US History - WELCOME BACK!

Howdy and welcome to BVHS US History for the 2015/2016 school year! I hope you are as excited as I am to hit the ground running. I mean, really, who wouldn't be knowing that it is US HISTORY!  Contain your excitement!!

We're going to start the year off discussing how to think, read, speak and listen, like a historian. We are also going to take a look at how BIAS plays a role in how we remember history.

But, if you are dying to jump into the content and find out where the First Americans came from and how they influenced the world we now live in, please, don't let me hold you back. Click here to get a head start!

Boss Tweed and the Political Machines

SO sorry. My husband's computer has been sent off to be repaired and my OS died on Friday. SOOOO, here is your Quizlet for the Boss Tweed assessment!

If you were interested in what political cartoons were going to be analyzed...

ChromeBooks and Canvas

Hopefully, you guys have all downloaded your apps for Canvas to your phones/tablets outside of school. 

PARENTS!!  Did you know you can see what your students are doing in real time?? Email me and I can "attach" you to your student. You can monitor work - what is assigned, what is turned in (and what is not) and ask questions.  All of this can be done from the comfort of your home - from your smart phone or home computer.

STUDENTS!!!  Life happens. I get it. There are a million and one reasons why you might miss class, most of which are legitimate. BUT, that does not mean you need to fall behind. Even if you miss school, Canvas allows you to keep up with your assignments. If you miss notes, make arrangements with one of your friends to have them send you the notes using the "Share" button on Evernote. The notes you missed will be waiting for you in your inbox. It is as simple as that!

ME!!  I know some people have missed having the assignments up on the blog. I will work to post them in both places for my US History sections. I will also make sure the blog posts make their way to Twitter.

Let me know if there is anything else I can do.

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!

US History Hour 2 - Causes of the Civil War

Morning!  Before we jump too far into the the Civil War, I thought we should take a moment to go back over what actually caused the war.  If you missed today, here is the article and questions.  Remember, Americans sided with their state first and their country after that. It was a very different mind set. This is due TOMORROW! Start the year off on the right foot! Get this done!

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

Happy 2nd Semester!!

No matter how 1st Semester went, 2nd Semester is a CLEAN SLATE!  You can totally start over and hit it hard with the credits this semester. 3.5 credits is still 3.5 credits. Sometimes that is the difference between graduation or another year.  Embrace it and make it yours!

To get started, if you are ready, set up your second semester class in Canvas. If you are in my 2nd hour, please follow this link! If you already have an Evernote Account, skip through until you get to Canvas!

If you are in 5th or 7th Hours, Please follow this link! You will be working with Mr. Sherman this semester! Be sure to check out and bookmark his blog at shermansmarchonhistory.blogspot.com !  Mr. Sherman can be reached by email at shermanry@gmail.com and you can follow him on Twitter @Sherm_Camus!

Enjoy your weekend break!  We'll see you Monday!

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!

APUSH and APHG - Canvas Roll Out

Okay - I have entered in all the email addresses that I was given.  Before tomorrow's class, please log in to your email and accept my Canvas invite.  This will allow us SO much more flexibility.  There is also an App so you can take your social studies class with you wherever you go!  How AWESOME is that! ;)  After you have accepted my invite and created your account, we can get this baby up and running!

Technology is AWESOME!

Let me know if you have any questions!

US History Quick Quiz

Last Friday we had a 3 questions Quick Quiz to see who got what from the previous day's work.  It was not a pretty sight, so we went back through it and had a really nice discussion over these events.  If you were not here or you were quite ready to tackle this in class, but are totally ready now, you might find that this Prezi will help you dramatically. Look it over and STUDY it.  A little bird told me you will see this again on the Revolution test AND on the final.  It would really help you, tremendously.

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!

BellRingers!

I know things have been insane. I will get back to getting these up here ASAP!

Here are the Bell Ringers for the last month.  Have them ready for the binder check on October 15th!


Bell Ringers 1

Bell Ringers 2

Happy Homecoming!

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!!