Unit 3-The Constitution

Today' Agenda:

• Discuss: the Constitutional Convention Powerpoint
• Website: The Constitutional Convention
• Constitutional Scavenger Hunt
• Article on NPR: Interpreting the Constitution in the Digital Era

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Lecture Notes: The Articles of Confederation
• Articles PowerPoint
• Evaluate: The Articles of Confederation
• Map Activity: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• Video Clip: Shays Rebellion

Unit 2-the American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

Regular AS1:

• Battle Map Review
• Finish: the Literature of 1776
• Complete: The Impact of the Revolution
• View: Liberty Episode 5

Unit Review Tomorrow

Summative Assessment on Friday

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Geography: Battles of the Revolution
• Literary Analysis:
• Watch: Bio on Thomas Paine
• Thomas Paine's Common Sense
• Watch: Drafting the Declaration
• Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
• Thomas Paine's American Crisis

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: American Anthem Chapter 4
• The Road to Revolution Powerpoint

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Excise Tax Quiz form yesterday
• View: America, The Story of Us: Revolution
• Answer: the Questions for the video
• Analyze: A Soldiers Perspective

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

Honors:

• Review: Pageant Chapter 7-Road to the Revolution
• View: Liberty Episode 1
• Answer the Episode 1 questions

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• View: Liberty: Episode 1
• Episode 1 Questions

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• The French and Indian War Activity (google classroom)
• Research/Prepare slides
• Present: Next Block

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

Honors:

• American Pageant Chapter 6
• View: The War That Made America
• Episode 1 Questions

Regular:

• Tomorrow: Finish the Unit 1 Summative assessment

Unit 1 Summative Assessment

Today's Agenda:

Honors:

• Took the Unit 1 Summative assessment yesterday
• Tomorrow: Review the results and discuss Test Corrections
• Next Unit: Great article form the Smithsonian on George Washington and the French and Indian War

Regular:

• Finish: Writing the Summative Essay
• Next class: Take the Summative Exam

Unit 1 Review

Today's Agenda:

Honors:

• Review of Unit 1
• Unit 1 Summative Assessment is on Tuesday

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Discuss: Religion in Colonial America
• Read: Antinomian Controversy
• Analyze: The Second Great Awakening and  "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
• Today: What role does organized religion play in our lives?

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

Review: Pageant Chapter 4
Powerpoint: Chapter 4

• Discuss: Slavery in America
• Finish: Slavery and Racism in America
• Analyze: Foundation of US Government

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Finish Anthem Chapter 3 Review
• View: The Crucible by Arthur Miller
• Film Questions

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

Regular:

• Complete Anthem Chapter 3

Honors:

• If completed, begin reading/answering questions for Pageant Chapter 3
• Here is the Chapter 3 Powerpoint

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

View: Massacre at Mystic
Answer: the viewing guide questions
Finish: the Native American Speeches (in google classroom)

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

Review: Geography of the 13 Colonies

• Primary Source Reading: Smith and Bradford Describe the Colonies
• Economics Chart: Tobacco in the Colonies
• Video (3min.) Life in Jamestown
• Crash Course "The Natives and the English"

Honors: 

• Review: Pageant Chapter 2 Powerpoint
• Organize: Unit 1-Real Estate Project
• Pageant Chapter 3

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

Honors:

• Finish reading Pageant Chapter 2
• Answer the Questions that accompany Chapter 2
• Chapter 2 Powerpoint

Regular:

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

Unit 1-Colonial America

Today's Agenda:

• Intro/ Colonial America: Quick Write #1
• Discussion: America prior to European Exploration and Christopher Columbus
• Howard Zinn video clip on de las Casas
• Regular: American Anthem Chapter 2
• Honors: American Pageant Chapter 2
• Contemporary Issue: Columbus Day is Out in Seattle

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

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 linked the documents that you will receive in class today just in case you lose them.

