Happy Holidays

• I hope that everyone is having a nice winter break. 
• Just a reminder that if your abolition presentation still needs some work, you may want to work on it over the break.
• Presentations begin the second day that we get back.

Unit 6-The Reform Movements

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 8
• Prepare for the next Unit Exam 

Unit 6-the Reform Movements

Today's Agenda:

• Research: Library time scheduled for today (Abolition Projects)
• Make sure your easybib project is shared with mjolicoeur@nhsau57.org
• Transition: Research to Final Product (Google presentations)

Unit 6-the Reform Movements

Today's Agenda:

• Present the Slavery Project
• Assign topics
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 8 Section 4
• Research: Library scheduled tomorrow and Wednesday

Unit 6-The Reform Movements

Today's Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 8 Section 3
• Analyze: Seneca Falls Convention
• View: Great Women in American history

Womens rights issues in the U.S.

Women's Rights issues around the world

Unit 6-The Reform Movements

Today's Agenda:

• View: Famine to Freedom
• Contemporary Issues: President Obama on immigration today
• Evaluate: Executive Orders
• Satire: SNL spoofs Obama and Executive Acts

Read this article from Slate about immigration. Leave a comment here on the blog. Do you agree or disagree with the author? Be specific and incorporate a quote.

Unit 6-The Reform Movements

Today's agenda:

• Review: Chapter 8 Section 1 
• Discuss: Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
• Analyze:Walden Quotes and Self Reliance
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 8 Section 2 
• View: Immigration before 1865

Unit 6-The Reform Movements

Today's Agenda:

• Brainstorm/Discuss: Social Problems today
• Read: article on the Biggest Issues in America in 2016
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 8 Section1 
• Discuss: The Role of Religion (then and now)

Unit 5-Summative Assessment

Today's Agenda:

Complete: Unit 5 Summative Assessment
Intro: Unit 6-The Reform Movement

Unit 5 Review-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

• We only have an hour today due to the early release.
• Unit 5 Review-finish today
• You may use it on the summative assessment tomorrow

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

• Industrialization (1800s)
• View: Crash Course on the Industrial Revolution
• Lowell Mill Girls
• Slavery and Sectionalism
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 7 Section 4

Unit 5 Exam coming soon (Thursday)

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Answer: Questions on Andrew Jackson
Catch up: Presidential Evaluations: Washington to Jackson (1-7)
Chapter Attack: Chapter 7 Section 3
Video: Andrew Jackson on trial
Website: Andrew Jackson's Hermitage

We will be done this unit, by the end of this week, so here is the Unit Review

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

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

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

Second Quarter Essay

Today's Agenda:

• We have technology scheduled today to continue working on our essays.
• Remember to include a works cited page 
• Final drafts are due Friday

Technology is optional tomorrow based on student progress.

Second Quarter Essay

Today's Agenda:


Choose one of the writing prompts to write your essays.

Research: we are in the library today, and you need to find at least 3 sources for your essay. Please find good academic information before you begin writing.

Here are the prompts if you lose the assignment or did not receive one.

Unit 5-From Nationalism to Sectionalism

Today's Agenda:

• Proctor: the Unit 4 Exam
• 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

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

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Quick write (paragraph): Why was the Louisiana Purchase a difficult decision for President Jefferson?
• View: election of 1808
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 6 Section 4
• Examine: President Madison and the War of 1812

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:


Analyze: the Election of 1800
Examine: Monticello.org
View: Lewis and Clark The Great Journey West

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 6 Section 2
• View: the Presidents Documentary
• 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: the 2016 Election results
• Analyze: George Washington's Presidency
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 6 Section 2 

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Intro Next Unit: Forging the New Republic
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 6 Section 1
• Discuss: President Washington
• Evaluate: George Washington's Mount Vernon website
• Google Doc: Assignment for the Evaluation

Unit 3 Assessment/Intro. Unit 4

Today's Agenda:

• Take: the Unit 3 Summative Assessment
• Finish: NH's Congressional Delegation Analysis
• Intro: Next Unit (4) Forging the New Republic

Unit 3-the Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Discuss: the Federal Government/Checks and Balances
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 5 Section 3 (Unlike most chapters, this one only has 3)

Reminder: Unit 3 Exam is thisweek. Looking like Wednesday, Here is the study guide

Unit 3-the Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Last day to use technology to complete your Constitution essays
• Finish: the Constitution Scavenger Hunt
• Turn in your essays by the end of the Block

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 5 Section 2
• Video Clip: Shays Rebellion
• Discuss: The Constitutional Convention
• Structure of the US Constitution
• Article on NPR: Interpreting the Constitution in the Digital Era

The Quarter 1 Essay

Unit 3-the Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Library: Start by researching the Constitution and the checks and balances system
• Record your sources
• Find good examples

Unit 3-the Constitution

Today's Agenda:

Chapter Attack: Chapter 5 Section 1
Lecture Notes: The Articles of Confederation
Evaluate: The Articles of Confederation
Map Activity: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

Unit 2 Summative Assessment
Intro: Unit 3-The Constitution

Unit-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

Finish: Founding Fathers Presentations
Review: Unit 2 handout
Study: Summative Assessment on Thursday (Wednesday is PSAT day)

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

Present: the Founding Fathers Activity
Review: Unit 2 Summative Assessment is this week

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• The Founding Fathers Activity
• Again, we have technology today to complete this assignment
• Unit 2 Review: Summative Assessment is next week (Tuesday or Wednesday)

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Research: We have technology scheduled today to find information about the "Founding Fathers"
• Find information: SHS Library Databases, Library of Congress, and other academic sources
• Submit: a minimum of 3 sources correctly listed on a Works Cited Page

Link to Purdue Owl Writing Lab. A good resource for citations and works cited page questions

Another resource is Easybib.com

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Unit 4 Section 4
• Research: the Founding Fathers

Optional: the American Revolution, the War Heads South

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Discussion: Strengths and Weaknesses during the Revolution
• Analyze: Geography and the Revolution
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 3
• Watch: Liberty Episode 3:The Times that Try Men's Souls

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 4 Section 2
• Complete: Declaration of Independence Scavenger Hunt
• Video clip: the Declaration of Independence

Optional: funny video clip showing how stupid some people are.

