Wednesday, May 17
***Test Ch. 19-21 on Thursday, May 25***
- Check-in NBE #15 -- Free/Slave States 1820 vs 1857
- discuss/revise
- NBE #16 -- Timeline of Events (related to slavery) that Led to the Civil War
| history_--__unit_5__--_timeline_of_events__involving_slavery__that_led_to_the_civil_war.docx |
Tuesday, May 16
***Test Ch. 19-21 on Thursday, May 25***
- Check-in NBE #14 -- Questions 20.10-20.11
- discuss/revise
- NBE #15 -- Free/Slave States 1820 vs. 1857 ***Trace the U.S. Map twice (use blank map below to trace). Use the textbook maps (below) to create TWO maps that show the slave/free states in the years 1820 and 1857. Color and label the maps.
Monday, May 15
***Test Ch. 19-21 on Thursday, May 25***
- Written reflection: sub-behavior
- NBE #14 -- Questions 20.10-20.11
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_14_--_questions_20.10-20.11.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_14.pdf |
Friday, May 12
***1/2 DAY OF SCHOOL***
***School-wide lesson on responsibility and guest speaker***
***School-wide lesson on responsibility and guest speaker***
Thursday, May 11
- Watch video -- America, the Story of US: "Civil War"
- 3-column notes ***10 notes in each column
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Wednesday, May 10
- Notebook Quiz
- XC puzzles
Tuesday, May 9
***Notebook Quiz next TOMORROW (5/10)***
- Finish NBE #13 -- My Story Quilt ***Due at the end of the hour
Monday, May 8
***Notebook Quiz next Wednesday (5/10)***
- Check-in NBE #12 -- Reading Notes 20.8-20.9
- NBE #13 -- My Story Quilt ***Due at the end of the hour TOMORROW (5/9/2015)
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_13_-_my_story_quilt.docx |
Friday, May 5
***Notebook Quiz next Wednesday (5/10)***
***Civil War Day***
We have guest presenters who will teach you about (1) Civil War medicine, (2) Michigan's connections to the Civil War, and (3) Civil War Era dancing
We have guest presenters who will teach you about (1) Civil War medicine, (2) Michigan's connections to the Civil War, and (3) Civil War Era dancing
Thursday, May 4
***Notebook Quiz next Wednesday (5/10)***
- 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 |
Wednesday, May 3
- Primary Sources -- firsthand accounts of former slaves
- 3-column notes ***10 notes per column
| history_--__unit_5__--_firsthand_accounts_of_slavery.docx |
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Tuesday, May 2
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Questions Ch 20.1 - 20.3
- Discuss/revise
- NBE #11 -- Reading Notes 20.6-20.7
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_11_-_reading_notes_20.6-20.7.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_11.pdf |
Monday, May 1
- 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_10_--_reading_notes_20.4-20.5.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_10.pdf |
Friday, April 28
- SSR (10 min.) *read pages 269-273 in textbook
- 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"
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_9_-_questions_chapter_20.1-20.3.docx |
| history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_9.pdf |
Thursday, April 27
- NBE #6 -- Questions for Antebellum Period Article
- discuss/revise
- 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 26
- 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 |
Tuesday, April 25
- Amazing Inventions (activity)
