Utah Studies

Today students finished the novel Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Letter to Victor.

US History

Today in class students finished reviewing for the American Revolution test tomorrow.  DUE TODAY:  Study tonight for the test!  DUE TOMORROW:  American Revolution Test.

Utah Studies

Today in class students almost finished reading Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Letter to Victor (Friday).

US History

Today in class students continued to review for the American Revolution Test.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  American Revolution Test (Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about modern issues and proposed laws regarding undocumented immigration to Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Letter to Victor (Friday).

US History

Today in class students began reviewing for the upcoming test on the American Revolution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  American Revolution Test (Thursday or Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Tuesday) and Letter to Victor (Friday).

US History

Today in class students learned how the American Revolution provided the spark that lead to the democratic revolution that has gradually spread throughout the world since 1776.  Students also worked on filling out their study guides.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Tuesday) and American Revolution Test (Thursday or Friday).

Utah Studies

Today students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read a skit that described how much life changed (or didn't) for different groups of Americans in the 50 years after the American Revolution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  American Revolution Test (Thursday or Friday)

Utah Studies

After having discussed the economic causes of undocumented immigration, students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Ch. 10-18 Comprehension Questions.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today all students were on a field trip to their future high schools, so there was no lesson.  DUE SOON: American Revolution Test (late next week).

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading more of Crossing the Wire about undocumented immigration from Mexico.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Ch. 10-18 Questions (Friday).

US History

Today in class students discussed the meaning behind the words within 3 passages from the Declaration of Independence.  DUE TODAY:  Declaration of Independence packets.  DUE SOON:  American Revolution Test (late next week).

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  As they read, students answered questions about the book.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ch. 10-18 Comprehension Questions (Friday).

US History

Today students continued to analyze quotes from the Declaration of Independence.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Declaration of Independence packet (end of class).

Utah Studies

Today students finished reading and summarizing Ch. 9 of Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Ch. 3-9 Summaries.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today students began studying the Declaration of Independence by learning about the author, Thomas Jefferson, and by learning important vocabulary from the declaration.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Declaration of Independence Analysis (Tuesday or Wednesday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading Crossing the Wire and writing summaries of specific chapters.  Today we summarized Chapter 7.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Ch 3-9 Summaries.

US History

Today in class students read excerpts from the influential essay Common Sense published by Thomas Paine in 1776.  It called for a complete separation between the American colonies and Britain.  DUE TODAY:  Early Years of the Revolutionary War Summaries.  DUE SOON:  Declaration of Independence Analysis (Tuesday)

Utah Studies

Today in class students read about and discussed American attitudes and laws regarding immigrants.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ch. 3-9 Summaries (Thursday or Friday).

US History

Today in class students finished reading about the early years of the American Revolution.  Then they began writing summaries.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Early Years of the Revolution Summaries.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Ch. 3-9 Summaries (Thursday).

US History

Today students read a short biography of George Washington's early years.  Then they began reading about the early years of the Revolutionary War.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Early Years of War Summaries (at end of class).

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading the book Crossing the Wire about undocumented immigration to the US from Mexico.  They also wrote a summary of Chapter 3.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Summaries of Ch. 3, 5,7,9 (Thursday)

US History

Today in class students finished discussing the war of words that occurred before the American Revolution.  Then they worked on their study guides.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Early Years of the War Summaries (Wednesday)

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their Civil Rights Artistic Project.  DUE TODAY: Civil Rights Artistic Project.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today students began comparing and answering questions about different primary source documents from the American Revolution's "War of Words" between Britain and American colonists.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  War of Words Questions.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued working on their civil rights artistic projects.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Civil Rights Artistic Projects (end of class Monday).

US History

Today in class students finished the Causes of the Revolution by trying to predict what the colonists would due because of the Intolerable Acts and the Battle of Lexington and Concord.  DUE TODAY: Causes of Revolution Score sheet.  DUE SOON:  War of Words Question Packet (Tuesday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students worked on their Civil Rights Artistic Project.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Civil Rights Artistic Project (next Monday)

US History

Today in class students continued the Causes of the Revolution game and learned about events like the Boston Tea Party.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Causes of Revolution Scoresheet.

Utah Studies

Today in class students began working on a civil rights artistic project to show what they have learned about civil rights in Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Civil Rights Project (next Monday).

US History

Today students examined the verdict in the Boston "Massacre" trial to find out how John Adams helped the British troops be found not guilty.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Causes of the Revolution Scoresheet (Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students wrote BPQs about the specific ways that the civil rights movement changed the lives of people in Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Civil Rights BPQ.  DUE SOON:  Civil Rights Artistic Project (next Monday)

US History

Today in class Period 1 read about the Boston Massacre.  Period 3 began the Causes of the Revolution game by examining the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts created by Britain to tax the colonists.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Causes of Revolution Score sheet (end of class Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished analyzing civil rights era music.  Then we read a story about what schools were like for Native Americans in the 1960's and 1970's.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Civil Rights BPQ (Tuesday).

US History

Today in class students finished writing their summaries of the deep causes of the American Revolution.  Then they began examining the events in the 12 years before 1775 that lead to war.  We did this through a role-playing game where they were put in the shoes of the colonists.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Causes of the Revolution Scoresheet (end of next week).

