Founding Fathers of the Constitution

Who are the Founding Fathers?

Get to know them with this bio sheet.

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Week of 10/26

Monday

1. Study Guide Review #4-7 &11
2. Understanding the List of Grievances in the Declaration of Independence
3. HW - Finish Study Guide

Tuesday

1. Study Guide Review
2. Socratic Seminar Prep

Wednesday

1. Socratic Seminar

Thursday

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Friday

Monday

1. Review of Patriots and Loyalist and arguments for and against war with Britain.
2. Read biographies of various colonist and explain why each is a patriot, loyalist, or neutral.

Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

Week of October 12

Monday

1. The Battles of Lexington and Concord.  Read the two accounts and annotate the documents to determine what happened.  Although both accounts present different viewpoints, there are portions of the accounts that corroborate.  
2. Write a narrative to explain to a fifth grader what happened at the Battle of Lexington using corroborative evidence and identify information that may be inaccurate. (3-5 sentences)

Tuesday

1. Shared out narratives for Lexington. Due Wednesday.
2. Read the slides on the the American Revolution and a Civil War and take notes on what is a Patriot/Rebel and Loyalist/Tory.
3. Print out the Pro/Con sheet for joining the war against Great Britain.
4. Listen to the song "Farmer Refuted" from the Musical Hamilton, and complete Exhibit 1 on the Pro/Con Student sheet.

Wednesday

1. Loyalist or Patriot centers.

Thursday

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Friday

Week of 10/5

Monday

1. Causes of the American Revolution I - Notes to Stamp Act

Tuesday

1. Causes of the American Revolution II - Notes From Stamp Act to "Brain Web"

Wednesday

1. Weight the Evidence: Were the British soldiers guilty ofmurder for the events of the Boston Massacre?

Thursday

1. Causes of the American Revolution III - Notes from Brain Web to Coercive Acts

Friday

1. The Battles of Lexington and Concord.  Read the two accounts and annotate the documents to determine what happened.  Although both accounts present different viewpoints, there are portions of the accounts that corroborate.

Week of September 29th

Monday

1. Review of Great Awakening and Enlightenment - Slides
2. "Join or Die" Worksheet

Tuesday

1. Review of the Causes of the French & Indian War -  Slides
2. Map Skills - French & Indian War
3. Organize Study Packet - Chapter 5
• Study Guide (5 pts.)
  Map - French & Indian War; Map Skills (5 pts.)
  WS - "Join or Die" (5 pts.)
  Notes - French & Indian War Causes/Effects (5 pts.)
  Map - "French & Indian War Land Claims" (5 pts.)
  Notes - Three Documents "Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and English Bill of Rights" (5 pts.)
  Notes - "Great Awakening/Enlightenment" Venn Diagram (5 pts.)

Wednesday

1. Review of the Effects of the French & Indian War
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Thursday

1. Test

Friday

1. Test correction for the colonies test
2. Liberty - English colonist love Mother England

Week of 9/22

Monday

1. Watched a clip from The Story of U.S.; Rebels
2. Shared samples from George Whitefield paragraphs and turned them in.

Tuesday

1. On a sheet of paper, organized information for the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights.  Organize paper in three columns, and record the date, Where it was written and by Who.  Record Why it was important, and What it contained.  At the end, write a statement that demonstrates how each document contributed.

Wednesday

1. Use the slides to take notes on the Causes of the French Indian War.  

Thursday

1. Use the slides to take notes on the Effects of the French Indian War (Treaty of Paris).
2. Complete the map on changes of territory based on the Treaty of Paris.

Friday

1. Use the slides to take notes on the Effects of the French Indian War (Pontiac's Rebellion and the Proclamation Line of 1763).
2. Test Study Guide.

Week of September 7

Monday
No School Holiday

Tuesday
Complete interpretation of Puritans (paragraph).

Wednesday
Slides on Middle and Southern colonies.
Study Guide for the Test on Friday

Thursday
Work on Study Guide
Enlightenment

Friday
The Great Awakening

Week of August 31

Monday
Slides on Virginia colony and examine ship passengers for the typical passenger to New England and Virginia (Southern colonies).

Tuesday
Complete Examination of Ship Passengers.

Wednesday
Reliability of "Mayflower Compact" image.
Slides on New England Colonies - notes

Thursday
Finished notes
Reliability of "Thanksgiving" image.

John Winthrop

Puritans: Selfish or Selfless?

As the Puritan group looks to move to establish a British colony in the 1600s to "purify" the Church of England,  two Puritan leaders deliver sermons to their congregations.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t6id24yjyibat2b/Puritans_Selfish_selfless.pdf
"Are the Puritans Selfish or Selfless" Document A & questions.

Friday

John Cotton

"Are the Puritans Selfish or Selfless" Document B & questions.
Organize an outline and begin writing a paragraph to answer the question.  Must include background, evidence from both documents, and cite the source of the document.

Develop a historical claim on the topic:  Were the Puritans selfish or selfless?  

