Monday, January 23: Students were given the class period to work on their DBQ Essays. These are due by midnight on Wednesday. Due: none In Class: DBQ Essay Homework: Finish and share DBQ essay Wednesday, January 25: Students participated in an activity outlining the problems the colonists had with King George. We then viewed the music video "Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration". We discussed the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and the different sections. Students followed along on T. 154-157 with a video of actors reading the Declaration. If absent, please read these pages. Students then completed W. 96. Lastly, we ran the Blow the Roof Off activity.
Due: Current Event #1, DBQ Essay In Class: W. 96 Homework: W. 96 complete, share essay if haven't already Friday, January 27: First we reviewed for the essay test next week, creating outlines. Students then had one more opportunity to run the Blow the Roof Off. They then started the assignment "Beginning of the Revolution", using the reading document by the same name (found on the documents page) to complete W 90. Due: W. 96 In Class: Review outline, W. 90 Homework: Study for essay test, workbook ready to turn in, Current Event #2
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Tuesday, January 17: Students watched the second part of America: The Story of Us Episode 1. They completed the video guide on W. 88. If absent, see Ms. Nay in a lab to watch the video or get an alternate at home assignment. We then ran the Blow the Roof Off activity. Students were then introduced to their DBQ essay prompts and documents.
Due: W. 84-86 complete, Current Event #1 In Class: W. 88, Document Analysis Homework: Analyze one document Thursday, January 19: Today we analyzed the documents for the dbq essay. Students then started writing their essays. They also received one more chance to complete the Blow the Roof Off activity. Due: One document analyzed In Class: DBQ document analysis, started writing essay Homework: Intro & 1st body paragraph written Tuesday, January 10: We took notes on W. 87 about the causes of the Revolution. The link to the Prezi is below. Review the Prezi, and see a peer or Ms. Nay for the missing notes if absent. Students then read W. 81-82 and completed W. 83. Lastly, we had our first run through of the Blow the Roof Off.
Due: Workbook (W. 54 & 74), Current Event #5 In Class: W. 81-83, notes on W. 87 Homework: Finish W. 81-83 Thursday, January 12: We discussed the protests by the colonists to the acts of Parliament and took notes on W. 87. The link to the Prezi is below. REview the Prezi, and see a peer or Ms. Nay for the missing notes if absent. Students then completed W. 84-86. We then had our first timed run of the Blow the Roof Off. Due: W. 81-83 (Corrected in class) In Class: W. 84-86, Notes on W. 87 Homework: Finish W. 84-86, Current Event #1 (3rd term) ***All late work due Friday Wednesday, January 4: We watched Episode 1 of The War That Made America, answering the quesitons on W. 77-78. If absent, see Ms. Nay for how to get the answers. We then read summaries of Episodes 2 & 3. If time, we started watching Episode 4, answering questions on W. 79.
Due: None In Class: W. 77-78 Homework: Community Experience Friday, January 6: We watched Episode 4 of The War That Made America, completing the questions on W. 79-80; If absent, see Ms. Nay for how to get the answers. We then discussed the effects of the French and Indian War, taking notes on W. 76 (PowerPoint on Documents page). Due: Community Experience In Class: W. 79-80, Notes on W. 76 Homework: None Monday, December 19: We discussed what started the French and Indian War, using the PowerPoint (on Documents page) to take some notes on W. 76. We then completed the Design Thinking activity and Pocahontas response (W. 74 and 54 respectively).
Due: None In Class: W. 76, 74, 54 Homework: None Wednesday, December 21: Today we completed the Colonial Investments activity in the workbook. If absent, see Ms. Nay for an alternate assignment. Due: None In Class: W. 66 Homework: Community Experience Tuesday, December 13: In class we discussed the events of the Salem Witch Trials. Students then presented their prototypes from the Design Thinking project about a character in BotR. We then started Pocahontas.
Due: Prototypes, Current Event #4 In Class: Presentation of Prototypes Homework: None Thursday, December 15: We continued and finished Pocahontas today. Due: None In Class: No Assignments Homework: None Monday, December 5: We took the 13 Colonies Map Test today. If absent, please come to a lab to make it up. We then started our Design Thinking process for Blood on the River, completing steps 1-3 on W. 68-71.
Due: None In Class: W. 68-71 Homework: None Wednesday, December 7: Today we reviewed for the unit test next class. We then completed steps 2-3 of the Design Thinking process on W. 70-71, if not completed last time. Next, students sketched their prototypes on W. 72. Students were then given time to finish reading Blood on the River. It they already finished, they began making a prototype model. Due: None In Class: W. 70-72 Homework: Study for test, workbook ready to turn in next class Friday, December 9: We took the unit test today. We then created prototypes for our Design Thinking Process (sketched on W. 72, then created a model). Due: Workbook In Class: Unit Test, W. 72 and Prototype model Homework: Curren Event #4 Tuesday, November 29: Today we completed W. 58-59 about the founding of the 13 original colonies. If absent, find the PowerPoint on the Documents page and complete the chart in the workbook. Students were then given time to read Blood on the River Chp. 21-23.
Due: Current Event #3 In Class: W. 58-59 Homework: Read BotR Chp. 21-23 Thursday, December 1: Class started with a short quiz on BotR Chp. 17-23. If absent, come to a lab to make it up. Today we took notes on colonial regions on W.60-61. If absent, see Ms. Nay for the notes and their explanation. We then discussed the colonial economies and students completed W. 62-63, with the accompanying informational packet (if absent, find the packet online). Students then read BotR Chp. 25-26. Due: BotR through chp. 23 read In Class: BotR Quiz, W. 60-61 notes, W. 62-63 Homework: Study for 13 Colonies Map Test Monday, November 21: Today we took notes on Types of Colonies on W. 48 (see Ms. Nay or a peer for notes if absent). We then completed W. 56-57, translating the Mayflower Compact to modern English, and wrote a DBQ paragraph answering this question: What do the references to God and the King indicate about the Pilgrims (use W. 56-57 as Document A, be sure to use evidence from it).
Due: none In Class: W. 48 notes Homework: Finish DBQ Paragraph (due next class); Read BotR Chp. 16 Wednesday, November 23: Class started with a quiz on BotR Chp. 15-16. If absent, please come to a lab next week to make this up. Today we did a review activity on Plymouth and the Pilgrims. If you were gone, sorry you missed it! We also read Blood on the River Chp. 17-20. Due: DBQ Paragraph on Pilgrims In Class: Plymouth Review, BotR Chp. 17-20 Homework: Finish reading BotR Chp. 17-20 Tuesday, November 15: Today we watched our Scoring History Jamestown video. We then watched the first half of America: The Story of Us, Episode 1 and completed W. 55. If absent, please come to a lab to view the video (approx. 20 minutes) and complete the video guide. Students were then given time to read Blood on the River. They should complete chapter 14 by next class. If absent, the chapters are on the Blood on the River page, found in the US History drop down menu.
Due: Current Event #2 In Class: W. 55 Homework: Read Blood on the River Chp. 12-14 (quiz next class) Thursday, November 17: Class started with a quiz on BotR chp. 12-14. If absent, come to a lab to make up. We took notes today on Types of Colonies (W. 48). If absent, see Ms. Nay or a peer for the notes. We then started a colonization simulation. Due: BotR Chp. 12-14 read In Class: W. 48 Homework: Read BotR Chp. 15 (quiz next class) |
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