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This trimester, we'll consider whose land ours was (and should be), the nature of the equality promised in the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War, and the compromises and rights that make up the Constitution, which is the framework of our government. This trimester will take the story of our nation up to about 1798. This class will not only help you become an active historian, but it is a great class for those of you concerned about the essay, punctuation, reading comprehension and the U.S. History sections of the competency exam because we'll be working on those skills. Students will read an article, answer questions, join a class discussion, take careful notes and write and revise an essay. We will watch excerpts from the video series 500 Nations (about Native American history), Africans in America and Liberty and read selections from assorted texts. We’ll identify historic patterns and examine the seeds of our modern society from its pre-colonial and colonial foundation.
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Classwork
Classwork
Tuesday 9/1:
Thursday 9/3:
Tuesday 9/8:
Tuesday 9/15:
Thursday 9/17:
Tuesday 9/22:
Review and discuss Zinn 1 & 2
Thursday 9/24:
Tuesday 9/29:
Quiz 1: Make a copy with your name & Quiz 1 in the file name and share it with me.
Thursday 10/1:
Watch the first half of Africans in America Episode 1 and take notes for Part A
Tuesday 10/6:
Watch the second half of Africans in America Episode 1 and take notes for Part B
Thursday 10/7:
Discuss Africans in America
Tuesday 10/13:
Discuss Zinn 3
Thursday 10/15:
Tuesday 10/20:
Review Liberty! 1 and Zinn 4
Thursday 10/22:
Tuesday 10/27:
Thursday 10/29:
Tuesday 11/5:
Discuss Zinn 5 and Liberty 6
Thursday 11/5:
Tuesday 11/10:
Discuss Zinn 6
Review Constitution Worksheet
Thursday 11/12:
Tuesday 11/17 & Thursday 11/19:
Watch Hamilton!
Homework
Homework
Due Thursday 9/3/20
Homework: Get a notebook for class notes. Read Chapter 1 in A People`s History of the United States.
Due Thursday 9/10:
Quiz Zinn 1
Due Tuesday 9/15:
Due Thursday 9/17:
Quiz Zinn 2
Due Thursday 9/24:
Due Tuesday 9/29:
CREDIT DEADLINE for overdue work
Prep for Quiz 1. See Study Guide
Due Thursday 10/1:
Quiz 1 (begun in class Tues, then finished as homework by 10/1)
Due Tuesday 10/6:
Quiz Zinn 3
Due Thursday 10/8:
Quiz 1 revisions
Due Tuesday 10/13:
Columbus essay revisions
Due Thursday 10/15:
Quiz Zinn 4
Due Tuesday 10/20:
Wednesday 10/21:
Optional: View 500 Nations Episode 5 at lunchtime in Class Menagerie
Due Thursday 10/22:
CREDIT DEADLINE for overdue work
Due Tuesday 10/27:
Quiz Zinn 5
Prep for Quiz 2. See Study Guide.
Due Thursday 10/29:
Finish Quiz 2 (begun in class Tues, then finished as homework)
Due Tuesday 11/3:
Due Thursday 11/5:
Quiz Zinn 6
Due Tuesday 11/10:
Due Thursday 11/12:
Quiz 2 revision
CREDIT DEADLINE for Zinn 5 & 6
Prep for Quiz 3. See study guide.
Due Friday 11/13 by 6 p.m.:
Finish Quiz 3 if not finished in class.
Due Tuesday 11/17:
Due Thursday 11/19:
Quiz 3 revision
END OF TRIMESTER: CREDIT DEADLINE FOR ALL OVERDUE WORK
Get ahead on next trimester:
Quiz Zinn 7 due 12/8
Pick up a copy of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass from Class Menagerie (top shelf in bookcase by the door)
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