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.

SAQ rubric

Each SAQ had 3 parts= 3 points.  2 SAQs worth max 6 points.  I will use the following rubric to convert scores:
6/6= 100
5/6= 95
4/6= 85
3/6= 75
2/6= 70
1/6= 60
0/6 = 55

Week of 9/30

Packet #3- Revolutionary America
Text- Chapter 5, Chapter 6 pp. 172-183
Period 3 (1754-1800)

Learning Focus: How revolutionary was the American Revolution?

Lessons/ Class Discussions:
9/30-10/1- No school
10/2- Impact of Declaration of Independence, packet 13-15, text 167-168
10/3- Winning the War- Obstacles and Challenges, packet 16-19, text 172-183
10/4- Impact: How revolutionary was the American Revolution? packet pp. 20-23

Written Assignments:
HW 5- Due 10/2, packet pp. 13-19, answer question on p. 19, paragraph form
HW 6- Due 10/4, read 20-23, answer question Zinn thesis, p. 23

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REMINDER!!!!

If you still not done this PLEASE go to: myap.collegeboard.org and use the unique join code to enroll.  Each period as a different join code.  Please do this ASAP:

• Period 3- Join Code:  3RQQ97
• Period 8- Join Code:  WEV3AY
• Period 9- Join Code:  DE6EXY