Friday, October 28, 2016

Andrew Jackson Essay


Your job is to create an editorial to persuade others whether Andrew Jackson's face should be on the $20 bill.  Use your outline to plan out your thoughts and then write at least one page to convince others of your viewpoint.  Click HERE to access an online version of the directions with links to helpful websites.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Week Seven: Wrapping up Unit 3

This week we will continue learning about the trials our new nation dealt with while creating a more perfect union.  There are no vocabulary words this week (you are welcome), but you do have a test on Friday for the entire unit and material we have covered.




Monday, October 10

  • 3.4 The War of 1812
  • The Star Spangled Banner (Backstory)
Tuesday, October 11
  • The Star Spangled Banner (Continue to look at primary source)
Wednesday, October 12 (Early Release)
  • Registration for PSAT
Thursday, October 13
  • 3.5 The Growth of the Federal Government and the Missouri Compromise
Friday, October 14
  • Test on Unit Three: A New Nation

Monday, October 10, 2016

Star Spangled Banner

Today, we will discuss the Star Spangled Banner and its impact on the United States.  Click HERE to learn more about this national symbol and the history that brought it about.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

10.5.16 Sub Plan

Daily School Announcements 

Daily Question
Today, you will be analyzing a political cartoon depicting the XYZ affair.  “Cinque-tetes, or the Paris Monster” is the title of this political cartoon satirizing the XYZ Affair. On the right, the five members of the French Directory, or ruling executive body, are depicted as a five-headed monster demanding money.  The three American representatives, Elbridge Gerry, Charles Pinckney, and John Marshall, are on the left, exclaiming “Cease bawling, monster! We will not give you six-pence!”

Analyzing Political Cartoon Questions:
  • How would you contrast the cartoon’s depiction of the U.S. representatives with its depiction of the French Directory?
  • What other details in the cartoon show the cartoonist’s attitude toward the French?

Fourth Block...
Please take a few minutes (no more than fifteen) to complete your chart comparing the first political parties.  See my example on the front table.  Use your notes based on the descriptions I gave you to fill in each space.  DO NOT USE YOUR COMPUTER. After you have completed, place them on the front table.

Your lesson for today...
You will be learning about the Jeffersonian Presidency today.  From yesterday, you learned that Thomas Jefferson was part of the (Democratic) Republican party.  This marked an end to Federalist presidents and a beginning of the (Democratic) Republican ones.  There is a video HERE you can view to complete your notes to explain the Google Slide found under the Assignments tab or HERE.  When you have completed the notes, answer the assessment questions.  

Partner Activity - Lewis and Clark Webquest (PDF file)
With the person sitting beside of you, learn more about the expedition to finally determine there was a way to go west to get to the Pacific Ocean.  An answer sheet should be completed by EACH person, but you can work with your partner to discuss and complete the passages.  Go to THIS WEBSITE to access directions for this activity.  At the end of class, TURN YOUR PAPERS INTO THE BOX! We will work on these tomorrow if needed.

Above all, please behave and give your teacher respect while I am gone! :)

Monday, October 3, 2016

Week Six: The New Nation

This week, we will learn more about the challenges the new nation faced in its first years.  Many of your vocabulary words are events which are important to understand to grasp these new times.

Week Six: The New Nation

  1. Precedent
  2. Judiciary Act of 1789
  3. Whiskey Rebellion
  4. XYZ Affair
  5. Alien and Sedition Act
  6. Judicial Review
  7. Louisiana Purchase
  8. War of 1812
  9. Monroe Doctrine
  10. Missouri Compromise