March 23- 27 Agenda for U.S. History via distance learning! Ch. 10
Tuesday- Check back for updates and look for an email from Mr. Reynolds - Stay well students and their families.
Thursday-
March 16 -20 School closure for social distancing and Coronavirus containment.
Agenda for U.S. History March 9-13 Ch. 8-9 Test on Block & Wellness WEEK!
Mon-Tue: 1. Finish and go over the Ch. 8-9 Study Guides and Packet Making time. 2. Jeopardy Review Game! 3. Quiet Study H.W. Be ready for test
Wed-Thur: 1. Quiet Study and turn in Packets 2. Ch. 8-9 Test
3. Manifest Destiny Art Opener No H.W.
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Fill in the Blanks worksheet No H.W.
Agenda for U.S. History March 2 - 6
Mon-Tue: 1. Warm Up ‘American Culture Flag’ and assign Current Events
3. Class Activity = The Expansion of Democracy 4. Jackson Reading 3. Jackson Acrostic Poem 5. History Trading Cards – choose your subjects, begin research – 4 cards due on Friday
Wed-Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Indian Removal Act and The Trail of Tears with music from Paul Revere and the Raiders!
3. Illustrated Timeline of Events 4. Finish working on History Trading Cards due Friday 5. Hand out Study Guides
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. History Trading Cards Convention 3. Hand out Packet Lists H.W. Ch. 8-9 Test Next Wed-Thur
Agenda for U.S. History Feb. 24 -28 Monroe Doctrine Cartoons due Mon - Tue Ch. 7 Test Make ups on Tuesday at Lunch!
Mon-Tue: 1. Agenda –assign C.E. and Warm UP 2. Double check and Finish Monroe Doctrine Cartoons 3. Form Groups and analyze Monroe Doctrine Cartoons and then take a Team Quiz 4. Key Court Cases in U.S. History Booklet
5. Reading Nationalism and Sectionalism
Wed-Thur: 1. Warm Up Missouri Compromise map work 2. The Election of 1824 3 facts and answers 3. Comparing the Election of 1824 with the Election of 1828 4. “The Jackson Toast!” Lyrical Analysis and Classroom singing competition! 4. Andrew Jackson Videos with ?’s
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Finish the Jackson Videos 3. Jackson Reading
Agenda for U.S. History Feb. 18-21 Single, Block, Block, Single No school Monday!
Tue: 1. Agenda assign Current Events 2. Jeopardy Review Game 3. Organize Packets
Wed-Thur: 1. Quiet Study and then Ch. 7 Jefferson Unit Test 2. Warm Up 3. Cornell Notes “Political Events in our Hemisphere” 4. Artist Series “Padre Hidalgo or Simon Bolivar”
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Finish notes C-D
3. Monroe Doctrine Cartoon Activity H.W. Monroe Doctrine Cartoon due on Monday! Be ready to share with your group.
Agenda for U.S. History Feb. 10-13
Mon-Tue: 1. Warm Up and assign Current Events 2. War of 1812 Cartoon and finish reading Ch. 7 246-249
3. War of 1812 Video Story Board group project 4. Hand out Ch. 7 Study Guide
Wed - Thur: 1. Current Events 2. Present War of 1812 Storyboard Projects to movie producer aka Mr. Reynolds
3. War of 1812 Crossword Puzzle Contest 4. Finish Study Guide for Ch. 7 Test
5. Make Unit Packets & Study note – Jeopardy on Tuesday after the holiday and Test on the next block.
Agenda for U.S. History Feb. 3-7
Mon-Tue: 1. Warm Up and assign Current Events 2. Cornell notes – “The Jefferson Years” 3. Marbury V. Madison Case description and Rap 4. Continue notes “The Jefferson Years” 5. Begin Lewis and Clark Exploration Journals 6. Return Finals
Wed-Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Complete and then Share Lewis and Clark Journals with class 3. Impressment story and the Embargo Act. 4. Artist Series “Tecumseh” with primary resource quotes 5. Finish Jefferson notes 6. Reading Ch. 7
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. The War of 1812 Fill in the Blank notes and Reading. No H.W.
Agenda for U.S. History Jan. 29-30-31
Wed-Thur: 1. Agenda &Warm Up 2. Cartoon from the 1800 Election 3. Artist series “Jefferson” Draw your portrait of Jefferson while listening and learning about the song ‘Jefferson and Liberty’ 4. Speech bubbles paraphrasing 4 excerpts from Jefferson’s Inaugural Address 4. Critique the art, and then analyze a verse from the Jefferson and Liberty song.
