August 11 - August 15
community activity
learning contracts
August 18 - August 22
exploration of early maps
theories of how we got here
August 25 - August 29
vocabulary
student learning objectives
September 2 - September 5
begin lesson 1 Ancient American Civilizations
Ancient American Indians
finish lesson 1.1 assessment
September 8 - September 12
begin project (Inuit, Ancient Puebloans, or Mound Builders)
September 15 - 19
finish project (Inuit, Ancient Puebloans, or Mound Builders)
begin lesson 2 for Chapter 1 American Indian Cultures on p.16
September 22 - September 26
begin lesson over Native American Cultures
complete note sheet
complete 1.2 assessment
September 29 - September 3
complete Kachina doll project
October 6 - October 10
begin lesson 3
complete note sheet
complete 1.3
October 13 - October 17
finish totem pole project
October 20 - October 21
complete study note sheet
review day
Chapter 1 test
October 27 - October 31
complete lesson 1 for Chapter 2 "Early European Exploration"
complete note sheet
complete question in textbook
complete 2.1
November 3 - November 7
continue lesson 2 Chapter 2 "Explorers for Spain" on page 58
complete lesson 2
complete note sheet for lesson 2
complete questions embedded in the text
complete 2.2 assessment
November 10 - November 14
complete 2.2 assessment
complete open textbook quiz
begin lesson 3 for Chapter 2 "The Columbian Exchange" on page 68
November 17 - November 21
note sheet for Chapter 2
review for Chapter 2
Chapter 2 test
November 24 - 25
finish final copy of writing
introduction for Chapter 3 lesson 1 "Spanish Colonies in the Americas" on page 88
fill-in the note sheet for the section
complete the questions in the textbook for the lesson
December 1 - December 5
complete 3.1
begin lesson 2 for Chapter 3
complete question in the textbook
December 8 - December 10
continue comparative text over the "The Lost Colony"
fill in comparative note sheet
watch video over "The Lost Colony"
discuss possible theories
begin essay writing of personal theory
December 11
finish the "Lost Colony" essay response
December 12
begin Jamestown on page 101 in the textbook
then begin comparative texts, looking for details that are not included in any other text
complete comparative note sheet for all 4 literature pieces together as a class
December 15 - December 19
3.2 complete the textbook questions
complete 3.2 assessment
begin lesson 3 for Chapter 3 on page 108 "Pilgrims and Puritans in New England
January 5 - January 9
Complete Is She a Witch (Puritan)
Complete 3.3 The Pilgrims and Puritans in New England
begin Lesson 4 for Chapter 3
January 12 - January 16
continue lesson 4
complete 3.4
complete Chapter 3 review in textbook
February 2 - February 6
finish note sheet
review for Chapter 3 test
complete Chapter 3 test
February 9 - February 13
begin Chapter 4 on page 139, "New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies"
read p. 139 - 140 w/partner
identify each region and the geographical features for each
label the 13 colonies
complete 4.1 and labeling of the 13 colonies
February 16 - February 20
finish lesson 1 for Chapter 4
complete workbook questions
complete 4.1 identify the founder of each of the 13 colonies
complete 4.1 assessment over the entire lesson
Looking Ahead...
begin lesson 2 Life in the New England Colonies on p. 148
work through the lesson p. 148 - 158
complete the questions embedded in the text
complete 4.2
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begin lesson 3 "Slavery in the Colonies"
complete the secondary resource and questions
complete lesson 3 and questions in the textbook
complete 4.3 assessment
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finish 4.3 assessment
begin lesson 4 for Chapter 4, "Cooperating and Conflict"
complete the lesson and the chapter questions in the textbook
complete 4.4 assessment
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Monday - Chapter 4 test
begin Chapter 5 lesson 1 "Tension with Britain"
complete the lesson and questions in the textbook
complete 5.1
Looking Ahead...
finish lesson 1 for Chapter 5 "Tension with Britain"
complete 5.1 assessment
begin lesson 2 for Chapter 5
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complete lesson 2 for Chapter 5
complete 5.2 assessment
introduce the newspaper project
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collect newspaper project
begin lesson "Declaring Independence"
finish lesson 3 and questions
complete note sheet
Looking Ahead...
finish 5.3
begin lesson 4, "On the Battlefield and at Home"
complete lesson 4
complete textbook questions and note sheet
complete 5.4
Looking Ahead...
ILEARN begins adjusted schedule for the next two weeks
begin Lesson 5 for Chapter 5, "Winning Independence"
complete lesson and questions in textbook
complete 5.5
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ILEARN continues and adjusted schedule
Chapter 5 review in textbook
Chapter 5 note sheet
Chapter 5 review day
Chapter 5 test on Friday
Looking Ahead...potentially
this is swim week so the we will be on a different schedule all week
Chapter 5 test will be on Monday
Tuesday, we will begin Chapter 6 lesson 1
complete the lesson and questions imbedded in the textbook
complete 6.1 assessment
Looking ahead...
begin lesson 2 for Chapter 6, "Creating the Constitution" on page 260
compare the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan
connect the similarities between the Senate and the House of Representatives
Looking Ahead...
complete the lesson and embedded questions
complete 6.2 assessment
begin lesson 3 for Chapter 6
Looking Ahead...
finish lesson 3
complete lesson 3 assessment
complete open textbook quiz