Week of September 19, 2011
MONDAY L1/Long Block
Discuss Dark Tide.
Joint stock company activity: 1-how investors got rich; 2-how poor people sailed across theAtlantic
Continue discussing Ch 2 s 3: Salem Witch Trials, other colonies
Learn p 41 & 49 #1 vocabulary for tomorrow’s quiz
TUESDAY
Ch 2 s 2&3 quiz: 1607, tobacco & John Smith saveJamestown, 3 Bs of 1619;Plymouth, Mayflower, 1620;
Vocabulary
WEDNESDAY
Begin reading & discussing P 51, The Middle & Southern colonies
HW: copy timeline Ch 2 s 4
THURSDAY no class
FRIDAY
Vocabulary, or words you need to understand in order to understand the American Revolution: mercantilism, p 59; balance of trade, p 60;
HW: p 54, # 1,2,4.
Week of September 26, 2011
MONDAY
Dark Tide project due today; author is here G period. I will accept late projects until next Monday; 3 points penalty/day.
We will not read every section of Chapter 3; but you must include all 4 timelines in your notebook
Continue pre-Revolution vocabulary discussion: p 61: Origins of Self-Government, Salutary Neglect.
Map p 62: ethnic groups in the 13 colonies
TUESDAY FOCUS ON EDUCATION
MA education firsts: (LEARN THESE for a future quiz!!)
1635BostonLatinSchool opens, oldest public high school in US
1636HarvardCollege opens, oldest college in US
1647 MA law requires that any town with 50+ families must employ a teacher
1763 Governor’s Academy opens in Byfield,MA, oldest independent day & boarding school in US
1837MountHolyokeCollege opens inSouth Hadley,MA
oldest women’s college in US
Mrs. Richardson went there J
P 69 Colonial Education; which region was most active in promoting education?
P 67 Colonial Women: what rights did women have?
WEDNESDAY L1/Long Block
P 70: Read Geography & History; answer questions 1-3
P 73: Slavery in the Colonies
P 76: Slave announcements;
HW write a one paragraph answer: why was slavery the smartest, most economical way to hire farm workers?
THURSDAY PHOTO DAY Make sure it’s a good hair day!!
P 78: Read Religious Tensions and understand the First Great Awakening, revival of interest in religion.
FRIDAY
Ch 4 s 1; copy timeline
As we read this section, answer questions in Objectives, p 85
Week of 10/11/2011
MONDAY Columbus
Day J
TUESDAY
American
Revolution video
HW: finish Guided Reading Ch 4 s 2 Issues Behind the Revolution.
25 point paragraph:
explain the purpose of either the Sugar Act or the Stamp Act and why the colonists were so upset.
WEDNESDAY no
class
Good luck
on the PSAT
THURSDAY no
class
FRIDAY
Review of American
Revolution video and what’s important in Ch 4 s 1&2. TEST
on Monday.
Week of 10/17/2011
MONDAY
Ch 4 s
1&2. TEST
TUESDAY
Ch 4 s 3
Ideas behind the Revolution. Groups will
read and summarize the material by section.
Copy timeline.
Memorize 1st sentence of
2nd paragraph of Declaration of Independence, p 102, for a future
test.
WEDNESDAY long
block
Make
posters & be ready to argue for or against going to war with Britain.
THURSDAY
Continue Tuesday’s
& Wednesday’s activities
FRIDAY
Ch 4 s 4
Fighting for Independence. Let’s FIGHT!!
week of 10/24/11
Have you completed any essays?
1-25 point paragraph: explain the purpose
of either the Sugar Act or the Stamp
Act and why the colonists were so upset.
2-25 point paragraph: based on the
list of advantages for each side, who do you think will win the American
Revolution and why (3 reasons)?
MONDAY No class
TUESDAY
REMEMBER to memorize 1st
sentence of 2nd paragraph of Declaration of Independence, p 102, for
a future test.
Finish Ch 4 s 4: battles of Trenton (Christmas), Princeton (fires), Saratoga (missing 2 British generals)
WEDNESDAY
Quiz: Ch 4
s 4 plus 1st sentence of 2nd paragraph of Declaration of
Independence
Begin Ch 4
s 5: Winning Independence, Guided Reading
THURSDAY
Finish Ch 4 s 5: Winning Independence, Guided Reading
FRIDAY LONG
BLOCK
Jeopardy style review
Week of 11/21/2011
MONDAY
Take notes on Power Points: Ch 5
& 6.
