Friday, April 20
- Finish NBE #13 -- My Story Quilt ***see yesterdsy (4/19) for rubric and directions
Thursday, April 19
- Check-in NBE #12 -- Reading Notes 20.8-20.9
- NBE #13 -- My Story Quilt ***Due at the end of the hour TOMORROW (4/20/2018)
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_13_-_my_story_quilt.docx |
Wednesday, April 18
- Check-in NBE #11 -- Reading Notes 20.6-20.7
- discuss/revise
- NBE #12 -- Reading Notes 20.8-20.9
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_12_--_reading_notes_20.8-20.9.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_12.pdf |
Tuesday, April 17
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Questions Ch 20.1 - 20.3
- Check-in NBE #10 -- Reading Notes 20.4-20.5
- Discuss/revise
- NBE #11 -- Reading Notes 20.6-20.7 ***use pictures (below) and textbook pages to complete
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_11_-_reading_notes_20.6-20.7.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_11.pdf |
Monday, April 16
- NBE #9 -- Questions Ch. 20.1-20.3
- NBE #10 -- Reading Notes 20.4-20.5 ***use pictures (below) and textbook pages to complete
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_9_-_questions_chapter_20.1-20.3.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_9.pdf |
| history__unit_5__--_nbe_10_--_reading_notes_20.4-20.5.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_10.pdf |
Friday, April 13
- SSR (10 min.) *read pages 269-273 in textbook ***textbook pages are attached below
- Check-in NBE #6 -- Questions for "Antebellum Period"
- Check-in NBE #7 -- Ch. 19 Review (crossword)
- discuss/revise
- Video -- Crash Course in History: "Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution"
Thursday, April 12
- NBE #6 -- Questions for Antebellum Period Article
- NBE #7 -- Chapter 19 Review (crossword puzzle)
- X-credit puzzle
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_6_--_questions_for_antebellum_article.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_7_-_crossword_puzzle__ch._19_review_.pdf |
Wednesday, April 11
- Watch video: America, The Story of Us -- "Division"
- 3-column notes ***10 notes per column = 30 total notes
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Tuesday, April 10
- Debrief "Amazing Inventions" activity
- video: "How the Cotton Gin Changed America"
- Check-in NBE #4 -- History Atlas 27-a/b
- Check-in NBE #5 -- History Atlas 29-a/b
- discuss/revise
- read article: "Antebellum Period"
| history_--__unit_5__--_antebellum_period__article_.docx |
Monday, April 9
- Amazing Inventions (activity)
| history_--__unit_5__--_amazing_inventions__activity_.docx |
Friday, April 6
- Q3 Common Assessment
- XC puzzle
Thursday, April 5
***Q3 Common Assessment TOMORROW (2/6)***
***Quizlet link here: Https://quizlet.com/_399tjy
- Check-in Q3 Common Assessment Crossword Review
- Discuss/revise
- Review Game
Wednesday, April 4
***Q3 Common Assessment this Friday (2/6)***
***Quizlet link here: Https://quizlet.com/_399tjy
- Check-in NBE #4 -- History Atlas 27-a/b
- NBE #5 -- History Atlas 29-a/b
- Q3 Common Assessment Crossword Review
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_5-history_atlas_29-a_b.pdf |
| history_--__unit_5__--_atlas_pages_for_nbe_5.pdf |
Tuesday, April 3
***Q3 Common Assessment this Friday (2/6)***
***Quizlet link here: Https://quizlet.com/_399tjy
- Check-in NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 19-20
- Check-in NBE #3 -- Geography Challenge: Comparing the Worlds of North and South
- discuss/revise
- NBE #4 -- History Atlas 27-a/b
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_4_-_history_atlas_27a_b.pdf |
| history_--__unit_5__--_atlas_pages_for_nbe_4.pdf |
Friday, March 23
- Q3 Genius competition
Thursday, March 22
- NBE #1 -- Title Page
- NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 19-20 (racism, discrimination, segregation, oppression, deforestation, agrarian, plantation, cotton gin, industrialist)
- NBE #3 -- Geography Challenge: Comparing the Worlds of North and South
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_3-geography_challenge__north_v_south_.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_3.pdf |
Wednesday, March 21
- Notebook Quiz (unit 4, entries 1-7)
- Crossword Review for Ch. 18
Tuesday, March 20
- Turn-in "Equal Rights for Women"
- Powerpoint: The Temperance Movement
