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  • Course Outlines
    • Modern U.S. History
    • U.S. History (1850-1945)
    • Geography Exploratory
    • Project Pages
    • U.S. History (1400-1865)
  • Curriculum Design Samples
  • Teaching Portfolio

11/25-11/29

11/24/2013

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Monday:
  • 15 min: Put finishing touches on Thanksgiving Myth Busters Power Points
  • Email to Mr. Kelly: Final Myth Busters Power Points
  • Begin Thanksgiving Myth Buster Presentations
  • Students take notes on p.14 of packet
Tuesday:
  • Continue Thanksgiving Myth Busters Presentations

  • Students take notes on p.14 of packet
Wednesday:
  • No School!

Thursday:
  • Happy  Thanksgiving!
  • Happy 1st Day of Hanukkah! 

Friday:
  • Happy 2nd Day of Hanukkah! 
  • Happy Black Friday!
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11/18-11/22

11/17/2013

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Monday
  • Hand out: Puritan New England Unit Packet
  • Introduce Unit 3.2: Puritan New England
  • Unit Questions p.1
  • Puritans come to New England (lessons learned) Notes p.3-6

Tuesday
  • History of Thanksgiving Introduction
  • Thanksgiving Packet p.10-11
  • Firsthand Accounts of Thanksgiving
  • Thought Jot: What type of food would you eat in your Thanksgiving meal?
  • Thanksgiving Myth Busters Activity: p.12-13
  • In groups of two students will research a common myth about the first Thanksgiving. Then they will come up with a creative way to present their "myth-busting to the class.

Focus Lesson:
  • Thanksgiving Mythbusters: Web Resources (click here)
  • Set up notes sheets
  • Students sign up in groups of two!
  • Students have time to work on presentations

Wednesday
  • Thanksgiving Myths Activity: p.12-13
  • Focus Lesson: PowerPoint (and presentation expectations)
  • Weekly Goal: Everybody bring laptops!
Daily Goals: 
  • Each partner reviews a recommended website
  • Each partner takes notes on notes sheet
  • Thanksgiving Mythbusters: Web Resources (click here)



Thursday

  • Thanksgiving Myths Activity: p.12-13
  • Focus Lesson: How to save and email PowerPoint to Mr. Kelly
  • Daily Goal: Research Notes Stamped!
  • Daily Goals: 
    • Each partner reviews a recommended website
    • Each partner takes notes on notes sheet
    • Thanksgiving Mythbusters: Web Resources (click here)
Friday

  • Due: Rough Draft of Thanksgiving MythBusters Presentations
  • End of class: Email Presentations to Mr. Kelly
  • Focus Lesson: How to save and email PowerPoint to Mr. Kelly
  • Daily Goals: 
    • Each partner gets research notes stamped
    • Begin Rough Draft PowerPoint Presentation
    • Thanksgiving Mythbusters: Web Resources (click here)
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  • Thanksgiving Mythbusters: Web Resources (click here)
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11/11-11/15

11/10/2013

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Monday:
  • Reminder: Middle Colonies Study Guide p. 22-24 (Due: Fri. 11/15)
  • Reminder: Middle Colonies Test (Due: Fri. 11/15)
  • Reminder: Middle Colonies Packet (Due: Fri. 11/15)
  • Middle Colonies Map Activity (p.21)
  • As Class: Finish labeling map
  • Study Buddies: Color Map
  • When Finished...work with Study Buddy to complete Middle Colonies Study Guide (p.22-24)

Tuesday:
  • Thought Jot: War or Peace with Native Americans?
  • Lesson: War or Peace with Native Americans?
  • Reading: Peace in PA?
  • Reading: War in VA?
  • Students complete and turn in a Thought Record to go with today's activity

Wednesday:
  • Review Game: Middle Colonies Trasketball!
  • Complete  Middle Colonies Study Guide (p.22-24)

Thursday:
  • Roots of Democracy Activity (prepare for Roots of Democracy Essays on p. 23 pf study guide)
  • Notes from Roots of Democracy Class Activity
  • Iroquois:: Refer to p. 15-18 in packet
  • Quakers: Refer to p.14 in packet

Friday:
  •  Middle Colonies Test
  • Due: Middle Colonies Study Guide p. 22-24 
  • Due: Middle Colonies Packet
  • Pick up: 3.2 Puritan New England Unit Packet
  • Start: Puritan New England Vocabulary p.3 (use old red textbook)
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11/4-11/8

11/3/2013

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Monday:
  • Assign: Middle Colonies Study Guide p. 22-24 (Due: Wed. 11/13)
  • Assign: Middle Colonies Test (Wed. 11/13)
  • Assign: Middle Colonies Packet (Wed. 11/13)
  • Finish: Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas: Legend vs. History p.11
  • Quickfire:  What might be accurate or inaccurate about this depiction of the Native Americans?

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  • Intro to Mid-Atlantic Colonies (NY, PA, VA, DE,NJ) p. 12-14

Tuesday:
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences!
  • Early Out (70 min. classes)
  • Per. 1-4
  • Per 3:
  • Intro to Mid-Atlantic Colonies (NY, PA, VA, DE,NJ) p. 12-14
  • Iroquois Confederation Lecture (p.15-17)
  • Beaver Wars Lecture (p.19-20)


Wednesday:
Per. 4:
  • Finish: Beaver Wars Lecture (p.19-20)
  • Map Activity (p. 21)
  • Study Buddies: Study Guide 3.1


Per. 6 & 7:
  • Intro to Mid-Atlantic Colonies (NY, PA, VA, DE,NJ) p. 12-14
  • Iroquois Confederation Lecture (p.15-17)



Thursday:
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences!
  • Early Out (70 min. classes)
  • Per. 5-8
  • Per. 6 & 7:
  • Finish: Beaver Wars Lecture (p.19-20)
  • Map Activity (p. 21)



Friday:
  • No School!
  • Reminder: Middle Colonies Study Guide p. 22-24 (Due: Wed. 11/13)
  • Reminder: Middle Colonies Test (Wed. 11/13)
  • Reminder: Middle Colonies Packet (Wed. 11/13)



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