Welcome to American History. 

Welcome to the 2008 - 2009 School Year.

Mon. 6 - 8. 1. Video: American Presidents. 2. Current Events.

Tues. 6 - 9. 1. World War 1 Word Search 2. Video: The Korean War.

Wed. 6 - 10. 1. World War II word list. 2. DVD: Sky Wars.

Thur. 6 - 11. Professional day - no students.

Mon. 6 -1 . 1. Turn in text books. 2. Notes - Emancipation - African-Americans in the Civil War.

Tues. 6 - 2. 1. Program 16 - The Face of Death. 2. Viewer's guide questions. 3. Current events.

Wed. 6 - 3. 1. Notes -Lives of the soldiers - Women in the Civil War. 2. Discussion questions.

Thurs. 6 - 4. 1. Program 17 - Life after the Civil War. 2. Viewer's Guide questions.

Fri. 6 - 5. 1. Reconstruction Word search. 2. 50 + words. 3. Current events.

Tues. 5 - 26. 1. Journal 2. Foldable - Civil War.

Wed. 5 - 27. 1. Journal 2. DVD - Gettysburg.

Thurs. 5 - 28. 1. Journal 2. DVD - Gettysburg

Fri. 5 - 29. 1. Journal 2. End DVD - Gettysburg. 3. Current events.

Mon. 5 -11. 1. Journal 2. Review for District post test.

Tues. 5 - 12. 1. Take District Post Test. 2. Work on history project.

Wed. 5 - 13. 1. Journal 2. Reading activity 15 - 1 3. Friends. 4. Work on history project.

Thurs. 5 - 14. 1. Journal 2. Assessment 3 , questions 1 - 6. p. 448.

Fri. 5 - 15. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 15 word search. 3. HISTORY PROJECTS DUE.

Mon 5 - 4. 1. Journal. 2. Notes - Women's reform. 2. Activity - Create a pro-reform bumper sticker. Women in history project - >> 426 - 427.

Tue. 5 - 5. 1. Journal 2. Review chapter 14. 3. Work on history project.

Wed. 5 - 6. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 14 test. 3. Work on history project.

Thurs. 5 -7. 1. Journal 2. Visit Holocaust boxcar. 3. Poem.

Fri. 5- 8.  1. Journal 2. Road to Civil War word search. Video. America's Presidents.

Mon. 4 - 27. I Journal 2. Chapter 13 review.

Tues. 4 - 28. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 13 Test.

Wed. 4 - 29. 1. Journal 2. The Age of Reform. 3. Program 14 Wormen and Reform.

Thur. 4 - 30. Journal 2. The Holocaust - speaker.

Fri. 5 - 1. Journal 2. The Age of Reform word search. 3. 50 words. 4. Current events.

Mon. 4 - 20. 1. Journal 2. Notes - The North. 3. Assessment 1, P. 390.

Tues.  4- 21. 1. Journal 2. Notes - The North's People. 3. Assessment 2 , 395.

Wed. 4 - 22. 1. IDA BAKER tour. 2. DVD : Harriet Tubman.

Thur. 4 - 23. 1. Journal 2. Notes - Southern Cotton Kingdom. 3. Assessment 3 , p. 400.

Fri. 4 - 24. 1. Journal 2. Notes - The South's people. 3. Assessment 4, p. 407.

Wed. 4 - 15. 1. Journal 2. Creative Timeline for chapter 13, pp. 384-385. 3. Hand back Ch 12 tests.

Thurs. 4 - 16. 1. Journal 2. Vocabulary activity 13. Kagan vocabuary activity.

Fri. 4 - 17.   1. Journal 2. Program 13 - Young People of the South. 3. Viewer's guide questions. 4. The North's people.

Mon. 3 -30. 1. Journal 2. Texas PP362 - 368. 3. Study questions.

Tues. 3 - 31. 1. Journal. 2. Guided reading activity 12-3. 3. Video: War with Mexico.

Wed.  4- 1. 1. Journal. 2. California and Utah. 3. Activity 12 - 4. 4. Assessment 4, P378.

Thurs. 4 - 2. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 12 review.

Fri.   4- 3. 1. Journal  2. Chapter 12 test. 3. Current events.  

Mon. 3 - 23 . 1. Journal grades. 2. Prepare for Pretest # 3.

Tues. 3 -24. 1. Journal handed back. 2. Pretest # 3.

Wed. 3 25.  1. Journal 2. Texas and the Mexican cession. 3. Study questions.

Thur. 3 26. 1. End of quarter. 2. Journal. 3. Texas and the Mexican War.

Fri. 2 -27. 1. Professional Duty day. 2. Grades turned in .

