American History Assignments and Notes

Chapters 1 and 2 "Three Worlds Meet, The American Colonies Emerge"

• Long Term Assignments for Chapters 1 and 2
• Relating History to Today Questions:  Monday Sep. 13 and Tuesday Sep 14
• Chapter 1 and 2 Test:  Monday Sep 13 and Tuesday Sep 14
• Chapter 1 and 2 Projects:   Wednesday Sep 15 and Thursday Sep 16

AMERICAN HISTORY CHAPT 1 AND 2 NOTES

• Daily Assignments for Chapter 1 and 2
• Monday August 23 and Tuesday August 24
• Syllabus, Rules
• Assignment:  Personal Introductions (Wed/Th)
•  Wednesday August 25 and Thursday August 26
• Personal Intro's,
• Assignment:  Read Ch 1, Sect 1,2,4--Take Notes, Quiz on Friday/Monday
• Friday August 27 and Monday August 30
• Quiz, Pretest, Notes, Current Events
• Assignment:  Explorers Chart, Notes 1.5-2.1-2.2 (Due Thursday/Friday)
• Tuesday August 31 and Wednesday September 1
• Notes, Relating History to Today, CE, Projects
• Assignment:  Explorers Chart, Notes 1.5-2.1-2.2 (Due Thursday/Friday)
• Thursday September 2 and Friday September 3
• Quiz, Notes over Explorers, CE, Relating History
• Assignment:  2.3-2.4 Section Review Questions (#1, 3, 4)
• Tuesday Sep 7 and Wednesday Sep 8
• Check Section Review, Notes over English Settlements, Work on Projects/RH/CE
• Projects, Relating History, Current Events
• Thursday Sep 9 and Friday Sep 10
• Finish Notes, CE/RH, Go to Lab to work on Projects
• Assignment:  Test is on Monday/Tuesday, Relating History to Today Questions Due M/Tues
• Monday Sep 13 and Tuesday Sep 14
• Exam, Relating History Discussion, Work on Projects
• Assignment:  Projects will be due 1/2 thru class on Wednesday/Thursday
• Wednesday Sep 15 and Thursday Sep 16
• Finish and Turn in Projects/Finish Disussion from Chapter 1-2, CE
• Assignment:  3.1-3.2 Quiz (Use your own notes)

Chapter 3  "The Colonies Come of Age"

• Long Term Assignments for Chapter 3
• Relating History to Today Questions:  Create and answer 5 on your own---9/23 and 9/24
• Chapter 3 Exam:  Sep 27 and Sep 28
• Selling your Colony Project:  Oct 1 and Oct 4

American History Chapter 3 Notes

• Friday Sep 17 and Monday Sep 20
• Quiz, Ms. Cusick talk, Notes
• Assignment:  3.3 Section Review Questions (all), Creating and Answering Relating History Questions
• Tuesday Sep 21 and Wed Sep 22
• Turn in 3.3, Notes 3.1-3.2.-3.3, Discuss Projects
• Assignment:  3.4 Questions, Relating History to Today (5 of your own)
• Thursday Sep 23 and Friday Sep 24
• Turn in 3.4, Finish Notes, Work on Projects w/ Partner or Study for Exam
• Assignment:  Study for Exam, Work on Projects
• Monday Sep 27 and Tuesday Sep 28
• Exam, Discussion, Projects
• Assignment:  Work on Projects
• Wednesday Sep 29 and Thursday Sep 30
• Discussion, Projects,
• Assignment:  Projects are due next class period
• Friday Oct 1 and Monday Oct 4
• Share Sales Pitches, Work on Assignment
• Assignment:  4.1-4.2 Notes/Quiz

CHapter 4 "Revolutionary War"

• Long Term Assignments for Chapter 4
• Chapter 4 Exam:  Thursday, Oct 14 and Friday, Oct 15
• Chapter 4 Papers:  Patriot Movie Papers:  Wed Oct 20 and Thursday Oct 21

American History Chapter 4 Notes

• Tuesday Oct 5 and Wednesday Oct 6
• Quiz, Finish Sales, Notes, Work on Assignment
• Assignment:  4.3 Section Review (All)
• Thursday Oct 7 and Monday Oct 11
• Check Homework, Notes 4.2 and 4.3, Movie
• Assignment:  4.4 Section Review (All)
• Tuesday Oct 12 and Wednesday Oct 13
• Finish Notes, Review, Movie
• Assignment:  Study For Exam
• Thursday Oct 14 and Friday Oct 15
• Exam, Watch Movie
• Assignment: 
• Monday Oct 18 and Tuesday Oct 19
• Watch Movie, Work on Current Events Activities
• Assignment:  Current Events are due at the end of week
• Wednesday Oct 20 and Thursday Oct 21
• Current Event Share, Finish Movie, Work in the Lab
• Assignment:  Patriot Movie Paper Due on Friday/Monday
• Friday Oct 22 and Monday Oct 25
• Turn in all Current Event Materials/Patriot Movie Paper, Starting Your Own Government
• Assignment:  5.1-5.2 Quiz with Notes