Outline 5 pts.
Correct quotes 5 pts.
Multiple sources 5 pts.
Outline Due Monday

Week of August 24

Monday
The First Settlements video clip and Map of the Colonies

Tuesday
The Lost Colony of Roanoke - Classroom Activity

Wednesday
The Lost Colony of Roanoke - Classroom Activity (A.R.E. Statement Due)

Thursday
"How did we get here?" - Notes up until "Ideas"

Friday
Categorizing the Colonies Activity

Week of Aug 17th

Monday
See the previous post on The Bear that Wasn't.

Tuesday
What source is reliable?
How do you know what source is reliable?  Follow the Reliability Activity to practice.

Wednesday
Take notes below
Corroboration

The act of comparing pieces of evidence and seeing where they agree and disagree. 

When multiple sources agree, your argument is stronger.

Analyze two different scenarios and determine if the source is reliable and if the sources corroborate information with the following activity:  "Make your case"
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7w9d43ztbb715ai/MakeYourCase.pdf?dl=0


ThursdayContinuous vs. Change over Time
What elements of the Pledge of Allegiance are continuous or have changed over time?
See the lesson here!


Friday

Aug. 17 - The Bear that Wasn't

Watch the Movie The Bear that Wasn't - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt106ojXPyE

and

Answer these questions in complete sentences on the back of your paper.

3. What does the title The Bear That Wasn’t mean?

4. What caused the bear to believe he wasn’t a bear?

5. What does this story tell us about how we see ourselves?

6. What does this story mean to you? In what ways do you relate to the bear?

7. Compare your chart with a neighbor. How are your charts similar? How are they different?

8. Think about an event from your life that meant a lot to you – even if it doesn’t seem like it was important. In a complete paragraph tell me the history of that event and why it is so significant to you.

Review for the Final!

Below are slides you can use to answer questions in the Final Study Guide.

Civil War - Intro and 1861  - Questions #16 & 17
Civil War - 1862 - Questions #20 a & 18
Civil War - 1863 - #20b &18
Civil War - 1864 - #19
Civil War - Slides 15-45 - #21-24

Week of 5-18

Monday 5/18
Every day there will be homework to study for the final on 5/28
Final Study Guide:

Tuesday
Final Study Guide:

Structured Academic Controversy: Is Lincoln racist? - Read through Documents A-D and answer questions, p.5.

Wednesday
Final Study Guide:

Structured Academic Controversy: Is Lincoln racist? - Students are assigned a position and locate 4 pieces of evidence from documents to support position.  Planning with teams ("Organizing the Evidence," p. 7)

Thursday
Final Study Guide:

Structured Academic Controversy: Is Lincoln racist? - Share positions with opposite side and groups build consensus (p.6-7).

Friday
Final Study Guide:

Civil War: Notes

Civil War: Division Clip

Week of 5/11

Monday 5/11
Last class day to work on "Life as a Slave" journal entries  (three)

Tuesday
Causes of the Civil War slides and events
Students create an entry for each event leading to the Civil War.

Wednesday
Continue work on Events leading to the Civil War.

Thursday
Complete work on Events leading to the Civil War.

Friday
Which event is the most significant leading to the Civil War.  Individual response and group discussion.
History of Us: Division video clip

Week of 5/4

Monday 5/4
Notes: What was life like in the South in the early 1800s?

Tuesday
2 forms of escape; "Box Brown" and coded messages

Wednesday


Thursday
Life as a Slave Stations

Friday
Write three slave journal entries

Week of 4/28

Monday 4/28
Analyze an image to understand what Americans believed about Westward Expansion in the late 1800s.
Click here for the image and questions.

Tuesday
What were some of the factors that contributed to Sectionalism in the North?
Take notes from slides.

Wednesday
What social reformers were active in the North.  Explore their dossiers and make a claim about who med the most gains for their cause.
Reformer Dossiers
Collection Form

Thursday
Industrialization simulation
Student Sheet

Friday
Finish simulation
Finish North notes
Retakes on Jackson Quiz

Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

(1) Analyze an image to understand what Americans believed about Westward Expansion in the late 1800s.
Click here for the image and questions.

Week of 4/13

From last week

Jackson in Pictures: Facts and Assumptions slideshow and the student worksheet

Monday 4/13
Jackson Centers

Tuesday
CAASP practice on Chromebooks

Wednesday
Jackson Centers

Thursday
Indian Removal Policy

Friday
Quiz

Week of 3/16

Monday 3/16

How did Merriweather Lewis die? It is a 200 year old Cold Case.

Use the Investigative Journal to collect your evidence.
Exhibit A.
Exhibit H.

Tuesday
Write the ARE Indictment on the Investigative Journal.
Finish notes on Jefferson and start Madison Notes.

Wednesday
Students participate in a Socratic Seminar on one of three topics;
How die Merriwether Lewis die?
What was Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his daughter?
What can we learn about Frederick Douglass' life?

Thursday
Finish James Madison Notes
Compare National Anthems
Star Spangled Banner vs My Country 'tis of thee

Friday 

Week of 3/9

Monday 3/9
GOHS Counselors presentation on registration for classes next year.