Mon. 3 - 16 1. Journal 2. FCAT 3. Program 10 The One Room Schoolhouse.

Tues. 3 - 17. 1. Journal 2. Review Chapter 11. Closing activity.

Wed. 3 - 18. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 11 Test. 3. Current events.

Thurs. 3 - 19. 1. Journal 2. Orgeon Trail. 3. What to take, What to leave.

Fri. 3 - 20. 1. Collect journals. 2. Polk Crossword puzzles. 3. 50 words. 4. Current events.

Mon. 3 -9. 1. Journal 2. Read : The Panic of 1837 and The Whigs Come to power. 3. Compare to present recession.

Tues. 3 - 10. 1. FCAT. 2. Video: I Will Fight No More Forever.

Wed. 3- 11. 1. FCAT 2. Video: Part II.

Thurs. 3 -12.  1. Journal 2. Video: Plains Indians.

Fri.  3 - 13. 1. Journal 2. Polk word search. 3. 50 words. 4. Current words.

Mon. 3 - 2 . 1. All day in the Media center for Technology Literacy

Tues. 3 - 3 . I. Journal 2. Video: Andrew Jackson

Wed. 3 - 4. 1. Journal 2. Vocabulary 11 3. The election of 1824.

Thurs. 3 - 5. 1. Journal 2. Video: The Jackson years, New Americans. 3. Who are the :" New  Americans" of today?

Fri.  3- 6. 1. Journal 2. Andrew Jackson Word Search 3. 50 words

Mon. 2 - 23 . 1 Journal 2. Chapter review.

Tues. 2 - 24. 1 . Journal. 2. Chapter 10 Test.

Wed. 2 - 25. 1. Journal 2. Program ii - Old Hickory.3. Viewer's quide.

Thurs. 2 - 26. 1. Journal 2. Read Trail of tears, pp. 343 - 344. 3. Write a letter from the Trail of Tears.

Fri.  2 - 27. 1.Journal 2. James K Polk crossword. 3. 50 words. 4. closing reminders.  

Wed. 2 18. 1. Journal 2. Geography skills 2 questions. 3. Building the Erie Canal. 4. Section 2 assessment p. 319. Questions 1 -6.

Thurs. 2 - 19 1. Journal 2. # important peolpein yyour life. 3. Larin American Countries. pp 326 327.

Fri. 2 - 20 1. Journal 2. The monroe Doctrine wordsearch 3. 50 words 4. Kagan activity.

Mon. 2 -9. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 9 test.

Tues. 2- 10 . 1. Journal 2. Vocabulary activity 10 3. President Obama's trip to Florida.

Wed. 2 11. 1. Journal 2. Reading a Diagram - skills activity. 3. Resultas of President 's visit to Florida.

Thurs. 2 - 12. 1. Journal 2. Critical Thinking skills activity 10 3. Compare to President Obama's call for change.

Fri. 2 - 13. 1. Journal  2. Growth and expansion word search. 2. 50 words. 3. Kagan sponge activity.

Mon. 1 - 26. 1. Journal 2. Vocabulary words. - power point. 3. Kagan vocabulary activity. 4. Preread chapter 9.

Tues. 1 - 17. 1. Journal 2. DVD Geat Americans - Thomas Jefferson. 3. PICTURE DAY. 4. achievements - problems of President Jefferson.

Wed. 1 - 28 . 1. Journal. 2. Guided reading activity 9 - 2. 3. Current events - Changes that President Obama is making.

Thurs. 1 - 29. 1. Journal 2. Jefferson deals with conflict. 3. Sec. 3 assessment, p. 294, questions 1 -6.

Fri. 1 -30 . 1. Journal 2. The Jefferson Era word search. 3. DVD. The Louisiana Purchase. 

Wed. 1 - 21. 1. Journal 2. Draw a map of the Lousiana Purchase.

Thurs. 1 22. 1. Journal 2. DVD Lewis and Clark.

Fri. 1 - 23. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 9 Word Search. 3. 50 words. 4. Current Events - New Presient.

Mon. 1 -12 1. Journal 2. Chapter 8 review.

Tues. 1 - 13. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 8 test.

Wed. 1. 14. 1. Journal 2. Video: Thomas Jefferson.

Thurs. 1 - 15. 1. Journal 2. Program 9 - Sacagawea.

Fri. 1 - 16. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 9 word search. 3. 50 words. 4. Current events.

Mon. 1 -5. 1. Journal 2. Reading Activity 8 -1. 3. Closing reminders.

Tues. 1- 6. 1. Journal 2. Program 8 - George Washington. 3. Viewers' Guide. 4. Timeline.

Wed. 1 - 7. 1. Journal 2. Notes. Early Challenges to President Washington 3. Current events.

