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2011-2012 Agenda

Weekly agenda will be placed here every Monday by 9:00 a.m.

    November

Monday (7) Tuesday (8) Wednesday (9) Thursday (10) Friday (11)

1800 election and passing of the 12th amendment Pick up Vocabulary (Rewrite Primary Source Jefferson’s Inauguration Address)

 

Jefferson’s Administration and Marbury vs. Madison… Reading Packet p. 1&2, Answer Comprehension Question and fill out reading assignment sheet.

The Louisiana Purchase Jefferson’s Inauguration Address Due

Lewis and Clark Expedition: Who said??? Go west young man and grow up with the country…

Weekly quiz and Geography Skill Building Vocabulary Due
Monday (10) Tuesday (11) Wednesday (12) Thursday (13) Friday (14)

Ratifying the Constitution

Assign clock buddies

Assign Vocabulary

Bill of Rights

Yes/No Cards Review

Introduction of James Madison activity done with clock buddies

Biographies of Founding Fathers

Yes/No card review

Weekly Quiz

Video over Bill of Rights

Vocabulary due

Monday (3) Tuesday (4) Wednesday (5) Thursday (6) Friday (7)

Articles of Confederation:  pros and cons, ratification and NW Ordinance 1787 and NW Territory

Read pp.  152-155

Group Work Flash Cards

Origins of the Const.,Mayflower Compact, Colonial Assemblies,Va Statute for Religious Freedom,Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights,

The Enlightenment

Group Work Flash Cards

Origins of the Const.,Mayflower Compact, Colonial Assemblies,Va Statute for Religious Freedom,Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights,

The Enlightenment

New Nation Faces Challenges Read pp. 158-162

Weekly Quiz

Mapping Activity

Monday (26) Tuesday (27)) Wednesday (28) Thursday (29) Friday (30)

Translating the Declaration of Independence...group activity

 

Translating the Declaration of Independence...presentations.

Shortened schedule for Rachel's challenge.

Finish Dec. of Ind.

Virtuous Republic Lecture/Discussion

weekly quiz 10 questions

NW Territory and Ordinance

Monday (19) Tuesday (20) Wednesday (21) Thursday (22) Friday (23)

Watching 1776 about the process of adopting our Dec. of Independence

 

Watching 1776 about the process of adopting our Decl. of Independence

Enriched: April Morning answers due.

Watching 1776 about the process of adopting our Decl. of Independence

Enriched: vocabulary due

Watching 1776 about the process of adopting our Decl. of Independence .

Discussion - review

Quiz over 1776 and Independence
Monday (12) Tuesday (13) Wednesday (14) Thursday (15) Friday (16)

 

 

       
Monday (5) Tuesday (6) Wednesday (7) Thursday (8) Friday (9)

No School

 

       

 

Monday (29) Tuesday (30) Wednesday (31) Thursday (1) Friday (2)

 

 

       
Monday (22) Tuesday (23) Wednesday (24) Thursday (25) Friday (26)

 

 

       

 

Monday (15) Tuesday (16) Wednesday 17) Thursday (18) Friday (19)

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Monday; August 8, 2011 No School

Tuesday: August 9, 2011 No School

Wednesday: August 10, First Day Classroom Rules and Expectations

Thursday:  August 11, 2011 Bell Work...Why study history...

Friday August 12, 2011  Pretest Short Cycle Pre Assessments, map work, reading assignment

 

 

 

 

Monday: April 4  Immigrants and Urban Challenges Read pp.   438-442

Tuesday April 5  Reforming SocietyRead pp.  448-453

Wednesday April 6  The Movement to End Slavery Read pp. 454-560

Thursday April 7  The Movement to end Slavery

Friday April 8 Women's Rights Read pp.  461-466

Monday: Mar.(28)  Finish Donner Party video

Tuesday: Mar. (29) Review work: I will be out, review of work to this point in the Westward Expansion unit

Wednesday: Mar. (30)Mexican American War

Thursday: mar. (31)California Gold Rush Reading packet information due

Friday:  April (1) April Fool’s Day    Oregon Trail Skit and small quiz over unit

Monday Mar 21 Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail California Trail

