Thursday - 12/20/2018

What We Did Today
We finished our Constitutional Convention role-play.

Homework
Have a great break!

Discussion Starters
Constitutional Convention issues; states' perspectives.

Wednesday - 12/19/2018

What We Did Today
We watched a short video on the Constitutional Convention, then set-up a role-playing activity focusing on the Convention (which we will conduct tomorrow).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitutional Convention: which state will you represent?

Monday - 12/17/2018

What We Did Today
We watched a short video on the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention, then revisited the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles (the reasons the Convention was called).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation; Constitutional Convention.

Friday - 12/14/2018

What We Did Today
We worked on organizing/planning an argumentative paragraph on Shays's Rebellion.

Homework
None, unless you need to finish your planning.

Discussion Starters
Were Shays and his followers' actions justified?

Thursday - 12/13/2018

What We Did Today
Students analyzed the two primary sources in groups (as the next step in planning an argumentative essay).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Adams's letter; Gray's speech: Rebels justified?

Wednesday - 12/12/2018

What We Did Today
We analyzed primary sources about Shays's Rebellion to help determine if Shays and his followers' actions were justified.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Abigail Adams; Daniel Gray; Shays and his followers.

Tuesday - 12/11/2018

What We Did Today
We continued our deep dive into Shays's Rebellion, looking at two primary resources (a letter from Abigail Adams and a speech from Daniel Gray.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Were Shays and his followers' actions justified?

Monday - 12/10/2018

What We Did Today
We finished textbook work on the Constitution and its ratification.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitution; ratification.

Friday - 12/07/2018

What We Did Today
Students worked in their textbooks on the creation of the Constitution.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitution; ratifying the Constitution.

Thursday - 12/06/2018

What We Did Today
We talked about challenges the union faced under the Articles of Confederation.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation.

Wednesday - 12/05/2018

What We Did Today
We finished writing two paragraphs about the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Homework
Finish your paragraphs if you didn't finish them in class.

Discussion Starters
How did the states govern themselves after independence? What challenges did the government face under the Articles of Confederation?

Tuesday - 12/04/2018

What We Did Today
We reviewed the Articles of Confederation through a section of our textbook.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation; Land Ordinance of 1785; Northwest Ordinance.

Monday - 12/03/2018

What We Did Today
We continued talking about how the states governed themselves after declaring independence, focusing on the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Ordinance of 1785; Northwest Ordinance.

Friday - 11/30/2018

What We Did Today
We finished discussing the Articles of Confederation.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation.

Thursday - 11/29/2018

What We Did Today
We further explored the Articles of Confederation and the powers bestowed upon the central government.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation; powers of the central government; powers retained by the states.

Wednesday - 11/28/2018

What We Did Today
We read primary and secondary sources related to the Articles of Confederation.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Articles of Confederation; what type of government did the states create?

Tuesday - 11/27/2018

What We Did Today
We began discussing how states governed themselves after independence.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How did states govern themselves after independence?

Monday - 11/26/2018

What We Did Today
We caught up on some old work (GeoBee, presentations) and watched an unsolved-history video on the Boston Massacre.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Boston Massacre.

Tuesday - 11/20/2018

What We Did Today
We finished the Geography Bee.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
GeoBee.

Monday - 11/19/2018

What We Did Today
We participated in the GeoBee.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
GeoBee.

Friday - 11/16/2018

What We Did Today

We continued presenting our Propaganda projects.

Homework

None.

Discussion Starters

Propaganda projects; what was your favorite project?

Tuesday - 11/13/2018

What We Did Today
We started our Propaganda Project (see directions below).  Students worked in class today, and will work in class tomorrow on the project (due Thursday).

Homework
Work on your project if it will require outside-class work.

Discussion Starters
What's your topic for your project? How will you convince others to support your cause?

Directions:

Propaganda Project

The goal of this mini project is to create a piece of propaganda.  Your propaganda can be a drawing/painting, song, poem, commercial, skit, etc.  Remember, the goal of propaganda is to attempt to influence people to act in a certain way.

Propaganda can use information that is true or untrue.  Propaganda often tries to affect people on an emotional level (making them angry, happy or sad).  Your job is to create a piece of propaganda intended to influence people in some way.

