| 8/24/09 | First day procedures, Contact Forms, Discuss of Syllabus, Essay How do you think America Today is enriched by its diversity? |
Student Parent Signatures due 8/26/09 Essay due 8/24/09 |
| 8/25/09 | WOD-Overt - open, not secret or hidden Begin reading chpt 1 section 1 and 2 (Three Worlds Meet) Give out Chpt 1 note packet Main Ideas Page 7 Taking Notes Create the Chart in Notebook |
Current Events Due 8/28/09
Due 8/28/09 |
| 8/26/09 | With the following terms or name, write a sentence explaining its significance Islam, plantation, Songhai, savanna, Benin, Kongo , Lineage. Complete reading of chapter 1. Finish student notes Complete crossword Puzzle |
| 8/27/09 | Finish Notes, ... Create a timeline of the major events of Columbus Voyage 15 events include dates and times | |
| 8/28/09 | Discuss current events, , Points counter Points discussion Pg 30. Compare and contrast Good and Bad of Christopher Columbus Voyage, and what you would have done differently. Create a Post Card or brochure of 2 of the three west African Kingdoms Songhai, Benin, Kongo , Quiz | CE 1 Due |
| 8/31/09 | Outline Chapter 2.1, 2.2 and complete Questions 1-5 pg 62 | |
| 9/1/09 | How did tobacco, the headright system, indentured servants, and African laborers contribute to the growth of colonies. Answer question and discuss. Lecture 2.1,2.2. Label and discuss 13 colonies. | |
| 9/2/09 | Begin Chapter 3 ( The Colonies Come Of Age) Read 3.1. Do Terms and names page 92 1-10. lecture and worksheet. Finish 1-5 page 62 | |
| 9/3/09 | Video Jamestown. Against all odds Read 3.2 and 3.3 Start Notes | |
| 9/4/09 | Current events due. Mock trial presentation on Nathaniel Bacon and Bacons rebellion. | CE2 due |
| 9/7/09 | No School | |
| 9/8/09 | Read : Answer Why werent slave owners punished for killing of slaves? 2. How did the geography of the south contribute to the self sufficiency of southern plantations? 3. What parts of the world were involved in the triangular trade? Complete Notes packet |
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| 9/9/09 | Bat Testing | |
| 9/10/09 | Bat Testing | |
| 9/11/09 | Complete notes Chapter 3. Start and finish test review in pairs. | CE3 due |
| 9/14/09 | Test Chapter 1-3 | |
| 9/15/09 | Vocabulary Chapter 4 all Sections. Read section one as class, create a Cluster Diagram(page 102) and include in it events that demonstrate conflict between Great Britain and the American Colonies. Discuss the events then choose one to put in a paragraph to further explain its significance | |
| 9/16/09 | Create a protest of one of the British acts with a slogan, poster cartoon, or script for a commercial. Notes Stirring of a rebellion, Read Section 2 Cluster 2 Stem Questions |
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| 9/17/09 | Read section 2 Discuss and creat a time line of events from the Continental congress to the signing of the declaration. Vocabulary quiz | |
| 9/18/09 | Current events discussion, Outline chapter 4 section 3 and 4 113-123. Finish page 126 11-20 Main Idea Questions | Current Event Due |
| 9/21/09 | Read Section aloud, Declaration of Independance Discussion and worksheet. Read Section 3 Chart the battles of the Colonies | |
| 9/24/09 | Early Release Chapter 4 test Review | |
| 9/25/09 | Test Chapter 4 | No Current Event Due |
| 9/28/09 | No School | |
| 9/29/09 | Absent | |
| 9/30/09 | Writing Prompt Universal Health Care.....Read Experimenting with Confederation NotesChapter_5_Notes_Outline | |
| 10/1/09 | Discuss Confederation and Read and Chart notes Drafting the Constitution | |
| 10/2/09 | Current Event Due | |
| 10/5/09 | Warm up activity pg 145, Constitution Day Project, UnderstandingChecksandBalances...... |
Constitution Project Due Oct 12, 2009 Constitution Day Poster Project |
| 10/6/09 | Main Ideas 174 Questions 1-14 Create an editorial Cartoon Detailing the problems the Articles of Federation face. | |
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| 10/12/09 | Constitution Project Due | Constitution Project Due |
| 11/2/09 | Pg 236 1-8 Main Ideas Classzone Flip cards test Review | Test Wednesday |
| 11/3/09 | Pg 245,253,258,265 1-5............... Absent | |
| 11/4/09 | Test Nationalism and Sectionalism Chapter 7 | |
| 11/5/09 | Chapter 8 Reforming American Society | |
| 11/6/09 | Changes (Reform) in education activity | Social Studies Fair Topics Due |
