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Weekly agenda for 1/30-2/3

Mon. (1/30):

"American progress" analysis

Go over the Social ladder notes

Begin North/South pie charts

HW: Read and complete the Ch. 7 Sec. 1-4 Guided Reading notes (due Wed.)

Tues. (1/31):

Compromise notes (quiz on Thursday)

Download Compromises of the 1800’s

Finish and turn in North/South pie charts

Wed. (2/1):

Review notes

Stock Market Game intro

Turn in Guided Reading notes

Thurs. (2/2):

Compromise Quiz

Stock Market Game

Fri. (2/3):

Antebellum South Map Activity

January 30, 2012 | Permalink

Weekly agenda for 1/23-1/27

Mon. (1/23):

Warm-up

Go over primary source documents

Work on study guide

Tues. (1/24)

Warm-up

Work on study guide

Wed. (1/25):

Ch. 6 Test

Thurs. (1/26):

Ch. 7 Sec. 1 and 2 Vocabulary

Social Ladder notes

Fri. (1/27):

America- story of us video

January 24, 2012 | Permalink

Ch. 6 Study Guide (Test Wed. 1/25)

Below is a link to the Ch. 6 Study Guide. The test will be Wed. 1/25:

Download Chapter 6 Study Guide

January 18, 2012 | Permalink

Weekly agenda for 1/16-1/20

Mon. (1/16):

No School

Tues. (1/17):

Native American Indian Removal- "Trail of Tears"

Download The Cherokee Nation

Wed. (1/18):

Writing Test

Thurs. (1/19):

Primary Source Documents:

N.A. Indian Removal

HW: Ch. 6 Guided Reading

Fri. (1/20):

GA Stories: Chief McIntosh

 

 

January 18, 2012 | Permalink

Weekly agenda for 1/9-1/13

Mon. (1/9):

No School

Tues. (1/10):

Growth of a nation

Download Growth of a New Nation #10

Ch. 6 Survey

Wed. (1/11):

GA stories clips: Eli Whitney and the invention of the Cotton Gin

Ch. 6 Survey

HW: Answer the following question in a paragraph: Do you blame Eli Whitney for the rise in slavery? Defend you answer using your opinion and information from the video clips/questions

Finish Ch. 6 Survey

Thurs. (1/12)

Industrial Revolution packet

Fri. (1/13):

War of 1812

Download Warof 1812 revised pwrpt

 

 

January 11, 2012 | Permalink

Instructions for e-poster

Below is a link to the directions for the e-poster:

Download Instructions for the Electronic Poster

December 15, 2011 | Permalink

Weekly agenda for 12/5-12/9

Mon. (12/5):

Gallery Walk: Juvenile Justice posters (notes due Tues.)

Tues. (12/6):

Work on the study guide review

Study session: Wed. 8:15 in 8A2

Wed. (12/7):

Judicial Branch Test

Geo Bee entrance

Thurs. (12/8):

Anticipation Guide Executive Branch

Executive Branch Notes

Download Executive Branch

Fri. (12/9):

Finish Anticipation guide and notes

December 05, 2011 | Permalink

Study Guide for Judicial Branch Test (Wed. 12/7)

Below is a link for the Judicial Branch Study Guide. The test is Wed. 12/7:

Download Judicial Branch Study Guide 09

November 30, 2011 | Permalink

Weekly agenda for 11/28-12/2

Mon. (11/28):

Go over the Judicial Branch and Juvenile Justice handouts that we worked on the Thurs/Fri. before the break (outline due tomorrow for a grade)

HW: Read p. 547- 551 and compleate Juvenile Justice flowchart

Tues. (11/29)- Fri. (12/2):

Juvenile Justice posters and notes

Download Juvenile court lesson Note Organizer

Download Juvenile court lesson

 

November 28, 2011 | Permalink

Weekly agenda for 11/14-11/18

Mon. (11/14):

How a bill becomes a law story board

Download How a bill becomes a law storyboard rubric

Tues. (11/15):

How a bill becomes a law story board

Wed. (11/16):

Legislative Branch Quiz

How a bill becomes a law story board

Thurs. (11/17):

Judicial Branch

Fri. (11/18):

Civil vs. Criminal Law

November 14, 2011 | Permalink

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