Due 2/9

U.S. 8

• The chapter 11 test is tomorrow.
• I will be collecting the test study guide as a homework grade.

 

HUSH

• Part I of your 3rd QP is due tomorrow!
• Make sure all of your SGQs are done; they are due Wednesday.
• Chapter 22 test on Wednesday!

 

APUSH

• Complete the documents that you were handed today in class. 
• Keep outlining/reading the chapters and going over the thematic questions for the next day’s class.
• Your quiz corrections are due Wednesday.
• Friday will be the unit test.

APUSH Students!

This week’s pacing guide is posted!

Thomas Jefferson Music Video

HUSH students!

Need some inspiration for your third quarter project?  Here’s a great example of someone taking a hit song and turning it into something funny and educational… I think the leotards and wigs add something special, but those are optional for your project =)

Thomas Jefferson and the Founding Fathers tell the British “It’s too late to apologize”

(APUSH kids– you’ll get a kick out of this, too.)

Due 2/5

U.S. 8

• Reread section 4 of chapter 11.  Complete the fill in the blank sheet you got in class today.

 

HUSH

• Complete your political cartoon!
• Tomorrow is the deadline for registering for the CT NHD competition!!!

 

APUSH

• Quiz TOMORROW since your genius teacher didn’t bring them in today.
• Read The Farmer’s Situation.  What are the problems facing farmers according to each document?  Why is it nearly impossible for Americans to make a profit from farming?
• Read The Farmer’s Reality.  A thesis analysis of it is due MONDAY.

Due 2/4

U.S. 8

• (Period 7 only) Read section 4; complete the worksheet we discussed in class.

 

HUSH

• Complete SGQs 18 & 19.

 

APUSH

• Prepare for the quiz tomorrow on ch 26 & 27.
• Read Vaqueros.  In ONE paragraph, assess whether the following statement is true.  “The West was settled by white Americans in the 1800s.”
• Visit the Cowboy Song Index.  Pick any two songs.  (Preferably print them out so you can bring them to class.)  Compare and contrast the two songs.  What would the casual listener learn about the daily life, responsibilities and challenges faced by cowboys?

Due 2/3

U.S. 8

• Read section 4 of chapter 11.
• Complete the sentences worksheet.

 

HUSH

• Complete SGQs 16 & 17.
• Research the Payne-Aldrich Tariff and the Mann-Elkins Act.  Add a summary of each piece of legislation to your reforms chart.

 

APUSH

• Quiz Thursday on ch 26 & 27.  No additional homework.

Due 2/1

U.S. 8

• Study for your quiz on section 2 tomorrow!

 

HUSH

• Complete SGQs 11-15.  (You can skip # 10 for now.)

 

APUSH

• Complete the primary source document for the West.
• Quiz Thursday on ch 26 & 27!

 

REMINDER: COURSE SELECTION SHEETS ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY TO GUIDANCE!!

Weekend Homework

U.S. 8

• Complete the first page (front and back) of the packet you recieved in class today.  They will be collected Monday and are worth 30 points altogether.

 

HUSH

• Make sure you’ve gone up to Q # 9.

 

APUSH

• Complete a PROPER, DETAILED outline for the nativism DBQ you received.
• Keep outlining the next chapters.
• Check back early Sunday (around noon).  There will be some primary documents I want you guys to read before Monday’s class.

 

ALL STUDENTS– BRING YOUR COURSE SELECTION SHEETS
TO CLASS MONDAY SO I CAN SIGN OFF ON THEM! 

Use the weekend to talk to current students about their classes– make informed decisions!

Due 1/29

U.S. 8

Read chapter 11, section 3.  Answer the following questions:

1.  What were some problems during Taft’s presidency?

2.  Describe TR’s “New Nationalism” policy.

3.  Who ran for president in the election of 1912?

4.  What are some of Taft’s achievements while in office?

5.  Who is the “Bull Moose Party?”  What are their beliefs?

6.  Describe Wilson’s “New Freedom” policy.

7.  Who won the election of 1912?  Why?

 

HUSH

• Complete the two worksheets on progressive legislation tonight.
• You should have completed up to question # 9 on the SGQs.

 

APUSH

• Complete the document packet you received today in class.
• We’re going to fly through chapter 25 tomorrow and Monday.  Please review your outlines for the chapter before class tomorrow.

Due 1/28

U.S. 8

Reread chapter 11, section 2.  Answer the following questions:

1.  why did the Progressives want social welfare programs?  What are some examples?

2.  Define “municipal.”  What are 4 examples of municipal reform?

3.  How did labor reformers fix working conditions?

4.  Who is Robert LaFollette?  Describe his revolutionary “Wisconsin Idea.”

5.  What did TR mean by a “square deal?”  What were the terms of this deal?

6.  How did Progressives attempt to fix the economy?

HUSH

• You should already have finished Qs # 1-7. 
• Complete Qs # 8 & 9 tonight.

 

APUSH

• Outline the essay response for the DBQ on organized labor that you got today in class.
• NO QUIZ TOMORROW!!  But there will be a quiz on ch 26 & 27 next Thursday.