Fri: 1. Warm Up 2. H.A.P.P.Y Document Analysis of Jefferson and Liberty 3. Begin Cornell Notes - "The Jefferson Years” 4. Go Over the Final
Agenda for U.S. History Jan. 21-24
Final Exam on Friday
Tue: 1. Last chance current events 2. Work on Final Exam Study Guides and present Billboards 3. Return and review Ch. 6 Test
Wed- Thur: 1. Really last chance current events!
2. Quiet review of Study Guides with partners
3.SUPER END OF THE YEAR FINAL JEOPARDY TOURNAMENT!
Fri: 1. Final Exam for Ch. 1- 6 40 questions 40 points
Agenda for U.S. History Jan. 13-17 Ch. 6 Test on 2nd Block Day
Mon -Tue: 1. Crossword Puzzle Contest 2. Work on Ch. 6 Study Guides
3. Make Packets 4. Ch. 6 Jeopardy Review H.W. Ch. 6 Test on 2nd Block
Wed- Thur: 1. Quiet review of Study Guides with partners 2. Turn in Packets
3. Ch. 6 Test 4. Quiet review of Chapters 1 – 6
Fri: 1. Final 1st Semester Current Events 2. Groups form to create student jeopardy questions from the previous units
Agenda for U.S History Jan. 6-10
Mon - Tue: 1. Agendas and assign current events 2. Warm Up 3. Review Posters and Worksheets “Comparing the Ideals of Hamilton and Jefferson” 4. Begin Cornell Notes “The First Years of the Constitution” 5. Who said it? Hamilton or Jefferson Team Competition matching the quotes
Wed-Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Ham and Jeff class singing competition
3. Washington Farewell Address Primary Resource Group Investigation 4. Teams report on Washington’s Farewell Address
5. Washington Farewell Address Quiz
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Adams Presidency – the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts 3. Begin Study Guides
Agenda for U.S History Dec. 16-20 Remember a printout of your Constitution Portfolio Projects due on Friday. Open Lunch on Tue & Thur for help!
Mon: 1. Agenda & Warm Up 2. Hamilton and National Finances 3. The National Debt Then and NOW! 4. Return and Go over Const. Tests.
5. Form Groups and read team Bio about either Hamilton or Jefferson
6. Brainstorm poster ideas
Wed-Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Form Groups Make Posters 3. Present Posters and fill out the Worksheets “Comparing the Ideals of Hamilton and Jefferson” if time permits.
Fri: 1. Form Groups and Share Constitution Portfolio Projects in Groups
2. Present 1 Article per group 3. Turn in Portfolios
Agenda for U.S History Dec. 9 -13 Const. Test Mon - Tue
Mon -Tue: 1. Check Packets final review of study guide then quiet study time. 2. Jeopardy Review Game 3. Constitution Test 4. Quiet previewing of Chapter 6
Wed – Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Washington Leads a New Nation 3. Illustrating the First Cabinet
4. Comparing the first Cabinet to Pres. Trump’s Cabinet 5. Cabinet Dept. Reports 6. Hamilton and National Finances 7. The National Debt Then and NOW!
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Constitution Current Events Portfolio Work Day # 2
Agenda for U.S History Dec. 3 – 7 Supreme Court Cases Week! Const. Test Next Mon - Tue
Mon -Tue: 1. Warm Up 2. Form Legal Teams and Read about your case writing answers to the legal questions 3. Write your script for the case you will be either the “Chief Counsel” opening statement, “Legal Secretary” Debate points, “Devil’s Advocate” Debate point rebuttals, or the “Associate Counsel” closing statement for your case. 4. Rehearse case and work on Study Guide if you have extra time. H.W. Be ready to argue your case.
Wed – Thur: 1. Final Case Practice 2. Supreme Court Cases 1 – 4. 20 minutes each H.W. Work on Study Guides which are due on Constitution Test day – Monday Dec. 10th or 11th.
Fri: 1. No Current Events - Work on Study Guide and Make Packets 15 mins 2. Constitutional Password Game
Remember, Jeopardy and then test on Monday or Tuesday depending on your block period!
Agenda for U.S History Nov. 18-22
Mon -Tue: 1. Assign Current Events & Warm Up 2. Looking at the Bill of Rights – Amendments 1 – 10 3. Understanding the Bill of Rights Activity - form pairs and complete
4. Go over the other 17 amendments and illustrate the 4 most important (in your opinion). H.W. Study and review the powers of each branch using the checks and balances charts on pg.145- 146. Create 10 true or false questions about the Checks and Balances between the branches of government.
Wed – Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Government Action Game 3. Begin Constitution Unit Study Guide
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Constitutional Portfolio Research Day.
