US History

Today students discussed what they knew of George Washington.  Then they read an article about his early years and created levels of quetions about the article.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Washington Levels of Questions!

Utah Studies

Today in class students listened to Civil Rights era music from Bob Dylan, James Brown, and Sam Cooke.  They also discussed the meaning of these songs in relation to what was happening in those days in America.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students finished the "Causes of the Revolution" Game by examining how the colonists reacted to the "Intolerable" Acts and the British advance into Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.  DUE TODAY:  Causes of the Revolution Game notes.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students studied how African-Americans in Utah were affected by racism, segregation, and the civil rights movement.  DUE TODAY:  African-American Levels of Questions.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students continued the "Causes of the American Revolution" game.  DUE TODAY:  Causes of the American Revolution handouts (Period 2) and Signed Grade Printoffs.  DUE TOMORROW:  Causes of the American Revolution handouts (Period 6)!

Utah Studies

Today in class students wrote Levels of Questions from an article about African-Americans in Utah in the 1800's.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Grade Printoffs!  DUE TOMORROW:  Levels of Questions.

US History

Today students reviewed how the French and Indian War and the Enlightenment made the American Revolution possible.  Then they began playing a game called "The Road to Revolution" where they have to predict what the colonists would do in reaction to British actions taken towards the colonists.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students learned about how the American colonists defined freedom in the year 1689.  They also began examining how the American Revolution would change the political structure in the colonies.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Summary on the economic and social changes that lead to the American Revolution.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their comprehension questions from Ch. 10-18 out of Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Ch. 10-18 Comprehension Questions.  DUE TOMORROW:  Summary of the reading.

US History

Today in class students took the Colony Test.  Then we began discussing how English colonists in America defined "freedom" in 1689.  DUE TODAY:  Test!  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students continued reading Crossing the Wire and stopped at the end of Chapter 14.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Ch. 10-18 Questions.

US History

Today in class students reviewed for the test tomorrow about the origins of the 13 colonies.  DUE TODAY:  Study tonight for test tomorrow!  DUE TOMORROW:  13 Colonies Test!

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about the 3 main causes of undocumented immigration to the United States.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing, but Ch. 10-18 Questions are due Thursday!

US History

Sorry for not posting the last 2 school days, I was out sick.  Today in class students finished their notes on the 13 colonies.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW: Review for 13 colonies test on Wednesday!

Utah Studies

Sorry for not posting last Thursday or Friday, I was out sick.  Today students partner read from the novel Crossing the Wire.  As they read, they answered questions about the book.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies and US History

Today in class students discussed the results of the presidential election and many other  important elections from the local to the state to the federal level.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students took a mock vote for United States president.  Then students took notes on the origins of some of our original 13 American colonies.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students took a mock vote for United States president.  Then we read an article about American attitudes towards immigrants and immigration laws made over the years.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students continued learning about what happened at Jamestown colony and how that lead to the first English colony of Virginia.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Notes.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading and summarizing Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs.  DUE TODAY:  Exit Ticket Question.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read a section of a National Geographic article about the English settlement of Jamestown.  Then we began discussing what the article taught us.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Jamestown Questions.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading Ch. 3-5 of Crossing the Wire.  Students wrote summaries of Ch. 3.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students read about the economic and religious factors that lead the English to begin colonizing America.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students began reading a novel called Crossing the Wire which is about 2 kids in Mexico who decide to immigrate to the United States without permission.  They watched news clips from Utah about the issue of undocumented immigration to go along with the first 2 chapters.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.