NOTE: As "Extra Enrichment" I will accept 3 consequences for the North and South, patterned after the Destiny Dice consequences. They have to be historically accurate and possible. Try to include a mixture of both positive and negative consequences. This is totally optional. You do not have to do it. If you do, I need them by Tuesday.
Friday
I checked Journal Entry #5.
Students took Cornell Notes on Chapter 16 Section 2 - Life in the Army. Remember that information from this chapter can also be used for journal entries.
Homework
None - enjoy your three-day weekend!
Wednesday
As a class, we read Why Did They Fight? Students took notes for their journal entry.
Students presented the 1861 Interview and the audience took notes for their journal entry.
Handout: Civil War Camp Life Chart and Civil War Battles w/s.
Homework
Journal Entry #4
The handout is to be filled in as we learn about various aspects of the Civil War. It is due after the war is over.
Tuesday
I checked Journal Entry #3.
Students used a packet to answer questions on European Reaction to Southern Secession, which they then turned in.
Homework
None
Monday
I checked journal entries.
Students finished their contingent flags and shared about them.
Handout: Who Fought in the Civil War?
Homework
Journal Entry #3 - anything from the Student Guide, today's handout, talking with other soldiers in your contingent, etc.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Week of Sept. 27
Friday
No class - special Middle School schedule.
Thursday
I collected the homework (Venn diagrams) and checked Journal Entry #1.
Students shared their first journal entry.
We moved into our contingents and designed flags for each one.
Homework
Journal Entry #2 - you could talk about how you and the other members of you contingent came together and began working on your flag. Include the reasons your contingent chose the name, motto, symbols, etc.
Due Monday - special schedule tomorrow.
Wednesday
Ms. Ronemous had a sub.
Students took Cornell Notes on Chapter 16 S1.
Homework
txtbk p. 485, #2
Tuesday
I collected the notes and summaries (five points learned from yesterday's video). I checked last Thursday's homework in Period 7.
Students drew names of soldiers; these will be their identity during the Civil War simulation.
We discussed journal entry requirements.
Handout: Civil War Student Guide
We read about the contingents (pp. 13-14) and then began reading from the front of the packet.
Homework
Journal Entry #1 - see guidelines above. Your first entry will introduce yourself to the rest of the class.
Monday
We watched and took notes on "Division," part of America, the Story of Us, from the History Channel.
Homework
From your notes, pick five things you learned or learned more about and write a good paragraph. Write in the third person, facts only, no personal perspective (no "I's," "you's" or "we's").
No class - special Middle School schedule.
Thursday
I collected the homework (Venn diagrams) and checked Journal Entry #1.
Students shared their first journal entry.
We moved into our contingents and designed flags for each one.
Homework
Journal Entry #2 - you could talk about how you and the other members of you contingent came together and began working on your flag. Include the reasons your contingent chose the name, motto, symbols, etc.
Due Monday - special schedule tomorrow.
Wednesday
Ms. Ronemous had a sub.
Students took Cornell Notes on Chapter 16 S1.
Homework
txtbk p. 485, #2
Tuesday
I collected the notes and summaries (five points learned from yesterday's video). I checked last Thursday's homework in Period 7.
Students drew names of soldiers; these will be their identity during the Civil War simulation.
We discussed journal entry requirements.
Handout: Civil War Student Guide
We read about the contingents (pp. 13-14) and then began reading from the front of the packet.
Homework
Journal Entry #1 - see guidelines above. Your first entry will introduce yourself to the rest of the class.
Monday
We watched and took notes on "Division," part of America, the Story of Us, from the History Channel.
Homework
From your notes, pick five things you learned or learned more about and write a good paragraph. Write in the third person, facts only, no personal perspective (no "I's," "you's" or "we's").
Monday, September 20, 2010
Week of Sept. 20
Friday
Students took the Ch15 S4 quiz.
Homework
None
Thursday
Students finished Cornell notes on Ch15 S4.
Homework
txtbk p. 475, #3 b & c
Quiz on Ch 15 S4 tomorrow using Cornell notes.
Wednesday
Depending on the period, students finished Cornell notes on Ch15 S3 and/or made good headway with Ch15 S4.
Homework
txtbk p. 475, #3 a
Finish Ch 15 S3 tonight. Quiz tomorrow using Cornell notes.
Tuesday
Short quiz on Ch. 15 S2 - students could use their Cornell notes.
Students finished Cornell notes on Ch15 S3 and had time to work on the questions and the summary; some had time to work on their homework.
Homework
txtbk p. 470, #3 b and c
Monday
I collected Friday's HW (notes and summary of the John Brown video).
Students took Cornell Notes on Chapter 15 Section 3: Slavery Dominates Politics.
Homework
None. There will be a quiz on Ch 15 S2 tomorrow. You may use your notes.
Students took the Ch15 S4 quiz.
Homework
None
Thursday
Students finished Cornell notes on Ch15 S4.
Homework
txtbk p. 475, #3 b & c
Quiz on Ch 15 S4 tomorrow using Cornell notes.
