U.S. History 1 – Mrs. Ryan & Mr. Branigan Mods 3-42016 - 2017 Mrs. Ryan & Mrs. Powell Mods 5-6
Welcome!!! We hope you have a wonderful year!
Homework Assignments for U.S. 1:
9/8/16 –Tonight, you are to write a five-paragraph essay entitled:
“The Three Things I Like Best About Myself.” It is to be typed and
double-spaced, and is due tomorrow. It should already be printed
and ready to hand in when you enter class.
Remember that a five-paragraph essay includes an Intro, a Body and a Conclusion. In the Intro, tell what you are going to write about and just mention the three points. In the Body, explain the three points in detail. In the Conclusion, restate what you previously told us and end with a personal thought
or opinion. Put a cherry on top of your sundae!
Also, carefully read your Course Description and Current Event Guidelines.
9/9/16 – Your Five-paragraph Essay was due today.
There is no homework over the weekend! Enjoy!
9/12/16 – We had the “Thunder Dog” assembly today, so there is no homework
this evening.
9/13/16 – SGOs were administered today. Books were distributed. For homework, cover your book and bring it back in tomorrow for a cover check.
That’s it!
9/14/16 – Today, we checked book covers and did a geography group activity.
You copied down as many definitions as you could and will finish the rest
tomorrow. Study tonight those terms and definitions you did copy. When our
little Geography Unit is finished, you will have a quiz.
***Be sure you come to class each day with a pen, your planner and a thick
notebook or a binder, with pockets or a folder.***
9/15/16 – We completed our Geography Mini Unit today, so you can expect a
quiz on the material to come anytime. (Tomorrow???) Study the terms
you have in your notes. They are not in your textbook.
9/16/16 – We took a Geography Quiz today. We also picked volunteers to do
a Current Event presentation on Friday, 9/23. Those who are doing it
must get an article approved by Wednesday, 9/21.
No homework. Have a great weekend!!!
9/19/16 – Read Section 1 of Chapter 1 for comprehension, so that you can
participate in class discussion.
Current Event volunteers – be sure to have your articles approved by
Wed. 9/21.
9/20/16 – You were given a New York Times article that you are to read.
You may underline, annotate, highlight, etc. You are to write a lengthy
paragraphexplaining three interesting points you extracted from the
article. Please include the name of the article, the publisher, the date and
the author, as well as a proper heading with your name, mods, date, etc.
This should be typed and double-spaced. It is due on Thursday, Sept. 22.
***Current Event volunteers – Wed., tomorrow, is the deadline to have
your article approved.***
9/21/16 – Your paragraph explaining three points you found interesting in the
NYT article is due tomorrow, typed and double-spaced. See above
instructions.
Also, by tomorrow, read Section 2 of Chapter 1.
9/22/16 – We collected the paragraphs on the NYT article today.
You should read Sections 3, 4 & 5 of Chapter 1 by Monday, 9/26.
We have scheduled our Ch. 1 Test for Thursday, 9/29.
Current Event presentations tomorrow, only for those 4 or 5 people who
volunteered and had their articles approved.
9/23/16 – Today, we had Current Event presentations by students.
You should have read the rest of Chapter 1 by Monday, 9/26.
Our Chapter 1 Test is scheduled for Thursday, 9/29.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
9/26/16 – We are finishing up Chapter 1, today and tomorrow.
You should have read the entire chapter and utilized the Review Guide
you received last week. Our Chapter 1 test is scheduled for Thursday, 9/29.
Current Event volunteers should have their articles approved by Wed.,
9/28.
9/27/16 – We finished up Chapter 1 today in class. Please study for your
review tomorrow, using your Review Guide. You should have been
filling it out. Your Ch. 1 test is Thursday, 9/28.
Current Event volunteers – your articles are due tomorrow for approval.
9/28/16 – We had the review for our test today. Be sure to fill out your Review Guide and glance over the chapter in the text. Review all of your notes.
Chapter 1 Test – tomorrow! Bring a blue or black pen and other work,
in case you finish before the end of the period.
Current Event volunteers – your articles were due today for approval.
9/29/16 – Chapter 1 Test today. For homework, please begin reading Ch. 2.
Current Events tomorrow!
9/30/16 – We had Current Events today. Begin reading Chapter 2.
