U.S. History Homework

Fifth Six Weeks Homework Assignments
Link to Daily Power Points:
U.S. History Essential Elements

Supreme Court Debates

Date of Debate: Wendesday, February 29

For the debate on Wednesday you will need:

1. An opening speech that incorporates at least four major arguments supoprted by historic evidence, Constitutional references, and historic precedents.

2. A closing statement that summarizes the key points of your argument and persuades the court to rule in your favor.

3. A visual that supports and enhances your case.

4. A very STRONG knowledge of the material surrounding your court case.

Link to resources:

Supreme Court Debates

Supreme Court Debates- Initial Research

Date Assigned: February 23

Date Due: February 27

For homework tonight, please complete a page of notes on PAGE 82 of your spiral notebook. You notes should be about the Supreme Court case your group was assigned today in class.

The following link will take you to the Supreme Debates' webpage. For tonight's homework, you should focus your attention on the "Links" portion of the page, which contains helpful information for researching your case.

Supreme Court Debates

Bill of Rights Billboard

Date Assigned: February 21
Date Due: February 23

The Government NEEDS YOUR HELP!
You have been commissioned by the government to create a billboard promoting the removal of an individual right provided for in the Bill of Rights. Each of you were assigned a specific right in class today and will be expected to create a billboard based upon the following rubric:

Each category is worth 20 points.
20 Exceptionally Exceptional
18-19: Exceeds expectations
15-17: Meets expectations
11-14: Below expectations
10 and below: Failed to meet any expectations

Categories:
1. Create a billboard that clearly demonstrates why the public should want the assigned right REMOVED. (Conveys an opinion about why the right is unnessary or hurtful to the American public.)
2. Contains a slogan and the right being removed
3. Image, picture or symbol
4. All text and images are bold, neat, created with color or black and white (NO pencil) and would be visible from at least 8 feet away.
5. Creative and persuasive (Think: logos, pathos, ethos)

*Remember: We are going to use "civil disobedience" to alter these posters requesting protection of the rights, so make sure your billboard is NEAT and CLEAN. (Not too busy.)

Fourth Six Weeks Homework Assignments

Concerned Citizens and Students Who Were Absent on 2/15

Concerned Citizens:

Your final response has two parts:
1. Please write a summary of the Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist debate you watched today. Basic details about major arguments will be fine.

2. Write a response to the question: Who do you believe won the debate and why? Give some detail please.

Email me your responses by Friday, February 17 at sjoneshistory@gmail.com.

Students who were ABSENT on Wednesday, February 15. Click on the below link and complete the "Debate Make-up Essay" found at the bottom of the page. (Word Document in the attachments section.) Please complete the essay and email it to me by Sunday night at the latest.

Email me if you have questions.

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalist Debate

Date Assigned: February 9
Date of Debate: February 15

For all needed information, please click on the below link. The link will also include the Google Doc Option Group members will need to sign up for a historic figure.

Ratification Debates

Spiral Check Thursday and National vs. State Powers chart

Date of Spiral Check: Thursday, February 9

I will be checking spiral notebooks on Thursday. Pages 57-78 may be checked. Please come to office hours if you are missing anything or need further explanation on an assignment.

If you need to check your notebook, the below link will take you to an updated "table of contents."

Spring Semester

ALSO, if you did not finish your National vs. State powers chart today in class (page 78 of your ISN), I've posted a document titled "Federalism: National vs. State Powers" in the attachments section at the BOTTOM of THIS PAGE!

Three Branches of Government Questions

Date Assigned: February 3
Date Due: February 7

Three Branches of Government

Homework Questions

Instructions: Please answer the below questions on page 76 of your spiral notebook. You can print out the questions, write out the questions OR answer with complete sentences. A Word document with these questions can be found in the attachments section at the bottom of this page.

1. Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the law?