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Literary Analysis: the 3 documents of 1776 (the assignment and documents are linked on yesterday's blog)
• Attack: Chapter 4 Section 2
• Optional (If you have time): Check out the Freedom Trail in Boston

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• We have more time scheduled to finish Friday's Activity in the Library.
• Those that missed Friday have to catch up quickly.
• Assignment listed on Friday's blog
• Reminder: Turn in the corrections for the film quiz (Liberty: Episode 1)

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Todays Agenda:

Check it out: Cool infographic on the American Revolution

• Read: the Smithsonian has a great article on the Battle of Bunker Hill, the most famous and least understood battle of the American Revolution. After reading the article, write a response in the comment section below. Comments should be one full paragraph about something that you learned or found interesting about the Battle of Bunker Hill. 

• Literary Analysis: The 3 documents of 1776: 

• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence
• American Crisis

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 1
• Analyze: Boston, the Heart of the Revolution (The Sons of Liberty, the Tea Party and Massacre)
• View: Liberty: the American Revolution Episode 1

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Introduce Unit 2-Revolutionary America
• Activity: Road to the Revolution
• Pass back Unit 1 Exam-Explain test corrections
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 4 Section 1

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 3 Section 4
• Discuss: the French and Indian War
• Discuss: The French and Indian War: the Emergence of George Washington
• Video: The War that Made America
• Map Activity: before and After the French and Indian War
• Unit 1 Review (Anthem Chapters 2 and 3)

Unit Exam is on Thursday (Study the Review)

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

Review: Chapter 3 Section 3
Discuss: the European Enlightenment (Look familiar?)
Read: Quotes from Benjamin Franklin (He was the Man!)
Analyze: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
Chapter Attack: Chapter 3 Section 4

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 3 Section 1
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 3 Section 2
• Evaluate: the Wheatley Poem
• View: Slavery in America

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Chapter Attack: Chapter 2 Section 4
• Discuss: The Middle Colonies and Religious Toleration
• Watch: the Dutch lose New Netherland to the British

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 2 Section 3
• Discussion: Native Americans in Colonial America
• Read: 13 interesting facts about the Pequot War
• Video clip: King Philips War
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 2 Section 4 (Don't forget to analyze illustrations)

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Chapter 2 Section 3
• Discuss: Role of Religion in the Northern Colonies
• Analyze: Colonial Problems (Antinomian Controversy/Salem Witch Trials)
• Video clip: Salem Witch Trials

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda: The Northern and Middle Colonies

• Quiz on Tobacco/Smith and Bradford handouts 
• Geography: 13 Colonies
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 2 Section 3
• Virtual Tour: Plymouth plantation 

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Chapter 2 Section 2 
• Primary Source Reading: Smith and Bradford Describe the Colonies
• Economics Chart: Tobacco in the Colonies
• Video (3min.) Life in Jamestown

Tobacco Wharf in Colonial America

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Writing a Paragraph/Common Mistakes to Avoid
• Paragraph: Based on the video clips and what you learned in Section 1, how would you characterize the actions of the Spanish toward the native peoples of the "New World?"
• Quiz: Chapter 2 Section 1
• Chapter Attack: Chapter 2 Section 2 (The English in VA)
• Video Clip: Pocahantas

Jamestown VA

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Discussion: America prior to European Exploration and Christopher Columbus
• Howard Zinn video clip on de las Casas
• Introduce the American Anthem textbook and the Chapter Attack
• Chapter Attack-Chapter 2 Section 1
• Contemporary Issue: Columbus Day is out in Seattle public schools

Bring in the signed course expectation sheets if you have not yet.

1551 Engraving of Spanish cruelty towards the natives

Welcome to American studies 1

Welcome! Today's agenda is really simple. We will get to know each other a little better, and talk about what American Studies I is going to look like. I have hyper linked the documents that you will receive in class today just in case you lose them.

The Course Expectation Sheet

Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus Sign off Sheet

By Monday, the Course Syllabus Sign off Sheet needs to be returned.

NH

After the Unit 7 Summative Assessment:

• NH Geography-Here is a link to the Directions
• Here are extra maps if you need them

Unit 8-New Hampshire

Today's Agenda:

Technology is scheduled for:

1. Finish the Presidential Evaluations. These are due tomorrow!

2. Begin the NH Voicethread Project

• Introduce the NH Voicethread project 
• Research: Technology is reserved. Here is a link to the libguide that will help you get started.

Unit 7-Manifest Destiny

Today's Agenda:

• Welcome Back from the Holiday Break!
• Unit 7 Review (Linked on Wednesday's Blogpost)
• Unit 7 Exam is tomorrow