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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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8/28/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New
World Beginnings
Topics
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Introductions and polices
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Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans
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North American
Indians
Objectives:
In-class
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Map location of Mayans, Incas and Aztecs
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Notes on the 3 preceding civilizations.
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Ancient Civilizations video and questions
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Charting the culture of North American Indians.
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Read and answer
questions on the reading
handout on Columbus. |
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8/30/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New
World Beginnings
Topics
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Columbus' voyages
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Native cultures
Objectives:
In-class
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Read excerpt from Lies My Teacher Told Me.
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Answer critical thinking questions in pairs.
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Class discussion of answers.
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Finish critical thinking questions. |
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9/4/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New World Beginnings
Topics
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North American Indians
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English Colonization
In-class
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Section 1 Review page
30 #’s 1, 3-6. You should use complete sentences for questions
3-6.
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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9/6/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New World Beginnings
Topics
In-class
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Watch "The New World Colonized"
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Chart the explorers of different
countries
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Power point on exploration
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No homework
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9/10/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New World Beginnings
Topics
-
Settling North
America
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Spanish
Colonization
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Puritans and
Pilgrims
In-class
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Power point on Spanish colonization
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Notes on Puritans
and Pilgrims
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Compare and
contrast Puritans and Pilgrims
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Section 3 Review,
page 38, #’s 1 and 3-5.
Quiz on sections 1-3 |
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9/12/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New World Beginnings
Topics
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Colonies of the French, Dutch and Swedish
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Comparing colonies in the Americas
In-class
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Page 48 Sections 6 Review, #'s 1-3. |
9/14/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New World Beginnings
Topics
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Understanding the
organization, money and time it took to be successful in
America.
In-class
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Study for Test |
9/18/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New World Beginnings
Topics
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Pennsylvania, Georgia, William Penn and Proprietary colonies
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Review Sections 1-6
In-class
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Study for Test |
9/20/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: New World Beginnings
Topics
-
Chapter 2
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Colonies founding
dates and reasons.
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Social life in
the Americas
In-class
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Test on Chapter 2
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Presentations
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No homework |
9/24/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Colonies
Topics
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Colonies founding
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Black and whites
living in the New World.
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Social life in
the Americas
In-class
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Page 61, #'s 1-4 |
9/26/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Colonies
Topics
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Colonial
self-government.
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Conflict between
England and France.
In-class
|
Page 66, #'s 1-4 |
9/28/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Colonies
Topics
-
Dominion of New
England
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Deerfield
massacre and Albany union
In-class
|
Page 70, #'s 3-5 |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
10/2/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Colonies
Topics
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French and Indian
War
-
Review for Test.
In-class
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Study for Test. |
10/4/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Colonies/The Revolution
Topics
-
Test
-
Acts the British
passed that angered the colonists.
In-class
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No homework. |
10/9/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Revolution
Topics
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Major events
leading to the Revolutionary War.
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"Common Sense" by
Thomas Paine
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Declaration of
Independence.
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First Battles of
the war
In-class
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Watch "Events
leading up to the War"
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Read and excerpt
from Common Sense.
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Break down the
preamble of the Declaration of Independence.
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Power point on
the 1st battles.
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Page 84, #'s 1-3 and 5. |
10/11/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Revolution
Topics
In-class
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Debate between 2
teams, 1 representing the British and 1 representing the
Americans.
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Create a timeline
of important events of the Revolutionary War.
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Study for Quiz |
10/15/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Revolution
Topics
In-class
|
Page 100, #'s 1,3 and 4 |
10/17/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Revolution
Topics
In-class
|
Page 101, Focusing on Ideas #'s 1-4 |
10/19/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Revolution
Topics
In-class
|
Create a timeline of important
revolutionary war events. |
10/23/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Revolution
Topics
In-class
|
Study for Test |
10/25/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: The Revolution
Topics
In-class
|
Page 108 #3 in at least a paragraph. |
10/29/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: From Confederation to Nation
Topics
In-class
|
Page 115, #'s 1 and 5. |
10/31/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: From Confederation to Nation
Topics
In-class
-
Power point on
Shay's Rebellion.
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Reading on the
Constitutional Convention and questions.
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Power point on
the 3/5ths Compromise and the Great Compromise.
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Federalist Papers
reading and questions
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Page 121, #'s 1 and 4. |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
11/2/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: From Confederation to Nation
Topics
In-class
-
Power point on
the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
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Debate between
Federalists and Anti-federalists.
-
Chart on the
states that ratified.
|
Page 124, #'s 1, 3 and 4.
Topic for Research Paper and tentative
bibliography are due Tuesday |
11/6/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: From Confederation to Nation
Topics
In-class
-
Jeopardy Review.
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Page 125, #'s 1
and 4, Focusing on Ideas.
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Taking a Critical
Look Page 125, #'s 2 and 3.
|
Study for Test |
11/8/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: From Confederation to Nation
Topics
In-class
|
Finish Class work |
11/13/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: From Confederation to Nation
Topics
-
Missouri
Compromise
-
Monroe Doctrine
-
Industrial
Revolution
In-class
|
Page 214 #'s 3 and 7
Page 265, #1, 3 and 4 |
11/15/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
Note cards, tentative outline and thesis
statement due next class |
11/19/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
Page 276 #'s 1 and 4 |
11/21/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
Page 276 #'s 2 and 3 |
11/27/07
(B-D-F) |
Junior Retreat |
. |
11/29/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
Work on research paper |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
12/3/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
Study for test |
12/5/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
First draft of
research paper due
next class
Pg. 298 #3 and 4 |
12/7/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
-
Abolitionist
movement
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Settlements in
the West.