HW: p 128,
# 1,2,3
TUESDAY
Ch 5 s 2;
copy timeline, p 132; Federal System of Government, p 135; System of Checks
& Balances,
p 136 (no artwork necessary; just the facts!); Fact Finder:
Electoral College Today, p 137
WEDNESDAY no
class
Week of 11/28/2011
MONDAY no class
TUESDAY
Let’s put
the new government together, p 135, Government Structure
WEDNESDAY
Continue
HW: #
1,2,4,5
THURSDAY
Ch 5 s 3
Ratifying the Constitution
Copy Bill
or Rights Fact Finder p 142
FRIDAY LONG
BLOCK
Review for
Ch 5 s 1-3 TEST next Monday.
Week of January 3, 2012
Melvide, Arielis, Kevin owe the Ch 6 S 1&2 QUIZ!!
Melvide, Arielis, Kevin, Alexis, Oscar, Karyn, Elisamuel owe the Ch 5 S 3&4 QUIZ!!
Many of you owe theLouisiana Purchasemap, due Thursday. Be sure you get the directions.
TUESDAY
Begin Reading Guide, Ch 6 s 3
HW: map showing 1802 US & Louisiana Purchase area.
WEDNESDAY no class
THURSDAY
MAP DUE
ContinueReadingGuide, Ch 6 s 3
HW: finish Reading Guide, Ch 6 s 3
FRIDAY
Begin Ch 6 s 5 (we’re skipping s 4). This is the last chapter we’ll study before we review for
mid-year exams at the end of January.
Week of January 9, 2012
MONDAY
Finish reading & discussing Ch 6 s 5.
TUESDAY LONG BLOCK
1-25 point paragraph: explain 3 reasons why the War of 1812 was important
2-in preparation for tomorrow’s speaker who is an expert on religion in Colonial America, we’ll read Ch 7 s 3:
Social and Religious Life
3-begin preparing review presentation
WEDNESDAY
Meet in auditorium for speaker. We’ll be studying the Second Great Awakening next month.
THURSDAY
Finish preparing review presentation.
FRIDAY no class
I’ll see you Tuesday. Enjoy Martin Luther King, Jr day on Monday.
Week of January 17, 2012
MONDAY Martin Luther King, Jr day
TUESDAY
Exam next Monday, 1/23. Bring: pencil & pen, notebook (timelines, charts, etc Ch 5 & 6),
extra credit exam review
Review presentations. Since much of the review covers Ch 5 & 6, the extra credit is only for information in Chs 2-4.
WEDNESDAY
Mid-year exam essay explained & discussed
THURSDAY
Continue: Mid-year exam essay
FRIDAY
Exams begin. Good luck & I’ll see you here on Monday.
Week of February 27, 2012
MONDAY
No class
TUESDAY
Facebook project due.
Presentations begin.
Black history month assembly
WEDNESDAY
Facebook presentations continue
Begin working on Ch 8 s 1. Copy unit 3 US timeline as well as chapter
timelines.
THURSDAY
Industrial Revolution video
FRIDAY LONG BLOCK
Life &
Narrative of Frederick Douglass
Finish Ch 8 s 1
HW: # 1-3, 5
If you did not complete the
Ch 7, 5-paragraph essay you may hand it in any time before Friday, 3/9.
Directions were to explain
changes by category:
Paragraph 1 introduction
2 3 fact about s 1, Crossing the Appalachians
3 3 fact about s 2, inventions
& innovations
4 3 fact about s 3, changes in social and
religious life
5 conclusion
Week of March 5, 2012
MONDAY
25-point paragraph: p 233, # 5
Begin Ch 8 s 2 Reading Guide
TUESDAY
25-point paragraph: p 239, # 5
Continue Ch 8 s 2
Reading Guide
HW: p 239, # 1,2
WEDNESDAY NO CLASS
THURSDAY
Begin Ch 8 s 3 Reading Guide
FRIDAY
Finish Ch 8 s 3 Reading Guide
Week of March 26, 2012
MONDAY
Ch 9 s 1
Middle Class Reform; copy timelines for all of Ch 9;
Alcohol Consumption 1800-1860, p
261;
School Enrollment 1840-1870.