2. Which branch of government has the check of a veto?

3. Which branch of government meets at the White House?

4. Which branch of government can check another branch with the veto override?

5. Which branch of government has a term limit? What is that limit?

6. How long are Senators’ terms?

7. How long are House members’ terms?

8. Which branch of government can impeach the President?

9. Which branch of government is appointed for life?

10. Which branch of government controls money?

11. How old must a person be to run for president?

12. Which branch of government executes the laws?

13. What are the citizenship requires for the President? A Senator? A House member?

14. Which branch of government creates the laws?

15. Which branch of government can offer a pardon for a federal crime?

Mini Debates Response

Date Assigned: February 1
Date Due: February 3

Please respond to the following prompt in a clear, detailed and supported manner. This can be handwritten or typed.

PROMPT:
Of the six to seven issues discussed during the debates, which issue do you feel is the most contentious? Why? Do you feel this issue will remain a debatable topic into the 19th Century? The 20th Century? The 21st Century? Why or why not?

To support your argument, please use at least ONE quote from the Constitutional Convention notes taken by James Madison. You can find Madison’s notes at :

This site has the notes listed by day
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/debcont.asp

This site has the notes listed by day, but also includes a daily summary of points discussed/debated.
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/debates/

Lastly, if you are lacking in information regarding the debates we studied, please click on the below link:
A More Perfect Union
Please email me if you have ANY questions or trouble with this assignment.

January 30th Classwork and Homework

Date Assigned: January 30
Date Due: February 1

Please click on the below link to go to today's assignments and instructions.

Government Work Day

The homework discussed in class today will not be required. I REALLY want you to study for Thursday's quiz. (The semester review quizzes are not looking very good.)

American Revolution Quiz

Date of Quiz: Thursday, January 26

Quiz topics:
1. Events leading to the American Revolution
2. Revolution Vocabulary (The sheet I passed out in class a couple of weeks ago.)
3. Battles of the American Revolution (chart)
4. Articles of Confederation
5. 13 American Colonies--LOCATE on a MAP!

Articles of Conderation Reading and Chart

Date Assigned: Friday, January 20
Date Due: Tuesday, January 24

For your homework tonight, you will do two things.

1. Read the two handouts on the Articles of Confederation
2. Print out OR recreate the chart found on the below link and create solutions to the listed problems.

Click on the below link to take you to the readings, chart and detailed instructions. The power point from today's lesson can also be found using the link.

Articles of Confederation

People of the Revolution

Date Assigned: January 18
Date Due: January 20

1. Using the American Revolution vocabulary list provided to you in class, pick the five people from the list who you believe should be studied in an 8th grade U.S. History class. For EACH of the five people, please write thoughtful and thorough responses to the below categories.

The name of the person
The person's role in the American Revolution
The impact the person has had on American History
Why you feel this person should be studied in an 8th Grade U.S. History class

2. Find FIVE people who are NOT on the list provided on the American Revolution vocabulary sheet. Provide the following information for each of the five people in a thoughtful and thorough fashion.

Name of the person
Basic biographical information (Who they are, where are they from, basic family and job information--if available.)
Role in the American Revolution
Significance in U.S. History
Whether this person should be talked about in an 8th grade U.S. History class.

This should all be completed on a separate sheet of paper that you can hand into the basket. Lastly, I am having printing issues, so please do not ask me to print this assignment up for you. I apologize for any trouble this may cause, but I do not have the ability to print at the moment.

Having trouble coming up with the five people who are NOT on the list????
Considering researching military figures, politicians, minorities who fought in the war, women in the revolution, and/or members of the militias.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

Due to the destruction of my laptop in class on Friday (totally my clumsy fault) and the fact that I am traveling for this three-day weekend, I am unable to access the Treaty of Paris assignment I normally assign. SOOO...no homework for this weekend!

Well, you still need to study for the Semester Review Quiz. ; )

Have a great three-day weekend and be sure to celebrate all that Martin Luther King Jr. inspired!

The Semester Review Quiz has been postponed until Wednesday, January 18

War for Independence Reading Guides

Date Assigned: Wednesday, January11
Date Due: Friday, January 13

Using the study guides provided in class, please click on the link below to read the "War for Independence" reading and answer the questions on your study guides.

You do not need to use complete sentences to answer the questions, but the answers on the "Advanced Study Guide" should be thoughtful and fully developed.

