Question 1

Reading Stategy.Describe the achievements of John Dewey, George Washington Carver, Mary Cassatt, and Scott Joplin

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John Dewey: Argued about the new teaching philosophy and said that schools should relate learning to interests, problems and concerns of students

Question 2

1. Vocabulary.   Land-grant college, yellow journalism, realism, regionalism, ragtime and vaudeville

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Land-grant college: originally,anagricultural college established as a result of the 1862 Morrill Act that gave states large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for edycation

Question 3

vocabulary

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Realism:an approach to literature, art, and theater that shows things as they really areRegionalism:in art or literature, the practice of focusing on a particular region of the countryRagtime: a type of music with a strong rhythm and a lively melody

Question 4

vocabulary

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Vaudeville:stage entertainment made up of various acts, such as dancing, singing, comedy and magic showsYellow Journalism: writting which exaggerates sensational, dramatic and gruesome events to attract readers

Question 5

2. Summarize the new philosophy of education that emerged around 1900.

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2. The new philosophy shaped the students characters and teach them good citizenship as well as facts. they also believed the use of " hands-on" activites.

Question 6

3. WHat sparked an increase in the number of newspapers, magazines and books in the late 1800's?

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3. Andrew Carnegie announced that he would donate money to create libraries across the country and new magazines and newspapers were created

Question 7

4. Explain the connection between leisure time and the developement of the arts.

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4. The work of the American artists and musicians reflected a European influence.  After the Civil War, Americans began to develope a distictively American style

Question 8

5. Describe the work of these three artists.Horatio Alger, Stephen Crane and Edith Wharton.

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5. Horatio Alger: wrote succesful stories of young adult books

Question 9

6. Look at the classroom pictures in Section 3.  In what ways are they similar to and in what ways are they different from the classrooms today?

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6. In modern day classrooms we still use wooden desks and have a teachers table at the front of the classroom. Today we use smartboards and have maps or pictures posted on the walls, we also have electricity in the classrooms for lighting, computers, etc.

Question 10

American Literature1. What major event takes place once a day?2. Why is this event so important?

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1.Steamboats come by to pick up passengers to ride on the river to other cities2.it is important because it gets people where they need to go

Question 11

On pages 604-605 do 7-16

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7.They tried to blame the immigrants for causing trouble, etc. 8.The purpose was to sell the land for money that would go torward education9. Andrew Carnegie put $30 million torward the construction of libraries across the U.S.

Question 12

continued

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10. The two major styles of writting that writters began to use were realism and regionalism

Question 13

continued

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11. Give three things that the immigrants did to preserve their culture:1. built synagogues or churches 2. published newspapers in their native language 3. tried to keep their life the same as it was back home

Question 14

continued

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12. the average days of school in 1920 were 12013. The trend is the Length of the School Year, 1880-1920   14. The cities that have a bigger population of 500,000 are Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis

Question 15

continued

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15. Between 100,000 and 500,000 people lived in Louisville   16. They all are the existing capitals of  the state they are in

Read Ch. 20 Sec. 3

rd. strat. p. 597, sec. asses. 1-6, amer. lit. p. 603, 7-16 on p. 604-5

Question	Answer
Reading Stategy.Describe the achievements of John Dewey, George Washington Carver, Mary Cassatt, and Scott Joplin	John Dewey: Argued about the new teaching philosophy and said that schools should relate learning to interests, problems and concerns of students
	George Washington Carver: The Scientist joined the Tuskegee faculty in 1896. his research changed the argiculture in the south by transforming the peanut. He created plastics, sythetic rubber, shaving cream and paper
	Mary Cassatt: was influencial in the French Impressionist school of painting.
	Scott Joplin: Is one of the best-known ragtime composers. He wrote the " Maple Leaf Rag" and many others.
Section Assessment 1-6
1. Vocabulary. Land-grant college, yellow journalism, realism, regionalism, ragtime and vaudeville	Land-grant college: originally,anagricultural college established as a result of the 1862 Morrill Act that gave states large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for edycation
vocabulary	Realism:an approach to literature, art, and theater that shows things as they really areRegionalism:in art or literature, the practice of focusing on a particular region of the countryRagtime: a type of music with a strong rhythm and a lively melody
vocabulary	Vaudeville:stage entertainment made up of various acts, such as dancing, singing, comedy and magic showsYellow Journalism: writting which exaggerates sensational, dramatic and gruesome events to attract readers
2. Summarize the new philosophy of education that emerged around 1900.	2. The new philosophy shaped the students characters and teach them good citizenship as well as facts. they also believed the use of " hands-on" activites.
3. WHat sparked an increase in the number of newspapers, magazines and books in the late 1800's?	3. Andrew Carnegie announced that he would donate money to create libraries across the country and new magazines and newspapers were created
4. Explain the connection between leisure time and the developement of the arts.	4. The work of the American artists and musicians reflected a European influence. After the Civil War, Americans began to develope a distictively American style
5. Describe the work of these three artists.Horatio Alger, Stephen Crane and Edith Wharton.	5. Horatio Alger: wrote succesful stories of young adult books
	5. Stephen Crane: wrote about the city slums and the Civil War
	5. Edith Wharton: described the joys and sorrows of the upper-class Easterners
6. Look at the classroom pictures in Section 3. In what ways are they similar to and in what ways are they different from the classrooms today?	6. In modern day classrooms we still use wooden desks and have a teachers table at the front of the classroom. Today we use smartboards and have maps or pictures posted on the walls, we also have electricity in the classrooms for lighting, computers, etc.
American Literature1. What major event takes place once a day?2. Why is this event so important?	1.Steamboats come by to pick up passengers to ride on the river to other cities2.it is important because it gets people where they need to go
On pages 604-605 do 7-16	7.They tried to blame the immigrants for causing trouble, etc. 8.The purpose was to sell the land for money that would go torward education9. Andrew Carnegie put $30 million torward the construction of libraries across the U.S.
continued	10. The two major styles of writting that writters began to use were realism and regionalism
continued	11. Give three things that the immigrants did to preserve their culture:1. built synagogues or churches 2. published newspapers in their native language 3. tried to keep their life the same as it was back home
continued	12. the average days of school in 1920 were 12013. The trend is the Length of the School Year, 1880-1920 14. The cities that have a bigger population of 500,000 are Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis
continued	15. Between 100,000 and 500,000 people lived in Louisville 16. They all are the existing capitals of the state they are in

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