Regular: The Course Expectation Sheet
Regular: Course Syllabus

Honors: The Course Expectation Sheet
Honors: Course Syllabus

Both: Course Syllabus Sign off Sheet

Unit-New Hampshire

Today's Agenda:

1. Here is the link to create a Voicethread Account

2. Here is the link to join the class group:

Block 3

Block 4

Unit 7-Manifest Destiny

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: viewing the Mexican-American War
• Answer: the remaining questions
• Complete: the Summative Portfolio

Here is the review sheet for the final exam

Unit 7-Manifest Destiny

Today's Agenda:

• Analyze: The Texas Revolution
• View: the Mexican American War
• Answer: questions on the video

Unit 6 Summative Assessment/Research Paper

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: the Unit 6 Summative Assessment
• Research Paper Week 5-Body Paragraphs (on Google Classroom)
• Have a Great Memorial Day Weekend!

Unit 7-Manifest Destiny

Today's Agenda:

• Westward Expansion Map
• Complete: Anthem Chapter 9
• Analyze: American Progress by John Gast
• Read: Myths of American Exceptionalism



American Progress 1872
John Gast

Unit 6-Sectionalism and Reform

Today's Agenda:

Complete the Unit 6 Summative Assessment:
Here is the assignment and writing prompt

Unit 6-Sectionalism and Reform

Today's Agenda:

• Analyze: Seneca Falls Convention
• View: The Seneca Falls Convention by PBS
• View: Great Women in American history
• Women's Suffrage Movement
• Women's Suffrage: Primary Documents

Womens rights issues in the U.S.

Women's Rights issues around the world

Unit 6-Sectionalism and Reform

Today's Agenda:

• Discuss/Analyze: Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
• Discuss: the role of religion (then and now)
• Examine: the Reform Movements of the 19th century

Unit 6-Sectionalism and Reform

Today's Agenda:

The Abolition Movement

• Read: the article on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Complete: the Packet Comparing Frederick Douglass and Stowe
• View: Slavery and the Abolition Movement

Regular: Take a look at this checklist for the Independent Writing Assignment.

Unit 6-Sectionalism and Reform

Today's Agenda:

• Brainstorm/Discuss: Social Problems today
• Read: article on the Biggest World Issues in 2018
• Discuss: The Role of Religion (then and now)
• Discuss: Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Today's Agenda:

• Research Paper Week 3-Outlines (Google Classroom)
• Unit 5 Review (Summative Assessment is Monday)

Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Today's Agenda:

• Immigration Data
• View: Famine to Freedom
• Analyze: Immigration today
• 5 facts about illegal immigration today

Tomorrow(Friday) is Research Paper Week 3-Outlines are due
Monday is the Unit 5 Summative Assessment 

Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Today's Agenda:

Finish: Lowell  Mill Girls Activity
Interactive Maps: 19th Century Population Growth
Intro: 19th Century Immigration

Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act
• Industrial Revolution
• View: Crash Course on the Industrial Revolution
• Lowell Mill Girls
• Life at Lowell Mills Union Activity

Research Paper Week 3

Today's Agenda:

Students need to complete their research before moving on to the outline. Here is a sample outline

1/2=not enough information

3/4=you may get started on the outline

Please submit your research in Google Classroom under Week 2. Outlines will be submitted in Week 3.

Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Today's Agenda:

• Analyze: 1824 Election Results
• View: Presidential elections of 1824/1828
• Analyze: the Presidency of Andrew Jackson
• Film Questions
• Tomorrow: Library/Technology to research our Independent Writing Projects

Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: President James Monroe
• Geography: Missouri Compromise map
• Watch: The American Presidents (James Monroe)

Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Today's Agenda:

• Collect: The Monroe Doctrine
• Discuss: President James Monroe Notes
• Complete: Anthem Chapter 7

Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Today's agenda:

• Review: Independent Writing Steps 1 and 2 (Topic Choice/Sources and Research)
• President James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings?
• Analyze: 1824 Election Results
• View: Presidential elections of 1824/1828

Unit 4_ Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Complete: the Unit 4 Summative Assessment
• Discuss: Research Paper Topic Choice and Sources (What is the next step?)
• Intro: Unit 5-Nationalism and Economic Growth

Unit 4-The New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: the War of 1812
• Unit 4 Review (Summative Assessment tomorrow)
• Here is a list of all of the activities that we did in class:

President Washington Powerpoint                  Louisiana Purchase Map
Mt. Vernon Virtual Tour                                 Lewis and Clark film
Anthem Chapter 6                                           President Jefferson Powerpoint
Hamilton vs. Jefferson                                    Presidents 1-4
Elections of 1796 and 1800                            The War of 1812

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• 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)

Unit 4-The New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Analyze: President James Madison (4)
• View: The War of 1812
• Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner
• Unit 4 Summative review

Unit 4-The New Nation

Today's Agenda:

• Analyze: the Election of 1800
• President Thomas Jefferson (3)
• Examine: Monticello.org
• View: Lewis and Clark: The Great Journey West

Map Activity: The Louisiana Purchase (Anthem pg.217)

Unit 4-The New Nation

Today's Agenda:

• View: the Presidents Documentary
• Electoral Map: 1796 Presidential election and 1800 Election
• Discuss: the Presidency of John Adams(2)
• HBO miniseries on John Adams Episode 6 details his presidency

Unit 4-The New Republic

Today's agenda:

• Analyze: Hamilton versus Jefferson (using the musical Hamilton)
• Here is a 10 min. discussion of Hamilton and the Musical
• President Washington's Farewell Address
• Finish: Anthem Chapter 6

Unit 4-The New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Anthem Chapter 6 Review
• Begin: the Mount Vernon Virtual Tour
• The assignment: Google Classroom

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: Unit 3 Summative Corrections (if you have not done so)
• Analyze: President Washington (powerpoint linked yesterday
• Complete: Here are the notes for the powerpoint
• Finish: Anthem Chapter 6 (also linked yesterday)

Unit 4-Forging the New Republic

Today's Agenda:

Opening Question: How do we evaluate leaders? What qualities or characteristics do we look for in our leaders?

• Discuss: President Washington
• Anthem Chapter 6-Forging The New Republic
• Evaluate: George Washington's Mount Vernon website

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

Complete: the Unit 3 Summative Assessment
Finish: Who Represents You?
Intro: Unit 4-The New Republic

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Complete: Who Represents You? (google classroom)
• Federalists vs. Anti-federalist Papers
• Review: Unit 3
• Summative Assessment is Monday

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

Finish: You Be The Judge Activity
View: Frontline-Second Chance Kids
Question: What happens to juveniles that commit serious crimes? Should juveniles be given life sentences?

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Discuss: the Bill of Rights Today Activity (Amendments 1-10)
• Activity: You Be The Judge (Famous Supreme Court Decisions That Impact Teens)

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• The Bill of Rights
• Federalists versus Anti-federalists
• The Bill of Rights Today (assignment on google classroom)
• Bill of Rights Institute (the primary resource)

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Review: Articles I-III.
• Complete: Article IV-VII
• Analyze: Checks and Balances

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today' Agenda:

• Discuss: the Constitutional Convention Powerpoint
• Website: The Constitutional Convention
• Constitutional Scavenger Hunt
• Article on NPR: Interpreting the Constitution in the Digital Era

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Video Clip: Shays Rebellion
• Shay's Rebellion Questions
• Articles of Confederation versus the Constitution

Unit 3-The Constitution

Today's Agenda:

• Lecture Notes: The Articles of Confederation
• Articles PowerPoint
• Evaluate: The Articles of Confederation
• Map Activity: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• Video Clip: Shays Rebellion

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Complete: the Summative assessment
• Intro: Unit 3-The Constitution

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

Unit 2 Review
The Unit 2 Summative Assessment is tomorrow (Friday)

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: the Literature of 1776
• Complete: The Impact of the Revolution
• View: Liberty Episode 5

Unit Review Tomorrow

Summative Assessment on Friday

Unit 2-The American Revolution

Today's Agenda:

• Geography: Battles of the Revolution
• Literary Analysis:
• Watch: Bio on Thomas Paine
• Thomas Paine's Common Sense
• Watch: Drafting the Declaration
• Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
• Thomas Paine's American Crisis

Unit 2-Revolutionary America

Today's Agenda:

• Examine: Battles of the American Revolution.
• This assignment is on google classroom. Here is the link:
• We have technology scheduled for today to complete this assignment.