| history_--__unit_5__--_amazing_inventions__activity_.docx |
Monday, April 24
***8th grade field trip to the Holocaust Memorial Center***
Friday, April 21
***M-STEP Testing*** (last day... YAY!)
Thursday, April 20
- Video: America, The Story of US -- "Westward"
- 3-column notes ***Use bullet points to make 10 notes in each column (30 total)
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Wednesday, April 19
***M-STEP Testing***
Tuesday, April 18
***M-STEP Testing***
Monday, April 17
- Begin movie: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Friday, April 14
***No School***
Thursday, April 13
***8th grade field trip to the Holocaust Memorial Center***
Wednesday, April 12
***M-STEP Testing***
Tuesday, April 11
***M-STEP Testing***
Monday, April 10
- Activity -- "The Cube" (psychological test)
Friday, April 7
- Check-in NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 19-20
- Check-in NBE #3 -- Geography Challenge: Comparing the Worlds of North and South
- discuss/revise both assignments
- NBE #4 -- History Atlas 27-a/b
- NBE #5 -- History Atlas 29-a/b
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_4_-_history_atlas_27a_b.pdf |
| history_--__unit_5__--_atlas_pages_for_nbe_4.pdf |
| history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_5-history_atlas_29-a_b.pdf |
| history_--__unit_5__--_atlas_pages_for_nbe_5.pdf |
Thursday, April 6
Begin New Unit: "Road to Civil War"
- 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, April 5
- Q3 Common Assessment
- XC Puzzles
Tuesday, April 4
***Q3 Common Assessment TOMORROW (4/5)
- Review Game for Q3 Common Assessment
Monday, April 3
***Q3 Common Assessment Wednesday (4/5)
- Check-in Review for Q3 Common Assessment
- Discuss/revise
- A Quizlet Review can be found at the following link (just copy and paste):
Friday, March 24 ***Q3 Common Assessment Wednesday (4/5)
- Activity -- "The River"
Thursday, March 23 ***Q3 Common Assessment Wednesday (4/5)
- Notebook Quiz
- Review for Q3 Common Assessment
| history_--__unit_3__--_ch._15_textbook_pages.pdf |
| history_--__unit_3__--_textbook_pages__all_of_chapter_14_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_4__--_textbook_pages_for_ch._18.pdf |
Wednesday, March 22 ***Notebook Quiz TOMORROW (3/23)
- Check-in NBE #5 -- Cloze Passage for 18.7 *discuss
- Powerpoint: The Temperance Movement
- NBE #7 -- Engagement Guide: Temperance Movement
| the_temperance_movement.pptx |
| history_--__unit_4__--_the_temperance_movement__text___questions_.docx |
Tuesday, March 21 ***Notebook Quiz this Thursday (3/23)
- Check-in NBE #6 -- Equal Rights for Women *discuss
- 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 |
Monday, March 20 ***Notebook Quiz this Thursday (3/23)
- 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.pdf |
Friday, March 17
- Genius Competition
Thursday, March 16
- Check-in NBE #4 -- Slavery Questions
- discuss/revise
- Read article: "Prisons and Punishments"
- 3-column notes ***10 notes in each column
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Wednesday, March 15
- 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 |
Tuesday, 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 |
Monday, March 13
- 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 |
Friday, March 10
***No school*** (power outage)
Thursday, March 9
***No school*** (power outage)
Wednesday, March 8
***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 7
- Test Ch. 15
- XC Puzzles
Monday, March 6 ***Test on Ch. 15 TOMORROW (3/7)
- Check Ch. 15 Test Review *edit/revise as needed
- Review Game for Test Ch. 15
Friday, March 3 ***Test on Ch. 15 next Tuesday (3/7)
***Half-day of school today (professional development for teachers in the afternoon)
- School-wide activity
- Assembly
Thursday, March 2 ***Test on Ch. 15 next Tuesday (3/7)
- Check-in Review Puzzles *discuss
- Chapter 15 Review
- Video -- "Crash Course in History: War and Expansion"
| history_--__unit_3__--_chapter_15_review.docx |
Wednesday, March 1 ***Test on Ch. 15 next Tuesday (3/7)
- 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 28 ***Test on Ch. 15 next Tuesday (3/7)
- 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__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_19.pdf |
| history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_20_-_map_of_obtained_territories.docx |
Monday, February 27
- 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 |
Friday, February 24
- Read article: "Texas"
- Engagement guide -- "Texas"
| history__unit_3__--_texas__article___engagement_guide_.pdf |
Thursday, February 23
- Pre-reading activity: "Remember the Alamo!"
- Take home quiz on Tuesday's video
| history_--__unit_3__--_remember_the_alamo.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_remember_the_alamo_--_resources.pptx |
Wednesday, February 22
- Read articles, "Cave Dudes" and "Circus Clowning"
- 3-column notes ***10 notes in each column
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Tuesday, February 21
- Check-in NBE #15 -- History Atlas 23-a/b
- Check-in NBE #16 -- History Atlas 24-a/b
- discuss/revise
- Texas -- fact or fiction?