Tuesday
Take notes on Jefferson.

Wednesday
Finish notes.
Chapter 9 Map

Thursday
In 1801 Jefferson finally interprets the Constitution loosely, so Why did Federalist oppose the Louisiana Purchase?

Friday (Modified Day)
In a paragraph, reply to the prompt, Why did the Federalist oppose the Louisiana Purchase?

Week of 2/23

Monday 2/23
Notes on Strict vs Loose Interpretation of the Constitution and Jefferson and Hamilton
Jefferson vs. Hamilton activity up to #3.

Tuesday
Finished the Jefferson vs. Hamilton questions and created a Venn Diagram for Loose Construction and Strict Construction of the Constitution.

Wednesday
Visit the Frederick Douglass exhibit in the library and and completed the questions.  Also read and analyzed his "Fourth of July" speech by answering questions on a separate sheet of paper.

Thursday
Work on Study Guide For Chapter 9

Friday
Take notes on the precedents of Washington and complete Washington's Farewell Address HAT.

Week of 2/17

Washington Week II

Tuesday
Take notes on Washington part II Powerpoint.  Click here.

Wednesday
Period 2-3. Take notes on Washington part III Powerpoint.  Click here. 

Period 4-6.  Does Washington Deserve to be on the $1 bill?  Weigh the Evidence on the following activity.  Click here.

Thursday
Terms and Names Showdown!  Use the Terms and Names for Chapter 9 to call each other out!  Face off! Call out!  Which term/name will be the champion?   Complete Bracketology - Click here.

Friday
Period 2-3. Does Washington Deserve to be on the $1 bill?  Weigh the Evidence on the following activity.  Click here.

Period 4-6.
Take notes on Washington part III Powerpoint.  Click here. 

Washington Week 2/9

Washington Week

Monday 2/9
Take Cornell Notes on George Washington's accomplishments.  See the Powerpoint.

Tuesday 2/10
The Whiskey Rebellion came out of the first tax the new U.S. Government applied.  Farmers in Pennsylvania began a rebellion who believed the law treated them unfairly.  How would the new U.S. Government react?  See the activity:
What would George Do?

Wednesday 2/11
Finish Washington notes, part II. and finish the activity What would George do?

Thursday 2/12
Chapter 9 Terms and Names, Map, and workbook p.36

Museum Exhibit

1. Create a brief summary of your exhibit.
2. Click the "Share" button on the upper right hand side.
3. Copy the link.
4. Click on "can view" then "more" "On - Public on the web"
5. Create a QR scan code and click Download.
6. Close window and do  not "Signup."
7. Open the qr_code.zip button at the bottom of the browser, and the JPEG image should be visible.  (Notice it is in the "Downloads" folder.)
8. Back to Slides and "Insert" then "Choose image to upload"
9. Select the "qr_code.zip" file then the JPEG file, finally "Open."
10. Resize on the slide.

Presidential Elections & the Electoral College

Elections in the U.S. are peaceful transfers of power.

Listen to one person's account.

Popular Vote vs. Electoral College

View the slides for Presidential elections

Polls are opinion surveys conducted by companies and candidates leading toward an election.  These results focus a candidate on which states they need to focus on to reach 270  electoral votes.

Create a path to victory for each candidate.  Follow directions to complete a successful plan for each candidate, answer the questions, and write a news analysis.

Click to complete the assignment.

News Analysis:

(1)Introduction: name and topic (5pts)

(2) Explain the Electoral College (5pts)

(3) Paths to Victory for each candidate naming specific states (10 pts)

(4) Analysis (10 pts)

(5) Maps; one for each candidate (10 pts)

(6) Worksheet: "Path to the Presidency" (10 pts.) 

How to Create an Electoral Map
(1) Create a map to the 2012 Presidency for each candidate.

Use this link to create the maps.

(2) Use the Snippet Tool on Windows PC to save as an image   On a Mac, you can take a picture of some of your screen (option 2). Use your device to capture the screen.

 Name the image with your lastfirst name_period_candidate.

(3) Print your two maps, or upload to your Google Docs account and share, email to me  ediaz@tvusd.k12.ca.us

The Constitution

The Preamble is the plan for the Constitution.

It is based on Seven Principles.

Take notes on all 7 principles of the Constitution.  Also use your textbook p. 244-247.

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Seven Principles Flash Cards

Take a quiz.  What song does each song belong to?


What part of the Constitution is more important?
Use this sheet to map it out and create a visual map of The Constitution.

Article I - III Notes
Use the Constitution Note sheet and The Constitution Powerpoint to take notes on the Preamble and Articles I-III.

Complete Workbook pages 32-33

Use your knowledge of Article II and the Electoral College to "Plan a Path to the Presidency" for each candidate and then use the information to write a news analysis.

Use this form.

Looking for the Study Guide for the Constitution Test?  Here you go.

Study Packet (50 pts)

WS: "What is the most important..."
​WS: "U.S. Constitution"
​Notes: Seven Principles of the Constitution
​WB: 32-33
​Constitution Study Guide