Remember, Paul Revere used many untruths (British commander standing behind troops, a woman in the crowd, the colonists being unarmed and, of course, the dog) in his engraving in an attempt to convince the colonists to fight the British.

Use the following steps to help you complete this project.  Good luck and have fun!

1. Think of an issue that is important to you.

2. Research the issue (What facts do you know about the issue? What else do you need to know?).

3. Think about why this issue is important to you.

4. Decide what you want/how you want to inform/influence your audience.

5. Create your piece of propaganda.

6. Write a paragraph explaining your issue, why it is important to you and how your propaganda is supposed to influence people.

Monday - 11/12/2018

What We Did Today
We discussed Veterans Day.

Homework
Thank a veteran!

Discussion Starters
Armistice Day/Veterans Day; Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.

Friday - 11/09/2018

What We Did Today
We wrote an essay answering the question: How did some colonists make a case against British rule? (a.k.a., "How did some colonists attempt to convince others to oppose British control of the colonies?")

Homework
Finish your essay if you did not finish it in school.  You may find the following resources helpful:

• Resource packet that includes copies of the artifacts studied (pp. 12-20), as well as a completed version of the "Evaluating Sources" sheet (pp. 8-11).
• Copy of the slideshow we used in class, which includes a link to the close-up of Paul Revere's engraving, as well as the essay question and template to help you answer the question (last two or three slides.

Discussion Starters

Did you finish your essay? What artifacts did you use? How did some colonists use propaganda to convince others to oppose British rule?

Thursday - 11/08/2018

What We Did Today
We finished reviewing ways some colonists used propaganda to convince others to oppose British rule in preparation for an in-class essay tomorrow.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Propaganda; essay.

Wednesday - 11/07/2018

What We Did Today
We continued exploring how some colonists used propaganda to convince others to resist British rule.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Artifacts; propaganda.

Monday - 11/05/2018

What We Did Today
We finished examining artifacts.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Artifact analysis; election; propaganda.

Thursday - 11/01/2018

What We Did Today
We continued exploring attempts by colonists to convince others to resist British rule by analyzing artifacts using historical reading skills.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Artifacts; Paul Revere; the Bloody Massacre.

Tuesday - 10/30/2018

What We Did Today
We started analyzing artifacts for evidence of how certain colonists attempted to convince others to reject British rule.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Primary/Secondary sources; Boston Massacre; Paul Revere.

Monday - 10/29/2018

What We Did Today
We began discussing how some colonists made a case against British rule.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Break-up letter; primary/secondary sources.

Friday - 10/26/2018

What We Did Today
We finished up our descriptions of events that led to the American Revolution.

Homework
If you didn't finish your work in class, finish it over the weekend.

Discussion Starters
Which was your event? What happened? What impact did it have on the relationship between the colonies and Britain?

Thursday - 10/25/2018

What We Did Today
We worked on researching our selected event.

Homework
LaFramboise: Finish the following if you did not finish in class: Writie your brief description of your event, find (or draw) a picture to represent your event, and answer the following question about your event: How did your event affect the relationship between Britain and the American colonies?

Discussion Starters
Researching your event: what event did you choose? Are you finished?

Wednesday - 10/24/2018

What We Did Today
We finished discussing events that eroded the relationship between Great Britain and the American colonies.

Homework
None; LaFramboise students: bring your devices to class tomorrow (if you have them).

Discussion Starters
Navigation Acts; Proclamation of 1763; new laws to get money from colonists.

Tuesday - 10/23/2018

What We Did Today
We continued looking at historical events that affected the relationship between Great Britain and the American colonies.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Alice and her parents.

Monday - 10/22/2018

What We Did Today
We started exploring the changing relationship between the colonies and Great Britain.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Annie and her parents.

Friday - 10/19/2018

What We Did Today
We continued watching America: The Story of Us.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
America: The Story of Us.

Thursday - 10/18/2018

What We Did Today
We turned in our essays, then watched America: Story of Us.

Homework
Finish your essay if you didn't finish it in class.

Discussion Starters
Where did the writers of the Declaration of Independence get their ideas for government?

Wednesday - 10/17/2018

What We Did Today
LaFramboise: We finished working on our essays.

