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

Sept 7

Warm up: 2-2
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
1. Write a 4-6 sentence summary of the Columbian 
Exchange

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

Today 9/7                               Next Day 9/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early America                     2. Early America

Sept 6

Warm up: 2-1
Grab a new yellow warmup paper off the front table.
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: 
Assignments will be due on the day of the test for this unit
Our first test will be September 9th Fri

Today 9/6                               Next Day 9/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. To the New World               2. Early America

Sept 2

Warm up: 1-5
1. What were the Americas like before Columbus?
2. What are some aspects from your history and/or
your families history that has made you into who you
are today? Explain this in a few sentences

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

Today 9/2                               Next Day 9/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. To the New World               2. Early America

Sept 1

Warm up: 1-4
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: 


Today 9/1                               Next Day 9/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. American Civilizations        2. Early America