Class
instruction will focus on explaining major reform movements: Protestant
Revivalists, Transcendentalists, Temperance Movement, Public Education,
Reforming Prisons, Utopian Communities.
Explanatory notes should be written in your notebook. HINT: when I grade your notebook I should see
this information!!
HW: p 264, # 1-3
TUESDAY NO
CLASS
WEDNESDAY
Ch 9 s 2
The Antislavery Movement
Copy Free
& Enslaved black population, 1820-1860
Class
instruction will focus on explaining antislavery movement: Growth of the
Movement, Division Among Abolitionists, Underground Railroad, Resistance to
Abolitionism.
THURSDAY
HW: p 271,
# 1-3, 5
FRIDAY
Ch 9 s 3 The
Movement for Women’s Rights
Private vs. Public
Roles for Women
Turning Point: Seneca Falls Convention
HW: Underground Railroad p 273, # 1-3
MONDAY
Before vacation, you presented ideas about how the country was being divided by one primary question: what is the role of the state vs. the federal government? This question will lead to Civil War and a fundamental argument about the legality of slavery.
Today you will learn more about 5 reasons for pre-Civil War conflict. Your assignment (25 point paragraph) is to choose from today’s posters &/or your pre-vacation list (Missouri Compromise, 1820; South Carolina Nullification Crisis, 1832-1833; Wilmot Proviso, 1846; Compromise of 1850; Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1851; Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854; Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, 1857; John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, 1859; Election of Abraham Lincoln, 1860)
and explain how one person or event contributed to the split between the North and the South.
TUESDAY no class
WEDNESDAY
This week we begin Unit Four, the last chapters, Ch 11-13, you study in US I. After we fight the Civil War, we will try to put the country back together under Reconstruction.
Copy Unit 4 timeline, US events, p 312-3, as well as all Ch 11 timelines and Fact Finder: Northern States vs Southern States, p 318.
Ch 11 s 1 Two Nations? How was theUnited Statesdivided? Discussion of the pros and cons of slavery.
HW: p 319 # 1-4
THURSDAY
Ch 11 s 2; copy Fact Finder: Political Parties, p 326
FRIDAY
HW: p 326, # 1-3, 5
United States History I – Mrs. Richardson
Week of April 30, 2012
MONDAY LONG BLOCK
Ch 11 s 2 What are states’ rights? Read p 322, Calhoun opposes Compromise of 1850.
Creation of the Republican party, p 326
Prepare & make presentations concerning secession, states’ rights, & slavery.
HW: p 326 # 1, 3, 4, 5.
TUESDAY
Finish presentations if necessary
Ch 11 s 3 The System Fails. What system?
WEDNESDAY
HW: p 332, # 1,2,4,5.
THURSDAY NO CLASS
FRIDAY
Ch 11 s 3 A Nation Divided Against Itself
Remember to copy all timelines as well as p 335 Fact Finder
USAvs CSA. Complete 2 maps in class or finish for homework.
Map 1 designates 2 countries: United States of America & Confederate States of America. Be careful to color only 2 countries. Using the map p 336, write the names of states only. You can ignore territories. Color theUSA (Union/free plusborder states) one color and CSA (lower and upper South) one color.
Map 2 designates how the states voted in the election of 1860, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. You need 4 colors for this map. Again, write the names of states and read The Election of 1860 p 333 in order to learn how each state voted.
Week of May 7, 2012
MONDAY
Review for tomorrow’s
test.
TUESDAY
TEST: Ch 11
s 1-3
WEDNESDAY Long
Block
Mr. Poland
will introduce the beginning of the Civil War.
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
P 341,
First Battle of Bull Run
P 342,
Strengths & Weaknesses
P 344,
Tactics & Technology
P 348
Battle of Antietam
HW: p 348, # 1,2,5
I might not see you until next Thursday, so good luck on
MCAS. Try your hardest and think your
best.
Week of May 14, 2012
MONDAY no
class
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY MCAS
THURSDAY Project assignments
& Digitas assembly.
FRIDAY Long
Block
Finish
project assignments. Next Friday, 5/25,
we’ll meet in the library so you can finish your project.
Complete Ch
12 s 1 Guided Reading
Ch 12 s 1
in-class quiz. You may use your
notebook plus Ch 12 s 1 Guided Reading we just completed.
richardsong@lynnschools.org