Course Syllabus

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UNIT 7 - 1900 to 1945

  • THURSDAY,  5/2/19
  • AGENDA: Period 1 – Junior assembly by invitation

                    1950s

           Kennedy and Johnson

  • TO DO/DUE: Canvas quiz 50s
  • Read: Brinkley, Chapter 31 Pageant Chapter 38
  • WEDNESDAY, 5/1/19

          Teacher Work day -- no school

TUESDAY, 4/30/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN: Questions on Cold War/ 1950s

AGENDA: Cold War

                 Collective Security, Containment, Red Scare, Korea

                 1950s

TO DO/DUE:  Quiz– WWII – (Oops)

                       Quiz Cold War

  Brinkley Chapter 33 1970s

  Pageant through Chapter 41, 1970s

MONDAY, 4/29

AGENDA:  Finish WWII, Begin Cold War

TO DO/DUE:   Quiz on WWII

                         Post Questions on 1960s. 

                         Read P. chapter 39 

  1. B.Chapter 31

FRIDAY, 4/26/19

AGENDA: WWII

TO DO:  Activities on Depression and New Deal

Post questions on following (1950s)

                Brinkley chapter 29,30 

                 Pageant chapter 37,38

 

THURSDAY, 4/26/19

Turn in/Discuss:  Questions for New Deal/WWII

AGENDA: The New Deal

TO DO/DUE:  Quiz on New Deal

          Brinkley Ch 27,Pageant Ch 37

Post questions on Canvas

WEDNESDAY, 4/24/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN: Questions on 1920s?

AGENDA:  Stock Market Crash

                    Great Depression

TO DO/DUE: Brinkley, 28, 29;

                        Pageant 37, 38

                         Quiz on Depression

                        Post questions on 1940s/WWII

TUESDAY, 4/23/19

AGENDA: 1920s

                              Auto culture

                              Boom economy

                              Politics

TO DO/DUE:  Brinkley to page 700

  Pageant to page 776

                      Post questions on 1930s

                      Quiz on 1920s; Quiz WWI

FRIDAY, 4/12/19

AGENDA:    WWI

                    US at Home and Civil Rights

                    14 Points

                    Treaty of Versailles

                       Ratification battle

TO DO/DUE:  Brinkley:  Ch 25, 26, 27

                        Pageant: Chapter 33, 34

                        Post questions about 1920s and 1930s so I know how to focus after we get back.

THURSDAY, 4/11/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Booker T. vs. WEB

AGENDA:  Finish Progressivism

                   Wilson

                   Begin WWI

TO DO:  Chapters B23. 24

                                P 31, 32

Progressivism Quiz

WEDNESDAY, 4/10/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Roosevelt Corollary HAPPy

AGENDA:  Progressivism – Finish

TO DO/DUE:  Brinkley  Ch 21,22, 23

                        Pageant Ch 30, 31

                       Handout – Booker T vs. WEB  -- If you did not get the handout, go to Module 7 and complete the on-line assignment.                     

TUESDAY, 4/9/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Alger selection

AGENDA:  Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

                   Start Progressivism

TO DO/DUE:  B21,22

                         P29, 30

                         Read Roosevelt Corollary – HAPPy

 

MONDAY, 4/8/19

DISCUSS/TURN In:  Western Myth

AGENDA:  Imperialism

                   Begin Progressivism

TO DO:  Quiz on Imperialism

              Read Alger and be prepared to discuss

               Pageant 28,29 – Terms for 29 are on Canvas, unit 7

               Brinkley 20, 21 – terms for 21 are on Canvas, unit 7

FRIDAY, 4/5/19

AGENDA:  Life at Turn of Century

                   American Imperialism

TO DO:  Quiz on Urbanization and Immigration

Horatio Alger – Ben’s Nugget, chapter 1 – Due Tuesday

Finish chapter B 18, 19, 20

                                         P 27, 28, 29

               Western Myth and Violence due Monday

THURSDAY, 4/4/19

Turn in/Discuss: N/A

AGENDA:  Gilded Age Immigration and Urbanization

                   Hayes and Garfield

                   Life at the turn of the Century

TO DO: Reading:  Chapter B19, 20, 21; P27, 28, 29

              Carnegie and Plunkett readings

               Western Violence due on Monday

WEDNESDAY, 4/3/19

TURN IN:  Turner assignment

AGENDA: Finish the West – Populist and Native American Wars

                  Hayes and Garfield

 

