U.S. History I

 

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Date
Topic / Activity
Assignment Due
Monday 1 1/25 First Day of Class -- Course Introduction None -- Day #1
Tuesday 2 1/26 Begin Unit I [Colonial America]
Why Study U.S. History?
Writing a Letter to Someone about U.S. History
Wednesday 3 1/27 The English Come to North America... Complete Worksheet for Assigned Chapter 6 SectionChapter 6 Section Worksheet
Thursday 4 1/28 You're the Teacher:  The English Colonies Prepare for Teaching Lesson Plan
Friday 5 1/29 Skills:  Note Taking Chapter 7 / Geography Complete Your Notes for Teaching the Class
Monday 6 2/1 Skills:  Note Taking Chapter 7 / Geography Review Notes
Tuesday 7 2/2 Connections:  Challenger and Explorers
Real Estate in Colonial America
Complete Notes for Chapter 7 -- Use on Quiz
Wednesday 8 2/3 Real Estate Presentations Read Assigned Section from Chapter 8
Write Questions for Assigned Section
Thursday 9 2/4 13 Colonies Map Quiz
Cause and Effect
Introduction to the French & Indian War
Study for 13 Original Colonies Map Quiz
Friday 10 2/5 Snow Day #1 Read French & Indian War handout
Answer 2 questions using G.R.E.A.T. rubric
Monday 11 2/8 Snow Day #2 Review Notes
Tuesday 12 2/9 French & Indian War Reading Review Notes
Wednesday 13 2/10 Finish French & Indian War Newspaper Make Information List for Newspaper Front Page
Thursday 14 2/11 Effects of the French & Indian War Finish Newspaper Front Page
Friday 15 2/12 Begin Unit II [Stirring a Rebellion]
Retreat is the Better Part of Valor...sometimes
Review Notes
February Vacation -- No School
Monday 16 2/22 Quotes about the American Rebellion No Homework During February Break
Tuesday 17 2/23 Protest Begins in the Colonies... Create Notes for Chapter 10 - 1 bullet point per paragraph
Wednesday 18 2/24 Road to Revolution Project Work in Class Finish Outstanding Work/Notes
Thursday 19 2/25 Road to Revolution Project Work in Class Work on Project
Friday 20 2/26 Road to Revolution Project Work in Class Work on Project
Monday 21 2/29 Road to Revolution Project Presentations Prepare for Presentations
Tuesday 22 3/1 Road to Revolution Project Wrap-up
Colonists Want Peace, but Prepare for War
Read/Review Chapter 11
Answer:  II [Understanding the Chapter] Questions 1-5r
Wednesday 23 3/2 Road to Revolution Project
Unit Review
Study for Unit Test
Thursday 24 3/3 Units I & II Test Study for Unit Test
Friday 25 3/4 Begin Unit III [The American War for Independence] Review Notes
Monday 26 3/7 American War for Independence Review Notes
Tuesday 27 3/8 American War for Independence Chapter 13 Notes
Wednesday 28 3/9 American War for Independence Chapter 14 Notes
Thursday 29 3/10 American War for Independence Study for Quiz
Friday 29 3/11 American War for Independence Review Notes
Monday 30 3/14 Wrap-up the American War of Independence Review Notes
Tuesday 31 3/15 Begin Unit IV [The Early Years and the U.S. Constitution] Read Chapter 15
Answer Section II "Understanding the Chapter"
Questions 1, 3, and 4
Write Complete Sentences / Restate the Question in your Responses
Wednesday 32 3/16 U.S. Constitution 101
Begin Bill of Rights Project
Answer Section IV "Writing About History"
Question #1 -- Write Open-Ended Questions
Thursday 33 3/17 Work on Bill of Rights Project Work on Bill of Rights Project
Show measurable Progress
Friday 34 3/18 Work on Bill of Rights Project Bill of Rights Project
Show Evidence of Progress
Monday 35 3/21 Project Presentations: 
Texas v. Johnson & Brown v. Board of Education
The G.R.E.A.T. Rubric
Bill of Rights Project [Due by 12:52 P.M.]
Tuesday 36 3/22 Project Presentations: 
Tinker v. Des Moines & Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
