Dec 20

Warm up: 5-5
 Watch the clip CLIP
Is having 3 branches of government a good thing?

Due Dates:

Today 12/20                             Next Day 1/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Congress                             2. Founding Fathers

Dec 19

Warm up: 5-4
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the history of the US capitol city. 

Due Dates:

Today 12/19                             Next Day 12/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Jefferson and Hamilton       2. Founding Fathers

Dec 18

Warm up: 5-3
1. What are ways someone in the US can 
participate in government?

Due Dates:

Today 12/18                             Next Day 12/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Congress                              2. Jefferson and Hamilton

Dec 17

Warm up: 5-2
Watch the clip CLIP
Write a few sentences on Washington's Presidency 

Due Dates:

Today 12/17                             Next Day 12/18
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Jefferson and Hamilton       2. Congress      

Dec 16

Warm up: 5-1 (Start a new Paper)
1.How does understanding the constitution and
early US history help someone understand how 
things work in America in 2019?
2. How are things different in 2019 from 1789?

Due Dates:

Today 12/16                             Next Day 12/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Founding Fathers                 2. Young Republic

Dec 13.....Friday

Warm up: 4-4
1. How often do you follow or read current events
 or political news?
2. Where do you get most of your news and information
about it?
3. Why or why not is knowing current events and political 
news important for people living in the US?

Due Dates:
Bill Proposal- Today!

Today 12/13                             Next Day 12/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Congress                              2. Founding Fathers

Dec 12

Warm up: None
Get into your seat, pull out your notes and study
 guide and be ready to start the test.

Due Dates:
Civics Test- Today!
Bill Proposal- 12/13 Fri

Today 12/12                             Next Day 12/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civics Test                           2. Congress

Dec 11

Warm up: 4-3
1. What importance does the separation of powers
 and checks and balances have in the government?
2. What importance and power does the constitution 
have?

Due Dates:
Civics Test- 12/12 Thurs
Bill Proposal- 12/13 Fri

Today 12/11                             Next Day 12/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Review                                2. Civics Test

Dec 10

Warm up: 4-2
Watch the clip and answer the question CLIP
According to the clip, why is it important to
 understand the 3 branches of government?

Due Dates:
Civics Test- 12/12 Thurs

Today 12/10                             Next Day 12/11
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2.Checks and Balances           2. Review 

Dec 9

Warm up: 4-1(Use last week's paper)
Grab the article from the front table to read    ARTICLE
Explain the 3 branches of government, how they
 interact, and what they do in 3-4 sentences.

Due Dates:
Civics Test- 12/18 Wed

Today 12/9                             Next Day 12/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. 3 Branches of Government  2.Checks and Balances  

Dec 6

Warm up: 3-5
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the importance of Marbury vs Madison 
and Judicial Review

Due Dates:
Civics Test- 12/18 Wed

Today 12/6                             Next Day 12/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. 3 Branches of Government  2. 3 Branches of Government  

Dec 5

Warm up: 3-4
In a few sentences, explain the importance of your
 groups article or amendments and what it does in
 today's government/ country.

Due Dates:
Civics Test- 12/19 Thurs

Today 12/5                             Next Day 12/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Articles                                2. 3 Branches of Government 

Dec 4

Warm up: 3-3
1. What are rights?
2. Why would having rights written down and agreed
 on be a good idea?
3. What are some rights you think people should have?
4. Should the government give and protect your rights?

Due Dates:
Civics Test- 12/19 Thurs

Today 12/4                             Next Day 12/5
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Bill of Rights                       2. Articles    

Dec 3

Warm up: 3-2
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Veto process, and the difference between
 an regular Veto and a Pocket Veto. 

Due Dates:
Civics Test- 12/19 Thurs

Today 12/3                             Next Day 12/4
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Articles                                2. Articles  

Dec 2

Warm up: 3-1(Set up a lined sheet of paper)
Set up new presidential partners (GW, JA, TJ)
Watch the clip.  CLIP
Explain what the Federalist papers are
and why they were written. 

Due Dates:

Today 12/2                             Next Day 12/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Articles                                2. Articles  

Nov 26

Warm up: 2-2
Thinking about last trimester...
1.  Write a few sentences about the pilgrims coming
 to America and colonizing Plymouth.
2. How did they get along with the Native Americans?
3. What was the first Thanksgiving like? 

