U.S. History 1 – Homework for 2014 – 20159/8/2014 – Today you received your textbooks. Tonight, please cover your text and bring it to school

tomorrow for the cover check. You will then be able to bring your textbook home and leave it there. It would be very rare that we would ask you to bring the book back into school.

9/9/2014 – We did a cover check today on the textbooks. If you didn’t bring in your covered booktoday, please bring it in tomorrow. We began our Geography Mini-Unit today. Review your notes this evening.

9/10/2014 – We discussed geography terms in class today. These are not found in your textbook,so you need to take good notes. If you are missing anything or are not understanding something in your notes, come to me or Mr. Branigan before or after school. Tonight, review your notes.

9/11/2014: - We continued our discussion of geography terms. Review your notes this eveningand make sure that you understand what you have written.We also discussed the events of this date thirteen years ago, as well as the President’s speechlast night.

9/12/2014 - We finished our Geography Mini-Unit today! We could have our quiz as early as Monday,9/15. Study your notes over the weekend. Also, read Section 1 of Chapter 1 of your text.Have a great weekend! We have finished our first full week!****Just a reminder to the people who volunteered for Current Events on Friday, Sept. 19, yourarticles are due for approval by Wed., Sept. 17.****

9/15/2014 – We had our Geography Quiz today, and then we began our discussion in Ch. 1.We are planning to have our Chapter 1 test on Wed., Sept. 24. There will be an in-classreview on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and it is most important that you be there. Reminder: Those who volunteered for Current Events need to have their articles approvedby Wed., Sept. 23.

9/16/2014 – We are moving along in Chapter 1. Be sure that you have read (or are in the processof reading it). Our test on Ch. 1 will be on Wed., Sept. 24. Be sure to be her for thein-class review.Reminder: Those who volunteered for Current Events need to have their articles approvedby Wed., Sept. 23.

9/17/2014 – Today was the deadline for the Current Event volunteers to have their articles approved.We discussed the various native peoples living in America at the time of Columbus.Remember that our test on Ch. 1 will be on Wed., Sept. 24.

9/18/2014 - We have essentially reached Section 4 of Ch. 1 and on Monday, we will finish thechapter. Our test will be on Wed., Sept. 24. Current Events tomorrow.

9/19/2014 – We had Current Events today. Our test on Ch. 1 will be Wed., Sept. 24.Have a great weekend!

9/22/2014 – Today we finished Chapter 1! We are now set for our review tomorrow for thetest on Wednesday, Sept. 24.***I forgot to assign this homework verbally, but it was on the board. Therefore, thiswill not be due until Friday (9/26). You can do this earlier than Friday and just hand it in onthat day. Do #3 on page 19, #3 on page 25 and #5 on page 31 – typed and double-spaced.These questions are in your text in Chapter 1, and doing them will help you for the test

on Wed.Current Event volunteers: your articles are due on Wed., 9/24.

9/23/2014 – We had our review today for the test tomorrow on Ch. 1. Fill out your Review Guideand study your notes. Reading the chapter would also be good. Remember to bring a black or blue pen with you.Current Event volunteers: your articles are due for approval by tomorrow.***For Friday, 9/26, (unless religious obligations make that not feasible) you should do questions on p. 19 (#3), p. 25 (#3) and p. 31(#5), typed and double-spaced.

9/24/2014 – We had our Chapter 1 Test today.All Current Events being presented on Friday were to be approved today.For Friday: Do questions from the text – p. 19 #3, p. 25 #3 and p. 31 #5 – typed and

double-spaced, with proper heading. (For those with religious obligations,this won’t be due until Monday.)

9/25/2014 – No School Today!9/26/2014 – We had Current Events today. We will be going on to Chapter 2 next week.

Your homework (see above) was due today. Have a great weekend!

9/29/2014 – We jumped into Chapter 2 material today, specifically Section 1. Please read the chapter!You were given a Primary Source document and some connected questions. These questionsmust be answered by Wednesday, October 1 – typed and double-spaced.Current Event articles must be approved by Wed., Oct. 1.

9/30/2014 – We continued our discussion of the Spanish Empire in North America, and then progressedto Roanoke and the founding of Jamestown.Your Primary Source document questions are due tomorrow. See above.Current Event articles must be approved by Wed., Oct. 1.

10/1/2014 – Jamestown was discussed in detail today. Tomorrow, we will be examining Bacon’sRebellion and more. Please read Chapter 2 for comprehension.Your Primary Source document questions were due today.Current Events articles were due today for approval.

10/2/2014 – We reviewed Bacon’s Rebellion today and went on to introduce the Puritans.Current Events are tomorrow.

10/3/2014 – Current Events today! Have a great weekend!