Tuesday Mar 22 Oregon Trail

Wednesday Mar 23Texas Revolution

Thursday Mar 24 I will be out Reading Packets

FridayMar 25 Donner Party  video

Monday Mar 14- Friday Mar 18 Spring Break

Monday Mar. 7 Trail of Tears

Tuesday Mar 8 Review of Jackson

Wednesday Mar 9 Test

Thursday Mar 10 Mapping

Friday Mar 11 Mapping  Presidential Packet Due

Monday Feb 28: Jackson's Administration and Daniel Webster

Tuesday Mar 1 Panice of 1837 "Van Buren"

Wednesday Mar 2 panice 1837

Thursday Mar 3 Trail of Tears

Friday Mar 4 Trail of Tears

Monday Feb (21)  Introduction to Jackson:  “Jacksonian” Democracy Ch. 10

Tuesday (22) Continue “Jacksonian” Democracy(Quiz)

Wednesday (23)  Andrew Jackson’s Administration

Thursday (24)  Andrew Jackson’s Administration cont. (Quiz)

Friday (25)  Indian Removal

 

Monday Feb 14  Nationalism and Sectionalism  pp. 302-307... Plus National Road W.S. from packet

Tuesday Feb 15  Literature in History pp. 312-313

Wednesday Feb 16 Chapter Review in class

Thursday Feb 17 Age of Jackson Chapter 10 What is Jacksonian Democracy

Friday Feb 18  Video over Andrew Jackson

 

Monday Feb. 7 : War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans

Tuesday Feb 8: Review War and look at National Anthem:   Take Home Quiz Due Wednesday

WednesdayFeb 9:  Nationalism and Sectionalism: builds in America Turn in Quiz

Thursday Feb 10: Nationalism and Sectionalism

Friday Feb 11 :  Nationalism, Sectionalism and Coming of Jackson

Monday Jan 31: War and 1812 Continue Causes and Consequences

      Turn in Reading Packets and questions (10 pts)

      Turn in Question 283 and 286 (25 pts)

      Turn in vocabulary War of 1812 (28 pts)

Tuesday February 1:War of 1812 Battle on New Orleans

                                     Its's Groundhog Day!

Wednesday February 2:Review plus Take Home Quiz

Thursday February 3:Sectionalism builds in America Turn in Quiz

Friday February 4: I will be out… 

Monday January 24:  map work today.

 

Tuesday January 25:  Lewis and Clark Expedition Returns

 

Wednesday January 26: quiz  Maps due

 

Thursday January 27:  Visit High School War of 1812 Vocab due Monday

 

Friday January 28: Visit High School

 

Monday:  January 17, 2011 - Finish movie Lewis and Clark Expedition , answer questions from movie, hand out new packet, read handoutDO NOT LOSE OR MISPLACE THIS WEEK’S HANDOUTS.  PUT IN FOLDER (THREE RING BINDER CLIPS IF POSSIBLE.)

 

Tuesday:  January 18, 2011 -   Review Louisiana Purchase

 

Wednesday: January 19, 2011 - Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea

 

Thursday: January 20, 2011 - Reading  and discussion of Westward Journey and Return

 

Friday: January 21, 2011 - Small quiz over reading.  Looking at War of 1812.

 

Mon. Jan. 10, 2011 The Jefferson Era Introduction Adams, Jefferson and the changing of the guard

Tues. Jan. 11, 2011The Jefferson Era Reading in class/small groups

Wed. Jan 12, 2011 Snow Day no school

Thur. Jan 13, 2011 The Jefferson Era Marbury v. Madison and John Marshall

Fri. Jan. 14, 2011  Video Lewis and Clark Expedition 

Mon. Jan. 3, 2011:   No school

Tues. Jan 4, 2011:  Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

Wed. Jan 5, 2011:   Finish Hamilton and $$$

Thurs. Jan 6, 2011:  Position in the world and Washington’s Farewell

Fri. Jan 7, 2011:  Washington’s Farewell Tour and SMALL quiz over Setting Up our First Government   (20 questions MAX!)  Read/Study Section Test Questions

 

Monday Dec. 13 Snow Day

 

Tues Dec. 14 Washington Takes Office

 

Wed. Dec. 15 Vocabulary due Quiz over Vocabulary

                       Word Bank and Vocabulary Words Matching

                        Notes over 1st Administration

 

Thur. Dec. 16 Hamilton Sets the New Economic System

 

Fri. Dec. 17 Rip Van Winkle

 

Looking Ahead:

Quiz Over 41-80 Vocabulary Monday December 20.  Must have all 35 complete!