Homework
LaFramboise: If you didn't finish your essay in class, finish it at home.  You can find any documents (from class) you may need to complete your essay by click on this link of helpful documents.

Discussion Starters
Where did the writers of the Declaration of Independence get their ideas for government?

Tuesday - 10/16/2018

What We Did Today
We began writing our essay in class; students are arguing that the writers of the Declaration of Independence got their ideas from other people/documents (Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, the English Bill of Rights).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How is your essay progressing?

Monday - 10/15/2018

What We Did Today
We had a pre-writing day, planning an essay about where the writers of the Declaration of Independence got their ideas for government.

Homework
None, though you could start working on crafting your essay if you would like (we will do this in class tomorrow, so it isn't necessary).

Discussion Starters
True/False: the writers of the Declaration of Independence came up with ideas about government on their own.  If FALSE, then ask: where did they get their ideas from government? Do you have any examples?

Friday - 10/12/2018

What We Did Today
We finished analyzing the Declaration of Independence and introduced argument writing.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Declaration of Independence; claims, evidence, reasoning.

Thursday - 10/11/2018

What We Did Today
We analyzed an excerpt of the Declaration of Independence, comparing it to the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Declaration of Independence.

Wednesday - 10/10/2018

What We Did Today
We finished exploring three key documents that influenced the creation of our government: the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Magna Carta; Mayflower Compact; English Bill of Rights.

Tuesday - 10/09/2018

What We Did Today
We examined the Mayflower Compact and the English Bill of Rights.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
English Bill of Rights; how is it similar to the Magna Carta?

Monday - 10/08/2018

What We Did Today
We continued examining documents that have influenced the Founding Fathers in the creation of our government.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Mayflower Compact

Friday - 10/05/2018

What We Did Today
We took a deep dive into the Magna Carta (sourcing, contextualizing, etc.), a document that inspired the Founding Fathers when creating our government.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Magna Carta; King John; powerful barons and church leaders.

Thursday - 10/04/2018

What We Did Today
We began exploring how ideas of government evolved throughout history, and how those ideas influenced colonial thought.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
John Locke; The Magna Carta.

Wednesday - 10/03/2018

What We Did Today
We finished our analysis of a text on Locke and Hobbes, then watched a crash course video and CNN10.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Survival simulation; summarizing text; making meaning from text; Locke & Hobbes.

Monday - 10/01/2018

What We Did Today
We engaged in a simulation to kick off our conversation of why countries create governments.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Lost on a stranded island simulation.

Friday - 09/28/2018

What We Did Today
We finished discussing why historians group the early colonies into three regions.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Geographic, economic, socio-cultural, political factors; why did historians group the early colonies into three distinct regions?

Thursday - 09/27/2018

What We Did Today
We continued discussing why historians grouped the British colonies into three regions.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Regions; economic activity in New England, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies.

Wednesday - 09/26/2018

What We Did Today
We watched a few episodes of Crash Course US History.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Crash Course.

Tuesday - 09/25/2018

What We Did Today
We started discussing how historians use temporal (time) and spatial (space) frames/models to break history down into manageable chunks.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Timeline; spatial scales; Power of 10 video.

Monday - 09/24/2018

Students sharing their accounts with a partner

What We Did Today
We shared our accounts with others in class, then wrapped up our conversation about why historical accounts differ; some classes began exploring the clash of regions during colonial times.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Why might historical accounts differ?

Friday - 09/21/2018

What We Did Today
We finished corroborating the evidence from our artifacts, wrote a paragraph on "What elementary school was like" (based upon evidence from our artifacts), then watched CNN10.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
What was elementary school like, based on the evidence you collected?

Thursday - 09/20/2018

An artifact that "got a little squashed" on the way to Norup.

What We Did Today
We continued analyzing our artifacts (sourcing, contextualizing, closely reading, and corroborating) in an attempt to answer the question, "What was elementary school like?"

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How do the artifacts help answer the question, "What was elementary school like?"

Monday - 09/17/2018 - Constitution Day

What We Did Today

We discussed and learned about the Constitution.

Homework

Bring in your artifact tomorrow if you haven't already.

Discussion Starters

Constitution Day; artifact from elementary school.

