11/3/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery, 1780-1820").
2)  Finished last 2 War of 1812 Role Play presentations.
--If we have time, we will go over which positions the individual identities would have chosen.
--Stapled the 2 sheets together and handed in.
3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 286-288; 290-293; 296 ("The Coming of Industry: Northeastern Manufacturing").

--I handed out another sample paper for the Research Paper Project.  This is from a student last year who did very well and used the bullet-point format in Part B of the paper.  Many students prefer this format because you are more likely to just "stick to the facts" when writing this way.  Remember that Part B is all cited material, nothing about your own thoughts and analysis yet--that comes later in the paper.  Every sentence in Part B needs to be cited, whether it is a direct quote or paraphrased, since it all comes from your sources and you do not want to plagiarize.

11/2/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Capitalist Commonwealth").
2)  Begin the War of 1812 Role Play.  (2 groups present today and 2 tomorrow).
--Handed out "Dining at the Washington Hotel" and assigned individual identities.
--Fill out the Evaluation Form when you are in the audience.  Fill it out for your group, too.
--Ask 3 questions when you're in the audience, 1 per group.
3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 261-269 ("Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery, 1780-1820").

11/1/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Republican War Hawks").
2)  4 groups:  War of 1812 Role Play.
--Read through the option information and complete "Presenting Your Option".
--Create a transparency for your group's presentation.
--2 groups will present tomorrow and 2 groups on Wednesday.  This is a 20 point assignment.
3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 241-247 ("The Capitalist Commonwealth").

10/29/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Handed back the Working Bibliographies and discussed what may needed to be fixed at this point of the research process to get oneself on the right track.
2)  Notes ("The Transit of Power").
3)  Finished the Alien and Sedition Acts vs. the USA PATRIOT Act questions.
--Graded Discussion.
4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 235; 238-241 ("Republican War Hawks").

10/28/10

1)  Notes ("The Republicans' Political Revolution").
2)  Alien and Sedition Acts vs. USA PATRIOT Act.
--Work Day today using readings and answering questions.
--20 minutes or so to finish tomorrow before a Graded Discussion.
3)  Homework:  Richard Hofstadter reading in Blue Reader ("The Transit of Power").

10/27/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Rise of Political Parties" and "Western Expansion").
2)  Hamilton vs. Jefferson presentations
--Each group member presents their information.
--Audience takes some recommended notes.
--Informal discussion at the end.
3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 230-234 ("The Republicans' Political Revolution").

10/26/10

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s").
2)  2 groups:  Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson presentations (Prep Day in lab).
--This assignment will teach you about the origins of the 2-party system in the U.S.
--Each person in the group is responsible for researching one aspect of their gentleman and preparing a sheet with information to be used in the presentations tomorrow.
--A website list was handed out to help you get started.
3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 216-218; 222-230 ("The Rise of Political Parties" and "Western Expansion").