10/06/2014 – Your Mayflower Compact homework is due Wed., Oct. 8. Please write neatly onthe sheet and in complete sentences. You can also scan the sheet in and produce a typedcopy. If you have any questions, please see me before homeroom or after school.Current Event volunteers: you need your articles to be approved by Wed., Oct. 8.

10/07/2014 – Mayflower Compact assignment due tomorrow.Current Event articles were due today for approval.Make sure you are reading Ch. 2!

10/08/2014 – Your Mayflower compact assignments were due today.You are to do the 13 Colonies Map (using the direction sheet and p. 67 of your text) for

Friday, Oct. 10. If you need colored pencils, feel free to borrow them from me!You should have read up through Section 3 (Ch. 2) by now.Current Events articles were due for approval today.

10/09/2014 – 13 Colonies Map due tomorrow. Be sure to use p. 67 in the text and follow directions.We will have Current Events tomorrow! You should be reading Section 3 of Ch. 2.

10/10/2014 - Your 13 Colonies Map was due today.We had Current Events today. Please make sure to read Section 3 of Ch. 2 over the weekend.Our Chapter 2 test will be on Friday, Oct. 17.Have a wonderful weekend!

10/13/2014 – Today, we only saw mods 13 – 14. They viewed a portion of “Africans in America”.This film is part of our normal curriculum and we will try to show the same portion to mods 7 – 8 as soon as possible. Our Chapter 2 test is this Friday, Oct. 17. Review will be on Thursday, Oct. 16. There will be no Current Events this Friday. Be sure to have read Section 4 of Ch. 2 fortomorrow.

10/14/2014 – We finished Chapter 2 today. We will have our review on Thursday for the test on Friday.No Current Events this week. Be sure to go over your notes in preparation for the review.

10/15/2014 – We only saw mods 13 – 14. Our Test on Chapter 2 is on Friday, Oct. 17. Study your notes and fill out your study guide.

10/16/2014 – We had our in-class review for the Chapter 2 Test tomorrow. Please fill out your study guide using your notes and text. This will help you a lot.No Current Events tomorrow.

10/17/2014 – We had our Ch. 2 test today. You may go ahead and begin reading Ch. 3.Have a great weekend!

10/20/2014 – We began Chapter 3 today. Your homework tonight is to begin reading Ch. 3 forcomprehension. Current Event people need to get their articles approved by Wed., 10/22.

10/21 – Today, we discussed the whole system of mercantilism in the British American colonies.We will continue with the Navigation Acts tomorrow, so be sure to read your chapter. (3)Current Events people need to bring their articles for approval by tomorrow.

10/22 – Today was the deadline for approval on Current Event articles.We discussed the Navigation Acts today. Please go back and re-read Section 1 of Ch. 3.

10/23 – We looked at the Triangle of Trade today and connected it with the Molasses Act.Later, we discussed how the Dominion of New England came about and what Mass., inparticular, did about it.Current Events tomorrow.

10/24 – We had Current Events presentations today. Please read Ch. 3 for Monday.Have a nice weekend!

10/27/2014 – Today we had a group activity where we worked with three other people tocomplete four questions on mercantilism, using notes from class. Each person was responsible for answering one question on their own and filling in that answer onthe collective sheet. That sheet was then handed in. No written homework tonight, butmake sure that you have read Section 2 of Ch. 3. No Current Events this week.

10/28 – We finished Section 1 of Ch. 3. Read Section 2 for tomorrow.10/29 – We discussed the Southern English colonies today and why they were founded. We went

on to look at Southern plantation life. Please bring your permission slip (for the film Amistad) back signed ASAP. No Current Events this week.

10/30 – Please return the film permission slip as soon as possible.

We gave out two assignments today. #18 – A Slave’s Middle Passage and p. 54 – Olaudah Equiano. Please do the four questions on the back of #18, typed and double-spaced, incomplete sentences. On a separate sheet of paper, please do the three questions on p. 54,typed, double-spaced and in complete sentences. These are due on Monday, 11/3.

No Current Events tomorrow. Made sure that you have read Ch. 3.10/31 – We are still waiting for a few people’s permission slips. Please bring them in on Monday!

The above assignments about Olaudah Equiano are due on Monday, 11/3, typed and double-spaced.Happy Halloween and have a safe weekend!

11/3/2014 – Today, finished Section 2 of Ch. 3. We talked about the importance of an inventionknown as the cotton gin. More to come on that. You were to turn in both of your Olaudah Equiano assignments today.No School tomorrow. See you Wednesday.

11/4 – No School!11/5 – We showed a portion of Amistad in class today to those who brought in their permission slips.11/6 – No School11/7 - No School

Have a nice weekend!

