Due before break (on or before Friday 12/23)

Test corrections:
Choose any three questions you answered incorrectly on part 1 (multiple choice) or part 2 (fill in the blank).  Write a 2-3 sentence explanation of the correct answer.  You will get 1 extra point for each correction added to your final test grade.

Optional extra credit:  for an additional 2 points, choose two more questions, or re-write your answer to the short answer question.  If you choose to re-write the short answer question, be sure to include specific information in your answer.

work for 12/5-12/12

Road to Revolution timeline project due Friday 12/9 (the description can be found by clicking this link).

Road to Revolution test is Monday 12/12 - format is a mix of objective questions (multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank) and a writing prompt (short answer, paragraph-length response).  Here is the study guide.

Here are the answers from the practice quiz given out in class on Friday.

bit.ly/AHS1718 (electives survey)

due Monday 12/5

Declaration of Independence worksheet - please answer questions 1-2 ONLY and the question below:
What adjectives would you use to describe the piece of the document?  Choose 2-3 descriptive words and explain your choices by making references to or quoting from the document in your answers.

due Friday 12/2

Finish the guided reading worksheet for section 4-2 (OR write down 3-5 big ideas/key points based on the two assigned sections).

due Tuesday 11/29

"Common Sense" excerpt and questions (1-4) on the back

due Tuesday 11/22

"Revolutionary tea" and vocab activity 4 (given out in class).  You do not need to do the last question on each.

due Monday 11/21

Finish the organizer given out in class Friday and list of key terms and their definitions (bold terms on pages 119-129) for Monday.

due Friday 11/18

1.  Finish the end of guided reading 4-1 (10-end), and the first section of 4-2 ("Massachusetts defies Britain")

2.  If you want tea on Friday, please bring:
- Your own mug!* (see below)
- A small amount of change (a dollar's worth is more than enough)

*(Since you have to transport it to school, don't bring something valuable or sentimental, as there's always a chance of it breaking.  You may also want to wrap the mug in a towel or something similar to prevent this).

due Monday 11/14

Guided reading:  3-3 (all), 3-4 (sections on the Enlightenment only), and 4-1 (stop after point #9).   Worth 10 points for term 2.

due this week (10/31-11/4)

Due Monday 10/31:  colonial biography project

Due Wednesday 11/2:  paragraph-long response to the following question:  "Were the 13 colonies more united or divided?"  Use three specific, well-chosen facts in your answer.  Please type your response. This response is worth up to 10 points total:  5 for understanding demonstrated (facts used are accurate and relevant) and 5 points for quality of writing (properly formatted, clearly written, correct grammar and spelling, thoughtful word choice).  Click here for the example (dogs vs. cats!) and checklist of guidelines.

Optional extra credit:  due Friday 11/4 at the latest.  Read this Boston Globe article on the Royall House of Medford and write 2-3 sentences about something in the article you found surprising, 2-3 sentences about something you found interesting, and 2-3 sentences about something you found troubling.  This can be handwritten, but must be neat.  it must also be clearly written, and it must be clear you read the article in your examples.   Worth up to 10 points of extra credit for first term.

Significant figure in colonial history project

Here is the project description.  Be mindful of these progress check due dates:

Due Wednesday 10/26 - progress check-in.  Be ready to show evidence that you've done some work on this assignment - that may take the form of notes, sources you've found and highlighted, etc.

Due Friday 10/28 - project citations (sources used, in proper MLA format)

Due Monday 10/31 - final project.

due next week

Due Monday:  organizer on the colonies - remember to answer the critical thinking question  at the bottom.

Due before Wednesday - optional re-write of Puritan values paragraph (based on New England Primer and document on the reverse that begins with "God Almighty...")

Due Friday 10/21

guided reading chapter 2 sections 3 and 4

due Monday 10/17 and Tuesday 10/18

Due Monday:  read the two documents given out in class Friday (The "New England Primer" and the document that begins "God Almighty in his most holy and wise providence...").  Explain three of more values of the Massachusetts Bay colony and how they are reflected in the two documents.  Make reference to specific words of phrases from both documents in your answer.  Your response should be 1 paragraph long.  Worth 10 points.

If you didn't finish copying the notes from class, you can get them by clicking on this link.