- Video: Crash Course in History -- "Westward Expansion"
| history_--_texas__fact_or_fiction_.docx |
Monday, February 20
***No school*** (Presidents' Day)
Friday, February 17
- NBE #15 -- History Atlas 23-a/b
- NBE #16 -- History Atlas 24-a/b
- Short Video: Florida *2-minute review as to how the U.S. obtained the Florida Territor
| history_--__unit_3__--_history_atlas_23__nbe_15_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_3__--_history_atlas_24__nbe_16_.pdf |
Thursday, February 16
- NBE #13 -- Louisiana Purchase Map *use Friday's handout ("The Louisiana Purchase" engagement guide) to complete
- NBE #14 -- Florida Map *use textbook pages (below) to complete
| history_--__unit_3__nbe_13_14.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__textbook_page_for_nbe_14.pdf |
Wednesday, February 15
- 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 14
- Test Ch. 12 + 14
- XC Puzzles
Monday, February 13 ***Test TOMORROW (2/14)***
- Review Game for test
Friday, February 10 ***Test next Tuesday (2/14)
- Read "Beastly Babyhood" and "Burial Customs"
- 3-column notes
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
| history_--_beastly_babyhood_and_burial_customs__articles_.pdf |
Thursday, February 9 ***Test next Tuesday (2/14)
- 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.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__--_resources_for_manifest_destiny_activity.docx |
Wednesday, February 8 ***Test next Tuesday (2/14)
- Video: Crash Course in History -- "Age of Jackson"
- Check-in Review for Test (Ch. 12 + Ch. 14)
- discuss/revise
- Andrew Jackson Cryptograms (XC puzzle)
Tuesday, February 7 ***Test next Tuesday (2/14)
- Check-in NBE #10 -- Portrait of Andrew Jackson
- 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 6
- Activity: NBE #10 -- Portrait of Andrew Jackson ***Students follow step-by-step directions to create an image of the "love-him-and-hate-him" president
| history_--_portrait_of_andrew_jackson__directions_for_drawing_a_face_.docx |
| graph_paper__1_inch_squares_.pdf |
Friday, February 3
- Check-in NBE #8 -- Section Summaries 14.4-14.7
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Crossword: Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian Politics
- Check-in Andrew Jackson Puzzle
- Discuss/revise
Thursday, February 2
- Notebook Quiz
- Andrew Jackson Puzzle
| history_--__unit_3__--_andrew_jackson_puzzle.docx |
Wednesday, February 1
***Notebook Quiz TOMORROW (2/2)***
- 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 |
| history_--__unit_3__--_crossword_puzzle_-_andrew_jackson_and_jacksonian_politics.pdf |
Tuesday, January 31
***Notebook Quiz this Thursday (2/2)***
- 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)
| map_of_us_1828.jpg |
| map_of_us__blank_.jpg |
Monday, January 30
***Notebook Quiz this Thursday (2/2)***
- Video -- America, the Story of U.S.: "World War II"
- 3-column notes ***Add 10 bullet points to each column
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Friday, January 27
- 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
Thursday, January 26
- Amazing Facts: Cherokee Nation
- Check-in NBE #4 -- Ch. 14 Preview
- Discuss/revise
- 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 |
Wednesday, January 25
- Common Assessment
- XC Puzzles
Tuesday, January 24
***Q2 Common Assessment is TOMORROW (1/25)***
- Check-in Crossword Review for Q2 Common Assessment
- Discuss/revise
- Review Game
Monday, January 23
***Q2 Common Assessment is this Wednesday (1/25)***
- Check-in NBE #3 -- History Atlas 22-a/b
- Check-in NBE #5 -- Vocab Ch. 14
- Check-in Scavenger Hunt Review for Q2 Common Assessment
- Discuss/revise
- Crossword Review for Q2 Common Assessment
Friday, January 20
***Q2 Common Assessment is next Wednesday (1/25)***
- Scavenger Hunt Review for Q2 Common Assessment
- NBE #3 -- History Atlas 22-a/b
- NBE #5 -- Vocab Ch. 14 (terms: mudslinging, self-made, civil servant, spoils system, tariff, secede)
| history_--__unit_3__nbe_3_--_history_atlas_22__handout_text_.pdf |
Thursday, January 19
***Q2 Common Assessment is next Wednesday (1/25)***
- Finish NBE #2 -- Andrew Jackson: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- NBE #4 -- Ch. 14 Preview: Jacksonian Democracy
| history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_4_-_ch._14_preview_jacksonian_democracy.docx |
| history_--__unit_3__chapter_14_textbook_pages.pdf |
Wednesday, January 18
- Mystery in History: "The Tecumseh 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 17 ***NO SCHOOL TODAY***
Monday, January 16 ***NO SCHOOL TODAY***
Friday, January 13
- Finish movie: The Crossing
Thursday, January 12
- Correct/discuss/revise Crossword Puzzle Review of Ch. 11-12
- Continue movie: The Crossing
Wednesday, January 11
- Check-in Crossword Puzzle Review of Ch. 11-12
- Introduce and begin movie: The Crossing
Tuesday, January 10
- Re-cap challenges faced by Presidents #1-5
- Crossword Puzzle Review of Ch. 11-12
- Finish NBE #30 -- Word Scramble Puzzles (review of ch. 11-12) *use crossword review to help complete these puzzles
| history_--__unit_2__--_crossword_puzzle_review_of_ch._11-12.docx |
Monday, January 9
- Check-in NBE #28 -- Protecting Settlers and Sailors
- Check-in NBE #29 -- Protecting New Latin American Nations
- Notebook Quiz
- NBE #30 -- Word Scramble Puzzles (review of chapters 11-12) *use the scrambled letters provided to complete each puzzle
| history_--__unit_2__--_nbe_30_--_word_scrambles__ch._11-12_.docx |
Friday, January 6 ***Notebook Quiz on Monday (1/9)
- 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 |
Thursday, January 5 ***Notebook Quiz on Monday (1/9)
- Warm-up: How reliable is my memory?
