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FOUNDING OF THE NATION EXAM PRACTICE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wed. 8/21

Handed out Student Questionaire (Questionaire + one page about yourself due Fri. 8/23)

Filled out Index cards with student information

Handed out US History Syllabus (syllabus rules quiz on Fri. 8/23)

 

 

 

 

  

Thurs. 8/22

Unit Outline for Founding of the Nation

U.S. States, Cities & Topography Map Work (Due Mon. 8/26; States Quiz Block Day Wed. 8/28 & Thurs. 8/29)

 

 

 

 

Fri. 8/23

Collected Questionaire + one page about yourself

Took Syllabus Rules Quiz

What do you remember about sources?

PP--Primary v. secondary v. tertiary sources

PP slides--The Colonies(Power Point)/

Notetaking Guide for Founding of the Nation Unit (took notes on the first two sections--first half page)

 

 

 

 

 

Mon. 8/26

PP slides: Lead up to Revolution / PDF slides: Lead up to Revolution 

Notetaking Guide for Founding of the Nation Unit (took notes from "Factors Promoting Independence" to the bottom of page 2)

Declaration of Independence Analysis Student Handouts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tues. 8/27 

PP--Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

Notetaking Guide for Founding of the Nation Unit (took notes on pages 3 and 4 and completed the "Constitution Search" on page 5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Day Wed. 8/28  (Mr. D's son Liam's birthday)

 

States Quiz

Prep for Ratification Debate:

• ANTI-FEDERALIST
• MODERATE
• FEDERALIST

PP--Checks & Balances, and Federalism (the Checks & Balances part)

Notetaking Guide for Founding of the Nation Unit (took notes on page 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fri. 8/30

Ratification Debate

Instructions for Slavery HW and Prep for discussion

Slavery Primary Source Documents

PP--Checks & Balances, and Federalism (the Federalism and Bill of Rights part)

Notetaking Guide for Founding of the Nation Unit (took notes on page 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mon. 9/2:  LABOR DAY

 

 

 

 

 

Tues. 9/3 

PP and video clip: Slavery / PDF: Slavery

Notetaking Guide for Founding of the Nation Unit (took notes on pages 8-9)

Prep for Slavery roundtable discussion to be held on Fri. 9/6

 

 

 

 

 

Block Day, Wed. 9/4

PP--Events Leading to Civil War & Civil War in Brief

Notetaking Guide for Founding of the Nation Unit (took notes on pages 10-13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fri. 9/6

Collected HW

Slavery roundtable discussion

Collected slavery reading questions HW--Slavery Primary Source Documents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mon. 9/9

Started movie: Glory

 

 

 

 

Tues. 9/10

Finished Glory

Glory HW questions due Fri. 9/13

 

 

 

 

Wed. 9/11: Patriot Day  (Periods 1-7 meet)

Handed out Study Guide for test on Founding of the Nation Through the Civil War (test next Wednesday 9/18)

Started PP--Intro to Reconstruction

Healing and Justice Anticipation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday 9/12 (Minimum Day Block Day--Wed. Block Day schedule Periods 4-7, 70 minute periods)

Continued PP--Intro to Reconstruction

PP--WRITING AND ANALYZING A PLAN FOR RECONSTRUCTION / PDF--WRITING AND ANALYZING A PLAN FOR RECONSTRUCTION

PP--EARLY SUCCESSES OF RECONSTRUCTION / PDF--EARLY GAINS OF RECONSTRUCTION

POLITICAL GAINS 8.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday 9/16

Collected Glory HW questions

Handed out FOUNDING OF THE NATION UNIT ASSIGNMENTS PACKET cover sheet

PP--COUNTER-RECONSTRUCTION / PDF--COUNTER-RECONSTRUCTION

Literacy Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 9/17

Review for Exam 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Day, Wed. 9/18

Study Guide for Founding of the Nation Exam Due

Turned in FOUNDING OF THE NATION UNIT ASSIGNMENTS PACKET

Exam

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 9/20

Turned in FOUNDING OF THE NATION UNIT ASSIGNMENTS PACKET

Document Analysis--Why the U.S. was able to industrialize so rapidly (due Mon. 9/23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Unit Starts--From now on Check Unit #2 Gilded Age and Progressive Era