Week of March 10-13
Friday, March 13th
1) Read Plessy v. Ferguson & Complete Questions
2) BrainPop: Jim Crow (Quiz, Reading Sheet & Argue It)
Homework: Key Terms Quiz Next Wednesday, Study!!
Thursday, March 12th
1) Reading & Videos: Sharecropping
2) Review Work Contracts
3) BrainPop: Reconstruction (Quiz & Worksheet)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Wednesday's Quiz
Wednesday, March 11th
1) Review: Healing & Justice
2) Video: Reconstruction: The Political Struggle (part 3)
3) Read "Reconstruction in the South"
4) Primary Source - Reconstruction Era Work Contracts
Homework: Study Key Terms: Reconstruction *Quiz next Wednesday!
Tuesday, March 10th
1) Review: iCivics: Civil War & Reconstruction
2) Power Point Presentation: Reconstruction Plans
3) Healing & Justice
Homework: Finish Healing & Justice Part 2
Monday, March 9th - NO SCHOOL
Week of February 10-14
Friday, February 14th
1) Guidance Presentations with Ms. Hayes
Homework:
Thursday, February 13th
1) Reconstruction Background Text
2) iCivics Worksheet: Reconstruction
Homework:
Wednesday, February 12th
1) Peer Edit & Submit Spoken Word Poetry Project - Civil War
2) Atlas: The Civil War Ends, Reconstruction Follows (sections 3,4,5,6)
Homework: Key Terms: Reconstruction Due Wed.
Tuesday, February 11th
1) Spoken Word Poetry Project - Civil War
2) Atlas: The Civil War Ends, Reconstruction Follows (sections 3,4,5,6)
Homework: Key Terms: Reconstruction Due Wed.
Monday, February 10th
1) Spoken Word Poetry Project - Civil War
Homework: Key Terms: Reconstruction Due Wed.
Week of February 3-7
Friday, February 6th - NO SCHOOL STORM DAY
Thursday, February 6th
NO CLASS - 2 HR EARLY RELEASE
Wednesday, February 5th
1) Unit Test: Nation Divided & Civil War
2) Key Terms: Reconstruction
Homework: Key Terms Due Friday
Tuesday, February 4th
1) Discuss Political Cartoon & Primary Source from "Monumental Battle"
2) Complete Test Review
Homework: Study for Tomorrow's Test
Monday, February 3rd
1) Read "Monumental Battle"
2) Complete Know the News, Crossword Puzzle, Political Cartoon & Primary Source
Homework: Complete #2
Week of January 27-31
Friday, January 31st
1) Review: Civil War Map, Spying in the South & Slave Families Lost and Found
2) Atlas: The War Ends, Reconstruction Follows (parts 1 & 2 only)
Homework: Check Power Schools & Finish All MISSING WORK
Thursday, January 30th
1) Read "Slave Families Lost & Found"
2) Complete Know the News & Primary Source
Homework: Check Power Schools & Finish All MISSING WORK
Tuesday, January 28th
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us: Civil War
Homework: none
Monday, January 27th
1) Read "Spying on the South" & Complete the Questions
2) Worksheet: Do Us Justice
Homework: Finish Worksheet
Week of January 21-24 (No School Monday Jan. 20 - Holiday)
Friday, January 24th
1) History Play: Turning Point at Gettysburg
2) Atlas: The Civil War Continues
3) Work on BrainPop: Abraham Lincoln & Civil War
Homework:
Thursday, January 23rd
1) Review Map: The Battle of Gettysburg
2) Quiz: Key Terms - Nation Divided & Civil War
3) Who Am I?: A Civil War Mystery Game
4) BrainPop: Abraham Lincoln
Homework: Finish Who Am I?
Wednesday, January 22nd
1) Review: An Act of Justice
2) Read: Gettysburg & Complete Questions: The Gettysburg Address
3) Map - The Battle of Gettysburg
Homework: Study Key Terms: Nation Divided & Civil War for THURSDAY'S Quiz
Tuesday, January 21st
1) History Play: Forever Free
2) Read: An Act of Justice - The Emancipation Proclamation
Homework: Study Key Terms: Nation Divided & Civil War for THURSDAY'S Quiz
Week of January 13-17
Friday, January 17th
1) Battles of the Civil War Chart
2) Finish New Weapons Chart & Primary Sources (if needed)
Homework: Study Key Terms: Civil War for THURSDAY'S Quiz
Thursday, January 16th
1) Video Clips: New Weapons & Technologies of the Civil War
2) Chart: New Weapons & Technologies of the Civil War
Homework: Primary Sources (front/back)
Wednesday, January 15th
1) Read "The Civil War: 10 Things You Should Know (and probably don't)
2) Complete Questions "The Civil War..."
Homework: Finish Primary Sources: FD & HT if needed
Tuesday, January 14th
1) Atlas of U.S. History: The Civil War Begins
2) Primary Sources: Excerpt from The Life of Frederick Douglass & "Dear Harriet"
Homework: Finish Primary Sources if needed
Monday, January 13th
1) Key Terms & People: A Nation Divided & Civil War
Homework: Finish Key Terms if needed
Week of January 6-10
Friday, January 10th
1) Webquest: The Underground Railroad - Escape from Slavery
Thursday, January 9th
1) Review Stations 5 & 6
2) Video: Harriet Tubman (Scope)
3) History Play: Freedom Train
Homework: BrainPop Due on Friday!
Wednesday, January 8th
1) Review Stations 3 & 4
2) Read "Escape from Slavery" & Complete the Check Questions
Homework: BrainPop Due on Friday!
Tuesday, January 7th
1) Review Stations 1&2
2) Finish Station Activity
3) BrainPop: Frederick Douglass & Civil War Causes
Homework: BrainPop Due on Friday!
Monday, January 6th
1) Powerpoint - Differences Between the North & South
2) Review History Check - Causes of The Civil War
3) Begin Station Activity - Beginnings of the Civil War
Week of January 2-3
Friday, January 3rd
1) Review Video Guide: America, The Story of Us - Division
2) Division: Differences Between the North & South
Thursday, January 2nd
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Division
Week of December 16-20
Friday, December 19th
FIELD TRIP - NO CLASSES
Thursday, December 19
1) Atlas Activity: West Across the Rockies
2) Finish Missing Work
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Wednesday, December 18
1) Finish Illustrated Journal: Oregon Fever!
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Tuesday, December 17
1) Read & Discuss "Oregon Fever!"
2) Begin Illustrated Journal: Oregon Fever!
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Monday, December 16
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Westward
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Week of December 9-13
Friday, December 13
1) Finish Worksheets: Know the News, Before & After Photo Analysis, Primary Source "The Hair Taken From Me"
2) Brain Pop Videos & Worksheets: The Gold Rush & Westward Expansion
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Week of December 9-13
Thursday, December 12
1) Read "He Fought for Natives Rights"
2) Complete: Know the News, Before & After Photo Analysis, Primary Source "The Hair Taken From Me"
Homework: Finish any work not completed!
Wednesday, December 11
No Class: I-Ready Testing (Modified Schedule)
Homework: Finish any work not completed!
Tuesday, December 10 - TRACK In DAY!
1) Brain Pop: Trail of Tears
2) History Play: The Trail of Tears
Homework: Finish any work not completed!
Monday, December 9 - TRACK In DAY!
1) Finish Atlas Work from Prior to Track Out (3 sheets)
2) Reading Sheet - Expansion & Reform: The Indian Removal Act
Homework: Finish any work not completed today in class!
Week of November 4-8
Friday, November 8 - TRACK OUT DAY!
1) Atlas Activity: Exploration Opens the West & America Expands to the Pacific
Homework: None
Thursday, November 7
1) Review: The Monroe Doctrine Cartoon Analysis
2) Finish Atlas: Neighbors Gain Their Independence
Homework: Finish Atlas
Wednesday, November 6
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Westward Expansion
2) Atlas Activity: Neighbors Gain Their Independence
Homework: none
Tuesday, November 5
1) The Monroe Doctrine: Background Text, Primary Source, Cartoon Analysis
Homework: Key Terms Quiz TOMORROW!
Monday, November 4
1) Read "The War of 1812, America's Second Revolution"
2) Crossword "The War of 1812"
3) Continue Lewis & Clark Expedition Illustration
Homework: Key Terms Quiz Wednesday!
Week of October 29-November 1
Friday, November 1
1) History Play: The Journey of Lewis & Clark
2) Lewis & Clark Expedition Illustration
Thursday, October 31 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
1) Review Check Questions: The Louisiana Purchase
2) BrainPop: The Louisiana Purchase
3) Finish Atlas Activity: Growing With the Louisiana Territory
Wednesday, October 30
1) Reading & Check Questions: The Louisiana Purchase
2) Atlas Activity: Growing With the Louisiana Territory
Tuesday, October 29
1) Unit Test: A New Nation & Government
2) Key Terms: Westward Expansion
Monday, October 28
1) Test Review
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tomorrow's Unit Test
Week of October 21-25
Friday, October 25
1) Constitutional Convention Fill In
2) History Play: Neither Equal Nor Free
3) Checks & Balances Worksheet
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Unit Test
Thursday, October 24
1) Review: You've Got Rights! (Activities A, B, C & matching)
2) BrainPop: Branches of Government
3) Government Branches Worksheet
4) Checks & Balances
Wednesday, October 23
1) The Bill of Rights Reading & Quiz
2) iCivics: You've Got Rights! (Activities A, B, C & matching)
3) Illustrating the Bill of Rights (choose 5)
Tuesday, October 22
1) Video & Guide: The Bill of Rights
Monday, October 21 - NO SCHOOL, TEACHER WORKDAY
Week of October 14-18
Friday, October 18
1) Read "The Fight Over The Constitution"
2) Chart: Which Team Won?
3)
Thursday, October 17
1) Key Terms Quiz - Government
2) Review iCivics: Wanted, a Just Right Government & Federalists and Anti- Federalists
3) BrainPop: The Constitutional Convention
Wednesday, October 16
1) iCivics Reading & Activities: Federalists & Anti Federalists
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz!
Tuesday, October 15
Guidance Visit
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz!
Monday, October 14
1) iCivics Reading & Activities: Wanted: A Just Right Government
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz!
Week of October 7 -11
Friday, October 11
1) Political Cartoon Analysis - The Articles of Confederation
2) iCivics Activity - Wanted: A Just Right Government - Cause & Effect (The Articles of Confederation)
Homework: Study Key Terms for next week's quiz!
Thursday, October 10
1) Read The Articles of Confederation
2) Complete Reading Check: The Articles of Confederation
3) Finish Colonial Influences Cartoon
Homework: Study Key Terms for next week's quiz!
Wednesday, October 9
1) Key Terms: Government
Homework: Finish Key Terms
Tuesday, October 8
1) Unit 3 Test: The American Revolution
2) Read Article and Complete Worksheet: "6 Things You Should Know
Monday, October 7
1) BrainPop: The American Revolution
2) Test Review
3) Begin "The American Revolution: 6 Things You Should Know, But Probably Don't"
Week of September 30-October 4
Friday, October 4
1) Video & Guide: America, the Story of Us: Revolution
Thursday, October 3
1) Review: Patriot or Loyalist? You Decide!
2) View Revolutionary Battles Interactive Map
3) Atlas of US History: Patriots Fight the Revolutionary War pgs.30- 31
Homework:
Wednesday, October 2
1) Review: Patriots vs. Loyalists and Advantages & Disadvantages....
2) Read "Blood, Smoke, and Freedom!" & Complete Summarizing Activity
Homework: Patriot or Loyalist? You Decide!
Tuesday, October 1
1) Read Historical Background: Patriots vs. Loyalists
2) Complete Fill-In Notes - Patriots vs. Loyalists and Advantages & Disadvantages: Great Britain vs. The Colonies
3) Complete Patriot or Loyalist? You Decide!
Homework: Patriot or Loyalist? You Decide!
Monday, September 30
Teacher Workday - No School
Week of September 23-27
Friday, September 27
1) Review iCivics Activity: "Hey, King. Get Off Our Backs"
2) Video: Too Late to Apologize & Review of Declaration of Independence
3) Historical Play: Paula Revere
4) Video: Polite War
Thursday, September 26
1) Review: Video Guide & Patrick Henry Primary Source
2) Brain Pop: The Declaration of Independence
3) Finish Primary Source - The Declaration of Independence
4) What Rights?
Homework: What Rights?
Wednesday, September 25 (SUB)
1) Read & Discuss "A Brief History of The Declaration of Independence"
2) Begin Primary Source - The Declaration of Independence
Homework: NONE
Tuesday, September 24
1) Quiz: Key Terms - The American Revolution
2) Primary Source: Patrick Henry "Give Me Liberty..."
3) iCivics Reading & Activity: "Hey, King. Get Off Our Backs"
Homework: iCivics Reading & Activity: "Hey, King. Get Off Our Backs"
Monday, September 23
1) Video & Guide: America, the Story of Us: Rebels
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW'S Quiz
Week of September 16-20
Friday, September 20
1) Review A Spirit of Protest & Eyewitness Accounts: The Boston Massacre & The Boston Tea Party
2) BrainPop: Causes of the American Revolution
Homework: Study Key Terms for next Tuesday's Quiz
Thursday, September 19
1) A Spirit of Protest
2) Eyewitness Accounts: The Boston Massacre & The Boston Tea Party
Homework: Finish Key Terms by Friday
Wednesday, September 18
1) Key Terms: The American Revolution
2) A Spirit of Protest
Homework: Finish Key Terms by Friday
Tuesday, September 17
1) Review Atlas Activity & Proclamation of 1763
2) Read & Answer Questions: British Government and the Colonies (We the People)
Homework:
Monday, September 16
1) Review BrainPop & Join or Die Political Cartoon
2) Atlas Activity: The French & Indian War Changes America
3) Reading & Questions: The Proclamation of 1763
Homework: Finish Reading Sheet
Week of September 9-13
Friday, September 13
1) Unit 2 Test
2) Finish BrainPop: French & Indian War
3) Atlas Activity: The French & Indian War Changes America
Homework: Check Power Schools for Grades
Thursday, September 12
1) Test Review
2) BrainPop Video & Activities: French & Indian War
Homework: Unit 2 Test TOMORROW!
Wednesday, September 11
1) Read & Discuss "Empty Sky", "9/11: Tearing a Family Apart" & "Growing Up Muslim in Post 9/11 America"
2) Video: 9/11 Babies Grow Up
Homework: Finish Triangular Trade Worksheet, Unit 2 Test this Friday!
Tuesday, September 10
1) Review: BrainPop: Thirteen Colonies
2) Worksheet: Triangular Trade
3) Primary Source: A Glimpse of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Homework: Finish Triagular Trade Worksheet, Unit 2 Test this Friday!
Monday, September 9 - Track In Day
1) BrainPop Video & Activities: Thirteen Colonies (Quiz, Fill In the Blank, Think About It, Compare & Contrast)
2) Reading & Questions: Democracy in the Colonies
Homework: Finish Democracy in the Colonies! Unit 2 Test this Friday!
Week of August 12-16
Friday, August 16 - Track Out Day!
1) Digital Portfolios - morning session
2) Academic Recovery or Reward - afternoon session
Thursday, August 15
1) Key Terms Quiz: The Colonial Era
2) Finish 13 Colonies Timeline Activity
3) BrainPop: Building the 13 Colonies
Homework: Finish Timeline Activity
Wednesday, August 14
1) Jamestown vs. Plymouth Comparison Chart
2) BrainPop: The Columbian Exchange
3) Begin 13 Colonies Timeline Activity
Homework: Key Terms Quiz TOMORROW!