No school on Monday! Have a great weekend!!!
**** Current Event volunteers for Friday, Oct. 7 – Have your articles
approved by Wed., Oct. 5!****
10/04/16 – Current Event volunteers – your articles are due by tomorrow –
Wed., Oct. 5 – for approval.
Please read Section 2 of Chapter 2 for tomorrow.
10/05/16 – We finished Section 1 today and will be going into Section 2 –
The English in North America – tomorrow. Make sure you have read
for comprehension.
Current Events were due today for approval.
10/06/16 – Today, we discussed English colonization in North America.
Tomorrow, we will have Current Events!
10/07/16 – Current Events today. No homework.
Have a great weekend!
10/10/16 – Mayflower Compact assignment, typed and double-spaced, due
Thursday, 10/13. If you need any help, be sure to see me ASAP.
No Current Events this week.
10/11/16 – Your Mayflower Compact assignment is due, typed and double-
spaced, on Thursday, 10/13. There is no school tomorrow. No Current
Events this week.
10/12/16 – NO SCHOOL
10/13/16 – Mayflower Compact assignment due today. Make sure you have
readall of Chapter 2. No Current Events this week.
10/14/16 – Using your instruction sheet and your text book, do the 13 Colonies Map Assignment. It will be due on Tuesday, Oct 18. We will have Current
Events on Friday, Oct. 21. Those who are going should have their articles
approved by Wed., Oct. 19.
Have a great weekend!!!
10/17/16 – This week we will be finishing our Chapter 2 material. Our test is
planned for Tuesday, Oct. 25. Review will be on Monday, Oct. 24.
We have Current Events this Friday, so if you are giving a presentation,
please have your article approved by this Wed., Oct. 19.
***13 Colonies Map is due tomorrow, Tues., Oct. 18***
10/18/16 – You were to turn in your 13 Colonies Map today.
Read Section 4 of Chapter 2 tonight.
Test – Chapter 2 – Tuesday, Oct. 25
Current Event presenters – you have until tomorrow to show your
article for approval. Remember! We do not have class tomorrow!
10/19/16 – We did not have class today due to PSATs.
We will be discussing Section 4 on Thursday, so be prepared.
Current Events on Friday. Articles were due to be approved today.
10/20/16 – We finished Chapter 2 today by discussing the formation of the
Middle Colonies. We also distributed Review Guides in preparation for
theChapter 2 test on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Please use these guides to help
you study. Our review class will be Monday, Oct. 24.
Current Events tomorrow.
10/21/16 – Current Events today.
Review for test on Monday. Test – Chapter 2 – Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
10/24/16 – We had our Review today in preparation for the Test on Ch. 2
tomorrow. Please review the chapter and your notes.
Those who have Current Events this Friday need to have their articles
approved by Wed., Oct. 26. This will be the last Current Events for the
quarter!
10/25/16 – Test – Chapter 2.
For homework, get started reading Section 1 of Chapter 3.
10/26/16 – Do the Geography Worksheet on the Settling of the English Colonies.
This is due tomorrow, Th., Oct. 27. Please write as neatly as possible.
Volunteers for the last Current Event presentations – your articles were
due by today for approval.
10/27/16 – The Geography Worksheet on the Settling of the English Colonies was
due today. We will have any remaining Current Events for lst quarter
tomorrow.
10/28/16 – We had the last of our Current Events today, and we viewed part of
Africans in America. The information from this video is important and
interfaces with the material we have discussed and with future material.
Have a great weekend!!!
10/31/16 – Happy Halloween!
We discussed Britain’s tax laws for the colonies today, as well as the
particular situation in Massachusetts, which caused them to lose their
charter.
You received a film permission slip to be given back to us by Friday.
No Current Event this week.
11/1/16 – Tonight, you are asked to read Section 2 of Chapter 3, in preparation
for tomorrow’s class.
Also, please review the map you were given of the Trans-Atlantic Slave
Trade for discussion in class.
You received a film permission slip regarding the viewing of about a
10-minute portion of the film, Amistad. Please return those slips by
Friday, the day we intend to show the clip. Thank you.
11/2/16 – We began Sec. 2 of Ch. 3 today, discussing how the southern English
colonies in North America were founded. Please make sure that you have
read the entire section.
