2/1/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  "The Chinese Link a Continent and a Nation"
a)  Read packet starting from "The Great Railway Competition"
b)  Answer questions
c)  Graded Discussion
2)  Extra Credit Opportunity (in class only)

3)  Same homework reading as yesterday for Monday

Unit 7 Test is now on Thursday, February 14, not February 13


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Politics of Empire") and ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
2) a) Go over "Writing a History Essay"
    b) "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" Practice Essay (your question should be the title of the essay)
    c)  15 minutes to finish on Monday
    d)  DO NOT TYPE THE ESSAY!!

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 93-98; 121-130 ("The New Politics of Empire") and ("The Mid-Century Challenge...")
Focus your reading on:  a) Salutary neglect  b) Details on the French and Indian War  c) How the war impacted the coming of the Revolution