Dec 20

Warm up: 5-4
1. What did you learn from the Colonizing Activity?
2. What are some decisions you would change?
3. Why would colonizing a new area be difficult?

Due Dates:

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

Dec 19

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

Due Dates:

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

Dec 18

Warm up: 5-3
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 12/18                               Next Day 12/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonize                              2. Colonize

Dec 17

Warm up: 5-2
Answer the question in a few sentences.
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 12/17                               Next Day 12/18
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonize                              2. Colonize

Dec 16

Warm up: 5-1 (Use last week's paper)
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 Americas Study Guide-Today

Today 12/16                               Next Day 12/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Colonize                              2. Colonize

Dec 13....Friday

Warm up: none
No Warmup
Take the first few minutes to look over your study guide

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- Today
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

Today 12/13                               Next Day 12/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Early Americas Test            2. Colonial America

Dec 12

Warm up: 4-4
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- 12/13 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

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

Dec 11

Warm up: 4-3
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Northwest passage and Henry Hudson's
 attempt to find it.

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/13 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

Today 12/11                               Next Day 12/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Northwest Passage               2. Review

Dec 10

Warm up: 4-2
On a lined sheet of paper, set up this week's warmups
 as shown on the board.
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- 12/13 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

Today 12/10                               Next Day 12/11
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Evaluating Columbus          2. Northwest Passage

Dec 9

Warm up: 4-1
On a lined sheet of paper, set up this week's warmups
 as shown on the board.
Grab the article from the basket on the front table.
Read the article with your table partner or by 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- 12/13 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

Today 12/9                               Next Day 12/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Spanish in America             2. Columbus

Dec 6

Warm up: 3-5
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- 12/13 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

Today 12/6                               Next Day 12/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Conquest                               2. Spanish in America

Dec 5

Warm up: 3-4
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Inca Bridge and how it was(and is) built.

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/13 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

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

Dec 4

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

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/13 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

Today 12/4                               Next Day 12/5
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2.Colombian Exchange           2. Conquest

Dec 3

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

Due Dates:
Early Americas Test- 12/13 Fri
Early Americas Study Guide-12/16 Mon

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

Dec 2

Warm up: 3-1 (on the green paper)
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 12/2                               Next Day 12/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     
2. Cahokia                               2.To the New World