May 21
End of the Year Survey
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May 16
50 Years Later
Today we will begin watching the documentary Little Rock Central 50 Years Later. In this movie my students were introduced to the harsh reality that racism and racial separation still exist today even after 50 + years of racial desegregation. Mr. McClung
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May 14
Little Rock Central, Part 1
Little Rock Central on Prezi Today we will begin our unit on the Little Rock Central Crisis and we will kick it off by discussing the the need for integration and the plan to integrate in the state of Arkansas. The Prezi above includes the notes that we will take in class today. Mr. McClung
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May 11
Stock Market Finale
One of my favorite lessons is our annual stock market challenge. Each year I issue a challenge to my students to try and make as money as they can, fictional money as they can, by investing in the stock market. Students are given $1,000 to invest and can choose anything they wish. Students always have…
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May 9
History Deco
Red Scare and Civil Rights on Prezi Today in class we will be discussing several topics from the 1950’s. We will discuss civil rights, the red scare, post war issues, and women’s rights…get pumped! Mr. McClung
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May 9
It’s Here…
Arkansas history final study guide View more documents from Joe McClung Mr. McClung
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May 4
Checking Stocks
Normally I’m not a big fan of using cell phones in the classroom, however today we were able to put them to good use. Today I introduced the stock market challenge to my students…in this challenge they are given a fictional amount of money, $1,000, and asked to invest it whatever they deem as worthy….
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May 3
Using CNN Money
Today in class we will be starting a new project in which we will take a look at the stock market and actually hold our own mock stock market in our classroom…in order to accomplish this task we will need to use the CNN Money website to research stock. You will be using the suggested…
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May 2
Elaine Race Riot
Today in class we will be discussing the “Red Summer” of race riots in American. More specifically we will be discussing the Elaine (Arkansas) Race Riot of 1919. This was a riot that created over a dispute over wages for black sharecroppers and would end with terrible violence and military action. In class we will…
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May 2