 

Monday Dec. 6:  Library Presidential Trivia Project Introduction.  Due Friday before Spring Break

 Tuesday Dec. 7:  Test over U.S. Constitution and Citizenship 

Wednesday Dec. 8: Introduction to George Washington.  Elections and influence 

Thursday Dec. 9:  I will be out; Ms. Walker will be sub and Mrs. Caudill will be guest speaker. 

Friday Dec. 10:  Vocabulary Work; Launching the New Republic

 

Monday Nov. 29 The Bill of Rights  + Test practice questions

Tuesday Nov. 30  Lecture Notes of Bill of Rights + Go over Test Practice Questions

Wednesday. Dec. 1 Read in class Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, Hand out Test Practice Questions

                   

Thursday Dec. 2  Lecture Notes over Rights and Responsbilities of Citizenshi, go over Practice Questions

Friday Dec. 3  This is Jeopardy!  Review for test on Monday

Monday Nov. 22  Thanksgiving Holiday History, Facts, Myths and Legends

Tuesday Nov. 23 Understanding the Constitution

Wednesday Nov 24  Personal Thanksgiving Traditions

November 25 and 26 Thanksgiving Break

Monday  Nov. 15 Enriched Test

                             Regular Level Test Corrections

Tuesday Nov. 16.  Introduction to Ch. 6: The Constitution and Citizenship

Wednesday Nov. 17 PP notes on Understanding the Constitution

Thursday Nov. 18  Understanding the Constitution

Friday Nov. 19 U.S. Constitution Video

Monday Nov. 8   Creating the Constitution Notes and going over questions if time permits

 Tuesday Nov. 9   Ratifying the Constitution and going over questions if time permits

 Wednesday Nov 10  Regular Level Classes Test over Ch. 5:  Vocab. is due!!!! 

Thursday Nov. 11 (Enriched Class test BEFORE)  Musical A.M.  Looking to Launch the New Nation 

Friday Nov. 12 Reality Store and various other activities…..

Nov. 1 Electoral Process Liberal vs. Conservative

Nov. 2 Electoral Process... Issues in this Election

             Parent + Computer Lab homework due over candidates and elections

             1,2,3,4 due

Nov. 3 Review of Elections, Winners, Losers and the Two Party System

             Parent + Computer Lab homework due over candidates and elections

             5th and 7th period

Nov 4 Sec. 3: The New Nation Faces Challenges (Sec. 3 Notes plus review questions)

 Nov. 5 Creating the Constitution: Read in Class

 

Oct. 25  Hand Back Test, Hand out Parent Homework over ***2010 Election Packet Due Friday

              Read Ch. 5 in class if time permits

Oct.26   Finish Ch. 5 Forming a Government reading  Check progress on parent homework

Oct. 27  Power Point Lecture and Notes Over Ch 5 Forming a Government

Oct. 28  Parent Teacher Conferences

Oct. 29 Report to Library: ***Working on Election Propaganda Parent homework due!!!!!!!!!

             Due Tuesday

Oct 18

Complete  Rev War  Yorktown, Treaty of Paris. ....

WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pass out old tests for review

Oct. 19

Review Ch. 4 American Revolution

Ch. 4 W.S. Due

Oct. 20

Test over Ch. 4 American Revolution

Oct 21

Ch. 5 Forming a Government Vocabulary

Vocab. due day of test!

Oct 22

Understanding Chronological Order

What happened to the members of the Continental C ongress

 

Oct. 11

Ch. 4 American Revolution Sec. 3 & 4 read in class with Holt CD.  Answer Questions 1-4, P. 141.

Oct. 12

Bellringer Test 1-40.  You MUST have all 40 terms completed to take the test.

Oct. 13

Understanding Historical Interpretations:  P. 140 in class.

