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10/1-10/5

9/30/2012

MondayAge of Exploration: Explorers 1
Age of Exploration: Explorers 2
Age of Exploration: Explorers 3
Fill In Columbian Exchange Map with Explorers
Fill in Explorers Table
Read about African Kingdoms around 1400
Beginning of Slave Trade ppt
TuesdayMiddle Passage
Hand out Equiano Reading/Voccab List
Read Equiano in partners
Write a story of the Middle Passage with Partner
Wednesday

Middle Passage
Hand out Equiano Reading/Voccab List
Read Equiano in partners
Write a story of the Middle Passage with Partner

Thursday

Middle Passage
Hand out Equiano Reading/Voccab List
Read Equiano in partners
Write a story of the Middle Passage with Partner

Friday

Due: Middle Passage Story
10 Min: Finish Middle Passage Story
Triangle Trade Lesson
Quick Fire
Students fill in their Columbian Exchange maps with diagram of the Triangle Trade
Triangle Trade Challenge

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9/24-9/28

9/23/2012

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Monday

2nd Period:

Horse Revolution Site
Groups research, complete chart
Groups focus on finishing Horse Revolution essay
With time left, let groups present
Impact of Horse Essay Stamped

Aztec Enrichment Project
Student get into Horse Revolution Groups and research on computers (until end of period)

3rd Period:

Aztec Enrichment Project
Student get into Horse Revolution Groups and research on computers
Aztec Jeopardy Game
Students fill in Aztec Enrichment Project with info from game

8th Period:

Sign groups up for Horse Revolution
Groups research to complete chart
Groups focus on finishing Horse Revolution Essay
With time left, let groups present
Impact of Horse Essay Stamped

Tuesday:

Due: Impact of Horse Packet
Hand out Unit 2, Quiz 1 Study Guide (Due: Wed. 9/26)
Assign: Spanish Empire & Frontier Quiz
Explain how quizzes are always based on what's in binders (that is what to study)
Students should complete study guide as class reviews
Review Jeopardy Game
If this gets done, students have time to work in partners to complete study guide for Quiz 2.1

Wednesday:
Due: Quiz 2.1 Study Guide
QUIZ 2.1
Q2.2 Vocabulary
Q2.2 Unit Questions
Changes in Europe Activity.
Read Ch. 1.4 in The Americans and discuss European Societies around 1492 Worksheet

Thursday:
Changes in Europe Reading Activity (The Americans, Ch.1, Sec. 4, p.20-25)

Friday:Age of Exploration: Explorers 1
Age of Exploration: Explorers 2
Age of Exploration: Explorers 3
Fill In Columbian Exchange Map with Explorers
Fill in Explorers Table

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9/17-9/21 HOMECOMING WEEK!

9/16/2012

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Monday
2nd Period:

30 min:

1) Finish 3-2-1 Activity (Use your Video Guide to complete

2) Finish Conquest of Two Empires Activity (Use textbook to complete

3) Finish Columbian Exchange Activity

All of these will get stamped for completion 30 min into class
Due: 3-2-1 Activity, Conquest of Two Empires, Columbian Exchange

15 min:

Quick Fire
Intro to Spanish Empire & Frontier
Begin Spanish Frontier Sheet

3rd & 8th Period:
20 min:
1) Finish Conquest of the Inca
2) Complete Video Guide
15 min:

1) Finish 3-2-1 Activity (Use your Video Guide to complete

2) Finish Conquest of Two Empires Activity (Use textbook to complete

3) Finish Columbian Exchange Activity

5 min:
All of these will get stamped for completion at the end of class
Due: 3-2-1 Activity, Conquest of Two Empires, Columbian Exchange

Tuesday

Quick Fire
- Intro to Spanish Empire & Frontier (10 min)
- Begin Spanish Frontier Sheet
Introduction to Pueblo Uprising of 1680
Watch Documentary segment on the Pueblo Uprising (4:30-12:40)
Why it was Successful?
Due Fri 9/21: Spanish Frontier Activity

Wednesday:
Quick Fire
Horse Revolution Intro
Mint Website
Website 3-2-1 Activity
Horse Revolution Master Narrative
Begin Horse Revolution Project
Divide into groups of three & distribute computers
Show students how to get to website
Complete Impact of the Horse Worksheet

Thursday

- Continue Horse Revolution Project
- Complete Impact of the Horse Worksheet

Due Fri 9/21: Impact of Horse Worksheet

Friday

Due Fri 9/21: Impact of Horse Worksheet
Finish Horse Revolution
Aztec Enrichment Project
In Search of History: Aztec Empire

Monday

Hand out Unit 2, Quiz 1 Study Guide (Due: Mon 9/24)
Assign: Spanish Empire & Frontier Quiz (Mon 9/24)
Option 1: Quiz Essay Writing Workshop
Option 2: Enrichment Assignment

Tuesday
Daily Goals
Quick Fire
Age of Exploration: Explorers
Fill In Columbian Exchange Map with Explorers
Fill in Explorers Table
Quick Fire

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9/10-9/14

9/9/2012

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Monday

Periods 3 & 8: Hand back binders
Period 2: Turn in Binders
Binder Turn-In Guidelines
Hand Back/Finish Quizzes
Finish Peer Evaluations
Handout Columbian Exchange Activity
Review Columbian Exchange
Quick Fire
Go over first part of Unit 1 Quiz 1 Vocabulary

Tuesday

Unit Questions
The Spanish Requirement
Begin Conquistadors Skit

Wednesday

No School!

Thursday

Daily Goals
Finish Conquistadors Skit
Watch Bio of Cortes
Watch Conquest of Inca
Complete Video Guide
3-2-1 Activity

Friday

Daily Goals
Recap -Fall of Two Empires

Watch Bio of Cortes
Watch Conquest of Inca
Complete Video Guide
3-2-1 Activity
8th Period: Enrichment Activity
Students work on Fall of Two Empires worksheet
Students complete Vocabulary
Students complete Columbian Exchange

Due: 3-2-1 Activity, Quiz 1 Vocabulary, Fall of Two Empires, Columbian Exchange

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9/3-9/7

9/2/2012

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Monday - Labor Day!

Homework: Don't come to school!

Tuesday

Go over week's schedule (planners ready)
Hand back syllabus
Last Work Day on Native American Museum Exhibit!
Print pictures,
Decorate poster
Fill in information on poster

Wednesday - Field Trip to the Native American History Museum!

Hand out Binder Checklist
Student groups "give a tour" of the "Class Museum".
Students take fill-in-the-blank notes on cultural groups.

Thursday - Finish Field Trip

Student groups "give a tour" of the "Class Museum".
Students take fill-in-the-blank notes on cultural groups.
Columbian Exchange Activity

Friday

Students partner up and finish unit vocabulary
Hand out peer evaluation forms for Native American Exhibit Project
OPEN NOTE UNIT QUIZ -
Binder collected at end of class

-Binder Checklist
-Syllabus
-Unit Questions
-Quick Fires
- Notes to Open Quiz (vocabulary list)
-Research Note-taking sheet (used to research for poster)
-Museum Visit Notes
-Columbian Exchange Activity
-Peer Evaluations

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U.S. History
(1400-1865)

Mr. Kelly

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10/1-10/5

9/24-9/28

9/17-9/21 HOMECOMING WEEK!

9/10-9/14

9/3-9/7

U.S. History(1400-1865)

Mr. Kelly

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U.S. History
(1400-1865)