WH9 Honors

Because of the weird conditional pep rally (was there even a pep rally?) on Friday, nearly half the class was missing for the test review. As a result, I'm posting the essay questions here for you.
1) What economic problems caused the decline of the Spanish power in the 1600s?
2) How did Peter the Great accomplish his goal of modernizing Russia?
Remember to bring your trading cards with you on Tuesday, as you will be allowed to use them for the test. I will collect them on Tuesday so make sure you have them secured together with your initials on each card!

The Patriot: Fact or Fiction

US History 10/10H: As promised, here's a website I found that addresses the historical accuracy of the movie The Patriot. While this movie is highly dramatized in spots, I like its attention to detail and the emotion that it captures. Worthy of note: the Americans were not initially in favor of war. Benjamin Martin's statement that  “this war will not be fought on the frontier but amongst us” represented a common fear...this was not a war held in a faraway place, but one fought in the towns, sometimes even between neighbors.
Historic accuracies: Britain really did offer African American slaves their freedom for fighting on the British side. Many did, but thousands fought bravely for the Patriots.

This Week in History (Class)--10/25-10/29 (A Week)**NOTE CHANGES**

Monday
USH10 Honors: Surprise! Dr. Thomas is going to kick off Chapter 7 with a discussion on the Founding Fathers--Chapter 6 Outline check today...make sure you submit your chapter 6 quiz if you haven't done so and begin outlining chapter 7.
USH10: Chapter 5 Section 3: Ratification. In class/take home assignment: Vocab/time line worksheet
USH11: Chapter 18 Section 1: Progressivism. Activity: Muckraking magazine cover

Tuesday
USH10: Chapter 5 Section 3: Ratification
USH11: Chapter 18 Section 1: Progressivism. Activity: Muckraking magazine cover Weather Day...we'll do this on Friday!
WH9 Honors: Chapter 5 Section 4: Parliament Limits the English Monarchy, Review for Test, Complete Trading Cards--Chapter Test Friday! Weather Day...the test is now going to be next Tuesday.

Wednesday
USH10 Honors: Chapter 7
USH 10: Constitution Handbook; Review for Thursday's test!
USH 11: The Suffrage Movement/Begin Iron Jawed Angels

Thursday
USH10 Honors: Continue Chapter 7
USH10: Chapter 5 Test!
USH11: Finish Iron Jawed Angels--discuss movie, work on Guided Reading pack

Friday
USH10: Constitution Handbook; Review for Tuesday's test!
USH11: The Suffrage Movement/Begin Iron Jawed Angels Chapter 18-1: The Progressive Movement,  Activity: Muckraking Magazine Cover
WH9 Honors: Chapter 5 Test Chapter 5 Section 4: Parliament Limits the English Monarchy, Review for Test, Complete Trading Cards. There's a CHS pep rally today, so if we can get through everything we'll go.

10 point bonus assignment (ALL CLASSES)

Read this article and answer in 2 paragraphs or more--how does foreign involvement impact local cultures and societies? What is the long term impact of tourism in this case? What should business leaders take into consideration when deciding whether to move into a new area? **optional question follows** Is our embargo of Cuban tourism been good, bad, or some combination thereof? If we open relations with Cuba, how should we approach tourism?

US History 11, this one's for you

Hey everyone...FYI, I didn't mention it in class today but you may use a 3x5 card on the Chapter 17 test. Tell your friends! I'll put it out on the Facebook group too. Remember to turn in any missing stuff as early as possible so I can get those last minute grades added in. I didn't realize that assignments wouldn't show up for you if I left the grade blank on STI...I didn't want to give anyone a zero until I had sorted through all the papers. I'll see whether I can tweak it somehow so that everything will show up. While we're at it, here's that assignment from section 1 again:

¢Write a sentence with each of the following terms (these can reflect your opinion on them as well): imperialism, protectorate, Anglo-Saxonism.

¢Complete questions 3, 4, and 8 on pg. 525.

¢Answer the following question—What problems arise when we view our own culture as so superior to others that we refuse to accept new ideas from other cultures?

I'm going to try to put some more detail in our weekly plans in the future. If you missed a day, make sure you email me for the PowerPoint so you'll know what we did! 

