US History Homework
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Second Semester
Miss Flanhofer
Note: All assignments are due the following day unless otherwise indicated. Assignments will be listed by page number on IC for reference.
Key essential question for January: What are the political/economic and social factors that cause the Civil War? Was it inevitable?
Monday, January 7th
In class: Review note-taking expectations/reading strategies/managing course load for second term; Discuss semester essential questions; Identification of 5 most important social/political/economic events to 1840
Hmwk: Read and do RH page for 285 – 291
Tuesday, January 8th
In class: Review of the new 2 party system and general overview of the arts; How do the fields of literature and artistic expression represent the nation at large?
Hmwk: Read pages 295 – 296 and answer the following question on a left hand page (1 full page using details from text):
-How does the
Wednesday/Thursday, January 9th/10th
In class: Discussion of homework ?; Key ideas/images on the reinforcement of the slave structure in America as well as beginning opposition to slavery from 1840s to 1860s leading to the Civil War
Hmwk: Read and do RH page for pages 311 – 315
Friday, January 11th
In class: Discussion on the sociology of the yeoman class and context leading to the Civil War
Hmwk: Read and do RH page for pages 317 – 321 (review of class topics)
Monday, January 14th
In class: Finish discussion of role of slavery in leading to the Civil War
Hmwk: Read and do RH page 330 – 337
Tuesday, January 15th
In class: Review key
points on the role of slavery and context of US leading to Civil War;
introduction to the industrial economy of the North through
Hmwk: Finish Monday’s hmwk. from 330 – 337
Wednesday/Thursday,
January 16th /17th
In class: Discussion
of story time; review key ideas on industry and the north; clay activity on the
essence of the
Hmwk: Finish clay write-up; read and do RH page for 338 - 345
Friday, January 18th
No school
Monday, January 21st
No school
Tuesday, January 22nd
In class: Finish ideas on industrialism
Hmwk: Finish last week’s assignment
Wednesday/Thursday,
January 23rd – 24th
Hmwk: Read and do X
marks the spot for Zinn packet chapter 6 on women in
Friday, January 25th
In class: Guest
speaker on reconstruction in
Hmwk: Finish Zinn reading from last class
Monday, January 28th
In class: Discussion of key ideas from Friday’s speaker
Hmwk: Read and RH page for 362 from “The Labor Movement” to 371 “Anti-Slavery and Abolitionism”
Tuesday, January 29th
In class: Zinn chapter questions; Review impacts of the labor movement on industrialism; causes for organized resistance to capitalism; social reactions to a “new society”
Hmwk: Read and RH page for 371 – 378
Wednesday/Thursday,
January 30th /31st
In class: TBA
Hmwk: Read 222-227 and 380 – 385 and answer ?s at end of each section on a LH page
Friday, February 1st
In class: Immigration through the mid-1800s discussion
Hmwk: Read and do RH page for pages 387 - 395
Monday, February 4th
In class: Finish immigration discussion; what is manifest destiny?
Hmwk: Catch up on reading…RH page for 396 – 400; complete Democrat/Republican Super Tuesday challenge (must be done by 5 AM Tuesday morning) – see below
To predict the Democrat primary, you must follow both of these links and answer all of the questions
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To predict the Republican primary, you must follow both of these links and answer all of the questions.
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http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=I_2fOKqR_2f49EHIJOCDRdDmDA_3d_3d
This program will be shut down at 5:00 am. Tuesday morning
Tuesday, February 5th
In class: What were causes/impacts of continued expansion; what was the Polk agenda – long term: was his administration successful?
Homework: Read and do RH page for pages 400 - 410
Wednesday/Thursday,
February 6th /7th
In class: Finish expansion discussion – rotations on text images/charts/maps – causes of Mexican American War – was it legitimate?