The Preamble and the Purpose of Government
Paragraph -  How is the U.S. Government making your life better?  What's the Government's function?
Wednesday 37 3/23 U.S. Constitution Scavenger Hunt G.R.E.A.T. Rubric Persuasive Writing
Thursday 38 3/24 Unit Review / Wrap-up Complete U.S. Constitution Scavenger Hunt
Friday 39 3/25 Unit IV [U.S. Constitution] Test Study for Unit Test
Monday 40 3/28 Begin Unit V [The Early Presidents]
What Makes a Great Leader?
Review Notes
Tuesday 41 3/29 Washington's Presidency Read Chapter 17 Sections 1 & 2
Answer "Gray Box Questions" on pages 146 and 148
Wednesday 42 3/30 Launching a New Nation Read Chapter 17 Section 3
Answer "Gray Box Questions" on pages 149
Thursday 43 3/31 Who Controls the Government:  Rich or Poor?
Thomas Jefferson & Alexander Hamilton
Review Notes
Friday 44 4/1 The U.S. and Foreign Affairs Review Notes
Monday 45 4/4 George Washington and Neutrality Review Notes
Tuesday 46 4/5 The Alien and Sedition Acts
The P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act
September 11, 2001
Cartoon Analysis Sheets
Wednesday 47 4/6 Creating a Political Cartoon Read assigned sections of "Civil Liberties in Wartime" and Write Questions
Thursday 48 4/7 Cartoon Presentations & Introduction to John Adam's Presidency Complete Political Cartoon
Friday 49 4/8 From Adams to Jefferson Read Chapter 18 Sections 1 & 2
Answer "Gray Box Questions" on pages 153 and 155
Monday 50 4/11 Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase Review Notes
Tuesday 51 4/12 Lewis & Clark:  Great Journey West Complete Louisiana Purchase WorksheetChapter 6 Section Worksheet
Wednesday 52 4/13 Monuments and Memorials:  Lewis & Clark Create Outline for Monuments and Memorials
Thursday 53 4/14 Monuments and Memorials:  Lewis & Clark Work on Monuments and Memorials
Study/Organize for Unit Quest
Friday 54 4/15 Unit V [The Early Presidents] Open Notes Quest Study for Unit Quest / Organize your Notes
April Vacation -- No School
Monday 55 4/25 Causes of the War of 1812 / Hawks & Doves No Homework During April Vacation
Tuesday 56 4/26 War of 1812 and its Effects / Sectionalism Read Chapter 18 Section 3
Answer "Gray Box Questions" on page 157
Wednesday 57 4/27 Begin Unit VI [Industrialization & Westward Ho!]
Sectionalism and Rise of Industry
Read Chapter 19 Section 1 & 2
Answer "Gray Box Questions" on pages 162 and 164 
Thursday 58 4/28 Meet the Inventors Infomercial Read Inventor Backgrounder
Friday 59 4/29 Meet the Inventors Infomercial Work on Infomercial Project Presentation
Monday 60 5/2 Meet the Inventors Infomercial Presentations Review Notes
Tuesday 61 5/3 Sectionalism and Nationalism Study Map -- 1st 15 States
Wednesday 62 5/4 The Age of Jackson
Trail of Tears
Read Chapter 20 Section 3
Answer Discussion Question from Class
Study for Map Quiz
Thursday 63 5/5 The Age of Jackson
Trail of Tears
Finish "Trail of Tears" Question
Study for Map Quiz
Friday 64 5/6 Trail of Tears Wrap-up
1850 Map Quiz
Manifest Destiny and Westward Ho!
Study for Map Quiz
Monday 65 5/9 Texas Independence Organize Binder / Notebook
Review Notes
Tuesday 66 5/10 The Alamo The Alamo:  Biographies and Questions
Wednesday 67 5/11 The Alamo The Alamo Day #1 Discussion Questions
Thursday 68 5/12 The Gold Rush and War with Mexico Read Chapter 21 Sections 2 & 3
Answer "Gray Box Questions" on pages 180 and 182 
Friday 69 5/13 War with Mexico Prepare Notes and Study for Unit Test
Monday 70 5/16 Wrap-up Unit and Review for Test Review Notes / Study for Unit Test
Tuesday 71 5/17 Unit VI [Industrialization & Westward Ho!] Test Study for Unit Test
Wednesday 72 5/18 Begin Unit VII [The Union in Peril]

