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Second Semester - Spring 2015
Final Semester Project Options - Due Monday, May 11, 2015
Class time will be provided to work on the paper/video beginning Wednesday, 04.29.2015. From that point on, each class period we meet will serve as a work day for the paper/video until the due date on Monday, May 11th, 2015.
Week 17
- Monday 04.27.2015 In-Class Study Day for Exam 6
- Tuesday 04.28.2015 Exam 6 In-Class
- Wednesday 04.29.2015 Introduce Decades Project/Paper Topics
- Thursday 04.30.2015 Project/Paper Work Day
- Friday 04.31.2015 Project/Paper Work Day
Week 16
- Monday 04.20.2015 Chapter 30, Pages 922-936
- Tuesday 04.21.2015 No Reading - Wrap-Up Reagan/End of Cold War
- Wednesday 04.22.2015 Chapter 31, Pages 939-950
- Thursday 04.23.2015 Chapter 31 Pages 950-961
- Friday 04.24.2015 Chapter 31, Pages 951-973; [Exam 6 Study Guide]*
*Exam 6 will be held on Tuesday, April 28th, with Monday the 27th set aside as an in-class study day.
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 15
- Monday 04.13.2015 Chapter 29, Pages 875-884
- Tuesday 04.14.2015 Chapter 29, Pages 884-893
- Wednesday 04.15.2015 Chapter 29, Pages 893-902
- Thursday 04.16.2015 Chapter 30 Pages 905-915
- Friday 04.17.2015 Chapter 30, Pages 915-922
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 14
- Monday 04.06.2015 No Reading - Continue the Civil Rights Documentary
- Tuesday 04.07.2015 Chapter 28, Pages 840-850
- Wednesday 04.08.2015 Chapter 28, Pages 850-858
- Thursday 04.09.2015 Chapter 28, Pages 858-868
- Friday 04.10.2015 Chapter 28, Pages 868-872
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 13 - Easter Break
There will be no readings/assignments this week (3.30-4.03). Have a blessed Holy Week!
Week 12
- Monday 03.23.2015 No Reading - Werewolves of Miller's Hollow Game!
- Tuesday 03.24.2015 Chapter 27, Pages 809-821
- Wednesday 03.25.2015 Chapter 27, Pages 821-832
- Thursday 03.26.2015 Chapter 27, Pages 832-837
- Friday 03.27.2015 No Reading - Civil Rights Documentary
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 11 - Ohio Graduation Test Week [STUDY RESOURCES HERE!]
- Monday 03.16.2015 No Class - OGT Morning Testing
- Tuesday 03.17.2015 No Class - OGT Morning Testing
- Wednesday 03.18.2015 No Class - OGT Morning Testing
- Thursday 03.19.2015 No Class - OGT Morning Testing
- Friday 03.20.2015 No Class - OGT Morning Testing
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 10
- Monday 03.09.2015 Chapter 26, Pages 780-791
- Tuesday 03.10.2015 Chapter 26, Pages 792-800
- Wednesday 03.11.2015 Chapter 26, Pages 800-806 CH26 HW Due Friday, 03.13
- Thursday 03.12.2015 In-Class Study Day for Exam 5
- Friday 03.13.2015 Exam 5 In-Class
Please read through Chapters 27 and 28, and the "Crash Course" handout I provide you, in preparation for the OGT next week. In addition, please visit the OGT Prep section of the regular American History class page to check out lessons on other important social studies topics that show up on the test. - Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 9
- Monday 03.02.2015 New Deal Wrap-Up & Evaluation
- Tuesday 03.03.2015 Chapter 25, Pages 749-759
- Wednesday 03.04.2015 Chapter 25, Pages 759-765
- Thursday 03.05.2015 Chapter 25, Pages 765-777 CH25 HW Due Friday, 03.06
- Friday 03.06.2015 World War II Wrap-Up, [Exam 5 Study Guide]*
*Exam 5 will be held on Friday, March 13th, with Thursday March 12th set aside as an in-class study day.