Utah Studies

Today in class students began studying how the Civil Rights movement affected Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class, students watched a video, read a short article, and had a discussion about the origins of the American Revolution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Summaries (end of class tomorrow).

Utah Studies

Today in class students answered the Big Picture Question about how World War II changed the lives of Utahns.  DUE TODAY:  World War II BPQ.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today students finished their colonial brochures.  DUE TODAY:  Colonial Brochures.  DUE SOON:  Deep Causes of American Revolution Summaries.

Utah Studies

Today students finished their investigations into the complex reasons why the Japanese-Americans were imprisoned in the Western US during World War II.  They also watched some more of a World War II video that features veterans from Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Japanese-American Imprisonment Investigations.  DUE SOON:  World War II film notes (Monday by end of class).

US History

Today in class students began creating brochures advertising for the English colonies of 1750.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Colonial Brochures (Tuesday).

Utah Studies

Today students continued investigating the complex causes of the Japanese-American imprisonment during World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Japanese-American Imprisonment Investigations.

US History

Today in class students took notes on the English colonies that were founded for religious reasons from Massachusetts through Pennsylvania.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Colonial Brochures (early next week).

Utah Studies

Today in class students began investigating the complex causes of the Japanese imprisonment during World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Japanese Imprisonment Investigation (Thursday during class).

US History

Today students read two historical sources from Massachusetts: the Mayflower Compact and the Massachusetts School Law of 1647.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Colonial Brochures (due early next week)

Utah Studies

Today students continued to examine how World War II affected Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Japanese Internment Investigation (Thursday).

US History

Today students continued examining the early years of English colonization of Massachusetts.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Massachusetts Historical Texts (end of class Tuesday)

Utah Studies

Today in class students students began examining Utah's role in World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Japanese Internment Investigations (late next week).

US History

Today in class students began studying the arrival of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts in 1620.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Massachusetts Primary Source Readings (next Tuesday at the end of class)

Utah Studies

Today students finished the film about the trial of Joe Hill.  DUE TODAY:  Joe Hill Notes.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students examined the other colonies that were created to make money for the English.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students began examining the murder trial of Joe Hill, a Swedish immigrant and radical labor union songwriter, to understand what life for immigrants was like in the early 20th century.  DUE TODAY:  Joe Hill film notes.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today students continued learning about Jamestown including about the evidence of cannibalism, the myths about Pocahontas and John Smith, and the system of tobacco plantations and disease (malaria) that allowed the English to take control from the Powhatan and begin enslaving Africans.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students answered the Big Picture Question about the many ways that Utah changed from 1869-1929.  DUE TODAY:  Utah Changes BPQ!  DUE SOON:  "Joe Hill" film notes (end of class Tuesday and Wednesday).

US History

Today in class students read excerpts of a National Geographic article about the Jamestown colony.  Then we discussed each section as a class.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Jamestown Questions and Notes.

Utah Studies

Today students compared their family to a group of immigrants we studied.  We also reviewed how to better write Big Picture Question essays.  DUE TODAY:  Family vs. Immigrant Comparison.  DUE SOON:  Utah Changes BPQ (end of class Monday).

US History

Today in class students read about why the English began colonizing America.  DUE TODAY:  Questions from 13 Colonies Article.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished the mine labor game by simulating a strike situation where they had to negotiate with the company boss (me) in order to regain lost wages.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Family vs. Immigrant Comparison (tomorrow).

US History

Today in class students read an article about the early years of European forms of slavery in the Americas.  DUE TODAY:  Slavery Levels of Questions.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students read "Click, Clack, Moo" in order to understand what a strike is.  Then they began examining the economic life of Utah miners in the 1920's.  DUE TODAY:  Family Immigration Interviews.  Also, all Q1 Late Work must be turned in today by 3:40 PM.

US History

Today in class students took an essay test using their notes to explain 3 things: why Columbus came to the Americas, what effects his voyage had on the world, and whether or not we should celebrate Columbus Day.  DUE TODAY:  Essay Test and all Q1 Late Work is due by 3:40 PM.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students began studying a large wave of non-LDS immigration to Utah from the 1870's to the 1920's.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Family Immigration Interviews due Wednesday!  Plus, all Q1 Late Work is due by Wednesday, October 23 @ 3:40 PM!

US History

Today in class students began brainstorming reasons why we should/should not celebrate Columbus Day based on what we have learned.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  All Q1 Late Work is due by Wednesday, October 23 @ 3:40 PM!

Utah Studies

Today students examined the late 19th century fight over polygamy in Utah between the federal government and the LDS Church leading to statehood.  DUE TODAY: Nothing.  DUE SOON:  All Quarter 1 late work must be turned in by Wednesday, October 23 @ 3:40 PM!

US History

Today in class students took notes on the reasons that motivated Columbus and other Europeans to explore across the Atlantic Ocean.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  All Quarter 1 late work must be turned in by next Wednesday October 23 at 3:40 PM!