ATTENTION--ALL CLASSES

Grades are going in tomorrow at noon--check STI! I've entered zeros and/or ones for things not turned in and you may notice a drastic change in your grade. I didn't enter them before in case I had some bundles of ungraded papers hiding around in my bags/turn-in box. If you see a missing grade for something you know you turned in, let me know so I can hunt it down for you! I will continue to enter the last few grades through first block tomorrow so FIND ME! I'll lurk in Mr. Watson's room until just before the bell, then I'll be in the upstairs workroom. Even if it's late, I'll take it--a 50 beats a 0 any time, and I'm not taking points off for your Chapter 16 questions this time since it's a test grade. You've had a lot of time to work on the questions so there are no good excuses.

USH 10 Assignment (Homework)

Answer the following questions (turn in):
1) Outline the basic provisions of the Virginia & New Jersey Plans. Note who introduced them!
2) How is power divided under the system of federalism?
3) What are the functions of each branch of government?
4) Do you think the Founders were right in making the amendment process difficult? Why or why not?
5) Were the delegates to the Constitutional Convention representative of the American public? Why or why not?
Vocab: define or explain the terms and names in BOLD and BLUE!

This Week in History (Class)--10/18-10/22 (B Week)

**Note changed schedule for B days**
Monday
USH10 Honors: Return tests, correct for half credit; begin outlining chapter 6. Take your quizzes!
USH10: Chapter 5-2
USH11: Review for test; finish Chapter 17 Assessment if you have not already completed it.

Tuesday
USH10 PLAN Test
USH11: Chapter 17-3: New American Diplomacy. Homework Assignment: Chapter 17 Review, 1-17
WH9 Honors: Chapter 5-3: Trading cards!

Wednesday (B Day!)

USH10 Chapter 5-1

USH11: Chapter 17 Test

WH9 Honors: Chapter 5-3: Central European Monarchs Clash; Work on trading cards.

Thursday

USH10 Honors: Chapter 6--BASIC summary. We'll talk about this in class. 

USH10 Chapter 5-2

USH11: Chapter 17 Test. Homework: Key Terms and Names, Chapter 18

Friday
USH10 Chapter 5-2
USH11: Chapter 17 Test. Homework: Key Terms and Names, Chapter 18
WH9 Honors: Chapter 5-4: Absolute Rulers of Russia.  Homework: Complete trading cards if not already finished. Next Tuesday we'll do 5-5 and the test will be Friday.

US History 11B

Here's a repost of today's assignment:

¢Write a sentence with each of the following terms (these can reflect your opinion on them as well): imperialism, protectorate, Anglo-Saxonism.

¢Complete questions 3, 4, and 8 on pg. 525.

¢Answer the following question—What problems arise when we view our own culture as so superior to others that we refuse to accept new ideas from other cultures?

For those of you who couldn't finish in class, please turn it in on Friday!

This Week in History (Class)--10/11-10/16 A Week

This is what we'll be doing this week (subject to change):
Monday
1A: Review for Chapter 5 Test--Chapter 5 online quiz due!
2A: Review Chapter 4--test Wednesday. Study guide check today!
4A: Begin Unit 6! Chapter 17-1: The Imperialist Vision
Tuesday
2B: Review Chapter 4--test Friday. Study guide check today!
3B: Begin Unit 6! Chapter 17-1: The Imperialist Vision
4B: Chapter 5 Section 2: Louis XIV. Begin trading cards.
Wednesday
1A: Chapter 4 Test
2A: Chapter 4 test; Chapter 5 terms & names
4A: Chapter 17-2: The Spanish-American War
Thursday
2A: Begin Chapter 6
3A: Chapter 5-1: The Confederation
4A: Chapter 17-3: New American Diplomacy.
Friday
2B: Chapter 4 Test; Chapter 5 Terms & Names
3B: Chapter 17-2: The Spanish-American War
4B: Chapter 5 Section 3: Central European Monarchs Clash. Work on trading cards.

US History 11

A taste of imperialism:

USH 11 Chapter 16 Study Questions

In the event that you've (gasp!!!) lost your chapter 16 questions, here's a link to the document.