Monday, June 1, 2009

Week of 6/1/09 & 6/8/09

Take the Political Compass: http://www.politicalcompass.org/test -- it's fun! I swear!

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Reconstruction Packet in class
Tuesday: Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes film. Review questions from you to me due!
Wednesday: Talk about final exam. Review
Thursday 6/4-Friday 6/12: Review with Mr. Sanborn!

Honors 4:
Monday: Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes film. Review questions from you to me due!
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Talk about final exam. Review
Thursday 6/4-Friday 6/12: Review with Mr. Sanborn!

Adv. 3:
Monday: No Class
Tuesday: Reconstruction PowerPoint
Wednesday: Reconstruction Packet
Thursday 6/4-Friday 6/12: Review with Mr. Sanborn!

Adv. G7:
Monday: Reconstruction Packet
Tuesday: Field trip to the Old Schwamb Mill! Remember to bring a bag lunch!!!
Wednesday: Pres. DVD. Talk about final exam. Review
Thursday 6/4-Friday 6/12: Review with Mr. Sanborn!

APUSH: Work on your final projects! See you at events! Make sure you email me final timelines of where you are and when your events are definitively taking place!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Week of 5/26/09

Honors 1/2:
Tuesday: Media Center
Wednesday: Lincoln's 2nd inaugural- implications for reconstruction?
Thursday: Reconstruction- we're working through a packet. "presentations" of projects
Friday: No class

Honors 4:
Tuesday: Media Center
Wednesday: Lincoln's 2nd inaugural- implications for reconstruction?
Thursday: Reconstruction- we're working through a packet.
Friday: Reconstruction- key terms, etc. "presentations" of projects

Adv. 3:
Tuesday: Field Trip to Old Schwamb Mill
Wednesday: Go over Clara Barton. Quiz 12.2. Notes 12.3 Part I. HW sheet- 4 questions. Project due 6/2/09
Thursday: 12.3 Part II. MIA 12.3. surprise?
Friday: Notes 12.4. Gettysburg Address. MIA 12.4. Projects due TUESDAY! For Tuesday, also please bring a list of things you personally feel you need to go over during final exam review. this will be collected!

Adv. G7:
Tuesday: Go over Clara Barton. Quiz 12.2. Notes 12.3 Part I. HW sheet- 4 questions. Project due 6/1/09
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: 12.3 Part II. MIA 12.3. surprise?
Friday: Notes 12.4. Gettysburg Address. MIA 12.4. Projects due Monday. Field Trip to Old Schwamb Mill Tuesday!!!!! Remember to bring a BAG lunch!
For Monday, also please bring a list of things you personally feel you need to go over during final exam review. this will be collected!

APUSH: Glory all week. Reminder that presentations of project progress are due on Friday!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Week of 5/18/09

Hello! I hope all my 10th graders feel confident about their MCAS testing :-) It's going to be a pretty chill week in history because of that!

Honors 1/2 & Pd. 4:
You should be working on your Civil War Magazine project all this week! period 1/2 is due on Thursday 5/28 and period 4 is due on Friday 5/29. We will be in the Media Center through Tuesday 5/26. Then we start Reconstruction Wednesday 5/27!

Advanced 3 & G7:
Thursday, we will be doing some in class work on Chapter 12 (you should all be reading that chapter!), but there will be no homework. On Friday, you will start a DBQ on the relationship between Slavery and the Civil War. Please work on the DBQ in class Friday and complete both the questions and the Essay for class on Tuesday 5/26. Your essay SHOULD be typed. Handwritten essays will be marked down!

ALSO- please do Clara Barton reading and answer questions for TUESDAY!

APUSH: Final Project in progress.....

Monday, May 11, 2009

Week of 5/11/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Strategy & Diplomacy. Questions Sheet. Read Merrimack/Monitor handout!
Tuesday: Opening Clashes/Course of Battle. Questions Sheet
Wednesday: Notes: 1863. Gettysburg address activity
Thursday: The Last Stage. Ch. 14 Part II Questions
Friday: Work in your groups to plan out responsibilities for project. We will be in the media center on Monday!

Honors 4:
Monday: Opening Clashes/Course of Battle. Questions Sheet
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Notes: 1863. Gettysburg address activity
Thursday: The Last Stage. Ch. 14 Part II Questions
Friday: Work in your groups to plan out responsibilities for project. We will be in the media center on Monday!

