Week 3 SBAC Block Testing Schedule

Monday and Thursday, Period 1 & 3Tuesday and Friday, Period 6

Wednesday – ALL

8th U.S. History (P. 1 & 3) 5/18/15 & Period 6 - 5/19/15

• 1st Period: take your backpack to the library for anti-bullying lesson with Mr. Slatton and Mrs. McGowan.

• 3rd Period: Mr. Slatton and Mrs. McGowan anti-bullying presentation in my room.

• 6th Period: meet in the carpet gym for anti-bullying presentation with Mr. Slatton and Mrs. McGowan.

8th U.S. History (P. 1, 3, & 6)Wednesday, May 20, 2015

• Bell Work: – Materials: ISN, textbook, writing utensil

• Activities: Chapter 12 Foreign Affairs in a Young Nation – Continue Presidential Foreign Policy Dilemmas

activity – Read when instructed and take notes when

instructed • HW: any late work for my class!

Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Dilemmas

• Read Section 12.2 – 12.3 and complete the reading notes in your ISN.

• Dilemma 1: President Adams– Using what you know from your reading of

Chapter 12, discuss each foreign policy decision. – Prepare arguments in support of one option & in

opposition of the other options. Be prepared to justify your decision, and argue against others. Write your responses on your paper.

– Choose a spokesperson to present your group’s recommendation to the President.

Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Dilemmas • After presenting, read Section 12.4, What Happened: Adams

Pursues Peace, in the Student Text AND You do NOT need to fill out the ISN notes.

• To prepare for the next round, read Section 12.5, President Jefferson’s Dilemma: Dealing with Pirates, in the Student Text.

• Dilemma 2: President Jefferson– Using what you know from your reading of Chapter 12, discuss

each foreign policy decision. – Prepare arguments in support of one option & in opposition of

the other options. Be prepared to justify your decision, and argue against others. Write your responses on your paper.

– Choose a spokesperson to present your group’s recommendation to the President.

8th U.S. History (P. 1 & 3 Block)Thursday, May 21, 2015

Learning Goal: explore how the United States became involved in world affairs in the early 1800s. Bell Work:

– Materials: ISN, textbook, writing utensil, foreign policy dilemma paperwork for your group!

– Sit in your assigned seats & be on your best behavior!– Attendance

Activities: Chapter 12 Foreign Affairs in a Young Nation – Continue Presidential Foreign Policy Dilemmas activity – Read & take notes when instructed

HW: any late (“nti”) work for my class!

Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Dilemmas

• After presenting, read Section 12.6, What Happened: Jefferson Solves the Problem, in the Student Text. You do NOT need to fill out the ISN notes.

• To prepare for the next round, read Section 12.7, President Madison’s Dilemma: Protecting Sailors and Settlers, in the Student Text.

• Dilemma 3: President Madison– Using what you know from your reading of Chapter 12, discuss

each foreign policy decision. – Prepare arguments in support of one option & in opposition of the

other options. Be prepared to justify your decision, and argue against others. Write your responses on your paper.

– Choose a spokesperson to present your group’s recommendation to the President.

Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Dilemmas

• After presenting, read Section 8, What Happened: The War of 1812, in the Student Text.

• Complete the Reading Notes for this section in your Interactive Student Notebooks.

• To prepare for the next round, read Section 12.9, President Monroe’s Dilemma: A New Foreign Policy Challenge, in the Student Text.

• Dilemma 4: President Monroe• Using what you know from your reading of Chapter 12, discuss each

foreign policy decision and come to a consensus in your group. – Vote for your group on the foreign policy options (Option A, B, C,

or D).

War of 1812 Crash Course History

• Take notes on the events that lead to the War of 1812. Also take notes on the result of the war.

Chapter 12: Processing • Now read Section 10, What Happened: The

Monroe Doctrine, in the Student Text.• Complete the Reading Notes for this section in

your Interactive Student Notebooks.• Complete the Processing activity in your

Interactive Student Notebook.

Chapter 12: Processing

On a sheet of paper, create a tombstone, like the sample in your Interactive Student Notebook, for each of the following presidents: • George Washington (1732-1799)• John Adams (1735-1826) – example already done in ISN • Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)• James Madison (1751-1836)• James Monroe (1758-1831)

Each tombstone should include:• the years the president lived• an example of how the president got involved in foreign affairs• a sentence explaining whether you think the president should have been

more actively involved in world affairs• a symbol representing the foreign policy of the president