Film permission slips are due by Friday to view the Amistad clip.
11/3/16 – The Middle Passage was the subject of today’s interactive lesson.
We learned of the conditions of this horrific journey. You were given two
packets of information on the Middle Passage, which you are to read this
evening in preparation for class tomorrow.
Please bring your permission slip in for the viewing of the film clip from
Amistad.
11/4/16 – We viewed a clip from Amistad today. We then got into groups to
answer data-based questions. We also chose people to do Current Events
on Friday, Nov. 19. Their articles should be approved by Wed., Nov. 16.
Have a great weekend!!!
11/7/16 –We finished our activity from Friday. Then, we learned about the
Electoral College. We will continue the activity on Wednesday.
11/8/16 – Election Day – No School
11/9/16 – We discussed the election and finished up the Electoral College
packet. Your short answer is due on Tuesday, Nov. 15th.
11/10/16 – NJEA Convention – No School
11/11/16 – NJEA Convention – No School
Have a great four-day weekend!!!
11/14/16 – We finished the Middle Passage today, and went over Treatment of
Slaves in the Various Colonies, as well as the Slave Codes and the Impact of
the Cotton Gin. Read Section 3 for tomorrow.
The Electoral College paragraph is due tomorrow. Please use pen and skip
every other line.
*** Current Event articles must be approved by Wednesday, Nov. 16 for all thosepresenting on Friday.***
11/15/16 – Current Event articles are due tomorrow for approval.
The Electoral College paragraph was due today.
We finished Section 2 of Chapter 3 today and began Section 3. You should
have read Sec. 3 for comprehension.
11/16/16 - Current Event articles were due today for approval.
We discussed the commercial North today, as well as the problems of the
cities of the 13 colonies. Tomorrow – the Salem witch trials!!!
11/17/16 – We discussed the Salem witch trials and went into the two movements that swept the 13 colonies: The Enlightenment and The Great
Awakening. We will finish the latter on Monday.
Current Events tomorrow.
11/18/16 – Current Events.
Have a wonderful weekend!!! We have gotten through the lst Quarter!!!
11/21/16 – Today, we finished Section 3 of Ch. 3. Please read Section 4.
The Olaudah Equiano assignment is due typed and double-spaced by
Wed., Nov. 23. ***Our test on Chapter 3 is on Tuesday, Nov. 29.***
No Current Events this week.
11/22/16 – The Olaudah Equiano assignment is due Wed., 11/23. (tomorrow)
It should be typed and double-spaced. Remember! The question you are to answer has two parts.
No Current Events this week.
We began the French and Indian War today and will finish it tomorrow.
Our Test on Chapter 3 will be Tuesday, Nov. 29. So, be sure to be here for the in-class Review on Monday.
11/23/16 –We completed the French and Indian War today, thus finishing Ch. 3.
Test on Chapter 3 – Tuesday, Nov. 29. Review – Monday.
No school Thursday and Friday!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your loved ones!!!!
11/28/16 – Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Today, we had our review for our Chapter 3 test tomorrow.
Please use your text, your notes and your Study Guide to help you study.
We are available after school and tomorrow morning for any additional
help you may need.
No Current Events this week.
11/29/16 – Test – Chapter 3. Please read Section 1 of Chapter 4 for tomorrow.
No Current Events this week.
11/30/16 – We began Chapter 4 – The Revolutionary War – today.
Please make sure that you have started reading the chapter.
No Current Events this week.
12/1/16 – Please begin filling out the Acts Chart. This will be a great study
tool for you and will help you to keep all the acts straight. Continue
reading Ch. 4.
No Current Events this week.
12/2/16 – Continue to fill in your Acts Charts. Continue reading Ch. 4.
The Boston Massacre assignment is due on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Please
answer the questions in complete sentences, in pen.
Current Events next week on Friday, Dec. 9. Get articles approved by
Wed., Dec. 7 if you have volunteered to present.
Have a great weekend!!!
12/5/16 – Your Boston Massacre assignment is due tomorrow – Tues., 12/5.
Current Events are this Friday. If you have volunteered to go, please have
your article approved by Wed., Dec. 7.
12/6/16 – The Boston Massacre assignment was due today.
Current Events are this Friday. Please get your article approved by Wed.
if you are presenting.