11/10/2014 – Today, we finished Sec. 2 and began Sec. 3 of Chapter 3. We have planned for ourtest to be next Tuesday, Nov. 18. Our review will be on Monday, the 17th. No writtenhomework this evening.

11/11 – Today, you received your Review Guide for the test on Ch. 3 we will be having on Tuesday, November 18. Do question #2 on the Salem Witch Trials sheet. Please type and double-space. Due tomorrow.We discussed the Salem Witch Trials today in class, as well as the Enlightenment.

11/12 – We collected the Salem Witch Trial homework today. Remember, your Chapter 3 test isnext Tuesday, Nov. 18. Review will be on Monday, so please make every effort to be there.

11/13 – The French and Indian War was the subject of discussion today. We will finish it tomorrow.Remember! Our test on Ch. 3 is on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Review on Monday – be there!

11/14 – We finished Chapter 3 today. Review for the test will be on Monday, so be ready for that!Test on Chapter 3 is Tuesday, Nov. 18.Have a great weekend!

11/17 – We had our review today for the Chapter 3 test tomorrow.Volunteers for the 2nd quarter Current Events should have their articles approved by Wed., 11/19.Test, Ch. 3, tomorrow!

11/18 – Test today on Chapter 3. For homework, please begin reading Chapter 4.

Current Event volunteers – articles are due tomorrow for approval.11/19 – We began Chapter 4 – the American Revolution – today. You are to be reading the

chapter to be able to show preparedness in class. Fill out your Acts Chart as we gothrough each of them. Most can be found in your text, as well.Current Events volunteers who are going on Friday needed to have their articlesapproved today.We also picked Current Event volunteers for Wednesday, Nov. 26 (the day beforeThanksgiving). Those people must get their articles approved by Monday, Nov. 24.

11/20 – We discussed more acts passed by the British and the Boston Massacre.Current Events tomorrow.Current Event volunteers for Wed., Nov. 26 must have their articles approved by Monday, Nov. 24.

11/21 – We had Current Event presentations today. Continue reading Ch. 4. Current Eventvolunteers for mods 13-14, remember to get your articles approved by Monday, Nov. 24if you’re going on Wednesday the 26th.Have a great weekend!

11/24 – We examined the actions of the colonists from the incident of the Gaspee to the FirstContinental Congress today. Volunteers were taken for Current Events on Friday, Dec. 5. Those going on that daymust have their articles approved by Wed., Dec. 3. (Mods 13 – 14 students who volunteered to do Current Events on Wed., Nov. 26, yourarticles were due today for approval.)Continue reading Chapter 4!

11/25 – We discussed the battles of Lexington and Concord today, and thus the Revolution begins!Current Events volunteers must have articles approved by Wed., Dec. 3.

12/1 – We continued in the Revolutionary War and examined the Battle of Breed’s Hill and the British fleeing Boston for Nova Scotia. Mercy Otis Warren reading for homework tonight. Please type and double-space youranswers to the three questions. (Note: include the question within the answer and puta proper heading on your paper.) Due tomorrow, Tues., Dec. 2.

Current Event volunteers – have your articles approved by Wed., Dec. 3.12/2 – Current Event volunteers – please have your articles approved by Wed., Dec. 3

We talked about “Common Sense” and the Declaration of Independence today, as well asthe breakdown of Loyalists, neutral colonists and Patriots in the colonies. We then beganto discuss the advantages and disadvantages the British and colonists had.The Mercy Otis Warren assignment was due today.“Common Sense” is due on Thursday.Our Chapter 4 test is going to be on Wed., 12/10.

12/3 – Current Event articles were due today for approval.Chapter 4 Test is Wed., 12/10.Today, we discussed George Washington, his army and character, women’s roles, financing ofthe war and the Battle of New York. “Common Sense” assignment due tomorrow.

12/4 – We continued our discussion of Revolutionary War battles, specifically the Battle of Trention

and the Battle of Saratoga. We examined the difficulties at Valley Forge and the peoplewho came to the aid of the Patriots. Our test will be on Wed., Dec. 10. “Common Sense” homework is due today.Current Events tomorrow.

12/5 – We had Current Events today. Monday, we will finish up the Revolutionary War. Tuesday,we will have our review for the Test on Ch. 4, which will be on Wed., Dec. 10.

12/8 – Today, we finished Chapter 4 – The American Revolution. We will have our review tomorrow.Come prepared, having gone over all your notes for the chapter, ready to answer and ask questions. Test will be Wednesday.No Current Events this week.

12/9 – We had a review for our Ch. 4 test today.Study your Acts Chart, your notes, fill our Review Guide and read text.No Current Events this week.

12/10 – We had our Ch. 4 test today.We begin Ch. 5 tomorrow.No Current Events this week.

