6/5-6: we used the remote control game to review for the Unit 8 exam; homework is to study for the exam
6/3-4: we finished watching Saving Private Ryan (movie questions due next class); homework was to read the The War Ends reading and answer the questions and to organize your folder according to the 4th Quarter Portfolio Directions; here’s the Unit 8 WWII Study Guide and Project Option
5/30-6/2:we watched Saving Private Ryan; homework was to read The War in the Pacific reading and answer the questions
HERE’S THE 2014 PrepUS Final Study Guide
5/28-29: we watched Saving Private Ryan; homework was to read The Holocaust reading and answer the questions
5/23-27: we completed the WWII map quiz; we watched Saving Private Ryan; no homework
5/21-22: we reviewed the WWII map locations (study this for a quiz next class); we completed the America Joins WWII Notes Sheets using the America Joins WWII Presentation; we watched a portion of Saving Private Ryan and began completing the Saving Private Ryan Movie Questions; homework is to study the WWII map for a quiz next class and to complete The D-Day Invasion reading questions
5/19-20: we completed a quiz over the Origins of WWII homework; we completed the The Road to WWII Notes Sheets using the The Road to WWII Presentation; we completed the WWII Map Activity using the Labeled WWI Map (map quiz class after next); homework was to complete the From Neutrality to War reading and questions and to have a parent/guardian sign the Saving Private Ryan Permission Slip
5/15: we completed the The War Clouds Gather Video Response Worksheet while watching the video; no homework
5/14: (Early Release Day = no 5/6 class)
5/13 & 16: we completed the Unit 7 Exam; homework was to complete The Origins of World War II Reading and Questions
5/9-12: we studied for the exam using the remote-control game
5/7-8: we completed the Roosevelt and The New Deal Notes Sheets using the Roosevelt and The New Deal Presentation; homework was to begin preparing for our exam using the Unit 7 Exam Study Guide and Project Option
5/5-6: we completed the content quiz; homework was to complete the FDR Biography and the The New Deal Primary Source and Questions
5/1-2: we completed The Great Depression reading and questions in small groups in class; complete Great Depression Graphs Worksheet as homework; use the Quiz Study List to prepare for a quiz next class
4/29-30: we watched America The Story of Us: Bust in class; complete America the Story of Us – Bust as homework
4/17-28: use Roaring 20s Presentation to complete Roaring 20s Notes Sheet
4/16 (Black Day): we completed the following worksheets in class: Wilson’s 14 Points; Woodrow Wilson Bio; Lies Wilson Reading
4/14-15: use WWI Presentation to complete WWI Power Point Notes Sheet; complete Life in the Trenches for homework
4/13 (Black Day): complete Trenches Activity
4/12-13: complete The First World War question sheet
4/11: complete World War I Begins Reading
4/10 (Black Day): complete World War I Begins Reading
4/9 (Orange Day): SBAC testing
4/7-8: we reviewed the Unit 6 exams in class; we read through the Causes of WWI Reading and cut out or wrote the steps leading to the war in their chronological order; then we listened to How Bad Directions (And A Sandwich) Started World War I (here’s the transcript: How Bad Directions (And A Sandwich) Started World War I); we used the Allied and Central Powers Map label the rest of the map you started last class and to color the Central and Allied Powers the same colors; complete The First World War reading
4/3-4: we completed the Unit 6 America Expands exam in class; read The First World War reading and complete The First World War question sheet; label the 1914 Europe Map Locations on the blank 1914 map (NO map quiz next class)
4/1-2: we studied for the exam using the remote control game
3/31: watch America the Story of Us: Episode 7: Cities and complete America The Story of Us Ep 7- Cities Questions; use study guide given out last class to continue to prepare for exam
3/28 (Orange Day): use Immigration Presentation to complete Immigration Notes Sheet
3/27 (Black Day): hand in completed Portfolios; use Immigration Presentation to complete Immigration Notes Sheet; complete Immigration Data Questions using Immigrants by Region, Immigration Data, and US Population Expansion Graph; use 2014 Unit 6 Study Guide Project Option to begin preparing for next week’s exam