TO DO/DUE:  Brinkley Finish chapter 18, 19 Pageant:  chapter 24, 25

                        Post Questions on Canvas Discussion Board

                        Myth and Violence in the West – due Monday       

TUESDAY, 4/2/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Carnegie – Oops!   Move this to Thursday.

AGENDA: Westward migration

TO DO/DUE:  Brinkley, Chapter 16, 18, 19

                         Pageant chapter 26, 24, 26

                         Turner’ Frontier Thesis – Copy and paste, comment

MONDAY, 4/1/19

TO TURN IN:  N/A

AGENDA: President Hayes

                   Industrial Revolution part 2

TO DO/DUE:  Chapter B16, 18;

                         P23,24,26

                          Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth”

                    Quiz on Industrial Revolution

FRIDAY 3/29/19

NO SCHOOL, TEACHER WORK DAY

THURSDAY, 3/28/19

TEST on Units 4, 5 - please see me for make up time ASAP -- Wednesday after school is preferred, but other days can be arranged.

TO DO:  Post questions about B17 and P24 on Canvas Discussion board - Click on "Discussions" on the left.

WEDNESDAY, 3/27/19

AGENDA: Finish  reconstruction

Grant and Hayes presidency

                   Begin Industrial Revolution

                   Q & A for test review

TO DO:  Review for Unit 4 & 5 Test tomorrow- 59 MC questions, 1 @ 1 min/question +1 SAQ @12.5 minutes = 71.5 minutes.  Be ready to begin right away!

TUESDAY, 3/26/19

TURN IN/ DISCUSS:  Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural                                                               

AGENDA: Reconstructing the Nation

TO DO/DUE:  Study for test - Thursday

                         Continue Unit 6 Reading. 

MONDAY, 3/25/19

Discuss/Turn In: Emancipation proclamation

AGENDA: Gettysburg Address                 

   Finish Civil War

                    Begin Reconstruction

HOMEWORK:  Finish Brinkley, chapter 15, start chapter 17

                                      Pageant, chapters 21,22, 23

                          Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural

                           Test Wednesday

FRIDAY, 3/22/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Per 2:  Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural/Venn comparison/SC Secession, Per 1 – the Module is now published.  Finish for Monday.

AGENDA:  Civil War to 1865

                                     

TO DO/DUE:  Chapter 15

                         Chapter 21

                        Emancipation Proclamation

THURSDAY, 3/21/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Affidavit from Kansas

AGENDA:  Finish causes of Civil War

The Civil War – 1861 – 186?

TO DO/DUE:  Canvas activities –  Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural, Confederate Constitution, South Carolina Secession

  Brinkley chapter 15

                       Pageant chapter 21

WEDNESDAY, 3/20/19

Discuss/Hand in:  Mexican/American War activity

AGENDA:  Finish Westward Expansion and Mexican/American War – Q&A

  Causes of Civil War

                          Compromise of 1850 to Bleeding Kansas

TO DO/DUE:  Brinkley Chap 13  (370 – 388), Finish chapter 14

                        Pageant chapter 19

   Primary Source Reading – Look up the “Spot” Resolution

MONDAY, 3/18/19

I am out with the flu and won't be able to return until Wednesday.  I sent a REMIND for you to bring your text book, a device with ear phones and a blue or black ink pen for Monday and Tuesday.   Your sub will show you the POTUS videos on Tyler though Buchanan. After that, please complete the following: 

1.  Finish the textbook reading for Manifest Destiny - Brinkley 1st part of Chapter 13; Pageant chapter 19

2.  View and take notes on the power point in Module 4 about Westward expansion

3.  Go to Discovery Education in your Wake ID portal and click on your assigned videos.  View the one about Westward expansion.