- NBE #7 -- Engagement Guide: Temperance Movement
| the_temperance_movement.pptx |
| history_--__unit_4__--_the_temperance_movement__text___questions_.docx |
Monday, March 19
***Notebook Quiz this Wednesday (3/21)
- Check-in NBE #5 -- Cloze Passage for 18.7
- discuss/revise
- Read section 18.6 in textbook (pages 248-249)
- NBE #6 -- Equal Rights for Women ***Use current statistics and dictionary sheet (below) to complete
| history_--__unit_4__--_reading_from_text__section_18.6_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_4__nbe_6_-_equal_rights_for_women.docx |
| history_--__unit_4__--_womens_rights_surrent_statistics___dictionary.docx |
Friday, March 16
***Notebook Quiz next Wednesday (3/21)
- Check-in NBE #4 -- Slavery questions
- discuss/revise
- NBE #5 -- Cloze Passage for 18.7
- Video -- Crash Course in History: Women in the 19th Century
| history_--__unit_4__--_nbe_5_--_cloze_passage_for_18.7.pdf |
Thursday, March 15
***Notebook Quiz next Wednesday (3/21)
- View Powerpoint: Slavery in America (1800's)
- Video: Crash Course in History -- "Slavery"
- NBE #4 - Slavery questions
| slavery_in_america_3.pptx |
| history_--__unit_4__nbe_4_-_slavery_questions.docx |
| history_--__unit_4__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_4.pdf |
Wednesday, March 14
- Check-in NBE #3 -- Vocab Ch. 18 *discuss
- View Powerpoint: Conditions in Prisons and Asylums in the 1800's
- Engagement Guide: Reform in Prisons and Asylums
| history_--__unit_4__--_conditions_in_prisons_and_asylums_slideshow.pptx |
| history_--__unit_4__--_reform_in_prisons_and_asylums____engagement_guide_.pdf |
Tuesday, March 13
***8th grade field trip to the Holocaust Museum (day 2)
Monday, March 12
***8th grade field trip to the Holocaust Museum (day 1)
Friday, March 9
***1/2 day for students
***8th graders are attending a career fair
***8th graders are attending a career fair
Thursday, March 8
- View Powerpoint: Education In The 1800's
- Questions: Education Reforms
- NBE #3 -- Vocab Ch. 18 (terms: Second Great Awakening, transcendentalism, public schools, abolitionists, Declaration of Sentiments)
| education_reform_--_1800s.pptx |
| history_--_education_in_the_early_1800s.docx |
| history_--__unit_4__education_reform_in_the_1800s.docx |
| history_--__unit_4__--_textbook_pages_for_education_reforms.pdf |
Wednesday, March 7
***Begin Unit 4***
- NBE #1 -- Title Page
- NBE #2 -- The Second Great Awakening
| history_--__unit_4__--_nbe_2_-_the_second_great_awakening.docx |
| history_--__unit_4__--_resources_for_nbe2_--_the_second_great_awakening.docx |
Tuesday, March 6
- Test Ch. 15
- XC puzzle
Monday, March 5 ***Ch. 15 Test TOMORROW (3/6)
- Check-in Chapter 15 Review
- discuss/revise
- Review Game for Ch. 15 Test
Friday, March 2 ***Ch. 15 Test bumped back to Tuesday (3/6)
***No School (snow day)
Thursday, March 1 ***Ch. 15 Test next Monday (3/5)
- Check-in Review Puzzles *discuss
- Chapter 15 Review
- Video -- "Crash Course in History: War and Expansion"
| history_--__unit_3__--_chapter_15_review.docx |
Wednesday, February 28 ***Ch. 15 Test next Monday (3/5)
- Check-in NBE #19 -- Mexican Cession Map
- Check-in NBE #20 -- Map of Obtained Territories
- Review Puzzles (cross word puzzle and word scramble)
Tuesday, February 27 ***Ch. 15 Test next Monday (3/5)
- Notebook Quiz
- XC puzzle
Monday, February 26 ***Ch. 15 Test next Monday (3/5)
- Check-in NBE #17 -- Texas Map
- Check-in NBE #18 -- Oregon Map
- How we got Oregon (review)
- NBE #19 -- Mexican Cession Map
- NBE #20 -- Map of Obtained Territories
| history_--__unit_3__--_how_we_got_oregon.pptx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_19_-_mexican_cession_map_and_summary.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_20_-_map_of_obtained_territories.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_19.pdf |
Friday, February 23
- Check-in "Texas" Engagement Guide
- NBE #17 -- Texas Map
- NBE #18 -- Oregon Map
| history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_17_and_nbe_18.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__textbook_pages_for_texas_and_oregon.pdf |
Thursday, February 22
- Read article: "Texas"
- Engagement guide -- "Texas"
| history__unit_3__--_texas__article___engagement_guide_.pdf |
Wednesday, February 21
- Texas -- fact or fiction?
- Pre-reading activity: "Remember the Alamo!"
