Sept 28

Warm up: 5-4
What are things we can learn from the Pilgrims experience
 that connect to us today?

Due Dates: 

Today 9/28                               Next Day 9/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Pilgrims and Plymouth        2. Bird Refuge 

Sept 27

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 9/27                               Next Day 9/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Pilgrims and Plymouth        2. Colonial Guide 

Sept 26

Warm up: 5-2
In 3-5 sentences, describe the living conditions of
 the Pilgrims on their journey in the Mayflower

Due Dates: 

Today 9/26                               Next Day 9/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonial Guide                    2. Pilgrims and Plymouth

Sept 25

Warm up: 5-1 (Start a new paper)
Answer in a few sentences
What caused the Pilgrims to leave England and
 eventually colonize America?  Why was this worth
doing for them?

Due Dates: 

Today 9/25                               Next Day 9/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Pilgrims and Plymouth        2. Colonial Guide

Sept 21

Warm up: 4-4
1. In a few sentences explain the pilgrims problem
 in England, and why they went to the Netherlands.
2. Did everything work out great in the Netherlands? Explain

Due Dates: 

Today 9/21                               Next Day 9/25
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonial Guide                    2. Pilgrims and Plymouth

Sept 20

Warm up: 4-3
If you had limited freedoms, would you be interested
 in moving to a new place/ country where you had more
 freedoms even if it was hard and dangerous to do 
so? Explain

Due Dates: 

Today 9/20                               Next Day 9/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Pilgrims and Plymouth        2. Colonial Guide

Sept 19

Warm up: 4-2
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 9/19                               Next Day 9/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Jamestown                           2. Pilgrims and Plymouth 

Sept 18

Warm up: 4-1 (Start a new paper)
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 9/18                               Next Day 9/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing America            2. Jamestown

Sept 15

Warm up: 3-4
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 9/15                               Next Day 9/18
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing America            2. Colonizing America

Sept 14

Warm up: 3-3
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 9/14                               Next Day 9/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonizing America            2. Colonizing America

Sept 13

Warm up: 3-2
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: 

Today 9/12                               Next Day 9/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early America Test              2. Colonial America

Sept 12

Warm up: none
Take the first 5 minutes to look over your study
 guide and prep for the test

Due Dates: 
Early America Test- Today
Study guide due the day of the test

Today 9/12                               Next Day 9/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early America Test              2. Colonial America

Sept 11

Warm up: 3-1
Set up a lined sheet of paper for this week's warmups
remember to put your name on it, number it in the center,
and use complete sentences
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- Sept 12
Study guide due the day of the test

Today 9/11                               Next Day 9/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Reveiw                                2. Early America Test

Sept 8

Warm up: 2-4
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: 
Early America Test- Sept 12
Study guide due the day of the test

Today 9/8                               Next Day 9/11
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonization                        2. Reveiw

Sept 7

Warm up: 2-3
Grab the article off the front table and read it by
 yourself or with a partner.  After you have read,
 write a paragraph explaining which side of the 
argument you are on.    ARTICLE
Is Columbus a hero or a villain?

Due Dates: 
Early America Test- Sept 12
Study guide due the day of the test

Today 9/7                               Next Day 9/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest of the America    2. Spanish Colonization

Sept 6

Warm up: 2-2
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- Sept 12
Study guide due the day of the test

Today 9/6                               Next Day 9/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest of the America    2. Conquest of the Americas

Sept 5

Warm up: 2-1 (Back side of last week's paper)
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Inca Bridge and how it was(and is) built.

Due Dates: 
Early America Test- Sept 12
Study guide due the day of the test

Today 9/5                               Next Day 9/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Conquest of the America    2. Conquest of the Americas

Sept 1

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

Due Dates: 
Early America Test- Sept 8
Study guide due the day of the test

Today 9/1                               Next Day 9/5
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colombian Exchange          2. Conquest of the Americas