Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Due Friday, 2/3

Quick reminder that your Preamble vocabulary sheets will be due on Friday. I'll review them over the weekend, and return them to you on Monday so that you can use them as a resource throughout the rest of our unit on government.

You can access a digital version of the assignment here. As a heads up, uploading it to the internet messed up some of the formatting, so if you need a new copy, or if you were not in class, I would recommend stopping by the classroom to get a paper version.

See you all tomorrow!

Friday, January 27, 2017

due Monday 1/30

Due Monday:  compromise reflection questions given out in class.  Level A students:  do both.  Level B:  choose one.

Friday, January 20, 2017

Due Monday 1/23 and Tuesday 1/22, plus directions for test corrections

Due Monday 1/23:  questions at the bottom of the Shays Rebellion notes worksheet.

Due Tuesday 1/24:  Parts 1-3 of the packet from class last Tuesday.  Instead of part 3, evaluate the source you chose for your last homework assignment (that was returned to you Friday).  Use the EasyBib document guidelines that you looked at in class.

Also, here are the directions for test corrections.  Please read the note about who may complete them - based on the grades you earned, they are not open to everyone.

Friday, January 13, 2017

due Wednesday 1/18

Is there true racial and gender equality in the U.S. today? (Everyone has equal legal rights, but are people actually treated equally in daily life?)
- Find and read a reliable, reputable source about racial or gender equality in the U.S. today (2016) that could help you answer that question.
- Either print the article/bring the source, or record the source information (title of the article, source it came from (website, newspaper, etc.), author and date of publication).
- Write an overall answer to the question:  yes or no
- Record 4-5 specific facts or statistics that support your "yes" or "no" answer.
- Bring the information about the source, your answer and list of 4-5 bulleted facts/stats to class on Wednesday 1/18.  Worth 10 points for term 2.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Revolutionary War "quest" (quiz/test) Friday 1/13

See earlier post (two posts below) for the study guide.

Click this link to view the answer keys to the homework due today (Wednesday).  It includes guided reading 4.3 and 4.4, the two primary sources from class (Adams and Jefferson) and notes about how rights expanded after the revolution.

Also, just a reminder that you can go on the Kahoot website (you may have to sign up by creating a username, but it's free) and search my username (karabasz) for the revolutionary war review game we played part of in class today.

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

due Friday 1/6, Monday 1/9 and Friday 1/13

primary source readings (given out in class Wednesday) by Abigail Adams, Benjamin Banneker and Judith Sargaent Murray are due Friday 1/6.

Notebook/folder check on Monday 1/9.  Take some time to organize your materials.  I will be checking that you have all the materials given out, that they're neat, dated, in order and complete (the same criteria as the last notebook check).  Here is the rubric for the notebook check.

Friday 1/13:  quest (point value of a quiz, with the finality of a test) on the Revolutionary War.  The format will be the same as the last two quizzes/tests:  an objective section (multiple choice, fill in the blank) and a writing prompt (you will need to write a paragraph-long response that includes specific supporting details).

--What to study:  You will want to review chapter 4 sections 3 and 4, along with everything given out in class since the last test.  You will want to know:
-the advantages and disadvantages each side had at the start of the war
-the major victories and losses for the colonists (Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill, siege of Boston, New York/Long Island, Trenton, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Yorktown)
-the key people involved who affected the course of the war and its aftermath (George Washington, Benedict Arnold, Mary Ludwig Hayes/"Molly Pitcher," Joseph Brant, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson)
-the impact of the war on various groups in American society (loyalists, slaves, Native Americans, women)
-significant primary sources (documents and images) relevant to this topic/time period:
--Gadsden flag ("Don't Tread on Me"), "The Female Combatants" political cartoon
--Songs ("Yankee Doodle," "British Grenadiers")
--Written documents by Thomas Paine ("The American Crisis" excerpt), Abigail Adams, Judith Sargent Murray, Benjamin Banneker, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams

As you consider these topics, remember to focus especially on the events, people and ideas that we spent the most time on in class - those are the most important.