Utah Studies

Today in class students studied how the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 changed Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today students finished the film "Guns, Germs, and Steel: Conquest" about the Spanish conquest of the Incan Empire.  We also discussed deep causes behind the European conquest of the Americas.  DUE TODAY:  "Guns, Germs, and Steel" film questions.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned how to make their Native American Culture Change posters and then began working on them.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American Culture Change poster (beginning of class Thursday).

US History

Today in class students learned about Columbus and his voyages to the Americas in an effort to understand whether we should celebrate Columbus Day or not.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Spanish Conquest of Mexico Summaries (Wednesday)

Utah Studies

Today students finished discussing the evidence behind the Bear River Massacre.  Then they read about the various Native American wars fought in Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Native American Wars questions.  DUE SOON:  Native American Culture Change poster (late next week).

US History

Today in class students saw how much (or how little) they really know about Columbus and European immigration to the Americas.  DUE TODAY:  Native American Poster Project.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students studied the events surrounding the Bear River Massacre and why it was once called a battle.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American Culture Change posters (late next week).

US History

Today in class students finished their Native American culture posters, but for those who are not finished they can turn them in at the start of class tomorrow.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Native American culture posters.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about how Euro-Americans tried to change and destroy the culture of Utah Native Americans.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American Culture Change posters (late next week sometime)

US History

Today students continued their Native American poster projects.  I decided to allow students one more day in class to complete the projects.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American Poster Projects (start of class Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students read about two major killers of Native Americans in the years after Euro-Americans began arriving: disease and hunger.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Disease and Hunger Article Questions (in class Wednesday).

US History

Today students took the Explore ACT test.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Native American Culture Posters due at end of class Wednesday!

Utah Studies

Today in class students did an activity defining cultural syncretism and showing how it has affected today's American culture.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students continued working on their Native American culture posters.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American Culture Posters (end of class Wednesday).

Utah Studies

Today, 7th grade students went on a field trip to watch the movie "Bully" at the Gateway theater.  Students returned in the afternoon and the classes that I did teach read 2 Ute legends and drew a comic strip version of one legend.  DUE TODAY:  Ute Comic Strip.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Students continued working on their Native American Culture poster.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American Culture posters (maybe Wednesday of next week).

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about the earliest Pacific Islanders to Utah and the town they started called Iosepa.  Then they wrote short BPQ essays about early European and white American exploration and settlement.  DUE TODAY:  BPQ Essay.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students continued their Native American Culture posters.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American Poster Project (approximately next Monday).

Utah Studies

Today students finished studying the Mountain Meadows Massacre.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Big Picture Question (Wednesday at end of class).

US History

Today in class students began working on their Native American Culture posters.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Posters (end of class Monday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students began examining the events surrounding the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  European Exploration and Settlement BPQ (Wednesday).

US History

Today students finished reviewing different Native American cultures before contact with Europeans.  Then they chose which Native American group they would be doing a project on.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing  DUE SOON:  Native American Poster Project (next Monday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students studied why and how the LDS settled Utah.  DUE TODAY:  What if Mexico Had Won the War?  Essays  DUE SOON:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Tuesday)

US History

Today in class students played a Native American Scavenger Hunt game.  Then we reviewed what we had learned in the last few days about the differences between different Native American cultures.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Tuesday)!

Utah Studies

Today in class students read about how the Mexican-American War caused Utah to become a part of the United States from Mexico.  Then they wrote a short "what if.." essay about how their lives might be different had Mexico kept a hold of Utah.  DUE TODAY:  What if Mexico Had Won? Essay.  DUE SOON:  Euro-American Exploration and Settlement BPQ (later next week).

US History

Today in class students finished reading a series of articles about different Native American cultures located in the modern-day United States.  DUE TODAY:  Native American Articles.  DUE SOON:  Native American Poster Projects (late next week).

Utah Studies

Today in class students began learning about different Euro-American groups that came to Utah between 1776 and the 1840's like the Spanish explorers, fur trappers, and US government explorers.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Utah Euro-American Exploration and Settlement BPQ (late next week sometime).

US History

Today in class students finished their Aztec bumper stickers.  Then they began reading articles about 6 different US Native American cultures.  DUE TODAY:  Aztec Bumper Stickers.  DUE SOON:  Native American Poster Project will be due sometime late next week approximately.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued taking notes on the diverse Native American cultures of Utah throughout time.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Native American Culture BPQ.

US History

Today students read an article about the Aztec people of Mexico and their culture.  Then they began writing summaries of the article.  DUE TODAY:  Family Ancestry Interviews.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Aztec Summaries.

Utah Studies

Today in class students began examining the earliest Native American cultures.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American BPQ (Monday at the end of class or Tuesday at the beginning)

US History

Today in class students finished their LOQ assignment about 1491.  Then they watched a video about the Anasazi, the Mound-builders, and the Maya.  DUE TODAY:  LOQs and video notes.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Family Ancestry Interviews!

Utah Studies

Sorry that I haven't been posting lately--I've somehow fallen out of the habit.

Today in class students started a new unit by listening to a version of the Dine (Navajo) Creation story.  Then they were introduced to this unit's Big Picture Question (BPQ).  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Native American BPQ (due Monday--will work on during class)!