Chapter 5  "Founding our First Government"

• Long Term Assignments for Chapter 5
• Chapter 5 Exam:  Monday, Nov 1 and Tuesday Nov 2
• Chapter 5 Project:  Creating Your Own Government:  Wednesday Nov 3 and Thursday Nov 4

Chapter 5 Notes

• Tuesday Oct 26 and Wednesday Oct 27
• Quiz over 5.1-5.2, Notes, Governments
• Assignment:  5.3 Section Review
• Thursday Oct 28 and Friday Oct 29
• Finish Notes, Work on Governments
• Assignment:  Exam on Monday and Tuesday
• Monday Nov 1 and Tuesday Nov 2
• CE, Exam, Work on Govts
• Assignment:  Creating your own government/constitution is due next class period
• Wednesday Nov 3 and Thursday Nov 4
• Share governments, begin working on Chapter 6-7

Chapter 6-7 

• Long Term Assignments for Chapter 6-7

• Chapter 6-7 Exam:  Wednesday 11/17 and Thursday 11/18

• Chapter 6-7 Relating History to Today:  Monday 11/15 and Tuesday 11/16

Chapter 6 notes

Chapter 7 notes

• Wednesday, Nov 3 and Thursday Nov 4
• Share Govts, begin working on Chapter 6-7
• Assignment:  6.1-6.2 Quiz w Notes
• Friday Nov 5 and Monday Nov 8
• 6.1-6.2 Quiz, Notes, CE, Relating History
• Assignment:  6.3-6.4 Sect Review
• Tuesday Nov 9 and Wednesday Nov 10
• Turn in Homework, Notes, RH Questions
• Assignment:  7.1-7.2 Sect Review
• Thursday Nov 11 and Friday Nov 12
• Turn in Homework, Notes, CE
• Assignment:  7.3-7.4 Quiz w Notes, Relating History (5 of your own) due next class period
• Monday Nov 15 and Tuesday Nov 16
• Quiz, Finish Notes, Study for Exam
• Assignment:  Study for Exam
• Wednesday and Thursday
• Exam, Work on Thanksgiving Paper

Chapter 8-9

• Long Term Assignments for Chapter 8-9
• Chapter 8-9 Exam:  Friday Dec 10 and Monday Dec 13
• Chapter 8-9-10 Speech:  Will Begin on Thursday, December 2nd
• Chapter 8-9 Worksheet: 
• Thanksgiving Paper:  Due Tuesday, November 23 by 8:00 AM

Chapter 8-9 Notes

• Friday Nov 19 and Monday Nov 22
• Work on 8.1-8.2-8.3 Notes for Quiz (Tuesday, Monday), Work on Thanksgiving Paper
• Quiz on Tuesday/ Monday, Thanksgiving Paper due Tuesday, November 23 by 8:00 AM
• Tuesday November 23 and Monday November 29
• Quiz 8.1-8.3, Notes, Pick Topics for History Speech
• No Assignment:
• Tuesday November 30 and Wednesday Dec 1
• Finish Chapter 8 Notes, Work on Speech
• Assignment:  8.4-9.1 Section Review, Begin Speech
• Thursday, December 2 and Friday Dec 3
• Notes for Chapter 8-9.1, Speech, Speech Day 1
• Assignment:  9.2-9.3 Section Review
• Monday, December 6 and Tuesday Dec 7
• Check Homework, Notes, Speech Day 2
• Assignment:  Chapter 8-9 Review Worksheet
• Wednesday Dec 8 and Thursday Dec 9
• Speech Day 3, Notes
• Assignment:  Study for Exam
• Friday Dec 10 and Monday Dec 13
• Exam, Begin Chapter 10
• Assignment:  Read 10.1-10.2 Quiz w notes

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Notes

• Long Term Assignments for Chapter 10
• Chapter 10 Take Home Exam:  Monday Dec 20 and Tuesday Dec 21
• Chapter 10 Vocab Quiz:  Monday Dec 20 and Tuesday Dec 21
• ALL CURRENT EVENTS (Discussion, Rankings, Summaries) due Jan 6 and Jan 7