Slavery Spreads and Abolitionists
Read Chapter 21; Section 1
Answer The Following:
Gray Box Questions on Page 205
Section II (Understanding the Chapter) Questions 1, 2 & 3 on Page 210 
Thursday 73 5/19 Three Stations:
Map of the Antebellum United States
Abolitionists
Causes of the Civil War
Read "The Underground Railroad"
Answer Discussion QuestionUnderground Railroad Discussion Questions
Friday 74 5/20 Review and Mastery:
Map of the Antebellum United States
Abolitionists
F.E.S.S.
Read Ipswich's Anti-Slavery Roots Run Deep
Summarize and be Prepared to DiscussIpswich Slavery Roots Run Deep
Monday 75 5/23 Causes of the U.S. Civil War Overview
Slavery and Sectionalism
Ipswich's Anti-Slavery History
Review Notes
Tuesday 76 5/24 Missouri Compromise and Images of the Antebellum United States Read Chapter 25; Section 1
Answer the Gray Box Questions on Page 213 
Wednesday 77 5/25 Compromise of 1850
Bleeding Kansas
The Caning of Charles Sumner
Read Chapter 25; Section 2
Answer The Following:
Gray Box Questions on Page 215
Section II (Understanding the Chapter) Questions 2 & 3 on Page 218
Thursday 78 5/26 Dred Scott & John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry Read Chapter 25; Section 3
Answer The Following:
Gray Box Questions on Page 217
Section II (Understanding the Chapter) Question 5 on Page 218
Friday 79 5/27 First Shots of the Civil War and Secession Read Chapter 26; Section 1
Answer The Following:
Gray Box Questions on Page 222
Section II (Understanding the Chapter) Questions 1 & 2 on Page 227
Memorial Day -- No School
Tuesday 80 5/31 A Nation at War...The U.S. Civil War Begins Review Notes and Start Studying for Unit Test
Wednesday 81 6/1 Biology MCAS
Begin Unit VIII [The U.S. Civil War]
Fighting Erupts at Fort Sumter
The Politics of War
Relax for MCAS
Study for Test
Thursday 82 6/2 Biology MCAS
A Short War is Ahead?
Relax for MCAS
Study for Test
Friday 83 6/3 Unit VII [Road to the U.S. Civil War] Test Study for Unit Test
Monday 84 6/6 The Road to Appomattox Introduction & Research Review Notes
Tuesday 85 6/7 The Road to Appomattox Research/Begin PowerPoint Work on Project
Wednesday 86 6/8 The Road to Appomattox Research/Begin PowerPoint Work on Project
Thursday 87 6/9 The Road to Appomattox Presentations Work on Project
Friday 88 6/10 The Road to Appomattox Presentations Complete Civil War Backgrounder
Monday 89 6/13 Glory

Review Notes

Tuesday 90 6/14

Wrap-up Glory

Complete Part #1 of Final Exam Study Guide

Wednesday 91 6/15

Sherman’s March and the Fall of Richmond

Complete Part #2 of Final Exam Study Guide
Thursday 92 6/16 Appomattox and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Complete Part #3 of Final Exam Study Guide
Friday 93 6/17 Final Exam Review Complete Part #4 of Final Exam Study Guide
Monday X 6/20

Final Exams -- Periods 1 & 2

Tuesday X 6/21

Final Exams -- Periods 3 & 4