3/26 (Orange Day): hand in completed Portfolios; complete Immigration Data Questions using Immigrants by Region, Immigration Data, and US Population Expansion Graph
3/24-25: complete 2014 3rd Quarter Portfolio Directions
3/18-19: use the Imperialism Presentation to complete Imperialism Presentation Notes Sheet; complete Inventions Change Society
3/13-17: we finished watching the video about Native Americans and completed the The Real West – Sitting Bull Questions; complete Conestoga Wagon worksheet (pick up from class folder in crate near the door)
3/11-12: we discussed the Settling the Western Frontier Presentation before watching avideo about Native Americans and completing the The Real West – Sitting Bull Questions; homework is to complete Native American Struggles Reading and Questions
3/7-10: we took the Unit 5 – Civil War exam; homework was to read a packet entitled “Manifest Destiny” (this is available in the class crate) and complete American Anthem Ch 9-1 Questions
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9/4-5: complete Letter to Parents and Behavior Contract w/parents and return next class; read over Classroom Grading System with parents; complete Who Am I Poster Guidelines
9/6-9: if not completed in class, complete Native American Culture Regions chart using the information in Early Native Americans notes; complete Early Native Americans – Who Would You Live With writing assignment
9/10-11: (all of these worksheets are available for pickup in our class crate) complete Columbus Discovers a New World; complete Explorations of the USA’s South and Southwest; complete Three French Explorers – due next class
9/12-13: read and annotate The English in Virginia reading packets; complete AmerAnthem Ch 2-2 The English in Virginia
9/16-17: take notes on Northern Colonies Keynote; read America Found and Lost and complete America Found and Lost questions
9/18-19: read Dissenting and Middle Colonies and complete Dissenting and Middle Colonies worksheet; study the Study List for first quiz to prepare for our first quiz next class (if you write out identifications of the terms on the list you may use them on the quiz next class)
9/20-23: read the French and English Interests Begin to Clash handout and complete French and English Interests Questions and map; complete Highlights of the French and Indian War readings/map activity
9/24-25: complete Prep Colonial Economy Keynote Notes Sheet using Colonial Economy Keynote; complete rough draft of test using Make Your Own Test Template
9/26-27: use your completed Make Your Own Test Template to type a final copy into the Google Docs account; directions are on the PrepUS Directions for Google Docs
9:30-10/1: complete the 20-question text that goes along with the Make Your Own Test project due today; complete 13 Colonies Map Activity by labeling 13 colonies no labels using the 13 colonies labeled; complete the Road to Revolution 1 Keynote Notes Sheet using the Road to Revolution Part 1 Keynote; study the 13 Colonies map for a map quiz next class
10/2-3: complete 13 Colonies Map quiz; complete Road to Revolution Part 2 Keynote Notes Sheet using Road to Revolution Part 2 Keynote; complete Boston Massacre reading and questions (must pick up a copy from class folder in crate)
10/4-7: complete DOI Keynote Notes Sheet; complete DOI Discussion Questions; have parents sign the Patriot Permission Slip and return it next class
10/8-9: complete The Patriot Movie Questions, Pt 1 while watching The Patriot; complete The Revolutionary War Begins Packet Questions
10/10-11: start The Patriot Movie Questions, Pt 2; complete An American Victory Packet Questions
10/15-17 (16th = SATs): complete The Patriot Movie Questions, Pt 2
10/18: complete Sybil Ludington’s Ride Questions,Tales of Two Adamses Questions, and Sound the Drums Questions
10/21-22: complete American Revolution Keynote; complete Quiz Study Guide in preparation of quiz next class; begin studying for our next exam (or completing the project option) using Amer Rev Study Guide
10/23-24: prepare for exam
10/25-28: organize all work according to the guidelines in 1st Quarter Portfolio Directions
