Day |
# |
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 Section |
|
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 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 Question |
|
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 Discuss |
|
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
|