Wednesday
Depending on the period, students finished Cornell notes on Ch15 S3 and/or made good headway with Ch15 S4.
Homework
txtbk p. 475, #3 a
Finish Ch 15 S3 tonight. Quiz tomorrow using Cornell notes.
Tuesday
Short quiz on Ch. 15 S2 - students could use their Cornell notes.
Students finished Cornell notes on Ch15 S3 and had time to work on the questions and the summary; some had time to work on their homework.
Homework
txtbk p. 470, #3 b and c
Monday
I collected Friday's HW (notes and summary of the John Brown video).
Students took Cornell Notes on Chapter 15 Section 3: Slavery Dominates Politics.
Homework
None. There will be a quiz on Ch 15 S2 tomorrow. You may use your notes.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Week of Sept. 13
Friday
I collected Wednesday's HW (Geography and History Activity 13) from Period 3.
Students watched and took notes on a History Channel video on John Brown's War, which we covered yesterday in class.
Homework
Take notebook home to finish Ch 15 S2 Cornell Notes.
Write a good summary of your notes. Due Monday.
Thursday
We graded yesterday's test and turned it back in.
I collected the HW (Geography and History Activity 13) - Periods 4 and 7.
Students worked individually on Cornell Notes for Ch 15 S2: The Crisis Deepens.
Homework
txtbk p. 465, #1
Wednesday
Test on Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 S1 - only the parts we covered in class.
Homework
Geography and History Activity 13
Tuesday
Review day for tomorrow's test.
Homework
Study and get a good night's sleep.
If you took your notebook home, bring it back tomorrow.
Monday
We finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 15 Section 1 (Growing Tensions between North and South).
Homework
Study terms and definitions for Wednesday's test on what we've covered in Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 Section 1. Tomorrow we will have a review day.
I collected Wednesday's HW (Geography and History Activity 13) from Period 3.
Students watched and took notes on a History Channel video on John Brown's War, which we covered yesterday in class.
Homework
Take notebook home to finish Ch 15 S2 Cornell Notes.
Write a good summary of your notes. Due Monday.
Thursday
We graded yesterday's test and turned it back in.
I collected the HW (Geography and History Activity 13) - Periods 4 and 7.
Students worked individually on Cornell Notes for Ch 15 S2: The Crisis Deepens.
Homework
txtbk p. 465, #1
Wednesday
Test on Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 S1 - only the parts we covered in class.
Homework
Geography and History Activity 13
Tuesday
Review day for tomorrow's test.
Homework
Study and get a good night's sleep.
If you took your notebook home, bring it back tomorrow.
Monday
We finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 15 Section 1 (Growing Tensions between North and South).
Homework
Study terms and definitions for Wednesday's test on what we've covered in Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 Section 1. Tomorrow we will have a review day.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Week of Sept. 6
Friday
We read and took Cornell Notes on Chapter 15 Section 1 (Growing Tensions between North and South).
Homework
txtbk p. 461, #1
Study terms and definitions for Wednesday's test on what we've covered in Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 Section 1.
Thursday
We continued reading and taking Cornell Notes on Chapter 14 Section 4 (Abolition and Women's Rights).
Homework
Study terms and definitions for Wednesday's test.
Wednesday
I checked txtbk p. 383, #3 a and b.
We read and took Cornell Notes on Chapter 14 Section 4 (Abolition and Women's Rights). All three periods are at different stages.
Homework
Txtbk p. 445, #1
Tuesday
Checked textbook p. 359, #3 a & c
As a class, we read and took Cornell Notes on Ch. 12 S3.
Homework
txtbk p. 383, #3 a and b
Note: 9/15 - test on what we've covered in Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 Section 1. Study those terms and definitions as well as your homework answers.
Monday
No School - Labor Day
We read and took Cornell Notes on Chapter 15 Section 1 (Growing Tensions between North and South).
Homework
txtbk p. 461, #1
Study terms and definitions for Wednesday's test on what we've covered in Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 Section 1.
Thursday
We continued reading and taking Cornell Notes on Chapter 14 Section 4 (Abolition and Women's Rights).
Homework
Study terms and definitions for Wednesday's test.
Wednesday
I checked txtbk p. 383, #3 a and b.
We read and took Cornell Notes on Chapter 14 Section 4 (Abolition and Women's Rights). All three periods are at different stages.
Homework
Txtbk p. 445, #1
Tuesday
Checked textbook p. 359, #3 a & c
As a class, we read and took Cornell Notes on Ch. 12 S3.
Homework
txtbk p. 383, #3 a and b
Note: 9/15 - test on what we've covered in Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 Section 1. Study those terms and definitions as well as your homework answers.
Monday
No School - Labor Day
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Week of Aug. 30
Friday
Students used two maps of Europe to decipher the clues on a map skills worksheet.
Homework
None (textbook p. 359, #3 a & c and p. 383, #1 due Tuesday)
Thursday
As a class, we finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 3 and began notetaking on Chapter 12 Section 3: Conflicts over States' Rights.