Tuesday, August 13
1) Brain Pop: Thanksgiving (Plymouth Colony)
2) Finish"America's Most Famous Witch Hunt"
Homework: Key Terms Quiz Thursday
Monday, August 12
1) Read "America's Most Famous Witch Hunt" & Complete Activities
Homework: Key Terms Quiz Thursday
Week of August 5-9
Thursday, August 9
1) 13 Colonies Project (DUE TUESDAY)
2) BrainPop: Thanksgiving (Plymouth Colony)
Homework: Key Terms Quiz NEXT Tuesday!
Thursday, August 8
1) 13 Colonies Project
Homework: Key Terms Quiz NEXT Tuesday!
Wednesday, August 7
1) 13 Colonies Project
Homework:
Tuesday, August 6
1) 13 Colonies Project
Homework: Columbus to the Colonies due Wednesday
Monday, August 5
1) Key Terms: The Colonial Era
2) Begin: Columbus to the Colonies
Homework: 13 Colonies Map Due Tuesday & Columbus to the Colonies due Wednesday
Week of July 29-August 2
Friday, August 2
1) Primary Source: The Starving Time
2) Map Activity; The Thirteen Colonies
Thursday, August 1
1) Review "Viking Discovery"
2) Read "Horror at Jamestown" and Complete Activities
Homework: Comic Strip
Wednesday, July 31
1) The Lost Colony Activity & Video
2) The Lost Colony Comic Strip
Homework: Comic Strip Due Friday
Tuesday, July 30 - Modified Schedule for I-Ready Testing
1) History Check: Age of Exploration
2) BrainPop: Columbian Exchange
Homework:
Monday, July 29
1) Read "Viking Discovery"
2) Video "Viking Discovery"
3) Complete MC Quiz & Evidence Chart
Homework: Finish Worksheet
Week of July 22-26
Friday, July 26
1) Turn in US Regions Map
2) Video & Guide: American Heritage - Native Americans
3) Review: Life and Times of Native Americans in North Carolina
Homework:
Thursday, July 25
1) NC Regions Poster Presentations & Fill in Graphic Organizer
2) Review Life & Times of Native Americans in NC
Homework: US Regions Map DUE TOMORROW!
Wednesday, July 24
1) What Do You Know? - Native Americans
2) Reading & Graphic Organizer: Native Americans in NC
Homework: US Regions Map DUE Friday
Tuesday, July 23
1) Finish NC Region Poster
2) Map Activity: U.S. Regions
Homework: US Regions Map Due Friday
Monday, July 22
1) Lives of Native Americans Reading & Chart
Homework:
Week of July 15-19
Friday, July 19
1) NC Region Graphic Organizer
2) Begin Region Poster
Homework: Finish Map Activity if needed
Thursday, July 18
1) Map Activity: NC Regions & Features
2) NC Region Graphic Organizer
Homework: Finish Map Activity if needed
Wednesday, July 17
1) Discuss Lunchroom Fight #2 (Evidence Chart & Suspension Report)
2) Map Activity: NC Regions & Features
Homework: Finish Map Activity if needed
Tuesday, July 16
1) Media Center: Reading Survey & Book Exploration
Monday, July 15
1) Thinking Like An Historian: Lunchroom Fight II
2) Putting it All Together: "A New Voyage to Carolina"
Week of July 9-12
Friday, July 12
1) Review Evaluating Sources
2) Thinking Like An Historian: Make Your Case!
Thursday, July 11
1) Review Timeline & Map Skills Sheets
2) Thinking Like An Historian: Lunchroom Fight & Evaluating Sources
Wednesday, July 10
1) Google Classroom Sign-up
2) Skills Worksheets - Primary/Secondary Sources, Placing Events on a Timeline, Continents & Oceans Review
3) Letter to Self
Tuesday, July 9
1) Classroom Expectations
2) Interactive Lesson: What is History?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Week of June 24-28
Wednesday, June 26 (04 & 05) & Thursday, June 27 (07 & 08) (BOTH TRACKS) - MODIFIED SCHEDULE
MORNING:
1) America, The Story of Us - Millennium (Episode 11)
AFTERNOON:
Wed. = Team Time Thurs. = Jurassic Park
Monday, June 24 (04 & 05) & Tuesday, June 25 (07 & 08) (BOTH TRACKS) - MODIFIED SCHEDULE
MORNING:
1) Theme Anticipation Worksheet
2) Play: The Fight For What's Right (Civil Rights Play)
3) Worksheet & Theme Analysis
AFTERNOON:
Mon. = Hidden Figures Tues. = Grad. Practice
Week of June 17-21
Friday, June 21 - MODIFIED SCHEDULE Grad. Practice (30 min classes)
1) Opening Letter to Self
EOG'S - MODIFIED SCHEDULE
AFTER EOG w/Testing Group:
1) Play: Sitting In For Freedom (Greensboro 4)
2) Reading & Questions: The Little Rock Nine
3) Video Clips: The Civil Rights Movement, Jackie Robinson, MLK Jr.
AFTERNOON CLASS:
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - SuperPowers (Episode 10)
Week of June 10-14
Friday, June 14 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Reading & Worksheet/Primary Source: This Student Helped Desegregate U.S. Schools
Thursday, June 13 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) The Vietnam War Readings & Questions
2) Political Cartoons - The Vietnam War
Wednesday, June 12 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Reading and Worksheet/Primary Source "Escape to Freedom" (Berlin Wall)
Tuesday, June 11 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) DBQ: The Cold War
2) Cold War Crossword Puzzle
3) Review NCFE Practice Test
Monday, June 10 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review & Refresh: The Korean War
2) The Cuban Missile Crisis: Primary Source & Political Cartoons
3) NCFE Practice Test (also given time during Ramp Up)
Week of June 3-7
Friday, June 7 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review & Refresh: The Marshall Plan
2) The McCarthy Era/Red Scare
3) The Korean War: On the Map, Conflict in Korea, BrainPop Video & Idea Matrix, Point of View
Thursday, June 6 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) United Nations Jigsaw & Questions
2) In the News: The Berlin Blockade/Airlift Worksheet
3) Primary Source: The Marshall Plan
Wednesday, June 5 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review & Refresh: The Beginnings of the Cold War
2) What is the United Nations?
3) International Influence: Map, Readings, Activities
Tuesday, June 4 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) All About the U.S. Scavenger Hunt
Monday, June 3 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Choose Your Own Article & Complete Know the News & Debate Sheet
Week of May 27-31
Friday, May 31 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) World Week - Views From Abroad:
(1) View & Discuss the Political Cartoons #1-10
(2) Answer the Questions for each cartoon #1-10
(3) Choose an Important & Relevant Issue
(4) Create Your Own Political Cartoon for Your Chosen Issue
Thursday, May 30 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Article Selection
2) 2019 World Affairs:
(1) Read "Continent Closeups" & Complete Crossword
(2) Complete "Comparing Countries"
Wednesday, May 29 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review - The Iron Curtain
2) Brain Pop: Communism
3) Primary Source: The Truman Doctrine
Tuesday, May 28 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video Clip: What Was the Iron Curtain?
2) The Iron Curtain Primary Source & Political Cartoons
Monday, May 27 - HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL
Week of May 20-24
Friday, May 24 (TRACK 3 ONLY) *TESTING SCHEDULE FOR TRACK 1 EOG's
1) Unit 11 Test - WW2
2) Cold War Slides Intro. Activity (slides 1-7)
3) Cold War Clues Activity Sheet
Thursday, May 23 (TRACK 3 ONLY) *TESTING SCHEDULE FOR TRACK 1 EOG's
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us, Episode 10 - WW2
2) Test Review (Slides on Google Classroom)
Wednesday, May 22 (TRACK 3 ONLY) *TESTING SCHEDULE FOR TRACK 1 EOG's
1) Review Atomic Bomb
2) Atomic Bomb Debate
3) Read "War Is Not the Answer"
4) Unit Test Study Guide (Slides on Google Classroom)
Tuesday, May 21 (TRACK 3 ONLY) *TESTING SCHEDULE FOR TRACK 1 EOG's
1) World War II Conferences & Chart
2) Atomic Bomb Sheets: Harry Truman & the A-Bomb, FYI, Two Time A-Bomb Survivor
3) WW2 Crossword Puzzle
Monday, May 20 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) D-Day Station Activity
2) D-Day Video Clip
Week of May 13-17
Friday, May 17 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review & Video Clips "Betrayed By America"
2) Read "The Code That Couldn't Be Broken" pgs. 16-19
3) Complete MC Questions #1-10
Thursday, May 16 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Read "Betrayed by America" pgs. 4-9
2) Complete Questions, A Look Back & Behind Barbed Wire
Wednesday, May 15 (TRACK 3 ONLY) - Modified Schedule for i-Ready Testing
1) Read "Attack on Pearl Harbor" (Historical Play) & Complete Question
2) Read "Patriot Patrol" (from Kids Discover Magazine) & Complete Question
3) Map: WWII in the Pacific & Timeline: WWII
Tuesday, May 14 (TRACK 3 ONLY) - Modified Schedule for i-Ready Testing
1) Read "Attack on Pearl Harbor" (Historical Play) & Complete Question
2) Read "Patriot Patrol" (from Kids Discover Magazine) & Complete Question
3) Map: WWII in the Pacific & Timeline: WWII
Monday, May 13 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: Pearl Harbor
Week of May 6-10
Friday, May 10 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Perspectives on Pearl Harbor Reading Sheets & Questions
Thursday, May 9 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review - The Iron Curtain
2) Brain Pop: Communism
3) Primary Source: The Truman Doctrine
Wednesday, May 8 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review Cold War Slides Intro. & Cold War Clues
2) The Iron Curtain Primary Source & Political Cartoons
Tuesday, May 7 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Unit 11 Test - WW2
2) Cold War Slides Intro. Activity (slides 1-7)
3) Cold War Clues Activity Sheet
Monday, May 6 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us, Episode 10 - WW2
Week of April 29-May 3
Friday, May 3 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Atomic Bomb Debate Activity & Discussion
Thursday, May 2 - Modified Schedule for i-Ready Testing (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) World War II Conferences & Chart
2) Atomic Bomb Sheets: Harry Truman & the A-Bomb, FYI, Two Time A-Bomb Survivor
Wednesday, May 1 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
NO SCHOOL - TEACHER WORK DAY
Tuesday, April 30 - Modified Schedule for i-Ready Testing (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) World War II Conferences & Chart
2) Atomic Bomb Sheets: Harry Truman & the A-Bomb, FYI, Two Time A-Bomb Survivor
Monday, April 29 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) D-Day Stations Activity
2) D-Day Video Clip
Week of April 22-26
Friday, April 26 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review & Video Clips "Betrayed By America"
2) Read "The Code That Couldn't Be Broken" pgs. 16-19
3) Complete MC Questions #1-10
Thursday, April 25 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Read "Betrayed by America" pgs. 4-9
2) Complete Questions, A Look Back & Behind Barbed Wire
Wednesday, April 24 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review Perspectives on Pearl Harbor
2) Read "Attack on Pearl Harbor" (Historical Play) & Complete Question
3) Read "Patriot Patrol" (from Kids Discover Magazine) & Complete Question
4) Map: WWII in the Pacific & Timeline: WWII
Tuesday, April 23 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: Pearl Harbor
Monday, April 22 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Perspectives on Pearl Harbor Reading Sheets & Questions
Week of April 15-19
Friday, April 19 - NO SCHOOL/HOLIDAY
Thursday, April 18 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Read "The Girl Who Fought the Nazis"
2) Complete: Know the News & Primary Source #1 & #2
Wednesday, April 17 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Guidance Visit: Human Trafficking Lesson
2) Brain Pop Video & Activity Sheets: Holocaust
Tuesday, April 16 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Brain Pop Video: World War II Causes
2) Read "We Will Not Be Silent" (historical play) & Complete: Think About It Questions
Monday, April 15 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Guidance Visit: Anti-Bias Lesson
Week of April 8-12
Thursday, April 11 & Friday, April 12 (BOTH TRACKS)
FIELD TRIP TO DC
Wednesday, April 10 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review Appeasement in WW2: Reading Sheet, Slides, & Political Cartoon
2) Lend-Lease Act: Reading & Primary Source
3) Lend-Lease Act: Photograph Activity
Tuesday, April 9 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Unit 10 Test
2) Appeasement in WW2: Reading Sheet, Slides, & Political Cartoon
Monday, April 8 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review - America, The Story of Us - Bust
2) FDR & New Deal Slides
3) Cartoon Analysis: FDR & The Great Depression
4) Unit 10 Test Review Sheet
Week of April 1-5
Friday, April 5 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Bust
Thursday, April 4 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review Cartoon Analysis: Hoover & The Great Depression
2) Station Activity: FDR's New Deal Programs
Wednesday, April 3 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Video&Review: "The Day the Sky Turned Black
2) Review BrainPop Activities: Recession & Causes of Great Depression
3) Slide Presentation: Herbert Hoover & The Great Depression
4) Cartoon Analysis: Hoover & The Great Depression
Homework: 1) Finish Map & Cartoon Analysis (if needed)
Tuesday, April 2 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Video: Life During the Great Depression
2) Read "The Day the Sky Turned Black" pgs. 16-19 & Complete the Questions
3) Map Activity: The Dust Bowl
Homework: 1) BrainPop Due Tomorrow 2) Finish Map 3) Finish Charts if Needed
Monday, April 1 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Life During the Great Depression Readings & Charts (Hoovervilles, Life in the City, Life on the Farm, Hobos-Riding the Rails)
Homework: Work on Charts
Week of March 25-29
Friday, March 29th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Causes of the Great Depression Jigsaw Activity
2) Work on Brain Pop Videos & Activities: Recession & Great Depression Causes
Homework: Finish Brain Pop Activities
Thursday, March 28th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Brain Pop Videos & Activities: Recession & Great Depression Causes
Homework: Finish Brain Pop Activities
Wednesday, March 27th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Unit 9 Test: WWI & 1920's
2) Reflections of the Harlem Renaissance Poem & Painting Analysis
Homework: Finish Reflections
Tuesday, March 26th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review: Video Guide: American, The Story of Us - Boom
2) Review the Poetry of Langston Hughes
3) Test Review: WWI & 1920's PowerPoint & Guide
Homework: Study for TOMORROW'S TEST
Monday, March 25th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us – Boom (episode 8)
Week of March 11-15
Friday, March 22nd (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review "Germany's Response to the Treaty of Versailles"
2) 1920's Jigsaw Activity
3) Read "The Harlem Renaissance" pgs. 12-13 Junior Scholastic Magazine
4) Poetry of Langston Hughes
Thursday, March 21st (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review WWI Civil Liberties Chart
2) Read "The War's End: Fourteen Points & The Treaty of Versailles"
3) Table Activity "Germany's Response to the Treaty of Versailles"
4) Video & Guide part 2: America in the 20th Century: World War I On the Home Front
Wednesday, March 20th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review Parts 1&2 of Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine
2) Read "North Carolina's Home Front during World War I pgs. 10-12 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine
3) Video & Guide: America in the 20th Century: World War I On the Home Front
4) WWI Civil Liberties Chart
Homework: WWI Civil Liberties Chart
Tuesday, March 19th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Quiz: Key Terms WWI
2) Part 2 of Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine Lesson:
Homework: Fourteen Points Worksheet
Monday, March 18th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Read "My Grandfather's War" pgs. 2-4 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine
2) Part 1 of Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine Lesson:
Choose 1 article from the list below to read on their own and complete the question chart.