A More Perfect Union

Declaration of Independence Found Poem

Date Assigned: Monday, January 9
Date Due: Wednesday, January 11

Declaration of Independence Found Poem

1. Choose 15 words or phrases from the Declaration of Independence
2. Create a poem using those words. The poem MUST maintain the theme and emotions of the Declaration of Independence, but does NOT have to be about the colonies declaring themselves independent from Great Britain.
3. You may add some other words to your poem—such as transition words.
4. Type your poem

If you need me to print your poem, please email me BEFORE your class on Wednesday. Also, a copy of the Declaration of Independence can be found in the attachments section below.

First Semester Review

Date Assigned: January 5
Date Due: Monday, January 9

Please answer the following questions*...

using complete sentences
on a separate sheet of paper
with clear and easy to read penmanship (or type)

*I've also placed a word document in the attachments section below titled, "Semester Review 2010-2011" that you can use.

1^st Semester Review

What was the first permanent settlement established along the eastern coast of North America? Who established it? When (year) was it established? Why was it established?

Who established Plymouth, Massachusetts? Why was Plymouth established? When was Plymouth established?

What was the Mayflower Compact?

What is the name of the first constitution written in Colonial America? What colony was it written in? Who established?

What is the name of the first colonial assembly in Colonial America? What colony established it?

Who established Pennsylvania? Which religious group served as the founders? What was the groups’ fundamental belief?

Who established Georgia? Why was it established?

What does it mean to be a royal colony?

What do mercantilism and a favorable balance of trade mean?

What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts? What are two parts of the Navigation Acts?

What is another name for the French and Indian War? Who fought in this war? Who won?

What treaty ended the French and Indian War? What were the stipulations of the treaty?

What is another name for the Revenue Act? What was its purpose? What did it tax?

In what act were colonist forced to house and feed British soldiers?

What are writs of assistance?

What did the Stamp Act tax? List three colonial responses to the Stamp Act.

What does “no taxation without representation” mean?

Who created the Townshend Acts? Why were these acts different from any previous act?

What was the Tea Act? What was the major colonial response to the Tea Act? Who took part in this response?

What was Great Britain’s reaction to the Boston Tea Party? (Give both names) What were two parts to this response?

What was decided at the First Continental Congress?

Who stated, “…give me liberty, or give me death”?

Who wrote Common Sense? What was the purpose of Common Sense?

What was decided at the Second Continental Congress?

Where did the “shot heard round the world” take place? Who wrote a poem about the “shot heard round the world”? What was the name of the poem?

Third Six Weeks' Homework Assignments

Debate Prep

Date Assigned: December 16
Date Due: December 20

Please click on the below link to find all the details regarding each role and the role's responsibilities.

The Independence Debate

Debate Prep Readings

Click on the below link to access the readings you will need to read for homework tonight. You are not required to print the readings, nor answer questions. I would recommend reading them over twice for deep understanding. You will need the information for Friday's activity and Tuesday's debate.

The Independence Debate

The Widening Split AND 13 Colony Quiz

Date Assigned: December 8
Date Due: December 12

ONE:
For tonight's homework, you will be reading the section portion of the "A More Perfect Union" curriculum. You do NOT need to print the document, nor do you need to take notes or answer questions. HOWEVER, you will be completing an in-class assignment on the reading worth TWO Essential Elements grades.

Click on the below link to go to the pdf file where the reading can be found.
A More Perfect Union

TWO:
On Monday, you will be taking the 13 Colonies Quiz. The quiz will focus on:
1. The 13 Colonies brochure you created in class.
    a.The only dates you will need to know are 1607 and 1620.
    b. You will need to be able to identify William Penn, Thomas Hooker, Roger Williams, James Oglethorpe, and John Winthrop
    c. You should have a general idea of reasons why colonies were established
    d. You need to be able to identify the PERSIA elements for the three colonial groups.
    e. You will need to be able to label each colony and which colonial group it belongs to based on a blank map.

2. You will need to familiar with the characteristics of Jamestown and Plymouth and identify which characteristic trait matches which settlement.