| history_--_texas__fact_or_fiction_.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_remember_the_alamo.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_remember_the_alamo_--_resources.pptx |
Tuesday, February 20
- Amazing Facts: American Presidents
- Discuss/revise NBE #15 and NBE #16
- Video: Crash Course in History -- "Westward Expansion"
Monday, February 19
***NO SCHOOL*** (President's Day)
Friday, February 16
- NBE #15 -- History Atlas 23-a/b
- NBE #16 -- History Atlas 24-a/b
- Check-in NBE #15 and NBE #16 with Mr. B
- Short Video: Florida *2-minute review as to how the U.S. obtained the Florida Territory
| history_--__unit_3__--_history_atlas_23__nbe_15_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_3__--_history_atlas_24__nbe_16_.pdf |
Thursday, February 15
- NBE #13 -- Louisiana Purchase Map *use Wednesday's handout ("The Louisiana Purchase" engagement guide) to complete
- NBE #14 -- Florida Map *use textbook page (below) to complete
| history_--__unit_3__nbe_13_14.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__textbook_page_for_nbe_14.pdf |
Wednesday, February 14
- Engagement Guide: "The Louisiana Purchase"
- NBE #12 -- Vocab Ch. 15 (terms: Manifest Destiny, diplomacy, annex, converts)
| history__unit_3__--_louisiana_purchase__article___engagement_guide_.pdf |
Tuesday, February 13
- Test Ch. 12+14
Monday, February 12
***Test TOMORROW (2/13)***
- Review Game for test ch. 12 + 14
Friday, February 9
***Test next Tuesday (2/13)***
***NO SCHOOL -- snow day***
Thursday, February 8
***Test next Tuesday (2/13)***
- Check-in Andrew Jackson Cryptograms
- Manifest Destiny (ch. 15 pre-reading activity) *Use the resources and videos (attached below) to complete the activity
| history_--__unit_3__chapter_15_pre-reading_activity__manifest_destiny_.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_resources_for_manifest_destiny_activity.docx |
Wednesday, February 7
***Test next Tuesday (2/13)***
- Video: Crash Course in History -- "Age of Jackson"
- Check-in Review for Test (Ch. 12 + Ch. 14)
- discuss/revise
- Andrew Jackson Cryptograms
Tuesday, February 6 ***Test next Tuesday (2/13)***
- NBE #11 -- Andrew Jackson: Good, bad. or Ugly? (response question) ***Use "Scum-O-Meter" to analyze Andrew Jackson's body of work
- Review for Test (Ch. 12 + Ch. 14) ***The last three attachments (below) include all of both chapters -- use them to complete this assignment
| history_--__unit_3__nbe_11_--_good_bad_or_ugly.docx |
| history_--_ch._12_and_14_--_review_for_test.docx |
| history_--_to_help_with_test_review__for_test_ch._12_-_ch._14_.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__--_textbook_page__washingtons_political_policies_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_2__textbook_pages_for_nbe_26_27_28_and_29.pdf |
| history_--__unit_3__--_textbook_pages__all_of_chapter_14_.pdf |
Monday, February 5
***No School (snow day)
Friday, February 2
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Crossword: Jacksonian Politics
- Discuss/revise
- Notebook Quiz
- XC puzzle
Thursday, February 1
- Watch video: America, the Story of US -- "Westward" chapter
- 3-column notes ***10 notes per column (for a total of 30 notes)
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Wednesday, January 31
- Check-in NBE #8 -- Section Summaries 14.4-14.7
- Discuss/revise
- NBE #9 -- Crossword: Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian Politics
- Andrew Jackson Puzzle
| history_--__unit_3__--_textbook_pages__all_of_chapter_14_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_3__--_crossword_puzzle_-_andrew_jackson_and_jacksonian_politics.pdf |
| history_--__unit_3__--_andrew_jackson_puzzle.docx |
Tuesday, January 30
- NBE #8 -- Section Summaries 14.4-14.7
- NBE #9 -- Crossword: Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian Politics
| history_--__unit_3__nbe_8_--_section_summaries_14.4_-_14.7.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_textbook_pages__all_of_chapter_14_.pdf |
Monday, January 29 ***Begin Q3***
- NBE #7 -- Map of the U.S. (1828) ***Create a map that looks just like the one attached below (same labels, colors, etc.). Start with the blank map (also attached)
| history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_7_-_map_of_us_1828.jpg |
| map_of_us__blank_.jpg |
Friday, January 26
***No School today***
Thursday, January 25
- Q2 Common Assessment
- XC puzzles
Wednesday, January 24
***Q2 Common Assessment TOMORROW (1/25)***
- Review Game for Q2 Common Assessment
Tuesday, January 23
***Q2 Common Assessment this Thursday (1/25)***
- Check-in NBE #6 -- Section Summaries 14.2-14.3
- discuss/revise
- Andrew Jackson stories (Mr. B shares tales of scandalous weddings, giant cheeses, swearing parrots, and assassination attempts gone wrong...)
