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.