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        • 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:  Sep 6 and Sep 7
    • Chapter 1 and 2 Test:  Sep 6 and Sep 7
    • Chapter 1 and 2 Projects:  Sep 12 and Sep 13

AMERICAN HISTORY CHAPT 1 AND 2 NOTES

  • Daily Assignments for Chapter 1 and 2
  • Monday August 22 and Tuesday August 23
    • Syllabus, Pretest
    • Assignment:  Introductions
  • Wednesday August 24 and Thursday August 25
    • Intro's, Work on Assignment
    • Assignment:  Notes for Quiz over 1.1, 1.2, and 1.4
  • Friday, August 26 and Monday August 29
    • Quiz, CE, Relating History, Notes
    • Assignment:  Notes for Quiz over 1.5-2.2
  • Tuesday Aug 30 and Wed Aug 31
    • Quiz over 1.5-2.2, CE, Notes
    • Assignment:  Work on 2.3-2.4 Section Review (#1-3)
  • Thursday Sep 1 and Friday Sep 2
    • Finish Notes, CE, Projects
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam, Finish Relating History Questions
  • Tuesday Sep 6 and Wed Sep 7
    • Exam, Work on Projects
    • Assignment:  None
  • Thursday Sep 8 and Friday Sep 9
    • Go over Exams, Work on Projects
    • Assignment:  Projects are due next class period

Chapter 3  "The Colonies Come of Age"

  • Long Term Assignments for Chapter 3
    • Relating History to Today Questions: 
    • Chapter 3 Exam:   Sep 22 and Sep 23 (Thursday and Friday)
    • Selling your State Project:  Sep 26 and Sep 27 (Monday/Tuesday)

American History Chapter 3 Notes

  • Monday Sep 12 and Tuesday Sep 13
    • Share Projects, Discussion, Work on Homework
    • Assignment:  3.1-3.2 Notes/Quiz
  • Wed Sep 14 and Thursday Sep 15
    • Quiz, Notes, Work on Assignments
    • Assignment:  3.3-3.4 Section Review (all Questions) due Tuesday Sep 20/Wednesday Sep 21
  • Friday Sep 16 and Monday Sep 19
    • Notes over 3.3, Work on State Project
    • Assignment:  3.3-3.4 Section Review (all Questions) due Tuesday Sep 20/Wednesday Sep 21
  • Tuesday Sep 20 and Wednesday Sep 21
    • Finish Notes, Work on State Projects
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam
  • Thursday Sep 22 and Friday Sep 23
    • Chapter 3 Exam, Work on States
    • Assignment:  State Project

CHapter 4 "Revolutionary War"

  • Long Term Assignments for Chapter 4
    • Chapter 4 Exam:  Oct 11 and Oct 12
    •  Patriot Movie Papers:  Monday Oct 17 and Tuesday Oct 18

American History Chapter 4 Notes

  • Monday Sep 26 and Tuesday Sep 27
    • Notes, Go over Exam, Sales Pitch
    • Assignment:  4.1-4.2 Quiz with Notes for Friday/Monday
  • Wednesday Sep 28 and Thursday Sep 29
    • Sales Pitch, Work on Notes
    • Assignment:  4.1-4.2 Quiz with Notes
  • Friday Sep 30 and Monday Oct 3
    • Quiz, Notes, Watch Movie
    • Assignment:  4.3-4.4 Section Review (all)
  • Tuesday Oct 4 and Wednesday Oct 5
    • Notes, Movie
    • Assignment:  None
  • Thursday Oct 6 and Monday Oct 10
    • Notes, Movie
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam
  • Tuesday Oct 11 and Wed Oct 12
    • Test, Movie
    • Assignment:  Movie Paper
  • Thursday Oct 13 and Friday Oct 14
    • Finish Movie, Work on Papers/Current Events
    • Assignment:  Patriot Paper, 5.1-5.2 Notes/Quiz

 

CURRENT EVENTS DUE AT THE END OF THE QUARTER (OCTOBER 21)

  • 5 Current Event Shares in Class

  • 8 Summaries (each summary is 2 paragraphs)

  • 1 Current Event Project (can be any type of project)  

Chapter 5  "Founding our First Government"

  • Long Term Assignments for Chapter 5
    • Chapter 5 Exam: 
    • Chapter 5 Project:  Creating Your Own Government: 

Chapter 5 Notes

  • Monday Oct 17 and Tuesday Oct 18
    • Quiz 5.1-5.2, Notes, Creating your own government
    • Assignment:  5.3-5.4 Section Review (All) due Friday Oct 21 and Monday Oct 24
  • Wednesday Oct 19 and Thurs Oct 20
    • Notes, Work on Governments and Current Events
    • Assignment:  5.3-5.4 Section Review (All) due Friday Oct 21 and Monday Oct 24
  • Friday Oct 21 and Monday Oct 24
    • Finish Notes, Work on Governments,
    • Assignment:  Work on Governments
  • Tuesday Oct 25 and Wednesday Oct 26
    • Notes, Review, Work on Governments
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam, Governments are due
  • Thursday Oct 27 and Friday Oct 28
    • Test, Governments are due
    • Assignment:  6.1-6.2 Quiz