Homework: Quiz Key Terms WWI TOMORROW!
Week of March 11-15
Friday, March 15th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) PowerPoint: Causes of WWI
2) Finish WWI Diagram & Video Guide (if needed)
3) Chronology of World War I
4) Infantryman: An Interactive Experience
Homework: Quiz Key Terms WWI NEXT Tuesday!
Thursday, March 14th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Finish America in WWI Diagram Activity
2) Video & Guide: WWI, A New Kind of War
Homework: Foldable DUE Friday!, Quiz Key Terms WWI NEXT Tuesday!
Wednesday, March 13th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) America in WWI Diagram Activity
Homework: WWI Diary Entry DUE TOMORROW! Foldable DUE Friday!
Tuesday, March 12th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Causes of World War I Foldable
Homework: WWI Key Terms & Map DUE TOMORROW!
Monday, March 11th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Causes of World War I Foldable
2) Finish WWI Map Activity & Key Terms (if needed)
Week of March 4-8
Friday, March 8th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Finish Map Activity: War Breaks Out in Europe
2) Key Terms: World War I (Can be found on Google Classroom)
Thursday, March 7th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Industry & Reform DBQ (Major Grade)
2) Begin Map Activity: War Breaks Out in Europe - Finish Tomorrow
Wednesday, March 6th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Cities
Tuesday, March 5th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) The Progressive Movement Questions & Chart (Google Classroom)
2) Crossword Puzzle "Why Are Teens Working in Tobacco Fields?"
Monday, March 4th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Read "Why Are Teens Working in Tobacco Fields?"
2) Complete: Know the News, Kids at Work, Map Questions
Week of February 25- March 1
Friday, March 1st (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
2) Read "The Campaign to End Child Labor"
3) Play & Questions: Stolen Childhoods
Thursday, February 28th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review "Coming to America" & "Who is Receiving Asylum?"
2) Industrial Revolution Working Conditions Slides & Chart
3) Read & Answer Questions "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire"
Homework: BrainPop DUE Friday
Wednesday, February 27th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review Immigration Debate
2) Political Cartoon: "Coming to America"
3) Map Skills pg. 11
Homework: BrainPop DUE Friday
Tuesday, February 26th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Industry & Reform
2) Political Cartoons: "An Open Door?"
3) Read "They'll Kill Me if I'm Sent Back" & Complete Crossword
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's Quiz
Monday, February 25th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Read "The Great Immigration Debate"
2) Complete Activities: Know the News, Reading Check, Map Skills
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's Quiz
Week of February 18-22nd
Friday, February 22nd (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Brain Pop Videos & Activities
Video 1 – Railroad History - Quiz, Analyze It/Think About It Activity, Construct an Argument Chart
Video 2 – Industrial Revolution - Quiz, Cause & Effect/Think About It Activity, Graphic Organizer Chart & Primary Source Reading & Questions
Video 3 – Assembly Line - Quiz, Crossword Puzzle/Think About It Activity
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Thursday, February 21st (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video & Chart: The Five Men Who Built America
2) Review America the Story of Us - Heartland (if needed)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Wednesday, February 20th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Heartland
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Tuesday, February 19th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) The American Dream:
Part 4 - Discussion
Part 5 - Video Clip
2) Key Terms: Industry & Reform
Homework: Key Terms due Friday - Quiz NEXT Tuesday
Monday, February 18th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) The American Dream:
Part 1 - Questions 1-7
Part 2 - Quote Activity
Part 3 - Collage
Homework: Finish Questions 1-7 if needed
Week: February 11-15th
Friday, February 15th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Finish Map Activity: War Breaks Out in Europe
2) Key Terms: World War I (Can be found on Google Classroom)
Assignments not completed in class should be finished over Track Out.
Thursday, February 14th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Industry & Reform DBQ (Major Grade)
2) Begin Map Activity: War Breaks Out in Europe - Finish Tomorrow
Wednesday, February 13th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Cities
Tuesday, February 12th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) The Progressive Movement Questions & Chart (Google Classroom)
2) Crossword Puzzle "Why Are Teens Working in Tobacco Fields?"
Monday, February 11th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Read "Why Are Teens Working in Tobacco Fields?"
2) Complete: Know the News, Kids at Work, Map Questions
Week: February 4-8th
Friday, February 8th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video Clip & Review Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
2) Read "The Campaign to End Child Labor"
3) Play & Questions: Stolen Childhoods
Thursday, February 7th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review Asylum Article (Crossword, Map Skills, Coming to America)
2) Industrial Revolution Working Conditions Slides & Chart
3) Read & Answer Questions "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire"
Homework: BrainPop worksheets due Friday
Wednesday, February 6th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review Immigration Debate (video clip, Know the News, Reading Check, Map Skills, An Open Door?
2) Coming to America
3) Map Skills, pg. 11: Who is Receiving Asylum?
Homework: BrainPop worksheets due Friday
Tuesday, February 5th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Industry & Reform
2) Political Cartoons - "An Open Door?"
3) Read "They'll Kill Me if I'm Sent Back" & Complete Crossword
Homework: BrainPop worksheets due Friday
Monday, February 4th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Read "The Great Immigration Debate"
2) Complete Activities: Know the News, Reading Check, Map Skills
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's Quiz
Week: January 28th- February 1st
Friday, February 1st (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review: America Story of Us - Heartland
2) The Five Men who Built America
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Thursday, January 31st (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Brain Pop Videos & Activities
Video 1 – Industrial Revolution - Quiz, Cause & Effect/Think About It Activity, Graphic Organizer Chart & Primary Source Reading & Questions
Video 2 – Railroad History - Quiz, Analyze It/Think About It Activity, Construct an Argument Chart
Video 3 – Assembly Line - Quiz, Crossword Puzzle/Think About It Activity
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Wednesday, January 30th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Heartland
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Tuesday, January 29th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) What is the American Dream?
Part 1 - Discussion
Part 2 - Video
2) Overview of the Industrial Revolution (2 min. video)
3) Key Terms: Industry & Reform
Homework: Key Terms DUE Friday, Quiz NEXT Tuesday
Monday, January 28th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) The American Dream:
Part 1 - Questions 1-7
Part 2 - Quote Activity
Part 3 - Collage
Homework: Finish Questions 1-7
Week: January 22nd-25th
Friday, January 25th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Review Unit 6/7 Test: Civil War & Reconstruction
2) Complete Check Questions: "Up From Slavery - Booker T. Washington's Story"
Homework: None
Thursday, January 24th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Unit 6/7 Test: Civil War & Reconstruction
2) Read Article "Up From Slavery - Booker T. Washington's Story" & Complete Summarizing Sheet
Homework: None
Wednesday, January 23rd (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Review Study Guide for Unit 6/7 Test: Civil War/Reconstruction
Homework: Complete Study Guide by Wednesday/STUDY
Tuesday, January 22nd (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Guidance Presentation with Ms. Hayes
Homework: Complete Study Guide by Wednesday/STUDY
Monday, January 21st (BOTH Tracks In)
HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Week: January 14th-18th
Friday, January 18th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Study Guide for Unit 6/7 Test: Civil War/Reconstruction
Homework: Complete Study Guide by Wednesday/STUDY
Thursday, January 17th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Reconstruction
2) Argue It: Plessy v. Ferguson
3) Read: Jim Crow Laws & Complete the Chart
Homework: Jim Crow Chart
Wednesday, January 16th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Reading & Videos: Jim Crow & Plessy v. Ferguson
2) Primary Source - Plessy v. Ferguson Dissent
3) Read: Reconstruction - African American Leaders
Homework: Study for Tomorrow's Quiz!!
Tuesday, January 15th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Reading & Videos: Sharecropping
2) Review: Primary Source - Reconstruction Era Work Contracts
3) Read: The South in Defeat
Homework: Study for Tomorrow's Quiz!!
Monday, January 14th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Video: Reconstruction - The Political Struggle
2) Read "Reconstruction in the South"
3) Primary Source - Reconstruction Era Work Contracts
Homework: Study for Wednesday's Quiz!!
Week: January 7th-11th
Friday, January 11th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Review of iCivics Reconstruction Activities
2) Healing and Justice
Thursday, January 10th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) The South After the Civil War (pgs. 550-51 in textbook)
2) Reconstruction Plans (ppt)
3) Reconstruction Background Text & Questions
4) iCivics Reconstruction Activities
Homework: Key Terms Due Friday!! Quiz next Wednesday!
Wednesday, January 9th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Review Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Civil War
2) Key Terms: Reconstruction
Homework: Key Terms Due Friday!!
Tuesday, January 8th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Civil War
Monday, January 7th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Read "Gettysburg"
2) Play: "Turning Point at Gettysburg"
3) Examine "The Gettysburg Address"
4) Worksheet: Map of Gettysburg
Week: January 2nd-4th
Friday, January 4th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Read "Slave Families Lost & Found"
2) Worksheet: Searching for Answers/Know the News "Slave Families Lost & Found"
3) Finish Questions for "An Act of Justice" (if needed)
Thursday, January 3rd (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Midterm Exam
2) Read Play "Forever Free" & "An Act of Justice"
3) Begin Questions for "An Act of Justice"
Wednesday, January 2nd (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Complete & Review Midterm Study Guide
Homework: Study for Tomorrow's Midterm!!
Week: December 17th-21st
Friday, December 21st (Early Release) (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Media Center: Turn in Civil War Spoken Word Poetry Project
2) Begin Midterm Study Guide
Thursday, December 20th = Field Trip (BOTH Tracks In)
Monday-Wednesday, December 17-19th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Media Center: Research & Write Poem for Civil War Spoken Word Poetry Project
Homework: (1) Complete Section 3 & 4 "Escape!" of Web Activity - ALL 4 Sections DUE WEDNESDAY!!!
(2) **POETRY PROJECT DUE FRIDAY!!!!!
Week: December 10th-16th
Thursday, December 13th, Friday, December 14th & Saturday, December 15th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Media Center: Introduction & Research for Civil War Spoken Word Poetry Project
Homework: Complete Section 3 & 4 "Escape!" of Web Activity
Wednesday, December 12th ***3 HOUR DELAY (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Web Activity: Escape from Slavery
Homework: Complete Section 2 "Escape!" of Web Activity
Monday, December 10th & Tuesday, December 11th (BOTH Tracks In)
NO SCHOOL - SNOW DAYS
Week: December 3rd-7th
Friday, December 7th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Watch & Discuss "The People Could Fly"
2) Scene Illustration: "The People Could Fly"
3) Work on Harriet Tubman's Legacy (if time)
Homework: Bring earbuds to class for Monday, Tuesday
Thursday, December 6th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Read "Escape from Slavery"
2) Complete Check Questions "Escape from Slavery"
3) Begin "Harriet Tubman's Legacy"
Homework: Bring earbuds to class for Friday, Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, December 5th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Station Activity: The Beginnings of the Civil War (GOOGLE CLASSROOM)
Tuesday, December 4th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Causes of the Civil War - Background Text
2) BrainPop Video & Activities: Civil War Causes & Frederick Douglass
Homework: 1) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Monday, December 3rd (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us -Division
Homework: 1) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Week: November 26th-30th
Friday, November 30th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) BrainPop: The Mexican-American War
2) Type Essay (if needed)
Homework: 1) The Monroe Doctrine & Texas & the War with Mexico - DUE Monday
2) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Thursday, November 29th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) The Monroe Doctrine Background Text & Video Clips
2) Type Essay
Homework: 1) The Monroe Doctrine & Texas & the War with Mexico - DUE Monday
2) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Wednesday, November 28th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Type Essay - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework: Westward Expansion Essay due Monday!
Tuesday, November 27th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Finish DBQ - The Impact of Westward Expansion
2) Plan and Begin Essay - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's quiz!
Monday, November 26th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Begin DBQ - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework: Study Key Terms for Wednesday's quiz!
Week: November 19th-20th
Tuesday, November 20th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Video & Guide: America, the Story of Us, Episode 3 - Westward
Homework: Indian Removal Documents DUE NEXT Monday! Study Key Terms for NEXT Wednesday's test!
Monday, November 19th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) BrainPop: Trail of Tears
2) Indian Removal: Expansion & Reform, Two Perspectives & Jackson's Letter
Homework: Indian Removal Documents DUE NEXT Monday! Study Key Terms for NEXT Wednesday's test!
Week: November 12th-16th
Friday, November 16th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) "Oregon Fever!" Illustrated Journal
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz Nov. 28th
Thursday, November 15th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Video: This is The War of 1812
2) BrainPop: Westward Expansion
3) Read "Oregon Fever!"
4) Begin "Oregon Fever!" Illustrated Journal
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz Tuesday
Wednesday, November 14th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) BrainPop: Lewis & Clark Expedition
2) Article & Crossword: "1812, America's "Second Revolution"
3) Work on Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity (DUE FRIDAY)
Homework: Study Key Terms, Lewis & Clark Expedition Due Friday
Tuesday, November 13th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Reading & Check Questions: The Louisiana Purchase
2) Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity
Homework: Finish Key Terms if needed
Monday, November 12th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Week: November 5th-9th
Friday, November 9th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Station Activity: The Beginnings of the Civil War
Homework:
Thursday, November 8th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review Video Guide: America the Story of Us-Division
2) Causes of the Civil War - Background Text
3) BrainPop Video & Activities: Civil War Causes & Frederick Douglass
Homework:
Wednesday, November 7th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us -Division
Homework:
Tuesday, November 6th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out) **2 hour delay
1) BrainPop: The Mexican-American War
2) iCivics Activities: Manifest Destiny
Homework: Essay DUE Wednesday!
Monday, November 5th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) The Monroe Doctrine
2) Type Essay (if needed)
Homework: 1) "Texas & the War with Mexico" 2) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Week: October 29th-November 2nd
Friday, November 2nd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Type Essay - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework: Essay DUE Wednesday!
Thursday, November 1st (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Finish DBQ - The Impact of Westward Expansion
2) Plan and Begin Essay - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework:
Wednesday, October 31st (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review Indian Removal: Expansion & Reform, Two Perspectives & Jackson's Letter
2) Begin DBQ - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework:
Tuesday, October 30th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Westward Expansion
2) Indian Removal: Expansion & Reform, Two Perspectives & Jackson's Letter
Homework: Indian Removal Documents DUE tomorrow!
Monday, October 29th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Westward
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz TOMORROW!
Week: October 22nd-26th
Friday, October 26th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) "Oregon Fever!" Illustrated Journal
2) BrainPop: The Trail of Tears
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz Tuesday
Thursday, October 25th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Read "Oregon Fever!"