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 8
- Monday 02.23.2015 Chapter 23, Pages 703-713 CH23 HW Due Wednesday, 02.25
- Tuesday 02.24.2015 Class Canceled - Snow Day
- Wednesday 02.25.2015 Chapter 24, Pages 716-729
- Thursday 02.26.2015 Chapter 24, Pages 729-740
- Friday 02.27.2015 Chapter 24, Pages 740-746 CH24 HW Due Monday, 03.02
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 7
- Monday 02.16.2015 No School - Presidents Day
- Tuesday 02.17.2015 Chapter 23, Pages 683-690
- Wednesday 02.18.2015 Chapter 23, Pages 690-703
- Thursday 02.19.2015 Class Canceled - Snow Day
- Friday 02.20.2015 Class Canceled - Snow Day
Week 6
- Monday 02.09.2015 No Reading - Intro to WWI
- Tuesday 02.10.2015 Chapter 22, Pages 651-659
- Wednesday 02.11.2015 Chapter 22, Pages 660-668
- Thursday 02.12.2015 Chapter 22, Pages 668-680 CH22 HW Due Wednesday, 02.18
- Friday 02.13.2015 No Reading - Wrap Up WWI & Aftermath
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 5
- Monday 02.02.2015 Class Canceled - Snow Day
- Tuesday 02.03.2015 Chapter 21, Pages 638-648 - CH21 HW Due Wednesday, 02.04
- Wednesday 02.04.2015 Chapter 21 Wrap-Up
- Thursday 02.05.2015 In-Class Study Day for Exam 4
- Friday 02.06.2015 Exam 4 In-Class
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 4
- Monday 01.26.2015 Class Canceled - Snow Day
- Tuesday 01.27.2015 Chapter 20, Pages 597-605
- Wednesday 01.28.2015 Chapter 20, Pages 605-614 - CH20 HW Due Friday, 01.30
- Thursday 01.29.2015 Chapter 21, Pages 617-626
- Friday 01.30.2015 Chapter 21, Pages 626-637, [Exam 4 Study Guide]*
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 3
- Monday 01.19.2015 No School - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Tuesday 01.20.2015 Chapter 19, Pages 553-564
- Wednesday 01.21.2015 Chapter 19, Pages 564-575
- Thursday 01.22.2015 Chapter 19, Pages 575-583 - CH19 HW Due Monday, 01.26
- Friday 01.23.2015 Chapter 20, Pages 586-597
Week 2
- Monday 01.12.2015 Class Canceled - Snow Day
- Tuesday 01.13.2015 Snow Day Catch-Up (CH17 HW now due Tuesday, 01.13)
- Wednesday 01.14.2015 Chapter 18, Pages 521-532
- Thursday 01.15.2015 Chapter 18, Pages 532-541
- Friday 01.16.2015 Chapter 18, Pages 541-550 - CH18 HW Due Tuesday, 01.20
Week 1
- Monday 01.05.2015 Welcome Back! America: The Story of Us - "Heartland"
- Tuesday 01.06.2015 Chapter 17, Pages 489-498
- Wednesday 01.07.2015 Chapter 17, Pages 498-510
- Thursday 01.08.2015 Classes Canceled - Snow Day
- Friday 01.09.2015 Classes Canceled - Snow Day
First Semester - Fall 2014
Week 18
Class is over per NC State schedule! In-class study hall.
Week 17
Historical Writing Workshop all week. Research paper due via TurnItIn.com by Midnight on Friday, 12.12.2014.
Week 16
- Monday 12.01.2014 Reconstruction Wrap-Up: Sharecropping
- Tuesday 12.02.2014 In-Class Study Day for Exam 3
- Wednesday 12.03.2014 Exam 3 in Class
- Thursday 12.04.2014 Historical Writing Workshop
- Friday 12.05.2014 Historical Writing Workshop
Week 15
- Monday 11.24.2014 Movie: Lincoln (Cont.)
- Tuesday 11.25.2014 Movie: Lincoln (Finish); Discuss Reconstruction (Proverbs 30:21-23)
- Wednesday 11.26.2014 Thanksgiving Break! [Exam 3 Study Guide]*
- Thursday 11.27.2014 Thanksgiving Break!
- Friday 11.28.2014 Thanksgiving Break!
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 14
- Monday 11.17.2014 Chapter 16, Pages 459-464
- Tuesday 11.18.2014 Chapter 16, Pages 465-473
- Wednesday 11.19.2014 Chapter 16, Pages 473-486
- Thursday 11.20.2014 Movie: Lincoln
- Friday 11.21.2014 Movie: Lincoln (Cont.)
Week 13
- Monday 11.10.2014 Chapter 15, Pages 444-450
- Tuesday 11.11.2014 Chapter 15, Pages 450-456 - CH15 HW Due Friday, 11.14
- Wednesday 11.12.2014 Movie: Glory
- Thursday 11.13.2014 Movie: Glory (Cont.)