10/29-30: complete Don’t Know Much About History Questions using photocopied reading (you will need to pick this up from the class crate)
10/31-11/1: review Maine’s bond issues up for voting next Tuesday by accessing the Maine Voter’s Guide
11/4-5:complete Settling Western Land Claims activity on the blank map (must pick up from class crate) using the Western Land Claims map
11/6-7: complete AOC to Constitution Notes Sheet; complete AOC Review Questions
11/8-12: complete 2013 Legislative Branch Questions w-Chart
11/13-14: complete Executive and Judicial Branches Questions; use Leg, Exec, Jud Quiz Study List to prepare for a quiz next class
11/15-18: complete Amendments Worksheet
11/20-21: complete The Balance of Government worksheet; begin preparing for exam using 2013 Prep Study Guide and Project Option
11/22-25: study for exam
11/26-12/2: complete Unit 3 exam; complete Growth of A Nation Questions
12/3-4: complete Federalist Era Notes Sheet; complete Washington Becomes President Questions
12/5-6: complete Adams as President Notes Sheet
12/9-10: complete Jeffersonian Democracy Notes Sheet; complete Louisiana Purchase Map Activity using LA Purchase Map
12/11-12: complete LA Purchase Map quiz; complete A New National Identity
12/13-16: complete War of 1812 Notes Sheet
12/17-18: complete Jackson Notes Sheet; complete The Rats Leaving Questions using The Rats Leaving cartoon and The Rats Leaving Questions using The Rats Leaving cartoon
12/19-1/6: complete Early American Industrialism keynote; complete The Canal Era Reading and Questions
1/7-8: complete Manifest Destiny Keynote together in class; complete Mexican American War Homework in groups during class; complete Mexico Cedes Land to the US Map Activity as homework due next class; extra credit option: Manifest Destiny Worksheet; begin preparing for exam using the 2013 Unit 4 Study Guide-Project Option
1/9-10: study for exam
1/13-14: complete Unit 4 exam; use the 2nd Quarter Portfolio Directions and 2nd Qtr Assignments to organize all your 2nd quarter work; use the 2014 Midterm Study Guide to begin preparing for midterm exam
1/15-16: study for midterm
1/22-23: PrepUS Midterm Exam
1/27-28: use progress reports from the first two quarters to complete 2nd Sem Classroom Grading System; watch video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEUiLGuIcq4 and complete Slavery and the Making of America Seeds of Destruction Questions; read Treatment of the Slaves Reading and Questions and identify the answers to #1-10 (OR – complete the entire assignment for extra credit)
1/29: half day; no class
1/30-31: complete Points of Conflict Notes Sheet using Points of Conflict Presentation; complete Census Quest- Statistical Information on Slavery using the information on the Census Data Sheet and referencing the South Carolina County Map and the New York County Map
2/3-4: use Secession and War Presentation to complete Secession and War Notes Sheet; begin watching the movie Glory and complete associated questions on the Glory Movie Questions; use the US 1860 Map and the US 1860 Map no labels to complete the 1860 Map Activity
2/5&7: watch Glory and complete associated movie questions; study US 1860 Map for quiz next class; begin Soldiering in the Civil War reading and questions (must pick up copy from class crate) – not due until next week
2/10-11: complete US 1860 map quiz; use The War Rages Presentation to complete The War Rages Notes Sheet; watch Glory and complete associated movie questions; finish Soldiering in the Civil War reading and questions begun last class
[2/13-14: SNOW DAY!! :)]
2/12-24: US in 1860 map quiz completed in class; finish watching Glory and complete video questions; prepare for content quiz next class using the CW Content Quiz Study List
2/25-26: Civil War content quiz completed in class; complete The North Takes Charge Reading and Questions; begin preparing for next week’s exam using the 2014 Civil War and R…ject Option
2/27: complete Reconstruction Notes Sheet using Reconstruction Presentation
2/28: WINTER CARNIVAL!! 🙂
3/3: complete KKK A Secret History Questions while watching video
3/4: complete Reconstruction Notes Sheet using Reconstruction Presentation; begin preparing for next week’s exam using the 2014 Civil War and R…ject Option
3/5-6: we studied for our exam using the remote control game