Due Tuesday:  notebook/binder check

Organize all of your materials from the year so far into a 1-1.5 inch three ring binder or other system of organization.

This counts as a 15 point homework assignment.  

I will grade you based on the following:

-Do you have all of the materials given out so far?  (handouts, notes taken in class, homework and classwork, quizzes) (5 points)

-Are the materials organized in order, from earliest (in the front) to most recent (in the back)? (5 points)

-Are all of your materials neatly organized overall (no crumpled pages, pages folded in half, etc.)? (5 points)

due Thursday 10/13

"A Pilgrimage to America" timeline activity.  (You only need to do one side of the sheet -  both sides are the same.  I accidentally copied it twice).

Here are the Jamestown notes from class with blanks filled in, in case you need the answers.

due Tuesday 10/11

Read the primary source document given out in class Friday -
1. Circle five words you think you'd need to know in order to read the document.
2. Also, try to divide it up into parts that you think would be easier to understand.  The document is basically two or three very long sentences.  How would you break it up to make more sense?  (You can do this by putting parentheses around each segment you make).

due Friday 10/7

Due Friday:  Jamestown notes and questions (given out in class as "English Colonies in the New World:  Jamestown."  You can also find the electronic version of the handout here).  Use of the American Vision textbook (p. 62-64) to help you fill in the blanks. Do the best you can - the notes do not directly follow the reading, but make a guess on each blank. Also, respond to the questions at the bottom of the page.

upcoming assignments

Due Friday 9/30:  Guided Reading for chapter 2 sections 1 and 2

Quiz on indigenous cultures, early exploration and colonization on Tuesday 10/4.  Questions will be objective format (multiple choice, fill-ins), and there will be one paragraph-long response.  You will want to review the following topics:
-indigenous peoples of the Americas and their ways of life
- motivations behind exploration of the new world
- regions explored and colonized by different European powers
-the nature of the colonies established in those areas

Here is the map of North American colonization we did in class, in case you missed anything.

due Wednesday 9/28

Read this excerpt (start at "introduction" and stop at "testament") and answer the following questions:

1.  Who do you think wrote this (describe him generally)?  Why did he/she write it?  (What do you think were his/her motivations)?
2.  How is it similar to the Equiano excerpt (available here) from class Monday?

due Monday 9/26

Due Monday 9/26:

Take a picture of a place in or near Arlington that has a name that is either English, French, Spanish, Dutch or indigenous-sounding.  The name needs to have a sign that can be clearly read in the picture. You may choose to include yourself in the picture if you want (!).  

E-mail me the picture as an attachment.  Write a proper subject line and message to your teacher (in academic language) that explains why you chose this location.  What ethnicity do you think the name is?  Where is this place (describe the location)?  What made you chose it?  Do you think the name of this place has it origins in the colonial period (1600's)?  Explain.

Please e-mail it to me before the start of class on Monday.  Worth up to 10 points for term 1.

due this week (9/12-9/16)

Due Wednesday 9/14:
1. completed chart on native civilizations of the Americas
2.  Flag for one of the cultures on the chart (your choice).  Remember to make it neat, colorful, use the space on the page well, and show thought and effort in your work.  Write a short explanation of your flag in 2-3 sentences on the back.

Due on or before Friday 9/16:  One time opportunity to make up *any* of the work you did not hand in during the first week of school.  These are the assignments you have had so far:
1) return the completed student information slip
2) personal connection to history
3) "what does it mean to be an American?" visual/image assignment on the outline map of the U.S.
(and the two assignments above)

Due this week (9/6-9/9)

Due Wednesday 9/7:  write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) response to the prompt from class. (I gave you an index card, which you can use.  A separate sheet of paper is also fine)
The prompt was:  what's one personal connection you have to history?
-Think about the places you've visited, events you've experienced or items or objects from a different time that you've come across.
-These can be related to anything that has happened in the past (it doesn't need to be a major historical event) or connected to a specific time period or era.
-The most important part is that you write about something that's personally relevant to you.  
 
Due Friday 9/9 (or before):  Please return the completed signature page (small half sheet given out with the syllabus; you can also find it in the electronic version of the syllabus above)

class syllabus

Here is a link to the course syllabus.