Oct. 14

Fall Break

Oct. 15

Fall Break

 

Oct. 4

Periods 1& 7 finish writing assignment  2,3,4,5 compare interpretation of Dec. of Ind...reasons for the document and results of the move.

Oct 5

Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical1776

Oct. 6

Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical1776

Oct 7

Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical1776

Oct 8

Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical1776

 

Sept. 27

Finish April Morning  questions

Sept. 28

April Morning Due

Graphic Organizer Intro to Rev War, Congress, and Taxation

Sept 29

Bunker Hill an Dorchester Heights

Sept 30

Introduction to Dec of Ind. Themes and student opinion

Oct 1

Writing assighnment over signers of dec of ind.  Due Tuesday

 

Sept. 20

Finish Acts passed by British Government to pay for French and Indian War

Sept. 21

Work on time line of Revolutionary War period.  due Thursday September 23.

Sept.22 

Introduce April Morning and pass out questions to be answered over the video

Sept. 23

Watch April Morning

Sept. 24 

Finish April Morning video; questions due Tuesday September 28    

 

Sept. 13

French and Indian War web

 

Sept 14

Tuesday -Study Guide over Chapter 3

(Sections 1,2,3,4  - Enlightenment, Great Awakening, 13 colonies (Southern, New England, Middle Colonies)  French & Indian War)

 

Sept 15

Wednesday – Ch. 3 Test

 

Sept 16

Thursday -Ch. 4 Vocab.

Sept 17

Friday- Causes of the American Revolution

 

Sept. 7 

Finish the 13 Colonies and individual contributions to Colonial Government

Sept. 8

The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment Age

Sept. 9

Video Benjamin Franklin

Sept 10

Video Benjamin Franklin

 

 

Aug 30

Dark Ages and the Crusades

 

Aug 31

Notes and lecture over European Exploration

 

Sept. 1

Partner Quiz over Exploration

 

Sept 2

Colonial Development Southern Colonies

 

Sept 3

New England and the Middle Colonies

 

Aug 16

No School – teacher work day

Aug 17

No School – teacher work day

Aug 18

Rules

Go over procedures and expectations

Make name cards and go around to see what they want to be called

Aug 19

Finish explaining procedures and be sure they understand EC policy

Check for the 5 survival items (sprial, Folder, Book, Agneda, something to write with)

Go over how to organize spiral and where the bell ringer will go and why it’s organized the way it is (if time)

Aug 20

Intro the Spiral NB again as you post the “bellwork”  – this is what they’ll do everyday as they enter

Check for 5 survival items

COLLECT signed procedures I

Introduce textbook

Give time to complete their assignment over the textbook (DUE Tues.)

Aug 23

Bell ringer: Agenda.

Nat’l social studies test

Map work with states and capitals First list on Agenda

Aug 24

Bell ringer

Go over questions for a grade on intro to text assignment (in class)

“Why Study  History” handout to go over in class

Aug 25

Bell ringer vocab

Finish “Why History” assignment if needed

Ch. 2 vocab work in class (DUE Fri)

Start intro to US History PP if time

Aug 26

Bell Ringer vocab

Intro to History Power Point

Founding Fathers and why it was such a feat to get where we did

Aug 27

Bell ringer vocab

Collect Vocab terms for Ch. 2 right away in class

State capitals – identify with each state and then label on a map and color

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 29-April 2, 2010

WEEKLY AGENDA

Monday – Ch.12, Sections 1 & 2.  The South – cotton industry and society

Tuesday – Ch.12, Section 3.  The Slave System.  Knowledge-What you want to learn-Learned material

KWL activity

Wednesday – Quiz over Ch.ll and Ch. 12.  The North and South. 

Thursday – Abolition movement discussion.  Activity. 

Friday – Women’s rights reading and discussion. Desktop Helper Quiz

 

March 8-12, 2010

NO DESKTOP HELPER QUIZ THIS WEEK

Monday March 8, 2010:  Hand back test, read in class, hand out vocab worksheet

                                     due Thursday

Tuesday March 9, 2010:  Finish reading in class, Map work of Manifest Destiny

Wednesday March 10. 2010:  Notes over Manifest Destiny

Thursday March 11, 2010:  Vocab due, maps due; continue notes

Friday March 12, 2010:  Turn in Presidential Packet and States maps;                                                  

                                    Small quiz over Manifest Destiny

 

                      March 1-5, 2010

Due to ISTEP testing this week we will have an abbreviated schedule.  Considering the schedule changes we will work at a rate and speed each class will allow. 

