Friday 11/1...

All,

Unfortunately and unforeseen, I will not be in school on Friday Nov. 1.  Please complete the following assignment during class-time:

Packet 5: Early Republic-

Read pp. 23-27- annotate, etc...

Answer the following questions- (to be handed in on Monday):
p. 25, Q 1-3
p. 26, Summary Q
p. 27, Q 1-4

There will be no other changes to the calendar.  The LER assessment will still be given on 11/7.  

Sorry for the inconvenience.  Have a splendid weekend.

Week of 10/28-11/7...

Packet #5- The Early Republic- 1789-1824
Text-  Chapter 7
Period 3 (1754-1800)

Learning Focus: What was required to make the U.S. a viable independent republic, and how did debates over the Constitution shape relations between the national and state governments?

Lessons/Class Discussions:
10/28- An Empire of Liberty: Was Jefferson's vision of a new republic idealistic or realistic?- packet 15-17, text 215-223
10/29-10/30- The War of 1812- Was it America's Second War of Independence?- packet 18-22, text 224-229
10/31- The Era of Good Feelings: Yea or Nay?- packet 23-27, text 230-232
11/1- Case Study: The Monroe Doctrine- packet 28-29, text 230-232
11/4- Assessing the Marshall Court- Did Federalist ideology survive, packet 30-31, text 230-232
11/5- No School- Election Day
11/6- LER Prep- How is it written? How is it graded?
11/7- LER Assessment- questions will come from period 2 and 3

Written Assignments:
HW 11- Due 10/28- Question 1, p. 17
HW 12- Due 10/29- Text- Factional Policies and the War of 1812- pp. 226-227- complete Questions for Analysis 1-4- (I will grade this assignment as a quiz)
HW 13- Due 11/4- Summary, p. 29
HW 14- Due 11/4 pp.30-31, answer question p. 31

Updated...

The week of 10/21 has been updated...including some minor changes in assignment due dates...

REMINDER.....

Please bring in older packets and notes on Monday.

10/17-10/25....

Packet #5- The Early Republic- 1789-1824
Text-  Chapter 7
Period 3 (1754-1800)

Learning Focus: What was required to make the U.S. a viable independent republic, and how did debates over the Constitution shape relations between the national and state governments?

Lessons/Class Discussions:

10/22- Birth of Parties and Factions- packet 10, text 208-213
10/23- Adams and Sedition- Was it an early abuse of executive power?- packet 11-12, text 212-215
10/24- The Revolution of 1800...or was it?- packet 13-14, text 214-215
10/24-10/28- An Empire of Liberty: Was Jefferson's vision of a new republic idealistic or realistic?- packet 15-17, text 215-223

Written Assignments:
HW 9- Due 10/21- Based on packet and text readings and class discussions, complete the task on p. 9 in packet
HW 10- Due 10/24- Question 1, p. 14
HW 11- Due 10/28- Question 1, p. 17
HW 12- Due 10/29- Text- Factional Policies and the War of 1812- pp. 226-227- complete Questions for Analysis 1-4- (I will grade this assignment as a quiz)

Weekend....and first part of next week.....

* Class Assignment- 10/11- I will not be in school on Friday 10/11- You must complete the following assignment during class period.  Hand in the work on Tuesday 10/15: Read Ratification, pp. 8-9 (packet)- answer questions 1-6 on loose leaf.

Tuesday 10/15- Be prepared to discuss the ratification debates and the compromises made to make a ratification a reality.  We will read segments of both the Federalist and Ant-Federalist essays during the class period.

Wednesday 10/16- Multiple Choice Quiz- questions will cover periods 1,2, and what we have covered thus far in period 3.

New packet will be distributed on 10/16.
Blog will be updated on 10/16.

Week of 10/7...

Packet #4- The Critical Period (1781-1789)
Text-  Chapter 6 pp. 184-200
Period 3 (1754-1800)

Learning Focus: Why was the immediate post-revolutionary period "critical" for America's future?

note: Over the weekend, read pp. 1-5 in packet 4, annotate and use guiding questions to take notes in margins or in your binder.  Our class discussion on Monday is dependent on your content knowledge.

Lessons/Class Discussions:
10/7- Understanding the Articles of Confederation- strengths v weaknesses- packet, 1-5, text, 186-189
10/8- Shays' Rebellion- turning point- packet,2-5, text, 189-191
10/9- No school
10/10- "A Bundle of Compromises"- packet, 6-7, text, 191-195
10/11- The Ratification Debate- packet, 6-7, text, 195-200

Written Assignments:
HW 7- Due 10/8- Text, p. 193- Was the Constitution Necessary?, SAQ practice questions 1-3
HW 8- Due 10/10- P.O.V.- p. 8, answer questions 1-2
* Class Assignment- 10/11- I will not be in school on Friday 10/11- You must complete the following assignment during class period.  Hand in the work on Tuesday 10/15: Read Ratification, pp. 8-9 (packet)- answer questions 1-6 on loose leaf.

note: We will not focus on the framework of the Constitution in class.  You are responsible for pp. 11-20 in packet 4, which is a basic constitutional framework overview.  Also, in the back of text, pp. D-3-D-13 has the entire U.S. Constitution.  It is IMPERATIVE that you know this nation's Constitution!!!

Have a good week.

SAQ recommendations....

Key points to consider:

• use specific evidence in your answers.  Do not generalize.  Example: Use specific acts-such as Stamp Act, Tea Act- do not use "British Acts" or "many acts"....
• stay in sequence when it is part of the question. Chronology is important in understanding contextualization and periodization.  
• follow directions and answer a), b), and c) for all questions.  
• If you are asked for ONE specific example, give ONE specific example.  Do not go off on tangents.
• be careful with understanding "similarities" and "differences".  Stick to the basics...example- Religious diversity or mercantile connections are similarities between middle and southern colonies AND geographic and climatic differences, soil and growing seasons, access to harbors would be differences between middle and southern colonies

See me with any specific questions regarding the scoring of your SAQ.