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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU'RE ABSENT

1) Before you come back 

--- Check the Homework on Loop

 

2) In class

--- Ask study buddies what you missed

and ask them to show you the handout

 

3) In class

--- Check the WORK DUE board and turn required work in to the IN BOX

* REMEMBER to put name, period and date (NPD)

 

4) YOU HAVE THE NUMBER OF DAYS you were absent to make up the work

REMEMBER - No printing in the Library on the day printed work is due
HOMEWORK HELP

Monday -         Rm 809   Helvenor

Tuesday-          Rm 811   Young

Wednesday-     Rm 812    Hanzel

3rd Trimester- US History – 2017

  • Assignments -    (30%)
  • Projects-          (30%)
  • Tests-               (40%)

U4- ESSAY - DBQ:  How Democratic was Andrew Jackson?

  • 5 Paragraph DBQ - Thesis Essay

U4 Simulation - Women's Rights Debate, 1848

 

U4- QUIZ - Jackson- Ch 12 

  • Essay - Tariff Crisis- CON Issues

U4- ESSAY - Flight to Freedom- "Lucy's Letter to Lawmakers"

  • 5 Paragraph including PS and Vocab

U4 ESSAY -Movie Review- "Iron Jawed Angles"

  • 1 page

U4- PROJECT - Reform Era Newspaper

  • OP-ED and Political Cartoon

U5 Game - Causes of Civil War - Political Parties

 

U5- TEST - Causes of the Civil War

  • PPT- Study Guide (20%)
  • Essay - Fatal Contradiction- Lincoln's House Divided and 1st Inaugural (15%)

U6- QUIZ - Gettysburg Address- Part 1

 

U6- QUIZ - Gettysburg Address- Part 2

 

U6- PROJECT - Civil War Site - Battle, Person, Topic

 

 

2nd Trimester- US History – 2017

  • Assignments -    240   (30%)
  • Projects-         200     (30%)
  • Tests-            315      (40%)

U2- QUIZ - The Preamble

 

U2- PROJECT - Google Sites:  The Federal Gov. Today

 

U2- TEST - The Constitution 

 

U3 Game - Jefferson's Decisions, 1800- 08

 

U3- TEST- The New Republic: 1789- 1825

  • w/ an Outlined Study Guide (10%)
  • + Essay 1) Hamilton: Father of American Capitalism
  • + Essay 2) Sedition Act: Causes and Effects

U4 Game - Mission US 2:  Flight to Freedom (UGRR)

 

U4 Simulation - a Sectional Congress Debates Legislation, 1820

 

U4- ESSAY - Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" analysis

  • 5 Paragraph Thesis Essay

U4- TEST- Ch 11- Sectionalism- Mid 19th C (70 pts.)

 

1st Trimester- US History – 2017

  • Assignments -     240    (30%)
  • Projects-             194   (30%)
  • Tests-                 215    (40%)

U1- ESSAY   European Influences on Revolution, Declaration and US Constitution

 

U1 Game - Colonial Regional Economies

 

U1 TEST - British Colonies & Revolution- Ch 6

  • Declaration of Independence
  • ESSAY – The Revolutionary Congresses (Political and Economic methods of protest)

U1 Game - Mission US - "For Crown or Colony"  (Revolution)

 

U2 TEST - Confederacy & CON Convention- Ch 8

  • 10 Parts of the CON
  • ESSAY – The Fatal Contradiction: Slavery & the CON
  • and Madison's "Angels" quote - A strong but limited federal government

U2- ESSAY - The Purpose of the Preamble

******** 3rd  Trimester- US History – 2016 *****

          

  • Assignments          300      30%
  • Projects / Essay     430    40%
  • Tests                      205     30%

 

U4- PROJECT -  Reform Era, mid 19th C --- 10 slide Slideshow & Annotated Biblio

--- Explain contributions of the individual to societal growth and change

 

U4- PROJECT -  Jacksonian Democracy, 1830's --- "Opinion - Editorial Page" w/ Political Cartoon analysis

--- Evaluate Jacksonian Era - Persuasive using Point of View 

 

U4- PROJECT -  Manifest Destiny, mid 19th C --- Annotated painting "American Progress" by John Gast, 1872

--- Evaluate growth and change using primary source

 

U5 PROJECT- GAME - Mission US - "Flight to Freedom- UGRR"

 

U5- TEST + Primary Source Analysis = Lincoln- House Divided and First Inaugural

 

U6 - PROJECT - GOOGLE WEB SITE

* CONTENT:  Battle, Perspective Bio=  Editorial & Political Cartoon, PS Document analysis- diary, photograph, drawings