Due Dates:

Today 11/26                             Next Day 12/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Thanksgiving                       2. Articles 

Nov 25

Warm up: 2-1 (Still on the blue paper)
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the path to the Constitution and the writing
 of it in 3-4 sentences.

Due Dates:

Today 11/25                             Next Day 11/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Preamble                             2. Articles 

Nov 22

Warm up:none
Pull out yesterday's notes and be ready to start

Due Dates:

Today 11/22                             Next Day 11/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Federalists                           2. Preamble 

(Remember to use complete sentences)
Grab the article off the front table  ARTICLE
Explain some of the reasons Elbridge Gerry gave for
 not supporting and signing the constitution.

Nov 21

Warm up:1-3
(Remember to use complete sentences)
1. What important things does the national
 government do?
2. Is is better to have a strong national government
and a weaker state government, or strong state
 governments and weaker national one?  (Explain)

Due Dates:

Today 11/21                             Next Day 11/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Trimester A                          2. Federalists 

Welcome to 2nd Tri

Warm up:1-2
On yesterday's blue paper, number the center line 1-2
and the answer the questions in the block of lines
(Remember to use complete sentences)
1. Pick one of the three class rules, write it down and 
explain how that rule makes for a better class.
2. Is history important to study?  Explain you answer

Due Dates:

Today 11/20                             Next Day 11/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Welcome                              2. US History

May 29

Warm up:12-2
Get an article from the front table
read the article and write a 4+ sentence summary on how
the Civil War changed the world

Due Dates:
Civil War Test- 5/29, Wed

Today 5/29                             Next Day 5/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civil War Wrap                   2. US History

post reconstruction racism https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/reconstruction

May 28

Warm up:12-1 (Use last week's paper)
Watch the clips CLIP Clip2  Clip3
1. How and why should history be remembered?
2. Do you agree or disagree with the removal of
 Civil War statues/ flags etc.  Explain

Due Dates:
Civil War Test- 5/29, Wed

Today 5/28                             Next Day 5/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civil War Monuments         2. Civil War Test

May 24

Warm up:11-5
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the failure of Reconstruction

Due Dates:
Civil War Test- 5/29, Wed

Today 5/24                             Next Day 5/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Reconstruction                    2. Civil War Monuments 

May 23

Warm up:11-4
With the Civil War over, the North has to figure out
 how to get the South fully joined back in the Union.
How would you do this?  Would you be friendly and
 make it easy to rejoin so the nation is back together and 
you can move on, or would be be strict and make the South
 do and change a lot to get voting/ citizenship rights back so
 they really changed their old ways?  Explain your position 
in a few sentences

Due Dates:
Civil War Test- 5/29, Wed

Today 5/22                             Next Day 5/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Reconstruction                    2. Reconstruction 

May 22

Warm up:11-3
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the events of Lincoln's assassination 

Due Dates:

Today 5/22                             Next Day 5/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civil War                             2. Reconstruction 

May 21

Warm up:11-2
Grab an article off the front table to read                           clip
1. In a few sentences, explain what Lincoln is saying
 about the civil war.
2. How does his words connect to us today?

Due Dates:

Today 5/21                             Next Day 5/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civil War                             2. Civil War 

May 20

Warm up:11-1 (Start a new paper)
In a few sentences, explain why you think the 
North and South were unable to make a compromise
 and work things out, and instead fought each other?

Due Dates:

Today 5/20                             Next Day 5/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civil War Overview            2. Civil War 

May 17

Warm up:10-4
"I am passionately interested in understanding how 
my country works.  And if you want to know about this
 thing called the United States of America you have 
to know about the Civil War."  - Ken Burns (Historian)
1. Do you agree or disagree with Ken Burns? Explain
2. How could the Civil War be seen as a turning point
in US history and government policy?

Due Dates:

Today 5/17                             Next Day 5/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civil War                             2. Civil War 

May 16

Warm up:10-3
Get an article from the front of the room to read
1. How was the North connected to slavery?
2. Summarize the article in 4-5 sentences

Due Dates:

Today 5/16                             Next Day 5/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civil War Battles                 2. Civil War 

May 15

Warm up:10-2
Watch the clip and read a part of the speech  CLIP
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government
 cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect 
the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I
 do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all
 the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further 
spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the 
belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates
 will push it forward, till it shall become lawful in all the States, old
 as well as new — North as well as South.
In a Few sentences, explain the speech and its 
importance in the Civil War Era

Due Dates:
Divided Nation Quiz- Today!

