Tuesday, January 31, 2017

WorkKeys

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Click HERE to access the WorkKeys Applied Mathematics tutorial for Tuesday, 1.31.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Almost OVER!!!!!

Here is one last thing to use to review before our exam!!! Y'all will do great, I just know it!! :)


And just because this is my favorite!!! :)

Monday, January 2, 2017



We will start our NCFE Review this week and continue until the end of the semester.  I have goals for us to reach each day, but some of this will have to be done on your own time as well.  Please stay focused, as we will have a lot to cover.  Let's go...

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
  • NCFE Review Quiz #2
  • Prezi: Unit 2: Revolution, Independence
  • As a group, define Unit 2 on NCFE Terms Review
  • Retake Quiz #2
Thursday, January 5, 2017
  • NCFE Review Quiz #3
  • Prezi: Unit 3: The Critical Period, The Constitution and the Federalist Era
  • As a group, define Unit 3 on NCFE Terms Review
  • Retake Quiz #3
Friday, January 6, 2017
  • NCFE Review Quiz #4
  • Prezi: Unit 4: Jefferson to Jacksonian Democracy
  • As a group, define Unit 4 on NCFE Terms Review
  • Retake Quiz #4

Monday, December 12, 2016

Civil War Wrap Up/Reconstruction

This week, we will wrap up our studies of the Civil War and begin talking about Reconstruction.  Each day we will watch Gone With the Wind, not only to see a cinematic glimpse of what life was like, but also to expose you to one of the most well known movies of all time.  

Vocabulary (Quizlet)
These words will cover the next two weeks until Christmas vacation.  They will be due on Tuesday, December 20.

  1. Antebellum
  2. Chivalry
  3. Honor
  4. Calvary
  5. Scallywag
  6. Reconstruction
  7. Carpetbagger
  8. Idyllic
  9. Confederacy
  10. Secession (you have already done this one, so skip it, but its in the Quizlet)
  11. Cavalier
  12. Beaux
  13. Mercenary
  14. Blockade Runner
  15. Dysentery
  16. Emancipation
  17. Refugee
  18. Ratification
  19. Contraband
  20. Nullification
Monday, December 12
  • Continue working on Historical Facebook Profile for the Civil War
  • Gone With the Wind
Tuesday, December 13
Wednesday, December 14
  • 6.1 The Fight Over Reconstruction
  • Gone With the Wind
Thursday, December 15
  • 6.2 Rebuilding Southern Society
  • Civil War Review:  use your notes to go over these questions
  • Gone With the Wind
Friday, December 16
  • The End of Reconstruction
  • Gone With the Wind
*We will have a test on the Civil War and Reconstruction next Tuesday, Dec. 21*

Friday, December 9, 2016

Civil War Facebook Profile


You will be making a Facebook Profile (not the most updated version, but anyways....) for an important historical figure during the Civil War.  With a partner, you will research your person in order to better understand who they are.  What were they a part of? What would have been important to them? Who would they have been Friends with? Find all of this and then fill in the template to create your profile.  You may use these websites to help you research...

Civil War Biographies
Biographies from PBS
Civil War Trust Biographies
Britannica School High

Historical Figure Facebook Template
Civil War Historical Figure Rubric

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Sub Plans for 12.8.16

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Good Morning!!  Today, you will be watching ME in several videos (I look a hot mess...but y'all are used to that!)  Follow along with that I tell you in these videos and you should be good!!


  1. You will need the notes for 5.5 that are on the front table.  This video cuts off on me at the last minute.  When you finish watching this, open up the actual Google Slide to access the video on Andersonville Prison Camp.  
    1. Politics and People at War Video
    2. 5.5 Politics and People at War Google Slide
  2. After you have watched the video, you will need a handout of the Emancipation Proclamation. Watch this video for directions.
    1. Emancipation Proclamation Video
    2. Emancipation Proclamation Handout
  3. If you have any time left at the end of class, work on anything that you may have missing.
  4. Make sure your vocabulary notebooks are complete and you are ready to turn it in a take a quiz tomorrow.


Friday, December 2, 2016

Week 15: The Civil War


This week we will look further at the final causes of the Civil War and its implications. 

Vocabulary Words (Google Slide)

  1. Republican Party
  2. Harpers Ferry
  3. Anaconda Plan
  4. Border State
  5. Robert E. Lee
  6. Ulysses S. Grant
  7. Emancipation Proclamation
  8. Homestead Act
  9. Gettysburg Address
  10. Total War


Monday

Tuesday
  • Complete John Brown or Map Activity
Thursday
Friday

  • 5.5 Gettysburg to Appomattox

Christmas Ornament Review!!

Here are some examples of past ornaments.  Pick any topic and make the best ornament you can!! I can't wait to see what you come up with!!




You may want to use this to help you!!!Image result for salt dough recipe

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Week 14: The Union in Crisis

Watch THIS before you do anything!! 