Tentative  Schedule:

Monday Mar. 1, 2010: Trail of Tears

Tuesday Mar. 2, 2010: Partner test over Ch. 10

Wednesday Mar. 3, 2010: The North and the South

Thursday Mar 4, 2010: The North and the South

Friday Mar. 5, 2010: The North and the South

 

 

 

Regular U.S. History

                                       February 22-26, 2010

Monday Feb. 22, 2010  Jacksonian Democracy

                                    Sec. One assessment Due Tuesday

Tuesday Feb 23, 2010 Jackson's Administration

                                  Sec Two assessment Due Wednesday

                                           Chapter 10 Vocabulary Due

Wednesday Feb 24, 2010  Indian Removal

                                   Sec. Three assessment DueThursday

Thursday Feb 25, 2010 Trail of Tears

Friday Feb 26, 2010  Trail of Tears

 

Looking ahead

Monday Review Chapter 1o Jackson

Tuesday Test Age of Jackson

 

 

Regular U.S. History

February 15-19, 2010

Monday: Feb 15... Snow Day

Tuesday: Feb 16... Snow Day

Wednesday: Feb 17... Snow Day

Thursday:  Feb 18... Finish Andrew Jackson video

Friday: Feb 19...Pass out vocabulary words Ch. 10 and read Ch. 10 The Age of Jackson in class. (pp.322-341) Due Monday

All Regular Level Students Will Copy Desktop Helper Before  

                           Taking The Quiz this Week

                                                                          Regular U.S. History

Monday Feb. 8, 2010:  Chapter 9 New National Identity Open Note Quiz Due Tuesday

Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010:  Snow Day

Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010:  Snow Day

Thursday Feb. 11, 2010: Snow Day

Friday Feb. 12, 2010: Andrew Jackson video

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Monday Fed. 1, 2010 Test Corrections over the Jefferson Era

                                     Hand out Vocab. DUE THURSDAY

Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010 Read in class...Ch. 9 National Identity

                                     Happy Groundhog Day!

Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010 Lecture/Notes ... American Foreign Policy

Thursday Feb. 4, 2010 Lecture/Notes... Nationalism and Sectionalism

                                      Vocabulary Due

Friday Feb. 5, 2010  Desktop Helper Quiz Groundhog Day

                                  lecture/Notes...American Culture and Leaders of  the Arts in U.S. History

                                  Take Home Test over Chapter 9 Due Monday   Moved to Monday

                                  Today: Read 312-313 and answer questions 1,2,3: PLUS Page 317 do 1-6 DUE MONDAY!

Mon. Jan. 25, 2010:

Read in class: pp. 278-287 The Coming of War and The War of 1812

Section Questions p. 283 1. a,b,&c

                                       2. a & b

                                       3. a & b

Due Tuesday Use complete sentences

 

Tue. Jan. 26, 2010

The War of 1812

The End of the War, The Battle of  New Orleans Andrew Jackson

 Ch. 8 Sec. 3&4 Vocabulary due

 

Wed. Jan. 27, 2010

Chapter Review...p 291-292 plus 293 Standardized Test Practice Do all questions, completions and Comprehension except 12 and 15.  You may use the notes on the test on Thursday

 

Thur. Jan. 28, 2010

Chapter 8 Test  You may use your chapter 8 review questions

 

Fri. Jan. 29, 2010

Library: Presidential Trivia and Desktop Helper Quiz   Black History Month

 

                                         

                                        Enriched U.S. History

All Students Will Copy Desktop Helper Before

   Taking The Quiz this Week

 