- Video: Andrew Jackson
Monday, January 22
***Q2 Common Assessment this Thursday (1/25)***
- Check-in Scavenger Hunt Review for Q2 Common Assessment
- Discuss/revise
- Discuss/revise NBE #4 -- Ch. 14 Preview
- NBE #6 -- Section Summaries 14.2, 14.3
| history_--__unit_3__nbe_6_--_section_summaries_14.2_14.3.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_textbook_pages__all_of_chapter_14_.pdf |
Friday, January 19
***Q2 Common Assessment next Thursday (1/25)***
- Scavenger Hunt Review for Q2 Common Assessment
- Turn-in NBE #4 -- Ch. 14 Preview (Jacksonian Democracy)
- Check-in NBE #3 -- History Atlas 22-a/b
- Check-in NBE #5 -- Vocab Ch. 14
- Discuss/revise
| history_--_q2_common_assessment_scavenger_hunt_review.docx |
Thursday, January 18
***Q2 Common Assessment next Thursday (1/25)***
- NBE #3 -- History Atlas 22-a/b
- NBE #4 -- Ch. 14 Preview: Jacksonian Democracy
- NBE #5 -- Vocab Ch. 14 (terms: mudslinging, self-made, civil servant, spoils system, tariff, secede)
| history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_4_-_ch._14_preview_jacksonian_democracy.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__nbe_3_--_history_atlas_22__handout_text_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_3__--_textbook_pages__all_of_chapter_14_.pdf |
Wednesday, January 17
- Mystery from History: Tecumseh's Curse
- Pre-reading: Andrew Jackson political cartoon (see below)
***New Notebook***
- NBE #1 -- Title Page (Unit name = "Growing Pains")
- NBE #2 -- Andrew Jackson: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (notes)
Tuesday, January 16
- Re-Cap notebook entries #26-29
- Notebook Quiz
- XC Puzzles -- Ch. 11-12 Word Scrambles
Monday, January 15
***NO SCHOOL*** (Martin Luther King Day)
Friday, January 12
***NO SCHOOL*** (snow day)
Thursday, January 11
- NBE #28 -- Protecting Settlers and Sailors
- NBE #29 -- Protecting New Latin American Nations
| history_--__unit_2__nbe_28_--_protecting_sailors_and_settlers.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__images_for_nbe_28.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__nbe_29_--_protecting_new_latin_american_countries.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__image_for_nbe_29.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__textbook_pages_for_nbe_26_27_28_and_29.pdf |
Wednesday, January 10
- NBE #26 -- Protecting American Ships
- NBE #27 -- Dealing with Pirates
| history_--__unit_2__nbe_26_--_protecting_american_ships.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__image_for_nbe_26.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__nbe_27_--_dealing_with_pirates.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__image_for_nbe_27.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__textbook_pages_for_nbe_26_27_28_and_29.pdf |
Tuesday, January 9
- Finish NBE #24 -- Chapter 11 Wrap-up (Federalists vs. Republicans, Citizen Genet, The Alien and Sedition Acts, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, and Election of 1800)
- NBE #25 -- Vocab Ch. 12 (words: neutrality, isolationism, embargo, blockade, secretary of state, doctrine, impressment)
- Check-in NBE #25 -- Vocab Ch. 12
- Discuss/revise
Monday, January 8
- NBE #24 -- Chapter 11 Wrap-up (Federalists vs. Republicans, Citizen Genet, The Alien and Sedition Acts, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, and Election of 1800)
- Video -- Crash Course in History: Emerging Politics
| history_--_unit_2_nbe_24_--_chapter_11_wrap-up_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Friday, January 5
***No school today*** (it's 23 below zero outside...)
Thursday, January 4
- Check-in NBE #21 -- Washington's Farewell Address
- Check-in NBE #22 -- Reading Notes 11.4-11.5: Comparing Jefferson and Hamilton
- Check-in NBE #23 -- Response Question
- Discuss/revise all
Wednesday, January 3
- NBE #21 -- Washington's Farewell Address ***textbook pages are part of the attachment for NBE #22 (below)
- NBE #22 -- Reading Notes 11.4-11.5: Comparing Jefferson and Hamilton
- NBE #23 -- Response Question
| history_--__unit_2__--_washingtons_farewell_address.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__nbe_22_--_reading_notes_11.4-11.5___textbook_pages.pdf |
| history_--__unit_2__nbe_23_--_response_question.docx |
Thursday, December 21
***Holiday Break Begins***
Wednesday, December 20
- Genius Competition
Tuesday, December 19
- Warm-up: How Whiskey is Made
- Finish Engagement Guide: The Whiskey Rebellion
- NBE #19 -- Prequel to the Whiskey Rebellion
- NBE #20 -- History Frame: Whiskey Rebellion
| history_--__unit_2__nbe_19_--_prequel_to_the_whiskey_rebellion.docx |
| history_--_unit_2_--_nbe_20_--_whiskey_rebellion_history_frame.pdf |
Monday, December 18
- Warm-up: NBE #18-B -- The 1st Presidential Cabinet *discuss
- Check-in NBE #18 -- History Atlas 20-a/b *discuss
- Introduce the Whiskey Rebellion
- Engagement Guide: The Whiskey Rebellion
| history_--__unit_2__--_nbe_18-b_-_the_1st_presidential_cabinet.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__--_ch._11_textbook_pages.pdf |
| history_--_the_whiskey_rebellion__article_.docx |
| history_--_the_whiskey_rebellion__engagement_guide_.docx |
Friday, December 15
- Warm-up: Government Math
- Check-in Ch. 11 Preview (anticipation guide) *discuss/revise
- Check-in NBE #17 -- Vocab Ch. 11 *discuss/revise
- NBE #18 -- History Atlas 20-a/b ***both the handout and textbook pages are included in the attached document below
| history_--_history_atlas_20-a_b___plus_necessary_pages_from_text_.pdf |
Thursday, December 14
***No School (snow day)***
Wednesday, December 13
***No School (snow day)***
Tuesday, December 12
- Citizenship Test
- XC puzzle
Monday, December 11
***Citizenship Test TOMORROW (12/12)***
- Review Game for Citizenship Test
Friday, December 8
***Citizenship Test next Tuesday (12/12)***
***1/2 day for students today -- I won't see my U.S. History students today***
Thursday, December 7
***Citizenship Test next Tuesday (12/12)***
- Check-in Citizenship Test Crossword Review *discuss
- NBE #17 -- Vocab Ch. 11 (words: inauguration, excise tax, alien, sedition, nullify)
- Chapter 11 Preview (anticipation guide) ***Three steps: (1) Make a guess as to whether each statement is True or False (2) Skim through chapter 11 to find out if the statement is True or False (3) If the statement is False, correct it (write down what would be the True statement)
- Study Guide for Citizenship Test ***STUDY EARLY AND OFTEN!!!
