Week of 12/12

Monday
Three Branches of Government
Superhero Project Due on Friday

Tuesday
Kahoot Review - Game

Wednesday
Final Review

Thursday
Final

Friday
Superhero Battles

Week of 12/5

Monday
Completed all journal entries for Constitutional Convention
Acrostic Poem- "Compromises"

Tuesday
Constitutional Notes on Articles 1-3 - Slides
Constitution Articles 1-3 - Organizer

Wednesday
Ratification of the Constitution Notes - Slides
Ratification exhibit from notes.

Thursday
Branch Questions - Activity
Semester 1 Final Study Guide - Topics -HW (Constitution)

Friday
Review the Study Guide - Constitution/ Influences of American Thinking /Rebellions
Share Branch Responses with team

Week of 11/7

Monday 11/7

Spies were an important part of the American Revolution.

Today's task makes you a British officer evaluating colonist as a potential spy.  

at the conclusion, choose 1 colonist and explain, based on #1-3, what makes the colonist the best spy.  Also, include what advantage their bio provides for the British.

Task: Evaluate and Choose a British Spy

Tuesday 11/9

Wednesday 11/10

The Times that Try Men's Souls on Google Classroom

Thursday 11/11

The Times that Try Men's Souls - Due Friday.

Friday 11/12

No School

Week of 10/31

Monday 10/31
Presidential News Analysis Task

Tuesday 11/1
Presidential News Analysis Task - Due Wed 8am

Wednesday 11/2
Can you Win the White House?  Online Game

Thursday 11/3
Is war ever justified?  - HA! Task

Friday 11/4
Is war ever justified? - Discussion
American Revolution - Notes - Slides

Week of 10/24

Monday 10/24
What is a distinct element of the Presidential election in the United States Constitution? - Slides #1-16 
Memorize by Tuesday









Tuesday 10/25
What is a distinct element of the Presidential election in the United States Constitution? - Slides #17-25

Complete assignment "Should the country use the Electoral College or a popular vote in a Presidential Election?" on Google Classroom. Notes Due Wednesday.

Wednesday 10/26
(1) Complete the writing prompt "Should the country use the Electoral College or a popular vote in a Presidential Election?" on Google Classroom.

(2) Compose an academic reply with cited evidence to a classroom peer. Due Thursday


Thursday 10/27
What is a distinct element of the Presidential election in the United States Constitution? - Slides #26-30

Complete assignment "Path to the Presidency" tasksheet.  Task sheet  Due on Thursday.

Create maps as your visual for your task sheet and paste onto your "Path to the Presidency" news report.

Friday 10/28
Plan and write sections #1 and #2 (intro and electoral college).  Paragraphs due on Google Classroom on Saturday.

Week of 10/17

Monday 10/17
Declaration of Independence I
The Declaration influences our lives today, even before our government took shape.  Interpret the Declaration into your own words. Task - Declaration in your Words

Tuesday 10/18
Declaration of Independence II

What are the grievances presented in the Declaration?  What audience was this document published for, and for what purpose?  Complete the task - List of Grievances.

Wednesday 10/19
Notes: What is a Patriot or a Loyalist? - slides.

Will you take up arms?  - Stations.  Examine the exhibits as an "undecided" colonist.  Record what arguments will resonate with you, as British and a colonist, to form your belief on what side to join? 2 stations today with at least three bullets (arguments) for each one.

Hamilton's "Farmer Refuted" song arranges arguments for both sides of the debate.

Thursday 10/20

Continue work on 4 more stations.
Complete map for HW! Map - Lands reserved for natives


Friday 10/21

Complete last 3 stations.

Week of 10/4

Monday
Causes of the Revolution Study Guide #1-6

Tuesday
What happened at the battles of Lexington and Concord? slides
Documents and Log/Questions.
Study Guide #7-11

Wednesday
Study Guide Due
Finish documents and questions - What happened at the battles of Lexington and Concord?

