US History Assignments

Sept 3 - 6

• Teacher Test
• People hunt icebreaker
• Summer vacation writing - primary vs secondary sources
• Interview a partner
• 4 sentences on what they did over summer
• Include a headline or title
• Course syllabus and book
• Computer lab introduction
• Homework - intro to textbook scavenger hunt (due Monday)

Sept 9 - 13

• Powerpoint  on Migrations to the Americas
• Reading in text: pages 4 - 13, answer questions #1 and 2 in both sections 1 and 2
• Reading assignment
• Maya movie
• HWK - read section 4 (pages 20-26). 

Sept 16 - 20

• Quiz Monday
• HWK
• Keep a record of all foods eaten today
• Read sec 5; fill out SQ3R form
• Test Ch 1 on Wednesday
• Help Wanted! activity

Sept 23 - 27

• Help Wanted! activity - work in library Mon/Tues; presentations Wednesday - Fri

Sept 30 - Oct 4

• Notes on conquests and colonies
• Conquests and colonies jigsaw activity
• Review for test (review sheet here)

Oct 7 -Oct 11

• Test (review sheet here) on Tuesday
• ITEDs Wed - Fri
• HWK for Monday - bring your book and colored pencils

Oct 14 - Oct 17 short week - MEA conference

• Geography Week
• HWK for Monday - bring your book and colored pencils to label maps
• Follow these instructions for the maps
• World Map
• US Map
• Europe Map

Oct 21 - 25

• Read pages 52-57 and 66 - 70; fill out guided reading worksheets
• Map of the colonies
• Puritans
• Puritan names
• Puritan Reading 1

Oct 28 - Nov 1

• Salem Witch Trial web questions
• Puritan Reading 2
• the Jeremiah Springer Show
• Read pgs 71 - 82; answer worksheet questions
• Early colonies notes
• Quiz on reading

Nov 4 - 8

• Slavery in the colonies
• Roots video
• Roots reading and questions

Nov 11 - 15

• Go over Roots questions
• HW Ch 3 telescoping the Times 
• Salutary Neglect: Read CH 3, sec 4, guided reading sheet on your own in class
• Laying the smack down: Ch 4 sec 1 SQ3R form
• French and Indian War notes
• Friday: Quiz on maps
• World (continents,lines, and oceans)
• 13 colonies
• European 'early explorers'

Nov 18 - 22

• Quarter Extra Credit
• British Acts timeline activity
• Revolutionary War powerpoint
• storyboard
• tips

Nov 25 - 26

• Revolutionary War powerpoint
• storyboard
• tips

Dec 2 - 6

• Revolutionary War powerpoint
• Work
• Presentations

Dec 9 - 13

• Revolutionary War powerpoint
• Presentations
• Recap of Revolutionary war
• Study for test Friday
• Test on the war
• Timeline of acts leading to the war
• Info presented during the Revolutionary War powerpoint

Dec 16 - 20

• Documents of freedom
• Declaration of Independence
• activity
• Articles of Confederation
• reading q's
• the Constitution
• winter break homework
• Chapter 5 packet - due Friday after break

Have a great winter break!!

Jan 2-3

• the Constitution winter break homework
• Chapter 5 packet - due Friday after break

Jan 6 - 10

• Final exam information
• Constitution notes
• Read Ch 6, sec 1, questions 1, 2 page 176
• Weekend HWK - read Ch 6, sec 2

Jan 13 - 17

• Quizzes on Ch 6
• Marbury vs Madison info 
• Lewis and Clark internet activity
• Read pages 184 - 188 (Ch 6, sec 3)
• The War of 1812 notes
• Final exam information and district outcomes