US History

Today in class students wrote short essays about how the definition of freedom did or did not change during the colonial period of our nation from 1689 to 1783.  DUE TODAY:  Freedom Short Essay.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about the earliest Pacific Islander Pioneers to Utah by examining information about and photos of the town of Iosepa, Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students reviewed for the 2nd day in preparation for the AMerican Revolution test on Tuesday.  DUE TODAY:  Study at home for the test.  DUE TOMORROW:  Test!

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished a role-playing game as Greek immigrants working in Utah's coal mines.  They had to decide whether to go on strike or not.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Joe Hill Video notes.

US History

Today in class students reviewed for our American Revolution test on Monday.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Make sure to study for the American Revolution test on Monday!

Utah Studies

Today students began a role-playing game simulating what it was like to be a Greek coal miner in 1920's Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students learned about how the American Revolution changed the world.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but the American Revolution test will be very soon!

Utah Studies

Today in class students compared their families to an immigrant group that came to Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Venn Diagram and Paragraph Comparison.

US History

Today in class students (Period 6 ONLY) studied how revolutionary the American Revolution was for average Americans.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students discussed whether or not the American Dream was true.  Then they examined what life was like in Utah for Italian and Greek immigrants.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students read about the final events of the Revolutionary War including the Battle of Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris.  DUE TODAY:  Revolutionary War Summaries.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished discussing the Mountain Meadows Massacre.  Then they learned about how the coming of the transcontinental railroad to Utah changed Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read quotes from the Declaration of Independence, re-wrote them in their own words, and discussed why these words were so revolutionary in their day.  DUE TODAY:  Declaration of Independence Quote Analysis.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students began studying the events surrounding the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Mountain Meadows Massacre assignment.

US History

Today students finished analyzing quotes from Thomas Paine's Common Sense.  Then we read a short biography about the author of the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students finished their Utah Civil Rights stories/poems during class time.  DUE TODAY:  Utah Civil Rights Stories/Poems.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students finished finding the main ideas from articles about the early years of the Revolutionary War.  Then they began reading primary source quotes taken from Thomas Paine's Common Sense.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothign.

Utah Studies

Today in class students worked on their Civil Rights Story or Poem.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Civil Rights Stories/Poems.

US History

Today in class students searched for the main points within various sections of the textbook's chapter dealing with the early years of the Revolutionary War.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students decided what type of project they would do about Utah's role in the civil rights movement.  Then they got instructions on how to dothe project.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students filled out part of their study guide on the American Revolution.  (We will have a test on the subject soon.)  Students also began analyzing the textbook articles about the early years of the Revolutionary War.  DUE TODAY:  Washington Levels of Questions (Period 2 only).  DUE NEXT TIME:  Early Years of the War Summaries.

Utah Studies

Today in class students read about and discussed two African-American Civil Rights leaders: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  African-Americans in Utah Big Picture Question.