2) "Oregon Fever!" Illustrated Journal
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz Tuesday
Wednesday, October 24th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video: This is The War of 1812
2) BrainPop: Westward Expansion
3) Work on Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity (DUE TOMORROW)
Homework: Study Key Terms
Tuesday, October 23rd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review BrainPop: Lewis & Clark
2) Article & Crossword: "1812, America's "Second Revolution"
3) Work on Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity (DUE THURSDAY)
Homework: Study Key Terms
Monday, October 22nd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Reading & Check Questions: The Louisiana Purchase
2) Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity
3) BrainPop: Lewis & Clark Expedition
Homework: Key Terms due TOMORROW
Week: October 15th-19th
Friday, October 19th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Finish Illustrating the Bill of Rights: Choose 5 of the 10 Amendments
2) Key Terms: 19th Century & Westward Expansion
Thursday, October 18th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Video: The US Constitution & Bill of Rights
2) Unit 4 Test: Government
3) Illustrating the Bill of Rights: Choose 5 of the 10 Amendments
Wednesday, October 17th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review BrainPop: The Bill of Rights
2) Bill of Rights Matching Activity
3) iCivics Reading & Activities You've Got Rights (Bill of Rights)
Homework: Unit Test TOMORROW **Review Your Worksheets on The Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Federalists & Anti-Federalists, 3 Branches of Government, Checks & Balances, Bill of Rights
Tuesday, October 16th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review: Checks & Balances, Anatomy of the Constitution, Powers of the Branches
2) Bill of Rights: Reading Sheet
3) BrainPop: The Bill of Rights
Homework: Unit Test Thursday **Review Your Worksheets on The Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Federalists & Anti-Federalists, 3 Branches of Government, Checks & Balances, Bill of Rights
Monday, October 15th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Government
2) iCivics Reading & Activities: Anatomy of the Constitution (Read pgs. 1-4 & complete Activities A, B, C, D, E)
Homework: iCivics Activity: Aliens Have Invaded...Now What?
Week: October 8th-12th
Friday, October 12th (BOTH Tracks in session)
NO SCHOOL - HURRICANE DAY
Thursday, October 11th (BOTH Tracks in session)
NO SCHOOL - HURRICANE DAY
Wednesday, October 10th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) BrainPop: U.S. Constitution & Branches of Government
2) Checks & Balances: Read Article & Complete Worksheet
Homework: 1) Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's quiz! 2) Checks & Balances Worksheet
Tuesday, October 9th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review Unit 3 Test
2) Review Activity: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
3) Break It Down Activity: The Preamble to the Constitution
4) Finish Constitution Crossword Puzzle and Turn In
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz! Finish Crossword Puzzle
Monday, October 8th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Brain Pop Quiz & Graphic Organizer: The Constitutional Convention
2) Reading and Activity: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
3) Constitution Crossword Puzzle
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz!
Week: October 1st-5th
Friday, October 5th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Read and discuss: The Constitutional Convention (Chapter 7, Section 2)
2) Finish Partner Activity: Colonial Comics
Homework: Study Key Terms for next week's quiz!
Thursday, October 4th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) From Big Ideas to the Constitution
2) Key Terms: Government & the New Nation
3) Partner Activity: Colonial Comics
Homework: Key Terms due TOMORROW!
Wednesday, October 3rd (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Big Ideas: Colonial Influences & The Constitution
2) Foldable Activity: Colonial Influences & The Constitution
Tuesday, October 2nd (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review Check Questions: The Articles of Confederation
2) Power Point - Articles of Confederation
3) Cause/Effect Activity - Articles of Confederation
Monday, October 1st (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Read - The Articles of Confederation
2) Complete Reading Check Questions: The Articles of Confederation
Week: September 24th-28th
Friday, September 28th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Video & Guide - America, the Story of Us: Revolution
Thursday, September 27th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) American Revolution Test (Unit 3)
2) Read "6 Things You Should Know About the American Revolution
3) Complete Crossword & Multiple Choice Questions
Wednesday, September 26th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Horrible Histories - Polite War
2) Test Review: Advantages/Disadvantages of ARev., Patriots vs. Loyalists, Continental Congress
3) Review: Declaration of Independence Worksheet, Summary & Hey, King...
Homework: 1) Study Test Review Materials (Google Classroom) for Tomorrow's Unit Test on the American Revolution
Tuesday, September 25th (BOTH Tracks in session)
**MODIFIED SCHEDULE FOR PEP RALLY
1) Quiz: Key Terms - The American Revolution
2) Finish Primary Text Worksheet: The Declaration of Independence (DUE WED)
3) Work on Test Review: "Hey King, Get Off Our Backs!" (DUE WED)
Homework: 1) Make sure #2 & 3 are complete by Wednesday
Monday, September 24th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review Colonization Test
2) Finish Primary Text Worksheet: The Declaration of Independence (DUE WED)
3) Work on Test Review: "Hey King, Get Off Our Backs!" (DUE WED)
Homework: 1) Study for TOMORROW's Key Terms Quiz
Week: September 17th-21st
Saturday, September 22nd (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) American Rev. Reading & Activities: "Hey King, Get Off Our Backs!"
2) Finish Primary Text Worksheet: The Declaration of Independence
Homework: 1) Study for Next Tuesday's Key Terms Quiz
Friday, September 21st (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Declaration Break up Letter & Video: Too Late to Apologize
2) A Brief History of the Declaration & Closer Look
3) Primary Text Worksheet: The Declaration of Independence
Homework: 1) Study for Next Tuesday's Key Terms Quiz
Thursday, September 20th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) POV: Boston Massacre & Boston Tea Party
2) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Rebels (part 2)
Homework: 1) Study for Next Tuesday's Key Terms Quiz
Wednesday, September 19th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) BrainPop Video & Activities: Causes of the American Revolution
2) Discussion: A Spirit of Protest
Homework: 1) Key Terms due TOMORROW 2) Study for Next Tuesday's Key Terms Quiz
Tuesday, September 18th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Colonization Test
2) Finish Key Terms: The American Revolution (due Thursday)
3) A Spirit of Protest
Homework: 1) A Spirit of Protest 2) Key Terms due Thursday
NO SCHOOL 9/17 Due to hurricane
Week: September 10th-14th
NO SCHOOL 9/13 & 9/14 Due to hurricane
Wednesday, September 12th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Colonization Test Review
2) Key Terms: The American Revolution (due next Thursday)
Homework: Test Thursday over Colonization Unit - Study ALL Materials
Tuesday, September 11th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Read & Discuss "Empty Sky"
2) Videos "9/11 Babies turn 10" and CNN Tribute
Homework: Test Thursday over Colonization Unit - Study ALL Materials
Monday, September 10th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Thirteen Colonies - Fill in the Blank & Think About It (BrainPop)
2) BrainPop Video & Quiz: Thirteen Colonies
3) Thirteen Colonies - Comparison Chart (with Partners)
4) Begin Test Review Slides
Homework: Test Thursday over Colonization Unit - Study ALL Materials
Week: September 3rd-7th
Friday, September 7th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Review Primary Source: A Glimpse at the Slave Trade
2) View & Assess Thirteen Colonies Project Student Videos
Thursday, September 6th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Read "British Government & the Colonies"
2) Complete Reading Check Questions for "British Government & the Colonies"
3) Illustration Activity - "British Government & the Colonies"
Homework: Democracy in the Colonies (if needed) & "America's Most Famous Witch Hunt" (if needed)
Wednesday, September 5th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Video Triangular Trade
2) Political Cartoon: Join, or Die
3) BrainPop: The French & Indian War
4) Discuss Causes & Effects of the French & Indian War
Homework: Democracy in the Colonies (if needed) & "America's Most Famous Witch Hunt" (if needed)
Tuesday, September 4th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
Extra Day in Media Center for those who need to film
1) Pre-Reading: An Uncertain New World
2) Read “America’s Most Famous Witch Hunt”
3) Complete MC Quiz, Map Questions, & Primary Source “A Salem “Witch” Goes on Trial
Homework: Democracy in the Colonies (if needed) & "America's Most Famous Witch Hunt"
Monday, September 3rd (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
Week : August 27th-August 31st
Friday, August 31st (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 6, Filming Videos (Media Center)
Homework: Thirteen Colony Project
Thursday, August 30th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 5, Paper Slides/Scripts (Media Center)
Homework: Thirteen Colony Project
Wednesday, August 29th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Quiz - Key Terms: Colonial Era
2) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 4, Paper Slides (Media Center)
Homework: Thirteen Colony Project
Tuesday, August 28th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 3, Research/Paper Slides (Media Center)
Homework: Quiz on Key Terms WEDNESDAY; make a Quizlet and study!
Monday, August 27th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 2, Research (Media Center)
Homework: Quiz on Key Terms WEDNESDAY; make a Quizlet and study!
Week : August 20th-August 24th
Friday, August 24th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 1, Research (Media Center)
Homework: Quiz on Key Terms next week; make a Quizlet and study!
Thursday, August 23rd (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Horrible Histories: Colonization
2) Video and Guide: America, The Story of Us (part 1)
3) Read and Complete Reading Check "Democracy in the Colonies"
Homework: Quiz on Key Terms next week; make a Quizlet and study!
Wednesday, August 22nd (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Read "Horror at Jamestown"
2) Complete Crossword Activity
Homework: Thirteen Colonies Map Due TOMORROW, Quiz on Key Terms next week!
Tuesday, August 21st (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) The Mystery of the Lost Colony Reading & Theories
2) Thirteen Colonies Map Activity
Homework: Key Terms Due Wednesday, Quiz next week!
Monday, August 20th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) BrainPop Video & Quiz: The Columbian Exchange
2) Columbian Exchange: What Mattered Most?
3) Key Terms: The Colonial Era
Homework: Key Terms Due Wednesday, Quiz next week!
Week : August 13th-August 17th
Friday, August 17th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review “America’s Most Famous Witch Hunt”
2) View & Assess Thirteen Colonies Project Student Videos
Thursday, August 16th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Pre-Reading: An Uncertain New World
2) Read “America’s Most Famous Witch Hunt”
3) Complete MC Quiz, Map Questions, & Primary Source “A Salem “Witch” Goes on Trial
Homework: 1) Finish Primary Source – A Salem “Witch” Goes on Trial
Wednesday, August 15th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video Triangular Trade & Review Primary Source
2) Quiz: Key Terms – The Colonial Era
3) What Rights Should People Have?
4) Read “British Government & the Colonies”
5) Partner Activity: Why Are These Rights Important?
Homework: Complete Democracy in the Colonies (if needed)
Tuesday, August 14th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Political Cartoon: Join, or Die
2) BrainPop: The French & Indian War
3) Discuss Causes & Effects of the French & Indian War
4) Primary Source: A Glimpse at the Slave Trade
Homework: 1) Finish Democracy in the Colonies (if needed) & A Glimpse at the Slave Trade
2) Study Key Terms for TOMORROW’s Quiz
Monday, August 13th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 6, Filming (Media Center)
2) Democracy in the Colonies
Homework: 1) Finish Democracy in the Colonies 2) Study Key Terms for Wednesday’s Quiz
Week : August 6th-August 10th
Friday, August 10th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 5, Paper Slides & Scripts (Media Center)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Next Week’s Quiz
Thursday, August 9th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 4, Paper Slides (Media Center)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Next Week’s Quiz
Wednesday, August 8th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 3, Paper Slides (Media Center)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Next Week’s Quiz
Tuesday, August 7th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 2, Research (Media Center)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Next Week’s Quiz
Monday, August 6th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 1, Research (Media Center)
Homework: Key Terms – The Colonial Era due TOMORROW
Week 4: July 30-August 3rd
Friday, August 3rd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Map Activity - The Thirteen Colonies
2) Key Terms – The Colonial Era
Thursday, August 2nd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review Primary Sources: The Starving Time & Document E
2) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us – Rebels part 1
3) SS Make-up Work Folder
Wednesday, August 1st (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
* Turn in Ad Activity
1) Horrible Histories: Colonization, Colonization
2) Review Crossword – Horror at Jamestown
3) Primary Sources: The Starving Time & Document E
Homework: Document E
Tuesday, July 31st (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video & Review “The Lost Colony”
2) Read “Horror at Jamestown” & Complete Crossword
3) Work on Ad Activity – Due Wednesday
Homework: Columbian Exchange/Exploration Ad Due Wednesday
Monday, July 30th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Read "The Lost Colony" & Complete the Reading Check
2) Chart - The Lost Colony: What Really Happened?
HOMEWORK: Ad Activity Due Wednesday!!
Week 3: July 23-27th
Friday, July 27th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) BrainPop Video & Quiz: The Columbian Exchange
2) Columbian Exhange: What Mattered Most?
3) Ad Activity: Are You Ready for Adventure? or Buy Now!
Thursday, July 26th
1) Turn in Postcards
2) Read “Challenging Columbus”
3) MC Quiz “Challenging Columbus”
4) Chart & Map Activity “Challenging Columbus” (partner work)
Wednesday, July 25th (Alternate Schedule for School-wide Testing)
1) Review Video Guide: The Dawn of the Age of Exploration
2) Primary Source & Letter to King Ferdinand
HOMEWORK: 1) NC Postcards due Thursday
Tuesday, July 24th (Alternate Schedule for School-wide Testing)
1) Video & Review “Viking Discovery”
2) Discuss History Check: The Age of Exploration
3) Begin Video & Guide: The Dawn of the Age of Exploration
HOMEWORK: 1) NC Postcards due Thursday
Monday, July 23rd
1) Read “Viking Discovery”
2) Complete Evidence Chart, MC Quiz, & Map Questions
3) Complete History Check: The Age of Exploration
4) Continue Working on NC Postcard Activity (if time)
HOMEWORK: 1) NC Postcards due Thursday
Week 2: July 17-20th
Friday, July 20th
1) What Do You Know? – Native Americans
2) Video & Guide – American Heritage: Native Americans
Thursday, July 19th
1) Quiz: The 50 States
2) Read Who Were the First Americans? & Complete Vocabulary Match & Fill in the Blank
HOMEWORK: Finish Who Were the First Americans? (if needed)
Wednesday, July 18th
1) Review NC Regions Questions
2) Continue Research for NC Postcard Activity
3) Quiz Review
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz
Tuesday, July 17th
1) Continue Research for NC Postcard Activity
2) Finish NC Regions Questions (if needed)
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz
Monday, July 16th
1) Finish NC Regions Questions
2) Begin Research for NC Postcard Activity
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz 2) Letter to Self Due Tuesday
Week 1: July 9-13th
Friday, July 13th
1) Finish Map: The Regions of NC
2) Read Chapter 1 and Begin NC Regions Questions
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz 2) Letter to Self Due Tuesday
Thursday, July 12th
1) Map Activity: The Regions of NC
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz 2) Letter to Self Due Tuesday
Wednesday, July 11th
1) Video Activity: Why Study History?
2) Map, Part 1 - Label the the 50 States
Tuesday, July 10th
1) Finish & Review AH Scavenger Hunt
2) Begin "Letter to Self"
HOMEWORK - "Letter to Self" due Tuesday, July 17th
Monday, July 9th
1) Classroom Expectations
2) American History Scavenger Hunt
Friday, March 13th
1) Read Plessy v. Ferguson & Complete Questions
2) BrainPop: Jim Crow (Quiz, Reading Sheet & Argue It)
Homework: Key Terms Quiz Next Wednesday, Study!!
Thursday, March 12th
1) Reading & Videos: Sharecropping
2) Review Work Contracts
3) BrainPop: Reconstruction (Quiz & Worksheet)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Wednesday's Quiz
Wednesday, March 11th
1) Review: Healing & Justice
2) Video: Reconstruction: The Political Struggle (part 3)
3) Read "Reconstruction in the South"
4) Primary Source - Reconstruction Era Work Contracts
Homework: Study Key Terms: Reconstruction *Quiz next Wednesday!