US History

Sorry that I haven't been posting lately--I've somehow fallen out of the habit.

Today in class students read an NPR interview with historian Charles Mann about his book "1491."  This book deals with what we now think Native American life was like before Columbus opened the floodgate of European immigration.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Family Ancestry Interview Homework (due Monday)!

Utah Studies

Today in class students took the Utah Map and Timeline Test.  DUE TODAY:  Test!  DUE NEXT TIME:  We will answer the Geography BPQ in class Monday.

US History

Today in class students reviewed for the US Political Map test they will take on Monday.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing, but study for the test this weekend!  DUE NEXT TIME:  US Political Map Test!

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished reviewing for tomorrow's test.  It will be on the Utah Map and Timeline information we have been studying.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Utah Map and Timeline Test.

US History

Today in class students finished their US Political Map Study Guides.  Then they took notes to eventually answer the BPQ about how geography affects us.  DUE TODAY: Political Map Study Guides.  DUE SOON:  US Political Map Test and Geography BPQ (Monday).

Utah STudies

Today in class students were introduced to a Utah history timeline and they finished studying the Utah map.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Utah Map and Timeline Test (Friday)

US History

Today in class students took a US Physical Geography test and worked on a US Political Map Study Guide.  DUE TODAY:  Test.  DUE SOON: US Political Map Study Guide.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their Utah map assignments and then reviewed their Big Picture Question responses to see what they did well and/or need to improve on.  They were also introduced to a timeline of important events in Utah's history.  DUE TODAY:  Utah Map assignments.  DUE SOON:  Utah Map and Timeline Test (next Friday)!

US History

Today in class students reviewed the US Physical Maps they labeled yesterday.  They also looked at their graded Big Picture Question responses to see what they did well and/or needed to improve on for next time. DUE TODAY:  US Physical Map packet.  DUE SOON:  US Physical Map test on Wednesday!

Utah Studies

Today in class students began studying Utah's geography by reading an article about why so many Utahns live along the Wasatch Front.  Then they wrote summaries.  DUE TODAY:  Summaries.  DUE SOON: Utah Map (Friday)

US History

Today in class students wrote about why we should study history and then they began working on their map skills.  DUE TODAY:  Why Study History Big Picture Question (BPQ)  DUE SOON:  US Physical Map Packet (Friday)

Utah Studies

Today in class students answered the Big Picture Question about why we should study history.  Then they learned about different Levels of Questions.  DUE TODAY:  Big Picture Question.  DUE NEXT TIME:  "Why Do We Live Where We Do?" Article Summaries.

US History

Today students examined and ranked various reasons for studying US history.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Intro to History Big Picture Question.

Utah Studies

Today in class students examined the question: "Why should we study history?"  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Signed disclosures.

US History

Today in class students examined the question: "What is history?"  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Signed Disclosures.

US History and Utah Studies

Today in class student got disclosures and learned my rules and procedures.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TUESDAY:  Signed disclosures.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their X-Files.  DUE TODAY:  Your X-File.   DUE SOON: I will pass out a disclosure tomorrow, due signed Tuesday.

US History

Today in class students finished their obituaries.  DUE TODAY:  Your Obituary.  DUE SOON: I will pass out a disclosure tomorrow, due signed Tuesday.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  We will finish the book tomorrow.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students finished the film Glory about African-American soldiers in the Civil War.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today all classes continued reading Crossing the Wire about undocumented immigration from Mexico to the US.  DUE TODAY:  All Quarter 4 Late Work must be turned in today by 3:45 PM!  DUE NEXT TIME: Nothing.

US History

Today students began watching the Civil War movie called Glory about African-Americans fighting for the Union.  DUE TODAY:  All Quarter 4 late work must be turned in by 3:45 PM today!  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished reading through the end of chapter 18 in Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Ch. 10-18 Comprehension Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

(Period 2) Students read two current event news articles related to US history: one about increased estimates of the death count during the Civil War and the other about scientific evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

(Period 6) Students who did not meet the minimum requirements for good attendance, few tardies, and completion of the study guides took the US Civil War test today.  Also, all students wrote a 1/2 page essay about what character traits make a "winner."  DUE TODAY:  Test and essay.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

(Period 7) Today students learned about economic causes that lead to undocumented immigration from Mexico to the US.  Then students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Ch. 10-18 Comprehension Questions.

(Period 3) Today students read two news articles related to Crossing the Wire.  First they read about the violence done by drug cartels along the border, then they read about the heated debate over immigration here in Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Comprehension Questions and Summaries of these articles.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Ch. 10-18 Comprehension Questions.

US History

(Period 2) Today students who did not meet the minimum requirements for attendance, tardies, and completing the study guide in the last two weeks took the Civil War test.  Then all students wrote an essay as a introduction to the film Glory about African-American soldiers in the Civil War, which we will watch next week.  DUE TODAY:  Test and Pre-Film Essay.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies (Period 7)

Today in class students finished summaries of Ch. 7 and 9 of Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Ch. 3-9 Summaries.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

(Period 6) Students learned about how the North finally won the Civil War.  Then they listened to songs showing different perspectives on the end of the war.  Finally we discussed Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction and his assassination.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Completed Study Guides.

