Thursday - 12/21/2017

What We Did Today
We continued working on our political cartoons.

Homework
Mr. L(yskawa)'s class: will finish tomorrow.
Mr. L(aFramboise)'s class: If you didn't finish in class, bring it in after break.

Discussion Starters
Political cartoon.

Wednesday - 12/20/2017

What We Did Today
We began working on our political cartoons about Andrew Jackson as president.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Tell me about your ideas for your political cartoon.

Tuesday - 12/19/2017

What We Did Today
We learned about "Indian Removal".

Homework
Make sure all your work from Ch. 10 is complete, including the note-taking sheet.

Discussion Starters
"Indian removal"; Andrew Jackson: Good/Bad president?

Monday - 12/18/2017

What We Did Today
We read and took notes about Jackson's administration.


Homework
None, though make sure you're caught up with the Section Assessments from p. 324 and p. 331.

Discussion Starters
Andrew Jackson: Good Prez or Bad Prez.

Friday - 12/15/2017

What We Did Today
We started taking notes and answering questions about Andrew Jackson.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Andrew Jackson.

Wednesday - 12/13/2017

A Norup student ponders a question on today's assessment.

What We Did Today
We took an assessment.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How'd the assessment go?

Monday - 12/11/2017

What We Did Today
We turned in all our work from the past two weeks, then reviewed and studied for our assessment on Wednesday.

Homework
Use the Study Guide to prepare for Wednesday's assessment.

Discussion Starters
Study guide; assessment on Wednesday; did you follow this link?

Friday - 12/08/2017

What We Did Today
We got caught up on all of our work from the past two weeks.

Homework
Be sure to have all your work done; it will be checked-in on Monday.  See checklist below

Discussion Starters
America: the Story of Us

Make sure you have all of the following complete:

• Section assessments: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4; 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
• Guided Reading worksheets: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, Ch. 8 review, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, Ch. 9 review

Wednesday - 12/06/2017

What We Did Today
We read about developments in American culture in the early- to mid-1800s.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Art and literature; religion and music; education.

Tuesday - 12/05/2017

What We Did Today
We learned about sectionalism and nationalism in the early 1800s.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Sectionalism; nationalism; Missouri Compromise.

Friday - 12/01/2017

What We Did Today
We finished up any unfinished work from the week, then completed some review work.

Homework
Finish the section review from your book (pp. 291-293) if you didn't finish in class.  (Don't do #12 on p. 292.)

Discussion Starters
Jefferson as president.