Issues & Controversies

Here is the primary site that we've been using to research issues and controversies.  Note, we are losing access to this site as of May 25, 2018, so be sure to take advantage of it while it is available to us.

Issues & Controversies - this website requires a login and password; use the following credentials to log in:

username: 504159-user
password: digital

Worksheets for your Issues & Controversies project:
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
Worksheet 3
Persuasive Essay planning sheet 1
Persuasive Essay planning sheet 2 

Other great sites to help you with your project:
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
ProCon.org: Understand the Issues; Understand Each Other
iDebate: International Debate Education Association's site

Monday - 04/09/2018

What We Did Today
We watched a portion of America: The Story of Us.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
America: The Story of Us. M-Step.

Tuesday - 03/27/2018

What We Did Today
We took our assessment on Reconstruction.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How did your assessment go?

Monday - 03/26/2018

What We Did Today
We reviewed and studied for tomorrow's assessment.

Homework
Study with the study guide to get ready for the assessment.

Discussion Starters
Reconstruction.

Friday - 03/23/2018

What We Did Today
We turned in our GLCE packets, reviewed our study guide, then studied for our assessment on Tuesday.

Homework
Start studying for your assessment using your study guide.

Discussion Starters
Reconstruction; study guide.

Thursday - 03/22/2018

What We Did Today
We finished working in our GLCE packets on Reconstruction.

Homework
Complete your GLCE notetaking if you didn't finish; the packet is due tomorrow.

Discussion Starters
Reconstruction; Freedmen's Bureau; Black Codes; African Americans in government; Ku Klux Klan; 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution; withdrawal of troops from the South in 1877.

Wednesday - 03/21/2018

What We Did Today
We continued taking notes in our GLCE packets for Reconstruction.

Homework
None, though GLCE packets are due by Friday, March 23rd.  Reminder: Reconstruction assessment day is next Tuesday, March 27th. Expect a study guide this Friday.

Discussion Starters
March Miracle tournament; Reconstruction.

Monday - 03/19/2018

What We Did Today
We worked in Chapter 17, Section 2 ("The Fight Over Reconstruction").

Homework
All three section assessments, along with the vocabulary sheet, are due at the end of the hour tomorrow, so if you are behind schedule, you should get caught up (have sections 1 and 2 done, as well as about 10 terms and names.

Discussion Starters
Reconstruction.

Friday - 03/16/2018

What We Did Today
We began reading and answering questions about Reconstruction. Some of us also started working on our Terms and Names worksheet for the upcoming set of GLCEs.

Homework
Make sure your vocabulary sheet is done by next Tuesday, March 20th.

Discussion Starters
Reconstruction.

Thursday - 03/15/2018

What We Did Today
We took our Civil War assessment.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How did your assessment go? I heard it was difficult.

Wednesday - 03/14/2018

What We Did Today
We studied for tomorrow's assessment.

Homework
Study for tomorrow's assessment; it would help to use your study guide and added notes.

Discussion Starter
The walk out; tomorrow's assessment; study guide.

Tuesday - 03/13/2018

What We Did Today
We checked in our Ch. 16 review from yesterday, received and went over our study guide, then studied for Thursday's assessment for the remainder of the hour.

Homework
Study for Thursday's assessment using the study guide.

Discussion Starters
Study guide for the Civil War assessment.

Monday - 03/12/2018

What We Did Today
We completed a chapter (16) review (1-14 on pp. 545-6) on the Civil War.

Homework
Finish the review if you did not.

Discussion Starters
Civil War.

Friday - 03/09/2018

What We Did Today
We turned-in our GLCE packets and watched "Gettysburg."

Homework
None, unless you didn't finish your GLCE packets.

Discussion Starters
Gettysburg.

Wednesday - 03/07/2018

What We Did Today
We continued note-taking in our GLCE packets. We also started watching "Gettysburg" from the History Channel.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
The Civil War; Gettysburg; conferences tonight.

Tuesday - 03/06/2018

What We Did Today
We worked in our GLCE note-takers for the Civil War.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Civil War; reasons for secession; reasons the North won the Civil War; the role of African-Americans in the Civil War.