Tuesday, March 10th
1) Review: iCivics: Civil War & Reconstruction
2) Power Point Presentation: Reconstruction Plans
3) Healing & Justice
Homework: Finish Healing & Justice Part 2
Monday, March 9th - NO SCHOOL
Week of February 10-14
Friday, February 14th
1) Guidance Presentations with Ms. Hayes
Homework:
Thursday, February 13th
1) Reconstruction Background Text
2) iCivics Worksheet: Reconstruction
Homework:
Wednesday, February 12th
1) Peer Edit & Submit Spoken Word Poetry Project - Civil War
2) Atlas: The Civil War Ends, Reconstruction Follows (sections 3,4,5,6)
Homework: Key Terms: Reconstruction Due Wed.
Tuesday, February 11th
1) Spoken Word Poetry Project - Civil War
2) Atlas: The Civil War Ends, Reconstruction Follows (sections 3,4,5,6)
Homework: Key Terms: Reconstruction Due Wed.
Monday, February 10th
1) Spoken Word Poetry Project - Civil War
Homework: Key Terms: Reconstruction Due Wed.
Week of February 3-7
Friday, February 6th - NO SCHOOL STORM DAY
Thursday, February 6th
NO CLASS - 2 HR EARLY RELEASE
Wednesday, February 5th
1) Unit Test: Nation Divided & Civil War
2) Key Terms: Reconstruction
Homework: Key Terms Due Friday
Tuesday, February 4th
1) Discuss Political Cartoon & Primary Source from "Monumental Battle"
2) Complete Test Review
Homework: Study for Tomorrow's Test
Monday, February 3rd
1) Read "Monumental Battle"
2) Complete Know the News, Crossword Puzzle, Political Cartoon & Primary Source
Homework: Complete #2
Week of January 27-31
Friday, January 31st
1) Review: Civil War Map, Spying in the South & Slave Families Lost and Found
2) Atlas: The War Ends, Reconstruction Follows (parts 1 & 2 only)
Homework: Check Power Schools & Finish All MISSING WORK
Thursday, January 30th
1) Read "Slave Families Lost & Found"
2) Complete Know the News & Primary Source
Homework: Check Power Schools & Finish All MISSING WORK
Tuesday, January 28th
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us: Civil War
Homework: none
Monday, January 27th
1) Read "Spying on the South" & Complete the Questions
2) Worksheet: Do Us Justice
Homework: Finish Worksheet
Week of January 21-24 (No School Monday Jan. 20 - Holiday)
Friday, January 24th
1) History Play: Turning Point at Gettysburg
2) Atlas: The Civil War Continues
3) Work on BrainPop: Abraham Lincoln & Civil War
Homework:
Thursday, January 23rd
1) Review Map: The Battle of Gettysburg
2) Quiz: Key Terms - Nation Divided & Civil War
3) Who Am I?: A Civil War Mystery Game
4) BrainPop: Abraham Lincoln
Homework: Finish Who Am I?
Wednesday, January 22nd
1) Review: An Act of Justice
2) Read: Gettysburg & Complete Questions: The Gettysburg Address
3) Map - The Battle of Gettysburg
Homework: Study Key Terms: Nation Divided & Civil War for THURSDAY'S Quiz
Tuesday, January 21st
1) History Play: Forever Free
2) Read: An Act of Justice - The Emancipation Proclamation
Homework: Study Key Terms: Nation Divided & Civil War for THURSDAY'S Quiz
Week of January 13-17
Friday, January 17th
1) Battles of the Civil War Chart
2) Finish New Weapons Chart & Primary Sources (if needed)
Homework: Study Key Terms: Civil War for THURSDAY'S Quiz
Thursday, January 16th
1) Video Clips: New Weapons & Technologies of the Civil War
2) Chart: New Weapons & Technologies of the Civil War
Homework: Primary Sources (front/back)
Wednesday, January 15th
1) Read "The Civil War: 10 Things You Should Know (and probably don't)
2) Complete Questions "The Civil War..."
Homework: Finish Primary Sources: FD & HT if needed
Tuesday, January 14th
1) Atlas of U.S. History: The Civil War Begins
2) Primary Sources: Excerpt from The Life of Frederick Douglass & "Dear Harriet"
Homework: Finish Primary Sources if needed
Monday, January 13th
1) Key Terms & People: A Nation Divided & Civil War
Homework: Finish Key Terms if needed
Week of January 6-10
Friday, January 10th
1) Webquest: The Underground Railroad - Escape from Slavery
Thursday, January 9th
1) Review Stations 5 & 6
2) Video: Harriet Tubman (Scope)
3) History Play: Freedom Train
Homework: BrainPop Due on Friday!
Wednesday, January 8th
1) Review Stations 3 & 4
2) Read "Escape from Slavery" & Complete the Check Questions
Homework: BrainPop Due on Friday!
Tuesday, January 7th
1) Review Stations 1&2
2) Finish Station Activity
3) BrainPop: Frederick Douglass & Civil War Causes
Homework: BrainPop Due on Friday!
Monday, January 6th
1) Powerpoint - Differences Between the North & South
2) Review History Check - Causes of The Civil War
3) Begin Station Activity - Beginnings of the Civil War
Week of January 2-3
Friday, January 3rd
1) Review Video Guide: America, The Story of Us - Division
2) Division: Differences Between the North & South
Thursday, January 2nd
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Division
Week of December 16-20
Friday, December 19th
FIELD TRIP - NO CLASSES
Thursday, December 19
1) Atlas Activity: West Across the Rockies
2) Finish Missing Work
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Wednesday, December 18
1) Finish Illustrated Journal: Oregon Fever!
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Tuesday, December 17
1) Read & Discuss "Oregon Fever!"
2) Begin Illustrated Journal: Oregon Fever!
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Monday, December 16
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Westward
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Week of December 9-13
Friday, December 13
1) Finish Worksheets: Know the News, Before & After Photo Analysis, Primary Source "The Hair Taken From Me"
2) Brain Pop Videos & Worksheets: The Gold Rush & Westward Expansion
Homework: Brain Pop DUE Thursday!
Week of December 9-13
Thursday, December 12
1) Read "He Fought for Natives Rights"
2) Complete: Know the News, Before & After Photo Analysis, Primary Source "The Hair Taken From Me"
Homework: Finish any work not completed!
Wednesday, December 11
No Class: I-Ready Testing (Modified Schedule)
Homework: Finish any work not completed!
Tuesday, December 10 - TRACK In DAY!
1) Brain Pop: Trail of Tears
2) History Play: The Trail of Tears
Homework: Finish any work not completed!
Monday, December 9 - TRACK In DAY!
1) Finish Atlas Work from Prior to Track Out (3 sheets)
2) Reading Sheet - Expansion & Reform: The Indian Removal Act
Homework: Finish any work not completed today in class!
Week of November 4-8
Friday, November 8 - TRACK OUT DAY!
1) Atlas Activity: Exploration Opens the West & America Expands to the Pacific
Homework: None
Thursday, November 7
1) Review: The Monroe Doctrine Cartoon Analysis
2) Finish Atlas: Neighbors Gain Their Independence
Homework: Finish Atlas
Wednesday, November 6
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Westward Expansion
2) Atlas Activity: Neighbors Gain Their Independence
Homework: none
Tuesday, November 5
1) The Monroe Doctrine: Background Text, Primary Source, Cartoon Analysis
Homework: Key Terms Quiz TOMORROW!
Monday, November 4
1) Read "The War of 1812, America's Second Revolution"
2) Crossword "The War of 1812"
3) Continue Lewis & Clark Expedition Illustration
Homework: Key Terms Quiz Wednesday!
Week of October 29-November 1
Friday, November 1
1) History Play: The Journey of Lewis & Clark
2) Lewis & Clark Expedition Illustration
Thursday, October 31 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
1) Review Check Questions: The Louisiana Purchase
2) BrainPop: The Louisiana Purchase
3) Finish Atlas Activity: Growing With the Louisiana Territory
Wednesday, October 30
1) Reading & Check Questions: The Louisiana Purchase
2) Atlas Activity: Growing With the Louisiana Territory
Tuesday, October 29
1) Unit Test: A New Nation & Government
2) Key Terms: Westward Expansion
Monday, October 28
1) Test Review
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tomorrow's Unit Test
Week of October 21-25
Friday, October 25
1) Constitutional Convention Fill In
2) History Play: Neither Equal Nor Free
3) Checks & Balances Worksheet
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Unit Test
Thursday, October 24
1) Review: You've Got Rights! (Activities A, B, C & matching)
2) BrainPop: Branches of Government
3) Government Branches Worksheet
4) Checks & Balances
Wednesday, October 23
1) The Bill of Rights Reading & Quiz
2) iCivics: You've Got Rights! (Activities A, B, C & matching)
3) Illustrating the Bill of Rights (choose 5)
Tuesday, October 22
1) Video & Guide: The Bill of Rights
Monday, October 21 - NO SCHOOL, TEACHER WORKDAY
Week of October 14-18
Friday, October 18
1) Read "The Fight Over The Constitution"
2) Chart: Which Team Won?
3)
Thursday, October 17
1) Key Terms Quiz - Government
2) Review iCivics: Wanted, a Just Right Government & Federalists and Anti- Federalists
3) BrainPop: The Constitutional Convention
Wednesday, October 16
1) iCivics Reading & Activities: Federalists & Anti Federalists
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz!
Tuesday, October 15
Guidance Visit
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz!
Monday, October 14
1) iCivics Reading & Activities: Wanted: A Just Right Government
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz!
Week of October 7 -11
Friday, October 11
1) Political Cartoon Analysis - The Articles of Confederation
2) iCivics Activity - Wanted: A Just Right Government - Cause & Effect (The Articles of Confederation)
Homework: Study Key Terms for next week's quiz!
Thursday, October 10
1) Read The Articles of Confederation
2) Complete Reading Check: The Articles of Confederation
3) Finish Colonial Influences Cartoon
Homework: Study Key Terms for next week's quiz!
Wednesday, October 9
1) Key Terms: Government
Homework: Finish Key Terms
Tuesday, October 8
1) Unit 3 Test: The American Revolution
2) Read Article and Complete Worksheet: "6 Things You Should Know
Monday, October 7
1) BrainPop: The American Revolution
2) Test Review
3) Begin "The American Revolution: 6 Things You Should Know, But Probably Don't"
Week of September 30-October 4
Friday, October 4
1) Video & Guide: America, the Story of Us: Revolution
Thursday, October 3
1) Review: Patriot or Loyalist? You Decide!
2) View Revolutionary Battles Interactive Map
3) Atlas of US History: Patriots Fight the Revolutionary War pgs.30- 31
Homework:
Wednesday, October 2
1) Review: Patriots vs. Loyalists and Advantages & Disadvantages....
2) Read "Blood, Smoke, and Freedom!" & Complete Summarizing Activity
Homework: Patriot or Loyalist? You Decide!
Tuesday, October 1
1) Read Historical Background: Patriots vs. Loyalists
2) Complete Fill-In Notes - Patriots vs. Loyalists and Advantages & Disadvantages: Great Britain vs. The Colonies
3) Complete Patriot or Loyalist? You Decide!
Homework: Patriot or Loyalist? You Decide!
Monday, September 30
Teacher Workday - No School
Week of September 23-27
Friday, September 27
1) Review iCivics Activity: "Hey, King. Get Off Our Backs"
2) Video: Too Late to Apologize & Review of Declaration of Independence
3) Historical Play: Paula Revere
4) Video: Polite War
Thursday, September 26
1) Review: Video Guide & Patrick Henry Primary Source
2) Brain Pop: The Declaration of Independence
3) Finish Primary Source - The Declaration of Independence
4) What Rights?
Homework: What Rights?
Wednesday, September 25 (SUB)
1) Read & Discuss "A Brief History of The Declaration of Independence"
2) Begin Primary Source - The Declaration of Independence
Homework: NONE
Tuesday, September 24
1) Quiz: Key Terms - The American Revolution
2) Primary Source: Patrick Henry "Give Me Liberty..."
3) iCivics Reading & Activity: "Hey, King. Get Off Our Backs"
Homework: iCivics Reading & Activity: "Hey, King. Get Off Our Backs"
Monday, September 23
1) Video & Guide: America, the Story of Us: Rebels
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW'S Quiz
Week of September 16-20
Friday, September 20
1) Review A Spirit of Protest & Eyewitness Accounts: The Boston Massacre & The Boston Tea Party
2) BrainPop: Causes of the American Revolution
Homework: Study Key Terms for next Tuesday's Quiz
Thursday, September 19
1) A Spirit of Protest
2) Eyewitness Accounts: The Boston Massacre & The Boston Tea Party
Homework: Finish Key Terms by Friday
Wednesday, September 18
1) Key Terms: The American Revolution
2) A Spirit of Protest
Homework: Finish Key Terms by Friday
Tuesday, September 17
1) Review Atlas Activity & Proclamation of 1763
2) Read & Answer Questions: British Government and the Colonies (We the People)
Homework:
Monday, September 16
1) Review BrainPop & Join or Die Political Cartoon
2) Atlas Activity: The French & Indian War Changes America
3) Reading & Questions: The Proclamation of 1763
Homework: Finish Reading Sheet
Week of September 9-13
Friday, September 13
1) Unit 2 Test
2) Finish BrainPop: French & Indian War
3) Atlas Activity: The French & Indian War Changes America
Homework: Check Power Schools for Grades
Thursday, September 12
1) Test Review
2) BrainPop Video & Activities: French & Indian War
Homework: Unit 2 Test TOMORROW!
Wednesday, September 11
1) Read & Discuss "Empty Sky", "9/11: Tearing a Family Apart" & "Growing Up Muslim in Post 9/11 America"
2) Video: 9/11 Babies Grow Up
Homework: Finish Triangular Trade Worksheet, Unit 2 Test this Friday!
Tuesday, September 10
1) Review: BrainPop: Thirteen Colonies
2) Worksheet: Triangular Trade
3) Primary Source: A Glimpse of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Homework: Finish Triagular Trade Worksheet, Unit 2 Test this Friday!
Monday, September 9 - Track In Day
1) BrainPop Video & Activities: Thirteen Colonies (Quiz, Fill In the Blank, Think About It, Compare & Contrast)
2) Reading & Questions: Democracy in the Colonies
Homework: Finish Democracy in the Colonies! Unit 2 Test this Friday!
Week of August 12-16
Friday, August 16 - Track Out Day!
1) Digital Portfolios - morning session
2) Academic Recovery or Reward - afternoon session
Thursday, August 15
1) Key Terms Quiz: The Colonial Era
2) Finish 13 Colonies Timeline Activity
3) BrainPop: Building the 13 Colonies
Homework: Finish Timeline Activity
Wednesday, August 14
1) Jamestown vs. Plymouth Comparison Chart
2) BrainPop: The Columbian Exchange
3) Begin 13 Colonies Timeline Activity
Homework: Key Terms Quiz TOMORROW!
Tuesday, August 13
1) Brain Pop: Thanksgiving (Plymouth Colony)
2) Finish"America's Most Famous Witch Hunt"
Homework: Key Terms Quiz Thursday
Monday, August 12
1) Read "America's Most Famous Witch Hunt" & Complete Activities
Homework: Key Terms Quiz Thursday
Week of August 5-9
Thursday, August 9
1) 13 Colonies Project (DUE TUESDAY)
2) BrainPop: Thanksgiving (Plymouth Colony)
Homework: Key Terms Quiz NEXT Tuesday!