Adv 3:
Monday: No Class
Tuesday: Test Chapter 11
Wednesday: Notes 12.1 Part I. Questions Sheet. HW: The Reality of War Poetry. You must do the activity!
Thursday: Notes 12.1 Part II. MIA 12.1
Friday: I'm out- Please do section review 12.1 in class.

Adv. G7:
Monday: 11.3 Section review due. Review for test.
Tuesday: Test Chapter 11
Wednesday: Notes 12.1 Part I. Questions Sheet. HW: The Reality of War Poetry. You must do the activity!
Thursday: Notes 12.1 Part II. MIA 12.1. Please do section review 12.1 for HW due Monday
Friday: No Class

All advanced students should be reading chapter 12

APUSH:
We're chilling a little this week post-exam while other exams are finishing up. Proposals for final project are due on Monday 12/18/09

Monday, May 4, 2009

Week of 5/4/09

Hello! A reminder that midterm is next Monday, 5/11/09. Please be sure to check in with me AND your other teachers to ensure that you aren't missing any work!!!

Honors 1/2:
Monday: The Secession Crisis. Proposal to Congress (classwork). HW- 3 questions on sheet
Tuesday: Mobilization of the North Part I
Wednesday: Mobilization of the North Part II. Questions Sheet
Thursday: Mobilization of the South. Review sheet of Chapter 14 to this point.
Friday: No Class

YOU SHOULD BE READING CHAPTER 14!

Honors 4:
Monday: The Secession Crisis. Proposal to Congress (classwork). HW- 3 questions on sheet
Tuesday: Mobilization of the North Part I
Wednesday: Mobilization of the North Part II. Questions Sheet
Thursday: Mobilization of the South. Review sheet of Chapter 14 to this point.
Friday: Strategy & Diplomacy. Questions

YOU SHOULD BE READING CHAPTER 14!

Advanced 3:
Monday: Notes 11.1. Bleeding Kansas letter due Wednesday!
Tuesday: Notes 11.2 part I. "Slavery Divides the Nation"- Poetry (classwork)
Wednesday:Bleeding KS letters due. 11.2 Part II notes. An Unlikely Hero in class reading. Section Review 11.2 due tomorrow!
Thursday: Go over HW. Notes 11.3. Section Review 11.3 due Tomorrow
Friday: Go over HW. Review. Test on Tuesday 5/11/09!

Advanced G7:
Monday: Notes 11.1. Bleeding Kansas letter due Thursday!
Tuesday: Notes 11.2 part I. "Slavery Divides the Nation"- Poetry (classwork)
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: Bleeding KS letters due. 11.2 Part II notes. An Unlikely Hero in class reading. Section Review 11.2 due tomorrow!
Friday: Go over HW. Notes 11.3. Section Review 11.3 due Monday. Test on Tuesday 5/11/09!!

All advanced classes should be reading chapter 13. The test will be on Tuesday 5/11/09!!!

APUSH- You should be studying. We will be reviewing with whoever is in class all week long. Reminder to bring lots of #2 pencils and some pens to the exam. Bring a water bottle. Pack a small snack for during break. Do not bring ANYTHING into the exam that could compromise your ability to take the exam. Be responsible. Get lots of sleep. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Week of 4/27/09

Welcome Back! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL break! 6 weeks to go- stay strong, keep studying, and remember that Final Exams are just around the corner! We're coming to the end of our course- but there's still more to learn!

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Emergence of Lincoln/John Brown/Review for Test
Tuesday: Test Chapter 13
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: Overview of the Civil War
Friday: Ms. Fernandez's last day- be prepared!

Honors 4:
Monday: Emergence of Lincoln/John Brown/Review for Test
Tuesday: Test Chapter 13
Wednesday: Overview of the Civil War
Thursday: Last class with Ms Fernandez!
Friday: No Class

Adv. 3/G7- See Ms. Fernandez regarding assignments. You ALL have chapter 10 tests this week!

APUSH:
Monday & Tuesday: Review
Wednesday-Friday: Practice AP Exam
Over the weekend, using the rubric given, you must grade a classmate's free response essays!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Week of 3/30/09

Happy MCAS week! I didn't see most of you this week, so I'm posting this just so you know the happenings for the next few days:

Honors 1/2: Test on Friday on Chapter 12! ALSO!!!! Bring a current events article for MONDAY 4/6. I won't be in school and Ms. Fernandez is going to talk news with you!

Honors 4: Review for test Thursday in class. No class Friday. Test Chapter 12 IN CLASS on MONDAY 4/6

Adv. 3: Test chapter 9 on Monday 3/30. We don't see you again till Friday- we're starting Chapter 10! Feel free to read!