Monday - 03/05/2018

What We Did Today
We checked in all of our work (section assessments and vocabulary) from last week (if we didn't turn it in already).  Then we were introduced to our Civil War GLCEs. We went through the book to identify places to take notes; we also looked at the class website to use as a resource for our GLCE work.

Homework
None, unless you didn't finish your section assessments or vocabulary.

Discussion Starters
GLCE packet; class site.

Friday - 03/02/2018

What We Did Today
We studied Chapter 16, Section 5 ("The Tide of War Turns") and finished up our vocabulary.

Homework
None, unless you haven't finished your vocabulary sheet.

Discussion Starters
Battle of Gettysburg.

Thursday - 03/01/2018

What We Did Today
We worked on Section 4 ( "Daily Life During the War") and watched some of The Civil War documentary.

Homework
The goal all week has been to have all section assessments completed by the end of the day tomorrow, Friday, March 2.  So if you've been pacing yourself, you should be done with sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 (and to be on track to finish your vocab worksheet, you should have the first 16 done on your worksheet by today.  Regardless of where you are at or have been at, you should be done with the first four assessments before class tomorrow so that you'll only have the last section left to work on during class.  The vocab worksheet is due on Monday.

Discussion Starters
Daily life during the war; "The Civil War" documentary; vocab.

Wednesday - 02/28/2018

What We Did Today
We worked in our textbook on Chapter 16, Section 3 ("The War in the West").  Some of us also worked on our vocabulary.

Homework
None, though the goal is to have all section assessments completed by the end of the day on Friday, March 2.  So if you are pacing yourself, you should be done with sections 1, 2, and 3 (and if you want to finish all the vocabulary words on the vocab worksheet, you should aim to have the first twelve done on your worksheet by today.  So, if you don't want an overwhelming amount of homework later in the week, have your section 1, 2, and 3 assessments done, as well as the first twelve vocab words completed.

Discussion Starters
The War in the West; vocab.

Tuesday - 02/27/2018

What We Did Today
We worked in our textbook on Chapter 16, Section 2 ("The War in the East").  Some of us also worked on our vocabulary.

Homework
None, though the goal is to have all section assessments completed by the end of the day on Friday, March 2.  So if you are pacing yourself, you should be done with sections 1 & 2 (and if you want to finish all the vocabulary words on the vocab worksheet, you should aim to have the first eight done on your worksheet by today.  So, if you don't want an overwhelming amount of homework later in the week, have your section 1&2 assessments done, as well as the first eight vocab words completed.

Discussion Starters
The War in the East; vocab.

Monday - 02/26/2018

What We Did Today
We started studying the Civil War in our textbooks (chapter 16, section 1). We also got our vocabulary worksheet for the upcoming set of GLCEs on the Civil War.

Homework
None, though the goal is to have all section assessments completed by the end of the day on Friday, March 2.  So if you are pacing yourself, you should be done with section 1 (and if you want to finish all the vocabulary words on the vocab worksheet, you should aim to have the first four done on your worksheet by today.  So, if you don't want an overwhelming amount of homework later in the week, have your section 1 assessment done, as well as the first four vocab words completed.

Discussion Starters
Civil War; vocabulary worksheet.

Friday - 02/23/2018

What We Did Today
We continued watching "The Civil War." Some classes watched CNN10.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
The Civil War.

Thursday - 02/22/2018

What We Did Today
We continued watching "The Civil War."

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
The Civil War.

Wednesday - 02/21/2018

What We Did Today
We got caught up with class events (tests, grades, etc.), kicked-off our Civil War unit by watching some of "The Civil War" documentary, then finished up class with CNN10.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
The Civil War.

Special Post - Study Guide for GLCEs

Click here for the link to the most recent study guide (if you need to reassess or were absent).

Monday - 02/12/2018

What We Did Today
We finished up our GLCE notetaking packets.

Homework
Finish up your vocabulary sheet and your GLCE packet if they are not done.

Discussion Starters
How could you explain the Civil War?

Thursday - 02/08/2018

What We Did Today
We worked on our note-taking packets.

Homework
None, but you can continue your work if you like.  Remember, our class website on this topic can prove very useful.

Discussion Starters
Resistance and rebellion; causes of the Civil War.

Wednesday - 02/07/2018

What We Did Today
We checked-in our section assessments and began working on our note-taking for our GLCEs.