| history_--_ch._11_preview__anticipation_guide_.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__--_textbook_pages_for_anticipation_guide__ch._11_preview_.pdf |
| history_--_citizenship_test__study_guide_for_post_test_.pdf |
Wednesday, December 6
***Citizenship Test next Tuesday (12/12)***
- Debrief activity: "You Be the Judge" (How did the courts rule in real life???)
- Citizenship Test Crossword Review
| history_--_crossword_puzzle__review_for_citizenship_test_.pdf |
Tuesday, December 5
***Citizenship Test next Tuesday (12/12)***
- Activity: "You Be the Judge"
| history_--__unit_2__--_activity_-_you_be_the_judge__opinion_page_.docx |
| history_--__unit_2__--_cases_for_activity_-_you_be_the_judge.docx |
Monday, December 4
- Video -- America, the Story of US: "World War II"
- 3 column notes ***10 notes in each column = 30 total notes
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Friday, December 1
- Case study: freedom of speech -- Snyder v. Westboro Baptist Church (2011) ***Classroom discussion about why our government has such a challenge in balancing both liberty and justice
- XC Puzzle
Thursday, November 30
- Check-in NBE #16 -- The Bill of Rights (graphic organizer)
- discuss/revise
Wednesday, November 29
- Check-in NBE #15 -- The Bill of Rights (cloze passage) *discuss/revise
- NBE #16 -- The Bill of Rights (graphic organizer) *Use a copy of the Bill of Rights (found below) to fill in all 3 columns of the graphic organizer (Note: not all amendments both guarantee and prohibit something -- in that case, place an X in the space that doesn't apply)
| history_--__unit_2__nbe_16_-_bill_of_rights__graphic_organizer_.pdf |
| history_--_bill_of_rights__full_text_.pdf |
Tuesday, November 28
- NBE #14 -- Political cartoons: Bill of Rights *Discuss
- NBE #15 -- The Bill of Rights (cloze passage)
| history_--__unit_2__--_nbe_14_--_political_cartoons__bill_of_rights_.docx |
| history_--_bill_of_rights__political_cartoons_.docx |
| history_--_the_bill_of_rights__cloze_passage_--_blank_.docx |
Monday, November 27
- Warm-up: Amazing Facts, "Constitution"
- Read "Parents' Constitution"
- Questions -- "Parents' Constitution" *discuss
| history_--_parents_constitution__document_.docx |
| history_--_parents_constitution__questions_.docx |
Tuesday, November 21
***Project is due at the end of the hour on TODAY (11/21)
- Finish "How Our Gov't Works" project
Monday, November 20
***Project is due at the end of the hour on TOMORROW (11/21)
- Continue working on "How Our Gov't Works" project
Friday, November 17 ***Project is due at the end of the hour on Tuesday (11/21)
- Work on "How Our Gov't Works" project
Thursday, November 16
- Check-in NBE #11 -- Reading Notes for 9.6 (Checks and Balances)
- Check-in NBE #12 -- Reading Notes for 9.7 (The Amendment Process)
- Check-in NBE #13 -- Reading Notes for 9.8 (The Federal System)
- Discuss/revise
- "Dumb" laws and "full faith and credit"
- Introduce project: How Our Government Works (picture book) ***Project is due at the end of the hour on Tuesday (11/21)
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works.pdf |
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works_picture_book__resources_.docx |
Wednesday, November 15
- Check-in NBE #10 -- Branches of Gov't Sort
- discuss/revise
- NBE #11 -- Reading Notes for 9.6 (Checks and Balances)
- NBE #12 -- Reading Notes for 9.7 (The Amendment Process)
- NBE #13 -- Reading Notes for 9.8 (The Federal System)
***textbook pages for NBE 11, NBE #12, and NBE #13 are attached to handouts (below)
***see this link for a copy of the U.S. Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
| history_--_nbe_11_--_reading_notes_for_9.6__checks_and_balances_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_12__unit_2__--_reading_notes_for_9.7__the_amendment_process_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_13_--_reading_notes_for_9.8__the_federal_system_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_11_12_13_questions_reading_notes_9.6_9.7_9.8.docx |
Tuesday, November 14
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Reading Notes 9.5 (Judicial Branch)
- discuss/revise
- Notebook Quiz (entries 1-10 of Unit 2)
Monday, November 13
***Notebook Quiz TOMORROW (11/14)
- Check-in NBE #8 -- Reading Notes 9.4
- NBE #9 -- Reading Notes 9.5 (The Judicial Branch)
- NBE #10 -- Branches of Gov't Sort
***see this link for a copy of the U.S. Constitution http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
| history_--_nbe_9__unit_2__reading_notes_9.5_handout.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_9__unit_2__questions_13-16_for_reading_notes_9.5.docx |
| history_--_nbe_9__unit_2__textbook_pages.pdf |
| history_--__unit_2__--_nbe_10_--_branches_of_government_sort.pdf |
Friday, November 10
***Notebook Quiz on Tuesday (11/14)
- Watch video, America, the Story of US (episode: "Bust")
- 3-column notes ***10 notes in each column = 30 notes
Thursday, November 9
***Notebook Quiz on Tuesday (11/14)
- Warm-up -- Read article, "Ghastly Games"
- Check-in NBE #7 -- How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Discuss/revise
- NBE #8 -- Reading Notes 9.4 (The Executive Branch)
***see this link for a copy of the U.S. Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
| history_--_nbe_8__handout_for_reading_notes_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_8__unit_2__questions_7-12_for_reading_notes_9.3.docx |
| history_--_nbe_8__unit_2__textbook_pages.pdf |
Wednesday, November 8 ***Notebook Quiz on Tuesday (11/14)
- Check-in NBE #6 -- Reading Notes for 9.3 (The Legislative Branch) ***discuss
- NBE #7 -- How a Bill Becomes a Law (video questions) ***fill in the blanks by watching the video
| history_--_nbe7__unit_2__how_a_bill_becomes_a_law__worksheet_for_video_.docx |
Tuesday, November 7
***Notebook Quiz on Tuesday (11/14)
- Check-in NBE #5 -- Cloze Passage for 9.2
- Check-in Crossword Puzzle -- Review of Ch. 9 so far...
