Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor

THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR:

Thursday 8/25

• Syllabus
• Classroom Expectations
• Social Contract
• Go Over Test Taking Strategies worksheet)
• Homework Assignment: 2 pg paper of what you learned last year and what you expect to learn this year during the Journey to form a More Perfect Union

 Friday 8/26

• Classroom Expectations
• Books Hand Out
• Talk about the Quizzes 14 Quizzes will be given out this semester:  every week you will be given a reading assignment you will be graded based on your talking to the text (Use Test-Taking Strategies Worksheet
• Test Taking Tips (TTT) Go Over Various Examples
• Read Ancient Fertile Crescent Almost Gone Article Show this as an example of what type of articles to expect… Show questions of what to expect from an article

 Monday 8/29

• Classroom Expectations
• Looking Backwards Reading Assignment students will use TTT to answer questions
• Go over what their answer choices and why they decided to pick those choices
• Review 5 Themes PPT, Geo Terms PPT, and Map Skills Glossary Wrksht
• Introduce Political Cartoons and what they are: Use the 3 documents (magic paper)
• Introduce Primary and Secondary Sources:  Use the 3 documents
• Homework è Read Chapter 1 Section 1 Questions 1-6

Tuesday 8/30

• Classroom Expectations
• Go over how I want work turned in (name, date, homeroom)
• Read Section 2 in class go over Section 2 questions in class
• Homework Ch 1 Section 3 questions 1-6

 Wednesday 8/31

• Classroom Expectations
• Chapter 1 Quiz
• European Motivations for wanting to Explore the New World and Beyond
• Classroom Discussion on Explorers (Cabot, Columbus, da Gama, Dias, Henry, Amerigo, Cartier)

Thursday 9/1

• Reading Assignment #1 Handout The Movement Toward Woman Suffrage.  Quiz Friday
• European Land Claims in North America
• Understand the 7 Explorers of the New World
  • Use the sheet with the Explorers take the information put on board
  • Homework Ch 2 Section 1 pg 42 Questions 1-6

Friday 9/2

• Notes on the Columbian Exchange and Columbus
• Homework Ch 2 Section 2 pg 49 Questions 1-6

Tuesday 9/6

• Review Columbian Exchange and Columbus Notes
• Do Columbian Exchange Worksheet in class
• Homework Finish Exchange Worksheet and Ch 2 Sect 3 pg 55 Questions 1-6

Wednesday 9/7

• Reading Article Assignment Quiz #1 (If you have your article you may use it)
• Do Ch 2 Section 4 pg 62 1-6 and Ch 2 Quiz (Can wk together on quiz)
• Homework: What ever you do not finish

 Thursday 9/8

• Review Causes and Effects of European Exploration (chart pg 44)
• Look at European Chart pg 48 & 52
  • How did the Spanish Explorers play a part in the upcoming formation of the United States
  • Plantation System Important pg 55 (Slave Trade Beginnings)
    • See issues listed above in 13 Enduring Issues what falls under here
    • No Article Test on Thursday

Friday 9/9

• Start Review for Test on Thursday
• Decide what book the students want to read and sign them out
  • Chapter Summaries ½ page max and book report after completion

 Monday 9/12

• Finish Review for Test Tomorrow
• Students will quiz each other on Chapter 1 and 2 topics
  • Pg 34-35 and Pg 64-65 Will help a lot

Tuesday 9/13

• Unit 1 Test Chapter 1 & 2

Wednesday 9/14

• Go Over Test and Review Test Answers
• Review 13 Enduring Issues Of Our Democracy and how it is going to play a part in the upcoming Colonial Times
• Give upcoming events about what to expect during Colonial America
• Student and Parent Communication about current grades with students

Thursday 9/15

• Make Foldable Regarding the 13 Colonies (7 sheets on paper needed) page 69
• Reading Assignment # 2 Handout A New Look for Europe
• Map Skills show distance from England to the New World
• Classroom discussion (Could students imagine doing this trip why or why not)
• Reasons for Settlement (Primary Source) Colony Charters
• Discuss The Lost Colony of Roanoke, Jamestown Settlement, Virginia Company
  • Important People: Sir Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, John Smith, John Rolfe, Pocahontas
  • Homework: Read Chapter 3 Chapter Section 1 Questions 1-6

Friday 9/16

• English First Attempt to Colonize PowerPoint
  • English First Attempt to Colonize Worksheet
  • Give Vocabulary List             for Colonies (Colonial Era Vocabulary Doc)
  • Start Lost Colony PowerPoint
  • Homework: Reread Chapter 3 Section 1 pg 70-73