12/11 – Today, Dr. Cieremans or Ms. Rivlin came in to explain the PSAT scores and booklets werehanded back.We began Chapter 5 – The ConstitutionTonight, please read Section 1. Remember! Reading IS homework!!!

12/12 – We continued our discussion on the Articles of Confederation and their weaknesses.Please read on in the chapter.We have scheduled our test for Chapter 5 for Monday, Dec. 22nd.Have a great weekend!

12/15 – We passed out the Review Guide today for our Chapter 5 test on Monday, Dec. 22.No Current Events this week.Please read Chapter 5.The Constitutional Convention and Delegates Draft the Constitution sheets were handed out today and are due tomorrow, Tues., Dec. 16. You may write directly on the sheet. Remember to read the directions carefully!We discussed all the events leading up to the Constitutional Convention today.

12/16 – The CCD and CC worksheets were due today (see above).We passed out the Know Your Constitution sheets and p. 182 worksheet. These are

due tomorrow.Please read Chapter 5 in the text.No Current Events this week, although mods 13-14 will have Current Events on Tues., Dec. 23.

Articles for those people going will be due by this Friday, Dec. 19.Today, we examined the Constitutional Convention and the Compromises, as well as the

concept of Federalism.12/17 – We collected the Know Your Constitution and p. 182 sheets today.

We passed out the Constitution in the Making sheets due for tomorrow.Also, remember to fill out the back of the Review Guide in time for class tomorrow.Mods 13-14 Current Events will be on Tues., Dec. 23, so get your articles approved for Friday.

We got through to the ratification of the Constitution today and will do the Bill of Rights,etc. tomorrow.

12/18 – We went over all the terms on the back of the Review Guide today. We will have ourreview tomorrow. The test for Ch. 5 is Monday, Dec. 22.We collected the “Constitution in the Making” sheets today.Mods 13-14 Current Events will be Tuesday, Dec. 23. The deadline for article approval is

Friday, Dec. 19 (tomorrow).12/19 – We had the review today for our Chapter 5 test on Monday.

Study your Review Guide, your text, your notes and all your returned homework.Mods 13-14 Current Event volunteers – deadline for approval of articles was today!Have a great weekend!

12/22 – Today, we had our Chapter 5 (Constitution) test. We will not see mods 7-8 tomorrow, but13-14 has Current Events.

12/23 – Current Events for mods 13-14.Mr. Branigan and I want to wish everyone a happy holiday season and a good break. Seeyou next year!

1/5/2015 – Happy New Year!!!Today, we began Chapter 6. Tonight’s homework is to read Section 1 of Chapter 6 in the text.

1/6 – We discussed Hamilton’s financial plan today. For homework: do the worksheet (p. 135) fortomorrow. Our test on Ch. 6 is on Friday, Jan. 16.

1/7 – We discussed Hamilton’s and Jefferson’s views, the Whiskey Rebellion and the French Revolution.Worksheet p. 135 was due today. We handed out another one, p. 139, that will be due tomorrow. Don’t forget! Our test on Chapter 6 is on Friday, January 16.

1/8 – Our discussion took us through Adam’s difficulties with the French. Continue to read Ch. 6.We collected the worksheet, p.139. No written homework tonight!

1/9 – Today, we finished the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions andhad a great discussion about the “compact theory” of states. You have homework for Monday – the Supreme Court worksheet. Have a great weekend!

1/12 – We collected the homework entitled, “The Supreme Court.”We discussed Jefferson’s administration and policies, especially the appointment (by Adams) ofChief Justice John Marshall to the Supreme Court bench.Remember! Our test is on Friday, 1/16, so please be here for the review on Thursday.

1/13 – Our discussion today centered on Jefferson’s administration and foreign relations. We are nowgetting into our second war with Britain, the War of 1812.There is no written homework this evening. Please study for the review on Thursday.Test on Chapter 6 – Friday, Jan. 16!

1/14 – We finished Chapter 6 today – specifically, the War of 1812.Tomorrow, we will devote our class time to a review of the chapter. Please be here!Our test is on Friday, Jan. 16. Study notes, homework and the text. Come for extra reviewbefore school on Thursday or Friday morning.

1/15 – We had our Chapter 6 Review today. Our test is tomorrow!

1/16 – Chapter 6 Test Today! Next week, ( mods 7-8 will have Current Event presentations and)we will begin the process of exam review.Have a wonderful weekend!

1/19 – No School! Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.1/20 – Today, we handed out the Exam Review and began preparing. You are forming packets

with your tests so that you can use them for studying. These MUST be returned to uson the morning of the exam. Read the Review Guide and re-familiarize yourself withthe material. Mods 7 – 8, your exam is on Thursday, lst session, Jan. 29 and Mods 13 – 14,your exam is the second session on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

1/21 – Mods 7 - 8 had a few Current Events, and then in both classes, we continued with ourExam Review, using our past tests. Study!