Thursday
Test Review
Don't be like Ben! Study for the test tomorrow! Here is the link to the Kahoot from today. You will need to run it on one device, and play on another! #huzzah! #kahoot
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/d5cb95d6-f8aa-49d2-a9fb-fb1dea7e53e0
Friday
Causes of the Revolution Test

Week of 9/26

Monday 9/26
Weigh the Evidence: Boston Massacre

Tuesday
Weigh the Evidence: Boston Massacre continued and ARE Statement

Wednesday
Causes of the War: Boston Massacre to the Intolerable Acts.  Slides #44-55

Thursday

Complete the Causes of War.
Reading of Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Friday
Complete Common Sense

Week of 9/19

Monday 
Map Test
Notes on the Causes of the Revolution Slides #1-9

Tuesday
Continued Notes on the Causes of the Revolution Slides #9-18

Wednesday
Continued Notes on the Causes of the Revolution Slides #19-32

Thursday
Finished watching History of US: Patriots (found on a previous blog page), start at minute 18:00.  Take notes on tools and reasons of protest by colonist.

Friday
Continued Notes on the Causes of the Revolution Slides #33-43
and began Boston Massacre: Weigh the Evidence

Week of September 12

Week of September 12

Monday 9/12

• Complete notes for the Development of Virginia and the New England colonies
• Students begin to analyze passenger lists of ships traveling to New England or Virginia.

Tuesday 9/13

• Complete the questions for Passenger Lists activity

Wednesday 9/14

• Labeled the colonies and the regions on the map.
• Notes on the Development of the Middle and Southern Colonies.

Thursday 9/15

• Writing Task: What opportunities did the Virginia and New England colonies offer immigrants in the 1630's?

Friday 9/16
No School

How did we get here?

Monday 8/29

Take notes on How did we get here? slides.

Thursday 9/1

Add notes on the motivations and challenges of the early settlers from the slides and while watching Story of US: Rebels, up to minute 19:00. 

You should have at least five motivations and five challenges.

Friday 9/2

Are all sources reliable?  Today we learn about how to source documents by investigating: 

Did Pocahontas save John Smith’s life by protecting him from her tribe?

Use the document "Jamestown, Did it happen?" to read the documents, answer the questions, and complete an ARE statement.  Below is the video clip for questions #1-3.  Scene from The New World directed by Terrence Malick, 2005

History Mystery - Roanoke

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The Roanoke Colony is missing!  What happened?  As a History Mystery detective your job is to look through the evidence to determine what is a possible scenario?

Here is the Investigative Journal to record your information.

Exhibit H is below.

 Wednesday, August 31
Complete the stations (not all stations will appear correctly) and write the A.R.E. statement on the Investigative Journal.

The Pledge

How does the Pledge of Allegiance demonstrate continuity and change over time?

Use the slides to take notes and write the two sentences as described on the last slide.

The South

Monday/Tuesday
Slavery Stations - Take notes from the stations on the topics:
1)   Living  Conditions      (2) Working conditions           
(3) Resistance (quiet/open)    (4) Maintain Community in Family, Leisure, and Church

Wednesday
The South Notes

The North

April 25
Monday
Northern Reformer Dossiers - & student worksheet

Tuesday
Industrialization simulation

Wednesday
The North - Notes

Thursday
Complete The North -Notes
Declaration of Sentiments comparison - student sheet

Friday
Finish Northern Reformer Dossiers and ARE statement
History of US - Division

Andrew Jackson

Friday

Andrew Jackson (Bias)  
Read one of the articles and answer the questions.  Then read the second article and determine what are the differences.

Week of April 11
Monday

Andrew Jackson in Pictures and Student Worksheet
(Fact v. Assumptions)

Tuesday

Notes on Election of Andrew Jackson

Wednesday
Notes on Jacksonian Democracy

Thursday
Notes on Indian Removal Policy

Friday
Why would people support Indian Removal in the 1830s?

Week of April 18
Monday/Tuesday
Jackson Stations

Wednesday - Manifest Destiny Notes and Art analysis

Thursday - Kahoot Review

Friday - Test
STUDY GUIDE is out!

James Madison

James Madison & War of 1812
Take notes on both topics


Interactive Corroboration
You Decide - The War of 1812
Interview not working online (sorry).  Take notes in the student sheet, and write a paragraph defending your position and supporting it with evidence from the different portions of the activity.

Complete questions #1-4 only.  Below is the picture for #1-2.

Here is the link for the chapter 10 study guide.

Death of Meriwether Lewis?

Did Meriwether Lewis commit suicide?  Or was he killed by a conspirator or road bandits.

You decide!

Use the Investigative Journal to gather your evidence.

Examine the exhibits.