February 22-26, 2010

Monday Feb. 22, 2010  Jacksonian Democracy

                                    Sec. One assessment Due Tuesday

Tuesday Feb 23, 2010 Jackson's Administration

                                  Sec Two assessment Due Wednesday

                                           Chapter 10 Vocabulary Due

Wednesday Feb 24, 2010  Indian Removal

                                   Sec. Three assessment DueThursday

Thursday Feb 25, 2010 Trail of Tears

Friday Feb 26, 2010  Trail of Tears

Looking ahead

Monday Review Chapter 1o Jackson

Tuesday Test Age of Jackson

 

Monday Feb. 8, 2010:  Chapter 9 New National Identity Open Note Quiz Due Tuesday

Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010:  Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People Video

Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010:  Read in class Class Chapter 10 pp. 322-335 Questions p. 341; 1-7

                                        Hand out Vocabulary Due Monday

Thursday Feb. 11, 2010: Lecture/Notes Jackson Years Hand Out Midterms

Friday Feb. 12, 2010: Desktop Helper Quiz  Lecture/ Notes Jackson Years and Move                 

                                      Toward Sectionalism

                                   

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Monday Fed. 1, 2010 Test Corrections over the Jefferson Era

                                     Hand out Vocab. DUE THURSDAY

Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010 Read in class...Ch. 9 National Identity

                                    Happy Groundhog Day!

Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010 Lecture/Notes ... American Foreign Policy

Thursday Feb. 4, 2010 Lecture/Notes... Nationalism and Sectionalism

                                      Vocabulary Due

Friday Feb. 5, 2010  Desktop Helper Quiz Groundhog Day

                                  lecture/Notes...American Culture and Leaders of  the Arts in U.S. History

                                  Take Home Test over Chapter 9 Due Monday  Moved to Monday                                

                                  Today: Read 312-313 and answer questions 1,2,3: PLUS Page 317 do 1-6 DUE MONDAY!

 

Mon. Jan. 25, 2010:

Read in class: pp. 278-287 The Coming of War and The War of 1812

Section Questions p. 283 1. a,b,&c

                                       2. a & b

                                       3. a & b

Due Tuesday Use complete sentences

 

Tue. Jan. 26, 2010

The War of 1812

The End of the War, The Battle of  New Orleans Andrew Jackson

 Ch. 8 Sec. 3&4 Vocabulary due

 

Wed. Jan. 27, 2010

Chapter Review...p 291-292 plus 293 Standardized Test Practice Do all questions, completions and Comprehension except 12 and 15.  Due before test on Thursday

 

Thur. Jan. 28, 2010

Chapter 8 Test 

Fri. Jan. 29, 2010

Library: Presidential Trivia and Desktop Helper Quiz   Black History Month

 

All Regular Level Students Will Copy Desktop Helper Before  

                           Taking The Quiz this Week

Regular 8th Grade History

Tues. Jan. 19, 2010 Section 1 Chapter 8 Jefferson (read in class)

Page 270 1,2,3,4 all questions Due Wednesday

 

Wed. Jan. 20, 2010  Louisiana Purchase

 

Thur. Jan. 21, 2010  Ch. 8 Vocab. due Section 1&2 

(Sec. 3 & 4 due Tuesday of next week)

 

Fri. Jan 22, 2010 Library Presidential Trivia and State Map Drawing

Desktop Helper Quiz The Vice Presidents House

 

  

Enriched History

Tues. Jan. 19, 2010 Section 1 Chapter 8 Jefferson:  plus Marbury Vs. Madison Questions due tomorrow

Page 270 1,2,3,4 questions due Thursday

 

Wed. Jan. 20, 2010 Louisiana Purchase

 

Thur. Jan. 21, 2010 Ch. 8 Vocab. Due Sec 1 & 2

Sec. 3 & 4 due Tuesday of next week)

 

Fri. Jan 22, 2010  Library Presidential Trivia and State Map Drawing

Desktop Helper Quiz The Vice Presidents House

 

What was the Judiciary Act of 1801?

Why did Federalists members of Congress pass the act?

What happened as a result of James Madison’s refusal to deliver William Marbury’s appointment papers?

 

 

 

 

Monday January 11, 2010  John Adams Presidency

 P.253 1 a&b,2 a&b,3 a,b,c  Due Tuesday

Tuesday January 12, 2010 Review Chapter 7 and Standards

8.1.6, 8.1.7, 8.4.5,  8.4.8

Wednesday January 13, 2010   Test over Chapter 7 pp. 230-257

Thursday January 14, 2010    Test corrections and vocabulary Chapter 8 The Jefferson Era

Friday January 15, 2010  Library...First 19 Presidents Project plus state's maps all due March 12th.

