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Complete the Mr. Smith Q's
Prepare to recite Preamble

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Study for 3 branches quiz tomorrow
Practice Preamble, start reciting tomorrow through Tuesday

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Crusades Poster Due
Medieval pyramid and transition to Medieval world Quiz (Study!)

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pgs. 244-247
Read through the 7 Principles of Government and then define each one in your own words and draw a picture illustrating the idea.  Divide a blank paper into 8 quadrants and fill in 7 of the squares, one principle for each square.

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Finish Coat of Arms by Thursday

No Homework

Enjoy Thanksgiving Break!

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Chapter 6 Section 1 Guided Reading worksheet

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Study for Revolutionary War Quiz tomorrow!

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Upcoming quiz on Byzantine Empire Thursday

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Over the next week students will be working on their Revolutionary War Comics.  There won't be any additional homework outside of the research required to complete their comic.

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Over the next week students will be working on their Rise and Fall of Rome Comics.  There won't be any additional homework outside of the research required to complete their comic.

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1-2 Cornell Notes due Friday

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Chapter 5 Section 3 Cornell Notes
3rd period: pg. 151 #1-4

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Chapter 1 Section 2 Cornell Notes (Due 10/31)
"Fall of the Roman Empire" packet- First two sections through the Battle of Zama due Wednesday
5th period: pg. 143 #1-7

As I will be out on bereavement from 10/22-10/24 and likely be unreachable, I have updated the post to cover the remainder of the week through the days that I am expected to be out.

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10/21: Complete the "Causes of the American Revolution" questions and the reading questions on the board from "Tyranny is Tyranny."

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10/21-10/27: Cornell Notes for Chapter 1 Section 1
10/24-10/31: Cornell Notes for Chapter 1 Section 2

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Study for Chapter 3/4 Test Wednesday

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Aztec and Inca Conquest handouts due Wednesday

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Chapter 3&4 Test Review Due Monday

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Conquest of the Aztec and Inca handouts, due Wednesday

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Slavery Narratives Due Tomorrow!

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Conquest of the Spanish and Inca assignments due next Wednesday

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Slave Narratives
Tomorrow is last day to turn in slavery mini-drama video late.

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Slave Narratives
(See Friday's Post)

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Slavery Narratives due 10/17

Go to the University of North Carolina’s “Documenting the South: North American Slave Narratives” at http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/.  Choose “Browse the selection alphabetically” to see the list of narratives and then choose any two to read and answer the following questions.

1.     Summarize in 1-2 paragraphs the first narrative that you read.

2.     Summarize in 1-2 paragraphs the second narrative that you read.

3.     How are these narratives similar?  Do the characters have a similar life journey?  Do they both achieve freedom?  How are they treated-fairly, poorly, etc?  (1-2 paragraphs)

4.     Does this person explain why he is writing this narrative?  If so, why?  If not, why do you think they are writing this narrative?

5.     Describe any emotions you felt as you were reading this narrative.

.     What can we learn about slavery from this narrative?

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Slavery Mini Dramas

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Chapter 9 Test Study Guide

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Slavery Mini Dramas due Friday!

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Chapter 9 Test Review
Test Friday!

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Work on slavery mini-dramas

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Work on slavery mini-dramas.
Continue to research and provide information for your group.  Scripts should be well under way and props should be in progress, if not complete as well.

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Look up information related to your assigned aspect of slavery (runaways, slave auctions, etc.) or watch a short Youtube video related to your aspect of slavery and then summarize in one paragraph what you watched/read.  Make sure to get a parent signature verifying that you watched a related video.
If you do not have internet access, a parent note will suffice for this assignment.

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Read through your Incan notes for the presentation and start your illustration and/or notes.

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9-2 Cornell Notes

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9-2 Cornell Notes

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Finish the Salem Witchcraft Trials Webquest
pgs. 99 and 125 from last night due tomorrow.

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Chapter 9 Section 2 Cornell Notes

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pg. 99 #1-2
pg. 125 #1-3

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Finish Colonial Matrix
Colonial Matrix Quiz Tomorrow!

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Continue working on Bacon's Rebellion comic due this Friday!
If you haven't finished the "backcountry" portion of your colonial matrix assignment yet you should get that done ASAP (before Monday).

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Finish Mayan Calendar "Card Questions"

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Bacon's Rebellion Comic 9/9-9/12
Create a comic of Bacon's Rebellion sequencing 6-8 major events or ideas from the story.  Each event should have a comic blurb and an explanation telling what is happening in the frame.  Each frame/event should also have a colored picture.

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Finish the Meso-American Ballgame web quest.

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Answer the 2 questions on the Bacon's Rebellion handout.

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Complete backcountry.  Include 10 drawings of symbols or things related to the backcountry from the reading on pages 126-129.  Label the page "Backcountry," color the pics, and color your backcountry green on your colonial map.

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pg. 455 #1-5, 7
Do not do the essay for #6.  Fill in the chart for the various peoples for #3 and create a venn-diagram for #7.

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Based on the Roanoke activity:
Choose the best theory and write one paragraph explaining why.  Then, come up with theory "G" (your own theory) as to what happened to the Roanoke colonists.

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Work on "Create a Continent" assignment.  Due Thursday.

