9/28/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Road to War")
2) Peer Review of Practice Essays
--Pass back essays to owners at the end; staple with notes/outline and evaluations and hand in.

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 166-170 ("Toward Independence, 1775-76")
Focus your reading on: a) 2nd Continental Congress  b) Thomas Paine's Common Sense  c) Thomas Jefferson/Declaration of Independence



American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Intro Notes
2) Hand out 1960s Oral History
--Due Friday, October 19

3) 1960s TV (Day 1) ("Gilligan's Island")
--With note guide

9/27/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 9/26 entry.

9/26/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Growing Confrontation")
2) Finish Oral Presentations?
3) Finish Practice Essays
--Do essays in class today.
--Peer Reviews will happen during the next class time.

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 150-151; 154-156 ("The Road to War")
Focus your reading on:  a) Tea Act  b) Committees of Correspondence  c) Boston Tea Party  d) Coercive ("Intolerable") Acts  e) 1st Continental Congress  f) Loyalists (Tories)  g) Paul Revere  h) Minutemen  i) Lexington and Concord



American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History due

2) Graded Sharing of Oral Histories

9/25/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 9/21 entry.

9/21/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Imperial Reform Movement") and ("The Dynamics of Rebellion")
2) Finish Oral Presentations
3) Hand back "Goldilocks" essays/apostrophe lesson
4) Practice Essay (Notes, Outline, Essay)
--Use pages 134-145 in the textbook for notes
--DO NOT TYPE!
--Do Notes and Outline today in class

5) Homework: Textbook, pages 145-150 ("The Growing Confrontation")
Focus your reading on:  a) Townshend Acts. b) Non-importation   c) Daughters of Liberty  d) Boston Massacre



American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History final reminder (due next class period on Wed, 9/26)

2) Finish 50s Movie
--Hand in note guide

9/20/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 9/19 entry.

9/19/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Mid-Century Challenge...")
2) Oral Reports on the Impact of the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment on America
--Audience takes class notes
--Graded on: Typed info, Presentation, and Visual

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 134-145 ("The Imperial Reform Movement") and ("The Dynamics of Rebellion")
Focus your reading on:  a) Specific ways Britain began to reassert its authority over the colonies after the French and Indian War   b) Sugar Act  c) Stamp Act   d) Stamp Act Congress  e) Sons of Liberty  f) Declaratory Act

BRING YOUR TEXTBOOKS TO THE NEXT CLASSTIME



American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History reminder

2) 1950s Movie (Day 1) ("Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?")
--With note guide 

9/18/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 9/17 entry.

9/17/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening..."
2) Assigned pairs: Oral Reports on the Impact of the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment on America
--Prep Day on Chromebooks/Google Classroom
--Present next class period

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 121-126 ("The Mid-Century Challenge...")
Focus your reading on:  a) Details on the French and Indian War  b) How the end of the war impacted the coming of the Revolution


American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History check-in

2) 1950s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

9/14/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 9/13 entry.

9/13/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Pre-Assessment (graded on completion)

2) Same homework assignment as last entry (due Monday for "A" days and Tuesday for "B" days).




American Pop Culture:

1) Oral History reminder and check-in

2) 1950s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide

9/12/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 9/11 entry.

9/11/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Hand out IB Unit 1 Topics for IB History test-takers
2) Notes ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
3) Finish "Goldilocks" Essay (15-20 minutes)
--Attach Scoring Guide
4) "The Coin Exercise"

5) Homework: Textbook, pages 112-115 ("The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening...")
Focus your reading on:  a) Enlightenment  b) Deists  c) John Locke  d) Benjamin Franklin  e) Great Awakening/Pietism   [This reading not due until Monday, 9/17 for "A" classes and Tuesday, 9/18 for "B" classes]



American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Oral History check-in
2) Finish "Leave It To Beaver" and discuss
3) Finish 1950s TV
--With note guide 

9/10/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 9/7 entry.

9/7/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Collect Syllabus Agreements
2) Notes ("From Mercantilism to Dominion") and ("Salutary Neglect")
3) a) Go over "Writing a History Essay"
b) "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" Practice Essay
(Your question should be the title of your essay)
--DO NOT TYPE!!
--15-20 minutes to finish during next class

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 76-80; 84-89 ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
Focus your reading on:  a) South Atlantic System/Triangular Trade  b) "Middle Passage"  c) Specific effects of the slave trade on England, Africa, the West Indies, and the American colonies


American Pop Culture:

1) Collect Syllabus Agreements and Movie Permission Slips
2) Oral History reminder/clarification

3) 1950 TV: ("I Love Lucy") and ("Leave It To Beaver")
--With note guide 

9/6/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Syllabus (Agreement due next class)
2) Getting acquainted

3) Homework: Same as yesterday's post. Due next class.



American Pop Culture:

1) 1950s Intro Notes
2) Hand out 50s Oral History assignment (due Wednesday, 9/26)

3) Syllabus Agreement and Movie Permission Slip due tomorrow.

9/5/18

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Info Sheet/Seating Chart
2) Textbook checkout

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 72-73; 95 ("From Mercantilism to Dominion") and ("Salutary Neglect")
Focus your reading on:  a) Mercantilism  b) Navigation Acts  c) Salutary neglect ("A" day classes read by Friday; "B" day classes read by Monday)



American Pop Culture:

1) Info Sheet/Seating Chart
2) Syllabus (Agreement due on Friday)
3) Movie Permission Slip (due on Friday)
4) Getting acquainted