First off, if you haven't finished watching "How the West Was Won" click HERE and finish the movie.  Put your notes in the box and I will grade them as soon as my "normal" returns!!

After that is completed, you have vocabulary words for this week! Yay!! Add these to your notebooks.  If you have not gotten yours back, it should still be in the box.  The definitions for all these words are in the back of the textbook.

  1. Wilmot-Proviso
  2. Popular Sovereignty
  3. Secede
  4. Compromise of 1850
  5. Fugitive Slave Act
  6. Underground Railroad
  7. Kansas-Nebraska Act
  8. "Bleeding Kansas"
  9. Know-Nothings
  10. Confederate States of America
When you have time to get your definitions done, you will be watching America: The Story of US (Episode 4: Division).  There is a viewing guide of questions for you to answer.  When you have finished this, please turn it in.  HERE is a copy of your questions.

We will start on the Civil War tomorrow!

Monday, November 14, 2016

Week Twelve: Religion and Reformers Wrap Up

This week, we will wrap our studies of the reform movements that followed the Second Great Awakening.  

Check this out for some interesting facts during this time period!!!

This week's vocabulary will be people who were influential during this time.  Please create a definition for them and instead of a synonym, write what movement they were a part of.

Week 12: Key Reformers

  1. Charles Grandison Finney
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  2. Dorothea Dix
  3. William Lloyd Garrison
  4. Frederick Douglass
  5. Sojourner Truth
  6. Lucretia Mott
  7. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Sunday, November 6, 2016

11.7.16 Second Great Awakening


Today, you will be learning about the Second Great Awakening: What is it? What caused it? What did it lead to?  You will be doing so through a series of videos and an article from Khan Academy.  Many of you loved Khan Academy for math, now let's apply that love to American History...who knew!! So, here is your To-Do list for the day...


  1. Watch...actually stop talking and WATCH CNN Student News. Tomorrow is Election Day, and I want you to be exposed to as much of it as you can, plus you all need to know why it feels like 10:30 and it is only 9:30.  
  2. Work on your vocabulary.  A link to the definitions is in the post from last week directly below.  Get all of your definitions done, before moving on.  It is another short week and you have extra words, so take advantage of this time.
  3. You will need a handout (linked HERE) to answer questions with the videos and as you read an article.  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS INDEPENDENTLY.  If you have earbuds, use these, OR keep your volume low to not disturb others.  You will all be at different points throughout the day, and it could get quite confusing. Below are links to the videos and article.  All the answers are there and in order.  So replay certain parts if you need to. ****If the videos do not work, play them on this screen and pay attention! You will not be able to stop as frequently.  They worked fine on a Chromebook when I tried this at home last night.****
    1. The Second Great Awakening - Part I
    2. The Second Great Awakening - Part II
    3. The Second Great Awakening - Part III
    4. Transcendentalism
  4. If you finish this, continue working on your vocab.  I have a very busy week planned for us, and I want to give you as much class time to complete these as possible.  
  5. This should really be the first thing, BUT BE GOOD and MAKE ME PROUD!!! 

Friday, November 4, 2016

Week 11: Religion and Reform

This week, we will be learning more about reform movements that swept the country during the 19th century. Religious tent revivals.  Writers and artists with new looks on life.  The importance of education.  Reforming criminals.  Preserving the family through ridding life of alcohol.  Freeing slaves.  Giving women a voice.  All these things took root during this time, and grew into what we now know.  

Vocabulary (Google Slide)

  1. Second Great Awakening
  2. Evangelical
  3. Mormon
  4. Transcendentalist
  5. Public School Movement
  6. Penitentiary Movement
  7. Temperance Movement
  8. Freedmen
  9. Abolitionist Movement
  10. Gag Rule
  11. Seneca Falls Convention
  12. Suffrage
  13. Women's Movement
Monday 11.7: 4.6 Religious Awakening
Tuesday 11.8:  4.7 Reforming Society (MAKE SURE YOUR FAMILY VOTES!)
Wednesday 11.9:  4.8 Antislavery Movement
Thursday 11.10:  4.9 Women's Movement
Friday 11.11:  Honor those who are serving or have served our country!  Happy Veterans' Day!!


Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Week 10: Andrew Jackson and Test


This week we will continue our work on researching Andrew Jackson.  You will research and write your paper, and we will have a mock trial to determine how we judge his actions.  You will also have a test on sections 4.1-4.5.

Vocabulary Words: Google Slide
1.  Jacksonian Democracy
2.  Spoils System
3.  Indian Removal Act
4.  Trail of Tears
5.  Tariff of Abomination
6.  Nullification
7.  Whig
8.  Exploit
9.  Advocate (n)
10.Inflation

Monday: Professional Day

Tuesday/Wednesday:  Andrew Jackson Research Paper

Thursday:  Andrew Jackson Mock Trial

Friday:  Test on 4.1-4.5

*Second Block may be moved back a day.

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! :)