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For Tuesday, Sept. 1
AP US History
Complete your assigned page of the Chapter 3 packet front and back. Assigned page has heading highlighted in yellow at the top. See the colored assignment sheet for Chapter Three for additional details.
Get started on your Salem essay–it is due September 8th.
For Monday, Aug. 31
Honors Government
Come prepared for the debate on “Should it be legal for the US Flag to be burned in protest”?
Remember–you are graded on the participation that you provide.
For Friday, August 28
AP US History
Read the historical interpretation of the causes of the Salem Witch Hysteria that you were given and fill out the summary sheet. Be prepared to orally summarize this historian’s perspective.
For Thursday, August 27
Honors Government
Read through the first amendment in the back of your textbook or on-line.
Then determine if you find anything in it that would allow someone to burn the American Flag in protest.
For Monday August 24
AP US History Read the article “The Puritans and Sex”. Before reading, on the top of the first page of the article, write a prediction about what you think the Puritans’ opinions on this subject would be. You have already done some reading about the Puritans so you should have a basis for making that prediction. When you finish reading the article–see if you were correct. There will be an activity on this article and the article “Black People in a White People’s Country” in class on Monday. We will continue to review the characteristics of the colonial regions in class and may get to the Salem Witch Hysteria so bring that information with you to class on Monday.
For Monday August 24
AP US History
Read the article “The Puritans and Sex”. Before reading, on the top of the first page of the article, write a prediction about what you think the Puritans’ opinions on this subject would be. You have already done some reading about the Puritans so you should have a basis for making that prediction. When you finish reading the article–see if you were correct.
There will be an activity on this article and the article “Black People in a White People’s Country” in class on Monday.
We will continue to review the characteristics of the colonial regions in class and may get to the Salem Witch Hysteria so bring that information with you to class on Monday.
For Friday August 21
Honors Government
Review Political Cartoon A with the format sheet located in your folder and the sample Political Cartoon Analysis that was handed out in class.
Look over the other cartoons in the packet and mark 3 or 4 that you really like.
For Thursday August 20
AP US History
We will finish the genocide debate. Please remember the parameters–European treatment of Native Americans in the colonization time period–1492 to 1783.
Following the debate we will begin Chapter Two.
Bring your “What’s the Point” sheet and be prepared to discuss what you learned about life in England and America during English colonization. Also bring your Colonial Region comparison charts and notes you took about the Introduction of Slavery to the American colonies.
For Wed. August 19
Honors Government
Come to class prepared to offer your opinion about the most significant government-related news story from June, July, and now the first half of August has been.
Be sure you are prepared to defend your story as the most significant.
It is great to have you back in class. I look forward to an intellectually stimulating semester.
For Tuesday August 18
AP US History
Come to class prepared for the Chapter One Quiz–it is somewhat lengthy and detailed so be sure you thoroughly read and took notes on Chapter One. You will only be able to use your Chapter One notes and the yellow reminder sheet that was in your folder on Monday on the Quiz. Be sure to have read through the Columbian Exchange handout prior to the quiz.
I will be collecting your Chapter One notes after the quiz. You will also be handing in your Colonization Motivation essays.
Following the completion of the quiz we will conduct the debate. Be sure you have your note chart with you–you will want to use it for the debate and will also have to turn it in after the conclusion of the debate. Remember that the debate will be graded based on your participation–not your team’s participation.
A freebie for the quiz for those who checked the weblog–come to class knowing what a “kiva” was.
