Dec 21

Warm up:4-4
What did you learn from the colonization activity?

Due Dates:

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

Dec 20

Warm up:none
Get into your seats and be ready to start

Due Dates:

Today 12/20                              Next Day 12/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonize                              2. Jamestown 

Dec 19

Warm up:4-3
Grab the article off the front table ARTICLE
1. Explain Joint Stock Companies and their
 connection to the colonies.
2. Summarize the Article in 3-4 sentences. 

Due Dates:

Today 12/19                              Next Day 12/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonize                              2. Colonize

Dec 18

Warm up:4-2
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 12/18                              Next Day 12/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonize                              2. Colonize

Dec 17

Warm up:4-1
Set up a lined sheet of paper for this week's warmups. 
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 12/17                              Next Day 12/18
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonize                              2. Colonize

Dec 14

Warm up:none
Take the first 5 minutes to look over things for the test

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/14 Fri
Study guide is due the same day

Today 12/14                              Next Day 12/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early Americas Test            2. Colonize

Dec 13

Warm up:3-4
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 Americas Test- 12/14 Fri
Study guide is due the same day

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

Dec 12

Warm up:3-3
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Northwest passage and Henry Hudson's
 attempt to find it.

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/14 Fri
Study guide is due the same day

Today 12/12                              Next Day 12/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Noble Savage                      2. Review

Dec 11

Warm up:3-2
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 Americas Test- 12/14 Fri
Study guide is due the same day

Today 12/11                              Next Day 12/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Evaluating Spanish Arrival  2. Noble Savage

Dec 10

Warm up:3-1
Answer the question in a few sentences and back up 
your thoughts with examples
1. How did the discovery of America change history?

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/14 Fri
Study guide is due the same day

Today 12/10                              Next Day 12/11
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Conquest                               2. Interpreting Spanish Arrival 

Dec 7

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

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/14 Fri
Study guide is due the same day

Today 12/7                              Next Day 12/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Spanish in America             2.Conquest  

Dec 6

Warm up:2-4
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Inca Bridge and how it was(and is) built.

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/14 Fri
Study guide is due the same day

Today 12/6                              Next Day 12/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Conquest                               2. Spanish in America

Dec 5

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

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/14 Fri
Study guide is due the same day

Today 12/5                              Next Day 12/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Colombian Exchange           2. Conquest

Dec 4

Warm up:2-2
Thinking about our recent discussions on the Inca,
 the Aztec, Native Tribes of North america, and the 
reading from the book answer the question in 3-4 sentences.
1. What were the Americas like before Columbus?

Due Dates:

Today 12/4                              Next Day 12/5
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.To the New World                2.Colombian Exchange 

Dec 3

Warm up:2-1 (Grab a new paper off the front table)
1. What were the Aztec and Inca of Central and 
South America like?
2.What do you think of when you think of Native 
American tribes from North America? (how they lived, etc)
(think back to Utah history if that helps)

Due Dates:

Today 12/3                              Next Day 12/4
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Cahokia                               2.To the New World

Nov 30

Warm up:1-5
Pull out your paper, number it and be ready to start
Watch the clip Clip  CLIP2
1.Explain the beginnings of the Inca Empire
2.Write about Machu Piccu and Inca Stone work

Due Dates:

Today 11/30                              Next Day 12/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Inca                                      2. Cahokia 

Nov 29

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
Answer on the pink warm up paper
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 11/29                              Next Day 11/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Aztec                                   2. Inca 

Nov 28

Warm up:1-3
(Remember to use complete sentences)
1. What is history?
2. How would knowing US history be important in your life?
3. What part of history do you find most interesting?

Due Dates:

Today 11/28                              Next Day 11/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early Americas                    2. Aztec

Nov 27

Warm up:1-2
(Remember to use complete sentences)
1. What can you do to be successful in this class 
this trimester?
2. What part of Early US history are you most
 interested in?

Due Dates:

Today 11/27                              Next Day 11/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Welcome                             2. US History 

Nov 26, Welcome to US History

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

Due Dates:

Today 11/26                              Next Day 11/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Welcome                             2. US History 

Nov 19

Warm up:13-1
Grab an article from the front to read
1. Explain the Virginia Plan in a few sentences
2. Explain the New Jersey Plan in a few 
sentences 

3. What is something you have liked about this class?
4. What is something you would change or remove?

Due Dates:

Today 11/16                              Next Day 11/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Constitution Convention    2. 2nd Trimester 

Nov 16

Warm up:12-4
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
Write a few sentences on the Articles of Confederation

Due Dates:

Today 11/16                              Next Day 11/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Article of Confederation      2. Constitution Convention 

Nov 15

Warm up:12-3
Answer the question in a paragraph
How does understanding the Revolution and war
help you understand the United States?