(Period 2) Students read "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman about Lincoln.  Then they examined the events in the aftermath of the Civil War.  Finally, students finished their study guides.  DUE TODAY:  Study Guides.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies (Period 3-5)

Today in class students continued reading Ch. 6-9 of Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Ch. 3-9 Summaries.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History (Period 2)

Today students took notes on the "total war" strategies the Union used to end the war and on Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction.  Also they listened to songs showing different emotional perspectives on the end of the war.  Finally, they listened to an account of Lincoln's assasination.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Completed Study Guides!

Utah Studies (Periods 5 and 7)

Today in class students continued reading Crossing the Wire.  They summarized Chapter 5.  Then students read about and discussed US immigration laws from 1790 to the present.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Ch. 3-9 Summaries.

US History (Period 6)

Today students finished reading about the changes to US society during the Civil War.  Then students analyzed the Gettysburg Address to better understand its' meaning.  DUE TODAY:  Changes Caused By Civil War Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME: Nothing.

Utah Studies

(Periods 3 and 4) Students wrote their summaries of chapter 5 from Crossing the Wire.  Then they read and discussed an article about US immigration law throughout the years.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Summaries Ch. 3-9.

(Periods 5 and 7) Students began reading Crossing the Wire.  By the time class finished, they had read the first 3 chapters and written a summary of Ch. 3.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Nothing.

US History

(Period 2) Today students finished examining how the Civil War affected both North and South during the war.  DUE TODAY:  Changes Caused by Civil War Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

(Period 6) Today students finished watching a video about the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg.  Then they began reading about how the Civil War affected the North and South during the war.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Changes Caused by Civil War Questions.

Utah Studies (Period 3 and 4)

Today students started reading the novel Crossing the Wire about undocumented immigration to the United States from Mexico.  They also wrote summaries of certain chapters.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History (Period 2)

Today in class students finished watching a video about Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and the Gettysburg Address.  Then students read the text of the Address and discussed its meaning.  Finally, they answered questions from the textbook about how the war affected US society at the time.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Textbook Questions.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished the World War II film.  Then we watched news clips related to the issue of undocumented immigration to the United States in preparation for reading a novel called Crossing the Wire.  DUE TODAY:  Film Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME: Nothing.

US History

Students finished discussing Lincoln's motives for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.  Then we began watching a film about the Battle of Gettysburg.  DUE TODAY:  Lincoln Debate Statements.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies (Periods 4,5, 7)

Today in class students watched most of a documentary called "Utah World War II Stories: Europe."  They answered questions about the film.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Film Questions.

US History (Per. 6)

Students closely studied the debate over what Lincoln's main goal in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation was.  Then each person had to orally argue their point in front of the class.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Lincoln Debate Statements.

Utah Studies (Period 3 and 7)

(Period 3) Today students watched most of a film called "Utah World War II Stories:Europe."  They also answered questions about the film as they watched.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: World War II Film Questions.

(Period 7) Today students did a group investigation into the specific reasons why the US government decided to imprison all Japanese-Americans in Western states during World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Japanese Imprisonment Packets.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History (Period 2)

Today students finished analyzing evidence for why Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.  Then they took a side in the debate and argued their position in front of the class.  DUE TODAY:  Lincoln Debate Statements.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Gettysburg Video Notes.

Utah Studies (Periods 3-5)

Today in class students worked together as a group to analyze the specific reasons why the US government imprisoned all Japanese-Americans in the Western states during World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Japanese Imprisonment Investigations.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History (Period 6)

Today students read a brief biography of Pres. Lincoln.  Then they analyzed the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation and Lincoln's reasons for issuing it.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Lincoln and Emancipation Proclamation Debate.

Utah Studies (Period 7)

Today students learned about Chinese and Japanese immigration to Utah along with examining Utah's role in World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Signed Grade Printoffs.

US History

(Period 6) Students examined different reasons that different people had for fighting in the Civil War through articles and music.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Signed Grade Printoffs.

(Period 2) Students read a short biography of Lincoln, then examined the text of the the Emancipation Proclamation along with the effects it had and Lincoln's possible reasons for issuing it.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies (Per. 3-5)

Today in class students learned about Chinese and Japanese immigration to Utah.  Then we began studying Utah during World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Grade Printoffs (for Periods 3, 4)  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History (Per. 2)

Today in class students examined different reasons why people fought for the North or South in the US Civil War by examining stories and songs of the era.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Grade Printoffs.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies (Per. 5,7)

Today students did the same thing as Periods 3 and 4 (see yesterday's post).

US History (Per. 6)

Today in class students did the same thing as my 2nd period (see yesterday's post).

Utah Studies (Per. 3, 4)

Today we began block schedule due to CRT testing in science, language arts, and math.  In my class, we finished watching the film about Swedish immigrant Joe Hill.  Then we answered the Big Picture Question from this unit.  Finally, we began a new unit by studying about Utah's Pacific Islander pioneers.  DUE TODAY:  Big Picture Question.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Signed Grade Printoffs!

