Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Week of October 29, 2012

Monday/Tuesday: Folders are due, Unit 2 Test Over Causes of the Revolution; no homework as I have kidnapped your folders Mwu ha ha ha ha !

Wednesday/Thursday: The American Revolution - Major Battles, Turning Points; The Philadelphia Gazette (Revolution Newspaper, create Articles for Major Points) British vs. American Advantages/Disadvantages
Articles of Confederation Cornell Notes p.192-196 due next Tuesday/Wednesday, Reading Check quiz

Friday/Monday: The Crticial Period Political Cartoon (OPTICS), Articles of Confederation Matrix, Article Spelldown.  Complete Articles Cornell Notes p. 192-196 for homework.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Week of October 22, 2012

Our schedule got a little off due to Readistep testing and lessons taking longer than expected. 

Friday/Monday: Read and Analyze Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"; Create an advertisement for the pamphlet; Class time was given for the advertisement (30-45 minutes).  Anything else should be completed for homework.

Tuesday/Wednesday: Building Colonial Unity Notes p.141-145 due; Reading Check Quiz; Declaration of Independence --

Thursday/Friday: Finish up Declaration of Independence/People of the Revolution/Receive Folder Evaluation and Review Guide; Test on Monday and Tuesday of next week, folders are due!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

October 8, 2012

Monday: finish up Colonial Unrest Chart/Unrest-O-Meter

Tuesday/Wednesday: Taxation without Representation Notes due p. 132-135; open notes quiz Colonist vs. British Perspective Three Column Chart; Colonist vs. British Argument
Homework: Building Colonial Unity Notes due Monday, October 15th(purple) and Tuesday October 16th (grey)

Thursday/Friday: Firebrands reading/Sentence Stems/Firebrand Assignment
Homework: Building Colonial Unity Notes due Monday, October 15th(purple) and Tuesday October 16th (grey)

Monday, October 1, 2012

Week of October 1, 2012

NOTICE: Colonies Test Retakes will be given after school on Thursday, October 4th.

Monday/Tuesday: Mercantilism/Middle Passage/French and Indian War Reading/Map/Flow Chart/Cause and Effect
Homework:  The French and Indian War Cornell Notes p. 121-125 due Wed/Thurs; expect an open notes quiz.

Wednesday/Thursday: French and Indian War Open Notes Quiz
                                       "Join or Die" Political Cartoon (OPTICS)/Firebrands
                                        Causes of Revolution
Homework:  Taxation without Representation Cornell Notes p.132-135/Building Colonial Unity Cornell Notes p.136-139 due next week.

Friday/Monday: Colonial Un-rest-o-meter/Colonists vs. British PerspectiveHomework:  Finish Classwork, if any