Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Unit 3 Extension Activities

Extension activities are due tomorrow. A checklist can be found at the link below:

Unit 3 Extension Activities

Standard 8.17- The Writings of Benjamin Franklin

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, we are learning about the writings of an incredibly fascinating individual in American history, Benjamin Franklin. The class PowerPoint and activities are attached below. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Revolutionary War Leaders Activity

Today in class, we worked on an extension activity where students had to design a Facebook profile for one of six Revolution-Era figures. The presentation used to explain the activity to students is attached below. This will be due next Wednesday, along with all other extension activities for this unit.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Pre-Revolution Quiz Information! (Standard 8.22)

We have decided to move the quiz for standard 8.22 to Monday, 9/28. Students should have all of the notes for this quiz. Also, please use the Kahoot! at the link below to prepare for the quiz.

Pre-Revolution Quiz Kahoot!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Standard 8.20- Land West of the Appalachians

Quiz Tomorrow! (Standards 8.15, 8.16, and 8.19)

Students will be quizzed tomorrow over the following standards:
- New France/British Colonial Governments
- Salutary Neglect, Self-Government, Land-Ownership
- French and Indian War

A practice Kahoot! can be found at the link below. Please use this to prepare for the quiz!

Review Kahoot!

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Unit 2 Exam Tomorrow!

Remember, our Unit 2 Exam will be tomorrow. The format of the exam will be as follows:

Standard 8.9- Conflict and Cooperation Between Settlers and Native Americans (Constructed Response)

Multiple Choice Standards
Standard 8.10- Geography of the 13 Colonies
Standard 8.11- The First Great Awakening
Standard 8.12- Day-to-Day Colonial Life
Standard 8.13- Colonial Documents
Standard 8.14- Development of Slavery/The Middle Passage

A Kahoot! to help review for the exam can be found at the link below:

Unit 2 Exam Kahoot!

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Standard 8.13- Development of Colonial Self-Government

Below you will find information about our class activities for standard 8.13. Students completed the note sheet to accompany the PowerPoint presentation on Tuesday. On Wednesday, students analyzed excerpts from several colonial documents and they were required to cite evidence from each regarding how that document influenced the concept of colonial self-government.

Unit 2 Extension Activities

Reminder! All extension activities for unit 2 are due tomorrow! You can find a checklist with a description of each at the link below.

Unit 2 Extension Activities Checklist

Friday, September 4, 2015

Standard 8.14- Colonial Slavery, Resistance to Slavery, and the Middle Passage

Below you will find the class content for standard 8.14 covering colonial slavery. We will NOT quiz over this material separately. It will be assessed on the unit 2 exam on Friday, September 11.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Standard 8.12- Daily Life In Colonial America

This information will be quizzed on Tuesday, September 8. Also, please make note of the activity at the end of the presentation.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Standard 8.10- Geographical Influence on the 13 Colonies

Today in class, we are learning about the geography of the 13 colonies as well as their resources. Below, you will find the class PowerPoint detailing the content as well as the activities associated with this standard. You can also find the classroom note sheet used by students. Students will be quizzed over this material on Tuesday, September 8. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Extension Activities- First Great Awakening (8.11)

Today, we worked on a couple of extension activities dealing with the First Great Awakening content that we learned about yesterday. Some classes will complete the activities listed in the PowerPoint while others will complete the Reading Essentials handouts attached. Students will be aware which of the two they are working on. These assignments and ALL extension activities are due on September 10. Have a great day!