US History (Per. 2)

Today we began block schedule due to CRT's in science, language arts, and math.  In my class we studied the early battles of the Civil War, especially Bull Run and Antietam.  Then we examined why the Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history.  Finally, we went outside so that I could have students re-enact the military tactics used by both armies at the start of the war.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Signed Grade Printoffs!

Utah Studies

Today in class students watched a film about a Swedish immigrant named Joe Hill who was put on trial for murder in Utah in one of the most controversial trials of the time.  DUE TODAY:  Joe Hill film notes.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students were introduced to the US Civil War by examining who seemed to have the military advantage at the start of the war: North or South?  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

All Classes

Today in all classes students heard a presentation from City Councilman Kyle LaMalfa.  He talked to them about what city government does for them and had them brainstorm ideas on good routes for future streetcar routes in Glendale.  DUE TODAY:  Life as a Slave Projects for 8th graders only.

Utah Studies

Tdoay students finished the "Mine Labor Game" by deciding whether or not to go on strike and, if they chose to strike, by negotiating a settlement to the strike.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today was the last day that students had to work on their "Life as a Slave" project in class.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  "Life as a Slave" Project worth 50 points!

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about the life of Utah coal miners by starting a game called "The Mine Labor Game" which we will finish tomorrow.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students heard a presentation from "Gear Up"--a program at East High that gives students free tutoring and advice on college applications and financial aid.  Then we continued working on "Life as a Slave" projects.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  "Life as a Slave" Projects!

Utah Studies

Today in class students compared their family moving to Utah to other immigrant groups that have moved to Utah throughout history.  DUE TODAY: Family vs. Immigrant Comparison.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students worked on their "Life as a Slave" Project.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but "Life as a Slave" Projects are due Thursday.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished learning about the changes caused by the railroad coming to Utah.  Then they explored in greater depth the wave of immigration from Italy and Greece that began in the 1870's.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.   DUE NEXT TIME:  Venn Diagram Comparing your family to other immigrants.

US History

Today in class students received instructions on their "Life as a Slave" project.  Then they brainstormed ideas for it.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but Life as a Slave projects are due Thursday.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished the Mountain Meadows Massacre.  Then they began studying the transcontinental railroad.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students finished the Causes of the Civil War Game.  DUE TODAY:  Causes of Civil War packet.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students read newspaper articles about the Mountain Meadows Massacre and the 150th anniversary in 2007.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Family Immigration Interviews!

US History

Today in class students continued the "Causes of the Civil War" game by examining the implications of the Dred Scott Supreme Court case and by taking a mock vote on whether or not to sign a petition to pardon the abolitionist John Brown for his attempt to start a violent slave rebellion.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Causes of Civil War packets.

Utah Studies

Today in class students began learning about what brought the Mormons to Utah.  Also they were given a homework assignment where they have to interview their families.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but the Family Interview is due Friday!

US History

Today in class students continued the "Causes of the Civil War" Game.  They re-enacted the historic votes on the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act yesterday and voted on the Kansas-Nebraska Act and formation of the Republican Party today.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Causes of the Civil War packets.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued their Civil Rights projects.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Students will finish their Civil Rights projects by the end of the period Tuesday!

US History

Today in class students began a game where they play the role of various political groups in Congress in the years before the Civil War in order to examine the key legal events that lead to the Civil War.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students read about Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.  Then they worked on answering the Big Picture Question.  DUE TODAY:  Big Picture Question.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students learned about how slaves learned to defy their masters.  Students read about Frederick Douglass and his fight with his overseer.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students listened to and discussed Civil Rights songs from the 1960's by artists such as Sam Cooke, James Brown, and Bob Dylan.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students learned about how slaves might attempt to escape without planning (rarely successful) or how they might use the Underground Railroad (more often successful).  We also examined the role that Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth played in helping slaves win their freedom.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students learned about the civil rights movement for African-Americans and how it affected Utah.  Then they watched a short video clip about school integration.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students learned about two ways that slaves worked to mentally free themselves from slavery: through literacy (like Frederick Douglass) and through music (like slave spirituals and work songs).  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students read an article about African-Americans in Utah during the 1800's.  Then they wrote Levels of Questions about this article.  DUE TODAY:  Levels of Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read an interview with an ex-slave named Charlie Aarons to understand life as a "field hand."  Then they explored an interactive website about the Melrose House in Natchez, Mississippi to understand life as a "house servant."  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students reviewed their previous Big Picture Question essays from the government units in order to learn from their mistakes.  Then they answered the Utah Spanish-speakers Big Picture Question.  DUE TODAY:  Big Picture Question.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read about the slavery "auction block" and then examined the "slave codes" of Southern states.  DUE TODAY:  Slave Code Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students finished a discussion of how one's race was used to determine who could be a slave in 1800's America.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students watched a recorded interview with Utah state Senator Luz Robles from Salt Lake City and took notes.  DUE TODAY:  Video Notes.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students examined pictures of slaves from the 1860's.  This lead to a discussion about racial identity.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students read about and discussed the life of Cesar Chavez and how he affected the US (including Utah).  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read about and discussed Irish and German immigration to the US in the 1840's-1860's.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned how cultural syncretism makes a taco.  Then they learned how cultural syncretism has lead to much of Latin American culture.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students took notes on the geographic, climatic, technological, and economic reasons for slavery dying out in the North.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students wrote a brief essay exploring the question of "What if Utah was still controlled by Mexico?"  DUE TODAY:  "What if..." Essay.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students prepared for tomorrow's in-class essay test on Manifest Destiny.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Manifest Destiny Essay Test!

