Blog Archives - Mr. Kelly

5/27-5/31

5/27/2013

Monday:

Happy Memorial Day!
No School!

Tuesday:

Finals: Per. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8

Wednesday:

Finals: Per. 2, 4, 6
Early out!

Thursday:

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!

Friday:

Make some memories, they'll be history later...

5/20-5/24

5/19/2013

Monday:

Reminder: All makeup work due Friday!
Reminder: All textbooks returned by Friday or you will be charged!
Reminder: Unit Packet Turn-in Friday!
Finish Video on Gold Rush
Finish notes Film on Gold Rush
Unit Question: Manifest Destiny
Begin: Manifest Destiny Primary Source Activity Hook p.14

Tuesday:

Assign: Unit 7 Westward Expansion Study Guide (Due: Fri. 5/24)
Finish: Manifest Destiny Primary Source Activity p.15-27

Wednesday:

Assign: Unit 7 Westward Expansion Study Guide (Due: Fri. 5/24)
Finish: Manifest Destiny Primary Source Activity p.15-27
Stamp 1: Documents A-D
Stamp 2: Extra Credit, Documents E-J
Work day on study guide (Study Buddies)
Unit 7 Westward Expansion Study Guide
Conferences with Mr. Kelly

Thursday:

Pro's/Con's of Westward Expansion Chart
Go through Documents A-J as a class (p.15-27) and find pro's and con's
Unit Question: was Manifest Destiny worth it?
Work day on study guide (Study Buddies)
Unit 7 Westward Expansion Study Guide
Conferences with Mr. Kelly

Friday:

Due: Unit 7 Westward Expansion Study Guide
Due: Unit 7 Westward Expansion Packet
Reminder: All textbooks returned by Friday or you will be charged!
Reminder: Unit Packet Turn-in Friday!
Work day on study guide (Study Buddies)
Unit 7 Westward Expansion Study Guide
Conferences with Mr. Kelly

5/13-5/17

5/12/2013

Monday:

Unit Question: Manifest Destiny
15 min:
Stamp! Westward Expansion Timeline & Map (p. 5 packet; map p. 460 red book)
Stamp! Westward Expansion Map Activity (p. 12-13 packet)
As a Class Read:
Exploring the Plains (p. 6)
Study Buddies do true/false (p. 6)
Stamp! Study Buddies work on crossword puzzle p. 7 in packet

Tuesday:

Quickfire: Manifest Destiny-How?
Unit Question: Indian Removal
Indian Removal Intro
Indian Removal Introduction ( p.8-11)
Stamp! Indian Removal (p.8-9)
Review as class
Stamp! Forts of the Indian Frontier (p.10-11)
Exit Ticket: Indian Removal

Wednesday:

Unit Question: US-Mexican Relations
USA-Mexico Relations Notes P. 4
Remember the Alamo!
Unit Question Exit Ticket p. 1

Thursday:

Quick Fire: How did Davey Crockett become a famous frontiersman?
Watch: Davey Crocket Documentary

Friday:

Reminder: Laptop Turn in!
Discuss: How did Davey Crockett become a famous frontiersman?
Unit Question: US-Mexican Relations
USA-Mexico Relations Note P.2
Mexican-American War Video
Unit Question Quick Fire p.14
Class Discussion of Unit Question
Gold Rush video

Monday:

Unit Question: Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny Primary Source Activity

5/6-5/10

5/5/2013

Monday:

Unit Questions
5 minutes: Students divided into 9 Big Questions Groups
Discuss answers to Big Questions PowerPoint
President Jackson Video (11:33-27:00)
Exit Ticket: Practice essay Unit Question #2

Tuesday:

Hand out: Unit 7 Westward Expansion Unit Packet
Unit Question #1
What is Manifest Destiny?
Manifest Destiny Notes (packet p. 2)
Westward Expansion Map & Timeline (packet p. 5) --Use map in Red Book on p. 460
Exploring the Plains Reading and Activities (p. 6-7)

Wednesday:

Hand out: Unit 7 Westward Expansion Unit Packet
Unit Question #1
What is Manifest Destiny?
Manifest Destiny Notes (packet p. 2)
Westward Expansion Map & Timeline (packet p. 5) --Use map in Red Book on p. 460

Thursday:

Community Service Day!

Friday:

Review New Republic Test in class
Manifest Destiny Notes (packet p. 2)
Westward Expansion Map & Timeline (packet p. 5) --Use map in Red Book on p. 460
Westward Expansion Map Activity p. 12-13
Quick Fire #2: What was Manifest Destiny? How did it effect U.S. History (use notes p. 2)