1/22 – Today, we continued our exam review. Please look over your notes, past homework and tests. Consult your exam review guideto make sure you’ve looked over everything you need to. Study!

1/23 – We finished our exam review today! Study well!Have a good weekend.

1/26 – 1/29 – EXAMS (These are half days for students.)

2/2 – No School due to snow!

2/3 – Late Start Day!Welcome to the second semester! You are to begin reading Chapter 7 tonight.Current Event volunteers, your articles are due by Tuesday (mods 7 – 8) or Wednesday (mods13 – 14) of next week.

2/4 – We are well into Chapter 7, so continue your reading of the chapter.2/5 – Continue reading Ch. 7 and do p. 195 worksheet, which is due tomorrow.2/6 – Worksheet p. 195 was due today. We continued working on Chapter 7. Make sure you read the

rest of the Chapter this weekend.

2/9 – Our discussion took us up through the Monroe Doctrine. If you have not read Chapter 7, remember, your class preparedness grade depends on how well you are prepared for classdiscussions. No written homework tonight.Mods 7 – 8 Current Event volunteers – your articles are due for approval by tomorrow.Mods 13 – 14 volunteers – yours are due by Wednesday.

2/10 – We discussed the Missouri Compromise today, and you have a map to do (for Thursday) entitledThe Age of Jackson. Please read and follow the directions on the sheet that accompanies the map.

2/11 – Our discussion today centered on the origin and meaning of the term “Jacksonian Democracy”.The maps (see above) are due tomorrow.Mods 7 – 8 have Current Events tomorrow.Mods 13 – 14 – Current Event volunteers’ articles are due for approval today. Your

presentations will be on Friday. 2/12 – Today, Mods 7 – 8 had Current Event presentations. Maps were collected.

Mods 13 – 14, we continued with material from Ch. 7. Maps were collected.

Mods 13 – 14 will have Current Events tomorrow. (Reminder: tomorrow is an early dismissalday).

2/13: We did not see Mods 7 – 8 today. Mods 13 – 14 did Current Events.Have a great 4 day weekend!

2/18 – We continued today with Jackson and his actions regarding the native Americans, the Bank of theU.S. and the tariff. We will finish up all material tomorrow and review on Friday for the Test onMonday, Feb. 23. (Ch. 7) You have your Review Guide.

You were given a primary source document, the Cherokee Nation…, p. 70. Answer the threequestions at the end, typed and double-spaced for Friday, Feb. 20.

2/19 – We finished Chapter 7 today! We will have our review tomorrow and the test on Monday, 2/23.Study your notes, text and Review Guide. Cherokee Nation worksheet is due tomorrow.

2/20 – We had our Review for the Ch. 7 Test. The test is on Monday, 2/23.The Cherokee Nation worksheet was due today.Have a terrific weekend!

2/23 – Today, we had our Chapter 7 test. We also took volunteers for this week’s Current EventsPresentations. Those who are presenting on Friday need to get their articles approved byWednesday, Feb. 25.We will begin Ch. 8 – Reforms – tomorrow.

2/24 – Group activity today on reforms. Please begin reading Chapter 8 for tomorrow.Current Event volunteers – remember! Your articles are due tomorrow for approval.

2/25 – Today we assigned a project – the Reform Broadsheet – to be due on Tuesday, March 3.You have the instruction sheet that we went over in class. Please refer to it often and follow itcarefully. Be sure to ask us any questions about this project you may have. Continue reading Chapter 8.Current Event articles were due today for approval.

2/26 – We began Chapter 8 today in class.Tomorrow, we will have Current Event presentations.Remember that your Broadsheet Project is due on Tuesday, March 3. See us with any questions.Continue reading Ch. 8

2/27 – Current Event presentations today.Continue reading Ch. 8.Your Broadsheet Project is due on Tuesday, March 3.Have a great weekend!

3/2 – Your Broadsheet Project is due tomorrow. Remember to print the Works Cited on the back.We continued our discussion of reforms in Ch. 8. Make sure you’ve read the chapter.Current Event volunteers, your articles are due by Wed., March 4.You chose three assignments from the “buffet” today, and they are due on Friday, March 6.You are to answer the questions at the end of each of your three readings in complete sentences, typed and double-spaced. You may put more than one readings answers on one

page, but you must have the proper titles, so that we know which readings they are.

3/3 – Today, the Broadsheets were due. We hung them up on the board to make a gallery andmet in groups with special reform graphic organizers to consolidate information. We will continue discussing reforms tomorrow and Thursday.Current Event on Friday. Articles are due for approval tomorrow.The three assignments that you chose from the Reform “Buffet” are due on Friday, March 6, typed and double-spaced.

