Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Tuesday, August 30, 2016: Surface Level Analysis and the Enlightenment in America

Agenda
1) Do Now: Illustrate identifications
2) Business
3) Review SOAPS
4) Practice SOAPS
5) Debrief: Describe our new founding ideals- natural rights, anti-monarchy, social contract, separation of powers

Homework: Finish debrief, if not complete.  Cornell notes due Friday.

Monday, August 29, 2016

Monday, August 29, 2016: Intro to Constitutional Foundations

Agenda
1) Do Now: Identifications/Review
2) Business: review agenda, learning targets, homework
3) Intro Unit: review table of contents, essential questions, binder set-up
4) Identifying Ideals: in groups, use images to name and describe five founding ideals
5) Activate background knowledge

Homework: Read textbook Chapter 4.3"Colonial Rights and the Growth of Self-Government." Complete the Cornell notes. Due Friday

Copy of Cornell notes is at the end of the classwork document, linked above where it says "Agenda."

Friday, August 26, 2016

Agenda
1) Do Now: open-note quiz
2) Business: Review agenda, hw
3) Grade Quiz
4) Snapshot autobiography debrief
5) Practice evaluating sources
6) Current events quiz show

Homework:
All supplies due on Monday (binder, planner, highlighters, pens/pencils)

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Wednesday and Thursday, August 24-25, 2016

Agenda
1) Do Now
2) Business: Detentions are happening!  Stop chewing gum!
3) Identifications: Sourcing and Contextualizing
4) Practice: The Fight in the Lunchroom
5) Debrief

Homework: Same as yesterday :)

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Agenda:
1) Do Now
2) Business: Review agenda, hw, assign class jobs
3) Syllabus Scavenger Hunt (win candy!)
4) Corroboration: Autobiographical Snapshot

Homework:
1) Finish your Autobiographical Snapshot. Instructions are in the classwork (link where it says "agenda")  Interview someone about one of the stories you wrote. Due Friday.
2) Complete the Student Survey by Friday.
3) Get your Family Letter and Survey signed and completed by Friday.
4) Get supplies by Monday.

Friday, August 19, 2016

Monday, 8/22/16

Welcome to US History and your junior year!

Every day, I'll post the agenda, homework, and any digital copies I have of work we did. Check here if you're absent or forgot something you need in your binder.

Agenda:
1) Do Now
2) Business
3) Intro to Ms. Green
4) JigSaw: The Nacirema
5) Exit Ticket

 Homework: 1) Read and annotate the syllabus and complete the 3-2-1 protocol. Due Tuesday, 8/23
2) Complete the student survey, if you didn't last June. Due Friday, 8/26
3) Get your Parent Letter signed and Parent Survey completed. Due Friday, 8/26https://www.dropbox.com/s/kus2lw395ct2t7w/Unit%200.1.CW%20Nacirema.doc?dl=0