Adv. G7: We don't see you till Friday this week! Chapter 9 test Friday 4/3!

APUSH: Chapter 31 all week. Pleasantville due Friday. We're starting 32 on Tuesday 4/7 and will finish it by Thursday 4/9. Have your Chapter 32 sheets for 4/9!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Week of 3/15/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Test Ch. 10/11
Tuesday: Ch. 12- 2nd Great Awakening/Walt Whitman finish ques for HW
Wednesday: Romanticism & Reform. Part I Questions. Possible Poetry Assignment!
Thursday:Groups of 4: Read Emerson's "Nature" while looking for proof of the existence of Nature/etc.
Friday: Discuss "Nature". Go over Chapter 12 part I sheet. Group definitions of "transcendentalism."

Honors 4:
Monday: No Class
Tuesday: Ch. 12- 2nd Great Awakening/Walt Whitman finish ques for HW
Wednesday: Romanticism & Reform. Part I Questions. Possible Poetry Assignment!
Thursday:Groups of 4: Read Emerson's "Nature" while looking for proof of the existence of Nature/etc.
Friday: Discuss "Nature". Go over Chapter 12 part I sheet. Group definitions of "transcendentalism."

Adv. 3 & Adv. G7
Monday: Intro to Ch. 9
Tuesday: Intro to Reform Movements- Finish Dorothea Dix reading for HW
W-F: Check in with Ms. Fernandez!

APUSH:
Cold War all week! Group work on Thursday. Chapter 29 sheet due on Friday!

Monday, March 9, 2009

Week of 3/9/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Chapter 11 Intro- 2 worksheets due on Wednesday
Tuesday: Ethnic Notions
Wednesday: Ethnic Notions & go over worksheets
Thursday: No Class
Friday: Slave Resistance Notes/Slave Narratives- Review of Chapter 11. Test Ch. 10/11 on MONDAY

Honors 4:
Monday: Chapter 11 Intro- 2 worksheets due on Wednesday
Tuesday: Ethnic Notions
Wednesday: Ethnic Notions & go over worksheets
Thursday: Slave Resistance Notes/Slave Narratives- Review of Chapter 11. Test on Ch. 10/11 FRIDAY
Friday: Test Chapter 10/11


Adv. 3 & G7:

Slave Rebellions- Was Nat Turner's Rebellion Justified?
Chapter 8 Review
Chapter 8 Test Wednesday (pd. 3) Thursday (G7)

Current Events Thursday/Friday- Pd. 3 bring an article Thursday, G7 bring an article Friday!

APUSH:
WWII- This week! Ch. 28 Sheet due Friday

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Week of 3/2/09

Sorry for the late posting!

Honors1/2

Monday: SNOW DAY!
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Patterns of Industrial Society & Questions
Thursday: Agricultural North & Questions
Friday: Quiz Chapter 10 and Research Paper Rough Draft Peer Editing

Honors 4:

Monday: SNOW DAY!
Tuesday: Patterns of Industrial Society & Questions
Wednesday: Agricultural North & Questions
Thursday: No Class
Friday: Quiz Chapter 10 and Research Paper Rough Draft Peer Editing

Adv. G7 & 3:
Ms. Fernandez will be assigning your HW this week. All classes have their complete rough drafts due on Friday for Peer Editing!!!!! Final Draft of Research Paper due Friday 3/13/09!


APUSH:
Monday: Snow Day
Tuesday: "Jungle" Day
Wednesday: Complete Ch. 27 w/ PP and Chapter 27 sheet due
Thursday: Multiple Choice ch. 22-27 test. Complete DBQ over the weekend!
Friday: No Class

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Week of 2/23/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Me out- Old Hall. Please be reading Chapter 10
Tuesday: Intro to Chapter 10- HW sheet on Immigration/etc.
Wednesday: Go over HW. Notes, Brinkley, pg. 268-275. Davy Crockett Reading
Thursday: pp. 275-278. Handout
Friday: Men & Women @ Work. Handout

Honors 4:
Monday: No Class
Tuesday: Intro to Chapter 10- HW sheet on Immigration/etc.
Wednesday: Go over HW. Notes, Brinkley, pg. 268-275. Davy Crockett Reading
Thursday: pp. 275-278. Handout
Friday: Men & Women @ Work. Handout