Hmwk: Read and do RH page for 410 – 415; Begin studying for test (next Wednesday/Thursday)
Friday, February 8th
NO SCHOOL – Professional development
Monday, February 11th
In class: Finish discussion on Mexican-American War – causes/events/impacts
Hmwk: Study for test (Wed/Thurs)
Tuesday, February 12th
In class: Lecture on the true importance of manifest destiny – long and short term impacts
Hmwk: Study for test (next class – study session after school today from 3:15 – 4:15)
Wednesday/Thursday,
February 13th /14th
In class: exam/work on homework
Hmwk: Read and do RH page for 424 (start at “The Comp. of 1850) to 431 (end at the end of the “Bleeding Kansas” section)
Friday, February 15th
In class: Clay activity review of key reading concepts (ultimate question – was the Civil War inevitable???)
Homework: Read and do RH page for 431 – 438 to “The South Secedes”
Monday, February 18th
No school – observation of President’s Day
Tuesday, February 19th
In class: Review
context of the
Homework: Read and do RH page for 438 – 445
Wednesday/Thursday,
February 20th
In class: Examination of pre-war political cartoons; reading supplements on Lincoln/Douglas debates; review of Dred Scott decision and John Brown’s raid; how is the US on the brink of war – could it be stopped? What was it all really about?
Homework: Read and do RH page for 450 – 455
Friday, February 21st
In class: Review the first days of the war; relative strengths of the N/S
Homework: Read and do RH page for 455 – 459 ending at “The Fighting through 1862”
Monday, February 24th
In class: Discuss Lincoln/Davis similarities/differences; look at images of the 1st years of the war – how was it won?
Homework: Read and do RH page for 459 – 467 ending at “The front lines and the home front”
Tuesday, February 25th
In class: War timelines/maps – who’s winning? Why?
Homework: Read and do RH page for 467 – 478 (DUE: Friday)
Wednesday/Thursday,
February 26th /27th
Homework: Finish Tuesday’s assignment
Friday, February 28th
Homework: Relax for the weekend!
Monday, March 3rd
– Thursday, March 13th
In class: Wrap up
Civil War materials – Civil War film clips; impacts of war on the home front;
legislation passed during the Civil War (why significant?);
why was the death of a President so significant???
Homework: Finish any late work; test corrections – NO NEW HOMEWORK!
Friday, March 14th
2008
In class: Finish Civil War clips
Homework: Read and do RH page for 484 – 492
Monday, March 15th
and Tuesday, March 16th
In class: Complete packets on Reconstruction with sub
Homework: Read and do RH page for 492 – 498; finish packets if not completed in class
Wednesday/Thursday,
March 17th /18th
In class: Review key concepts of Reconstruction; political cartoons; handouts
Homework: Read and do RH page for 498 – 509 (Due Monday after break)
Friday, March 19th
In class: Introduce progressive era and research paper
Homework: Enjoy your break; think about a research topic; study if you’d like for test after break on the Civil War period
----SPRING BREAK----
*REMINDER: Re-visit summer reading: Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle for upcoming quiz/classroom discussions and use in paper
Monday, March 31st
In class: Library time to think about research topic; begin outline; study for test
Homework: Study for test (Wednesday/Thursday) on Civil War period
Tuesday, April 1st
In class: Discuss research strategies; parenthetical citations for paper
Homework: Study for test (Wednesday/Thursday) on Civil War period
Wednesday/Thursday,
April 2nd /3rd
In class: Test on Civil War period; homework check
Homework: Take a day off – relax and enjoy!
Friday, April 4th
In class: Introduce the period of social change from 1870 – 1920 unit
Homework: Continue to think about research topic; begin initial research exploration process; RH page: 516 – 520 and 539 – 544 (focus on change for Indian society during this period and long term impacts)
Monday, April 7th
In class: Begin to discuss first of social change trends (Native American affairs)
Homework: Read Dawes Severalty Act supplement and do close reading to the following prompt:
What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act? What were the short and long
term impacts?