3/4 – We discussed Utopias today, Shakers and Mormons. Your three assignments (your choice)are due Friday, March 6. Current event articles were due today.

3/5 – Snow Day!3/6 – Current Events today. Your three assignments are due today. Please continue to read Ch. 8.

Have a great weekend!

3/9 – We finished Utopias today, then Transcendentalists. We then moved on to Women’s Rightsin our reform chapter (8). We will quickly finish these reforms and planning a test soon –so be sure to be alert for that date.No Current Events this week! Be sure you have read Ch. 8.

3/10 – Workers Rights today, and any other reforms we can cover in Ch. 8No Current Events.PARCC testing during mods 13 – 14 means that some folks will have to catch up a little on notes.See me or Mr. B. for help with that.

3/11 – We did the Reforms for the Mentally Ill and the Imprisoned, Pacifism and Education today.No Current Events.No written homework tonight, but be sure to have read Ch. 8.*** We have set Friday, March 20, as the day for our Chapter 8 Test.***

3/12 – We’ve gotten all the way into our last reform – Abolition. Our instruction will be interruptedFriday, Monday and Tuesday by PARCC testing, so we will not do any new material if most ofthe class isn’t there. We will use class time to review and go over material for the test onFriday, March 20.

3/13 – Today, with the PARCC testing taking some of the class, we reviewed the reformers and theirreforms. Next week, we will finish Abolition, when the whole class is there, in preparation forthe test on Ch. 8, which will be on Friday, March 20.Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

3/16 – We are in the middle of the Abolition reform and discussed several personalities today.It turns out that most people are here and, when PARCC ends early, we get everybody – giveor take a couple who might just be absent. We have our test on Ch. 8 scheduled for Friday,March 20. There are no Current Events this week.

3/17 – We finished Chapter 8 today. We will review on Wednesday and Thursday for our test on Friday.No Current Events this week.

3/18 – Review today for the Chapter 8 test on Friday. Your review guide is your graphic organizer, which you were given during the Broadsheet Gallery Walk. If you carefully fill that out, you should do well on the test. No Current Events this week.

3/19 – We finished our Chapter 8 Review today. The test is tomorrow!Use your graphic organizer and notes from class to study, as well as your text.

3/20 – Test on Ch. 8 today. Have a great weekend!

3/23 – We began Chapter 9 today, and you should begin reading for comprehension. The Jim Beckwourth assignment is due Wednesday, March 25, typed and double-spaced.Please draw your response to number 3 as instructed in class.Current Event volunteers, please get articles approved ASAP. Wednesday is the deadline.

3/24 – Current Event articles are due tomorrow for approval.Jim Beckwourth is due tomorrow.We examined Section 2 of Ch. 9 up to the Gold Rush. Read the chapter!

3/25 – Today is the deadline for approval of Current Events.The Jim Beckwourth assignment is due today.We have scheduled the date for our test on Ch. 9 for after the break on Thursday, April 9.(It will be part of the third marking period.)Today, we discussed the Gold Rush and the Mexican Revolution.You should finish reading the entire chapter!

3/26 – We examined the Mexican Revolution today and began the Texas Revolution.Tomorrow, we will finish Sec. 3 and begin Sec. 4 of Chapter 9. Read the chapter!!! Our test on Ch. 9 will be on Thursday, April 9 – that’s the week after the break.

3/26 – Current Events today, and we finished Section 3.Test on Ch. 9 will be Thursday, April 9.Have a great break!!!

4/6 – Today, we picked up where we left off before the break with the annexation of Texas andthe reasons for the Mexican War. Our test on Chapter 9 is Thursday, April 9. We will have our review on Wednesday.You have been given the Review Guide.You also have an assignment due on Wednesday, April 8. It is the Map of Westward Routes.

(I gave detailed instructions in class, but if you need help, don’t understand or were absent, then youwill need to see Mr. B. or me ASAP!)

Current Events will be on Friday this week. (Friday, 4/10 is the end of the 3 rd marking period.)4/7 – We have finished Ch. 9 as of today. Tomorrow will be our review. You all have your Review

Guides, so go over those. It would help you in class to have them filled out.Westward Route Maps are due tomorrow.Our Ch. 9 test is on Thursday, April 9.Current Events will be on Friday, April 10. All articles must be approved by tomorrow.

4/8 – Maps (Westward Routes) were collected today.Today is also the deadline for approval of articles for those giving Current Event presentations.We had our review today for the test tomorrow on Ch. 9.Current Events on Friday.

4/9 – We had our Chapter 9 test today.Current Events tomorrow.