Agenda for U.S History Nov. 12-15
Tue: 1. Assign Current Events & Warm Up 2. Political Cartoon # 13 The Critical Period 3. Illustrating the Great Compromise and the 3/5ths Compromise 4. Begin the “Unlocking the Mysteries of the Constitution” Activity!
Wed – Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Finish “Unlocking the Mysteries of the Constitution” activity 3. Chart of the 3 Branches 4. Return and go over your Rev. War tests 5. Reading “Federalists and Antifederalists” 6. Groups create Feds and Antifeds bumper stickers.
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Examine the Bill of Rights 3. The other 17 amendments - Illustrate the 4 most important amendments (in your opinion) from amendment 11 through 27.
Agenda for U.S History Nov. 4 - 8
Mon-Tue: 1. Assign Current Events 2. Quiet Study 3. Turn in Unit Packets 4. Rev. War Test 5. Key Terms Pictionary for the Constitution Unit 6. Constitution Song Fill in the Blank Activity 7. If time permits begin Pair Activity Analyzing the Articles of Confederation
Wed – Thur: 1. . Warm Up 2. Finish Pair Activity Analyzing the Articles of Confederation 3. Articles of Confederation Political Cartoon 4. Begin Cornell Notes about the Constitution Cornell notes 5. Return and go over your Rev. War tests
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Class Play – Attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia PA H.W. Thank a Veteran and enjoy your Veteran’s Day Holiday on Monday.
Agenda for U.S. History Oct. 28– Nov. 1 Ch. 3 Test Next Monday/Tuesday
Mon-Tue: 1. Warm UP go over agenda 2. Password Game Prep as students create Flash Cards and Research the Key Battles, People and Events of the Revolution 3. Password Game 4. Illustrated Timeline of Events 5. Begin Study Guide for Ch. 3 Test
Wed- Thur: 1. Warm UP 2. Rev. War Political Cartoon 3. Crossword Puzzle Contest 4. Finish Study Guides 5.Build Unit Packets
Fri: 1. Jeopardy Review Game H.W. Finish your Packet and Study for the Ch. 3 TEST on Monday -Tuesday
Agenda for U.S. History Oct. 21-25
Mon-Tue: 1. Warm UP and assign Current Events and go over agenda 2. Loyalist, Moderate, or Patriot Activity 3. Begin Cornell Notes “The Revolutionary War” 4. Return the Colonies Test and go over. 5. Loyalist Letter to the Editor with 3 specific arguments against Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” H.W. If not finished in class, complete your Loyalist Letter giving three arguments against Thomas Paine’s arguments we studied from “Common Sense” Due Friday
Wed- Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Examining excerpts from the Declaration of Independence 3. Finish Cornell Notes 4. American Revolution SSR
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Check H.W. and Stamp the Letters
3. Finish Cornell Notes “American Revolution” 5. Begin Password Game Research of Key Battles and Events of the Revolution
Agenda for U.S. History Oct. 14-18
Mon-Tue: 1. Assign Current Events and go over agenda 2. Review any Study Guide Questions and build packets 3. Jeopardy Review Game
4.Turn in Packets 5. Ch. 2 Test 6.. Artist Series = Thomas Paine Portrait
Wed- Thur: 1. Warm Up and or Finish Artist series. 2. Begin Making Sense out of “Common Sense” activity 3. Groups analyze and annotate excerpts from Common Sense 4. Begin “Revolutionary War” Cornell Notes
Fri: 1. Digital Citizenship Workshop Day..
Agenda for U.S. History Oct. 7-11
Mon-Tue: 1. Warm Up and agendas 2. Great Awakening DBQ analysis 3. Cornell notes “ The French and Indian War”
4. Song from the French and Indian War, “The Death of General Wolfe”. 5. Beginning of Colonial Unrest NO H.W.
Wed –Thur: : 1. Warm Up 2. Pair activity “Matrix for Understanding Colonial Unrest” 3. Group rating of the events 4. Hand out Ch. 2 study guides due Next Monday or Tuesday.
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Review Pair activity “Matrix for Understanding Colonial Unrest” 3. Work on Study Guides and Packets
H.W. Ch. 2 Test is on Monday or Tuesday Block after a Jeopardy Review Game - Be Ready..
Agenda for U.S. History Oct. 1-4 Test Make Ups Tuesday at Lunch
Tue: 1. Warm Up and Agendas and assign Current Events 2. The English Heritage Fill in the Blank Notes 3. Team Project Create History Trading Cards using 36 – 48 in the book H.W. Finish your trading cards for Block Day
Wed-Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Return and go over “Three Worlds Collide” Test 3. Take notes from each other’s trading cards 6. Quiet Reading “Life in the Colonies Pair” reading and share.
