Unit 5 Review

Today's Agenda:

Review

1. Chapter 7 Section 4
2. The article on justifying slavery
3. the summative assessment tomorrow

Prepare:

The essay: Using the Venn Diagram on Sectionalism, what were some (3) of the most significant differences between the North and the South?

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

Did not get to yesterday:

• Chapter 7 Section 4 (linked on yesterday's post)
• Read/Analyze: Justifying Slavery
• Answer: Questions for Justifying Slavery
• Sectionalism Venn Diagram (also linked)

Today:

• Unit 5 Review

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

• Industrialization (1800s)
• Slavery and Sectionalism
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 7 Section 4

Unit 5 Exam coming soon (Thursday or Friday)

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

Analyze: Presidency of Andrew Jackson
Chapter Attack: Chapter 7 Section 3
Video: Andrew Jackson on trial
Website: Andrew Jackson's Hermitage

We are going to try to be done this unit before the break, so here is the Unit Review

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

• View: the video on Andrew Jackson
• Answer: Questions on Andrew Jackson
• Catch up: Presidential Evaluations: Washington to Jackson (1-7)

Optional: Martin Richard's parents wrote a piece published by the Boston globe today. Leave a comment on the blog about the death penalty, putting yourself in their shoes. How would you feel?

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 7 Section 2
• Evaluating Sources: Political bias
• Analyze: the Presidency of Andrew Jackson

Optional: interesting article for the Atlantic on Hilary Clinton and Breitbart

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's agenda:

Review: Chapter 7 Section 1
Analyze: 1824 Election Results
View: Presidential elections of 1824/1828
Chapter Attack: Chapter 7 Section 2

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 7 Section 1 (Linked on yesterday's blog)
• Discuss: the Monroe Doctrine and the Missouri Compromise
• Presidential Evaluations: Washington to J Q Adams

Many news organizations reported that Republican Marco Rubio has announced that he will run  for the Presidency in 2016

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

• Quick Write/Brainstorm: What is an American quality?
• Analyzing Art
• Evaluate: Hudson River School (Links to the paintings are on pages 6 and 7)
• Write: 4 paragraph analysis of one of the paintings
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 7 Section 1

“A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch),” New Hampshire, by Thomas Cole, 1839. 

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Video: Crash Course on the War of 1812
• View: website for the USS Constitution museum
• Proctor the Unit 4 Exam today
• Presidential Evaluations: We want to add Monroe(5) and Adams(6) to our list.

Cnn is reporting that Hillary Clinton will announce her run for the presidency on Sunday.

Unit 4 Review

Today's Agenda:

Review: the study guide
Review: the open response questions
Tomorrow: the Unit 4 Exam

View: video clip of the Battle of New Orleans

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

Review: Chapter 6 Section 4
Discuss: The War of 1812
Read: Francis Scott Key writes the National Anthem
Watch: Whitney Houston sings the National Anthem 
Analyze: the Early American Presidents (1-4)

The Unit 4 Exam is on Friday. Here is the review

Francis Scott Key looking out at the flag flying over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Review: the Lewis and Clark expedition
• Discuss: Thomas Jefferson to James Madison
• Read: President Madison's Declaration of War Speech
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 6 Section 4

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

Review: Chapter 6 Section 3
Discuss: Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
View: National Geographic's Lewis and Clark

Unit 4_Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 6 Section 2
• Recap: the Presidency of John Adams
• Analyze: the Election of 1800
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 6 Section 3
• Map Activity: The Louisiana Purchase (Anthem pg.217)

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 6 Section 2
• Electoral Map: 1796 Presidential election
• Discuss: the Presidency of John Adams
• HBO miniseries on John Adams Episode 6 details his presidency

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 6 Section 1
• Discuss: President Washington
• Evaluate: George Washington's Mount Vernon website
• Google Doc: Assignment for the Evaluation