                                           Desktop Helper Quiz  Martin Luther King Jr.

                                      

 

Monday January 4, 2010  Teacher Work Day!

Tuesday January 5, 2010   Citizenship, Rules and the U.S. Constitution!

Wednesday January 6, 2010  Hamilton and the National Finances

   P. 242 Answer questions 1 a&b, 2 a,b,c Due Thursday

Thursday January 7, 2010  Challenges for the New Nation

   P. 249 1 a&b,  4 a&b Due Friday

Friday January 8, 2010  Library Mapping Work

 

 

                                          

Monday December 21, 2009:  What Every Nine Week Test 100 points

Tuesday December 22, 2009: Historical Christmas Traditions

 

Monday: December 14, 2009Going over Chapter 6 Test along with the constitution Fact Quiz

            

Tuesday:  December 15, 2009  Vocabulary words necessary to understand the time period.  Due Friday

Wednesday:  December 16, 2009 Washington Leads a New Nation

State Standard:  8.1.6  Identify the steps in the implementation of the federal government under the United States Constitution, including the First and Second Congresses of the United States (1789-1792)

State Standard:  8.1.9  Describe the influence of important individulas on social and political developments of the time such as the Independence movement and the framing of the Constitution.

Thursday:  December 17, 2009 Power Point over the organization of the first government and the influence of Washington on the precedent setting action taken.

Friday:  December 18, 2009  Desktop Helper Quiz: Happy Hanukkah

Hamilton and the National Finances

Vocabulary Due

Homeroom party...bring a gender appropriate gift of no more than $5.00.

 

Monday: Dec. 7, 2009  Chapter 6, Sec.. 3 Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

                                       Notes Check Graphic organizer over Citizenship

Tuesday Dec. 8, 2009  Review game over Citizenship and the Constitution

Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009 Test Chapter 6 and all notes, worksheets, and handouts over Citizenship and the Constitution

Thursday Dec. 10, 2009  States and Capitols activity

Friday Dec. 11, 2009  Go over test

                                     Desktop Helper Quiz Pearl Harbor

                                     U.S. States Map Work

 

Monday:  Nov. 30, 2009:  Page 180 Reading Social Studies

                                                  Hand back quiz

                                                  Read Ch. 6 Sec. 1:  Structure of Gov’t.

                                                  Graphic Organizer:  Due Tuesday


Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009:               Notes over Understanding the Constitution

                                                  Graphic Organizer Due

 

Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009:         The Bill of Rights  

                                                 Freedoms Protected by the Bill of Rights                     

                                                 Graphic Organizer:  Due Thursday

 

Thursday Dec. 3, 2009:            Notes over Bill of Rights

                                                Freedoms Protected by the Bill of Rights

                                                Graphic Organizer Due

 

 Friday Dec. 4, 2009:               Desk top Helper Quiz Oval Office

                                                Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

                                               Graphic Organizer Due Monday

 

Monday 11/23   Introuction to the U.S. Constitution

                           Section 1 questions due tomorrow

Tuesday  11/24 States and Capitol video

Wednesday  11/25 States and Capitol Video

                                 Thanksgiving Trivia

                                 Desktop Helper Quiz

 

Monday 11/16     The New Nation Faces Challenges

Tuesday 11/17     Creating our Constitution

Wednesday 11/18 Ratifying our Constitution

Thursday 11/19    Looking at our Constitution

                             Mr. Strouse will be speaking to 5th and 8th periods

                              Mid term reports handed out

Friday 11/20          Desktop Helper Quiz The United Nations

                              Test chapter 5             

 

Monday:  11/9 Who were the Members of the Continental Congress?  The writing of the Dec. of Independence

Tuesday:  11/10 Chapter 5 Vocabulary Due Next Tuesday November 17.

Wednesday:  11/11 Articles of Confederation

Thursday:  11/12 Veteran's Day....Find a Veteran and THANK them for what they did for you!