4.  Complete the assignment in the packet about the Mexican American War

5.  If you have finished all that and still need something to do, complete the reading for the Causes of the Civil war - Brinkley, the rest of chapter 13 and Pageant, chapter 19

Tomorrow bring your text book, a blue or black ink pen, your notebook and an LEQ rubric.  If you don't have any more rubrics, print one out from the "Writing" module here on Canvas.

FRIDAY, 3/15/19

Reading day to catch up on reading, completing Unit 4 quizzes and starting ahead in Unit 5.

WEDNESDAY, 3/13/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Jefferson/Jackson democracy

AGENDA: Finish Southern Culture and Economics

                   Begin Reform Movements

TO DO/DUE: Pageant to page 357

                    Brinkley chapter 12

                    Quiz on Politics 1 & 2, + Quiz on Economics all due by Monday

TUESDAY, 3/12/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Interim signatures; Monroe Doctrine

AGENDA: Finish Politics with SCOTUS cases

Antebellum Economy

                      North

                       South

TO DO: Quiz on Antebellum Economics - on Canvas

Pageant  pgs. 320 - 348

               Brinkley Finish chapter 11

               Jefferson/Jackson due tomorrow

MONDAY, 3/11/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Reading

AGENDA: Finish Jackson Part 2

                  Van Buren and W.H. Harrison

                   Industrial North – Economy and Culture

TO DO/DUE:  Pageant 340 - 369

                        Brinkley chapter 11

                         Jefferson and Jackson and Democracy

FRIDAY, 3/8/19

AGENDA: Monroe and JQ Adams

Weird Jackson 1

 Andrew Jackson’s presidency                                   

TO DO/DUE:  Brinkley 234 - 238

  Pageant 256-270

Monroe Doctrine

 

THURSDAY, 3/7/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS – N/A

AGENDA: Finish Industrial Revolution 

Monroe          

TO DO:  DUE:  

Pageant chapter 13 Begin 14

Brinkley Finish chapter 10, Begin chapter 9

WEDNESDAY, 3/6/19

UNIT 3 - REVOLUTION AND NEW NATION

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Chapter Reading

AGENDA:  American Nationalism – American Culture ppt

Transportation and Communication – Industrialization ppt

TO DO/DUE:  Pageant Chapter 13 – 1st 1/2

  Brinkley  Chapter 10 – 1st 1/2

TUESDAY, 3/5/19

AGENDA:  Test on Unit 3 – Revolution and New Government

                   Schedule your make up for after school:  Wednesdays are preferred.

TO DO/DUE:  Read Brinkley, Chapter 8

                                  Pageant, Chapter 11

                        Terms are on Canvas

MONDAY, 3/4/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Questions on Unit 3

AGENDA:  James Madison and the War of 1812

                   Q&A for test

TO DO/DUE:  Test tomorrow on Steps to Revolution – War of 1812

THURSDAY, 2/28/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Effects of Revolution

TURN in/Discuss: 

AGENDA: Finish George Washington’s Presidency

                                    John Adams              

TO DO (DUE):  Washington’s Farewell and Adams Sedition Act from Canvas  Finish text book up to James Monroe’s presidency

WEDNESDAY, 2/27/19

AGENDA:     George Washington and starting the government under the Constitution

TO DO (DUE):  Pageant, through chapter on Jefferson

  Brinkley through chapter on Jefferson

Test is Looming Large

TUESDAY, 2/26/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Effects of Revolution packet if ready

AGENDA:

