Friday, March 30, 2012

Friday, March 30th

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. **Assigned Immigration Project Due April 11th
3. Read Ch. 12, Section 1


What you need to do:
1. Get the Immigration Project paper from the back binder
2. Come to me with any questions

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Thursday, March 29th

What we did:
1. Starter: What were 4 major cities in the U.S. between 1810-1850
2. 1st Period went to the Assembly then finished the Atlas Activity
3. 4th, 5th, and 6th: Finished the Atlas Activity "Getting Around"


What you need to make-up:
1. Just do the Starter.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Wednesday, March 28th

What we did:
1. Starter: Write 3 interesting things you learned about the Presidents.
2. Corrected and turned in U.S. Expansion Map
3. Did an Atlas Activity about early America's roads.


What you need to make-up:
1. Do the Starter and get the Starter Packet from the Binder in back
2. Correct your map and turn it in with a pink slip
3. No need to make-up anything for the Atlas Activity, you will be excused.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Tuesday, March 27th

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. Watched more of the Presidents Video and took notes.


What you need to make-up:
**Get the notes from a classmate.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Thursday, March 22nd

What did we do today:
1. Starter: What year did most of the miners go to California?
2. Turned in Starters
3. Corrected "Gold Rush Letters" and turned them in
4. **Received Expansion Map and colored and labeled it in class.


What you need to make-up:
1. Do the Starter
2. **Turn in your Starters ASAP!!!!
3. Correct and turn in your Gold Rush Letters
4. Get an Expansion Map from the binder in back and label using page 372 in the book.  Follow all of the instructions.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Wednesday, March 21st

What did we do:
1. No Starter
2. Took 3rd Quarter Test and corrected it in class
3. Read "Gold Rush Letters" and answered questions on separate sheet of paper.

What you need to make-up:
1. Come ASAP to take the test, it is going on this (3rd) quarter's grade.  You have until Thursday after school.
2. Get a Gold Rush packet (gold colored) from the table up front and DO NOT WRITE ON IT and answer the questions (there are 6).

Tuesday, March 20th

What did we do:
1. No Starter
2. Studied for the test on Wednesday

What you need to make-up:
1. Get a classmates study guide and study for the test.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Monday, March 19th

What did we do:
1. Starter: Define empressement and embargo
2. Finished the Avatar Activity where you write your opinion on the Alien and Sedition Act.
**Test will be on Wednesday


What do you need to do now:
1. Do the Starter
2. Turn in your Avatar Wkst with a Pink slip, no need to correct it first.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Friday, March 16th

What did we do:
1. No Starter
2. 2nd Period had an assembly
3. 3rd Period took the Australia Test


What you need to do now:
1. No Starter
2. 2nd Period will take the test Monday
3. If you are in 3rd Period, come during Wapiti Time to take the test.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Thursday, March 15th

What we did:
1. Starter: Write 2 new things you learned from yesterday.
2. 1st, 5th, and 6th: Read about Sacajawea and answered questions on a worksheet
3. 4th Period: Corrected Sacajawea wkst and then did Avatar assignment.


What you need to do now:
1. Do the starter
2. You are excused from this assignment.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wednesday, March 14th

What we did:
1. Starter: What are 3 examples of a Primary Source?   Give an example of a secondary source.
2. Got into groups and did a primary source activity with QR code scanners


What you need to do now:
1. Do the Starter
2. Nothing else, you will be excused from this assignment.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Tuesday, March 13th

What did we do?
1. Starter: Define in your own words 1) Nativist 2) Abolitionist Movement
2. Finished Video on Harriet Tubman and then did an activity with Primary Sources/Documents


What you need to do now:
1. Do the Starter
2. Nothing else.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Friday, March 9th

What did we do?
Did Ch. 14 Presentations


What you need to do now:
Nothing

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Thursday, March 9th

What'd we do today?
1. The Starter: Who is Sarah Grimke?
2. Ch. 11 and 14 presentations


What you need to do now?
Just the Starter, you will be excused from the other assignments.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Wednesday, March 7th

What'd we do today?
1. Starter: Name 2 Trails used by travelers in the 1800's
2. Presentations


What you need to do now:
1. Do the Starter, and be sure you are ready with your part of the Chapter Presentation if you haven't already presented.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Tuesday, March 6th

What did we do today?
1. Starter: Why did Americans begin to settle in the West?
2. Learned about Chapter 11, Expanding West


What do you need to do now?
1. The Starter

Monday, March 5, 2012

Monday, March 5th

What'd we do today?
1. Starter: What was the Underground Railroad?
2. Started Underground Railroad simulation, ask a classmate about it.
3. Some periods had Ch. 10 Presentations.


What do I need to do?
1. Do the Starter
2. No other Homework