Thursday, August 8
1) 13 Colonies Project
Homework: Key Terms Quiz NEXT Tuesday!
Wednesday, August 7
1) 13 Colonies Project
Homework:
Tuesday, August 6
1) 13 Colonies Project
Homework: Columbus to the Colonies due Wednesday
Monday, August 5
1) Key Terms: The Colonial Era
2) Begin: Columbus to the Colonies
Homework: 13 Colonies Map Due Tuesday & Columbus to the Colonies due Wednesday
Week of July 29-August 2
Friday, August 2
1) Primary Source: The Starving Time
2) Map Activity; The Thirteen Colonies
Thursday, August 1
1) Review "Viking Discovery"
2) Read "Horror at Jamestown" and Complete Activities
Homework: Comic Strip
Wednesday, July 31
1) The Lost Colony Activity & Video
2) The Lost Colony Comic Strip
Homework: Comic Strip Due Friday
Tuesday, July 30 - Modified Schedule for I-Ready Testing
1) History Check: Age of Exploration
2) BrainPop: Columbian Exchange
Homework:
Monday, July 29
1) Read "Viking Discovery"
2) Video "Viking Discovery"
3) Complete MC Quiz & Evidence Chart
Homework: Finish Worksheet
Week of July 22-26
Friday, July 26
1) Turn in US Regions Map
2) Video & Guide: American Heritage - Native Americans
3) Review: Life and Times of Native Americans in North Carolina
Homework:
Thursday, July 25
1) NC Regions Poster Presentations & Fill in Graphic Organizer
2) Review Life & Times of Native Americans in NC
Homework: US Regions Map DUE TOMORROW!
Wednesday, July 24
1) What Do You Know? - Native Americans
2) Reading & Graphic Organizer: Native Americans in NC
Homework: US Regions Map DUE Friday
Tuesday, July 23
1) Finish NC Region Poster
2) Map Activity: U.S. Regions
Homework: US Regions Map Due Friday
Monday, July 22
1) Lives of Native Americans Reading & Chart
Homework:
Week of July 15-19
Friday, July 19
1) NC Region Graphic Organizer
2) Begin Region Poster
Homework: Finish Map Activity if needed
Thursday, July 18
1) Map Activity: NC Regions & Features
2) NC Region Graphic Organizer
Homework: Finish Map Activity if needed
Wednesday, July 17
1) Discuss Lunchroom Fight #2 (Evidence Chart & Suspension Report)
2) Map Activity: NC Regions & Features
Homework: Finish Map Activity if needed
Tuesday, July 16
1) Media Center: Reading Survey & Book Exploration
Monday, July 15
1) Thinking Like An Historian: Lunchroom Fight II
2) Putting it All Together: "A New Voyage to Carolina"
Week of July 9-12
Friday, July 12
1) Review Evaluating Sources
2) Thinking Like An Historian: Make Your Case!
Thursday, July 11
1) Review Timeline & Map Skills Sheets
2) Thinking Like An Historian: Lunchroom Fight & Evaluating Sources
Wednesday, July 10
1) Google Classroom Sign-up
2) Skills Worksheets - Primary/Secondary Sources, Placing Events on a Timeline, Continents & Oceans Review
3) Letter to Self
Tuesday, July 9
1) Classroom Expectations
2) Interactive Lesson: What is History?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Week of June 24-28
Wednesday, June 26 (04 & 05) & Thursday, June 27 (07 & 08) (BOTH TRACKS) - MODIFIED SCHEDULE
MORNING:
1) America, The Story of Us - Millennium (Episode 11)
AFTERNOON:
Wed. = Team Time Thurs. = Jurassic Park
Monday, June 24 (04 & 05) & Tuesday, June 25 (07 & 08) (BOTH TRACKS) - MODIFIED SCHEDULE
MORNING:
1) Theme Anticipation Worksheet
2) Play: The Fight For What's Right (Civil Rights Play)
3) Worksheet & Theme Analysis
AFTERNOON:
Mon. = Hidden Figures Tues. = Grad. Practice
Week of June 17-21
Friday, June 21 - MODIFIED SCHEDULE Grad. Practice (30 min classes)
1) Opening Letter to Self
EOG'S - MODIFIED SCHEDULE
AFTER EOG w/Testing Group:
1) Play: Sitting In For Freedom (Greensboro 4)
2) Reading & Questions: The Little Rock Nine
3) Video Clips: The Civil Rights Movement, Jackie Robinson, MLK Jr.
AFTERNOON CLASS:
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - SuperPowers (Episode 10)
Week of June 10-14
Friday, June 14 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Reading & Worksheet/Primary Source: This Student Helped Desegregate U.S. Schools
Thursday, June 13 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) The Vietnam War Readings & Questions
2) Political Cartoons - The Vietnam War
Wednesday, June 12 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Reading and Worksheet/Primary Source "Escape to Freedom" (Berlin Wall)
Tuesday, June 11 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) DBQ: The Cold War
2) Cold War Crossword Puzzle
3) Review NCFE Practice Test
Monday, June 10 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review & Refresh: The Korean War
2) The Cuban Missile Crisis: Primary Source & Political Cartoons
3) NCFE Practice Test (also given time during Ramp Up)
Week of June 3-7
Friday, June 7 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review & Refresh: The Marshall Plan
2) The McCarthy Era/Red Scare
3) The Korean War: On the Map, Conflict in Korea, BrainPop Video & Idea Matrix, Point of View
Thursday, June 6 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) United Nations Jigsaw & Questions
2) In the News: The Berlin Blockade/Airlift Worksheet
3) Primary Source: The Marshall Plan
Wednesday, June 5 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review & Refresh: The Beginnings of the Cold War
2) What is the United Nations?
3) International Influence: Map, Readings, Activities
Tuesday, June 4 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) All About the U.S. Scavenger Hunt
Monday, June 3 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Choose Your Own Article & Complete Know the News & Debate Sheet
Week of May 27-31
Friday, May 31 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) World Week - Views From Abroad:
(1) View & Discuss the Political Cartoons #1-10
(2) Answer the Questions for each cartoon #1-10
(3) Choose an Important & Relevant Issue
(4) Create Your Own Political Cartoon for Your Chosen Issue
Thursday, May 30 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Article Selection
2) 2019 World Affairs:
(1) Read "Continent Closeups" & Complete Crossword
(2) Complete "Comparing Countries"
Wednesday, May 29 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review - The Iron Curtain
2) Brain Pop: Communism
3) Primary Source: The Truman Doctrine
Tuesday, May 28 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video Clip: What Was the Iron Curtain?
2) The Iron Curtain Primary Source & Political Cartoons
Monday, May 27 - HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL
Week of May 20-24
Friday, May 24 (TRACK 3 ONLY) *TESTING SCHEDULE FOR TRACK 1 EOG's
1) Unit 11 Test - WW2
2) Cold War Slides Intro. Activity (slides 1-7)
3) Cold War Clues Activity Sheet
Thursday, May 23 (TRACK 3 ONLY) *TESTING SCHEDULE FOR TRACK 1 EOG's
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us, Episode 10 - WW2
2) Test Review (Slides on Google Classroom)
Wednesday, May 22 (TRACK 3 ONLY) *TESTING SCHEDULE FOR TRACK 1 EOG's
1) Review Atomic Bomb
2) Atomic Bomb Debate
3) Read "War Is Not the Answer"
4) Unit Test Study Guide (Slides on Google Classroom)
Tuesday, May 21 (TRACK 3 ONLY) *TESTING SCHEDULE FOR TRACK 1 EOG's
1) World War II Conferences & Chart
2) Atomic Bomb Sheets: Harry Truman & the A-Bomb, FYI, Two Time A-Bomb Survivor
3) WW2 Crossword Puzzle
Monday, May 20 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) D-Day Station Activity
2) D-Day Video Clip
Week of May 13-17
Friday, May 17 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review & Video Clips "Betrayed By America"
2) Read "The Code That Couldn't Be Broken" pgs. 16-19
3) Complete MC Questions #1-10
Thursday, May 16 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Read "Betrayed by America" pgs. 4-9
2) Complete Questions, A Look Back & Behind Barbed Wire
Wednesday, May 15 (TRACK 3 ONLY) - Modified Schedule for i-Ready Testing
1) Read "Attack on Pearl Harbor" (Historical Play) & Complete Question
2) Read "Patriot Patrol" (from Kids Discover Magazine) & Complete Question
3) Map: WWII in the Pacific & Timeline: WWII
Tuesday, May 14 (TRACK 3 ONLY) - Modified Schedule for i-Ready Testing
1) Read "Attack on Pearl Harbor" (Historical Play) & Complete Question
2) Read "Patriot Patrol" (from Kids Discover Magazine) & Complete Question
3) Map: WWII in the Pacific & Timeline: WWII
Monday, May 13 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: Pearl Harbor
Week of May 6-10
Friday, May 10 (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Perspectives on Pearl Harbor Reading Sheets & Questions
Thursday, May 9 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review - The Iron Curtain
2) Brain Pop: Communism
3) Primary Source: The Truman Doctrine
Wednesday, May 8 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review Cold War Slides Intro. & Cold War Clues
2) The Iron Curtain Primary Source & Political Cartoons
Tuesday, May 7 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Unit 11 Test - WW2
2) Cold War Slides Intro. Activity (slides 1-7)
3) Cold War Clues Activity Sheet
Monday, May 6 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us, Episode 10 - WW2
Week of April 29-May 3
Friday, May 3 - (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Atomic Bomb Debate Activity & Discussion
Thursday, May 2 - Modified Schedule for i-Ready Testing (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) World War II Conferences & Chart
2) Atomic Bomb Sheets: Harry Truman & the A-Bomb, FYI, Two Time A-Bomb Survivor
Wednesday, May 1 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
NO SCHOOL - TEACHER WORK DAY
Tuesday, April 30 - Modified Schedule for i-Ready Testing (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) World War II Conferences & Chart
2) Atomic Bomb Sheets: Harry Truman & the A-Bomb, FYI, Two Time A-Bomb Survivor
Monday, April 29 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) D-Day Stations Activity
2) D-Day Video Clip
Week of April 22-26
Friday, April 26 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review & Video Clips "Betrayed By America"
2) Read "The Code That Couldn't Be Broken" pgs. 16-19
3) Complete MC Questions #1-10
Thursday, April 25 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Read "Betrayed by America" pgs. 4-9
2) Complete Questions, A Look Back & Behind Barbed Wire
Wednesday, April 24 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review Perspectives on Pearl Harbor
2) Read "Attack on Pearl Harbor" (Historical Play) & Complete Question
3) Read "Patriot Patrol" (from Kids Discover Magazine) & Complete Question
4) Map: WWII in the Pacific & Timeline: WWII
Tuesday, April 23 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: Pearl Harbor
Monday, April 22 (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Perspectives on Pearl Harbor Reading Sheets & Questions
Week of April 15-19
Friday, April 19 - NO SCHOOL/HOLIDAY
Thursday, April 18 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Read "The Girl Who Fought the Nazis"
2) Complete: Know the News & Primary Source #1 & #2
Wednesday, April 17 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Guidance Visit: Human Trafficking Lesson
2) Brain Pop Video & Activity Sheets: Holocaust
Tuesday, April 16 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Brain Pop Video: World War II Causes
2) Read "We Will Not Be Silent" (historical play) & Complete: Think About It Questions
Monday, April 15 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Guidance Visit: Anti-Bias Lesson
Week of April 8-12
Thursday, April 11 & Friday, April 12 (BOTH TRACKS)
FIELD TRIP TO DC
Wednesday, April 10 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review Appeasement in WW2: Reading Sheet, Slides, & Political Cartoon
2) Lend-Lease Act: Reading & Primary Source
3) Lend-Lease Act: Photograph Activity
Tuesday, April 9 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Unit 10 Test
2) Appeasement in WW2: Reading Sheet, Slides, & Political Cartoon
Monday, April 8 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review - America, The Story of Us - Bust
2) FDR & New Deal Slides
3) Cartoon Analysis: FDR & The Great Depression
4) Unit 10 Test Review Sheet
Week of April 1-5
Friday, April 5 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Bust
Thursday, April 4 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review Cartoon Analysis: Hoover & The Great Depression
2) Station Activity: FDR's New Deal Programs
Wednesday, April 3 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Video&Review: "The Day the Sky Turned Black
2) Review BrainPop Activities: Recession & Causes of Great Depression
3) Slide Presentation: Herbert Hoover & The Great Depression
4) Cartoon Analysis: Hoover & The Great Depression
Homework: 1) Finish Map & Cartoon Analysis (if needed)
Tuesday, April 2 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Video: Life During the Great Depression
2) Read "The Day the Sky Turned Black" pgs. 16-19 & Complete the Questions
3) Map Activity: The Dust Bowl
Homework: 1) BrainPop Due Tomorrow 2) Finish Map 3) Finish Charts if Needed
Monday, April 1 (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Life During the Great Depression Readings & Charts (Hoovervilles, Life in the City, Life on the Farm, Hobos-Riding the Rails)
Homework: Work on Charts
Week of March 25-29
Friday, March 29th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Causes of the Great Depression Jigsaw Activity
2) Work on Brain Pop Videos & Activities: Recession & Great Depression Causes
Homework: Finish Brain Pop Activities
Thursday, March 28th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Brain Pop Videos & Activities: Recession & Great Depression Causes
Homework: Finish Brain Pop Activities
Wednesday, March 27th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Unit 9 Test: WWI & 1920's
2) Reflections of the Harlem Renaissance Poem & Painting Analysis
Homework: Finish Reflections
Tuesday, March 26th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review: Video Guide: American, The Story of Us - Boom
2) Review the Poetry of Langston Hughes
3) Test Review: WWI & 1920's PowerPoint & Guide
Homework: Study for TOMORROW'S TEST
Monday, March 25th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us – Boom (episode 8)
Week of March 11-15
Friday, March 22nd (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review "Germany's Response to the Treaty of Versailles"
2) 1920's Jigsaw Activity
3) Read "The Harlem Renaissance" pgs. 12-13 Junior Scholastic Magazine
4) Poetry of Langston Hughes
Thursday, March 21st (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review WWI Civil Liberties Chart
2) Read "The War's End: Fourteen Points & The Treaty of Versailles"
3) Table Activity "Germany's Response to the Treaty of Versailles"
4) Video & Guide part 2: America in the 20th Century: World War I On the Home Front
Wednesday, March 20th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Review Parts 1&2 of Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine
2) Read "North Carolina's Home Front during World War I pgs. 10-12 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine
3) Video & Guide: America in the 20th Century: World War I On the Home Front
4) WWI Civil Liberties Chart
Homework: WWI Civil Liberties Chart
Tuesday, March 19th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Quiz: Key Terms WWI
2) Part 2 of Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine Lesson:
- Map Activity pg. 24
- Propaganda Activity pg. 25
Homework: Fourteen Points Worksheet
Monday, March 18th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Read "My Grandfather's War" pgs. 2-4 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine
2) Part 1 of Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine Lesson:
Choose 1 article from the list below to read on their own and complete the question chart.
