Monday:   Students will examine arguments (Supreme Court decisions)  regarding protective tariffs, taxation, banking system, as well as judicial review.

Tuesday:   Students will identify the foreign policies of presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe and explain the impact of Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.

Wednesday:   Students will review Unit 5: Part 2 for their test on Thursday.

Thursday:  Unit 5: Part 2 Test Review

Friday:  Review the following units for the semester test. (Units 1,2,3) 

This Wednesday and Thursday, several of our students will be participating in our UIL District meet.   This is an exciting time for our campus, as we are striving to repeat as District Champions!  With this said, students who will compete will need to be very conscious of their assigned classwork while they are out on one or both days. I will post several assignments on our Google Classroom so they will stay caught up.    I will visit with my classes on Monday and Tuesday so they will know and understand the expectations for them. (for those who will compete and for those who will remain in class.)

Monday:  Students will examine arguments (Supreme Court decisions)  regarding protective tariffs, taxation, banking system, as well as judicial review.

Tuesday:  Explain the causes, important events, and effects of the War of 1812.  (Unit 5:3 Day 3 Warm-Up). Create a slide presentation that outlines the causes, events, and outcomes of the War of 1812.

Wednesday:  Identify the foreign policies of presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe and explain the impact of Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.

Thursday:   (Same as Wednesday: Identify the foreign policies of presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe and explain the impact of Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.

Friday:  Review for Unit 5:  Early Republic (Part 2) test on Monday.

Monday:  Students will summarize arguments regarding protective tariffs, taxation, banking system, as well as judicial review. (President’s Cabinet assignment is due today.)

Tuesday:  Examine “Free Enterprise” and Laissez-Faire

Wednesday:  Review notes, graphic organizers, notes, etc for the test Thursday on Unit 5 (Part 1):  Early Republic.  (Students may come in Thursday morning by 7:30 for another test review.   Students will have access to a review video and notes posted on their Google Classroom.  These are additional tools that may help them be more successful on the test.)

Thursday:  Unit 5: (Part 1) Early Republic  Test

Friday:  Introduce “Student Progress Chart”.  (Identifying strengths/ areas to address by analyzing the unit tests and study sheet data.)

Monday:  Student Holiday (Veterans Day)

Tuesday:  Leaders of the early United States acted to stabilize the new country by establishing the structure of government authority. (Unit 5:  Part 1:  Powerpoint questions are due Friday.)

• Whiskey Rebellion
• National Security (Establishment of the U.S Army (1784), U.S Navy (1794), U.S. Marines (1798)
• Immigration Issues

Wednesday:  Students will summarize arguments regarding protective tariffs, taxation, and the banking system. 

Thursday:  Describe major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic, including maintaining national security, creating a stable economic system, and setting up the court system.  (Study Sheet Quiz #6 (All of the 1st 4 eras:  Exploration, Colonization, American Revolution, and  Constitutional Eras.  Notes are in the students’ journal, their Study Sheet.

Friday:  Compare and Contrast: (Then and Now:)  Protective Tariffs, taxation, and the banking system. (Unit 5:  Part 1: Powerpoint questions are due)

We will postpone this activity until next week.  Unit 5:  Early Republic Warm-Up:  Without using your graphic organizer/notes, try answering the questions.  When you finish, and if necessary, check your notes and submit. 

Students are working on Unit 5:1 Early Republic (President’s Cabinet) assignment, which is in on our Google Classroom.  We worked on it yesterday and it is due Monday.  

Monday:  Explain and chart significant major battles that were fought by the Patriots to gain independence.

Tuesday:   Break down the Treaty of Paris and its significance.   If time permits, analyze political cartoons/pictures representative of the struggle for independence.  Warm-up activity (Google Classroom)  As we have on each warm up, students will follow this procedure: Without using your graphic organizer/notes, try answering the questions.  When you finish, and if necessary, check your notes and then submit.

Wednesday:   Review for our Unit 3 American Independence test (Thursday)

Thursday:   Unit 3:  American Independence test

Friday:   Students will begin to chart their progress on the assessments they have taken thus for. (Unit 2 as well as Study Sheet Quiz #1 and #2.). Analyze strengths and areas for improvement.

Monday:  Examine the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution.  (Sensory Figure Image was assigned last Thursday and is due Tuesday).   I will assign Unit 3:  American Independence PowerPoint question  today.  The powerpoint will be on the students Google Classroom.  They are not due until Monday and we may answer a few in class throughout the week.   (This will be another tool they can use for a test review for the Unit 3 test, which will be next Tuesday.  Also, Study Sheet quizzes will begin this week over Unit 2 Exploration and Colonization on Tuesday and Unit 3:  American Independence on Thursday.  Study Sheet is in their journal.

Tuesday:   Analyze reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience and then identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence.  (Turn in the Sensory Figure Image)  Study Sheet Quiz #1: Exploration and Colonization Quiz.  Unlike the warm-up activities, students cannot use their notes.

Wednesday:   Explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution.  (Events will include but not be limited to the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown.)  Warm up activity at the beginning of the class. As we have on each warm up, students will follow this procedure: Without using their graphic organizer/notes, try answering the questions.  When they finish, and if necessary, they can check their notes and then submit.

Thursday:   Continue with Wednesday’s objective over important events/ battles of the American Revolution.  Study Sheet Quiz #2:  American Revolution Era (8 questions) and 2 questions from the previous units. (Exploration and Colonization Eras)

Friday:   Explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, specifically the signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and its significance to the United States. Warm up activity at the beginning of the class. As we have on each warm up, students will follow this procedure: Without using their graphic organizer/notes, try answering the questions.  When they finish, and if necessary, they can check their notes and then submit.

Monday:  No School (Teacher Staff Development)

Tuesday:   Constitution Day.  Students will examine the Constitution and its impact on our country.

Wednesday:   Analyze causes of the American Revolution

Thursday:   Analyze reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience and then Identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence.

Friday:  Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution.  Create a sensory figure of one of the individuals who made contributions to American independence. (Due Tuesday)

Monday:   Sourcing (who, what, when, where, why) of various individuals who contributed to the growth of the colonies.  (Impact of women and Enlightenment philosophers including but not limited to: John Locke, Thomas Hooker, Charles Montesquieu, Anne Hutchinson, Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Pocahontas. )

**We will continue to use our unit warm-ups to spiral information from our previous and current unit of study.  As in the past, students will complete the warm-up, following these directions:  Without using their  graphic organizer/notes, answer the questions.  When they finish, and if necessary, they should check their notes (notes and graphic organizer) and then submit.**

Tuesday:  Explain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread of slavery and how the development of the plantation system began to be central to the economy of Colonial America.

Wednesday:  Students will examine various attacks on the  United States from another country.

Thursday and Friday:  Analyze causes of the American Revolution.