Due Dates:

Today 11/15                              Next Day 11/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Revolutionary War               2.Article of Confederation 

Nov 14

Warm up:None
Pull out your Revolutionary notes and 
title a new section "War"

Due Dates:

Today 11/14                              Next Day 11/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Revolutionary War               2.Revolutionary War

Nov 13

Warm up:12-2
1. Explain the importance of Common Sense
 on the Revolution
2. What is something you have read that has 
changed your way of thinking or impacted you life?

Due Dates:

Today 11/13                              Next Day 11/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Revolutionary Battles          2.Revolutionary War

Nov 12

Warm up:12-1 (start a new paper)
Watch the clip CLIP
What role did Thomas Paine play in the Revolution?

Due Dates:

Today 11/12                              Next Day 11/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Common Sense                   2.Revolutionary Battles

Nov 9

Warm up:11-5
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 11/9                              Next Day 11/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Revolutionary People           2. Common Sense 

Nov 8

Warm up:11-4
Watch the clip to answer the question CLIP
Write a few sentences on what stands out 
to you from the clip about the Declaration of
 Independence

Due Dates:

Today 11/8                              Next Day 11/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Dec of Independence            2.Revolutionary People  

Nov 7

Warm up:11-3
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
Explain the process that went in to writing The
Declaration of Independence

Due Dates:

Today 11/7                              Next Day 11/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Dec of Independence            2.Dec of Independence 

Nov 6

Warm up:11-2
Grab an article from the front table and read it.
1. Explain the ideas and differences of Thomas 
Hobbs and John Locke in 3-5 sentences.

Due Dates:

Today 11/6                              Next Day 11/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Republic Origins                  2.Dec of Independence 

Nov 5

Warm up:11-1 (Use last week's paper)
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 11/5                              Next Day 11/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Republic Origins                  2.Republic Origins 

Nov 2

Warm up:none
Take a minute to prepare for the test

Due Dates:
Road to Revolution Test- Today

Today 11/2                              Next Day 11/5
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Road to Revolution Test      2.Dec of Independence 

November

Warm up:10-4
Explain the connection of the French-Indian War 
to the British Acts and the protests in the American
 Colonies.

Due Dates:
Road to Revolution Test- Nov 2 -Friday

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

Samhain

Warm up:10-3
Grab the article off the front table to read.  ARTICLE
Don't answer the 10 questions, instead
1. Summarize the article in 4-5 sentences.
2. Did you (or will you) carve or paint a pumpkin
this year for Halloween?

Due Dates:
Road to Revolution Test- Nov 2 -Friday

Today 10/31                              Next Day 11/1
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Samhain                               2. Review 

Oct 30

Warm up:10-2
Watch the clip to answer the questions. CLIP
Explain the Boston Tea Party

Due Dates:
Road to Revolution Test- Nov 2 -Friday

Today 10/30                              Next Day 10/31
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early Resistance                  3. Samhain 

Oct 29

Warm up:10-1 (start a new paper)
Watch the clip to answer the questions. CLIP
Explain who the Sons of Liberty were and their 
importance in the early resistance period

Due Dates:
Road to Revolution Test- Nov 2 -Friday

Today 10/29                              Next Day 10/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Boston Massacre                 2. Early Resistance  

Oct 26

Warm up:9-5
Answer each question and explain your answers
1. Why did England keep passing and removing
 different Acts?
2. How might this lead to the Revolutionary War?

Due Dates:
Road to Revolution Test- Nov 2 -Friday

Today 10/26                              Next Day 10/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Boston Massacre                 2. Boston Massacre

Oct 25

Warm up:9-4
Watch the clip CLIP
Why did England increase taxes on the colonies?
Why did the colonists protest the acts?
How did the acts unify the colonies?

Due Dates:
Road to Revolution Test- Nov 2 -Friday

Today 10/25                              Next Day 10/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Kings Tax                            2. Boston Massacre

Oct 24

Warm up:9-3
Watch the clip to answer the question CLIP
Write a few sentences on Ben Franklin

Due Dates:
Road to Revolution Test- Nov 2 -Friday

Today 10/24                              Next Day 10/25
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
Acts of England                      2. Kings Tax

Oct 23

Warm up:9-2

Answer in a few sentences
According to our look at the 7 year/ French

 Indian war, what were the effects of the war and 

their impact on England and the colonies?

Due Dates:

Today 10/23                              Next Day 10/24
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
Acts of England                      2. Acts of England

Oct 22

Warm up:9-1 (use last week's paper)
Watch the clip to answer the question. CLIP
In a few sentences, describe George Washington's 
experiences during the French Indian War

Due Dates:

Today 10/22                              Next Day 10/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. French- Indian War             2. Acts of England

Oct 17

Warm up:8-2
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:

Today 10/17                              Next Day 10/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. 7yr War                                2. French- Indian War 

Oct 16

Warm up: none
Take the first few minutes of class to look
 over your notes and study guide.