Utah Studies

Today in class students began a new unit about the history of Spanish-speaking peoples in Utah's history by studying the Dominguez and Escalante expedition through Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued working on the Utah Native American Culture Change posters.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  We will finish the posters in class.  Also, all Quarter 3 late work must be turned in by Tuesday @ 3:45 PM!

US History

Today in class students finished the film called "Tecumseh's Vision" about this highly skilled Native American leader's resistance to US westward expansion.  DUE TODAY:  Video Notes.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but the deadline for Q3 late work is next Tuesday at 3:45 PM!

US History

Today students began watching a film about how Tecumseh of the Shawnee people tried to unite all Native Americans against America's westward expansion.  DUE TODAY:  Film Notes.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Film Notes, Part 2.  DUE NEXT TUESDAY @ 3:45 PM: All late work from Quarter 3!

Utah Studies

Today in class students worked on their Native American Culture Change posters.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but these posters will be due Friday.  DUE NEXT TUESDAY @ 3:45 PM:  All late work from Quarter 3!

US History

Today students finished learning about the Mexican War.  Then they read and re-interpreted (into their own words) portions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.  DUE TODAY:  Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo reading.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students were given instructions on how to create their Native American Culture Change posters.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but all Quarter 3 Late Work is due by next Tuesday at 3:45 PM.

US History

Today students examined the debate in America in 1847 over whether or not the US should get involved in a war with Mexico.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students read a story about Native American education on the reservation in 1960's.  Then they took notes on the Native American Civil Rights movement.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but Native American Culture Change posters are due by Friday.

US History

Today in class students learned about the causes of the Mexican War (including a young Abe Lincoln's defense of Mexican right to self-defense in his Blood Spot Resolution).  We also examined propaganda between the two sides at the start of the war.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students examined ways to separate fact from fiction in history and in life.  Then they read about various Utah Native American wars.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students took notes on the Texan War and then wrote levels of questions about this war.  DUE TODAY:  Texan War Levels of Questions Assignment.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students examined the issue of bias and whether the evidence points to what happened at Bear River in 1863 between Native Americans and the US Army as being a battle or a massacre.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students examined what the Monroe Doctrine was and how it was affected by the idea of Manifest Destiny.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students learned about the many ways that European-Americans tried to change the culture of Native Americans.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students learned about the importance of the Lewis and Clark expedition to American westward expansion.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students finished taking notes on Utah's various Native American cultures through the years.  DUE TODAY:  Native American Culture Matrix.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students listened to a song called "With God on Our Side" and connected that with a concept from America's past known as Manifest Destiny.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about the two earliest Utah Native American cultures: the Paleo-Indians and the Desert Archaic people.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Native American Culture Matrix.

US History

Today students discussed ways that the Alien and Sedition Acts and the PATRIOT may or may not be constitutional.  Then they wrote about their opinions on the issue in the Big Picture Question Essay.  DUE TODAY:  BPQ Essay.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students listened to the Dine (Navajo) Creation Story as an introduction to Utah Native Americans.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing, except "Lessons of Democracy Game" for Period 7.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read about the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and the PATRIOT Act of 2001 in order to examine if these laws are constitutional or not.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Big Picture Question answer.

Utah Studies

Today in class students wrote a Big Picture Question response about Utah's government.  DUE TODAY:  Big Picture Question.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read a mock debate between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams that highlighted their disagreements which lead to the formation of the first American political parties.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students worked on an assignment designed to focus on what they learned about Utah's government from playing the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Lessons of Democracy Game.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students learned about three challenges to the early US Republic--debt, rebellion of citizens, and war in Europe.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished the final round of the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Lessons of the Democracy Game.

US History

Today in class students finished their 4th Amendment in schools case studies.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but there will be a Constitution test on Wednesday.

Utah Studies

Today in class students took a quiz on the jobs of the 3 branches of government and then prepared to play the Democracy Game next week.  Those who did not get 100% on the quiz must retake the quiz next Tuesday.  DUE TODAY:  3 Branches Quiz.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students read and discussed a case involving 4th Amendment rights about searches and seizures.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but there will be a Constitution test next week.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned what the 3 branches of government do.  They must pass a short quiz tomorrow to be able to play the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: 3 Branches Quiz!

US History

Today in class students worked to accurately interpret the meaning of the 1st and 4th Amendments of the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students began studying the difference between democracy and dictatorship.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students finished learning about the amendments to the US Constitution.  Then they began reading the 1st Amendment in order to analyze it's precise meaning.  DUE TODAY:  Student Bill of Rights/Amendment Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing

Utah Studies

Today in class students read an article about the history of Glendale and then examined Glendale yearbooks dating back to 1962 to find information about what Glendale was like in the past.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students began examining some of the most important amendments to the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students wrote a 1 paragraph essay briefly answering our Geography unit's Big Picture Question.  DUE TODAY:  Big Picture Question.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students finished writing questions about the preamble and the articles of the US Constitution.  Then I answered some of their questions.  DUE TODAY:  Articles of the Constitution Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students took the Utah Map and Timeline test.  DUE TODAY:  The test.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students finished taking notes on the articles of the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Student-created Constitution Questions!