Chapter 6-7 

  • Long Term Assignments for Chapter 6-7
    • Chapter 6-7 Exam:  Thurs 11/10 and Friday 11/11
    • Chapter 6-7 Relating History to Today:  Thurs 11/10 and Friday 11/11
Chapter 6 notes
Chapter 7 notes
  • Monday Oct 31 and Tuesday Nov 1
    • Notes, Governments are due
    • Assignment:  6.3-6.4 Section Review
  • Wed Nov 2 and Thurs Nov 3
    • Notes, Relating History to today Questions
    • Assignment:  7.1-7.2 Section Review
  • Friday Nov 4 and Monday Nov 7
    • Notes, Questions
    • Assignment:  7.3-7.4 Quiz with Notes
  • Tuesday Nov 8 and Wed Nov 9
    • Finish Notes, Work on Relating History
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam, Relating History Due
  • Thurs Nov 10 and Friday Nov 11
    • Exam, Discussion
    • Assignment:  8.1-8.2 Section Review

Chapter 8-9

  • Long Term Assignments for Chapter 8-9
    • Chapter 8-9 Exam: 
    • Chapter 8-9-10 Speech:  Begin Tuesday Nov 29
    • Thanksgiving Paper:  Due Tuesday, November 22 by 8:20 AM

Chapter 8-9 Notes

  • Monday Nov 14 and Tuesday Nov 15
    • Discussion, Notes
    • Assignment:  8.3-8.4 Quiz w Notes
  • Wednesday Nov 16 and Thursday Nov 17
    • Quiz, Pass out Speeches
    • Assignment:  9.1-9.2 Sect Review
  • Friday Nov 18 and Monday Nov 21
    • Work day for speeches and Thanksgiving Papers
  • Tuesday Nov 22 and Monday Nov 28
    • Review Chapter 9 Notes
    • Assignment:  9.3-9.4 Quiz
  • Tuesday Nov 29 and Wed Nov 30
    • Begin Speech, Notes, Quiz
    • Assignment:  None
  • Thursday Dec 1 and Friday Dec 2
    • Speeches, Finish Notes
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Notes

  • Long Term Assignments for Chapter 10
    • ALL CURRENT EVENTS ( Rankings, Summaries) due December 22
  • Monday Dec 5 and Tuesday Dec 6
    • Exam, Speeches
    • Assignment:  10.1-10.2 Section Review (all)
  • Wednesday Dec 7 and Thurs Dec 8
    • Finish Speeches, 10.1-10.2 Notes
    • Assignment:  None
  • Friday Dec 9 and Monday Dec 12
    • 10.3 Notes
    • Assignment:  10.3-10.4 Notes/Quiz
  • Tuesday Dec 13 and Wed Dec 14
    • Quiz, Finish Notes
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam
  • Thurs Dec 15 and Friday Dec 16
    • Chapter 10 Exam
    • Assignment:  11.1-11.2 Section Review Questions

Chapter 11 "The Civil War"

  • Long Term Assignments for Chapter 11
    • Chapter 11 Relating History to Today Questions: 
    • Chapter 11 Exam: 
    • Chapter 11 Project:  

Chapter 11 Notes

  • Monday December 19 and Tuesday December 20
    • CE, Notes, Work on CE's
    • Assignment:  11.3-11.5 Notes/Quiz
  • Wednesday Dec 21 and Thursday Dec 22
    • Quiz, 11.3 Notes, Work on Current Events
    • All Current Event Rankings and Summaries are due by the end of day on Dec 22
  • Wednesday Jan 4 and Thursday Jan 5
    • Finish Notes, Study for Exam
    • Assignment:  Chapter 11 Exam

 

  • Tuesday Jan 17 and Wednesday Jan 18
    • Discussion Questions, Videos, Projects
    • Assignment:  Work on Discussion Questions
  • Thursday Jan 19 and Monday Jan 23
    • Videos, Discussion
    • Assignment:  Discussion Questions due Next Class
  • Tuesday Jan 24 and Wednesday Jan 25
    • Videos (Grant/Lee, Andersonville), Discussion, Projects
    • Assignment:  Work on Projects
  • Thursday Jan 26 and Friday Jan 27
    • Videos, Discussion, Reflections are due at end of period
    • Assignment:  Projects

