9/30/19

**Please note that Tuesday's exam has been moved to Wednesday!

Today students presented their Constitutional Crisis jigsaw piece to their groups. Don't forget to email your project to Mrs. Santos!!!

Below are examples for each event if you need a refresher:

Alien and Sedition Acts
Marbury vs. Madison
Tariff Crisis  Simpler Tariff Crisis
Missouri Compromise
Election of 1824
Jackson's Bank War
Indian Removal Act

Remember tomorrow is our Early America unit exam!! You may bring in a one-sided notecard to use on the test (no fonts that need a magnifying glass!).

Flex time tomorrow and Wednesday will be quiet homework time. Students can work on their abolitionist readings.

Upcoming Dates:
10/2: Early America unit exam (study guide)
10/4: Abolitionist readings (critically read and be prepared to discuss)

9/27/19

Today students worked in the library on their constitutional crisis research.

Upcoming Dates:
9/30: Constitutional Crisis jigsaw due
10/1: Early America Test

9/26/19

Today students worked in the library on their constitutional crisis research.

Upcoming Dates:
9/30: Constitutional Crisis jigsaw due
10/1: Early America Test

9/25/19

Today we discussed the emergence of political parties in the United States and discussed the problems this caused in the early elections.

Emergence of political parties notes

We also introduced our Constitutional Crisis jigsaw. This will be due on Monday. Instructions are below. If absent, check with Mrs. Santos to find out your group and what event you are researching.

Constitutional Crisis jigsaw instructions

Upcoming Dates:
9/30: Constitutional Crisis jigsaw due
10/1: Early America Test

9/24/19

Today students worked during our extended period with Mrs. Cossano.

Upcoming Dates:
9/30: Early America Test

9/23/19

Today students participated in a graded discussion on The Bill of Rights. If absent, choose 3 of the amendments and write down what it means to you and how it could be interpreted differently by others that might lead to controversy.

Unit 1 Study guide (Big concepts are in bold. Stuff not in bold are suggestions for reviewing that concept)

Our unit 1 exam has been moved to Tuesday October 1. This will be a short answer exam. I will run a review for the exam during Tuesday's flex time and we will do a short review in class on Monday the 30th. Students will be allowed one side of one notecard to record ideas/details to use on the test. (Must be handwritten!)

Upcoming Dates:
9/30: Early America Test

9/20/19

Today students worked with a partner to complete a Constitution Scavenger hunt. If absent, use the constitution on page 702 of your textbook to answer the questions on the sheet linked below.

Constitution scavenger hunt

Homework due Monday: Critically read the Bill of Rights in preparation for Monday's graded discussion. Be prepared to discuss your thoughts on each amendment as well as other possible interpretations.

Upcoming Dates:
9/23: Bill of Rights graded discussion
9/30: Early America Test

9/19/19

Today we discussed the post-Revolutionary War years. We looked at the problems with the Articles of Confederation and the formation of the Constitution.

Articles and Constitution class notes

Tonight was also curriculum night! Parents, you can find our presentation below. It is also on my main home page.

Curriculum night presentation

Upcoming Dates:
9/23: Bill of Rights graded discussion
9/30: Early America Test

9/18/19

Today was an extended learning day so students worked with Mrs. Cossano on LA (yesterday was the opposite).

Upcoming Dates:
9/30: Early America Unit Exam

9/17/19

Today we debriefed the end of the Revolutionary War. (see yesterday's notes) Students then worked in groups to create a Revolutionary Ideals poster. If absent, you will do this as an individual on a regular sized piece of paper.

Revolutionary Ideals poster: Read the Declaration of Independence and decide on the 5 most important points (revolutionary ideals/american values) set forth in the declaration. Using a quote for each one, create a visual that portrays these 5 ideals. See Mrs. Santos if you would like an example.

Upcoming Dates:
9/30: Early America Unit Exam

9/16/19

Today we discussed the major battles of the revolutionary. We watched a documentary (link below) about the tactics used by the British and the Americans in the south. If absent, watch until they start discussing Yorktown and take notes on the tactics of each side and their effectiveness.

Revolution class notes

World Turned Upside Down documentary

Upcoming Dates:
9/17: Core values evidence work (instructions at the end of Friday's ppt)

9/13/19

Today we finished our Road to Revolution charts and debriefed. We then looked at the final steps to the start of the Revolutionary War.

Road to Revolution class notes

Homework due Monday: read Declaration of Independence

Homework due Tuesday: Revolutionary/core American values evidence work (see today's class notes)

Upcoming Dates:
9/16: Declaration of Independence (just read it)
9/17: Core values evidence work

9/12/19

Today we discussed the early colonial events that led to the Revolutionary War and started our Road to Revolution charts. Students will have about 20 minutes to finish these in class tomorrow.

French and Indian War class notes

Road to Revolution chart (use chapter 5 of your book or other research)

9/11/19

Today we discussed colonial society. We looked at the Puritans and introduced the social hysteria formula.

Colonial Society class notes

City on a Hill (read in class. Discussion questions are in ppt. No need to critically read).

No homework tonight! :)

9/10/19

Today was an extended learning day so students spent first period working with Mrs. Cossano on Native American creation myths. (No SS content today)

Upcoming Dates:
9/11: Syllabus due
9/13: student survey due

9/9/19

Today we discussed colonization in the United States. We looked at motivations, the three regions and their main characteristics, and the origins of slavery. Students also turned in their purple Zinn reading on the Native Americans.

Colonization class notes

Instructions for signing up for the online textbook are at the end of today's powerpoint. Please sign up by Wednesday.

Upcoming Dates:
9/11: Syllabus due
9/13: student survey due

9/6/19

Today we discussed looked at an overview of pre-colonial Native Americans. We looked at why they are an important part of our nation's history and common misconceptions we see in early perspectives of the Native Americans.

Native American Class Notes (Make sure to check with a friend to get any notes from the discussion questions)

Colonial view of Native Americans reading

Homework: read the reading linked above. Answer the questions at the end. Due Monday.


Upcoming Dates:
9/9: Native Americans reading
9/9: Cultural Ideals pre-assessment due
9/11: Syllabus due
9/13: student survey due

9/5/19

Today we had pictures! We then worked on a cultural values writing assessment (due Monday at the start of class). We discussed cultural values (slides 1-4), wrote a thesis (slide 5), and then worked on the assessment (slide 6). Students do NOT need to work on this tonight at home.

Upcoming Dates:

9/11: Syllabus due
9/9: Cultural Ideals pre-assessment due
9/13: student survey due

9/4/19

Welcome to 11th grade! Today we went over classroom expectations and got to know each other a little. When you visit by website (which I encourage you to make a daily habit), you will find:
      -A brief description of what was discussed in class (including a link to the day's powerpoint if applicable in case of absence or you need to add to your notes)
      -A description of the homework which will include links to any needed documents
      -A list of upcoming important dates, including links to important documents


Today students were given a syllabus (click link below for a digital copy). Please read this with your parent/guardian, sign the last page and return this (the last page) to Mrs. Santos or Mrs. Cossano no later than September 11th.

Upcoming Dates:
9/11: Syllabus due