FIRST 9 WEEKS
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Week
of August 23rd-27th
MONDAY, August 23rd-
FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL; Greetings, Schedules, Discuss webpage, stuff
like that!
TUESDAY, August 24th-Syllabus;
; Interest Survey
WEDNESDAY, August 25th-Rules and Regulations
for my class
THURSDAY, August 26th-
United States History Map exercise. Maps will be given to you in class.
FRIDAY, August 27th-
United States History Pre-Exam.
Quiz over Flip Cards Chapter 1
Monday. Follow this Link
to get to them.
Week
of August 30th-September 3rd
MONDAY, August 30th -The
FLIP CARD QUIZ (FCQ);Chapter 1.;
HOMEWORK-
Study Flip Cards for Chapter 2 using
this Link--NEW AND IMPROVED
LINK THAT BETTER WORK!!!!
TUESDAY, October 31st -The
FLIP CARD QUIZ (FCQ);Chapter 2;
WEDNESDAY, September 1st-Read
in class, Chapter 3, and complete Crossword
Puzzle in class.
HOMEWORK
--Chapter 4-America's Beginnings. Section
1--The Divisive Politics of Slavery.
THURSDAY, September 2nd-Discuss Section
1--The Divisive Politics of Slavery.
Quiz over Section 1--The Divisive Politics of Slavery HOMEWORK
; The Civil War Begins.
FRIDAY, September 3rd-Discussion
over section 2--The Civil War Begins.
Quiz over section 2--The Civil War Begins. HOMEWORK;
The
North Takes Charge
The Bell Joke!!
Week
of September
6th-10th
MONDAY, September 6th- LABOR
DAY...stay home!!!
TUESDAY, September 7th-Discussion over Section 3--The North Takes
Charge.
Quiz over Section 3-The North Takes Charge. HOMEWORK
;
Reconstruction and its effects.
WEDNESDAY, September 8th- Lecture
over Section 4-Reconstruction and its effects.
Quiz over Section 4--Reconstruction and its effects.
THURSDAY, September 9th-EXAMINATION
over sections 1-4, Chapter 4. STUDY
YOUR QUIZZES!
FRIDAY, September 10th-In Memory of
9/11--a timeTraveler production-TIME
STANDS STILL
Week of September 13th-17th
MONDAY,
September 13th --BEGIN
CHAPTER 5--CHANGES ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER
Section 1: Lecture--The Culture of the Plains Indians; Discussion;
TUESDAY, September
14th- The Native American
Indian...A Case Study.
WEDNESDAY, September
15th-The Native American
Indian...A Case Study complete in class.
THURSDAY, September 16th-ROLE
PLAY: Cultures clash on the Prairie
(2a,2b,2c,10a,12a)
FRIDAY, September 17th-CONSTITUTION DAY.
We shall watch an inspiring video on the US CONSTITUTION.
Week of September
20th-24th
MONDAY, September 20th--Lecture
over section 1, Chapter 5--CATTLE BECOMES
BIG BUSINESS; EC opportunity
TUESDAY,
September 21st-Work
on THE
MAP in class, Section 1, Chapter 5
WEDNESDAY, September
22nd-Maps
DUE. Quiz --Section
1, Lecture--The Culture of the Plains Indians
and CATTLE BECOMES
BIG BUSINESS, Chapter 5
THURSDAY,
September 23rd-Lecture--Settlers
move Westward to Farm; Section 2, Chapter 5
FRIDAY, September
24th-Hangman--Farmers
and the Populist Movement. QUIZ ON MONDAY
Week of September 27th-October 1st
MONDAY, September 27th-- Quiz
over Hangman-Farmers and the Populist
Movement
TUESDAY, September 28th-- REVIEW
Examination, Chapter 2
WEDNESDAY, September 29th-- EXAMINATION#
2--Chapter 5 Examination
THURSDAY, September 30th- Chapter
6 warmup. Work on Crossword Puzzle and creative writing assignment in class. DUE
TOMORROW.
I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH BOTH SO NO WORRIES!!!!
FRIDAY, October
1st--BEGIN
CHAPTER 6-The Expansion of Industry;
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD YA GOT IT
DAY... Section 1, chapter 6 (2b,21c,22a,22c,23a)
HOMEWORK
--The Age of the Railroads, Section 2; Chapter
6
Week of October 4th-8th
MONDAY,
October 4th--Quiz
over section 2;6--THE AGE OF RAILROADS.
Lecture
over Strikes Turn Violent.
HOMEWORK
:Crossword puzzle, Section
3, Chapter 6--Big Business and Labor. (Examination #3 will consist of Chapters 6 and 7) REVIEW,
part I.
TUESDAY, October 5th--Complete Lecture
over Strikes Turn Violent; Grade and hand back quizzes
WEDNESDAY, October 6th--THE
NEW IMMIGRANTS--PRODUCTION: They're
Coming To America" and Role Play-Immigrants Come To Ellis Island.
Section 1, Chapter 7-The NOTE SHEET (2c,10b,21b)
HOMEWORK
:--The
Challenges of Urbanization (2a,2c,10a,10b,)
DUE Tomorrow
THURSDAY October 7th--Discuss
section 2, The Challenges of Urbanization;
Begin Section 3, Chapter 7--Politics in the--The
Gilded Age. Section 3- Identify and discuss important people, events and
legislature.(2a, 4b,12b,12c,21c,21d)
FRIDAY, October 8th---EXAMINATION#3,
Chapter 6 and Chapter 7; BEGIN Chapter 8-Life at the turn of the 20th
Century.
Assign:
A RESEARCH POWERPOINT PROJECT
Week of
October 11th-15th
MONDAY, October 11th- Research for projects
TUESDAY, October 12th-Research for projects
WEDNESDAY, October 13th-PSAT TESTING 1-4
Research for projects
THURSDAY, October 14th-Research for
projects
FRIDAY, October 15th- Projects over the
Turn of the Century begin.