3. You will need to have a strong grasp of the vocabulary terms found on your vocabulary handout.

4. You should be able to describe the difference between religious freedom and religious toleration.

If you would like to study with a review sheet, please find the "13 Colonies Quiz Review" in the attachments section at the bottom of this page.

In the Beginning-Englishmen in the New World

Date Assigned: December 6
Date Due: December 8

For tonight's homework, you will read a selection from Brown University's Choice Unit. The reading is titled "In the Beginning-Englishmen in the New World." Below you will find a link for the pdf file that contains the reading and instructions on how to access this particular reading.

While you are reading, you will need to take Cornell Notes on pages 46-48 of your spiral notebook. Your C-Notes should follow the below instructions.

Left-hand column: Write a question that can be answered by your notes in the right-hand column. You should have AT LEAST five thoughtful questions per page.

Right-hand column: Notes from the reading. It may make your life easier down the line if you identify when your are moving into a new subsection of the reading. For example, "Wars of Empire."

Bottom Section: Please write a summary of your notes for EACH page of notes.

For a visual representation of the notes, or a document to use if you would like to type the notes and glue them into your spiral, you can find a template on the page found on the below link.

CHOICES READING LINK

A More Perfect Union

Report to the English Economic Council

Date Assigned: December 2
Date Due: December 6

Based on the information and knowledge you garnered from the Origins of Slavery reading and the Africans in America video, respond to the below prompt.

For homework you will be presenting a written proposal to the English Economic Council (circa 1760) about the topic of slavery and the slave trade. Great Britain’s economy is closely linked to the Atlantic Slave Trade and the ministers of the EEC are looking for reasons as to why they should or should not remain involved in the Atlantic Slave Trade.

It is your job to instruct the panel on the direction you feel will best help the English people.

Second Six Weeks' Homework Assignments

The Lonely Colonies Project

Date Assigned: November 8
Date Due: November 30

Link to the Lonely Colonies Project page: The Lonely Colonies

Project Assignment and Due Dates:

Day 1: Project Intro and Research
Homework: Research Individual Colonies and Begin working on maps
Date Assigned: November 8
Date Due: November 10

Day Two: Research, Begin Writing, Project Outline
Homework: Writing and Project Outline (You MUST have one outline per group completed by November 15)
Date Assigned: November 10
Date Due: November15

Day Three: Writing and "Surprise" Outline
Homework: "Surprise Outline" and final touches on writing. All maps should be complete and most illustrations should be in the works.
Date Assigned: November 15
Date Due: November 17 (The "surprise" outline is due by the end of class on the 17th)

Day Four: Building Your Book
You should come to class on the 17th with at least 75% of your book completed. The Head Historian needs to use this class period to start organizing and binding the books.
Homework: You should be doing final touches on your book and working on the presentation.
Date Assigned: November 17
Date Due: November 28

Day Five: Work on Presentation of Book and Complete Presentation Outline
Homework: Presentation and Book are due next class period
Date Assigned: November 28
Date Due: November 30

Day Six: Book and Presentation of Book DUE!

Thirteen Colony Brochure

This is NOT a homework assignment, but if you did not finish the brochure in class, you can use the below link to finish.

Thirteen Colonies Brochure

Questioning the Vocabulary

Date Assigned: November 2
Date Due: November 4

Using the vocabulary worksheet* you received in class, please answer the below questions.

*The vocabulary worksheet and a Word version of the below questions can be found in the attachments section at the bottom of this page.

Questioning the Vocabulary

English Colonization Vocabulary

1. Describe the difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony. Give an example of each.

2. What did English citizens need in order to create a colony in the Americas? (Hint: They had to receive this from the Crown.)

3. What was the first written Constitution in North America? Which colony created this constitution?

4. Using at least four of the vocabulary terms, describe the economy of Virginia.

5. What is the difference between a charter and a constitution?

6. Compare and contrast the terms, “established church,” “separation of church and state,” and “Congregationalism.”

7. Explain the difference between a slave and an indentured servant.

8. What was the purpose of the naval stores?

9. What was the first colonial assembly in the English colonies and what type of government did it represent?

10. How did the Protestant Reformation affect the colonization of the Americas?

Monday, October 31 Homework Assignment

Period 1A: First Impressions
Date Assigned: October 31
Date Due: November 2

Click on the below link and follow the instructions. If you do not have your spiral notebook, please complete it on a separate sheet of paper.