Adv. 3 & G7- See Ms. Fernandez's blog and listen in class for assignments
G7- Please bring your first 3 pages on MONDAY to peer edit! (3.2.09)

APUSH:
Monday: Me out. Old Hall. Be reading
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: PP on New Deal. Alphabet Organization worksheet
Thursday: Go over alphabet organizations. Fireside Chat worksheet
Friday: Complete New Deal. Be ready to start WWII on Monday

Monday, February 9, 2009

Week of 2/9/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Complete Trial/Review for Quiz Chapter 9
Tuesday: Quiz Chapter 9
Wednesday: In Class Writing Activity- Complete for HW
Thursday: No Class
Friday: Writing Activity Due. 1st Paragraph of Research Paper due. Movie in class. Happy Vacation!

Honors 4:
Monday: Trial in Class
Tuesday: Quiz Chapter 9
Wednesday: Writing Activity in class
Thursday: Writing Activity in class.
Friday: 1st Paragraph of Research Paper due. Movie in class. Happy Vacation!


Adv. 3:
Monday: Review for Test
Tuesday: Test Chapter 7
Wednesday: Movie in Class
Thursday: Current Events Day- YOU MUST HAVE AN ARTICLE
Friday: No Class

Adv. G7:
Monday:Writing Activity in class Part I.
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Writing Activity Part II
Thursday: Movie in Class.
Friday: Current Events Day- YOU MUST HAVE AN ARTICLE

APUSH:
Monday: Complete Ch. 24
Tuesday: Begin 25
Wednesday: Field Trip
Thursday: Ch. 25
Friday: Complete 25/Movie Discussion

Monday, February 2, 2009

Week of 2/2/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Panic of 1837-end of packet. Ch. 9 review- finish for HW
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Go over Ch. 9 review. Introduction of Trial/Role Assignment
Thursday: Trial Prep in class
Friday: Trial begins in class

Honors 4:
Monday: Bank War-Van Buren/Panic of 1837
Tuesday: Panic of 1837-end of packet. Ch. 9 review- finish for HW
Wednesday: Go over Ch. 9 review. Introduction of Trial/Role Assignment
Thursday: No Class
Friday: Trial Prep in class- Trial begins Monday


Adv. 3:
Monday: 7.3 Part II. British Perspective worksheet
Tuesday: 7.3 Part III. MIA 7.3. Read 7.4 for HW. Complete Adams/Jackson campaign poster for HW. Post on Blog sometime this week!!!!
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: 7.4 Part I. Primary Source Assignment
Friday: 7.4 Part II. MIA 7.4

Adv. G7:
Monday: 7.3 Part III. MIA 7.3. Read 7.4 for HW
Tuesday: 7.4 Part I. Primary Source Assignment
Wednesday: 7.4 Part II. MIA 7.4
Thursday: Review for Test
Friday: Test Chapter 7

APUSH:
Monday: Complete DVD in class. Begin Chap. 24
Tuesday-Wednesday: Chapter 24
Thursday: Ch. 24 sheet due
Friday: No class

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Week of 1/26/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Quiz Chapter 8
Tuesday: Intro Ch. 9- Notes up to Webster-Hayne Debates ** Assignment of Research Paper**
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: Webster-Hayne-> Indian Removal
Friday: Bank War -> Van Buren/Panic of 1837
Monday: Panic of 1837 -> End. Start Review packet in class. Finish for next class

Honors 4:
Monday: No Class
Tuesday: Quiz Chapter 8 ** Assignment of Research Paper**
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday:Intro Ch. 9- Notes up to Webster-Hayne Debates
Friday: Webster-Hayne-> Indian Removal
Monday: Bank War -> Van Buren/Panic of 1837

Adv. 3:
Monday: 7.2 Part I. Eli Whitney Reading
Tuesday: 7.2 Part II. Canals and Roads. make sure you have pg. 237 #1-4 done for tomorrow **Intro Research Paper **
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday:Go over HW. MIA 7.1 & 7.2 in class. Fill in the blank HW
Friday: 7.3 Part I. Missouri Compromise Writing Activity
Monday: 7.3 Part II. British Perspective on Economic Growth

Adv. G7:
Monday: MIA 7.1 & 7.2. Intro Research Paper. go over pg. 237 #1-4 (due today). Fill in the blanks HW
Tuesday: Research paper handout. Go over HW. 7.3 Part I Notes. Missouri compromise writing activity
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: 7.3 Part II. British Perspective on Economic Growth
Friday: No Class
Monday: 7.3 Part III. MIA 7.3. Read 7.4

