Tuesday, September 30, 2008

• Quiz Make-ups ... Wed, & Thur AM or PM

• Group Work ... Growth and Distribution of American Cities ... Get Question Sheet and Use U.S. Census maps from 1840, 1860, 1880, 1900, & 1920

• Chapter 8 Key Terms DUE Tomorrow

Reminder ... it is Spirit week!  Theme: Dark Knight

• Mon ... "Be My Hero" necklaces on Sale
• Tue ... Dress like your favorite Hero or Villian
• Wed ... Crazy Hair / Wacky Wear Day
• Thu ... Pep Assembly and Class Color Day (12=Black, 11=Red, 10=Green, 9=Gray?)
• Fri ... Blue & Gold (or Wayne High) Day

Monday, September 29, 2008

• Quiz Make-ups ... Mon, Wed, & Thur AM or PM

• Urbanization Group Work
• Collected Notebooks

Reminder ... it is Spirit week!  Theme: Dark Knight

• Mon ... "Be My Hero" necklaces on Sale
• Tue ... Dress like your favorite Hero or Villian
• Wed ... Crazy Hair / Wacky Wear Day
• Thu ... Pep Assembly and Class Color Day (12=Black, 11=Red, 10=Green, 9=Gray?)
• Fri ... Blue & Gold (or Wayne High) Day

Friday, September 26, 2008

• Quiz ... Industrialization

• ASSIGNMENT (after the quiz): Define all "Key Terms" from Chapter 8

Thursday, September 25, 2008

I wanted to let you all know that I am sorry about missing class today , but the Professional Learning Community conference I have been attending has so far been wonderful.  I think that we are getting many ideas that we will be able to bring back to Wayne Memorial to hopefully improve student learning.  Thanks for being understanding.

• Quiz tomorrow ... remember corrections for the last quiz are also due Friday.  Notes to Study:
• Industrial Expansion
• Big Business
  
• Robber Barons vs. Workers
  

• Notes on Unions and reasons Unions Fail
• ASSIGNMENT: In your notebook Define "Key Terms" pg. 247 & Write out and answer the "Reading Focus" questions on pg. 247

Sept 25 Notes part 1 (Unions)

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Sept 25 Notes part 2 (Unions Fail)

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

• Quiz Friday ... Industrialization & Big Business
• corrections for the previous quiz DUE Friday

• Finished watching video: The Homestead Strike
• Reviewed Famous Strikes as a class

• ASSIGNMENT: Homestead Strike Video Guide DUE
  

Tueday, September 23, 2008

• Quiz this Friday
• Corrections from the last quiz due Friday

• Summarizing a Famous Strike assignment with partners ... absent students will have to make up a similar assignment independently ... see files portion of website

• Video: 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America, The Homestead Strike (from the History Channel) ... see files portion of the website for Video Guide Questions

Monday, September 22, 2008

• Quiz this Friday
• corrections from last quiz also DUE by Friday

• Lecture and Notes: Robber Barons vs. Workers

• ASSIGNMENT: Child Labor Photo Analysis

Sept. 22 Notes (Robber Barons vs. Workers)

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Friday, September 19, 2008

• Reviewed Big Business notes
• Completed reading & ASSIGNMENT: Robber Barons Venn Diagram ... no digital version available.  Get reading and Venn diagram from the shelves to make up.
• Video: Indutrialization & Urbanization

• Passed back Quiz: Democracy & Westward Expansion ... quiz corrections for 1/2 credit

Thursday, September 18, 2008

• Last Day for Quiz Make-ups

• Reviewed "Don't Violate My Rights" assignment
• Hamburger Simulation
• Notes: Big Business
• ASSIGNMENT: None

Sept. 18 Notes (Big Business)

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Constitution Day

• Quiz Make-up must be done by Thursday afternoon

• Review the key events in American History that lead to the U.S. Constitution

• ASSIGNMENT: Don't Violate My Rights (Due in Class)
  

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

• Friday's Quiz Make-ups ... Wednesday or Thursday before or after school

• "Letters from the Great Plains" DUE Today
• Collected any Cause and Effects of Industrialization assignment
• Notes: "Industrial Expansion"

• ASSIGNMENT: Industry & Urban Growth

Sept 16 Notes (Industrial Expansion)

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Monday, September 15, 2008

• Quiz Make-ups ... before or after school Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday
• Reminder that "Letter from the Great Plains" is DUE Tuesday

• Went over Chapter 7 sec 4 guided reading broken outline
• ASSIGNMENT: Causes and Effects of Industrialization

Fri. September 12, 20008

• Quiz ... Democracy & Westward Expansion

• ASSIGNMENT after quiz: Chapter 7 section 4 guided reading / notetaking ... see Mr. McGovern about getting this

• REMINDER ... "LETTER FROM THE GREAT PLAINS" project due Tuesday

Thur. September 11, 2008

• Quiz Friday ... Notes to study
• Democracy & Amendments
• The West
• Settlers vs. Native Americans

• Collected Conflict with Native Americans
• Video: Ken Burn's The West (Episode 5: The Grandest Enterprise Under God)
• ASSIGNED: Letter from the Great Plains (mini-project)
• Project DUE Tuesday 9/16
  

Wed. Sept. 10

• Quiz Friday

• Collected Perspectives on the Homestead Act assignment
• Note: "Settlers vs. Native Americans"
• ASSIGNMENT: Conflict with Native Americans
  

Tues. September 9

• Quiz this Friday

• Collected African American Voting Rights assignment
• Notes on "The West"
• ASSIGNMENT: Perspectives on the Homestead Act

Mon., September 8

• Quiz this Friday

• Checked for signed Class Rules & Expectations , and also checked materials (folder, notebook, & planner)
• Notes on Democracy & Civil War Amendments
• ASSIGNMENT: African-American Voting Rights
  

Fri. September 5, 2008

• Collected Signed Class Rules & Expectations ... DUE Monday w/ Materials

• Added the four regions to the U.S. maps from yesterday, Mr. McGovern checked
• Partner work ... American Ideals

Thur. September 4, 2008

• Collected late Personal Info Sheets
• Collected signed portion of Rules & Expectations ... DUE Saturday (tomorrow for EC)

• Played On-line Map Game as a class
• ASSIGNMENT: Label states on map of the US. On back, list states and 2 letter abbreviation.
  

Wed. September 3, 2008

• Mental mapping of WMHS, MI, U.S., and the World. Discussed different perspectives and what we can learn from them.
• Passed out textbook, America: Pathways to the Present. Please keep this copy at home, so you will have a book there when you need one to finish assignments as homework.
• Discussed on-line text book access. SEE LINK TO FILES FOR A COPY OF THE ACCESS SHEET.
  

Tues. September 2, 2008

First Day of School

• Class Introductions
• Went over Syllabus ... materials and signed portion by Monday (Friday for E.C.)
• Personal Info Sheet DUE tomorrow :)