4/10 – Current Events today. Monday, we begin Chapter 10 – The Stepping Stones to the Civil War.Current Event volunteers for the first round of the 4th quarter, don’t forget to have yourarticles approved by next Wed., April 15.Have a great weekend!!!

4/13 – Discussion today on what to do with the Mexican Cession – Chapter 10. Make sure toread this chapter.Current Events volunteers need to get their articles approved by Wed., April 15.Current Events presentations are on Friday.

4/14 – We went over the Compromise of 1850 and other issues discussed in Chapter 10, endingwith the Kansas-Nebraska Act.Current Event articles are due for approval by tomorrow.Our Chapter 10 test is scheduled for Tuesday, 4/21.

4/15 – You received your Ch. 10 Review Guide today, as well as reading material on the Dred ScottDecision and the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. You also have a primary-source assignment duetomorrow on the Underground Railroad. Please type and double-space the answers to thethree questions.Current Events were due today for approval.Your Ch. 10 test is scheduled for Tuesday, 4/21.

4/16 – We have just about finished our discussion on Chapter 10. Tomorrow we have Current Events.Monday is the review for the test. Tuesday, 4/21, is the test.Study your Review Guide, your notes and your text.You have an assignment due tomorrow: John Brown’s Raid. Type and double-space the answers.The States Choose Sides Map is due on Monday, April 10. See either of us if you have anyquestions.

4/17 – We had Current Events today. We will have the review for our test on Ch. 10 on Monday, 4/20. The test will be on Tuesday,April 21.Your assignment on John Brown’s Raid was due today.The States Choose Sides Map is due on Monday, 4/20.Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

4/20 – Today, we reviewed for the test on Ch. 10 tomorrow. You have your study guide, your notesand your text from which to study. Please remember to bring a blue or black pen and something on which to work should you finish early. We are not having Current Events thisweek, but stay tuned for when we will.

4/21 – Test Chapter 10 today.No Current Events this Friday.Please begin reading Chapter 11 – The Civil War.

4/22 – We began Ch. 11 today, discussing the facts about the North and the South, advantages anddisadvantages, etc. Read Chapter 11 thoroughly and take good notes in class.No Current Events this week.

4/23 – Continuation of set-up of the Civil War: advantages & disadvantages for North and South, war aims and strategies. Read Ch. 11.No Current Events this week.

4/24 - We examined the two fronts of the Civil War today, as well as the preparedness of the two armies, or lack thereof, and the impact of disease and infection on the soldiers.We picked volunteers for Current Events for Friday, May 1. Please have your articles signedby Wednesday, 4/29.Have a great weekend!!!

4/27 – We covered up through the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas today. Please continue to readChapter 11.Current Events this week. Volunteers, please get your articles in for approval by deadline Wed.

4/28 – Today, we presented a “buffet” of Civil War treats for your enjoyment (you DO have to read them ) and a Civil War Web Quest that is due on Monday, May 4. Please see us if you haveany questions.Current Events are due tomorrow, for anyone who volunteered.Please continue reading your chapter.

4/29 – We got back into the war and discussed the blockades, the ironclads and the Western Theatrebattles.Current Event articles were due for approval today.Your Civil War Web Quest is due on Monday, May 4.Current Events on Friday.

4/30 – Today, we examined the Battle of Shiloh, the Fall of New Orleans, back to the Eastern Theatrewith the 7 Days’ Battle and the 2nd Battle of Manassas/Bull Run. We then looked at reasons forLee’s first northern offensive and the Battle of Antietam.Your Civil War Web Quest is due on Monday. If you need help, please see us by tomorrowafternoon. Current Events tomorrow.

5/1 – We had Current Events today.Don’t forget – your Civil War Web Quest is due on Monday, May 4.Read Chapter 11 so that you are prepared for class.Have a great weekend!

5/4 – We collected the Civil War Web Quest today.We discussed the aftermath of Antietam, its implications for the South and the EmancipationProclamation and its effects. We will discuss the Battle of Gettysburg tomorrow.We will be having a test on the Civil War soon – most likely on Monday, May 11. Will let youknow for sure tomorrow. Current Event volunteers – have your articles approved by Wed., May 6.

5/5 – The Battle of Gettysburg!Our test is on Monday, May 11, on the Civil War.Current Events volunteers – be sure to get your articles approved by Wed.

5/6 – We basically finished discussion of the Civil War today.You were given two assignments, both of which are due on Friday, typed and double-spaced.p. 62 is the burning of Columbia, S.C. and the other concerns some war poetry by Walt Whitman.Your Civil War test is on Monday, May 11. Please come to see us for extra help or review.Current Event articles were due today for approval, if you were on the list.

