American History

Assignment Calendar

First Six Weeks

 2008-2009

Most assignments due the next day unless denoted on assignment calendar.

25  First Day

Campus Rules and

Procedures

26

Classroom Rules and

Procedures

27

Classroom Rules and

Procedures

Start locating 15 bodies of water and 15 major landforms in the

United States.

-Answer Questions with your partner.

28  Supplies Due

-Start locating 15 bodies of water and 15 major landforms in the

United States.

-Answer Questions with your partner.

29

Locate 15 bodies of water and 15 landforms. 

-Answer Questions with your partner

1 Labor Day

No School

2  Geography

Locate 15 bodies of water and 15 landforms. 

-Answer Questions

-Start labeling, drawing

and coloring map of the

United States.

3

Finish Questions and

finish labeling map of

the United States.

4 --Maps DUE

-Grade maps

-Review all bodies of

water and landforms.

5

Pass back maps and

questions

Review Map (1-30)

Notes: Why study

history? Part 1

-Start "Blue Words"

page 22-30.

Finish on Monday!

8

Study Map

Outline Map

Review Map (1-30)

Write the definition to the "Blue Words" (Voc) on Pages 20-30

Vocabulary Worksheet Chapter 1

9

-Test: Location of

all bodies of water

and landforms

Due Today: Vocabulary Worksheet Chapter 1

Notes: Adding to History

*Archeology

*Chronology

10

Finish discussing--

-Why study history?

Complete the following

worksheet:

Section 3

Section 4

11

-Worksheets:

Chapter 1:

-Finish discussing

"Why study history?"

-Grade worksheets

12

Guidance with

Mrs. Nance

15

Review for Test--

Tools of History -

Pages 20-30

-blue words

-notes

-worksheets

-text pages 20-30

16

Constitution Day:

-Discuss the US

Constitution.

 

Constitution Quiz (web site)

www.constitutionfacts.com

17

Sept 17, 1787:

Constitution was approved!

Test: Tools of History

Pages 20-30

-blue words

-notes

-worksheets

-text pages 20-30

_________________________

-Make a cover page

for the new Chapter 3 (pages 66-99)

18

Complete Vocabulary

Chapter 3: Pages 66-97

-Write the definition

to each word in your

spiral.

Due: 09/22/08

Intro Chapter 3

19

-Vocabulary Builder

 - Columbus Web

-Finish the introduction about the Age of Exploration Pages 69-70.

22-Finish the

Colonization discuss

-Assignment:

Write an one page paper

about Christopher

Columbus and his

voyages.

Due: 09/26/08

-GT Project

Due: 09/29/08

23 (Power Point)

--Magellan and Balboa

Page 71

--Colomubia Exchange

T-chart

--Page 71 Columbia Exchange Chart Questions 1 & 2

24

-Chart: Spanish Explorers

25

-Video: Spanish

Explorers

-Map: Spanish Empire

in the Americas

-Map: Europe

 

26

-Spanish Society

Due: Columbus Essay

 

29

GT- Period 4 Only: Project Due

Grade--Fill-in-the Blank

worksheet

Start working on Spanish Explorers Review worksheets---

Section 3-1 Quiz

Section 3-2 Quiz

Guided Reading 3-2

30

--Review Chapter 3: Pages

68-80 only

--Finish worksheets from

Monday's--

--Due beginning of class

Wednesday

Oct 1

BINDERS

and SPIRALS

Due

(Must have in class!)

2

Test: Chapter 3:

Pages 68-80 only

(Chart, Web, Review,

Worksheet, map and

Textbook (68-80)

3  End of six weeks

Northwest Passage and

the countries looking for

it.

(Powerpoint)

 

 

 

 

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(Pictures-Grand Canyon and Colorado River)