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War with Mexico.
In-class
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Pg. 302, #'s 2-3
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12/11/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
No homework
|
12/13/07
(B-D-F) |
Snow Day |
Final draft of
research paper due
before Christmas break |
12/17/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
-
Manifest Destiny
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Compromise of
1850
-
Lincoln's
election
In-class
|
Page 312, #1,2 and 3
Final draft of
research paper due
before Christmas break |
12/19/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
Study for Test
Final draft of
research paper due
before Christmas break |
12/21/07
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Westward expansion
Topics
In-class
|
No homework |
|
Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
1/4/08
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Midterm Review
Topics
-
Go over test
-
Midterm Review
In-class
|
Study for Midterm |
1/8/08
(B-D-F) |
Lesson Unit: Midterm Review
Topics
In-class
|
Prepare for
Midterm Exam |
1/14/08
(B-D-F) |
|
Exams B1, B2 |
1/15/08
(B-D-F) |
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Exams B3, B4 |
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
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1/18/08
(D) |
Lesson Unit: Civil War
Topics
-
Women in the
Civil War
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Lincoln's
Motivations
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Major events of
1861
In-class
|
Page 341 #5 and Page 349 # 3 and 4 |
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1/23/08
(F;1:10) |
Lesson Unit: Civil War
Topics
In-class
|
Page 358 #3 and 4 and study for quiz |
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1/25/08
(B) |
Lesson Unit: Civil War
Topics
In-class
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Quiz
-
Reading and
discussion of 14th amendment
-
Watch "Lincoln's Assassination" -
Powerpoint: Black codes & Freedmen's Bureau
|
Page 364 # 1 and 2
and Page 369 # 2 and 3.
|
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1/29/08
(D) |
Lesson Unit: Civil War
Topics
-
Black
Reconstruction
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Johnson's
Impeachment
In-class
|
Page 375 #1
(scalawags, carpetbaggers, Ku Klux Klan, Civil War amendments),
#2, 3 and 5.
|
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1/31/08
(F) |
Lesson Unit: Civil War
Topics
In-class
|
Study for Test
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
|
2/4/08
(B) |
Lesson Unit: Civil War
Topics
In-class
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Test
-
Page 468 #1,2,5
and 7
|
Complete Class work
|
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2/6/08
(D; Paraliturgy) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
-
Annexing Hawaii
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Sea power
-
Spanish-American
War
In-class
-
Power point:
Expanding on the Seas
-
Watch "America
Becomes a World Power" and worksheets
-
Page 518 #'s
1,3,5, and 6
|
Yellow Journalism
Wksht
|
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2/8/08
(F) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
-
Spanish American
War
-
Expansion
In-class
|
page 510 #'s 1, 4 and
5
|
|
2/12/08
(B; Class Mtg) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
-
Boxer
Rebellion/China
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Women's Suffrage
In-class
-
Page 518 #'s
1,3,5, and 6
-
Introduction to
Women's Suffrage
-
Watch "Iron Jawed
Angels"
|
Discussion worksheet
|
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2/14/08
(D) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
In-class
|
Complete question
sheets
|
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WINTER BREAK
(February 18-22) |
|
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2/25/08
(F) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
In-class
|
Questions 6-10.
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2/27/08
(B; Noon) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
-
William Howard
Taft
-
Woodrow Wilson
In-class
-
Outline sections
3 and 4 of Chapter 20
-
Page 536 #'s 1-3
-
Page 540 #'s
1,3,5, and 6.
|
Finish class work
|
|
2/29/08
(D) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
-
Theodore
Roosevelt
-
1912 election
In-class
|
Page 527 #'s 1 and 2.
Page 531 #'s 2 and 3.
|
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Date |
Class Topic |
Assignment |
|
3/4/08
(F) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
In-class
|
Study for Test
(Recommended Page 545
Focusing on Ideas #3 and 4 & Taking a Critical look #1)
Power point on Spanish American War
Pwpt Expanding the
seas |
|
3/6/08
(B) |
Lesson Unit: America and the World
Topics
In-class
-
Test
-
Page 556 # 1, 4
and 5.
|
Page 556 # 3 and 6
|
|
3/10/08
(D) |
Lesson Unit: World War I
Topics
In-class
|
Page 560 # 1 and 2
|
|
3/12/08
(F) |
Lesson Unit: World War I
Topics
In-class
|
No homework
|
|
3/14/08
(B) |
Lesson Unit: World War I
Topics
In-class
|
Web quest due Tuesday
(presentation and visuals)
|
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3/18/08
(D) |
Lesson Unit: World War I
Topics
-
World War I
-
U.S. involvement
In-class
|
Page 570 # 1-3
|
|
3/20/08
(F; Noon) |
Lesson Unit: World War I
Topics
In-class
|
Study for Test
|
|
3/25/08
(B; Grades Close) |
Lesson Unit: World War I
Topics
In-class
-
Test
-
Page 582 #'s 1,
2, 3, 5, and 7
|
Finish class work
|
|
3/27/08
(D) |
Lesson Unit: World War I
Topics
In-class
|
Page 587 # 2 and Page 592 # 3-5
|
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3/31/08
(F) |
Lesson Unit: World War I
Topics
In-class
|