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Personality cubes due on the day you signed up!
Study for 50 States Test this Friday.

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Personality cubes due on the day you signed up!
Finish Physical features map.

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www.ilike2learn.com study African countries for extra credit next Tues/Wed

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Reconstruction Newspaper due: 5/27
Civil War Project due: 5/29

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"Three African Families" handout due tomorrow

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Complete Review/Study for Chapter 2 Test tomorrow
Continue working on Islamic Timeline (Due Monday)

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Quiz on Chapter 16 Section 2 tomorrow.

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Islamic Timeline due Monday.
Chapter 2 Test this Friday.

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Chapter 2 Vocab. Crossword Puzzle due Monday
-create a crossword puzzle using 15 terms from chapter 2
Islam Timeline Due 5/16
-Select 7 dates from chapter 2 section 1 and 7 more from chapter 2 section 2
-provide a description for each
-description belongs on an object related to the Muslim world (ie: astrolabe or number system)
-objects and background for timeline must be colored and/or decorated

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pg. 485 # 1-4

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Create a crossword puzzle using 15 terms from Chapter 2 vocabulary.

Open House!  Bring your parents!

5/2-5/5

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Chapter 15 Packet

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Chapter 2 Packet

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4/21-4/23
pg. 461 #1-4

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4/21-4/22
Finish spoke diagrams for Islam (Chapter 2 Section 1)

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Due: 4/21
Haiku on image from Spring Break.  Reference your notes to make sure you are following the general criteria for Haiku.  Make sure you include the illustration/picture.

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Chapter 13-14 Test Review

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Chapter 5 Test Review
Japanese Children's Book Due Monday

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Continue working on children's book.

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Have fun in D.C.!

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Due Monday, 4/7
Japanese Culture Children's Book

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Due 3/27

pg. 418 Terms and Names #1-10, Review Questions #1-10, Critical Thinking #1

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Due 3/26

pg. 301 #1-7

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3/18-3/21
Mexican-American War Timeline

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Due: 3/20
Chinese Dynasty Packet

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Study for President's Vocab Test

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pg. 259 #1-7 due tomorrow
Chinese Religions Illustrations due Monday

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Study

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pg. 259#1-7

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Continue studying President Vocabulary for test retake

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President Test Friday
Study!

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Extra Credit Due 3/6
pg. 508 #1-14

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President Review

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Chapter 10 Test Review

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3/5
President Review

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3/5
Chapter 10 Test Review

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Ch 11-12 Test Tomorrow!
2/27-3/5
President Review

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Chapter 11-12 Test Review Due this Friday (day of the test).

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2/25-2/27
pg. 499 #1-6

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2/25-2/27
pg. 499 #1-6

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Come up with four test questions for the section from chapter 12 you were assigned.  Make sure they are well thought out questions with simple one to five word responses.

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Extra Credit Assignment Due the Monday we return from break (2/24).
pg. 387 #1-4, pg. 388 Review Questions #1-10

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Due 2/24
Complete the Map and Plaque of the explorer you were assigned.

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Trail of Tears writing prompt due Friday

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Sunken ship exercise due Thursday
Chapter 10 Section 1 Review #1-6 due Thursday

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2/10-2/12
Chapter 12 Section 1 Assessment #1-4

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ABC Reformation books due tomorrow
pg. 492 #1-6 due Thursday

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Due: 2/11
Reformation ABC Book
-1 term (people, event, or idea) per letter of alphabet related to the Reformation
-1 letter/term per page
-larger, decorated first letter of term
-definition/importance of term
-illustration of term
-hard cover with creative title, name, date, and period
-can skip any two letters

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2/4-2/6
Chapter 11 Section 3 Worksheet and Map
Quiz on Ch 11 Sec 3 Thursday

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2/4-2/11
Reformation ABC Book

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Digital Presidents Project Due Monday

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Chapter 8 Section 2 Due Friday
Quiz on Chapter 8 Sections 1 & 2 -Friday

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Work on Digital President's Projects

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1/29-1/31
pg. 434 #1-7 (Chapter 8 Section 2)

Quiz Friday on Chapter 8 Sections 1 and 2

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Chapter 11 Section 1 Assessment #1-4 Due Wednesday

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Chapter 8 Section 1 Assessment #1-7 Due Today

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Chapter 9-10 Test tomorrow- Test review due.

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Chapter 7 Test tomorrow- Test review due.

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9-10 Test Review
Founding Fathers Project
-Due 1/31
-1-3 members
-1-5 minutes long
-focus on one of the first three presidents
-formats are endless....check with teacher first!


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Ch 7 Test Review

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1/21-1/24
Chapter 9-10 Test Review

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1/21-1/24
Chapter 7 Test Review

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Lewis and Clark Map Exercise

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pg. 416 #1-19

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1/16-1/21
Lewis and Clark Map

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Should have completed the xyz affair for Adams Administration Chart.

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1/13-1/14
Complete the chart on Washington's administration using the reading from chapter 9 section 2.

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1/13-1/16
Illustrated letter of Florence walkthrough

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pg. 297 #1-4

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Intro to Florence Questions
Read handout and answer questions for A,B, and C in order and in complete sentences.

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1/8-1/10
pg. 297 #1-4

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