- discuss/revise
- NBE #6 -- Reading Notes for 9.3
***see this link for a copy of the U.S. Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
| history_--_nbe_6__unit_2__--_reading_notes_for_9.3.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_6__unit_2__questions_1-6_for_reading_notes_9.3.docx |
| history_--_nbe_6__unit_2__--_pages_from_textbook.pdf |
Monday, November 6
- Check-in NBE #4 -- Response Question
- discuss/revise
- NBE #5 -- Cloze Passage for 9.2 ***guess the words that fill the 20 spaces
- Crossword Puzzle -- Review of Ch. 9 so far...
| history_--_nbe_5__unit_2__--_cloze_passage_for_9.2.pdf |
| history_--__unit_2__--_crossword_puzzle_review_of_ch._9_so_far....pdf |
Friday, November 3
- Q1 Common Assessment
- Genius Competition
Thursday, November 2
***Q1 Common Assessment TOMORROW (11/3)***
- Review Game for Q1 Common Assessment
Wednesday, November 1
***Q1 Common Assessment this Friday (11/3)***
- warm-up: Amazing Facts About George Washington
- Check-in NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 9 *discuss/revise
- Check-in NBE #3 -- 9-Square Vocab for the word "Impeach"
- NBE #4 -- Response Question
| history_--__unit_2__--_nbe_4_--_response_question.docx |
Tuesday, October 31
***Q1 Common Assessment this Friday (11/3)***
- Notebook Quiz
- XC puzzle
Monday, October 30
***Q1 Common Assessment this Friday (11/3)***
- Check-in NBE #25 -- Response Question
- Check-in Quarter 1 Review (crossword)
- discuss/revise
- NBE #1 -- Title Page
- NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 9 ***words: popular sovereignty, legislative branch, bicameral, bill, veto, executive branch, impeach, judicial branch, checks and balances, amendment, interstate, intrastate, commerce, federalism, (political) party, interest group
- NBE #3 -- 9-Square Vocab for the word "Impeach"
| history_--_9_square_vocab_sheet__blank_.docx |
Friday, October 27
- Warm-up: Electoral College Re-cap
- discuss/revise
- NBE #25 -- Response Question ***Use your NBE #25 "help sheets" to help you answer the question thoughtfully and completely
- Quarter 1 Review (crossword)
| history_--_nbe_25__unit_1__--_response_question.docx |
Thursday, October 26
***No class today -- 8th grade field trip to see Edgar Allen Poe stories performed***
Wednesday, October 25
- Warm-up -- Electoral College review
- Check-in NBE #23 -- History Atlas 19-a/b *discuss/revise
- Read ch. 8 summary (pg 117 in textbook)
- Activity: Fill out help-sheet for NBE #25 ***see "Argument for Ratifying the Constution..." document attached below
- NBE #25 -- Response Question
| history_--_electoral_college_warm-up.docx |
| history_--_unit_1_--_help_for_nbe_25.docx |
| page_from_textbook_to_help_with_nbe_25.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_25__unit_1__--_response_question.docx |
Tuesday, October 24
- Check-in NBE#22 -- Compromises over Slavery *discuss
- NBE#23 -- History Atlas 19-a/b ***handout + atlas pages are TOGETHER in one document (below)
- NBE#24 -- How Do We Select a President? (video questions) ***video and questions are below
| history_--_history_atlas_19-a_b__nbe_23_.pdf |
| history_-_nbe_24_-_how_do_we_select_a_president__video_questions_.docx |
Monday, October 23
- Warm-up: crossword review of Shays' Rebellion and Constitutional Convention
- Check-in NBE #21 -- Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan
- Discuss/revise
- NBE #22 -- Compromises over Slavery *Read pages 111-112 in textbook (pages are attached below). Fill out the graphic organizer for (1) 3/5 Compromise and (2) Slave Trade
| history_--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_22_--_compromises_over_slavery.pdf |
| history_--_compromises_over_slavery__ch._8_.pdf |
Friday, October 20
- Recap of the Revolutionary War, Articles of Confederation, and Land Ordinance of 1785
- NBE #21 -- The Great Compromise ***Read the textbook pages (attached below). (1) Use the handout to complete a Venn diagram that compares the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan -- list similarities in the middle, overlapping section and the unique details of each plan on each side. (2) Summarize the Great Compromise at the bottom of the page