* TECH SKILLS: Sites, Sheets, Forms, iMovie

 

U6- TEST- Civil War + Gettysburg Address

 

 

*******   2nd  Trimester- US History – 2016 *****

 

  • Assignments – 180     (30%)
  • Projects           -170     (30%)
  • Tests               - 297    (40%)

 

U2- TEST -  Confederacy and CON Convention

 

U2- PROJECT - Essay- "Purpose of the Preamble"

 

U2- TEST - The US Constitution

 

U2- PROJECT - Essay- "Roots" analysis

 

U2- PROJECT - Government in Action- Book 10 pages - 3 Branches plus Amendments

 

U3 - TEST - New Republic  and  1  ¶ - Hamilton's Fiscal Plan or Sedition Act

 

***** 1st Trimester- US History – 2016 *****

  • Assignments – 180     (30%)
  • Projects           -180     (30%)
  • Tests               - 250    (40%)

U1- TEST - US Geography and 17th  Century  British Colonies

 

U1- PROJECT - Essay Preparation for Test

 

U1 TEST - British Colonies & Revolution

  • ESSAY – The Revolutionary Congresses (Political and Economic methods of protest)

U1 Game - Mission US - "Revolution"

 

U1 QUIZ-  Declaration of Independence & the Enlightenment

 

U2 PROJECT -  5- News Article – “The Constitutional Convention”

 

U2 PROJECT -  2  ¶- Editorial –  “The Ratification Debate”

 

U2 PROJECT - Political Cartoon– “The Constitutional Convention”

 

U2 PROJECT-  FINAL Newspaper

 

 

************************************     2015- 16   **********************************************

 

 

3rd TRIMESTER

 

U5 – TEST    ___________/ 100 --- Jacksonian Democracy & Reform Movements (3/14)

 

U6---Essay   ____________/ 20 --- 1 ¶ - Manifest Destiny” (3/25)    

                     

U6---Essay ____________/ 100 --- 5 ¶ - The UGRR” first person w/ PS from Slave                                                                    Narratives (4/22)

 

U6 – TEST    ___________/ 100 --- Manifest Destiny & Causes of the Civil War w/ 1 ¶ - PS                                                  ContextAnalysis (4/21)

 

U7---Essay ____________/ 100 --- 5 ¶ “ The Tariff Crisis, 1832: Constitutional Issues That                                                       

Led to Civil War, 1861”- w/ PS and Thesis Statement (5/13)

 

U7---Essay   ____________/ 30 ---3 ¶ Movie Review- “ Glory” – The Mass. 54th Regiment (5/23)

 

Final Project  ____________/ 150 --- 5 ¶ - Event Poster (factual) + “Picture Book”  *  historical fiction (5/20)

 

U7 – TEST    ___________/ 100 --- Civil War & Reconstruction / Gettysburg Address (6/1)

 

                                                                   

2nd Trimester - 2015

 

U2 – TEST    ___________/ 100 --- Revolution & Confederacy--- 1 ¶ - Essay “Slavery in a land of  Liberty OR National Supremacy” (11/16)

 

U3 ---Essay / Proj.  _______/ 30 --- 1 ¶ - Purpose of the Preamble” (11/18)    

                     

Debate / Proj. _________/ 30  --1 ¶ - Ratification of  the CON – Fed’s vs. Anti- Fed’s  (11/20)

 

Essay / Proj.  _________/ 30 ---  1 ¶ - “Words We Live By” (12/10)

 

U3- Test        __________/ 50 ---  Memorization “Preamble to the CON.”  (12/11)

 

U3- Test      ___________/ 100 ---  The Constitution & Bill of Rights (12/17)

 

U3 PROJECT _________/ 100 ---   8 - “Federal Gov. In Action” – Pamphlet (1/15)

 

U4 -TEST _____________/ 100--- 2 ¶ - The New Republic - “CON of Sedition Act, 1798” (2/8)

 

 

                                                                   1st Trimester - 2015

 

U1 – TEST  ________  US Geogrprahy

U1 – TEST  ________  Outline- Cause & Effect- European Influences  - Take Home (9/14)                         

Homework __________  1 ¶- What is America? Poetry analysis (9/20)

U1 – TEST  _______  ¶ - Cause- Effect- "Continental Congresses Justify Rev." (10/5)

U1 PROJECT  _________   1 ¶ – PS Analysis "Common Sense" and "Declaration of Indep." - (10/15)

U1 PROJECT  __________   - "Debate 1776"- News Article (10/23)

U2 PROJECT  __________   2 - "Editorial:  VA Ratification Debate (11/ 4-5)

U2 PROJECT  __________  Poly Cartoon- CON is Ratified (11/10)

 

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