APUSH:
Monday: start ch. 23 pp
Tuesday: No class
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: finish ch. 23 pp
Friday: ch. 23 sheet due

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Week of 1/19/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Presentations Part I- Supreme Court Cases. Political Opposition
Wednesday: Presentations Part II- Revival of Opposition and sheet
Thursday: No class
Friday: Review for Test
Test will be Monday 1/26/09

Honors 4:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Inauguration
Wednesday: Presentations
Thursday: Monroe Doctrine/Farewell Address
Friday: Political Opposition/Revival of Opposition & sheet


Adv. 3:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Inauguration
Wednesday: SADD Assembly
Thursday: Go over pg. 230 #1-5. You should REALLY have read 7.1. Vocab is due.
Friday: 7.2 Part I. Eli Whitney Reading

Adv. G7:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Go over pg. 230 #1-5. You should REALLY have read 7.1. Vocab is due.
Thursday: 7.2 Part I. Eli Whitney Reading
Friday: 7.2 Part II. Canals and Roads. HW: pg. 237 #1-5


APUSH:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Inauguration
Wednesday: Ch. 22
Thursday: Ch. 22
Friday: Ch. 22 sheet due. You should read Ch. 23 by Monday!

Monday, January 12, 2009

Week of 1/12/09

Honors 1/2:
Monday: No Class
Tuesday: Varieties of American Nationalism & Ques. HW: Missouri Compromise Writing due tomorrow
Wednesday: Monroe Doctrine
Thursday: Monroe Doctrine v. Farewell Address
Friday: Work on Court Cases in assigned groups- group presentation Tuesday

Honors 4:
Monday: Expanding Westward & Ques
Tuesday: Varieties of American Nationalism & Ques. HW: Missouri Compromise Writing due tomorrow
Wednesday: No Class
Thursday: Monroe Doctrine v. Farewell Address
Friday: Work on Court Cases in assigned groups- group presentation Wednesday


Adv. 3:
Monday: Test Chapter 6
Tuesday: No Class
Wednesday: Discussion/Overview of Ch. 7. Notes 7.1
Thursday: Notes 7.1 Part II. Primary Source Activity (A Day in the life...). HW: BRING BOOK TOMORROW & Define Vocab Words
Friday: in class- pg. 230 #1-5

Adv. G7:
Monday: Review for Test
Tuesday: Test Chapter 7
Wednesday: Discussion/Overview of Ch. 7. Notes 7.1
Thursday: Notes 7.1 Part II. Primary Source Activity (A Day in the life...). HW: BRING BOOK TOMORROW & Define Vocab Words
Friday: in class- pg. 230 #1-5

*ADV: Please know these ten vocab words- possible quiz next week!
Rivulets, Placid, Extremity, Felicity, Verdant, Saunter, Wharf, Personage, Bestow, Discern

APUSH:
Monday: Ch. 20 sheets both due in class
Tuesday: Ch. 21
Wednesday: Ch. 21
Thursday: No Class
Friday: Ch. 21 sheet due- go over in class

Monday, January 5, 2009

Week of 1/5/09

Welcome Back!!!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful break. Now, back to work! :-)

Honors 1/2:
Monday: Notes- War of 1812. You should be studying.
Tuesday: Review for Test
Wednesday: Test Chapter 7
Thursday: Era of Good Feelings
Friday: Missouri Compromise

Honors 4:
Monday: No Class
Tuesday: Notes- War of 1812. You should be studying.
Wednesday: Review for Test
Thursday: Test Chapter 7
Friday: Era of Good Feelings


Adv. 3:
Monday: War of 1812 Part I: Daniel Boone Reading
Tuesday: War of 1812 Part II: Star-Spangled Banner Activity
Wednesday: The End of the War
Thursday: Webquest in Lab 321
Friday: Review for Test


Adv. G7:
Monday: War of 1812 Part I: Daniel Boone Reading
Tuesday: War of 1812 Part II: Star-Spangled Banner Activity
Wednesday: The End of the War
Thursday: No Class
Friday: Webquest in Lab 402

BOTH ADV. CLASSES! BY WEDNESDAY 1/7/09 YOU MUST HAVE PG. 216 (CHAPTER 6 REVIEW) IDENTIFYING PEOPLE/IDEAS, UNDERSTANDING MAIN IDEAS, AND THINKING CRITICALLY SECTIONS DONE!


APUSH:
We will be pushing through Chapters 19 & 20 this week :-)