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Notice:
For this class, all students must have a three-ring binder. I have been pretty lenient on the binders for the first nine weeks as everyone has been learning the routines. I will not be as soft on the binder requirement after this week. Students must keep everything in their binders and I will be adding the grading of the binders to each unit.
As was requested of me by a student, I have been writing more things on the board during lecture time so that what I want you to know and understand is even more clear. Unfortunately, not all of you are taking advantage of this. Just to give you a heads up, if I write it on the board, it WILL be on your next test.
Dec. 3:
Today's Jump Start was, "Explain one weakness of the government created by the Articles of Confederation." Tomorrow we will be going to the computer lab to research delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Dec. 2:
This week's Jump Starts are:
Monday -- Put all the vocabulary for Chapter 5 Section 1 in your binder
Tuesday -- The Pledge of Allegiance says "...and to the republic for which it stands..." What is a republic? Are we, the United States, a republic?
Wednesday -- Based on our discussion from Tuesday, what is the difference between republican and republicanism?
We are working our way through the Articles of Confederation into the creation of the Constitution.
Nov. 20:
The test for this chapter will be Monday, Nov. 23. Study all the worksheets and notes and you should do fine!
Nov. 19:
Today's journal question was, "If you were assigned the task of creating a new government, what issue would you address and why?" We watched more of John Adams. We will wrap up Chapter 4 tomorrow and the test for this chapter will be Monday. Mid-terms will be distributed tomorrow. The only grades we have at this point are the in-class journals so everyone should have good grades. Those who are in academic trouble with me are the ones who have not completed a single journal question -- and there are a couple of those.
Nov. 18:
Today's journal question was, "Give me your opinion -- what do you think of the John Adams movie that we have been watching? Has it been a help in making the Revolutionary period more real to you or has it been a distraction? Please tell me honestly and respectfully what you think of the movie." This will not only help me determine the direction we need to take for the rest of this class but it will also be helful for future classes as well.
Nov. 17:
We are finishing up Chapter 4 and we began discussing the events that led up to the British surrender at Yorktown. Today's journal entry question was: "What does the American Revolution mean to you? What do you think it has meant to oppressed people all over the world?"
Nov. 12:
We are continuing our journey through Chapter 4 -- The American Revolution -- and we wrapped up section 3 today. We will watch a very short portion of the John Adams movie on Friday and then we will move into the last section of this chapter. This is the section when we learn about the Articles Of Confederation and the problems faced under that government. We should wrap up Chapter 4 Tuesday, so our test on this unit will be Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
Nov. 6:
Students watched more of "John Adams" today and answered questions about the film. We will continue studying chapter 4 next week and we will look at the events, battles and people of the Revolution.
Nov. 3:
No journal entry today. We read about the battles of Lexington & Concord (pages 100-102) and completed the Chapter 4 Section 1 "Guided Reading" worksheet in class.
Nov. 2:
We did not have a journal today but we did have a question based on the video that we are watching. In it, John Dickinson states in a toast, "May the sword of the parent never be stained with the blood of the children." What does this quote mean and how does it relate to the American Revolution?
Oct. 30:
This week we have had three journal questions that were to be completed at the beginning of class. I took up the journals today for a grade. If you are missing these, here are the questions:
Oct. 27: How does an argument between people mushroom into a full-blown war? What things cause this to happen?
Oct. 29: Have your parents ever given you a rule you thought of as unfair? Have you ever tried to negotiate your way out of rule? What happens if you just ignore the rule?
Oct. 30: Is propaganda a good tool or a bad one to use when trying to convince someone to believe as you do? How do we still use propaganda today?
Oct. 29:
We are working in Chapter 4. We began answering the questions on the worksheet for section 1 (see the link below for the worksheet). We will continue this worksheet tomorrow and will watch more of the John Adams movie Monday as we exlore more of the time leading up to the American Revolution.
Oct. 27:
We started work in Chapter 4 today. We are going to begin looking at the causes that led to the Revolutionary War. We will be watching the movie "John Adams" starring Paul Giamatti. This is an excellent historical drama with terrific acting and good writing. I think it will help reinforce what we will be learning in class.
Oct. 22:
We wrapped up Chapter 3 with our review of the "Essential Questions" packet I gave you. Our test on Chapter 3 is tomorrow. This will be the final grade for this 9 weeks so study hard and end the grading period on a high note!
Oct. 20:
We wrapped up Chapter 3 Section 3 today with a review of economies, population and religions in the Northen Colonies. Tomorrow we will begin talking about the French and Indian War. Thank you for being so good yesterday on our trip. I am very proud of all of you!
Oct. 15:
Our field trip to the Nina and Pinta replicas is Monday, Oct. 19. Please bring in your permission slips and $8. Anyone who does not have a signed permission slip by Monday morning will not be allowed to attend the trip.
Oct. 12:
Because I am off sick, please hold on to your Colonial letters and I will take them up when I return. Make sure you follow the rubric so that you get all the points you can.
Sept. 29:
I am allowing the students to take a re-test on chapter 2 as I believe that we may have covered to material a little too quickly and I want to be sure that everyone truly understands the foundation of our country. Because of that, we will be re-covering some of the information from chapter 2 for a couple days. We will move on to Chapter 3 next week.
Sept. 24:
Our Chapter 2 test is tomorrow. Everything you need to know for the test is in the flap book we made and filled in class. Please use these to study.
Sept. 17:
Happy Constitution Day! As a way to commemorate the signing of our country's Constitution, the assignment for tonight is to write a journal entry about what living in a country where our freedoms are protected by this document. I can't wait to read them!
Sept. 14:
Today we wrapped up the worksheets for Chapter 2 Section 1 and started on Section 2. This is done during class so that we can discuss the people, places and events together. Anyone who is missing one of the worksheets, please see me as soon as possible and I will help you with the answers for them.
Sept. 8:
Seventh period class is to have a test on Chapter 1 tomorrow. Use the little green books we made in class today to study.
Sept. 4:
Seventh period is to complete the journal entry -- write as if you are an explorer with one of Columbus's voyages and talk about what you see, feel, etc. This is due Tuesday.
First period -- use your "study books" to prepare for the test Tuesday. Everything we covered in the review with our paper books we made is what is on the test. There will be no "surprises." Have a great long weekend.
Sept. 3:
(First period only--seventh period will have this assignment over the weekend) In your journals, write an entry as if you are a European explorer traveling to the "new world." Talk about what you are feeling, seeing, experiencing as if seeing it for the first time.
Aug. 28:
Students must complete their 9-sentence writing assignment: Why did Native American societies from different regions share similar cultural traits?
example: trade with one another, shared ancetry, similar religious beliefs |