If you have not read Chapter 4, please do so.
12/7/16 – Pearl Harbor Day
You received an abstract of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. On the sheet with the questions, you are to bullet your answers, neatly, in pen. (You do not,
this time, have to use complete sentences.) This assignment is due on Friday,
Dec. 9. If you have any difficulties or questions, please do not hesitate to see one of us, either before school or after. We will be glad to help you.
Current Events will be this Friday. Articles were due by today for approval.
The test on Chapter 4 will be Friday, Dec. 16. You will receive a Review
Guide and you should fill that out. You will also, as always, have a full in-class review, but you may additionally schedule a one-on-one review with one of us.
This can be really helpful – try it!
12/8/16 – Your Common Sense assignment is due tomorrow. See instructions
above.
Test – Chapter 4 – Friday, Dec. 16.
Current Events – tomorrow.
12/9/16 – Current Events today.
The Common Sense assignment was due today.
Your Chapter 4 Test is Friday, Dec. 16. You received your Review Guides today.
Have a great weekend!!!
12/12/16 – We discussed some exciting Rev. War battles today. Tomorrow,
we look at iconic Rev. War art. Please continue filling out your Review Guide. Your test on Chapter 4 is on Friday, Dec. 16.
No Current Events this week. They will next be on Friday, Dec. 23.
12/13/16 – Today, we examined iconic Revolutionary War art. The assignment you started today in class is due tomorrow. Remember to write your
answers in pen.
We will go over the long-range assignment you were given at the end of
class tomorrow. It is due on Friday, and you get to pick the Revolutionary
War era painting yourself and write about it.
No Current Events this week.
Chapter 4 test is Friday, Dec. 16. We will have our in-class review Thursday.
12/14/16 – Your Revolutionary War Art sheet that you began in class yesterday
wasdue today.
Your Ch. 4 test is Friday, Dec. 16. Tomorrow is our Chapter 4 test review. work with your Review Guide to study for the test. Also use your notes and text.
12/15/16 – We had our review for the test today. Test, Chapter 4, tomorrow.
Your Revolutionary War Art assignment is due tomorrow, Fri., Dec. 16.
12/16/16 – Test – Chapter 4, today. Current Events – Friday, Dec. 23.
Have a great weekend!!!
12/19/16 – We began Chapter 5 today – the Constitution! Yipee!!!
Please read the chapter and take a look at your U.S. Consitution.
We have Current Events this Friday, so if you are on the list, you need to
have your article approved by Wed., Dec. 21.
12/20/16 – Our discussion today centered on the weaknesses of the Articles
of Confederation. Your assignment, due tomorrow, is the sheet called
Constitutional Conventioneers. Please do it in pen.
Continue reading Chapter 5.
Those who have Current Events on Friday need to get their articles
approved by tomorrow, Dec. 21.
12/21/16 – We discussed the Northwest Territory in depth today, and how
the area became states.
You were to turn in the sheet – Constitutional Conventioneers today.
You are to do the Constitution in the Making sheet for tomorrow.
(Please use pen!)
Current Events – Presenters were to have their articles approved today.
12/22/16 – Your Constitution in the Making sheet was due today.
We also gave out two more sheets: Delegates Draft the Constitution and
p. 182 worksheet. Both are due tomorrow.
We have scheduled the Chapter 5 Test forThursday, January 5. You received your Study Guide today.
12/23/16 – We had Current Events today. Your Delegates Draft the Constitution
and p. 182 worksheet were due today.
The Chapter 5 test will be on Thursday, January 5, and you have received your Review Guide.
Wishing you and your loved ones a very special holiday season and a very
Happy New Year!!! Enjoy your break!
1/3/17 – Happy New Year to everyone!
We have our Chapter 5 Test on Thursday, January 5.
You were given the Review Guide before the break, and you were to fill outthe back of it by tomorrow. This is super important for our review.
The last presenters for Current Events will be going on Friday, Jan. 6.
Please have your articles by Thursday for approval, if not sooner.
***A number of people have zeroes after their names for various assignments.
This is never a good thing. If you make up any of them, you will receive
some credit. See us if you wish to make anything up.***
1/4/17 – We finished up Chapter 5 and reviewed for the test tomorrow.
Mrs. Powell is holding an after-school review today for all interested.