- Video: Crash Course in History -- "The Constitution, The Articles, and Federalism"
| history_--_virginia_plan_vs._new_jersey_plan__graphic_organizer_.docx |
| history_--_text_for_nbe_21__virginia_plan_new_jersey_plan_and_great_compromise_.pdf |
Thursday, October 19
- Check-in NBE #20 -- Questions: Shays' Rebellion + Constitutional Convention
- discuss/revise
- NBE #19 -- Developing Western Lands ***Read p. 104 in the textbook (attached below), and write two 40-word summaries: (1) Land Ordinance of 1785 and (2) Northwest Ordinance of 1787
| history_--_text_for_nbe_19__developing_western_lands_.pdf |
Wednesday, October 18
- Check-in NBE #17 -- Vocab Ch. 8
- Check-in NBE #18 -- Articles of Confederation
- NBE #20 -- Questions: Shays' Rebellion + Constitutional Convention
| history_--_questions_for_ch._8__shays_rebellion_and_constitutional_convention_.docx |
| history_--_text_for_nbe_20__shays_rebellion___constitutional_convention_.pdf |
Tuesday, October 17
- Test Ch. 5-6
- XC puzzle
Monday, October 16
***Test on Ch. 5-6 TOMORROW (10/17)***
- Video: America, the Story of US -- "Revolution"
- 3-column notes ***10 notes per column for a total of 30 total notes
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Friday, October 13
***We are not meeting today -- it's a 1/2 day in which students will be in their Patriot Time classes all day***
Thursday, October 12
***Test on Ch. 5-6 next Tuesday (10/17)***
- Review Game for Monday's test
Wednesday, October 11
***Test on Ch. 5-6 next Tuesday (10/17)***
- Check-in NBE #16 -- Response Question
- Discuss
- NBE #17 -- Vocab Ch. 8 ***format the same way as NBE #4 and NBE #8 ***Words: territory, arsenal, Electoral College, republic, constitution, compromise, ratify, federalist, anti-federalist
- NBE #18 -- Articles of Confederation (graphic organizer) ***Use handout to complete graphic organizer (both the handout and graphic organizer are attached below)
| history_--__unit_1__--_nbe_18_--_articles_of_confederation__text_and_graphic_organizer___1_.pdf |
Tuesday, October 10
***Test on Ch. 5-6 next Tuesday (10/17)***
- NBE #15 -- The Revolutionary War *use textbook pages 88-89 and 96-97 to complete (see below for handout and textbook pages)
- Activity -- Report Card for Continental and British Armies
- NBE #16 -- Response Question (question: So, if the British Army looks so much better than the Continental Army on paper, why did the Patriots win?) ***Use the data from NBE #15 and what you know to make an educated, 1/2 pg guess
| history_--_revolutionary_war__nbe_15__handout_and_text_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_1__--_nbe_16_-_response_question.docx |
Monday, October 9
***Test on Ch. 5-6 next Tuesday (10/17)***
- Warm-up: Thirteen Colonies crossword
- Check-in NBE #14 -- History Atlas 15-a/b
- discuss/revise
- Study guide for test (ch. 5-6)
| history_--__unit_1__--_study_guide__for_test_on_ch._5-6.docx |
Friday, October 6
- Notebook Quiz (NBE's #6-13)
- NBE #14 -- History Atlas 15-a/b ***The worksheet AND atlas pages needed to complete it are attached below
| history_--_history_atlas_15_a_b__plus_text_from_book_.pdf |
Thursday, October 5
***Notebook Quiz TOMORROW (10/6)***
- Warm-up: "Delaware"
- Powerpoint: Slavery in Colonial America
- Video -- Crash Course in History: "The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards"
| slavery_in_colonial_america.pptx |
Wednesday, October 4
***Notebook Quiz this Friday (10/6)***
- Check-in NBE #11 -- Graphic Organizer for Ch. 6
- Check-in NBE #12 -- History Atlas 17-a/b
- discuss/revise
- NBE #13 -- Declaration of Independence (engagement guide)
| history_--_declaration_of_independence__article_.pdf |
| history_--_declaration_of_independence__engagement_guide_.docx |
Tuesday, October 3
***Notebook Quiz this Friday (10/6)***
- Recap of what we've learned so far...