- “A North Carolinian Flies for France” pgs. 6-9
- “The Women’s Land Army of America” pgs. 14-15
- “Nursing in a War Zone: The Women of Base Hospital 65” pgs. 16-18
- “Fighting…for Their Rights: African Americans in WWI” pgs. 32-33
Homework: Quiz Key Terms WWI TOMORROW!
Week of March 11-15
Friday, March 15th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) PowerPoint: Causes of WWI
2) Finish WWI Diagram & Video Guide (if needed)
3) Chronology of World War I
4) Infantryman: An Interactive Experience
Homework: Quiz Key Terms WWI NEXT Tuesday!
Thursday, March 14th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Finish America in WWI Diagram Activity
2) Video & Guide: WWI, A New Kind of War
Homework: Foldable DUE Friday!, Quiz Key Terms WWI NEXT Tuesday!
Wednesday, March 13th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) America in WWI Diagram Activity
Homework: WWI Diary Entry DUE TOMORROW! Foldable DUE Friday!
Tuesday, March 12th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Causes of World War I Foldable
Homework: WWI Key Terms & Map DUE TOMORROW!
Monday, March 11th (BOTH TRACKS)
1) Causes of World War I Foldable
2) Finish WWI Map Activity & Key Terms (if needed)
Week of March 4-8
Friday, March 8th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Finish Map Activity: War Breaks Out in Europe
2) Key Terms: World War I (Can be found on Google Classroom)
Thursday, March 7th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Industry & Reform DBQ (Major Grade)
2) Begin Map Activity: War Breaks Out in Europe - Finish Tomorrow
Wednesday, March 6th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Cities
Tuesday, March 5th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) The Progressive Movement Questions & Chart (Google Classroom)
2) Crossword Puzzle "Why Are Teens Working in Tobacco Fields?"
Monday, March 4th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Read "Why Are Teens Working in Tobacco Fields?"
2) Complete: Know the News, Kids at Work, Map Questions
Week of February 25- March 1
Friday, March 1st (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
2) Read "The Campaign to End Child Labor"
3) Play & Questions: Stolen Childhoods
Thursday, February 28th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review "Coming to America" & "Who is Receiving Asylum?"
2) Industrial Revolution Working Conditions Slides & Chart
3) Read & Answer Questions "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire"
Homework: BrainPop DUE Friday
Wednesday, February 27th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Review Immigration Debate
2) Political Cartoon: "Coming to America"
3) Map Skills pg. 11
Homework: BrainPop DUE Friday
Tuesday, February 26th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Industry & Reform
2) Political Cartoons: "An Open Door?"
3) Read "They'll Kill Me if I'm Sent Back" & Complete Crossword
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's Quiz
Monday, February 25th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Read "The Great Immigration Debate"
2) Complete Activities: Know the News, Reading Check, Map Skills
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's Quiz
Week of February 18-22nd
Friday, February 22nd (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Brain Pop Videos & Activities
Video 1 – Railroad History - Quiz, Analyze It/Think About It Activity, Construct an Argument Chart
Video 2 – Industrial Revolution - Quiz, Cause & Effect/Think About It Activity, Graphic Organizer Chart & Primary Source Reading & Questions
Video 3 – Assembly Line - Quiz, Crossword Puzzle/Think About It Activity
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Thursday, February 21st (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video & Chart: The Five Men Who Built America
2) Review America the Story of Us - Heartland (if needed)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Wednesday, February 20th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Heartland
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Tuesday, February 19th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) The American Dream:
Part 4 - Discussion
Part 5 - Video Clip
2) Key Terms: Industry & Reform
Homework: Key Terms due Friday - Quiz NEXT Tuesday
Monday, February 18th (TRACK 3 ONLY)
1) The American Dream:
Part 1 - Questions 1-7
Part 2 - Quote Activity
Part 3 - Collage
Homework: Finish Questions 1-7 if needed
Week: February 11-15th
Friday, February 15th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Finish Map Activity: War Breaks Out in Europe
2) Key Terms: World War I (Can be found on Google Classroom)
Assignments not completed in class should be finished over Track Out.
Thursday, February 14th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Industry & Reform DBQ (Major Grade)
2) Begin Map Activity: War Breaks Out in Europe - Finish Tomorrow
Wednesday, February 13th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Cities
Tuesday, February 12th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) The Progressive Movement Questions & Chart (Google Classroom)
2) Crossword Puzzle "Why Are Teens Working in Tobacco Fields?"
Monday, February 11th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Read "Why Are Teens Working in Tobacco Fields?"
2) Complete: Know the News, Kids at Work, Map Questions
Week: February 4-8th
Friday, February 8th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video Clip & Review Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
2) Read "The Campaign to End Child Labor"
3) Play & Questions: Stolen Childhoods
Thursday, February 7th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review Asylum Article (Crossword, Map Skills, Coming to America)
2) Industrial Revolution Working Conditions Slides & Chart
3) Read & Answer Questions "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire"
Homework: BrainPop worksheets due Friday
Wednesday, February 6th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review Immigration Debate (video clip, Know the News, Reading Check, Map Skills, An Open Door?
2) Coming to America
3) Map Skills, pg. 11: Who is Receiving Asylum?
Homework: BrainPop worksheets due Friday
Tuesday, February 5th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Industry & Reform
2) Political Cartoons - "An Open Door?"
3) Read "They'll Kill Me if I'm Sent Back" & Complete Crossword
Homework: BrainPop worksheets due Friday
Monday, February 4th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Read "The Great Immigration Debate"
2) Complete Activities: Know the News, Reading Check, Map Skills
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's Quiz
Week: January 28th- February 1st
Friday, February 1st (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Review: America Story of Us - Heartland
2) The Five Men who Built America
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Thursday, January 31st (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Brain Pop Videos & Activities
Video 1 – Industrial Revolution - Quiz, Cause & Effect/Think About It Activity, Graphic Organizer Chart & Primary Source Reading & Questions
Video 2 – Railroad History - Quiz, Analyze It/Think About It Activity, Construct an Argument Chart
Video 3 – Assembly Line - Quiz, Crossword Puzzle/Think About It Activity
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Wednesday, January 30th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Heartland
Homework: Study Key Terms for Tuesday's Quiz
Tuesday, January 29th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) What is the American Dream?
Part 1 - Discussion
Part 2 - Video
2) Overview of the Industrial Revolution (2 min. video)
3) Key Terms: Industry & Reform
Homework: Key Terms DUE Friday, Quiz NEXT Tuesday
Monday, January 28th (TRACK 2 ONLY)
1) The American Dream:
Part 1 - Questions 1-7
Part 2 - Quote Activity
Part 3 - Collage
Homework: Finish Questions 1-7
Week: January 22nd-25th
Friday, January 25th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Review Unit 6/7 Test: Civil War & Reconstruction
2) Complete Check Questions: "Up From Slavery - Booker T. Washington's Story"
Homework: None
Thursday, January 24th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Unit 6/7 Test: Civil War & Reconstruction
2) Read Article "Up From Slavery - Booker T. Washington's Story" & Complete Summarizing Sheet
Homework: None
Wednesday, January 23rd (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Review Study Guide for Unit 6/7 Test: Civil War/Reconstruction
Homework: Complete Study Guide by Wednesday/STUDY
Tuesday, January 22nd (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Guidance Presentation with Ms. Hayes
Homework: Complete Study Guide by Wednesday/STUDY
Monday, January 21st (BOTH Tracks In)
HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Week: January 14th-18th
Friday, January 18th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Study Guide for Unit 6/7 Test: Civil War/Reconstruction
Homework: Complete Study Guide by Wednesday/STUDY
Thursday, January 17th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Reconstruction
2) Argue It: Plessy v. Ferguson
3) Read: Jim Crow Laws & Complete the Chart
Homework: Jim Crow Chart
Wednesday, January 16th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Reading & Videos: Jim Crow & Plessy v. Ferguson
2) Primary Source - Plessy v. Ferguson Dissent
3) Read: Reconstruction - African American Leaders
Homework: Study for Tomorrow's Quiz!!
Tuesday, January 15th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Reading & Videos: Sharecropping
2) Review: Primary Source - Reconstruction Era Work Contracts
3) Read: The South in Defeat
Homework: Study for Tomorrow's Quiz!!
Monday, January 14th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Video: Reconstruction - The Political Struggle
2) Read "Reconstruction in the South"
3) Primary Source - Reconstruction Era Work Contracts
Homework: Study for Wednesday's Quiz!!
Week: January 7th-11th
Friday, January 11th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Review of iCivics Reconstruction Activities
2) Healing and Justice
Thursday, January 10th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) The South After the Civil War (pgs. 550-51 in textbook)
2) Reconstruction Plans (ppt)
3) Reconstruction Background Text & Questions
4) iCivics Reconstruction Activities
Homework: Key Terms Due Friday!! Quiz next Wednesday!
Wednesday, January 9th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Review Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Civil War
2) Key Terms: Reconstruction
Homework: Key Terms Due Friday!!
Tuesday, January 8th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us - Civil War
Monday, January 7th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Read "Gettysburg"
2) Play: "Turning Point at Gettysburg"
3) Examine "The Gettysburg Address"
4) Worksheet: Map of Gettysburg
Week: January 2nd-4th
Friday, January 4th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Read "Slave Families Lost & Found"
2) Worksheet: Searching for Answers/Know the News "Slave Families Lost & Found"
3) Finish Questions for "An Act of Justice" (if needed)
Thursday, January 3rd (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Midterm Exam
2) Read Play "Forever Free" & "An Act of Justice"
3) Begin Questions for "An Act of Justice"
Wednesday, January 2nd (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Complete & Review Midterm Study Guide
Homework: Study for Tomorrow's Midterm!!
Week: December 17th-21st
Friday, December 21st (Early Release) (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Media Center: Turn in Civil War Spoken Word Poetry Project
2) Begin Midterm Study Guide
Thursday, December 20th = Field Trip (BOTH Tracks In)
Monday-Wednesday, December 17-19th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Media Center: Research & Write Poem for Civil War Spoken Word Poetry Project
Homework: (1) Complete Section 3 & 4 "Escape!" of Web Activity - ALL 4 Sections DUE WEDNESDAY!!!
(2) **POETRY PROJECT DUE FRIDAY!!!!!
Week: December 10th-16th
Thursday, December 13th, Friday, December 14th & Saturday, December 15th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Media Center: Introduction & Research for Civil War Spoken Word Poetry Project
Homework: Complete Section 3 & 4 "Escape!" of Web Activity
Wednesday, December 12th ***3 HOUR DELAY (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Web Activity: Escape from Slavery
Homework: Complete Section 2 "Escape!" of Web Activity
Monday, December 10th & Tuesday, December 11th (BOTH Tracks In)
NO SCHOOL - SNOW DAYS
Week: December 3rd-7th
Friday, December 7th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Watch & Discuss "The People Could Fly"
2) Scene Illustration: "The People Could Fly"
3) Work on Harriet Tubman's Legacy (if time)
Homework: Bring earbuds to class for Monday, Tuesday
Thursday, December 6th (BOTH Tracks In)
1) Read "Escape from Slavery"
2) Complete Check Questions "Escape from Slavery"
3) Begin "Harriet Tubman's Legacy"
Homework: Bring earbuds to class for Friday, Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, December 5th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Station Activity: The Beginnings of the Civil War (GOOGLE CLASSROOM)
Tuesday, December 4th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Causes of the Civil War - Background Text
2) BrainPop Video & Activities: Civil War Causes & Frederick Douglass
Homework: 1) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Monday, December 3rd (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us -Division
Homework: 1) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Week: November 26th-30th
Friday, November 30th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) BrainPop: The Mexican-American War
2) Type Essay (if needed)
Homework: 1) The Monroe Doctrine & Texas & the War with Mexico - DUE Monday
2) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Thursday, November 29th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) The Monroe Doctrine Background Text & Video Clips
2) Type Essay
Homework: 1) The Monroe Doctrine & Texas & the War with Mexico - DUE Monday
2) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Wednesday, November 28th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Type Essay - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework: Westward Expansion Essay due Monday!
Tuesday, November 27th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Finish DBQ - The Impact of Westward Expansion
2) Plan and Begin Essay - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework: Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's quiz!
Monday, November 26th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Begin DBQ - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework: Study Key Terms for Wednesday's quiz!
Week: November 19th-20th
Tuesday, November 20th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Video & Guide: America, the Story of Us, Episode 3 - Westward
Homework: Indian Removal Documents DUE NEXT Monday! Study Key Terms for NEXT Wednesday's test!
Monday, November 19th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) BrainPop: Trail of Tears
2) Indian Removal: Expansion & Reform, Two Perspectives & Jackson's Letter
Homework: Indian Removal Documents DUE NEXT Monday! Study Key Terms for NEXT Wednesday's test!
Week: November 12th-16th
Friday, November 16th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) "Oregon Fever!" Illustrated Journal
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz Nov. 28th
Thursday, November 15th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Video: This is The War of 1812
2) BrainPop: Westward Expansion
3) Read "Oregon Fever!"
4) Begin "Oregon Fever!" Illustrated Journal
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz Tuesday
Wednesday, November 14th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) BrainPop: Lewis & Clark Expedition
2) Article & Crossword: "1812, America's "Second Revolution"
3) Work on Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity (DUE FRIDAY)
Homework: Study Key Terms, Lewis & Clark Expedition Due Friday
Tuesday, November 13th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Reading & Check Questions: The Louisiana Purchase
2) Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity
Homework: Finish Key Terms if needed
Monday, November 12th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Week: November 5th-9th
Friday, November 9th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Station Activity: The Beginnings of the Civil War
Homework:
Thursday, November 8th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review Video Guide: America the Story of Us-Division
2) Causes of the Civil War - Background Text
3) BrainPop Video & Activities: Civil War Causes & Frederick Douglass
Homework:
Wednesday, November 7th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video & Guide: America the Story of Us -Division
Homework:
Tuesday, November 6th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out) **2 hour delay
1) BrainPop: The Mexican-American War
2) iCivics Activities: Manifest Destiny
Homework: Essay DUE Wednesday!
Monday, November 5th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) The Monroe Doctrine
2) Type Essay (if needed)
Homework: 1) "Texas & the War with Mexico" 2) Essay DUE Wednesday!
Week: October 29th-November 2nd
Friday, November 2nd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Type Essay - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework: Essay DUE Wednesday!
Thursday, November 1st (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Finish DBQ - The Impact of Westward Expansion
2) Plan and Begin Essay - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework:
Wednesday, October 31st (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review Indian Removal: Expansion & Reform, Two Perspectives & Jackson's Letter
2) Begin DBQ - The Impact of Westward Expansion
Homework:
Tuesday, October 30th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Westward Expansion
2) Indian Removal: Expansion & Reform, Two Perspectives & Jackson's Letter
Homework: Indian Removal Documents DUE tomorrow!
Monday, October 29th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Westward
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz TOMORROW!
Week: October 22nd-26th
Friday, October 26th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) "Oregon Fever!" Illustrated Journal
2) BrainPop: The Trail of Tears
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz Tuesday
Thursday, October 25th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Read "Oregon Fever!"