Homework
None, though if you did not finish all of your section assessments, please do so.

Discussion Starters
The Coming of the Civil War.

Tuesday - 02/06/2018

What We Did Today
We learned about the raid on Harper's Ferry, the election of 1860, and the South seceding.

Homework
Make sure you are finished with all your section assessments (15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4).  They are due tomorrow at the start of class.

Discussion Starters
Harper's Ferry; election of 1860; the South secedes; section assessments.

Monday - 02/05/2018

What We Did Today
We explored political divisions that precipitated the Civil War.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Political divisions.

Friday - 02/02/2018

What We Did Today
We explored the "Trouble in Kansas" that contributed to the increasingly divided nation in the mid 1800s.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Kansas-Nebraska Act; Bleeding Kansas; John Brown.

Thursday - 02/01/2018

What We Did Today
We began exploring tensions leading up to the Civil War.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Tensions leading up to the Civil War.

Wednesday - 01/31/2018

What We Did Today
We took our latest assessment on antebellum reform movements.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How was your assessment?

Tuesday - 01/30/2018

What We Did Today
We studied for tomorrow's assessment with our study guide.

Homework
Be ready for tomorrow's assessment; you can find the study guide here.

Discussion Starters
Are you ready for tomorrow's assessment?

Monday - 01/29/2018

What We Did Today
We previewed Wednesday's assessment.

Homework
Study for Wednesday's assessment.

Discussion Starters
Antebellum reform movements.

Friday - 01/26/2018

What We Did Today
We had an IB-focused day.

Homework
None, though here is a sneak-peek of next Wednesday's assessment.  We will create the study guide together on Monday during class.

Discussion Starters
IB community projects; next Wednesday's assessment.

Thursday - 01/25/2018

What We Did Today
We discussed our latest assessment, and shared the reassessment schedule for next week:

Lunchtime study/retake schedule
Question 1	Question 2	Question 3	Question 4
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday

Students are expected to study/reassess if they have gotten less than a 70 on any particular assessment.

Classes also began watching the Civil War portion of "America: The Story of Us".

Homework
None, though make sure your GLCE packets are finished.  Study Guides will be given out on Monday, but digital copies will be available on this site tomorrow (Friday) if you'd like to get a head start.

Discussion Starters
Civil War; assessment/reassessment.

Tuesday - 01/23/2018

What We Did Today
We continued taking notes in our GLCE packets.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Origins of American education; abolitionist movement; women's rights (and suffrage) movement; temperance movement.

Monday - 01/22/2018

What We Did Today
We checked-in our class work from last week (vocab, section assessments), watched CNN10, then started working in our GLCE packets on reform movements.

Homework
If you did not finish your vocab or your section assessments, make sure to get them done and bring them in.

Discussion Starters
Origins of American education; abolitionist movement; women's rights (and suffrage) movement; temperance movement.

Thursday - 01/18/2018

What We Did Today
We learned about reform in the 1800s (the Second Great Awakening, the Temperence Movement, Prison reform, improvements in education, and the movement to end slavery).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Reform in the 1800s.

Wednesday - 01/17/2018

What We Did Today
We finished working on our vocab worksheets, then learned about immigration and urban challenges in the mid-1800s.

Homework
None, though vocab and section assessments from chapter 14 (1, 3, 4, and 5) are due next Monday if you don't finish them this week.

Discussion Starters
Reform movements.

Tuesday - 01/16/2018

What We Did Today
We started talking and learning about reform movements in the US in the 1800s.  We also watch some of America: the Story of Us.

Homework
Vocabulary worksheet was passed out for this next unit.  It is due on Monday, Jan. 22.

Discussion Starters
America: the Story of Us.

Friday - 01/12/2018

Two spirited 8th graders dress up for spirit points.

What We Did Today
We had our assessment on regional and economic growth in the first half of the 19th century.  Students also dressed-up for spirit points.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How'd the assessment go?

Thursday - 01/11/2018

What We Did Today
We used our study guides and other tools we've created to continue studying for tomorrow's assessment.

Homework
Get ready for tomorrow's assessment.  Study guide can be found here.

Discussion Starters
Tomorrow's assessment; positive and negative consequences of expansion.