US History - Slavery in the Colonies, Do Nows and More!

HEY! Look I finally got myself on to my blog. I promise, I will make this transition go much smoother after this weekend!  

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First of all, HERE is the handout for your essay. If you recall, this will give you the break down of expectations for the essay and how it will be scored. Since we are doing most of  this essay as a class, I will not accept this as a literacy portfolio piece. However, it will count as a graded assessment. Please be aware of that. On Monday, we will roll out the ChromeBooks and begin typing your rough copies. This will make it easier to edit as we make our way through the writing process.  The work we have done in class thus far can be found here -> Hour 2, Hour 3 and Hour 5.

Do Nows - Your first Do Now turn in will be Tuesday, as I know most of you will forget over the weekend. You will need access to your book if you plan to work from home. Please plan accordingly.

Have a good weekend and be safe! See you guys Monday!

US History Hour 2

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend. I am, oh so envious, that you were all able to stay home on Monday! 

Today. We rolled out our Civil War Timeline projects! The assignment is already on Canvas, but you can access it HERE as well.  It is a group project, but you can opt to work on your own. Know this - since you can choose your own groups, there will be no adjustments for someone not pulling their weight. 

There are several sites that are listed on the assignment, but please do not feel limited by them! 

I hope you enjoy this. Be creative! Have fun!

Civil War Map Assignment

Welcome to the Second Semester!!

We are not working with Chromebooks today, instead, we are digging out the atlases and colored pencils.

Here is where you can find the assignment for today.

I thought you might also like some maps to help you out.

US History - Chromebook Set up

I am SO sorry that you may have missed the roll out of the Chromebooks yesterday.  However, You will not be able to use one in class until you have set up a Canvas Account and an Evernote account. I will be available during C lunch or after school on Thursday to get you caught up.  Please make arrangements to join me during one of those times. If you want to do it now, here are the instructions.

US History - AoC - Fail?

Here is the info from the last slide, in case you missed it...

And here is the video in case you would like to take a look at it again.  Great stuff in here, feel free to click the links!

US History Benedict Arnold

Happpppppy Tuesday!

I am sorry that I did not get this up yesterday.  But, here are the resources for your Benedict Arnold Assignment from yesterday.  I was saddened to hear that 7th hour could not keep it together for Mr. Thiel and Mr. Sherman and finish the movie, so, I found a link that will help you visualize the inner struggle that Arnold fought within himself through the movie. HERE is the assignment and HERE is the original link to the article that you were to annotate and HERE is the link the Google Docs version of the one I passed out in class. 

US History - Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

Today we started watching Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor.  And instead of questions to follow along with, we are going to take a look at what led to his decision to commit treason against the country that he loved, but that he felt very much under valued him. Here is the viewing guide from class and you can watch the movie here.  You will need this viewing guide for an assessment next week.

A remind that your VF DBQs are due today...

Enjoy your weekend!

The British release...

Valley Forge DBQ Day 2 - US History

Today was the day to have your documents done.  Hopefully, you did the analysis last night for homework.  If not take a peek here.  I went through and added the information to each document that might be of assistance to you.  Feel free to take a look.  Hour 2, Hour 5, Hour 7.  Click on the link for the PDF we did in class.  If you need a new blank DBQ since I am all out, click here.

US History: Valley Forge DBQ

Today we worked with the DBQ method - breaking down our background information and using that to interpret documents in order to take a stance on the question.  The Valley Forge DBQ asks you to place yourself in the boots (or bare feet) of the soldiers in the Continental Army.  Knowing what they went through, if you were one of those soldiers, would you re-enlist and continue to fight the good fight for independence from the tyrannical King George the Nerd!?!?!

Here is the blank DBQ in case you lost yours or you were absent and want to stay up to date.  Here is the work we did together in Hour 2. Here is the work we did in Hour 5. (I know it says Hour 3 - I don't have a 3rd hour class.  You guys are my 3rd class of the day! Oops!)  Here is the work we did in Hour 7. Feel free to take a look at what the other classes came up with!

By tomorrow, please have the Document Questions answered for Documents A-D.  We will not be going through them together. 

The essay itself is due Friday!

US History American Revolution Map Assignment

TGIF Redcats!  I think I have figured out a way to stay up on this blog!  I appreciate your patience as we work through the technical side of things with Tech Support.  Now that we have the Chromebooks in class, I am really going to be a squeaky wheel when it comes to getting them to allow us access to, oh, I don't know...THIS BLOG...and some other things. Be ready for an amazing ride!

For now, today's assignment can be found HERE.  The map for this assignment is HERE.  

If you still need access to the maps from the atlases in class, here ya go.  Otherwise feel free to use the web and your textbook!

US History - 10/17/2014 - French and Indian War Map

Happy Friday!

Here are the maps that will help you complete your French and Indian War Map that was started in class today.  If you would rather get the maps from my Twitter page or Facebook, please feel free.  I have the images posted there, as well.  I apologize that I could not get them to upload nicely from school. :(

The completed map is due to me by Friday, October 24th. if you need more time than that, be sure to complete a Yellow Sheet.

You are welcome to come work with me during C lunch.

Enjoy your weekend.  Good luck, Bay View Football Players.  Finish Strong!  Let's Go RedCats!

US History - 9/18/2014

Happy Almost Friday, Historians!

If you missed today, we took a look at National Geographic's: Nightmare at Jamestown.  The Handout will help you focus your viewing.  Be sure to get it into me ASAP!

Don't forget about the Roanoke essay that is due Monday.  I know I have you doing a TON of writing, but come back and see me after you have your college degree and you will be happy I got you in this habit!  It is all about sharpening your skills!