Due Dates:
Colonial America Test- Today
Study guide due today

Today 10/16                              Next Day 10/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonial America Test         2. 7yr War

Oct 15

Warm up: 8-1 
Start a new paper
Watch the clip CLIP
Write a few sentences on the founding of 
the 13 colonies

Due Dates:
Colonial America Test- Oct 16
Study guide due the day of the test 

Today 10/15                              Next Day 10/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Review                                 2. Colonial America  

Oct 12

Warm up: 7-5
Answer the questions in a few sentences.
1. Why did people come to the Americas?
2. Why did slavery develop in America?
3. How did colonies in different areas develop
differently?

Due Dates:
Colonial America Test- Oct 16
Study guide due the day of the test 

Today 10/12                              Next Day 10/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonial America                2. Review

Oct 11

Warm up: 7-4
1. How did slavery affect or change America?
2. How did slavery affect or change Africa?
(you can use your notes if you would like)

Due Dates:
Colonial America Test- Oct 16
Study guide due the day of the test 

Today 10/11                              Next Day 10/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Slave Trade DBQ                2. Colonial America 

Oct 10

Warm up: 7-3
1. How was slavery different in the Ancient civilizations 
then in the Americas?
2. Why was slavery more common in the southern
 Colonies?

Due Dates:
Colonial America Test- Oct 16
Study guide due the day of the test 

Today 10/10                              Next Day 10/11
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Slave Trade DBQ                2. Slave Trade DBQ

Oct 9

Warm up: 7-2
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- Oct 16
Study guide due the day of the test 

Today 10/9                              Next Day 10/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Slavery                                2. Slavery

Oct 8

Warm up: 7-1 (use last week's paper)
Explain how events and conditions in 
colonial America could have caused 
the Salem Witch Trials.

Due Dates:
Colonial America Test- Oct 16
Study guide due the day of the test 

Today 10/8                              Next Day 10/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Slavery                                2. Slavery

Oct 4

Warm up: 6-4
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- Oct 16
Study guide due the day of the test 

Today 10/4                              Next Day 10/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Salem                                   2. Slavery

Oct 3

Warm up: 6-3
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Mystery at Roanoke and possible 
theories to what happened

Due Dates:

Today 10/3                              Next Day 10/4
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early Colonies                     2. Salem

Oct 2

Warm up: 6-2
1. What are some of the challenges the pilgrims
 had coming to/ starting out in america?
2. What are some new things you learned about the 
pilgrims from the Mayflower movie?

Due Dates:
Early Settlements quiz 10/2- Today

Today 10/2                              Next Day 10/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonial Guide                    2. Early Colonies

Oct 1

Warm up: 6-1 (Start a new paper)
What are things we can learn from the Pilgrims experience
 that connect to us today?

Due Dates:
Early Settlements quiz 10/2- Tomorrow

Today 10/1                              Next Day 10/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
 2. Plymouth                            2. Colonial Guide   

Sept 27

Warm up: 5-4
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 10/1
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
 2. Plymouth                            2. Colonial Guide                   

Sept 26

Warm up: 5-3
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. Plymouth 

Sept 25

Warm up: 5-2
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 9/24                              Next Day 9/25
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Plymouth                             2. Colonial Guide 

Sept 24

Warm up: 5-1 (use last week's paper)
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 9/24                              Next Day 9/25
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonial Guide                    2. Plymouth 

Sept 21

Warm up: 4-4
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 9/21                              Next Day 9/24
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Plymouth                             2. Colonial Guide

Sept 20

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 9/20                              Next Day 9/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Jamestown                           2. Plymouth

Sept 19

Warm up: none
Get into your seats and be ready to start

Due Dates:

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

Sept 18

Warm up: 4-2
Grab the article off the front table ARTICLE
1. Explain Joint Stock Companies and their
 connection to the colonies.
2. Summarize the Article in 3-4 sentences. 

Due Dates:

Today 9/18                              Next Day 9/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
 2. Colonize                             2. Colonize

Sept 17

Warm up: 4-1
Start a new warmup paper
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 9/17                              Next Day 9/18
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
 2. Colonize                             2. Colonize

Sept 14

Warm up: 3-4
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 9/14                              Next Day 9/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
 2. Colonize                             2. Colonize

Sept 13

Warm up: none
Take the first 5 minutes to look over things for the test

Due Dates:
Early American Test- Today
Study Guide is due today

Today 9/13                              Next Day 9/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early American Test            2. Colonize