Friday, April 30, 2021

Today’s Agenda

Warm Up - No Review

1. Turn in Kahoot

2. Study Guide - Chapter 10


Study for you test that will be taken next week! Have a great day!!!

     Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up -  What was the first major battle of the US Civil War?  

2. Continue working on Battles of Civil War
  • Follow along with the slideshow
  • Take notes
  • If your absent, email me for the slideshow.  We will be working on this on Thursday/Friday as well.

Have a great day!!!

Thursday, April 29, 2021

    Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up -  What was the first major battle of the US Civil War?  

2. Continue working on Battles of Civil War
  • Follow along with the slideshow
  • Take notes
  • If your absent, email me for the slideshow.  We will be working on this on Thursday/Friday as well.

Have a great day!!!

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

    Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - The governments of both the United States and Confederacy suspended this in response to government protests of the war.

2. Battles of Civil War
  • Follow along with the slideshow
  • Take notes
  • If your absent, email me for the slideshow.  We will be working on this on Thursday/Friday as well.

Have a great day!!!

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

    Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - The governments of both the United States and Confederacy suspended this in response to government protests of the war.

2. Battles of Civil War
  • Follow along with the slideshow
  • Take notes
  • If your absent, email me for the slideshow.  We will be working on this on Thursday/Friday as well.

Have a great day!!!

 Today’s Agenda

Warm Up - Who are some people who make a difference in your life?  How do they impact you?

1. Login with Google at Kahoot!

2. You will create your own Kahoot questions based on things we learned in Chapter 10!

3. Your Kahoot MUST have at least 12 questions with various topics.  Try focusing on things we learned throughout the chapter including vocabulary, important people, inventions, theories, philosophies, etc.

4. Try creating questions that begin with “Explain”, “How” and “Why”. 5. Very good questions will show up on your next test!!

6. Topics in your Kahoot should include:

    1. Renaissance (Pgs. 363-364)

    2. Medici Family (Pg. 366)

    3. Humanism (Pgs. 371 & 373)

    4. Gutenberg (Pg. 372)

    5. Renaissance Artists (Pgs. 374-375)

    6. Scientific Revolution (Pgs. 378-386)

    7. The Enlightenment (Pgs. 388-393)

Monday, April 26, 2021

   Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Winfield Scott came up with a strategy later known as the Anaconda Plan to defeat the South.  Describe what the plan consisted of.

2. Lesson 3: Life During the Civil War
  • Chapter 15, Lesson 3
  • Read and do the activities in the document on Classroom
  • Due @ end of the period.

Have a great day!!!

Friday, April 23, 2021

  Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - What was the Scientific Revolution?

2. Chapter 10, Lesson 4: The Enlightenment
  • Iron Chef - Get into groups of 5
  • Follow directions on the document in Classroom
  • Present slides and take notes
**If you are absent, you are only responsible for the notes.  You will have to read the whole lesson and get them there.

Have a great weekend!!!

  Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Winfield Scott came up with a strategy later known as the Anaconda Plan to defeat the South.  Describe what the plan consisted of.

2. Lesson 3: Life During the Civil War
  • Chapter 15, Lesson 3
  • Read and do the activities in the document on Classroom
  • Due @ end of the period.

Have a great day!!!

Thursday, April 22, 2021

 Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Describe one cause of the American Civil War.

2. Lesson 1: Two Sides
  • Directions in the document on Classroom
  • Due at the end of the period

Have a great day!!!

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - 

2. Lesson 1: Two Sides
  • Directions in the document on Classroom
  • Due at the end of the period

Have a great day!!!

 Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - No Review Question

2. Lesson 3: The Scientific Revolution

Have a great day!!!

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

**You will be having an actual test on The Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment in a few weeks, start studying! (Read Chapter 10, look over past assignments, make a quizlet of key terms, etc.

 Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Tell me about your weekend

2. Lesson 3: The Renaissance Men: Master Artists
  • Complete the activity on Classroom
  • Use the links by clicking on the name of each artist.  You may also need to use other resources as well.

Have a great day!!!

**You will be having an actual test on Reform Movements and the Civil War in a few weeks, start studying! (Read Chapters 13, 14, and 15, look over past assignments, make a quizlet of key terms, etc.

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Tell me about your weekend.