- Finish NBE #27 -- Dealing with Pirates ***see yesterday (1/4) for the handout, image, and textbook pages
- Video -- The First War on Terror: The United States and the Barbary Coast
Wednesday, January 4
- 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 |
***Holiday Break (12/22 -- 1/3) ***
Wednesday, December 21
- Check-in NBE #25 -- Vocab Ch. 12
- Discuss/revise
- Video: Twilight Zone
Tuesday, December 20
- 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)
- XC puzzle
Monday, December 19
- 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_.docx |
Friday, December 16
- 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
Thursday, December 15
- Check-in NBE #20 -- History Frame: Whiskey Rebellion *discuss
- 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 |
Wednesday, December 14
- 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 |
Tuesday, December 13
- 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 |
Monday, December 12
***No School*** (snow day)
Friday, December 9
- Citizenship Test (C'mon, show me you can pass it. I dare you...)
- puzzle
Thursday, December 8
***Citizenship Test TOMORROW (12/9)***
- Review Game (final preparations for the Citizenship Test...)
Wednesday, December 7
***Citizenship Test this Friday (12/9)***
- Warm-up: self-assessment -- Am I ready for the Citizenship Test?
- 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 |
Tuesday, December 6
***Citizenship Test this Friday (12/9)***
- 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__--_ch._11_textbook_pages.pdf |
| history_--_citizenship_test__study_guide_for_post_test_.pdf |
Monday, December 5
***Citizenship Test this Friday (12/9)***
- 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 |
Friday, December 2
- 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 |
Thursday, December 1
- Check-in NBE #16 -- The Bill of Rights (graphic organizer) *discuss/revise
- 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
Wednesday, November 30
- 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 29
- 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 28
Intro to the Bill of Rights:
- Read "Parents' Constitution"
- Questions -- "Parents' Constitution" *discuss
| history_--_parents_constitution.pdf |
| history_--__unit_2__--_parents_constitution_questions.docx |
Tuesday, November 22
*** Genius Competition #2 ***
Monday, November 21
- 10 minutes to finalize projects and get them turned-in
- Video -- America, the Story of Us: "Rebels"
- 3-column notes ***You need seven (7) bulleted points in each column
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Friday, November 18
***Project is due next Monday (11/21) at the beginning of the hour ***
- Continue working on "How Our Government Works" projects ***See Tuesday for project handout, directions, rubric, and helpful hints
Thursday, November 17
***Project is due next Monday (11/21) at the beginning of the hour ***
- Continue working on "How Our Government Works" projects ***See Tuesday for project handout, directions, rubric, and helpful hints
Wednesday, November 16
***Project is due next Monday (11/21) at the beginning of the hour ***
- Begin "How Our Government Works" projects ***See yesterday for project handout, directions, rubric, and helpful hints
Tuesday, November 15 ***Project is due next Monday (11/21) at the beginning of the hour ***
- 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)
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works.pdf |
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works_picture_book__resources_.docx |
Monday, November 14
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Reading Notes 9.5 (The Judicial Branch)
- 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 |
Friday, November 11
- Notebook Quiz (entries 1-10 of Unit 2)
- XC Puzzle -- Branches of Gov't Crossword
Thursday, November 10
***Notebook Quiz TOMORROW (11/11)***
- Check-in NBE #8 -- Reading Notes 9.4
- NBE #9 -- Reading Notes 9.5 (The Judicial Branch)
- NBE #10 -- Branches of Gov't Sort
| 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 |
Wednesday, November 9 ***Notebook Quiz this Friday (11/11)***
- 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)
| history_--_nbe_8__handout_for_reading_notes_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_8__unit_2__questions_7-12_for_reading_notes_9.4.docx |
| history_--_nbe_8__unit_2__textbook_pages.pdf |
Tuesday, November 8
***No School Today***
Monday, November 7
- 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 |