 Finish US Constitution

TO DO:  Brinkley to pg 188

               Pageant  to pg. 215

MONDAY, 2/25/19

AGENDA:  Big Quiz on Revolution

  Constitutional Convention

  1. U.S. Constitution

                      Federalism

                      Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances

                      Representation and Compromise

TO DO/DUE:  Effects of Revolution Packet

                        Brinkley to pg.  174

                        Pageant to pg. 202

FRIDAY, 2/22/19

AGENDA:  Turn in DBQ

         Treaty of Paris 1783

     Effects on various groups

     Articles of Confederation

      State Constitutions

      Constitutional Convention

TO DO/DUE:  Big Quiz on Revolution tomorrow

                         Read next 10 pages

THURSDAY, 2/21/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  D-DBQ Documents

AGENDA:  3 phases of Revolution

                   Treaty of Paris 1783

TO DO/ DUE:  Finish DBQ

                  Review your Constitution packet

                  Brinkley to page 168 + A12 – A22,

                 Pageant to page 189 + A34 – A50

WEDNESDAY, 2/20/19

No class due to ACT all morning.

TUESDAY, 2/19/19

AGENDA:  Finish Declaration

                   The DBQ

                   Fight the War

TO DO:  Brinkley to pg. 168

               Pageant to pg. 175

               Work on Draft of DBQ – due Friday

MONDAY, 2/18/19

   No School - Presidents' Day

FRIDAY, 2/15/19

AGENDA:  The Declaration of Independence                                       

TO DO/DUE:   Read – Brinkley to page 146?

                                      Pageant,  163?

State Constitution research - Remember the colonial charter you researched in Unit 2?  Look for the 1st state constitution for that colony -- closest to 1776 as you can find and take some notes on the following:

  • Structure of Document
  • Structure of government
  • Rights of citizens
  • Any unfamiliar terms

Any other interesting features

Articles of Confederation - link

THURSDAY, 2/14/19

FQ:  What were the long term causes of the American Revolution?  Short term?

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Boston Incident/Tea Party

AGENDA:  Finish Steps to Revolution – Tea Party – Lexington

                    Common Sense

                   Declaration of Independence

TO DO:  Pageant to pg. 153

               Brinkley to pg. 146

        (Big) Quiz on Causes of Revolution on Canvas

TUESDAY, 2/12/19

FIND YOUR NEW SEAT!  - SOMEONE NEW; NEW VIEW OF THE ROOM

   Desk at the side of the room?  LEAVE IT AT AN ANGLE!!!

TURN in/DISCUSS:  Discussion on Slavery Readings

Text book readings

AGENDA:  Steps to Revolution

TO DO (DUE): Read Brinkley pgs. 111-122

                                   Pageant pgs. 121-131

MONDAY, 2/11/19

AGENDA:      Finish Test Units 1,2

                     Navigation Acts                 

                   Albany Plan

                   French and Indian War

TO DO:  Read Pageant to pg. 121

                         Brinkley to pg 111

              Finish Slavery Readings

Why did a difference in development occur between New England and the Chesapeake regions?

FRIDAY, 2/8/19

Turn in/DISCUSS:  N/A

AGENDA:  Test on Units 1 and 2

                   SAQs will finish on Monday

TO DO/DUE:  Go over Documents for DBQ

                       Readings are due on Tuesday

THURSDAY, 2/7/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Franklin on Whitefield

            > Discuss documents on DBQ

  > Readings on Institution of slavery – Due on Tuesday

  A and B groups

                        Look for questions

  1. What are we being asked to accept or believe? (what is the thesis point?)
  2. What evidence is available to support the assertion?
  3. How does this relate to what we have learned?
  4. Why do you think this is an important study? (Why does it matter?)

To DO (DUE):  Study for test Unit 2

              Assessment next meeting

WEDNESDAY, 2/6/19

TURN IN/Discuss:  Salem Readings

AGENDA:   Enlightenment and Great Awakening

                   Southern Culture

                   Slave Readings

TO DO (DUE):  Readings:  Franklin on Whitefield/ Stono Rebellion if all caught up in text book.