2. Finish presentations and notes

3. Read pages 508-513 and engage in class discussion with the questions on the board.

Have a great day!!!

Monday, April 19, 2021

  Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Tell me about your weekend.

2. Finish presentations and notes

3. Read pages 508-513 and answer the questions (Google Classroom)

Have a great day!!!

Friday, April 16, 2021

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - How did Italy's city-states become wealthy and powerful?  Look at your ROCs for some help if you need it.

2. Lesson 2: Humanism
  • Complete the activity on Classroom
  • We will read this once as a class, then again to yourself and answer the questions.

Have a great day!!!

 Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." -John Wooden In 2-3 sentences, tell me what this quote means to you.

2. Causes of the Civil War Slideshow
  • You will get into groups of 4-5
  • Each group will research a different cause of the Civil War and create a slideshow
  • Once completed, we will watch presentations and take notes on them.  You can find the notes on Classroom.
  • Sources you may use:  Your textbook and other websites.  I recommend you start with these websites: Mr. Donn & Kiddle 
3. If you were absent, I will post the slideshows once all have been presented.

Have a great day!!!

Thursday, April 15, 2021

 Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." -John Wooden In 2-3 sentences, tell me what this quote means to you.

2. Causes of the Civil War Slideshow
  • You will get into groups of 4-5
  • Each group will research a different cause of the Civil War and create a slideshow
  • Once completed, we will watch presentations and take notes on them.  You can find the notes on Classroom.
  • Sources you may use:  Your textbook and other websites.  I recommend you start with these websites: Mr. Donn & Kiddle 
3. If you were absent, I will post the slideshows once all have been presented.

4. You have a new check-in with Mr. Grant for April on Flipgrid.  Link is on the stream in Classroom.  Directions are in the Flipgrid topic.  Read and follow them!
  • Due Sunday night by 11:59 pm

Have a great day!!!

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Tell me one thing you learned you yesterday.  This can be from any class!!

2. Frederick Douglass Primary Source Activity
  • Read "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and answer the questions. Pages 338-341
  • Read "Frederick Douglass's Support of the Seneca Falls Convention" and answers the questions.  Pages. 346-347

Have a great day!!!

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

 Welcome Back!  I missed you all and am happy you are here.  We are now in the homestretch of the school year.  There is light at the end of the tunnel!  However, don't get lazy and finish this year off strong!

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Let me know all about your spring break!  Minimum of 2 sentences!

2. Reform Movements Lecture
  • Open up the guided notes, fill in the blanks
  • If you are absent, the slides will be on Classroom after class
3. Reform Research Mini-Project
  • Select a reformer to research
  • Create a poster/one pager of your reform movement leader

Have a great day!!!

 Welcome Back!  I missed you all and am happy you are here.  We are now in the homestretch of the school year.  There is light at the end of the tunnel!  However, don't get lazy and finish this year off strong!

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Let me know all about your spring break!  Minimum of 2 sentences!

2. Lesson 1: The Renaissance Begins
  • Complete the ROC on Classroom

Have a great day!!!

Monday, April 12, 2021

Welcome Back!  I missed you all and am happy you are here.  We are now in the homestretch of the school year.  There is light at the end of the tunnel!  However, don't get lazy and finish this year off strong!

Today's Agenda:

1. Warm Up - Let me know all about your spring break!  Minimum of 2 sentences!

2. Reform Movements Lecture
  • Open up the guided notes, fill in the blanks
  • If you are absent, the slides will be on Classroom after class
3. Reform Research Mini-Project
  • Select a reformer to research
  • Create a poster/one pager of your reform movement leader

Have a great day!!!

Thursday, April 1, 2021

 Today's Agenda:

1. Today is going to be a Work/Catch-Up Day - We need to get those grades up!!
  • Do you have any missing assignments in MY CLASS?
  • Do you have any missing assignments in OTHER CLASSES?
2. If you are all caught up, click this link - Newsela - Click Me and login with Google.
  • Choose ANY two articles you are interested in
  • Read, complete the quiz, and summarize what the article was about in a paragraph using proper paragraph format (Topic sentence, Details, Conclusion, 5-8 sentences)
  • You can find a blank doc on Classroom to write your summaries

Have an awesome Spring Break!!!!!!!!