                              Articles of Confederaton.... Why they failed

Friday:  11/13 Desktop Helper Quiz Veteran's Day

                       Creating our new U.S. Constitution

 

Monday- Friday

November 2-6, 2009

I am so sorry...I forgot to post this week!

We are watching the Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical "1776".

There will be no homework or desk top helper quiz this week.

 

Monday: 10/26 Desk Top Helper Quiz

                          Revolutionary War Battles

Tuesday: 10/27 Revolutionary War Notes

Wednesday: 10/28 Revolutionary War Notes

                       April Morning Video Questions Due

Thursday:  10/29 No School Parent Teacher Conferences

Friday:  10/30 Test Chapter 4 Revolutionary War

 

Monday: 10/19 Revolutionary War Notes

                 Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 

Tuesday:  10/20 Revolutionary War Notes 

Wednesday: 10/21 April Morning Video  

Thursday: 10/22 April Morning Video

Friday: 10/23 April Mornign video

 

 

Monday:  10/ 12 Check bell ringers for the nine weeks.  Read Chapter 4 Sections 1&2 American Revolution.

Tuesday: 10/13 Take Bell Ringer Test for 1st nine weeks.  Answer question 1-4 page 116 for tomorrow

Wednesday: 10/14 Go over test, Read in class Chapter 4 section 3,4,5  American Revolution

Thursday: Fall Break

Friday:  Fall Break

Monday :       10/5  Desk top Helper Paul Revere

                       Ben Franklin Video

                       Test Re Do....(take home test) due on Wednesday

Tuesday:       10/6 Ben Franklin Video Questions due Friday

Wednesday: 10/7 Take home test due today

                      Causes of the Revolutionary War

Thursday:    10/8 Vocabulary Due

                     Causes of the Revolutionary War

Friday:         10/9  Franklin Video questions due today

                     Causes and beginning of the Revolutionary War

 

Monday: 9/28The Middle Colonies Read pp. 85-87

 

Tuesday: 9/29 Life in the English Colonies  Read  pp.90-97

Wednseday: 9/30 Conflict in the Colonies Read pp. 98-103

Thursday: 10/1   Review Day for TEST.  Fill out 4x6 card for test

Friday 10/2   Test Chapter 3 Handout Ch. 4 Vocabulary  Due Wednesday

 

 

 

Monday:  9/21 The Southern Colonies Read pp. 72-77

                  (Georgia, North and South Carolina Virginia)

 

Tuesday:  9/22  A&E Pocahontas

                       Maps Due

Wednesday: 9/23 A&E Pocahontas

                       Vocabulary Due

Thursday:  9/24 New England Colonies Read pp. 78-84

                  (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware)

 

Friday:  9/25 Desk top Helper Quiz: Secret Service

 

Monday 9/14

Finish Section Quizzes work sheets  turn in Wednesday with test

Tuesday 9/15

Review Sheets and 3x5 cards

Wednesday 9/16

Test

Thursday 9/17

Vocabulary  Due next Wednesday

Friday 9/18

Desk Top Helper Quiz Air Force One

Read in class Chapter 3

Monday - Friday September 7-11 Contribute down no assignments listed

Monday 8/31

Review Chapter 1. World before Transatlantic Travel

Tuesday 9/1

Test

Wednesday 9/2

Video: Ponse de Leon

Questions due Friday

Thursday 9/3

Ponce De Leon

Questions due Friday

go over test

Friday 9/4

Chapter 2 Vocabulary Due Tuesday

Explorers handout

 

Monday 8/24

Checking terms for Social Studies spiral 59 terms

Indiana and the United States

Vocabulary Due Friday

 

Tuesday 8/25

Page 4-5 Preview Ch.

Earliest Americans

Major American Indian Groups in Eastern N. Am.

Assign Reading 6-9

 

Wednesday 8/26

Native American Cultures

Early Societies

Native Am. Culture

Beliefs

Read 10-15

 

Thursday 8/27

Europeans before Transatlantic Travel

Middle, Dark Ages Black Plague

Reviewing Page 31  1-8

9a, 10a, 11c,

12 a,b,c

 

Friday 8/28

Review questions and take SMALL quiz over chapter 1

 

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