Let me know if you have any questions!!

APUSH 9/18/2014

Morning!  Congrats!  You are still fighting the good fight.  I know there is a ton of reading and writing, but I am SO proud that you guys are pushing through it!

Here are the piece from today:

• National Geographic: A Nightmare in Jamestown
• Handout for the above Video
• Chapter 2

Make sure that you have your Spanish Explorers DBQ ready to go for tomorrow and let me know if there is anything else that I can do to help you out! 

Hang in there, you totally got this!

PS - if you are interested - this will help you stay focused for the Exam!!!  Thanks to Gilder Lehrman!!

US History 9/17/2014

Are you ready for your next assessment?? You will need to tell me what you think happened to Roanoke...and back it up! Here is the assignment and here are the sources.  If you interested in the video we watched at the start of class, you can find it here.

The essay is due Monday.  You will be

assessed on standard US-R1, US-C1, and US-C3  Be sure that you filling out a missing assignment sheet for every late sheet.  I will start making phone calls as people continue to collect these forms!  Keep up with your work and keep track of your assignments!

US History 9/15/2014

Okay, so here is today's Prezi on Jamestown - totally borrowed! But, it will help you dramatically if you missed the notes or any portion of the notes from today!

A reminder that yesterday's essay is due tomorrow.  Make sure you complete it!  No excuses on this one! If you do not get it in, you will be out of luck for feedback.

Tomorrow - Roanoke!

APUSH 9/16/2014

Morning!  Keep working on those DBQs.  Remember they are due Friday. Take a look at your notes and the Prezi that is posted here. Don't forget to bring in outside information, that is what will make your essay shine! 

Today:
In case you missed today, be sure to get your notes from someone.  We also did an analysis of this letter from Richard Frethorne, an indentured servant. After breaking it down, we answered the following questions:

Describe the life of the indentured servant as presented in this letter.

What are some of the problems he and the other servants experienced?

What are their biggest fears?

What does a historian learn about life in the 17c Chesapeake colony?

US History 9/15/2014

Good morning!

Please make sure you are bringing your books and your binders to class.  If you need a binder, see me on Friday with your 5 Redcat Tickets in hand.  

Note Staches??  How do I get one, Halsey?  You can buy a Note Stache for 10 of MY Redcat Tickets or FORTY of any other combination of teachers' tickets.

New business:

Evidence trackers will help you make sense of Standards Based Grading.

Keep your scores here - on this handy dandy tracker.  You can know EXACTLY how you are doing and what you need to focus on.  

Today's assignment:

In case you missed it, today we did an on demand writing practice assessment.  The chart that you were to have completed for today's class should have helped you focus your writing.  Sadly, it appears many people did not complete the chart that was assigned last Wednesday.  Please make sure that you do complete your assignments, even if it is practice, it helps build to where we are going.  

So, that being said, let's get to today's assignment - 5 paragraphs - pick a side.  Was it worth it?  Your three body paragraphs should be three reasons to support your stance, 1 paragraph each. Conclusion should wrap it up nicely.  Since there are so many people who did not complete the chart, please use your book and notes as reference tools.  This will be due at the BEGINNING of class Thursday. Use the TACOS method for your paragraph structure, even though this is not a DBQ!

Analyze the impact of the Columbian exchange (the interchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World) on the native populations of America in the period 1550 to 1700.  Justify the motives of the Europeans – was it worth it?

APHG - 9/12/2014

We finished Ferris today, got our groups in place and now we are off to the real work.  Over the weekend, complete your map of Ferris's adventures.  Be sure you find a way to calculate the distance from place to place and see if you can find the speed limit. Consider how much time was approximately spent at each location.

Monday, we'll be ready to pick sides for our debate!

Have a great weekend!

US History 9/12/2014

I hope you all got your maps in...however, my pile o'papers feels a little light!  Get your tails in gear on Monday - have your Yellow Sheet filled out and in my binder before C lunch, and I will still let you turn in the map, even though it is LATE!  Don't get used to such generosity, however.

While you are working on being so studious, be sure to complete the colonial comparison chart this weekend as well.  It will help you DRAMATICALLY when it comes to the on demand writing you will have on Monday!  Check out Wednesday's post, in case you need a refresher! (That post will have your map assignment and some resources, as well!)

Enjoy your weekend and come back to me safe on Monday!

APHG 9/10/14

Bueller...Bueller...Bueller...

Okay, we started our Ferris Bueller Project.  In case you miss any of the showings of it, it is available on Netflix for streaming and Amazon does include it in Amazon Prime, if you have  subscription.

If you need to get caught up, some of the stops on Ferris's adventure thus far include:

•  His House - his sister, Jeanie, Leaves for school around 7:45am
• Ferris then calls Cameron, who has also stayed home. He then changes the computer at school's record of his absences, drinks by the pool, plays around in his room, calls school to tell them how sick he is, before Cameron arrives. Figure it is 9:15am by this point. 
• When they arrive at Cameron's (after Cameron arrives at Ferris's house) and pick up the sweet ride, it is approximately 9:30am.

• Cameron and Ferris then trick Ed Rooney to bring Sloane outside to be picked up. So when Ferris and Cameron arrive to pick up Sloane it's got to be approximately 10 am.
• Okay, let us assume it is a 1/2 hour to downtown Chicago. This means it is 10:30 by the time they arrive at the parking lot.

Here are the basics of what we have seen so far.  Now, you need to find the relative locations and the absolute locations of each.  You should also calculate the distance from each place.

Have a great day!