OCT 31-First Impressions

Periods 2A and 3A: The Mayflower Compact
Date Assigned: October 31
Date Due: November 2

Click on the below link to go to your homework assignment. You will complete you assignment on a separate sheet of paper.

OCT 31-Mayflower Compact

America, Found and Lost

Date Assigned: October 27
Date Due: October 31

-Read the handout titled, “America, Found and Lost.” You can find the handout in the attachments section below.
-Answer the questions accompanying the handout. The questions are below the instructions.
-You must answer the questions with complete sentences. You do NOT need to print out the reading.

America: Lost & Found

1. What was the first successful English colony in the New World? What role did John Rolfe play in the colonization of the New World?

2. Describe the origins of the use of tobacco in the New World. What did Rolfe do to transform the use of tobacco? How many pounds of tobacco were exported to Great Britain by 1620 and 1630?

3. How did English earthworms get into American soil? What changes did this cause in the area’s ecosystems?

4. What examples of the Columbian Exchange are mentioned in this reading? Why does the reading say, “it is arguably the most important event in the history of life since the death dinosaurs”?

5. Discuss the reasons for the location of Jamestown. Why was fresh water a problem for the colonists? How did this affect the population by the end of September, 1607? Why was starvation ruled out as a cause of the widespread deaths?

6. What is “ecological imperialism”? What were the main weapons of this multilevel assault?

7. Explain the difference in the English and Powhattan uses of farmland. Which approach was more sustainable? Why?

8. What is an “invasive species”?

9. Why were honeybees imported by colonists? What affects did this have on the land?

10. Describe the ecological effects of the forests no longer maintained by Indian burning as well as the land clearing of the Jamestown colonists.

English Colonization Vocabulary

Date Assigned: October 25
Date Due: October 27

Using the vocabulary list found under the below link titled "13 Colony Vocabulary" please complete the following:

Homework Handouts

1.Pick ten words and create symbols for them. (There should be a single symbol for each word, making for ten symbols total.)

2.Pick ten different words and create an original sentence for each of those ten words. (There should be 10 sentences.) The sentences must make sense and demonstrate your understanding of the words’ definitions. Also, please UNDERLINE the vocabulary term in each sentence.

3.Pick five words you have NOT used and write an original paragraph with those words. Your paragraph must make sense and demonstrate your understanding of the vocabulary words. Also, please UNDERLINE the vocabulary terms.

A note of guidance:

You do NOT need to print up the list; I will give you a copy on Thursday for the warm-up activity.
You must use at least 25 the vocabulary terms and CANNOT use them twice. (There are 28 total.)
I would recommend beginning with the paragraph, moving to the original sentences and ending with the symbols, seeing as the symbols are the easiest and the paragraph is the most difficult if your words do not fit smoothly together.

Spanish Colonization DBQ

Date Assigned: October 21
Date Due: October 25

Please complete the D.B.Q. you began in class on Friday. If you were not in class, please complete Part II of the D.B.Q. in a complete and thoughtful manner. The instructions for Part II are as follows:

Directions:

Write a thoughtful and well supported response to the thematic question below. Be sure to include in your answer details from the documents on the previous pages. Reviewing your responses to the scaffolding questions will help you to organize your formal response.

The Big Question:

Taking into account the motives behind Spanish exploration and colonization, as well as the standard definition of progress, do you believe the price of progress should, or needs to, come at the cost of culture? Why or why not?

Standard definitions of progress:
· develop in a positive way;
· advancement: gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
· advance: move forward
· the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

For the entire document, instructions and rubric, please click on the below link.

Spanish Colonization DBQ

Socratic Seminar Make-up AND Spanish Colonization D.B.Q.

Spanish Colonization D.B.Q.

