Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Sunday, November 17, 2013

African American Unit Syllabus

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African American Unit Syllabus
Schedule                                                                                                     
11/11—Native American Unit Test
11/12—Google Community; Introduction; Middle Passage
11/13—Middle Passage (early release)
11/14—Slavery in the Chesapeake Station Activity                               
11/15—Slavery Perspectives

11/18—Abolition Movement Storyboard; Reading Packet              
11/19—Abolition Movement Storyboard                                                                   
11/20—Abolition Movement Storyboard                                                 
11/21—Causes of the Civil War Graphic Organizer                          
11/22—The Emancipation Proclamation  

11/25—Civil War Events
11/26—Lincoln
11/27—THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/28—THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/29—THANKSGIVING BREAK

12/2—Recap; Effects of the Civil Wars 
12/3— Reconstruction DBQ
12/4—Reconstruction DBQ
12/5—Jim Crow era laws
12/6—WEB DuBois v. Booker T. Washington

12/9—African Americans in the 1920s  
12/10—The Civil Rights Movement                                          
12/11—The Civil Rights Movement
12/12—The Civil Rights Movement
12/13—The African American Experience Today

12/16—Review
12/17—Review; Final 6
12/18—Finals 3,4
12/19—Finals 2,5
12/20—Finals 1,7

DUE DATES:
Reading Quiz: 11/18
Abolition Storyboard: 11/21
Map Skills: 11/21
Flipped Classroom notes: 11/21
Reconstruction DBQ: 12/10

**Schedule might alter slightly; additional due dates might occur. 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Government Policy toward Native Americans

Students did a great job reviewing the five major government policies the United States government put into place over the years regarding Native Americans. This was a great preparation for the upcoming test on Monday 11/11/13.




Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Native American Unit Project FAQs


Below you will find some helpful hints to help you with your project. I have also posted pictures of the original assignment sheet along with the rubrics for each type of project. Please email Miss Tripolitis this weekend if you have any questions. 

DUE DATE: 11/7/13 (aka next Thursday)

Project Check Points
1.     Am I following the requirements of the rubric?
2.     Have I been taking notes to turn in with my project?
3.     Do I have three sources, one of which is a non-Internet source?
- - Are my sources cited in MLA format?
4.     Ask yourself the question, “If I gave this presentation to someone who knew nothing about this subject before my presentation, will they understand my topic? Would they be able to explain it to someone else?”
5.     Be creative!


Artwork Requirements
1.     5 (or 10) slides of a power point—follow power point rubric
2.     1.5 (or 3) page paper—follow paper rubric
3.     Creative and visually effective piece of work that someone could look at and walk away with substantial knowledge about your topic.
4.     Must show effort
5.     Must be neat
6.     Must look like an 11th grader made it (versus a 5th grader)
7.     Must work together with either the power point or paper to provide the same quality and quantity of information that the other projects will.
  




Assimilation Assignment


Assimilation Assignment

Task:
1.     Read through the two readings on assimilation. Underline and annotate important things.
2.     Log onto the Google Form emailed to your Lindbergh Gmail account and answer the questions

DUE: MONDAY—11/4/13

**NOTE: Reading Two, “A Short History of the Indians of the U.S.” is stapled incorrectly.

Monday, October 28, 2013

Native American Unit Schedule and Resource List

10/21--Introduction to Native Americans: KWL, French and Indian War Review

10/22--Colonial Conflicts

10/23--Work on Unit Projects

10/24--Trail of Tears

10/25--Westward Expansion and the Sand Creek Massacre

10/28--Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

10/29--Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

10/30--Library day; Assimilation Discussion Board

10/31--Counseling Day

11/1--NO SCHOOL

11/4--Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee discussion; QUIZ

11/5--Code talking in WWII

11/6--American Indian Movement and Current Preservation

11/7--Presentations

11/8--Presentations/Review

11/11--TEST

Due Dates:
-KWL check points: 10/29, 11/8
-Unit Project: 11/7
-Assimilation Discussion board: 11/4
-Quiz: 11/4
-TEST: 11/11
-STUDY GUIDE: 11/11

Book page resource list
Colonial Conflicts: 85-89, 126
Indian Removal Act: 252
Trail of Tears: 252
Westward Expansion: 301, 496-504
American Indian Movement: 1031



Friday, October 25, 2013

Native American Unit KWL

 Second and Fourth hour did a great job coming up with the K (know) and W (want to know) columns for their Native American Unit KWL. They are hard at work each day filling up the L (learned) column with all of the new things they are learning.