**** Whenever given reading homework, it is impative that the info is retained as best as possible. Therefore taking cornell notes is highly recommended. Remember the goals for this class are two fold. 1. Achieve a high score on the Internal Assessment, and 2. To pass paper 3 (H.O.A) at the end of your senior year. Getting a good grade in this class is a bonus, but are real goals are listed above.
8-22-11 Passed out and went over the syllabus. Explained a little bit about the I.A
8-23-11 Got textbooks today,which included "History of the Americas-course companion", "Latin America", and "Anna Kingsley.
8-24-11 Cornell notes on the causes of the revolution. Homework, continue reading "Anna Kingsley"
8-25-11 Continue cornell notes/powerpoint on the causes of the revolution.
8-26-11 Finished notes on causes of the revolution, and began to watch video clip on Lexington and Concord. Homework=read pages9-20 in H.O.A, pages 1-30 in Anna
Kingsley, and to read the chapter on the Amethyst in the Cold War book.
8-29-11- Socratic seminar on first 30 pages of Anna Kingsley. Each student should bring 1 question to use as part of the discussion from the book.Homework= begin
reading page 31-end of Anna Kingsley.
8-30-11 Test on Anna Kingsley. Read pages 21-26. Complete the assignment on page 26.
8-31-11 Finish video clip on Lexington and Concord. Begin Lex+Conc.DBQ in class.
9-1-11 Finish Lex+Conc.DBQ in class.
9-2-11 Socratic seminar on the Amethyst.
9-6-11 Discussion/questions on the declaration of independence.
9-7-11 Socratic seminar on the 2nd half of Anna Kingsley.
9-8-11 Test on pages 31-end of Anna Kingsley.
9-9-11
9-12-11 Retest on Anna Kingsley part 2
9-13 Students will turn in Cornell notes on H.O.A for credit. In class students will be working on the outline in the Latin America book.
9-14 Students will complete a Rev. War DBQ in class.
9-15 Students will continue to work on outline in Latin America book.
9-16- Students will watch "A More Perfect Union" and answer questions that go along with the movie.
9-19- Went to the library to work on the Latin America outlines.
9-20- Continue working in the library on L.A outlines.
9-21- In class students will complete a timed Document based question (DBQ) test on the American Revolution.
9-22- In class student will present their findings from the Latin America outlines.
9-23-
9-26- We went over the DBQ in class, continued working on the notes/powerpoint on revolutionary war battles.
9-27-Read HOA textbook in class.
9-28-IB students will not be in class. Science projects.
9-29-
9-30-Video on the history of George Washington.
10-3- HOA-in class we will cover the Discussion points.
10-4- Discussed DBQ all period.
10-5-HOA- in class we covered the discussion points.
10-6- Began powerpoint on the causes of the Civil War.
10-7- Worked on annotated bibliography in Media Center.
10-9-Notes on causes of the civil war.
10-11-Continued cornell notes on the causes of the civil war. Students were assigned to read pages87-97 in L.A. And homework was to reasearch and take notes on the Ostend Act of 1854. Also students were assigned to make a set of flash cards for the causes of the revolution (with dates and events) and the causes of the civil war.
10-12-PSAT testing.No class today.
10-13-
10-14-Socratic seminar on the L.A text.
10-17-Notes on fort sumter
10-18-Review DBQ's again-homework=read pages 87-97 in L.A text.
10-19-Notes/powerpoint on fort sumter.
10-20-No class viddub or something
10-21-Watched pbs documentary The Civil War.
10-24-No school Teacher planning
10-25-New text. Popcorn ch.15 The Civil War.
10-26-
10-27-Library I.A work
10-28-Library I.A work
10-31-Popcorned ch.15 again
11-1- Powerpoint on Civil war inventions
11-2- Issued "Killer Angels". Students must read to page 166 by Nov.9th when they will have a test.
11-3-Civil war inventions continued
11-4-
11-7 Civil War soldier "Guest" speaker.
11-8 Notes on G-burd.
11-9- Notes on 1st day of G-burg
11-10-Finish my civil war soldier presentation.
11-11-No school veterans day. Finish reading "Killer angels" Test on Wednesday.
11-14- Socratic seminar on killer angels
11-15-Test on killer angels part 1 pages 1-166.
11-16 Gettysburg if necessary.
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11-23-Thanksgiving break begins.
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