monopoly and explain how cartels and trusts can be used to create a monopolistic situation.




Government Intervention
How effective was the Sherman Antitrust Act? Why/Why not?



More Monopolies
Explain how John Rockefeller used horizontal consolidation to achieve a monopoly.





Explain how Andrew Carnegie used Vertical Consolidation to achieve a monopoly.

Got Plans Update!!

Got Plans is now moved back to Cuyamaca College!!!

Monday, October 18, 2010

Six Week Grades

New grades have been posted. These are the progress report grades.

Got Plans?

Now is the time to start thinking about college. Junior year is when families should start considering their options. Many families use spring break to visit colleges that they are interested in. This year Got Plans, the distirct college fair has been moved to Valhalla. It is this Wednesday!! Check the district website for more information. www.guhsd.net

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

College Sports Meeting

College Sports Night is this Thursday: October 7th at 6:30pm. Come to the theater to learn about the recruiting process, financial aid for athletes, and how to market yourself for colleges. This informative event is for all grade levels. Don't miss it!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Ch 3.1 Review

These need to be answered in the PIE-IE format. See your notes or the info below for help with that.

Hard Peace or Soft Peace?
Does Presidential Reconstruction strike you as being a Hard (punishing) or Soft (forgiving) peace? Explain your stance.


Presidential Focus
Of all the political, economic, and social issues that were present at the end of the Civil War, on what areas of issues does Presidential Reconstruction focus and what areas are left wanting? Explain.


Radical Republicans?
Describe the Northern Republicans, known as Radical Republicans, opinion of Presidential Reconstruction. How do they respond?


PIE-IE is a way to structure your essays or short answer responses.

P- Point (What is your point? This would be your mini-thesis/topic sentence.)
I- Illustrate (This would be a fact to back up your point. THIS IS NOT A PICTURE!!!!! It is basically a concrete detail.)
E- Explain (How does your fact relate to the point? Explain!! It is basically your commentary)
I- Illustrate (This would be a fact to back up your point. THIS IS NOT A PICTURE!!!!! It is basically a concrete detail.)
E- Explain (How does your fact relate to the point? Explain!! It is basically your commentary)

Friday, October 1, 2010

Update!!

Hello all. Sorry for the delay in posting grades. I wanted to wait until there were a few more items in the grade book so that the grades were not as scary. Please access the grades from the link on the left. You will need to know your student's period and id number.

Please make sure that your student is not only doing their homework, but studying. These are two different things. They need to review before tests and quizzes. Study groups are a great asset to your student and a good practice to develop before college. Below I have included a link to Cal Poly's website and their study skills library. Hopefully there are some good resources for you and your student to improve their studying abilities.

http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html