Monday 9/19

• Discuss the Lost Colony and English 1^st Attempt to Colonize
• Break into Groups for Lost Colony Assignments (3-4) depends on size
  • Groups TBD

Tuesday 9/20

• Students will work on Lost Colony Assignment they will present Friday 9/23
• Give out instructions and rules of the Game of Chess
• Homework: Study for Quiz tomorrow and finish final preparation for Lost Colony Assignment

Wednesday 9/21

• Quiz on Reading Article #2
• Student Presentations on the Lost Colony
• Explain Why Instructions of the Game of Chess is important
  • Plan to talk about how we will use it during the American Revolution
  • Homework: Re-read the instructions about Chess and Ask parents to help turn in sign letter from parents saying you studied the instructions

Thursday 9/22

• Reading Article #3 Handout Child Labor in the Coal Mines
• Use foldable created last week
• Massachusetts Bay Colonies PowerPoint (use foldable)
  • Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
  • Homework: Chapter 3 Section 2 pg 80 1-6

Friday 9/23

• Compare and Contrast The Magna Carta and Mayflower Compact pg 985-86
• Primary Source of the Magna Carta
• Activity for Studying the Magna Carta
• Homework: Chapter 3 Section 3 pg 85 1-6

Monday 9/26

• Review Early English Attempts to Colonize
• Notes on the 13 Colonies (North, Middle, and Southern Colonies)
• Homework: Chapter 3 Section 4 pg 93 1-6

Tuesday 9/27

• Finish notes on 13 Colonies and Fields Colonies 13
• Classroom Discussion about 13 Colonies.
  • What do you foresee happening and why?
  • Mercantilism, how does it apply to the colonies?
  • Homework: Study for Reading Article Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday 9/28

• Quiz on Reading Article #3
• In-class assignment Chapter 3 Section 4 pg 1-6
• Homework: Take Home Quiz on Chapter 3 Due Monday

Thursday 9/29:

• Notes on Triangular Trade Routes and Slave Trade (Middle Passage)
• Triangular Trade/Middle Passage Reading Assignment with Questions
  • How is the issue of Slavery going to play a role in future events?
  • Reading Assignment #4 Handout The Status of Woman
  • Homework: Chapter 4 Section 1 Define Triangular Trade, Crash Crop Questions 2-6

Friday 9/30:

• The Glorious Revolution (Navigational Acts PPT)
• English Bill of Rights è the American Bill of Rights
• 1651 & 1673 Navigation Acts
• Cause and Effects of the Great Awakening
• Differences between Royal and Proprietary Colonies
• Discuss John Peter Zenger
• Homework: Chapter 4 Section 2 Questions 2-6

Monday 10/3:

• Review Navigational Acts, John Peter Zenger
• Do Chapter 4 Section 3 in class (Questions on board)
  • Albany Plan Important (Supporting the Albany Plan Primary Source)
  • Analyze: What was the purpose of the Albany Plan?
  • Homework: Chapter 4 Section 4 pg 125 Questions 2, 4 and 6
  • Extra Credit: Chapter 4 Quiz Take Home Due Friday 10/8

Tuesday 10/4:

• French and Indian War PDF
• French PDF Questions
• Homework: Study for Reading Assignment #4 Quiz on Friday and Extra Credit Due Tomorrow

Wednesday 10/5:

• Quiz on Reading Article #4
• Finish French and Indian Work from Previous Day
• Homework: Start studying for Unit 2 Chapter 3 & 4 Test Tuesday (also review chapter 1 and 2 hint, hint)

Thursday 10/6:

• Review for Test Tomorrow Chapter 3 & 4 also review Chapter 1 & 2
• Homework: Study for Test Tomorrow

Friday 10/7:

• Test Day Chapter 3 & 4

Monday 10/10:

• Go Over Test
• Intro to the Creation of a Nation 1763-1791
• Different Acts Imposed by the British
• Homework: Taxation Without Representation Ch 5 Section 1 pg 135 Questions 2-6

Tuesday 10/11:

• The Patriot (Edited for School Use)
• Students will receive a packet based off the movie with questions
  • This packets consists of:
    • 4 Sections 25pts each section total of 100 pts.
    • Question format: Using Blooms Taxonomy Question Stems

Wednesday 10/12:

• Finish the Patriot
• Packets Due Monday

Thursday 10/13:

• Stambaugh New Imposed Students Requirements Assignments
• Homework: Ch 5 Section 2 pg 139 Questions
• Reading Article #5 Handout Returning Soldiers

Friday 10/14:

• The Road to Revolution PDF Discussion and Reading

Monday 10/17:

• Finish the Road to Revolution
• Patriot Packet Due
• The Acts that led up to the Revolutionary War and the Boston Massacre