Today 5/15                             Next Day 5/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Mexican-American War      2. Civil War 

May 14

Warm up: none
Get into your seat and ready to start the quiz

Due Dates:
Divided Nation Quiz- Today

Today 2/14                             Next Day 2/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Election of 1860                  2. Divided Nation Quiz

May 13

Warm up:10-1 (Use last week's paper)
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Lincoln-Douglas debates

Due Dates:
Divided Nation Quiz- 5/14 Tuesday

Today 5/13                             Next Day 5/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Civil War Leaders               2. Election of 1860 

May 10

Warm up:9-4
1.  How can a presidential election cause change in 
the country? 
2. What are some division in our country today and
how do they compare to pre-civil war times?

Due Dates:

Today 5/10                             Next Day 5/13
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Election of 1860                 2. Civil War Leaders 

May 9

Warm up:9-3
Read the article about the Cane fight and write a
 summary on it (3-4 sentences) 

Due Dates:

Today 5/9                             Next Day 5/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. John Brown                         2. Election of 1860

May 8

Warm up:9-2
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the Presidency of Zachary Taylor

Due Dates:

Today 5/8                             Next Day 5/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. John Brown                         2. John Brown

May 7

Warm up:9-1 (Start a new paper)
How did the topic for your poster cause division 
between North and South and lead to the Civil War?
(When you have this answered take a few minutes 
to finish the gallery walk)

Due Dates:

Today 5/7                             Next Day 5/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. John Brown                         2. John Brown

May 6

Warm up:none
You have the first 10 minutes to finish your poster

Due Dates:

Today 5/6                             Next Day 5/7
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Dividing Events Gallery     2. John Brown

May 3

Warm up:8-5
Watch the clip CLIP1 CLIP2
Write a few sentences on Nat Turner's Rebellion

Due Dates:

Today 5/3                             Next Day 5/6
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Dividing Events Gallery     2. Dividing Events Gallery

May 2

Warm up:8-4
Grab an article off the front table to read.   ARTICLE
1.Explain the Nullification Crisis in 3-4 sentences.
2. How does this connect to our previous National 
Power vs State Power?
3.How does this connect to the Civil War?

Due Dates:

Today 5/1                             Next Day 5/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Dividing Events Gallery     2. Dividing Events Gallery

May 1

Warm up:83
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain Martin Van Buren's role in US History

Due Dates:

Today 5/1                             Next Day 5/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Dividing Events Gallery     2. Dividing Events Gallery

April 30

Warm up:8-2
Write a few sentences on how slavery changed in 
the Americas, and how the slave trade and slave
 markets functioned in America.

Due Dates:

Today 4/30                             Next Day 5/1
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Slavery                                 2. Dividing Events Gallery

April 29

Warm up:8-1 (Use last week's paper)
In 3-4 sentences, explain how the North changed during
 the early 1800's and how it was different than the South.

Due Dates:

Today 4/29                             Next Day 4/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Slavery                                 2. Slavery

April 26

Warm up:7-4
Watch the clip CLIP
Write about the Industrial Revolution in England
 and the changes it brought there.

Due Dates:

Today 4/26                             Next Day 4/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. North v South                      2. Slavery

April 25

Warm up:7-3
Thinking of the both history trimester's information,
 Why did the northern and southern colonies start
 differently, and how did those differences 
continue to grow?

Due Dates:

Today 4/25                             Next Day 4/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. North v South                      2. North v South

April 24

Warm up:7-2
Grab the handout on the front table. HANDOUT
By yourself or with a partner, analyse the charts and
 answer the questions on both sides of the paper on
your warmup paper.
Then, answer this question in a few sentences.
How was the United States changing and how might
 this change lead to a divided country? 

Due Dates:

Today 4/24                             Next Day 4/25
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Industry                               2. North v South

April 23

Warm up:none
Take a few minutes to look over your notes

Due Dates:
Young Republic Test- Today

Today 4/23                             Next Day 4/24
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Young Republic Test           2. Divided Nation 

April 22

Warm up:7-1 (Start a new paper)
1. List 5 topics we have learned about this unit (Since the Civics Test)
2. Explain one of them in a few sentences.

Due Dates:
Young Republic Test- 4/23 Tue

Today 4/22                             Next Day 4/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Review                                2. Young Republic Test

April 18

Warm up:6-4
Write the questions down and be ready to answer 
them when the picture is shown
1. Describe the event the picture is showing.
2. What things and emotions do you notice in the image?