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. William Penn Reading and Acrostic Poem 5. The Great Awakening Introduction PowerPoint and begin DBQ Analysis
Agenda for U.S. History Sept. 23-27 Ch. 1 Test on 2nd Block after Jeopardy Review Game!
Mon-Tue: 1. Warm Up and Agendas and assign Current Events make ups only this week 2. Finish “3 Worlds Collide Notes” and look at Middle Crossing images 3. Group Reading and Notes “The Race for Empires” pgs. 24-27 4. Group Quiz 5. Work on Study Guide for the Test 6. Packet Lists 7. Mr. Reynolds "3 Worlds Rap" H.W. Study your packet, notes, and study guide for the Ch. 1 “Three Worlds Collide” on Wed-Thur
Wed –Thur: 1. Crossword Puzzle contest 2. In Class completion of the Study Guide 3. Jeopardy Review Competition 4. Turn in Unit Packets 5. Ch. 1 Three Worlds Collide Test
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. English Heritage Song Fill in the Blank Activity 3. Begin English Heritage fill in the blank notes.
Agenda for U.S. History - Sept. 16-20
Mon-Tue.= 1. Warm Up reading pgs 12 - 15 – weekly agenda – assign current events 2. Continue “Three Worlds Collide” Cornell style notes. 3. Columbus to the Colonies - Readings and Summaries 4. Analyzing Primary and Secondary Source Documents Reading of “Hispaniola” or “The Great Disease Migration”. 6. Return and go over the GEO Tests. 7. Continue reading 12 – 17 in text. No H.W.
Wed-Thur: 1. Warm Up 2. Read pgs 18-19 “Columbian Exchange” and create a 3 – 2 -1 Summary of the reading. 3 -2 -1 Summary Guidelines are on my website. 3. Continue Notes, “Three Worlds Collide” 4. Indentured Servant Story 5. Analyzing the lyrics of the Indentured Servant Song.
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. The Middle Passage Reading and Found Poem 3. Hand Out Ch. 1 Study Guides NO H.W.
Agenda for U.S. History Sept. 9-13 Geography test on 2nd block day
Mon-Tue: 1. Warm Up -weekly agenda, and assign Current Events 2. 25 minutes to Finish Group Road Trip – Map out your route with 3 cities and 10 major geographic features from the Geographic features notes, finish for h.w. if not done in class. 3. Practice Test for Geography 4. Making your Unit Packets 5. Hand out Textbooks H.W. Study your continents and oceans map and be able to label the continents, oceans, 5 lines of Latitude, 2 lines of longitude. Review Geo Key Terms and the 15 geographic features off the North America notes.
Wed –Thur: 1. Geography Jeopardy Review Game 2. Turn in Unit Packets 3. Basic Geography Test with 15 Geo features of North America 4. Warm Up Question 5. SQ3R Reading “The Earliest Americans”
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Begin “Three Worlds Collide” Cornell style notes.
Agenda for U.S. History Sept. 3-6
Tue: 1. Go over weekly Agendas & assign Current Events 2. Warm Up 3. Getting Oriented Map Work for Basic Geography concepts
5. Review the Key Geographic Terms sheet. Choose five of the terms that you are the least familiar with and rewrite the definition and make a small illustration of that term. If not finished in class then finish for h.w.
Wed-Thur Block: 1. Warm up 2. Pair Work - U.S. Geographical Features Map Hunt 3. Slide review of the Map Hunt with notes
Fri: 1. Current Events 2. Finish Geo Features notes 3. Begin Group Road Trip – Map out your route with 3 cities and 10 major geographic features from the Geographic features notes No H.W Unless you want to study for Basic Geo Skills test on 2nd block of next week.
Week 1
Agenda for U.S. History Aug. 27-30
Tue: 1. Welcome to U.S. History - Who is Mr. Reynolds? 2. Class Outline and Procedures Handout 3. Weekly Agenda 4. Fill out your Student Information Sheets 5. Meet your classmates game. H.W. Please have your parents review and sign the class outline and procedures sheet, then create a section in your binder for history papers
Wed –Thur Block: 1. Seating Chart 2. Get a STAMP on your signed Class Policies sheet in your History Section of your binder 3. Warm up
4. How to work in Groups 5. Group Geography project 6. Break 7. Warm up about U.S. History Topics 8. Music CD to go with the Standards 9. How to take Cornell notes for U.S. History 10. Check Cornell Questions
Friday: 1. Warm up 6. How to do Current Events for History 7. Group Current Event articles practice 8. Present Articles and discuss as a class No H.W. Enjoy your 3 day weekend