Date Assigned: October 19
Date Due: October 21

Please click on the below link for the Spanish Colonization D.B.Q. homework. ALL students MUST complete this assignment! Please note, you do not need to print out the documents and questions; you only need to bring in the answers to the questions.

Spanish Colonization DBQ

Socratic Seminar Make-up

Date Assigned: October 19
Date Due: October 27

For students who were absent or wanting to improve their Socratic Seminar grade, please click on the below link.

Socratic Seminar Make-up

Socratic Seminar and Questions

Date of the Seminar: October 19

Date questions assigned: October 17
Date questions due: October 19

Please create five questions for our Socratic Seminar. Your questions should be based upon the text from Zinn’s “Columbus, the Indians and Human Progress, demonstrate higher order questioning styles (see Costa’s Levels of Questioning pdf file found through the below link) and create a thoughtful discussion during the seminar. The questions should be LEVEL THREE.

All materials needed for this assignment and for the Socratic Seminar can be found using the below link.

Socratic Seminar

Please email Mrs. Jones if you have any questions. sjoneshistory@gmail.com

No Homework

Due to panoramic pictures and the LASA presentation, we will not have homework assigned on 10/13.

Spiral Notebook Quiz

Date of Quiz: October 13

You will be taking an open-note spiral notebook quiz on Thursday, October 13. The quiz will cover pages 10-29. The quiz questions will vary between content based questions, organizational questions, and class completion questions. Below are examples of each type of question. Also, please, please be sure to go to the U.S. History Notebook page, click on Fall Semester 2011 for the page listings and descriptions, and check to make sure you have all your work on the proper pages. Remember: If you complete an assignment on the wrong page, don't rip it out, just make a note at the top of the page as to where that work is suppose to be found. (ie. This warm-up should be on page 111.)

Email me if you have any questions, need a power point for make up work, or need a reading or handout. Do know, all handouts with digital versions can be found on the Essential Elements page under Documents and Handouts.

Content-based: Please list three items that originated in the New World and were taken to the Old World during the Colombian Exchange. (You can answer this type of question with your spiral, but could also just know the answer.)

Organizational questions: What activity did you complete on page 19?

Class Completion Questions: Please write down the quote we used in the warm-up describing "progress." (With these types of questions, I will only ever ask for something that you were required to write down. For example, a quote or specific notes.)

Zinn's "Columbus, Indians, and Human Progress" Part II

Date Assigned: October 6
Date Due: October 11

For your homework tonight, you should read the second half the Howard Zinn chapter titled: “Columbus, Indians and Human Progress.” A digital copy of the reading can be found in the "attachments" section below. If you cannot access the reading or need a hard copy, please contact Mrs. Jones at sjoneshistory@gmail.com.

When you are reading, you will need to do the following:
1.Highlight any pertinent (important or noteworthy) facts or themes found within each section.

2.Circle any words/phrases you do not understand.

3.Create a summary annotation on the reading itself for each page.

4.This should all be completed ON THE READING ITSELF!

Zinn's "Columbus, Indians and Human Progress"- Part I

Date Assigned: October 4
Date Due: October 6

For your homework tonight, you should read the first half (pages 1-5) the Howard Zinn chapter titled: “Columbus, Indians and Human Progress.” A digital copy of the reading can be found in the "attachments" section below. If you cannot access the reading or need a hard copy, please contact Mrs. Jones at sjoneshistory@gmail.com.

When you are reading, you will need to do the following:
1.Highlight any pertinent (important or noteworthy) facts or themes found within each section.

2.Circle any words/phrases you do not understand.

3.Create a summary annotation on the reading itself for each section.

4.This should all be completed ON THE READING ITSELF!

First Six Weeks' Homework Assignment

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

If your group is using power point or any other form of computerized presentation, please, PLEASE email Mrs. Jones the presentation BEFORE your class period on Monday, September 26.

Email Mrs. Jones at: sjoneshistory@gmail.com

Ancient Americans Project

Your project is DUE on Monday, September 26!

Ancient Americans Project Continued

You should continue to work on your project. By Thursday, you should have at least 2/3rds of your project complete.