Tuessday 10/18:

• Chapter 5 Section 3 Read and Discussed in Class
• Homework: Review Notes

Wednesday  10/19:

• Quiz on Reading Article #5
• Chapter 5 Section 4 Read and Do Questions 2, 4, 5 and 6
• Homework: Think about how and why July 4^this an important day in US History.
  • Take Home Chapter 5 Quiz

Thursday  10/20:

• Class Split Into Two Groups Thomas Paine Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence Students will read and take notes on their particular subject
• Join or Die

Friday  10/21:

• Class Split Into Two Groups Thomas Paine Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence Students will read and take notes on their particular subject (papers are switched)
• Join or Die

Monday  10/24:

• Declaration of Independence Activity Note 6
• Start the brainstorming process of creating your own Declaration of Independence

Tuesday  10/25:

• Continue to Work on Declaration of Independence

Wednesday  10/26:

• Present your Declaration of Independence
  • Class will decide if we as citizens will sign your Declaration and go to War against Mother England and its King George III
• Reading Article #6 Handout A Son at the Front

Thursday  10/27:

• Pre-Revolutionary War Worksheet
• Review Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill
• Homework: Chapter 6 Section 1 pg. 168 Questions 3-6

Monday 10/31:

• Social Studies Skill builder pg 169
• Chess and how it relates to battles during this Era
  • Depending on time we can use the chess boards

Tuesday 11/1:

• The American Revolution Notes on PPT
• Introduce American War for Independence CD Project Due After Thanksgiving Break
• Discuss the Cause and Effects of French-American Alliance
• Winter at Valley Forge
• Homework: Chapter 6 Section 2 pg. 176 Questions 3, 4 and 6

Wednesday  11/2:

• Chapter 6 Section 3 in class
• Chapter 6 Section 4 in class
• Homework: Study for Reading Article #6 Quiz

Thursday  11/3:

• Quiz on Article #6
• 13 Colonies Jeopardy

Monday  11/7:

• Review the American Revolution
• End of the American Revolution Notes
• American Revolution Jeopardy

Tuesday 11/8:

• The Issue of Slavery

Wednesday 11/9:

• The Issue of Slavery Continued

Thursday 11/10:

• The Articles of Confederation
• Homework: Chapter 7 Section 1 pg 198 1-5

Friday  11/11:

• Shay’s Rebellion
• Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, 3/5 Compromise
• US Constitution
• Homework/Class-work: Chapter 7 Section 2 pg 205 1-6

Monday 11/14 to Tuesday 11/22:

• Classroom Discussion Compare and Contrast the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution
• Introduce Federalist and Anti-Federalist
• 3 Branches of the Government (Executive, Legislative and Judicial)
• Homework: Monday Chapter 7 Section 3 pg 213 Questions 1-5
• Quiz on Chapter 7 Friday
• Reading Article #7 Handout The Rough Riders

Monday 11/28:

• Colonial America Study Guide 1
• Exploration of New World Study Guide
• Continue to Work on American Revolution CD

Tuesday 11/29:

• European Colonies in America Worksheets
• The Real Story of Thanksgiving Article and Worksheet
• Reading Article Quiz #7

Wednesday 11/30 – Thursday 12/1:

• Start Reviewing for Unit 3 Chapters 5-7 Test

Friday 12/2:

• Test Day(s)

Monday 12/5:

• Parents Constitution
  • Student Response to Parent Constitution Worksheet

Tuesday 12/6:

• Bill of Rights Notes and United Streaming Video
• Students will work together and create their own Bill of Right

Wednessday 12/7:

• Students have created their Bill of Rights now they will work to create their own constitution.
  • They will use the US Constitution and Parent Constitution as examples

Thursday 12/8:

• Continue and Finish working on US Constitution

Friday 12/8 – Friday 12/16:

• John Adams Documentary
• During This Documentary Students will have to write a 1 page response on each episode
• Each Paper is due before the next Episode is shown.

Monday 1/2/12:

• Turn in any missing 1 page responses from John Adams Documentary
• Make Up any missing 1 page responses from John Adams Documentary

Tuesday 1/3/12 to Wednesday 1/11/12:

• Review for Midterm Exam Chapters 1-7
• Anything learned from 8/25 until 1/2 is fair game!!!!
• Make Up or Turn in any Extra Credit or Re-Do any assignment you would like re-graded if you have made an effort to re-teach the information to yourself.  Also must have your parent/guardian signature on the old assignment!  No signature No Re-Grade!

Thursday 1/12 – Friday 1/13:

• Students will be taking Midterm Exam in Social Studies

Monday 1/16:

• No School Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday