Dec 21

Warm up: 4-3
Grab an article out of the basket on the front table
Read the article to answer the questions. ARTICLE
1. Write a 4-5 sentence summary of the article.
2. Explain why you think this may have happened.

Due Dates: 

Today 12/21                               Next Day 12/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Jamestown                           2. History

Dec 20

Warm up: 4-2
In regards to the colonization activity,
1. How did you decide what to take?
2. What are some challenges you have had
in deciding the different parts of the activity?

Due Dates: 

Today 12/20                               Next Day 12/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing the Americas     2. Jamestown

Dec 19

Warm up: 4-1
Set up a lined piece of paper for this week's warmup paper
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
1. Write a few sentences on Pocahontas based on
 the information the clip provides. 

Due Dates: 

Today 12/19                               Next Day 12/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing the Americas     2. Jamestown

Dec 16

Warm up: 3-4
Explain why the opportunity to own land, and gain
 wealth might make some people leave familiarity 
of home to go somewhere new and possibly dangerous.

Due Dates: 

Today 12/16                               Next Day 12/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing the Americas     2. Colonizing the Americas

Dec 15

Warm up: 3-3
Imagine Mars is ready to be colonized.
1. Explain the level of excitement our society would have
 over the news.
2. What would make you interested in going?
3. What challenges would you face if you went?

Due Dates: 
Early America Study guide due today

Today 12/15                               Next Day 12/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing the Americas     2. Colonizing the Americas

Dec 14

Warm up: None
Take the first five minutes to look over your notes
 and prep for the test.

Due Dates: 
Early America Test-Today
Early America Study guide due the same day as the Test

Today 12/14                               Next Day 12/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early America Test              2. Early Colonists

Dec 13

Warm up: 3-2
Use your study guide if needed to answer 
the questions.
1. What is the land bridge?
2. What is a culture?
3. What is the importance of Ferdinand Magellan?
4. Why did the Spanish seek to conquer rather than 
befriend the people of the Americas?

Due Dates: 
Early America Test-Dec 14,Wed
Early America Study guide due the same day as the Test

Today 12/13                               Next Day 12/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Review                                 2. Early America Test

Dec 12

Warm up: 3-1
Grab a new warmup paper off the front table
1. Do you agree that good farming makes a 
strong country? Explain
2. How does farming in the United States 
impact your life?

Due Dates: 
Early America Test-Dec 14,Wed
Early America Study guide due the same day as the Test

Today 12/12                               Next Day 12/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest                              2. Reveiw 

Dec 9

Warm up: 2-5
Grab the article from the basket on the front table.
Read the article with your table partner or yourself
1. Based on article 1, write a few sentences on how 
Columbus viewed the natives and what we can learn 
about the Spanish view to the natives and Americas.
2. Based on article 2, write a few sentences on how the
treatment of the natives goes with or against your thoughts
for question 1 and why the Spanish would treat them that way
(Feel free to go on the side or back if more space is needed)

Due Dates: 
Early America Test-Dec 14,Wed
Early America Study guide due the same day as the Test

Today 12/9                               Next Day 12/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest                              2. Conquest 

Dec 8

Warm up: 2-4
Answer the question in a few sentences and back up 
your thoughts with examples
1. How did the discovery of the America's change history?

Due Dates: 
Early America Test-Dec 14,Wed
Early America Study guide due the same day as the Test

Today 12/8                               Next Day 12/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest                              2. Conquest 

Dec 7

Warm up: 2-3
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
1. Write a 4-5 sentence summary of the Colombian 
Exchange

Due Dates: 
Early America Test-Dec 14,Wed
Early America Study guide due the same day as the Test

Today 12/7                               Next Day 12/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colombian Exchange          2. Conquest 

Dec 6

Warm up: 2-2
Thinking about our recent discussions on Prehistoric people,
the Inca, and the Aztec, answer the question in 3-4 sentences.
1. What were the Americas like before Columbus?

Due Dates: 
Early America Test-Dec 14,Wed
Early America Study guide due the same day as the Test

Today 12/6                               Next Day 12/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. To the New World               2. Colombian Exchange 

Dec 5

Warm up: 2-1 (Get a new yellow warmup paper, front table)
Grab an article from the basket on the front table to read
with your partner or by yourself and answer the questions. ARTICLE
1. What was the date range for the Aztec civilization?
2. What weapons and armor did they use?
3. Explain "Flowery Wars".
4. What did you learn about the Aztec from this article?

Due Dates: 
Early America Test-Dec 9, Fri
Early America Study guide due the same day as the Test

Today 12/5                               Next Day 12/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Aztec                                   2. To the New World

Dec 2

Warm up: 1-4
Remember to answer in complete sentences.
1. How would not being able to write complicate your life?
2. Explain the difficulties of running an empire with no
 writing, and some of the things you would have to do to 
overcome it.

Due Dates: 

Today 12/2                               Next Day 12/5
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Inca                                      2. Aztec

December 1st

Warm up: 1-4
Pull out your warmup paper, number it and
 be ready to start. 
Read the article as a class to answer the questions. ARTICLE
1. Write the title
2. Summarize the article in at least 4 sentences.
3. Why are finds like this important?

Due Dates: 

Today 12/1                               Next Day 12/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Prehistoric America             2. Early America

Nov 30

Warm up: 1-3
(Remember to use complete sentences)
1. Pick one of the three class rules, write it down and 
explain how that rule makes for a better class.
2. Is history important to study?  Explain you answer

Due Dates: 

Today 11/30                               Next Day 12/1
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Welcome/ History                2. Early America

Nov 29

Warm up: 1-2
1. What are somthings you know about the Americas
 before the Europeans arrived?
2. What are some things you would like to learn
 about this time?

Due Dates: 

Today 11/29                               Next Day 11/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early America                      2. Welcome/ History

Nov 28, Welcome To US History

Warm up: 1-1
Grab a BLUE paper off the front table.  Put your name on it,
on the top center line write 1-1, and in the block of lines 
answer the questions using restating and complete sentences. 
1. What was the best part of your first Trimester?
2. What is your goal for being in this class?
    (What do you want to get out of being here?)

Due Dates: 

Today 11/28                               Next Day 11/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Welcome                              2. History

Nov 18

Warm up: 12-4
1. What have you liked about this class?
2. What would you change about this class?
3. What would make this class better, explain ?

Due Dates: 

Today 11/18                               Next Day 11/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Articles of Confederation    2. Early Government

Nov 17

Warm up: 12-3
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
Write a few sentences on the information provided

Due Dates: 

Today 11/17                               Next Day 11/18
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Articles of Confederation    2. Early Government

Nov 16

Warm up: 12-2
1. What challenges might early American leaders
 have in trying to create a new country? (think back to last
 unit and the differences between the three groups of colonies)
2. What benefits might they have?

Due Dates: 

Today 11/16                               Next Day 11/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Young Nation                      2. Articles of Confederation  

Nov 15

Warm up: 12-1 (New Paper)
Answer the question in 2-3 sentences.
1. How did the Americans win the Revolutionary War?

Due Dates: 

Today 11/15                               Next Day 11/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Young Nation                      2. Early Government 

Nov 14

Warm up: none
No Warmup.  Pull out the Yellow Revolutionary Men 
paper out and be ready to start

Due Dates: 

Today 11/14                               Next Day 11/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Story of the US Revolution  2. Young Nation

Nov 11

Warm up: 11-4
Look at this online map clip MAP
1. What are your thoughts on American conflict
 based on the map?

Due Dates: 

Today 11/11                               Next Day 11/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Revolutionary War work     2. Story of the US Revolution

Nov 10

Warm up: 11-3
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
1 What are 2 or 3 things from this clip you
 didn't know before?

Due Dates: 

Today 11/10                               Next Day 11/11
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Revolutionary War People   2. Revolutionary War

Nov 9

Warm up: None
Pull out your blue Declaration of Independence Paper.
Turn to the back and divide it into 6

Due Dates: 

Today 11/9                               Next Day 11/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Revolutionary War              2. Revolutionary War

Nov 8

Warm up: 11-2
Read the article to answer the questions. ARTICLE
1. List 4 things "Common Sense" discusses
2. How would a pamphlet like this help the 
revolutionary cause?

Due Dates: 

Today 11/8                               Next Day 11/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Common Sense                    2. Revolution

Nov 7

Warm up: 11-1 (New Paper)
Explain the difference between Hobbs and Locke
 in a few sentences, include which you agree with.

Due Dates: 

Today 11/7                               Next Day 11/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Leading to Revolution         2. Common Sense

Nov 4

Warm up: 10-4
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
Explain the process that went in to writing The
 Declaration of Independence

Due Dates: 

Today 11/4                               Next Day 11/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Rev and Republic Origins    2. Common Sense

Nov 3

Warm up: 10-3
Watch the clip to answer the question CLIP
Write a few notes or thoughts on what stands out 
to you from the clip

Due Dates: 

Today 11/3                               Next Day 11/4
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Declaration of Independence  2. Rev and Republic Origins    

Nov 2

Warm up: 10-2
1. What are rights we as humans should have?
2. Explain if and why you think people are naturally
 good or bad? (meaning if left uncontrolled would the 
majority of people behave and do good or not)

Due Dates: 

Today 11/2                               Next Day 11/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Rev and Republic Origins   2. Declaration of Independence 

Nov 1

Warm up: None
You have the first 5 minutes to go over notes for the test

Due Dates: 
Road to Revolution test is today!!

Today 11/1                               Next Day 11/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Road to Revolution Test      2. American Revolution

Oct 31

Warm up: 10-1 (New Paper)
Answer the question in a few sentneces.
What is one of the events that lead to the American
 Revolution and how did it do so?

Due Dates: 
Road to Revolution test is on Tuesday Nov 1

Today 10/31                               Next Day 11/1
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Review                                 2. Road to Revolution Test

Oct 28

Warm up: 9-4
Grab the article off the front table to read.  ARTICLE
Don't answer the 10 questions, instead
1. Summarize the article in 4-5 sentneces.
2. Did you (or will you) carve or paint a pumpkin
this year for Halloween?

Due Dates: 
Road to Revolution test is on Tuesday Nov 1

Today 10/28                               Next Day 10/31
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Samhain                               2. Review

Oct 27

Warm up: 9-3
Watch the clip to answer the questions. CLIP
1. Explain Lexington and Concord in a few sentences.
2. Once fighting has started how easy would it be to go
 back to being good English Colonies? Explain

Due Dates: 
Road to Revolution test is on Tuesday Nov 1

Today 10/27                               Next Day 10/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early Resistance                  2. Samhain

Oct 26

Warm up: 9-2
1. Why was England passing the different Acts?
2. Why did the Acts make many colonies angry?
3. How might this lead to the Revolutionary War?

Due Dates: 
Road to Revolution test is on Tuesday Nov 1

Today 10/26                               Next Day 10/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Boston Massacre                 2. Early Resistance 

Oct 25

Warm up: None
Pull out yesterday's notes on the Acts and be ready to start.

Due Dates: 
Road to Revolution test is on Thursday Oct 27th

Today 10/25                               Next Day 10/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. The Acts                              2. Early Resistance 

Oct 24

Warm up: 9-1 (Use last week's paper)
1. According to your notes on the French Indian War,
 what were the effects of that war and their impacts 
on England, and the colonies?

Due Dates: 
Road to Revolution test is on Friday Oct 28th

Today 10/19                               Next Day 10/24
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. The Acts                              2. The Acts

Oct 19

Warm up: 8-3
Watch the clip to answer the question CLIP
Write a few sentences on Ben Franklin

Due Dates: 
Every thing from the Colonial America unit was due last week

Today 10/19                               Next Day 10/24
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. French Indian War/ Vocab   2. The Acts

Oct 18

Warm up: 8-2
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
In a few sentences, describe George Washington's 
experiences during the French Indian War

Due Dates: 
Every thing from the Colonial America unit was due last week

Today 10/18                               Next Day 10/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. French Indian War               2. French Indian War

Oct 17

Warm up: 8-1
Start a new Warmup paper
1. Why does war happen between countries?
2. What are some possible good things to come from war?
3. What are some possible negative things to come from war?
(Prove with examples if you can)

Due Dates: 
Every thing from the Colonial America unit was due last week

Today 10/17                               Next Day 10/18
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. French Indian War               2. French Indian War

Oct 14

Warm up: 7-4
1. How do you know if news and facts are real or not?
2. What make a source of information more trustworthy
 than another?

Due Dates: 
Colonial America study guide was due yesterday

Today 10/14                               Next Day 10/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Salem Witch Trials              2. Road to Revolution

Oct 13

Warm up: None
You have the first 5 mins to look over your study guide
 and be ready for the test.

Due Dates: 
Colonial America Test is Today!!
Study guide will be due today as well

Today 10/13                               Next Day 10/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonial America Test         2. Road to Revolution

Oct 12

Warm up: 7-3
In a paragraph summarize the first settlements, 
early colonies, addition of slavery to America. 
 (In other words, summarize the unit)

Due Dates: 
Colonial America Test is Oct 13, Thurs
Study guide will be due that day as well

Today 10/12                               Next Day 10/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Review                                 2. Colonial America Test

Oct 11

Warm up: 7-2
Answer the questions in a few sentences.
1. Why did people come to the Americas?
2. Why did slavery develop in America?

Due Dates: 
Colonial America Test is Oct 13, Thurs
Study guide will be due that day as well

Today 10/11                               Next Day 10/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Study Guide                         2. Review

Oct 10

Warm up: 7-1
Start a new Warmup paper
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
1. How did tobacco impact the colonies economy, and 
how did slavery fit in to it?

Due Dates: 
Colonial America Test is Oct 12, Wed
Study guide will be due that day as well

Today 10/10                               Next Day 10/11
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Study Guide                         2. Review

Oct 6

Warm up: 6-3
How was slavery different in the Ancient civilizations 
then in the Americas?

Due Dates: 
Colonial America Test is Oct 12, Wed
Study guide will be due that day as well

Today 10/6                               Next Day 10/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Slavery in the Americas      2. Study Guide

Oct 5

Warm up: 6-2
1. Which early colony would you rather have been
 part of ?(Jamestown or Plymouth), Explain why
2. What was a major difference between the southern 
colonies and the northern colonies in the US.

Due Dates: 
Colonial America Test is Oct 11, Tue
Study guide will be due that day as well

Today 10/5                               Next Day 10/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Slavery in the Americas      2. Slavery in the Americas

Oct 4

Warm up: 6-1
Start a new warmup paper on a lined sheet of paper
1. What are some of the challenges the pilgrims
 had coming to america?
2. What are some new things you learned about the 
pilgrims from the Mayflower movie?

Due Dates: 

Today 10/4                               Next Day 10/5
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early Colonies                     2. Study Guide

Oct 3

Warm up: None
Pull out your yellow mayflower paper and be ready to start

Due Dates: 

Today 10/3                               Next Day 10/4
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Mayflower and Pilgrims      2. Study Guide

Sept 30

Warm up: 5-3
Answer in a few sentences
What challenges would you have coming to a new
 land and trying to communicate with the native population 
when you speak different languages, have different
 backgrounds, and false understandings of each other?

Due Dates: 

Today 9/30                               Next Day 10/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Study Guide                  2. Mayflower and Pilgrims

Sept 29

Warm up: 5-2
Answer in a few sentences
What caused the Pilgrims to leave England and
 eventually colonize America?

Due Dates: 

Today 9/29                               Next Day 9/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Mayflower and Pilgrims     2. Study Guide

Sept 28

Warm up: 
None Pull out yesterday's Mayflower paper and
 be ready to start

Due Dates: 

Today 9/28                               Next Day 9/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Study Guide                         2. Mayflower and Pilgrims

Sept 27

Warm up: None
Grab a yellow paper off the front table and be ready to start.

Due Dates: 

Today 9/27                               Next Day 9/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Mayflower and Pilgrims      2. Study Guide 

Sept 26

Warm up: 5-1
Grab an article out of the basket on the front table
Read the article to answer the questions. ARTICLE
1. Write a 4-5 sentence summary of the article.
2. Explain why you think this may have happened.

Due Dates: 

Today 9/26                               Next Day 9/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Study Guide                         2. Mayflower and Pilgrims 

Sept 22

Warm up: 
No Warmup.  Get into your seat and be ready to start.
Pull out your warmup paper we will pass it in 

Due Dates: 

Today 9/22                               Next Day 9/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Group Colonize                   2. First Contact

Sept 21

Warm up: 4-3
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
1. Write a few sentences on Pocahontas based on
 the information the clip provides. 

Due Dates: 

Today 9/21                               Next Day 9/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Group Colonize                   2. First Contact

Sept 20

Warm up: 4-2
1. What are some of the things you would bring to 
settle the new world and why.
2. What are the challenges with choosing what to bring?

Due Dates: 

Today 9/20                               Next Day 9/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Group Colonize                   2. Group Colonize

Sept 19

Warm up: 4-1
Grab a new warmup paper off the front table (blue)
1. What might have convinced you to leave home and 
settle in the new world?
2. What challenges might settlers face in the east coast
 area of the United States, before other settlements
 were there?

Due Dates: 
Conquest Paper- 9/16-Fri

Today 9/19                               Next Day 9/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Group Colonize                   2. Group Colonize

Sept 16

Warm up: 3-5
Grab a newspaper off the front table and find an article that 
covers a current event related to the United States.
1. Title
2. 3-4 sentence summary of the article
3. How could this news impact you?

Due Dates: 
Conquest Paper- 9/16-Fri

Today 9/16                               Next Day 9/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing America            2. Coming to America

Sept 15

Warm up: 3-4
1. What do you know about the settling and early
 colonies of the United States?
2. What would you like to know?

Due Dates: 
Conquest Paper- 9/16-Fri

Today 9/15                               Next Day 9/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing America            2. Colonizing America

Sept 14

Warm up: 3-3
Grab the article from the basket on the front table.
Read the article with your table partner or yourself
1. Based on article 1, write a few sentences on how 
Columbus viewed the natives and what we can learn 
about the Spanish view to the natives and Americas.
2. Based on article 2, write a few sentences on how the
treatment of the natives goes with or against your thoughts
for question 1 and why the Spanish would treat them that way

Due Dates: 
Conquest Paper- 9/16-Fri

Today 9/14                               Next Day 9/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest                              2. Settling the Americas

Sept 13

Warm up: 3-2
1. Do you agree that good farming makes a 
strong country? Explain
2. How does farming in the United States 
impact your life?

Due Dates: 

Today 9/13                               Next Day 9/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest                              2. Conquest

Sept 12

Warm up: 3-1
Grab a new warmup paper off the table.
Answer the question in a few sentences and back up 
your thoughts with examples
1. How did the discovery of the America's change history?

Due Dates: 


Today 9/12                               Next Day 9/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest                              2. Conquest

Sept 9

Warm up: none
Take the first 5 minutes to look over your papers 
and be ready for the test.

Due Dates: 
Assignments will be due on the day of the test for this unit
Our first test will be Today

Today 9/9                               Next Day 9/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Test                                      2. Conquest

Sept 8

Warm up: 2-3
Use your assignment pages if needed to answer 
the questions.
1. What is the land bridge?
2. What is a culture?
3. What is the importance of Ferdinand Magellan?
4. Why did the Spanish seek to conquer rather than 
befriend the people of the Americas?

Due Dates: 
Assignments will be due on the day of the test for this unit
Our first test will be September 9th Fri

Today 9/8                               Next Day 9/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early America                     2. Test