The project is DUE on Monday, September 26.

Research and Notes for AA Project

Date Assigned: September 14
Date Due: September 16

Please research your specific topics for the Ancient Americas project. You will need to take notes on your research on pages 21-23 of your spiral notebook. PLEASE refrain from typing the notes, unless you are given permission specifically by Mrs. Jones.

C-Notes and Research

Date Assigned: September 12
Date Due: September 14

1. Complete the Cornell Notes you began during "America's Stone-Age Explorers." Your notes should include questions in the left-hand column and a summary for the page at the bottom. If you have questions regarding the structure of the C-Notes, please do not hesitate to email me.

2.•Each project group received an ancient culture to research and base a presentation on. Your homework for tonight is to find a reference source to use for the project. Ideas for sources include, but are not limited to:
   •Books
   •Internet
   •If you are going to use the internet to find a reference, please do not    use Wikipedia as your reference. While the site is a good starting point,    you should use the footnotes on Wiki to guide towards more historic    based sites. A list of sites will be posted on www.sjoneshistory.com after    school today.
   •Newspapers, Journals, Magazines
   •There are many magazines, journals and magazines that focus                specifically on the social sciences. These would be the best for this    project.

If you cannot bring in a copy of your source, please be sure to bring in a full bibliographic citation and notes from your source.

Quiz #2

Date of Quiz: Monday, September 12

Quiz Topics:
1.Zinn’s “Use and Abuse” reading
2.Bias in History
3.A Very Brief History-Era’s Chart
4. Ancient Americas Vocabulary

A Very Brief Journal Response

Date Assigned: September 6
Date Due: September 8

Chose one event we studied today and respond to the below prompt. Your response should be clear, supported and written with proper grammar and spelling.

We, as history teachers, are often asked the question, “why do we need to know this?” Today you will be answering this question for your history teacher. Please choose one event covered in the “A Very Brief History of the United States” reading and detail its relevance to the past, present, and future of the United States. Conclude your journal with a paragraph on how the event specifically impacts YOUR future.

A Very Brief History of the United States

Date Assigned: August 30
Date Due: September 1

Read “A Very Brief History of the United States”

Fill out the “Very Brief Graphic Organizer” based upon the era you were assigned in class.

Bring both to class on Thursday

A digital copy of the graphic organizer can be found in the "attachments" section at the BOTTOM of this page. The reading must be picked up in class. (This should be the last reading we have in class where I do not have an easy-to-use digital version.

Use and Abuse Part II/Constitution Quiz/Spiral

Date Assigned: August 26
Date Due: August 30

1. Please complete the remainder of the Zinn reading "The Use and Abuse of History," as well as the five questions at the end of the reading. If possible, please begin the second part of the questions on the same sheet you used for the first five questions. Also, be prepared to turn in ALL ten questions on the 30th.

2. The Classroom Constitution Quiz will be on Tuesday. You will be expected to know basic information like the class website address, my email address, office hours, late work policy and grading policy. You will NOT be asked questions about the syllabus.

3. You will need your spiral notebooks on Tuesday.

Howard Zinn's Use and Abuse of History-Part I

Date Assigned: August 24
Date Due: August 26

Using the reading you receive in class today titled "The Use and Abuse of History," please complete the following.

1. Read Part I of the reading (pages 1-4_
2. Respond to the questions at the end of Part 1 (page 4). You need to respond with complete sentences and do so on a SEPARATE sheet of paper.

Part II of the reading will be Friday's homework assignment. Please email Mrs. Jones at sjoneshistory@gmail.com if you have any questions.

***I do NOT have a user-friendly, digital copy of the reading. If you misplace your reading, please stop by and see me on Thursday.

Personal Value Shield

Date Assigned: August 22
Date Due: August 24

This homework assignment is two-fold. You will first need to complete the Personal Value Shield worksheet in which you determine which four values you would like represented on your shield. The second task will be to create a shield that is bold, easy to read, and symbolizes you and what you value most.

These shields will hang in our classroom for the entire year. Please create a shield that you will be proud to display for all who enter Room 232.