Wed., 10/27/10 Please write the question. What are some reasons why people immigrate? List at least five reasons.

Wed., 10/27/10Please write the question.

• What are some reasons why people immigrate? List at least five reasons.

Tuesday, 10/26/10

Please pick-up a Venn Diagram and

title it:

Student vs.

Teacher Culture

Monday, 10/25/10Tuesday, 10/26/10

• We are doing the DCAS testing today and will be headed to Room 1028 shortly.

• Please do not unpack you materials – we will take everything with us.

Monday, 10/25/10Tuesday, 10/26/10

• Pick-up a grade sheet in the bin up front.

• Please get your notebook out and begin to self-grade the notebook.

Friday, 10/22/10

• Predict: What percentageof the world’s population

-Speaks English?-Is Christian?-Is Literate (able to read)?-Has access to the internet?

-Has a college education?

Thursday, 10/21/10

Take out your notebook

Look over your materials and be prepared with any questions in

preparation for the test.

Wednesday, 10/20/10• Get your notebook out so we can

review the Native American information.

What’s wrong with this picture?

Video Questions

• What aspects of Zitkala-Ša’s education do you think are positive?

• In the late 19th Century, few white people thought that saving Native American culture was worth preserving. Why do you think this was the case?

Video Clip Question Pick-up a reading in the bin up front. Why do the Sioux Native Americans value the buffalo and how is it expressed within their culture?

Tuesday 10/19/2010

Monday, 10/18/10Please pick-up a packet and begin working on it. Everything will go in

your notebook.

Friday, 10/15/10 - 3rd Block only

• Pick-up up the green sheet of paper up front in the bin and be ready to start when the bell rings!

Friday, 10/15/10 – 1st Block only Please write the

questions• Why did you get

out of bed this morning?

• Why are youhere in class?

Thursday, 10/14/10

• In your notebook make three columns titled:

PeopleObjects/ThingsActivities

Look at your notes and/or homework and answer the

following question with details:

Who had the hardest life in

the West?

Tuesday, 10/12/10

Thursday, 10/07/10

• Review your Reconstruction notes.

• Have a pencil out so you are ready to resume the test.

When you are finished the test!

• Review your answers.• Bring test materials up to bins.• Continue working on Groups

Out West Worksheet (p. 1) from yesterday.

• When done get it checked by Mrs. Parker and start next one.

When someone says “The West” I think

about . . .

Write the above statement and list as many things as you can!

Wednesday, 10/06/10

Monday, 10/04/10

• Pick-up up the two sheets of paper up front in the bins and begin answering the questions.

How successful

was Reconstructi

on?

Wrap-up Question

Monday, 10/05/10

Fri. 10/01/10

• Please take out your notebook and open it up to your terms!

Wrap-up: Fri. 10/01/10

• Write three text messages regarding the start of Radical Reconstruction.

– Plantation Owner to Plantation Owner

– Poor White to Poor White

– Freedman to Freedman

Thursday, 9/30/10

• Pick-up a small sheet with quotes on it.

• For each quote, identify who might have said it and why it might have been stated.

Wednesday, 9/29/10• Pull out your readings from

yesterday (“Not Free Yet” and “A Letter to a Former Master”) and your T-chart from “All Who Have Suffered”

9/28/10 – Fill in the blanks using your knowledge from Monday

• RECONSTRUCTION is like ______________________ because ______________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________

Kate Stone: “All Have Suffered”Plantation Owner Perspective

• May 23, 1861Pre-War

• September 22, 1867Post-War

Honors Only – Fall 2010

Monday, 9/27/10

• How would YOU lead the recovery process after the Civil War ends? What has to be fixed?

War/Peace – 9/27/10

• Using your own words and in a paragraph, explain the meaning of this activity and how it relates to the Reconstruction Period.

Wednesday, 9/22/10

• Please have your notebook open to your vocabulary list. We will be adding the final terms to the sheet today.

Monday, 9/20/10

• What elements are necessary to win a war? Explain.

Friday, 9/17/10

Review your notes so you are ready for the Pre-Civil War quiz.

Be ready with any questions!

Use your time

wisely!

• Create a T-chart in your notes and list the Northern and Southern Advantages.

North Adv. South Adv.

TitanicA Woman’s heart is

a deep ocean of secrets.

Nothing on Earth could come

between them

Closer – 1/27/10• You are the director for a new

BLOCKBUSTER movie about the growth of the United States!

• Create a movie title and tag-line for to get the word out!

Thursday, 9/16/10• What trends does

your timeline reveal?

• Are there fewer events on one side or the other? Why or why not?

• According to this timeline, was the Civil War inevitable?

Events Leading to the Civil War

Conflict Compromise1850

1861

Wednesday, 9/15/10 – No need to write this in your notebook

• Please get your notebook and textbook out so that we can continue our look at Compromise or Conflict leading to the Civil War.

Events Leading to the Civil War Conflict Compromise

1850

1861

Tuesday, 9/14/10

• If you are involved in a serious argument in which something important is at stake, is it better to compromise with or confront your opponent?

Monday, 9/13/10•How can a country increase in size?

•Name 2 good and 2 bad points to being a large country.

Friday, 9/10/10

• List EVERYTHING and ANYTHING you know or can relate to the American Civil War or that time period.

Thursday, 9/09/10

• Explain the role of maps in a Social Studies class. How can they help you better understand thehistory of a region?

Wednesday, 9/08/10

• On the next page of your journal, please write today’s date, the following statement, and your answer:

Think of an example of how geography has impacted the development of the United States.

Mon. 9/07/101. Please pick up a Timeline

Rubric in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk.

2. On a blank piece of paper make three columns with the

following headings:

NameA Way to Remember

World Event

Friday, 9/02/10

• Please drop off your Opinion Essay in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk.

• Please pick up a Textbook Scavenger hunt in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk andbegin working on it.

Wednesday, 9/01/10

• Good Morning!• Please drop off any signed

paperwork in the bin on Mrs. Parker’s desk.

• Please pick-up a Classroom Scavenger Hunt Worksheet or Pretest in the second bin on Mrs. P’s desk.

Tuesday, 8/31/10 (H)

• Come in and get your signed syllabus sheet and syllabus out.

Tuesday, 8/25/10 (CP)

• Follow the directions on the foot you were given as you walked into the room.

• Once you find a matchplease sit down.

• Please do not removethe feet from the desks.