- Friday 11.14.2014 Movie: Glory (Finish)
Week 12
- Monday 11.03.2014 Chapter 14, Pages 406-416
- Tuesday 11.04.2014 Chapter 14, Pages 416-422 - CH14 HW Due Friday, 11.07
- Wednesday 11.05.2014 None (Lincoln-Douglas Debates In Class)
- Thursday 11.06.2014 Chapter 15, Pages 425-433
- Friday 11.07.2014 Chapter 15, Pages 434-444
Week 11
- Monday 10.27.2014 Chapter 12, Pages 349-362 - CH12 HW Due Wednesday, 10.29
- Tuesday 10.28.2014 Chapter 13, Pages 365-373
- Wednesday 10.29.2014 Chapter 13, Pages 374-386
- Thursday 10.30.2014 Chapter 13, Pages 387-392 - CH13 HW Due Monday, 11.03
- Friday 10.31.2014 Chapter 14, Pages 395-406
Week 10
- Monday 10.20.2014 None - In-Class Study Day for Exam 2
- Tuesday 10.21.2014 Exam 2 In Class
- Wednesday 10.22.2014 None - Video In Class: America - The Story of Us: "Westward"
- Thursday 10.23.2014 Chapter 12, Pages 333-342
- Friday 10.24.2014 Chapter 12, Pages 342-349
Week 09
- Monday 10.13.2014 Chapter 10, Pages 290-298 - CH10 HW Due Wednesday, 10.15
- Tuesday 10.14.2014 Chapter 11, Pages 301-309
- Wednesday 10.15.2014 Chapter 11, Pages 309-319
- Thursday 10.16.2014 Chapter 11, Pages 319-330 - CH11 HW Due Monday 10.20, [Exam 2 Study Guide]*
- Friday 10.17.2014 None - NO SCHOOL (Inservice Day)
Assigned readings are to be completed by the date they are listed. This means that a reading assigned for a Monday would need to be read (and notes taken) by Monday's class, and so on.
Week 08
- Monday 10.06.2014 Chapter 9, Pages 239-245
- Tuesday 10.07.2014 Chapter 9, Pages 245-251
- Wednesday 10.08.2014 Chapter 9, Pages 251-264 - CH9 HW Due Friday 10.10
- Thursday 10.09.2014 Chapter 10, Pages 267-279
- Friday 10.10.2014 Chapter 10 279-290
Week 07
- Monday 09.29.2014 Chapter 8, Pages 207-213 + RQ 1
- Tuesday 09.30.2014 Chapter 8, Pages 213-218 + RQ2
- Wednesday 10.01.2014 Chapter 8, Pages 218-227 + RQ 3
- Thursday 10.02.2014 Chapter 8, Pages 227-236 + RQs 4-5 - CH8 HW Due Monday, 10.06
- Friday 10.03.2014 None - In-Depth Look at the Constitution Debate
Week 06
- Monday 09.22.2014 Chapter 6, Pages 150-161 + RQs 2-3
- Tuesday 09.23.2014 Chapter 6, Pages 161-170 + RQs 4-5 - CH6 HW Due Friday, 09.26
- Wednesday 09.24.2014 Chapter 7, Pages 173-181 + RQ 1
- Thursday 09.25.2014 Chapter 7, Pages 181-191 + RQs 2-3
- Friday 09.26.2014 Chapter 7, Pages 192-204 + RQs 4-5 - CH7 HW Due Monday, 09.29
Week 05
- Monday 09.15.2014 Chapter 5, Pages 128-137 + RQ 5 - CH5 HW Due Wednesday, 09.17; [EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE]
- Tuesday 09.16.2014 None: In-Class Study Day for Exam 1
- Wednesday 09.17.2014 *EXAM 1*
- Thursday 09.18.2014 None: Take a brain break!
- Friday 09.19.2014 Chapter 6, Pages 140-149 + RQ 1
Week 04
- Monday 09.08.2014 Chapter 4, Pages 81-89 + RQ 1; [History Test-Taking Skills] - Practice ID: Jamestown
- Tuesday 09.09.2014 Chapter 4, Pages 89-97 + RQ 2; [Calvinism vs. Arminianism]; [Puritan Motivations]
- Wednesday 09.10.2014 Chapter 4, Pages 97-106 + RQs 3-4 - CH4 HW Due Friday, 09.12; [King Phillip's War Causes]
- Thursday 09.11.2014 Chapter 5, Pages 109-121 + RQs 1-3; Practice Exam Essay: Page 107, Making Connections #1
- Friday 09.12.2014 Chapter 5, Pages 121-128 + RQ 4
Week 03
- Monday 09.01.2014 No School - Labor Day
- Tuesday 09.02.2014 Chapter 2, Pages 36-50 + RQs 3-4 - CH2 HW Due Wednesday, 09.03; [Bartolomé de las Casas]
- Wednesday 09.03.2014 Chapter 3, Pages 53-60 + RQ 1
- Thursday 09.04.2014 Chapter 3, Pages 60-67 + RQ 2
- Friday 09.05.2014 Chapter 3, Pages 67-78 + RQs 3-4 - CH3 HW Due Monday, 09.08
Week 02
- _Monday 08.25.2014 "Lunchroom Fight" - Intro to Historical Thinking Skills [HANDOUT]; Evaluating Sources [PowerPoint]
- Tuesday 08.26.2014 "Lunchroom Fight II" - Developing Historical Thinking Skills [HANDOUTS]
- Wednesday 08.27.2014 Chapter 1, Pages 1-12 + RQs 1-3
- Thursday 08.28.2014 Chapter 1, Pages 12-22 + RQs 4-6 - CH1 HW Due Friday, 08.29; [Mapping Ancient Americans]
- Friday 08.29.2014 Chapter 2, Pages 25-36 + RQs 1-2
Week 01
- Thursday 08.21.2014 What Is God's Part In History? [HANDOUT]