1.+Quarter+1+Assignments

Summer: Were you paying attention?

Sept 1st HW: Find 10 things you can do from your class outline that will allow you to be successful in my class. You and a parent/guardian must then sign it! (DUE TUES, SEPT 7th)

Sept 7th: Introduction to Historical Perspective

Sept 7th: Source NOTES and worksheet =Who are Americans?=

Sept 7th - HW: Label and color maps (paper) DUE WEDNESDAY, SEPT 8th; MAP QUIZ on FRIDAY the 17th!

Sept 8th - Take unit Pretest (save to your SS folder and then correct in red)

Sept 10th - Read excerpts of chapter 1 of Zinn on Columbus: Look for description of Columbus, attitude toward natives and characteristics of natives

Sept 10th - HW: Answer Discussion questions 1 (past history experience) and 2 (Yes or no to Columbus Day). DUE TUES SEPT 14th

Tues, Sept 14th - European colonization of the New World PowerPoint, PowerPoint Quiz, and introduction to quarter one project

Sept 15th - PERIOD 4: First, list what you think of when you think of Native Americans. Try to come up with at least 10 things. Next read "Early American Towns and Cities" Picture Essay. While reading take note of how Native Americans really were before Europeans arrived. After reading, come up with a new list of 10 things to describe how Natives really were. Next use the link below to research a tribe of your choice. In a paragraph response to the week three discussion question, describe the REAL culture of Native Americans based on historical facts, not stereotypes. WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT NATIVES TODAY? HW: Research a [|Native American Tribe] of your choice and post what you learned on our Discussion page by Tues. Sept 21/ STUDY FOR MAP QUIZ

Sept 17th - MAP QUIZ; Watch "Who Really Discovered America?" Note who, when, and why

Tuesday, Sept 21st - Finish and Discuss documentary. Per. 4: Discuss week 3 posting/create ancestry accounts. Per. 6: Do assignment from Sept 15th

Sept 22 - Go to the library for a presentation on library resources for your ancestry project and a citation review by Mrs. Denecker. (see librarian's presentation link under projects)

Sept 24 - Colonial Region Overview notes Watch //Colonial House: Episode One//

Tuesday, Sept 28th - Finish //Colonial House//; Take the [|Quiz for fun to see if you could have lived in colonial times!] Discuss life in colonial times HW: Period 6: Pretend you are a colonist living in one of the three colonial regions that we learned about last week. Give me three clues to where you live and tell me what your life is like during this time period, create a half page typed journal entry for me being as creative as you can while still sticking to what I am looking for. DUE WED! This should be emailed to me or put on a thumb drive!

Sept 28/29th - America Today reading and activity worksheet (go to OpenOffice, open up a spreadsheet, put in your numbers, and then find chart on the insert pull down menu)

Sept. 29th - P. 6 collect journal entries, finish America now activities and discuss immigration today; Word Wall vocabulary HW: Study guide (DUE FRIDAY)

Oct 1st - Supreme Court background information by Mr. Rizzo Questions on the study guide

Tuesday, Oct 5th - Maine Supreme Court from 9-11 in the auditorium. Your cheat sheet is here.

Wed, Oct 6th - Unit 1 Who are Americans Exam (MOVED)

Oct 8th - Early Release Day; Who are Americans Exam (rescheduled)

Tuesday, Oct. 12 - Work on Family Tree projects in the library

Oct. 13 - PSATs; projects in the library (NO CLASS for Period 4)

Oct. 15 - Work on Family Tree projects in the library (REMEMBER THESE ARE DUE ON OCT. 27th)

Oct 19th, Oct 20th and Oct. 22nd- Work on Family Tree projects in the library

Tues, Oct 26th- Give back rough drafts and remind you of the rubric for this project What makes an American an American?

Review notes on the American government Using dabbleboard.com, make a chart for how checks and balances work! Share it or show it to me.

Wed, Oct 27th- PROJECTS DUE; do founding documents activity worksheet (should be finished for Friday!)

Oct 29th- presentation on the Bill of Rights by the MCLU