(11) Geography. The student understands the physical characteristics of North America and how humans adapted to and modified the environment through the mid-19th century. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States; and
(B) describe the positive and negative consequences of human modification of the physical environment of the United States.
Monday: Students will understand how political, economic, and social factors led to the growth of sectionalism and the Civil War. ** Test over Unit 9: Sectionalism on Friday**
Tuesday: Examine the impact of landmark Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, and Kansas-Nebraska Act. (Summarize historical events prior to the Civil War.)
Wednesdsay: Mock STAAR Algebra I Test (Benchmark Test). Remainder of students: Sectionalism map and chart. Review for Unit 9: Sectionalism test on Friday
Thursday: Mock STAAR Math Test (Benchmark Test). All grades
Monday: Unit 8: Test Reform Movement (This is part 2 of the Industrial Revolution Era). Since we will not be in class Tuesday and Wednesday (Mock STAAR tests), students will be assigned Unit 9: Sectionalism Powerpoint and questions. Due Friday/Quiz Friday over powerpoint and questions.
Tuesday: Mock STAAR Science Test
Wednesday: Mock STAAR Social Studies Test
Thursday: Students will understand how political, economic, and social factors led to the growth of sectionalism and the Civil War.
Friday: Examine the impact of landmark Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford, as well as the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, and Kansas-Nebraska Act. Quiz over the powerpoint and questions which were assigned Monday.
Tuesday: Review Unit 8: Part 1 Industrialization and Reform Era. (less the reform movement which will be tested next Thursday.)
Wednesday: Unit 8: Industrialization Part 1 Test
Thursday: Describe the contributions of significant political, social, and military leaders of the United States, focusing on the role of women in the struggle for rights as well as the historical development of the abolitionist movement.
Friday: Continue examining the contributions of significant political, social, and military leaders of the United States, focusing on the role of women in the struggle for rights as well as the historical development of the abolitionist movement.
FYI: As of February 10, we have 31 days before our STAAR test. (Social Studies).
Other Important Dates:
Benchmark testing: February 19 (Reading), February 25 (Science), February 26 (Social Studies), March 5 (Algebra), March 6 (Math)
Spring Break: March 10-14
STAAR Testing: April 8 (Reading), April 15 (Science), April 16 (Social Studies), April 23 (Algebra), April 24 (Math)
Monday: Explain the free enterprise system of economics that had developed in the new nation during the early to mid 1800s.
Tuesday: Analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States. (Assign: Unit 8:1 Industrialization Slide Presentation. Due Tuesday, February 11)
Wednesday: Expand on the study of new innovations.
Thursday: Explain reasons for immigration then and now
Friday: Examine the various sections of the United States and the development of different patterns of economic activity.
Monday: Analyze the westward growth of the nation, including the Louisiana Purchase and Manifest Destiny as well as explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States.
Tuesday: Explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the United States., the annexation of Texas (28th state), Gadsden Purchase (Reason for this purchase). and the Compromise of 1850 in regards to California admittance to the US.
(Vocabualry quiz Tuesday)
Wednesday: Examine and describe the positive and negative consequences that influenced the settlement patterns and the economic activities; also what (human) modification of the physical environment of the United States helped with Manifest Destiny.
Thursday: Students will review westward expansion for their test on Friday.
Friday: Unit 7: Westward Expansion (Manifest Destiny) test
Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. L Holiday and Inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States.
Tuesday: Students will review Unit 6: Age of Jackson test and 1st Semester Benchmark. (Assign powerpoint questiona. quiz on Friday)
Wednesday: Analyze the westward growth of the nation, including the Louisiana Purchase and Manifest Destiny as well as explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States.
Thursday: Explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the United States.
Friday: Examine and describe the positive and negative consequences that influenced the settlement patterns and the economic activities; also what (human) modification of the physical environment of the United States helped with Manifest Destiny. Powerpoint questions are due; quiz today.
Monday: Compare the physical geography in the American colonies and how it affected settlement and economic patterns in the region.
13 English Colonies Quiz on Tuesday
(Exit Ticket: How did the geography of the colonies (New England, Middle, Southern) affect the economy?
Tuesday: Analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors such as weather, landforms, waterways, transportation, and communication. (similarities and differences). 13 English Colony Quiz.
Assigned Letter Home Essay Writing assignment. This will count as a test grade and will be due Tuesday, September 3rd. Information is on our Google Classroom.
Wednesday: Explain the importance of documents and colonial legislative bodies to the growth of representative government. How does religion contribute to this as well? (Compare the impact of Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, and John Locke in the development of self-government in colonial America as well as Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Anne Hutchinson, and Pocahontas and the role of women in American society during Colonial times.). Look over the vocabulary terms from last week.)
Thursday: Analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government. Exit ticket: Choose one of the following and briefly explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, Eliza Luca Pinckney, and John Locke in the development of self-government in colonial America.
Exit ticket: Choose one of the following and briefly explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, Eliza Luca Pinckney, and John Locke in the development of self-government in colonial America.
Friday: Explain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread of slavery.
Monday: Identify reasons for English, Spanish, and French exploration and colonization of North America. (Introduce vocabulary terms/ quiz on Wednesday). Introductory Video is due tomorrow by 7:30AM. Check our Google Classroom for details and 2 “How to” videos.
Tuesday: Examine places of settlements in Colonial America.. Explore the physical geography in the American colonies affected settlement and economic patterns in the region.
Wednesday: Compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies. Quiz over vocabulary terms.
Thursday: Analyze and compare places and regions of Colonial America in terms of physical and human characteristics.(Similarities and differences)
Friday: Explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period. (Students will be quizzed over the 13 English Colonies. Students will need to know the location of each colony and whether the colony is a New England, Middle, or Southern colony. They will also need to locate Jamestown, Philadelphia, and Boston as well as the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.)