- NBE #11 -- Graphic Organizer for Ch. 6 ***Chapter 6 textbook pages are attached below
- NBE #12 -- History Atlas 17-a/b ***History Atlas pages (maps) are attached below
| history_--_graphic_organizer_for_ch._6__reading_notes_.pdf |
| history_--_ch._6__textbook_pages_.pdf |
| history_--_history_atlas_17-a-b.pdf |
| history_--_history_atlas_17-a-b__maps_.pdf |
Monday, October 2
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Questions Ch. 6
- discuss/revise
- NBE #10 -- Response Question : How does this picture (below) represent what we've been studying? In your answer, explain the symbolism and give three (3) specific examples of events that support your explanation ***Use the image below ***do the graphic organizer first, then write your detailed response to the question in your notebook
| history_--__unit_1__--_graphic_organizer_for_nbe_10.docx |
Friday, September 29
- Check-in NBE #7 -- History Atlas 16-a/b
- Check-in NBE #8 -- Vocab Ch. 6
- discuss/revise
- NBE #9 -- Questions Ch. 6 ***Use attached textbook pages (below) to complete
| history_--_chapter_6_questions__unit_1_nbe_9_.docx |
| history_--_ch._6__textbook_pages_.pdf |
Thursday, September 28
- NBE #7 -- History Atlas 16-a/b ***Handout and all necessary atlas pages are attached below
- NBE #8 -- Vocab Ch. 6 ***terms: independence, petition (v), traitor, declaration, pledge
- Video -- Crash Course in History: "Prelude to Revolution"
| history_--_history_atlas_16-a_b.pdf |
Wednesday, September 27
***Propaganda Day***
- Add term, "propaganda" to NBE #4
- Propaganda Activity ***Use the resources and handout (attached below) to complete the activity
| history_--__unit_1__--_propaganda_activity.docx |
| propaganda_in_ads__pics_.doc |
Tuesday, September 26
- Check-in NBE #6 -- Events that Pushed the Colonists to Declare Independence (graphic organizer)
- discuss/revise
- Video -- Crash Course in History: "Prelude to Revolution"
Monday, September 25
- NBE #6 -- Events that Pushed the Colonists to Declare Independence (graphic organizer) ***Use your worksheet from the "Road to Revolution" activity (and pages 66-76 of the textbook) to complete
- XC puzzle
| history_--__unit_1__--_nbe_6_--_events_that_pushed_the_colonists_to_declare_independence__graphic_organizer_.docx |
| history_--__unit_1__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_6.pdf |
Friday, September 22
- Video: America, the Story of US -- "Rebels"
- 3-column notes ***Watch the video, and add 10 notes to each column (30 notes total)
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Thursday, September 21
- "Road to Revolution" (activity) ***If you missed class, please use the information (below) to complete a 25-word summary for each event on the student handout
| history_--_road_to_revolution__student_handout_for_notes_.pdf |
| history_--_road_to_revolution__info_for_activity_.pdf |
Wednesday, September 20
- Warm-up: States and Capitals (part I)
- French and Indian War (crossword puzzle) ***Use the French and Indian War Overview (below) to complete the crossword
- Discuss
| history_--__unit_1__--_french_and_indian_war_crossword.pdf |
| history_--_french_and_indian_war__overview_notes_.docx |
Tuesday, September 19
- Notebook Quiz
- French and Indian War (artwork, overview)
| the_french_and_indian_war__artwork_.pptx |
Monday, September 18
***Constitution Day***
(We're only giving this brief time today, as we're studying it at length in the very near future)
(We're only giving this brief time today, as we're studying it at length in the very near future)
- Video: Exerpt from Andy Griffith Show -- "The Preamble"
- Why do we celebrate this day?
- Check-in NBE #4-A -- 9-Square Vocab for Repeal
- discuss
- Go over NBE #5 -- Thirteen Colonies Facts
Friday, September 15
- Check-in NBE #3 -- History Atlas 14-a/b
- Check-in NBE #4 -- Vocab Ch. 5
- discuss/revise
- NBE #4-A -- 9-Square Vocab for "Repeal"
- NBE #5 -- Thirteen Colonies Facts
- Video -- Crash Course in History: "Colonial America"
| history_--_9_square_vocab_sheet__blank_.docx |
| history_--_thirteen_colonies__facts_.docx |
Thursday, September 14
- NBE #3 -- History Atlas 14-a/b
- NBE #4 -- Vocab Ch. 5
| history_--__unit_1__--_nbe_3_--_history_atlas_14a_b.pdf |
Wednesday, September 13
***Begin Unit 1***
- NBE #1 -- Title Page
- NBE #2 -- Engagement Guide (The 13 Original Colonies)
| history_--_unit_1_--_the_13_original_colonies_article.pdf |
| history_--_13_colonies_engagement_guide.docx |
Tuesday, September 12
- Quiz: How things work in Bradnerville
- Go over Citizenship Pre-Tests
Monday, September 11
- Check-in notebooks
- Remembrance of the events of 9/11/01
| remembering_9-11_[autosaved].pptx |
Friday, September 8
- Citizenship Pre-Test
- XC puzzle
Thursday, September 7
- Amazing Facts: American Indians
- Artifacts in Bradnerville...
Wednesday, September 6
- M&M activity
- "Person-O" activity
- Student Info Sheet
Tuesday, September 5 ***Welcome, Students!!!***
- Intro to Class
- How Things Work in Bradnerville
