Required Text: America: Pathways to the Present
I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life
Dramatic Events That Changed America
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Classwork and Homework:
Week of 1/11:
- Work on study guide for midterm
- Wednesday - review day for midterm
- Study for midterms
Week of 1/4:
- Work on study guide for midterm
- Friday - Mandatory Essay for midterm due at beginning
of class
Week of 12/14:
- Read Chapter 6 Sections 1-2
Week of 12/7:
- Wednesday - Test on Chapter 5
Week of 11/30:
- Read Chapter 5
- Thursday - Worksheet for Chapter 5
Week of 11/23:
- Tuesday - Questions from Constitution Hall due
Week of 11/16:
- Monday - Questions from I Wish I'd Been There
- Wednesday - Trip to Constitution Hall
- Read Chapter 5
Week of 11/9:
- Read Chapter 3 in I Wish I'd Been There
- Monday 11/16 (changed from Thursday) -
Homework Questions for Chapter 3
Week of 11/2:
- Homework for Boston massacre handed out in class
is due Monday if History Section 4
- Tuesday - Test on Chapter 3-4 (First Half)
Week of 10/26:
- Read Chapter 3; Sections 1 and 4
- Homework for Boston Massacre handed out in class
is due Friday if History Section3
Week of 10/19:
- Wednesday, Test on second half of Chapter 2 from the
beginning of the thirteen colonies
- Begin to read Chapter 3 Section 1
Week of 10/12:
- Read Chapter 2 - pages 54-55,59-63
- Friday - On page 61 - Looking at the chart, for each
of the three regions (not by colony), explain
their reasons for settlement and the economic
activities the settlers engaged in relating them
to the geography of the region.
Week of 10/5:
- Wednesday - Test on Chapter 2 (First Half) has been
changed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to
summer reading schedule
- Finish the remainder of Chapter 2
Week of 9/28:
- Read Chapter 2; Sections 1-2
Week of 9/21:
- Wednesday - Test on Chapter 1 Notes
- Friday - Writing Prompt on Chapter 1 - Make sure you
bring your notes to class
Week of 9/14:
- Read Chapter 1 in I Wish I'd Been There and answer
questions handed out in class - Due Friday,
September 18