Due Dates:
Young Republic Test- 4/23 Tue

Today 4/18                             Next Day 4/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2.Age of Jackson                     2. Review 

April 17

Warm up:6-3
How might the Louisiana Purchase and information
 received from the Lewis and Clark expedition change
 things and people in the Eastern part of the US?

Due Dates:
Young Republic Test- 4/23 Tue

Today 4/17                             Next Day 4/18
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2.Age of Jackson                     2. Age of Jackson

April 16

Warm up:6-2
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain Jefferson, Science, and the Moose from 
early US history

Due Dates:
Young Republic Test- 4/23 Tue

Today 4/16                             Next Day 4/17
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2.Age of Jackson                     2. Age of Jackson

April 15

Warm up:6-1 (Use last week's paper)
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain who Dolly Madison is and what she 
did during the war of 1812

Due Dates:
Young Republic Test- 4/18

Today 4/15                             Next Day 4/16
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. War of 1812                        2. Age of Jackson

April 12

Warm up:5-4
Watch the clip CLIP
Write a few sentences on James Madison and
 the War of 1812

Due Dates:
Young Republic Test- 4/18

Today 4/12                             Next Day 4/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. War of 1812                        2. War of 1812

April 11

Warm up:5-3
Watch the clip CLIP
1. Name at least 2 reasons Jefferson enacted 
the embargo.
2. What were the effects of the embargo on
 America? (at least 2)
3. What would the effects be of an American embargo
against China, Mexico, and/or Canada?

Due Dates:

Today 4/11                             Next Day 4/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Lewis and Clark                 2. War of 1812

April 10

Warm up:5-2
Explain  the Louisiana Purchase, and why it was
 important for the  United States.

Due Dates:

Today 4/9                             Next Day 4/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Lewis and Clark                 2. Lewis and Clark

April 9

Warm up:none
Pull out yesterday's notes and be ready to start

Due Dates:

Today 4/9                             Next Day 4/10
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. France, Haiti, Louisiana      2. Lewis and Clark

April 8

Warm up:5-1 (Start a new paper)
1. How did past wars and financial debt led
 to the American Revolution?
2. How and why were the French connected
 to the American Revolutionary War?

Due Dates:

Today 4/8                             Next Day 4/9
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. France, Haiti, Louisiana      2. Lewis and Clark


Watch the clips CLIP CLIP2
Write a few sentences about the beginnings

 of the French Revolution and the Terror

March 29

Warm up:4-5
Watch the clip CLIP
Explain the history of the US capitol city. 

Due Dates:

Today 3/29                             Next Day 4/8
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Jefferson and Hamilton       2. 2. France, Haiti, Louisiana

March 28

Warm up:4-4
Watch the clip CLIP
Write a few sentences on Washington's Presidency 

Due Dates:

Today 3/28                             Next Day 3/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Jefferson and Hamilton       2. Jefferson and Hamilton

March 27

Warm up:4-3
Watch the clip CLIP
In a few sentences, explain the story of Washington
 and the Cherry Tree 

Due Dates:

Today 3/27                             Next Day 3/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Election of 1800                  2. Young Republic

March 26

Warm up:4-2
Read the 1st amendment (below):
"Congress shall make no law respecting and establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the 
right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the government for a redress of grievances."
Which of the protected freedoms do you think is the 
most important and why? 
(Respond in 3-4 sentences)

Due Dates:

Today 3/26                             Next Day 3/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. XYZ                                    2. Young Republic

March 25

Warm up:4-1
Pull out a sheet of lined paper to use for this week's 
Warmups.  Set it up like before
Write or Draw your response
1. What image or thoughts come to mind when
 you think of the beginning of our country?

Due Dates:

Today 3/25                             Next Day 3/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Whiskey Rebellion              2. XYZ

March 22

Warm up: 3-4
List what you think are some important 
characteristics or qualifications of a good
 leader. (At least 3)

Due Dates:

Today 3/22                             Next Day 3/25
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up    
2. Founding Fathers                2. Whiskey Rebellion 

Reflection:
Write a short paragraph connecting the leadership
 of the Founding Fathers to your life.  How can you 
apply what you've learned about leadership today to
 your own experiences?  Think about your various
 leadership roles at home, at school, with friends, on 
teams, in clubs, etc, and how leadership is similar to
 or different from those of the people discussed today.