                          Test is Friday (Hopefully)

TUESDAY, 2/5/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN: Turn in assignments on Berkeley, Bacon

AGENDA:  Finish Salem

TO DO:  Brinkley to pg. end of chapter 3

               Pageant to pg. 105

                Salem Testimonies

Test Units 1 and 2 is soon….

MONDAY, 2/4/19

TURN IN: N/A

AGENDA: King Phillips War

                  Bacon’s Rebellion

                  Stono Rebellion

The colonies mature – notes from PPt

TO DO/DUE:  Brinkley, To page 87

                        Pageant, To page 93

                        Berkeley Reports

                        Bacon’s Manifesto

FRIDAY, 2/1/19

Discuss/Turn in: Winthrop’s City on a Hill, Act of Toleration and Essays

AGENDA:  Finish the Birth of the colonies

   Pequot War

    King Philips War

To do (Due):   Texts:  Brinkley 64 – 77

                                     Pageant:  66 - 83

THURSDAY, 1/31/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS: Smith HAPPy

AGENDA:  “Birth” of Colonies –  Chart

    Mayflower Compact Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

  Maryland,

Due Next:   Essay due on Friday

    Winthrop reading  Maryland Act of Toleration 

    Brinkley to pg 63

                      Pageant to pg 65

WEDNESDAY, 1/30/19

FQ1:  Why did a difference in development between New England and Chesapeake regions occur?

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Unit 1 terms

AGENDA: Founding of Jamestown

                     Video

   “Starving Time” - Cannibalism

                  Founding of Plymouth

TO DO: Quiz on Unit 1 – On Canvas

 Read Brinkley, pgs. 40 – 52

                         Pageant pgs. 43 – 54?

                   John Smith excerpt – HAPPy (unit 2) 

                   LEQ Due Friday, 2/1/19   

TUESDAY, 1/29/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Per 1 – essay draft at end of period - discussed

AGENDA: HAPPy for per ?

  English Reformation and exploration

                  The long essay/Essay rubric

TO DO:  Read the next 10 pages in the text and take your notes.

               Research Colonial charter

                LEQ on European discovery and exploration Due Friday 2/1/19

Remind – text:  81010@6bcc9g

MONDAY, 1/28/19

DISCUSS/TURN IN:  Anything you still need to turn in

AGENDA:  Spanish Exploration

                   French ^

                   Dutch    ^

                

TO DO/DUE: Look at the essay question in Unit 1 Module and begin jotting down facts you would use to support the assignment.

THURSDAY, 1/25/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  N/A

AGENDA: HAPPy

           Finish  Native American groups

  European Colonization – Spanish, French, Dutch

TO DO/DUE: Review Text readings

                   Brinkley = Chapter 1

                   Pageant = pg. 1-28

                   Keep working on Pre-course work if not already complete

THURSDAY, 1/24/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Small pox Questions/any parent signatures?

AGENDA:  Quick Quiz

                   Economics

                   Native Americans

                    Spanish and French Colonization

  English reasons for Colonization

TO DO/DUE:  Text book reading – next 10 pages

                                          De Sepulvida/De Las Casas Debate – on Module 1

WEDNESDAY, 1/23/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Parent Signature and Notes

AGENDA: Why study History?  Why study American History?

         Native Americans – Culture Groups

                   Spanish and European Contact

TO DO/DUE:   Text  – read and take notes

                        Brinkley, 11-21; Pageant, 14-25

                        Aztecs and Small pox – from Canvas

TUESDAY, 1/22/19

TURN IN/DISCUSS:  Pre-course assignments

AGENDA:  Introductions to course, Ms. Williams, your textbook and you.

TO DO/DUE:  Read 1st 11 pages of your text book.  Follow the blue agenda sheet.

Finish the Economics videos notes portion of the pre-course assignment.

To access Pre-course assignments:  shouseapush.weebly.com

Discovery Education is accessed through your portal as shown in class.

 

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