5/7 – We had our review for our Civil War test today. The test is Monday, May 11.We will have Current Events tomorrow.Please come before or after school if you need extra review or have questions.

5/8 – Current Events today.Test on Civil War – Ch. 11 – is Monday, May 11! You have notes, text, tons of handouts,a study guide, a web quest and you should study them all!Have a great weekend!!!

5/11 – We had our Ch. 11 – Civil War Test today. Tomorrow, we understand most sophomores will beinvolved in a “To Kill a Mockingbird” field trip. All those who are not going to that should reportto class. Next: Chapter 12 – Reconstruction.

5/12 – Since many people were on the field trip today to see “To Kill a Mockingbird,” we had a quiet study atmosphere in the classroom today. No homework this evening.

5/13 – We began viewing the film, “Glory,” today. We gave out a character list to help you keep peoplestraight. We also gave out a filmsheet with questions to be answered after the film is over.Please write in pen. It will be due the day after the last installment of the film. *** If you miss aday(s) of the film, you are responsible for seeing the part you missed. ***

5/14 – Continued watching “Glory.” See above regarding associated assignment.5/15 – “Glory.” See above.

Current Events next week will be on Thursday, 5/21. You must have your articles approved byTuesday, 5/19.Have a great weekend!!!

5/18 – Today, we finished “Glory,” and discussed the end of the film, answering any questions peoplemay have had. You have a filmsheet that is due tomorrow. Please fill it out neatly, answeringall parts of the questions.We will be moving on to Chapter 12 beginning tomorrow.Current Events articles for the remaining people are due tomorrow (NOT Wednesday), andCurrent Event presentations will be on Thursday.

5/19 – Filmsheets were due today and collected. We began Chapter 12 today. (Reconstruction)Current Event articles were due for approval today for those presenting on Thursday.Continue to read Ch. 12.

5/20 – We continued our discussion of Reconstruction. Do the Hiram Revels assignment, typed and double-spaced, for tomorrow.We gave out the Ch. 12 Review Guides for our upcoming test. (No date announced yet.)Current Events tomorrow.

5/21 – Please continue to read Ch. 12 – Reconstruction. We will be having our test on Monday, June 1.You already have the Review Guide, so you should be studying.We collected the Hiram Revels assignment today.Final Current Event presentations were made today. Have a wonderful Memorial Day break!!!

5/25 – No School5/26 - No School5/27 - We discussed the Radicals plan for Reconstruction, the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, along

with the election of Grant. Know what carpetbaggers and scalawags are!The test on Chapter 12 is Monday, June 1.You were given your FINAL EXAM REVIEW today!

5/28 – Today, we finished Ch. 12. Tomorrow, we will have our review for the test on Monday, June 1.Study your review guide for Ch. 12 in preparation for the review.

5/29 – We had our review today for the test on Chapter 12 on Monday, June 1. Study notes, text anduse the Review Guide. We are available for extra review before or after school!Have a great weekend!!!

6/1 – Today we had our Reconstruction Test on Chapter 12.Tonight’s homework is to begin reading Ch. 13.

6/2 – We began a new chapter today – Ch. 13 – the Western Frontier.Please read the first section this evening. Our last test – a combo test on Chapters 13 & 14,will be on Friday, June 12. We gave the Review Guide for that test out today.

6/3 – Continued and finished our discussion on the Plains Indians and began examining the CattleBusiness and Cowboys. Continue reading Chapter 13.We will have our test on Chapters 13 and 14 on Friday, June 12.

6/4 – Cowboys! We looked at their lifestyle and work. We began Section 2 of Ch. 13 – Life on the Plains.Continue reading the chapter.

6/5 – We almost finished Chapter 13 today, and will do so surely on Monday. Remember that your Combo Chapters 13 and 14 test is on Friday, June 12. You have been given the Review Guide.You have also received the EXAM REVIEW GUIDE, so keep that in a safe place.Next week is our last week of instruction before beginning exam review.Have a great weekend!!!

6/8 – We have finished Chapter 13 and moved on to our LAST chapter (14)! We will be having our

Combo Ch. 13 and 14 test this Friday, June 12. Review will be on Thursday.6/9 – We have moved into Ch. 14, discussing advances in business and corrupt railroad practices.

We will have our review on Thursday and our Combo 13 & 14 test on Friday, June 12.6/10 – We finished all material in Chapter 14 today.

We will have a review for the Combo Test on Chapters 13 & 14 tomorrow. Please do not beabsent, as there is really no time left to schedule a review and test! All missing assignments and tests were due today!

6/11 – We reviewed for the Combo 13 & 14 Test today.6/12 – Test on Chapters 13 & 14.

Start getting your materials in order to study for the exam. Exam Review – Monday & Tuesday.Have a great weekend!!!