History of the United States
Chapter 7 - A More Perfect Union
Essential Questions
- Why do people form governments?
- How do new ideas change the way people live?
- How do governments change?
Week 1
Lesson 1: Articles of Confederation
Lesson 2: Forging a New Constitution
Lesson 3: A New Plan of Government
Monday, October 10th
DO:
- No Red Ink - MLA Pre-Test
- Work on Wanted Poster
Tuesday, October 11th
DO:
- No Red Ink - MLA Practice
- Finish Spelling Power 5
- Finish Current Event Article - Disasters!
Wednesday, October 12th
DUE:
- Signers of the Constitution, "Wanted Poster"
- Spelling Power 5
- Current Event Article - Disasters!
In Class:
- PSAT practice test
- Chapter 7 - annotate and key ideas
- Current Event Article - Exploring Mars
- Spelling Power Lesson 6
Thursday, October 13th
DO:
- No Red Ink - MLA Quiz
- Finish Chapter 7 - annotate and key ideas
Friday, October 14th
In Class:
- Daily Gram - Diana Hernandez is teaching
- Adding dialogue to a narrative
- American Revolution video clip
Week 2
Chapter 8 - The Constitution
Essential Questions
- Why do people form governments?
- How do new ideas change the way people live?
Lesson 2 Government and the People
Monday, October 17th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Articles Pre-Test
- Type narrative and upload to Google classroom
- Read Johnny Tremain - Chapter 1 Section 3 and then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
Tuesday, October 18th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Articles Practice
- Type narrative and upload to Google classroom
Wednesday, October 19th
DUE:
- Chapter 7 Social Studies packet
- Current Event Article
- Daily Gram - Isabella Gonzalez is teaching
- Review narratives and add dialogue
- Finish Chapter 7 Social Studies Review
- Chapter 6 and 7 Quiz
- Read Johnny Tremain (RRJ)
- Wanted Poster Presentations
- Assigned: Spelling Power Lesson 8 and Current Event Article (The Great Barrier Reef)
Thursday, October 20th
- No Red Ink - Articles Quiz
- Chapter 8 The Constitution packet (annotate)
- Spelling Power 8
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter 1 section 4 (RRJ)
DUE:
In Class:
- Daily Gram -
- Teaching assignments for Chapter 9
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter 1 section 5 and 6 (RRJ)
- Finish Wanted Poster Presentations
Chapter 9 The Federalist Era
Essential Questions
- What are the characteristics of a leader?
- Why does conflict develop?
- How do governments change?
Monday, October 24th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commas for Clarity - Pre Test
- Read Johnny Tremain - Chapter 2 Section 1 and then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal
Tuesday, October 25th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commas for Clarity - Practice
- Read Johnny Tremain - Chapter 2 Section 2 and then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
Wednesday, October 26th
DUE:
- Spelling Power Lesson 8
- Current Event Article
- Social Studies Chapter 8 (annotated)
- Daily Gram - Noah Gallardo is teaching
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter 3 Section 3 (RRJ)
- Assigned: Spelling Power Lesson 5-8 Review and Current Event Article (Presidential Election)
- Start Constitution group project
- Social Studies Chapter 9 - The Federalist Papers
Lesson 2: Diana
Lesson 3: Kiara
Thursday, October 27th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commas for Clarity - Quiz
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter 2 Section 4 (RRJ)
- Define Vocabulary Words from Chapter 2 Section 4: frocks, bellows, crucible, ingots, slavishly, poultice
- Check Google Classroom for writing assignment
In Class:
- Daily Gram
- Social Studies Chapter 8 and 9 quiz
- Read Johnny Tremain (RRJ) Chapter 2 Section 5 (RRJ)
- Constitution Group Project
- Lesson 3 - Kiara
Chapter 10 - The Jefferson Era
Essential Questions
- How do governments change?
- How does geography influence the way people live?
- Why does conflict develop?
Monday, October 31st
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commonly Confused Words I - Pre Test
- Read Johnny Tremain - Chapter 2 Section 5 and then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
Tuesday, November 1st
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commonly Confused Words I Practice
- Read Johnny Tremain - Chapter and then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
- Chapter 9 Quiz on Google Classroom
Wednesday, November 2nd
DUE:
- Spelling Power Lesson 9
- Current Event Article- Presidential Election
- Daily Gram
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter (RRJ)
- Assigned: Spelling Power Lesson 9 and Current Event Article (The Supreme Court)
- Constitution group project
- Social Studies Chapter 10 - The Jefferson Era
Thursday, November 3rd
DO:
- No Red Ink - Commonly Confused Words I - Quiz
- Annotate Lesson 10 - Jefferson Era
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter (RRJ)
Friday, November 4th
In Class:
- Daily Gram
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter (RRJ)
- Response to Literature
- Constitution group project
- Social Studies Chapter 10 - The Jefferson Era
Week 5
Chapter 11 - Growth and Expansion
Essential Questions
- How does geography influence the way people live?
- How does conflict develop?
Monday, November 7th
- No Red Ink - Building Compound and Complex Sentences - Pre Test
- Read Johnny Tremain - then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
- Go to the English Google Classroom and edit your narrative assignment and resubmit. Please check for the following: MLA format, spelling and grammar.
- Social Studies Google Classroom - Many of you have not added the Social Studies classroom (the code: 1p3bf58) and in turn have not taken the quiz. It must be done by today or it is late.
- No Red Ink - Building Compound and Complex Sentences - Practice
- Read Johnny Tremain - then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
Wednesday, November 9th
DUE:
- Spelling Power Lesson 10
- Current Event Article- Supreme Court (Do not forget to add a summary and the source!)
- Daily Gram
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter (RRJ)
- Assigned: Spelling Power Lesson 11 and 12 and Current Event Article (Dakota Access Pipeline)
- Finish Constitution group project - The Bill of Rights
- Social Studies Chapter 11 - Growth and Expansion
Thursday, November 10th
- No Red Ink - Building Compound and Complex Sentences - Quiz
- Read Johnny Tremain - then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
Friday, November 11th
NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
Week 6 Meeting Week
Project Week
Chapter 12 - The Jackson Era
Essential Question
- What are the characteristics of a leader?
Monday, November 14th
DO:
- No Red Ink - Choosing Appropriate Conjunctions- Pre Test
- Read Johnny Tremain - Chapter 4 Section 4 and then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
- Start on your meeting week project: Industrial Revolution - Inventions
DO:
- No Red Ink - Choosing Appropriate Conjunctions- Practice
- Read Johnny Tremain - Chapter 4 Section 5 and then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
- Start on your meeting week project: Industrial Revolution - Inventions
DO:
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter 5 Section 1 and then complete your RRJ
- Spelling Power Lesson 11
- Current Event: The Dakota Access Pipeline
DO:
- No Red Ink - Choosing Appropriate Conjunctions- Quiz
- Read Johnny Tremain - Chapter 5 Section 2 and then complete your RRJ (Reading Response Journal)
- Start on your meeting week project: Industrial Revolution - Inventions
DO:
- Read Johnny Tremain Chapter 5 Section 3 and 4 then complete your RRJ
- Work on the Industrial Revolution - Inventions Project