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 NOTES

  • Monday Jan 30 and Tuesday Jan 31
    • Projects are due, being chapter 12
    • Assignment:  12.1-12.2 SR (all)
  • Wed Feb 1 and Thurs Feb 2
    • Notes, Begin Discussion of Chapter 12
    • Assignment: 12.1-12.3 Quiz
  • Friday Feb 3 and Monday Feb 6
    • Quiz, Small Group Discussion, Notes
    • Assignment:  10 Discussion Questions
  • Tues Feb 7 and Wed Feb 8
    • Finish Notes, Finish Discussion
    • Assignment:  2 Reflections, Study for Exam
  • Thursday Feb 9 and Friday Feb 10
    • Test, Work on Plans
    • Assignment:  Plans due next class

Chapter 13-14

  • Long Term Assignments for Chapters 13-14

Chapter 13 14 Notes

  • Monday Feb 13 and Tuesdya Feb 14
    • Reconstruction Plans
    • Assignment:  13.1-13.2 Section Review
  • Wed Feb 15 and Thurs Feb 16
    • ITED PREP DAY
    • Assignment:  None 
  • Tuesday Feb 21 and Wednesday Feb 22
    • 13.1-13.2 Notes, Discussion Questions, Small Group Discussion
    • Assignment:  13.3-14.1 Section Review
  • Thursday Feb 23 and Friday Feb 24
    • Notes, Discussion
    • Assignment:  14.2-14.3 Quiz,
  • Monday Feb 27  and Tuesday Feb 28
    • Finish Notes, Discussion
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam, Finish Discussion Questions
  • Wednesday Feb 29 and Thursday March 1
    • Exam
  • Friday March 2 and Monday March 5
    • Finish Discussion for Chapter 13 and 14
    • Assignment:  Reflections and 15.1-15.3 Section Review Questions

Chapter 15/History of Iowa

Chapter 15 Part 1

Chapter 15 Part 2

History of Iowa Notes

  • Tuesday March 6 and Wed March 7
    • Lab (History of Iowa Rankings), Notes
    • Assignment:  History of Iowa Rankings (10 people, 5 events)
  • Thursday Mar 8 and Friday Mar 9
    • Notes (15.2-15.3), Turn in Rankings, Work on Discussion Q's
    • Assignment:  Work on Current Events
Current Events:  Summaries and Sharings (No Projects for 3rd Qtr) due by Friday Mar 16
  • Monday March 12 and Tues March 13
    • Iowa History Notes, Discussion #1
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam
  • Wednesday March 14 and Thursday March 15
    • Chapter 15/History of Iowa Exam, Discussion
    • Assignment:  Current Events and Discussion Questons
  • Friday March 16 and Monday March 19
    • Family History/Local History Work Day, Discussion #3
    • Assignment:  Reflections
  • Tuesday March 20, Wednesday March 21, Thursday March 22, Friday March 23
    • Work with Ms. Cusick
    • Assignment:  Work on Projects
  • Monday March 26 and Tuesday March 27
    • Work day for Projects
    • Assignment:  Project due next class
  • Wednesday March 28 and Thursday March 29
    • Share Projects, Discussion
    • Asssignment:  None

 

CHAPTER 19-23

Chapter 19-20 Notes

Chapter 21 Notes

Chapter 22-23 Notes

  • Friday March 30 and Monday April 2
    • Work on Packets
    • Assignment:  Chapters 19-21 in Homework Packet
  • Tuesday April 3 and Wednesday April 4
    • Quiz over 19-21, Notes
    • Assignment:  Begin Discussion Questions Next Class
  • Thursday April 5 and Tuesday April 10
    • Notes (20-21), Discussion
    • Assignment:  Chapter 22-23 in Packet
  • Wednesday April 11 and Thursday April 12
    • Finish Notes, Discussion
    • Assignment:  Discussion Questions and Study For Exam
  • Friday April 13 and Monday April 16
    • Finish Notes, Discussion
    • Assignment:  Exam and Reflections
  • Tuesday April 17 and Wednesday April 18
    • Chapters 19-23 Exam, Reflections are due
    • Assignment:  24.1-24.2 Section Review (all)

WWII

WWII Part 1

WWII Part 2

WWII Part 3

  • Thursday April 19 and Friday April 20
    • Notes (1-16), Work on Rankings
    • Assignment:  WWII Rankings
  • Monday April 23 and Tuesday Aprill 24
    • Notes/Video
    • Assignment:  24.3-24.4 Quiz/Notes
  • Wednesday April 25 and Thurs April 26
    • Quiz, Notes
    • Assignment:  25.1-25.2 Section Review
  • Friday April 27 and Monday April 30
    • Video, Notes
    • Assignment:  25.3-25.4 Quiz/Notes
  • Tuesday May 1 and Wednesday May 2
    • Finish Notes, Projects
    • Assignment:  Study for Exam, Projects Due
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