• Tuesday Dec 14 and Wednesday Dec 15
• Quiz 10.1-10.2, Notes
• Assignment:  10.3-10.4 Section Review Questions (Due on Monday and Tuesday)
• Thursday Dec 16 and Friday Dec 17
• Notes, Work on Take Home Exam (ALL JUNIORS WILL BE GONE ON THURSDAY)
• Assignment:  Take Home Exam and Vocab Quiz
• Monday Dec 20 and Tuesday Dec 21
• Vocab Quiz, Take Home Due, Work on Current Events
• Wednesday Dec 23 and Jan 3
• Work on Current Events, Semester Reviews
• Tuesday Jan 4 and Wednesday Jan 5
• Work on Current Events, Semester Review
• ALL CURRENT EVENTS (Discussion, Rankings, Summaries) due Jan 6 and Jan 7
• 11.1-11.2 Section Review (All) due Monday and Tuesday
• Thursday Jan 6 and Friday Jan 7
• Turn in Current Events, Notes Chapter 11, Review for Semester Exams
• Monday Jan 10 and Tuesday Jan 11
• Notes Chapter 11, Study for Semester Exam, Turn in Homework
• Wednesday Jan 12 and Thursday Jan 13
• Semester Exams

Chapter 11 "The Civil War"

• Long Term Assignments for Chapter 11
• Chapter 11 Relating History to Today Questions: 
• Chapter 11 Exam:  Friday Feb 4 (B) and Monday Feb 7 (A)
• Chapter 11 Project:   Tuesday Feb 8 (B) and Wednesday Feb 9 (B)

Chapter 11 Notes

• Wednesday Jan 19 and Thursday Jan 20
• Review Finals, Watch Video
• Assignment:  11.1-11.2 Quiz
• Friday Jan 21 and Monday Jan 24
• Quiz, 11.1 Notes, Video, Projects
• Assignment:  11.3 Section Review (all)
• Tuesday Jan 25 and Wednesday Jan 26
• Notes 11.2-11.3, Video, CE
• Assignment:  11.4-11.5 Quiz
• Thursday Jan 27 and Friday Jan 28
• Notes 11.4, Gettysburg, Projects
• Assignment:  Work on Projects
• Monday Jan 31 and Tuesday Feb 1
• Finish Notes, Review, CE, Projects, Video
• Assignment:  Study For Exam
• Friday Feb 4 and Monday Feb 7
• Exam, Work on Projects
• Assignment:  Projects due next class

Chapter 12 Reconstruction

• Long Term Assignments for Chapter 12 
• Chapter 12 Exam:  Wednesday, Feb 23 and Thursday Feb 24
• Chapter 12 Reconstruction Plans:  Wednesday Feb 23 and Thursday Feb 24

Chapter 12 NOTES

• Tuesday, Feb 8 and Wednesday Feb 9
• Present Projects, Reconstruction Plans
• Assignment:  12.1 Section Review
• Thursday Feb 10 and Friday Feb 11
• 12.1 Notes, Work on Reconstruction Plans and 12.2-12.3 Quiz
• Assignment:  12.2-12.3 Quiz
• Monday Feb 14 and Tuesday Feb 15
• Sign up for classes, Finish Notes
• Assignment:  Work on Reconstructions, Study For Quiz over 12.2-12.3
• Wednesday Feb 16 and Thursday Feb 17
• Quiz, 12.2-12.3 Finish Notes, Study for Exam
• Assignment:  Exam
• Friday Feb 18 and Tuesday Feb 22
• Finish Notes, Work on Reconstruction Plans
• Assignment:  Study for Exam
• Wednesday Feb 23 and Thursday Feb 24
• Exam, Work on Notes 13.1-13.2 (Quiz will be Tuesday/Wednesday)
• Assignment:  Be ready for Presentations
• Friday Feb 25 and Monday Feb 28
• Presentations, Work on Notes for Quiz, Relating History to Today Questions
• Assignment:  Quiz (13.1-13.2)

Chapter 13-14

• Long Term Assignments for Chapters 13-14
• Chapter 13-14 Relating History to Today Questions:  Wednesday March 9 (B) and Thurs March 10 (A)
• Chapter 13-14 Exam: Friday March 11 (B) and Monday March 14 (A)