Homework
textbook p. 359, #3 a & c
textbook p. 383, #1
Due Tuesday
Wednesday
Checked homework sentences (did not collect).
As a class, we continued Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 3.
Homework
textbook p. 359, #1
Tuesday
As a class, we finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 2 and began Chapter 11 Section 3 (Nationalism and Sectionalism).
Homework
textbook p. 353, #3 a & c
Monday
As a class, we finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 1 and began Chapter 11 Section 2: Plantations and Slavery Spread.
Homework
Textbook p. 353, #1
Students used two maps of Europe to decipher the clues on a map skills worksheet.
Homework
None (textbook p. 359, #3 a & c and p. 383, #1 due Tuesday)
Thursday
As a class, we finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 3 and began notetaking on Chapter 12 Section 3: Conflicts over States' Rights.
Homework
textbook p. 359, #3 a & c
textbook p. 383, #1
Due Tuesday
Wednesday
Checked homework sentences (did not collect).
As a class, we continued Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 3.
Homework
textbook p. 359, #1
Tuesday
As a class, we finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 2 and began Chapter 11 Section 3 (Nationalism and Sectionalism).
Homework
textbook p. 353, #3 a & c
Monday
As a class, we finished Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 1 and began Chapter 11 Section 2: Plantations and Slavery Spread.
Homework
Textbook p. 353, #1
Monday, August 23, 2010
Week of Aug. 23
Friday
Half day - abbreviated schedule.
I checked homework (p. 345, #3a) - (did not collect it).
As a class, we continued taking Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 1: Early Industry and Inventions.
Homework
None
Thursday
Showed students how to create an account for the online textbook and how to use it.
Since several people had issues with getting an account last night, I will check for last night's homework tomorrow, along with tonight's.
As a class, we continued taking Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 1: Early Industry and Inventions.
Homework
Textbook p. 345, #1 - learn terms and definitions (use same paper as last night's homework).
Wednesday
Students were introduced to my expectations for completing Cornell Notes.
I gave each student a spiral-bound notebook (to be kept in class). We will use the notebooks for Cornell Notes. We formatted the notebook and then, as a class, worked together through the first part of Chapter 11 Section 1: Early Industry and Inventions, taking notes and discussing main ideas and supporting details.
Please note: Students will need to supply their own notebook when this one is full. It might be a good idea to purchase a notebook or two for the second semester now, while prices are still low at the beginning of the school year.
Homework
Textbook p. 345, #3a - answer in complete sentences.
Tuesday
Collected syllabus acknowledgement forms.
Graded the Standards Pre-Test from yesterday (not for a grade).
Watched a History Channel video on the presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Students took notes and wrote a paragraph on each president, which they then turned in.
Homework
Be sure to have lined paper each day.
Monday
P3 & P4 went over the class syllabus. P7 will cover it tomorrow.
All periods took the Social Studies Standards Pre-Test (not for a grade).
Handout to all periods: Thinking Maps - descriptions and uses.
Students had time to begin work on their homework.
Homework
P3 & P4 - Review the material in the Social Studies syllabus. Display the most important information using the Thinking Map of your choice.
P3 & P4 - Get forms signed (green half-sheet and yellow - both sides!). Return them tomorrow.
Half day - abbreviated schedule.
I checked homework (p. 345, #3a) - (did not collect it).
As a class, we continued taking Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 1: Early Industry and Inventions.
Homework
None
Thursday
Showed students how to create an account for the online textbook and how to use it.
Since several people had issues with getting an account last night, I will check for last night's homework tomorrow, along with tonight's.
As a class, we continued taking Cornell Notes on Chapter 11 Section 1: Early Industry and Inventions.
Homework
Textbook p. 345, #1 - learn terms and definitions (use same paper as last night's homework).
Wednesday
Students were introduced to my expectations for completing Cornell Notes.
I gave each student a spiral-bound notebook (to be kept in class). We will use the notebooks for Cornell Notes. We formatted the notebook and then, as a class, worked together through the first part of Chapter 11 Section 1: Early Industry and Inventions, taking notes and discussing main ideas and supporting details.
Please note: Students will need to supply their own notebook when this one is full. It might be a good idea to purchase a notebook or two for the second semester now, while prices are still low at the beginning of the school year.
Homework
Textbook p. 345, #3a - answer in complete sentences.
Tuesday
Collected syllabus acknowledgement forms.
Graded the Standards Pre-Test from yesterday (not for a grade).
Watched a History Channel video on the presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Students took notes and wrote a paragraph on each president, which they then turned in.
Homework
Be sure to have lined paper each day.
Monday
P3 & P4 went over the class syllabus. P7 will cover it tomorrow.
All periods took the Social Studies Standards Pre-Test (not for a grade).
Handout to all periods: Thinking Maps - descriptions and uses.
Students had time to begin work on their homework.
Homework
P3 & P4 - Review the material in the Social Studies syllabus. Display the most important information using the Thinking Map of your choice.
P3 & P4 - Get forms signed (green half-sheet and yellow - both sides!). Return them tomorrow.
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