2) "Oregon Fever!" Illustrated Journal
Homework: Study Key Terms - Quiz Tuesday
Wednesday, October 24th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video: This is The War of 1812
2) BrainPop: Westward Expansion
3) Work on Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity (DUE TOMORROW)
Homework: Study Key Terms
Tuesday, October 23rd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review BrainPop: Lewis & Clark
2) Article & Crossword: "1812, America's "Second Revolution"
3) Work on Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity (DUE THURSDAY)
Homework: Study Key Terms
Monday, October 22nd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Reading & Check Questions: The Louisiana Purchase
2) Lewis & Clark Expedition Activity
3) BrainPop: Lewis & Clark Expedition
Homework: Key Terms due TOMORROW
Week: October 15th-19th
Friday, October 19th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Finish Illustrating the Bill of Rights: Choose 5 of the 10 Amendments
2) Key Terms: 19th Century & Westward Expansion
Thursday, October 18th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Video: The US Constitution & Bill of Rights
2) Unit 4 Test: Government
3) Illustrating the Bill of Rights: Choose 5 of the 10 Amendments
Wednesday, October 17th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review BrainPop: The Bill of Rights
2) Bill of Rights Matching Activity
3) iCivics Reading & Activities You've Got Rights (Bill of Rights)
Homework: Unit Test TOMORROW **Review Your Worksheets on The Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Federalists & Anti-Federalists, 3 Branches of Government, Checks & Balances, Bill of Rights
Tuesday, October 16th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review: Checks & Balances, Anatomy of the Constitution, Powers of the Branches
2) Bill of Rights: Reading Sheet
3) BrainPop: The Bill of Rights
Homework: Unit Test Thursday **Review Your Worksheets on The Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Federalists & Anti-Federalists, 3 Branches of Government, Checks & Balances, Bill of Rights
Monday, October 15th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Quiz: Key Terms - Government
2) iCivics Reading & Activities: Anatomy of the Constitution (Read pgs. 1-4 & complete Activities A, B, C, D, E)
Homework: iCivics Activity: Aliens Have Invaded...Now What?
Week: October 8th-12th
Friday, October 12th (BOTH Tracks in session)
NO SCHOOL - HURRICANE DAY
Thursday, October 11th (BOTH Tracks in session)
NO SCHOOL - HURRICANE DAY
Wednesday, October 10th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) BrainPop: U.S. Constitution & Branches of Government
2) Checks & Balances: Read Article & Complete Worksheet
Homework: 1) Study Key Terms for TOMORROW's quiz! 2) Checks & Balances Worksheet
Tuesday, October 9th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review Unit 3 Test
2) Review Activity: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
3) Break It Down Activity: The Preamble to the Constitution
4) Finish Constitution Crossword Puzzle and Turn In
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz! Finish Crossword Puzzle
Monday, October 8th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Brain Pop Quiz & Graphic Organizer: The Constitutional Convention
2) Reading and Activity: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
3) Constitution Crossword Puzzle
Homework: Study Key Terms for Thursday's quiz!
Week: October 1st-5th
Friday, October 5th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Read and discuss: The Constitutional Convention (Chapter 7, Section 2)
2) Finish Partner Activity: Colonial Comics
Homework: Study Key Terms for next week's quiz!
Thursday, October 4th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) From Big Ideas to the Constitution
2) Key Terms: Government & the New Nation
3) Partner Activity: Colonial Comics
Homework: Key Terms due TOMORROW!
Wednesday, October 3rd (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Big Ideas: Colonial Influences & The Constitution
2) Foldable Activity: Colonial Influences & The Constitution
Tuesday, October 2nd (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review Check Questions: The Articles of Confederation
2) Power Point - Articles of Confederation
3) Cause/Effect Activity - Articles of Confederation
Monday, October 1st (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Read - The Articles of Confederation
2) Complete Reading Check Questions: The Articles of Confederation
Week: September 24th-28th
Friday, September 28th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Video & Guide - America, the Story of Us: Revolution
Thursday, September 27th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) American Revolution Test (Unit 3)
2) Read "6 Things You Should Know About the American Revolution
3) Complete Crossword & Multiple Choice Questions
Wednesday, September 26th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Horrible Histories - Polite War
2) Test Review: Advantages/Disadvantages of ARev., Patriots vs. Loyalists, Continental Congress
3) Review: Declaration of Independence Worksheet, Summary & Hey, King...
Homework: 1) Study Test Review Materials (Google Classroom) for Tomorrow's Unit Test on the American Revolution
Tuesday, September 25th (BOTH Tracks in session)
**MODIFIED SCHEDULE FOR PEP RALLY
1) Quiz: Key Terms - The American Revolution
2) Finish Primary Text Worksheet: The Declaration of Independence (DUE WED)
3) Work on Test Review: "Hey King, Get Off Our Backs!" (DUE WED)
Homework: 1) Make sure #2 & 3 are complete by Wednesday
Monday, September 24th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Review Colonization Test
2) Finish Primary Text Worksheet: The Declaration of Independence (DUE WED)
3) Work on Test Review: "Hey King, Get Off Our Backs!" (DUE WED)
Homework: 1) Study for TOMORROW's Key Terms Quiz
Week: September 17th-21st
Saturday, September 22nd (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) American Rev. Reading & Activities: "Hey King, Get Off Our Backs!"
2) Finish Primary Text Worksheet: The Declaration of Independence
Homework: 1) Study for Next Tuesday's Key Terms Quiz
Friday, September 21st (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Declaration Break up Letter & Video: Too Late to Apologize
2) A Brief History of the Declaration & Closer Look
3) Primary Text Worksheet: The Declaration of Independence
Homework: 1) Study for Next Tuesday's Key Terms Quiz
Thursday, September 20th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) POV: Boston Massacre & Boston Tea Party
2) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us - Rebels (part 2)
Homework: 1) Study for Next Tuesday's Key Terms Quiz
Wednesday, September 19th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) BrainPop Video & Activities: Causes of the American Revolution
2) Discussion: A Spirit of Protest
Homework: 1) Key Terms due TOMORROW 2) Study for Next Tuesday's Key Terms Quiz
Tuesday, September 18th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Colonization Test
2) Finish Key Terms: The American Revolution (due Thursday)
3) A Spirit of Protest
Homework: 1) A Spirit of Protest 2) Key Terms due Thursday
NO SCHOOL 9/17 Due to hurricane
Week: September 10th-14th
NO SCHOOL 9/13 & 9/14 Due to hurricane
Wednesday, September 12th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Colonization Test Review
2) Key Terms: The American Revolution (due next Thursday)
Homework: Test Thursday over Colonization Unit - Study ALL Materials
Tuesday, September 11th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Read & Discuss "Empty Sky"
2) Videos "9/11 Babies turn 10" and CNN Tribute
Homework: Test Thursday over Colonization Unit - Study ALL Materials
Monday, September 10th (BOTH Tracks in session)
1) Thirteen Colonies - Fill in the Blank & Think About It (BrainPop)
2) BrainPop Video & Quiz: Thirteen Colonies
3) Thirteen Colonies - Comparison Chart (with Partners)
4) Begin Test Review Slides
Homework: Test Thursday over Colonization Unit - Study ALL Materials
Week: September 3rd-7th
Friday, September 7th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Review Primary Source: A Glimpse at the Slave Trade
2) View & Assess Thirteen Colonies Project Student Videos
Thursday, September 6th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Read "British Government & the Colonies"
2) Complete Reading Check Questions for "British Government & the Colonies"
3) Illustration Activity - "British Government & the Colonies"
Homework: Democracy in the Colonies (if needed) & "America's Most Famous Witch Hunt" (if needed)
Wednesday, September 5th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Video Triangular Trade
2) Political Cartoon: Join, or Die
3) BrainPop: The French & Indian War
4) Discuss Causes & Effects of the French & Indian War
Homework: Democracy in the Colonies (if needed) & "America's Most Famous Witch Hunt" (if needed)
Tuesday, September 4th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
Extra Day in Media Center for those who need to film
1) Pre-Reading: An Uncertain New World
2) Read “America’s Most Famous Witch Hunt”
3) Complete MC Quiz, Map Questions, & Primary Source “A Salem “Witch” Goes on Trial
Homework: Democracy in the Colonies (if needed) & "America's Most Famous Witch Hunt"
Monday, September 3rd (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
Week : August 27th-August 31st
Friday, August 31st (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 6, Filming Videos (Media Center)
Homework: Thirteen Colony Project
Thursday, August 30th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 5, Paper Slides/Scripts (Media Center)
Homework: Thirteen Colony Project
Wednesday, August 29th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Quiz - Key Terms: Colonial Era
2) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 4, Paper Slides (Media Center)
Homework: Thirteen Colony Project
Tuesday, August 28th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 3, Research/Paper Slides (Media Center)
Homework: Quiz on Key Terms WEDNESDAY; make a Quizlet and study!
Monday, August 27th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 2, Research (Media Center)
Homework: Quiz on Key Terms WEDNESDAY; make a Quizlet and study!
Week : August 20th-August 24th
Friday, August 24th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 1, Research (Media Center)
Homework: Quiz on Key Terms next week; make a Quizlet and study!
Thursday, August 23rd (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Horrible Histories: Colonization
2) Video and Guide: America, The Story of Us (part 1)
3) Read and Complete Reading Check "Democracy in the Colonies"
Homework: Quiz on Key Terms next week; make a Quizlet and study!
Wednesday, August 22nd (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) Read "Horror at Jamestown"
2) Complete Crossword Activity
Homework: Thirteen Colonies Map Due TOMORROW, Quiz on Key Terms next week!
Tuesday, August 21st (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) The Mystery of the Lost Colony Reading & Theories
2) Thirteen Colonies Map Activity
Homework: Key Terms Due Wednesday, Quiz next week!
Monday, August 20th (Track 3 in session/ Track 2 tracked out)
1) BrainPop Video & Quiz: The Columbian Exchange
2) Columbian Exchange: What Mattered Most?
3) Key Terms: The Colonial Era
Homework: Key Terms Due Wednesday, Quiz next week!
Week : August 13th-August 17th
Friday, August 17th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review “America’s Most Famous Witch Hunt”
2) View & Assess Thirteen Colonies Project Student Videos
Thursday, August 16th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Pre-Reading: An Uncertain New World
2) Read “America’s Most Famous Witch Hunt”
3) Complete MC Quiz, Map Questions, & Primary Source “A Salem “Witch” Goes on Trial
Homework: 1) Finish Primary Source – A Salem “Witch” Goes on Trial
Wednesday, August 15th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video Triangular Trade & Review Primary Source
2) Quiz: Key Terms – The Colonial Era
3) What Rights Should People Have?
4) Read “British Government & the Colonies”
5) Partner Activity: Why Are These Rights Important?
Homework: Complete Democracy in the Colonies (if needed)
Tuesday, August 14th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Political Cartoon: Join, or Die
2) BrainPop: The French & Indian War
3) Discuss Causes & Effects of the French & Indian War
4) Primary Source: A Glimpse at the Slave Trade
Homework: 1) Finish Democracy in the Colonies (if needed) & A Glimpse at the Slave Trade
2) Study Key Terms for TOMORROW’s Quiz
Monday, August 13th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 6, Filming (Media Center)
2) Democracy in the Colonies
Homework: 1) Finish Democracy in the Colonies 2) Study Key Terms for Wednesday’s Quiz
Week : August 6th-August 10th
Friday, August 10th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 5, Paper Slides & Scripts (Media Center)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Next Week’s Quiz
Thursday, August 9th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 4, Paper Slides (Media Center)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Next Week’s Quiz
Wednesday, August 8th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 3, Paper Slides (Media Center)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Next Week’s Quiz
Tuesday, August 7th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 2, Research (Media Center)
Homework: Study Key Terms for Next Week’s Quiz
Monday, August 6th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Thirteen Colonies Project - Day 1, Research (Media Center)
Homework: Key Terms – The Colonial Era due TOMORROW
Week 4: July 30-August 3rd
Friday, August 3rd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Map Activity - The Thirteen Colonies
2) Key Terms – The Colonial Era
Thursday, August 2nd (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Review Primary Sources: The Starving Time & Document E
2) Video & Guide: America, The Story of Us – Rebels part 1
3) SS Make-up Work Folder
Wednesday, August 1st (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
* Turn in Ad Activity
1) Horrible Histories: Colonization, Colonization
2) Review Crossword – Horror at Jamestown
3) Primary Sources: The Starving Time & Document E
Homework: Document E
Tuesday, July 31st (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Video & Review “The Lost Colony”
2) Read “Horror at Jamestown” & Complete Crossword
3) Work on Ad Activity – Due Wednesday
Homework: Columbian Exchange/Exploration Ad Due Wednesday
Monday, July 30th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) Read "The Lost Colony" & Complete the Reading Check
2) Chart - The Lost Colony: What Really Happened?
HOMEWORK: Ad Activity Due Wednesday!!
Week 3: July 23-27th
Friday, July 27th (Track 2 in session/ Track 3 tracked out)
1) BrainPop Video & Quiz: The Columbian Exchange
2) Columbian Exhange: What Mattered Most?
3) Ad Activity: Are You Ready for Adventure? or Buy Now!
Thursday, July 26th
1) Turn in Postcards
2) Read “Challenging Columbus”
3) MC Quiz “Challenging Columbus”
4) Chart & Map Activity “Challenging Columbus” (partner work)
Wednesday, July 25th (Alternate Schedule for School-wide Testing)
1) Review Video Guide: The Dawn of the Age of Exploration
2) Primary Source & Letter to King Ferdinand
HOMEWORK: 1) NC Postcards due Thursday
Tuesday, July 24th (Alternate Schedule for School-wide Testing)
1) Video & Review “Viking Discovery”
2) Discuss History Check: The Age of Exploration
3) Begin Video & Guide: The Dawn of the Age of Exploration
HOMEWORK: 1) NC Postcards due Thursday
Monday, July 23rd
1) Read “Viking Discovery”
2) Complete Evidence Chart, MC Quiz, & Map Questions
3) Complete History Check: The Age of Exploration
4) Continue Working on NC Postcard Activity (if time)
HOMEWORK: 1) NC Postcards due Thursday
Week 2: July 17-20th
Friday, July 20th
1) What Do You Know? – Native Americans
2) Video & Guide – American Heritage: Native Americans
Thursday, July 19th
1) Quiz: The 50 States
2) Read Who Were the First Americans? & Complete Vocabulary Match & Fill in the Blank
HOMEWORK: Finish Who Were the First Americans? (if needed)
Wednesday, July 18th
1) Review NC Regions Questions
2) Continue Research for NC Postcard Activity
3) Quiz Review
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz
Tuesday, July 17th
1) Continue Research for NC Postcard Activity
2) Finish NC Regions Questions (if needed)
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz
Monday, July 16th
1) Finish NC Regions Questions
2) Begin Research for NC Postcard Activity
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz 2) Letter to Self Due Tuesday
Week 1: July 9-13th
Friday, July 13th
1) Finish Map: The Regions of NC
2) Read Chapter 1 and Begin NC Regions Questions
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz 2) Letter to Self Due Tuesday
Thursday, July 12th
1) Map Activity: The Regions of NC
HOMEWORK: 1) Study for 50 States Quiz 2) Letter to Self Due Tuesday
Wednesday, July 11th
1) Video Activity: Why Study History?
2) Map, Part 1 - Label the the 50 States
Tuesday, July 10th
1) Finish & Review AH Scavenger Hunt
2) Begin "Letter to Self"
HOMEWORK - "Letter to Self" due Tuesday, July 17th
Monday, July 9th
1) Classroom Expectations
2) American History Scavenger Hunt