Thur. 1 - 8. 1. Journal 2. Ch 8 notes. The First Political parties. 3. Section 3 review.P. 272, 1-6.

Fri. 1 - 9. 1. Journal - Hand in journals. 2. Chapter 8 word search 3. 50 words. 4. Current events. 

Mon 12 - 15. 1. Journal 2. Guided reading activity 7 -2. 3. Current events.

Tues. 12 - 16. 1. Journal 2. The Organization of Government. 3. Questions 1 - 6, p. 213.

Wed. 12 - 17. 1. Journal 2. Program 7 - The power of the Constitution. 3. Viewer's Guide 1- 5.

Thur. 12 - 18. 1. Journal 2. The Bill of Rights. 3. Create a new Bill of Rights for 2008.

Fri.  12 - 19. 1. Journal  2. U. S. Constitution puzzle. 3. 50 words. 4. Current events. 

Mon 12 - 8. 1. Journal 2. Review for Chapter 6 test. 3. Current events.

Tues. 12 - 9. 1. Journal  2. Chapter 6 assessment 3. Closing reminders.

Wed. 12 - 10. 1. Journal 2. Create a new government. 3. Closing reminders.

Thurs. 12 - 11. 1. Journal. 2. Vocabulary Activity 7. Current events.

Fri. 12 - 12.  1. Journal  2. Constitutional Convention word search. 3. 50 words. 4. closing reminders.

Mon. 12 -1 1. Journal 2. Guided Notes: The Early years of the War. PP 162 - 168. 3. Lessons for Today.

Tues. 12 - 2. 1. Journal. 2. Notes: A. The meaning of Valley Forge B. Gaining allies. 3. Lessons for today.

Wed. 12 - 3. 1. Journal 2. Program 6 : The Amerian Revolution. 2. Viewer's guide questions.

Thurs. 12 - 4. 1.Journal 2. The War is Won. 3. The influence for the American Revolution.

Fri.  12 -5. 1. Journal 2. Revolutionary War word search. 3. 50 words. 4. Current events.

Mon. 11 - 24. 1. Journal 2. Foldable - Revolutionary War.  3. Current Events.

Tues. 11 - 25. 1. Journal 2. Video: Victory or Death.

Mon. 11 - 17.  1. Journal 2. Geography Bee.

Tues. 11 - 18. 1. Journal  2. Geography Bee.

Wed. 11 - 19. 1. Journal 2. Geography Bee.

Thurs. 11 - 20. 1. Journal 2. Video. Revolutionary War heroes.

Fri. 11 - 21. 1. Journal 2. Geography Bee word search. 3. Current events.

Wed. 11 - 12. 1. Journal 2. review of chapter 5. 3. Closing reminders.

Thurs. 11 - 13. 1. Journal 2. Test on Chapter 5. 3. Closing reminders.

Fri. 11 - 14. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 5 word search. 3. Current events.

Mon. 11 - 3 . 1. Journal 2. Video: Breading Colonial Ties. 3. Election Eve.

Tues. 11 - 4. 1. Journal 2. Election 2008. 3 How is this election different than colonial elections?

Wed. 11 - 5. 1. Journal 2. election results. 3. Early battles.

Thurs. 11- 6. 1. Journal  2. Read: pp.150 - 151. 3. Answer questions 1 - 6 P 151.

Fri. 11 - 7. 1. Journal 2. John Q Adams Crossword puzzle. 3. 50 words. 4. Closing reminders. 

Tues. 10 - 28. 1. Journal 2. Update data folders.3. Prepare for pretest #2. 3. Patrick Henry.

Wed. 10 -29. 1. Journal 2. Pretest # 2.

Thurs. 10 - 30 1. Journal 2. Video: Breaking the Colonial Ties.

Fri. 10 -31. 1. Journal 2. John Q. Adams Crossword Puzzle. 3. Monie; Part 11 Apollo 13.

Mon. 10- 20. 1. Journal. 2. Read: Relations with Britain PP 132 - 133. 3. Kagan Vocabulary Activity.

Tues. 10 - 21. 1. Journal 2. Guided Notes -Sugar Act - Stamp Act. 3. Questions 1-6, P 135.

Wed. 10 - 22.  1. Journal 2. Guided Notes: Building unity. 3. Boston Tea Party.

Thurs. 10 - 23. Journal 2. Video: Patrick Henry. 3. End of Marking period.

Mon. 10 - 13. 1. Journal  2. map P. 117.  Stand by the door. 3. Video; French and Indian War.

Tues. 10 - 14. 1. Journal 2. Notes - Native Americans choose sides and America takes action.

Wed. 10 - 15. 1. COLLECT JOURNALS. 2. Notes- French Fall and Pontiac. 3. Conflict on the Frontier.