Tuesday, April 8th
In class: Finish discussing native affairs and how the context of the west affected native groups
Homework: No homework – finish reading from yesterday
Wednesday/Thursday,
April 9th /10th
In class: Watch Incident at Ogala on the Peltier case and long term impacts of period of social change on natives; begin discussing social change for immigrant groups
Homework: Read 708- 713 on immigration and answer the 4 questions on page 713
Friday, April 11th
In class: Conference on World Affairs
Homework: No homework
*REMINDER: Re-visit summer reading: Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle for upcoming quiz/classroom discussions and use in paper
Monday, April 14th
In class: Discuss CU conference
Homework: Read and do margin notes on excerpt on Chinese Americans in the west for discussion on social change for immigrants; prep for quick quiz on the reading
Tuesday, April 15th
In class: Review social change for immigrant groups today and in the late 1800s; begin looking at political cartoons
Homework: Read and do RH page for 550 – 559 (1/2 page on 559) Think about how industrial change relates to social change for immigrants
Wednesday/Thursday,
April 16th /17th
In class: Review political cartoons on immigration and immigration trends during the second major industrial revolution; picture rotation of Jacob Riis; reading on Packingtown; Begin reviewing ads packet and answer the following question on a LH page (at least ¾ page) using examples from the ads
Question: What do these ads showcase about how society as a whole is changing during the period following the Civil War into the 1900s? To what extent are the goals of the ads the same through time vs. change based on the time period? Explain. How does industrialization promote social change (for immigrant groups? For mass society? For the west? East? South?)
Homework: Work on paper outline and thesis – library time next week!
Friday, April 18th – NO SCHOOL – PD DAY
Monday, April 21st
– Friday, April 25th
In class: Library time; Finish picture rotations and ad review on period of second industrial revolution
Homework: Work on research paper!!! Rough draft due Wednesday/Thursday, April 30th/May 1st
Monday, April 28th
– Tuesday, April 29th
In class: Finish
discussion of industrial revolution and begin reviewing the new era of
Homework: Work on research paper!!! Rough draft due this Wednesday/Thursday in class!!! – needs to be at least 4 FULL typed pages; double spaces for credit
Wednesday/Thursday,
April 30th/May 1st
In class: Editing circles/peer review of rough drafts; finish discussion on the changing face of US foreign politics; hand out final exam description/rubric
Homework: Work on final draft – DUE: Wednesday/Thursday, May 7th/8th
Friday, May 2nd
NO SCHOOL – Professional Development
Monday, May 5th
In class: Begin
discussion on WWI era – review of Roosevelt/Taft and Wilson as leaders; the
context of the
Homework: Read and do RH page for 645 – 652; work on final draft (DUE: Wednesday/Thursday, May 7th /8th)
Tuesday, May 6th
In class: Discuss the
extent to which
Homework: Read and do RH page for 653 – 659; Finish final draft (DUE: Wednesday/Thursday, May 7th /8th – NEXT CLASS!!!)
Wednesday/Thursday,
May 7th /8th
In class: Discuss the domestic front during WWI – labor; women’s work, etc.
Homework: Read and do RH page for 660 – 671 (LAST READING HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT!!!)
Friday, May 9th
In class: Finish discussion of WWI; hand out open note exam study guide and notebook check rubric
Homework: Work on final exam; prep for notebook check and open note exam (Wednesday/Thursday, May 14th /15th )
Monday, May 12th
In class: Begin discussion of Cold War era – events leading up to, American after WWII, the “new society”
Homework: Work on final exam; prep for notebook check and open note exam (Wednesday/Thursday, May 14th /15th )
Tuesday, May 13th
In class: Continue to review Cold War era and impacts on American society
Homework: Work on final exam; prep for notebook check and open note exam (NEXT CLASS!)
Wednesday/Thursday,
May 14th /15th
In class: 45 minute open note exam; finish Cold War discussion w/ public safety film
Homework: Work on final exam!!! (DUE: Tuesday, May 20th!)
Friday, May 16th
In class: Begin
discussing transition into
Homework: Work on final exam!!! (DUE: Tuesday, May 20th!)
Monday, May 19th
In class: Finish
discussion of
Homework: Work on final exam!!! (DUE: NEXT CLASS!!!)
Tuesday, May 20th
– Finals week
In class: Final exam presentations
Homework: Final touches on final exam…
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!