Chapter 13 14 Notes

• Tuesday, Mar 1
• Work on 13.1-13.2 Notes, Relating History to Today Discussions
• Assignment:  13.1-13.2 Quiz
• Wednesday March 2
• Reconstruction Plans
• Assignment:  13.1-13.2 Quiz
• Thurs March 3 and Friday March 4
• 13.1-13.2 Quiz, Discussion, Notes
• Assignment:  13.3-14.1 Section Review (all)
• Monday March 7 and Tuesday March 8
• Notes, Discussion
• Assignment:  14.2-14.3 Quiz, 10 Relating History Question
• Wednesday Mar 9 and Thursday Mar 10
• 14.2-14.3 Quiz, Finish Notes, Discussion
• Assignment:  Study for Exam
• Friday Mar 11 and Monday Mar 14
• Exam
• Assignment: 

Chapter 15 and History of Iowa

• Family Tree/Local History Projects: 
• Chapter 15/Iowa History Exam: 

History of Iowa Notes

Chapter 15 Part 1

Chapter 15 Part 2

• Tuesday Mar 15 and Wednesday Mar 16
• Current Events, Work Current Event Projects/Summaries
• Assignment:  Iowa Rankings due at the end of class on Thursday (A) and Friday (B)
• Assignment:  Current Event Projects are due by the end of Friday
• Thursday Mar 17 and Friday Mar 18
• Work on Iowa Rankings and Current Event Projects
• Assignment:  Iowa Rankings due at the end of the class, Current Events due by Friday
• Monday March 21 and Tuesday March 22
• Notes over important people in Iowa, Work on 15.1-15.2
• Assignment:  15.1-15.2 Section Review (all), Iowa History Quiz
• Wednesday March 23 and Thursday March 24
• Iowa History Quiz, Notes over 15.1-15.2, Projects
• Assignment:  Read/Notes over 15.3
• Friday March 25 and Monday March 28
• ITED Review
• Assignment:  Study for Quiz, 15.3
• Tuesday March 29 and Wed Mar 30
• Quiz/Notes 15.3, Notes
• Assignm,ent:  Work on Projects
• Thursday Mar 31 and Monday April 4
• Notes, Study for Exam
• Assignment:  Work on Project
• Tuesday April 5 and Wednesday April 6
• Finish Notes, Study For Exam, Work on Projects
• Assignment:  Projects and Exam are due next block
• Thursday April 7 and Friday April 8
• Exam, Turn in Projects
• Assignments:  Project Sharing

Chapters 19-23

• Long Term Assignments for Chapters 19-23
• Chapters 19-23 Exam:  Wednesday, April 27 (A) and Thursday April 28 (B)
• Chapters 19-23 Relating History to Today:  Wednesday, April 27 (A) and Thursday April 28 (B)

Chapter 19-20 Notes

Chapter 21 Notes

Chapter 22-23 Notes

• Monday, April 11 and Tuesday April 12
• Share Projects, Work on Chapter 19 Questions in Packet
• Assignment:  Chapter 19 Questions
• Wednesday April 13 and Thurs April 14
• Notes for Chapter 19, CE, Go over Projects, etc
• Assignment:  Chapter 20-21 in Packet
• Friday April 15 and Monday April 18
• Homework Quiz 19-21, Notes over Chapter 19-20, Discussion
• Assignment:  Work on Relating History
• Tuesday April 19 and Wednesday April 20
• Notes, Discussion, Videos
• Assignment: Finish Homework Packet:  Monday April 25 (A) and Tuesday April 26 (B)
• Thursday April 21 (A Day only)
• Work on homework packet, discussion
• Monday April 25 and Tuesday April 26
• Packet due, finish notes, discussion
• Assign:  Study for Exam
• Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday April 28
• Exam, Work on Homework
• Friday April 29 and Monday May 2
• Work on Chapter 24 Study Guide, WWII Rankings
• Assignment:  Finish Chapter 24 and WWII Rankings

WWII (Chapter 24-25)

• Chapters 24-25 Exam:  May 17 (A) and May 18 (B)
• Interviews or Movie Reviews:  May 13 (A) and May 16 (B)
• Current Events:  May 20
• End of the Year Paper:  May 25 or May 26

WWII Part 1

WWII Part 2

WWII Part 3

• Tuesday May 3 and Wednesday May 4
• Check Chapter 24 and Turn in Rankings, Notes on the Cause, Video
• Assignment:  Chapter 25 in Study guide due Monday May 9 and Tuesday May 10
• Thursday May 5 and Friday May 6
• CE, Notes, Watch Day of Days, D-Day to Holocaust
• Assignment:  Chapter 25 Study Guide
• Monday May 9 and Tuesday May 10
• Watch Why we Fight, Notes over the Holocaust and Pearl Harbor
• Assignment:  Projects due at the end of the week
• Wednesday May 11 and Thursday May 12
• Finish Notes, Work on Projects
• Assignment:  Projects due next class period
• Friday May 13 and Monday May 16
• Present Projects and Study for Exam