Thurs. 10 - 16. 1. Journal. 2. Video: When the Forest Ran Red.  

Fri. 10 17. !. Journal 2. Finish video. 3. Crossword puzzle.

Mon. 10 -6. 1. Journal 2. Read: New France- P.92. 3. Read: New Spain PP. 92-93. 4. Copy Chart p. 90 OR Answer questions 1-6, P93.

Tues. 10 - 7. 1. Journal 2. Review for Test on Chapter 3. Current events.

Wed. 10 - 8. 1. Journal 2. Test on Chapter 3.

Thurs. 10 - 9. 1. Journal 2. Video: Squato and the First Thanksgiving. 3. Things that I learned from the video.

Fri. 10 - 10 . 1. Journal 2. John Adams/ Thomas Jefferson Crossword Puzzle. 3. 50 words. 4. Current events.  

Mon. 9 29. 1. Journal 2. Program 4 - Voyages of the Slave Trade. 3. Closing reminders.

Tues. 9 -30 1. No School

Wed. 10 - 1. Journal 2. Vocabulary Activity 3. 3. Current events.

Thurs. 10 -2. 1. Journal 2. Read: pp. 82 - 85. 3. Questions 1-6, p.85. 3. What did I learn today?

Fri. 10 - 3. 1. Journal  2. George Washington Crossword puzzle. 3. 50 words. 4. Current events. 

Mon. 9 - 22. 1. Journal 2. Moving to America - Jamestown in 1607. 3. Closing reminders.

Tues. 9 - 23. I. Journal. 2. Picture Day. 3. The Lost Colony of Roanake.

Wed. 9 - 24 1. Journal 2. Vocabulary Activity 3 3. Kagan vocabulary activity.

Thur. 9 - 25. 1.Journal 2. Video: Colonizing NorthAmerica;Early Settlements. 3. Why did so many people want to come to America?

Fri. 9 - 26. 1. Journal 2. Middle Colonies word search 3. 50 words 4. Current events. 

Mon. 9 - 15. 1. Journal 2. Program 2 - Exploring the Americas 3. Timetable 4. Current events.

Tues. 9 - 16. 1. Journal 2. Guided Reading Activity 2 -4. 3. Closing Reminders.

Wed. 9 - 17.  1. Journal 2. Review for chapter 2 test. 3. Closing reminders.

Thurs. 9 - 18. 1. Journal 2. Chapter 2 test. 3. Current events 4. Closing reminders.

Fri.   9 - 19. 1. Journal  2.A Changing World word search. 3. 50 words. 4. Closing reminders.  

Mon. 9-8. 1. Journal 2. Timeline. 3. Closing Reminders.

Tues. 9- 9. 1. Journal 2. Preread Chapter 2 . 3. Do vocabulary on the Back wall.

Wed. 9 10. 1. Journal 2. Video: Columbus. 3. Why did he sail West - Not East, South, or North?

Thurs. 9 - 11. Journal - 9-11. 2. Spain in America. PP 51 - 55. 3. Questions p. 55.

Fri      9-12. 1. Journal 2. Early Explorations word search 3. 50 words. 4. Current events.

Mon. 9-1 Labor Day - No School.

Tues.  9-2. 1. County Pretest.

Wed. 9-3. 1. Journal. 2. READ summary, p. 34. 3. Questions 1 -20 , p. 35. 4. Closing activity.

Thurs. 9-4. 1. Journal. Chapter 1 test. 3. Current events.4. Closing reminders.

Fri. 9-5. 1. Check out books to take home. 2. Indian word search.3. Closing activities.

Mon. 8 -25. 1. Journal 2. Correct pretest. 3. Record scores in data files. 4. Closing reminders.

Tues. 8 - 26. 1. Journal 2. Preread Chapter One. 3. Vocabulary - Back board. 4. Current events.

Wed. 8 - 27. 1. Journal. 2. Pass out planners. 3. Row by row pp. 9 -15. 4. Closing reminders.

Thur. 8 - 28. 1. Journal 2. Read chapter one, looking for vocabulary words. 3. Charts and graphs. 4. Closing reminders.

Fri.  8 -29 . 1. Journal 2. Chapter 1  Vocabulary word search. 2. 50 words. 3. closing reminders.

Mon. 8-18 -08. 1. Welcome - Introduction. 2. Seating chart . 3. Value of History. 4. Journal 5. Expectations. 

 Tues. 8-19 08. 1. Journal 2. Data folders. 3. Pretesting.

No school -Fay.

Thurs. 21. 1. Journal  2. Pretest.

Fri. 08 - 21 -08. 1. Journal 2. Finish Pretest . 3. Current events.

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