Utah Studies

Today students studied a timeline of important dates in Utah's history in preparation for a test tomorrow!  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Study tonight for the Utah Map and Timeline Test tomorrow!

US History

Today students examined what the US Constitution says about the federal executive branch.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students reviewed again for the upcoming Utah Map test.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Nothing, but the Utah Map and Timeline test is Thursday!

US History

Today in class students examined what the preamble and Article I of the Constitution say.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students played a review game designed to help them learn important Utah map locations.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students learned about 2 important principles behind our Constitution: 1) separation of powers and 2) checks and balances.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their Utah Maps and then learned a song to teach them about important dates in Utah's history.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today students completed their high school registration.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students worked on a map of Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Utah Maps!

US History

Today in class students read an article about Greek and Roman democracies and how they influenced the creators of the US Constitution.  Then they wrote Levels of Questions about the article.  DUE TODAY:  Levels of Questions.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students read an article about why most Utahns live in the Wasatch Front.  Then they wrote a summary of the article.  DUE TODAY:  Summaries.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students met with counselors from East and Highland Highs to start registering for 9th grade classes!  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but students need to bring their registration forms to my class on Thursday for the counselors return visit.

Utah Studies

Today in class students did an activity to teach them about Levels of Questions and they answered the unit's Big Picture Question.  DUE TODAY:  Big Picture Question.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students were given a study guide for the upcoming unit on the US Constitution and were given a vocabulary assignment.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students examined different reasons why we study history.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Disclosures.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students reviewed for the test tomorrow about the Creation of the Constitution!  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Make sure you've studied for the test on Friday!

Utah Studies

Today students went over class rules and procedures and then watched a short video introducing them to the land, the people, and the history of Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Signed Disclosures!

US History

Today in class students read a debate between a Federalist and an Anti-Federalist to better understand the conflict between security and freedom in civil society.  They also examined why Patrick Henry refused to ever support the ratification of the Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but be ready for the Creation of the Constitution test on Friday!

Utah Studies

Today in class students wrote their own "X-Files" about themselves and then received their course disclosures.  DUE TODAY:  X-Files Assignment!  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but Signed Disclosures are due by Friday!

US History

Today in class students read about the process involved in ratifying the United States Constitution.  DUE TODAY: Summaries.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students began their first day in their new, semester-length course of Utah Studies.  They listened to me tell a story in an attempt to differentiate between fact and fiction.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  X-File Autobiography.

US History

Today students finished reading the Constitutional Convention play that details the debates that arose in creating our most basic laws.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students learned about the role of women in determining statehood for the state of Utah due to the conflict over polygamy.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students finished their Finance Park curriculum with the counselors.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  All Quarter 2 late work must be turned in by 3:45 PM!

Utah Studies

Today in class students continued the Utah World War II Stories film.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Questions from the film, Asian American Big Picture Question, and all late work from Quarter 2 must be turned in by 3:45 PM!

US History

Today in class students worked with the counselors on their Finance Park curriculum.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but all late work from Quarter 2 is due by Tuesday by 3:45 PM!

Utah Studies

Today in class students started watching a film called "Utah World War II Stories: Europe" about Utahns who served on the European front during the war.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but all late work for Quarter 2 is due by Tuesday at 3:45 PM!

US History

Today in class students began acting out a skit showing what happened at the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but all Quarter 2 late work is due by Tuesday @ 3:45 PM.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their investigation of the reasons behind the Japanese-American imprisonment during World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Investigation Packets.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but all Quarter 2 late work is due by Tuesday @ 3:45 PM!

US History

Today students did an activity called "Historical Heads" where they got into the mind of Daniel Shays--who lead a rebellion against the young US government in 1787.  DUE TODAY:  Shays Historical Head.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but all Quarter 2 late work is due by next Tuesday at 3:45 PM.

Utah Studies

Today in class students investigated why the US government and people supported putting all Japanese-Americans in the Western US into prison camps during World War II.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Japanese-American Internment Investigations.  DUE NEXT TUESDAY BY 3:45 PM:  All late work from Quarter 2.

US History

Today students read a skit that outlined the problems that America faced in the years after the Revolutionary War while under the Articles of Confederation.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished taking notes about Utah's role in World War II.  Then they started a group investigation into the precise reasons for the imprisonment of all Japanese-Americans in the West during World War II.  DUE TODAY: Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing, but all late work for Quarter 2 is due next Tuesday January 15 by 3:45 PM!

US History

Today in class students in Period 2 began studying constitutional vocabulary.  Period 7 wrote about the changes in the definition of freedom in America from the colonial era to after independence.  DUE TODAY:  (Period 2) Vocab Assignment.  (Period 6)  Quarter 2 Big Picture Question.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class Periods 1,3, and 4 learned about Asian immigrants to Utah in the late 1800's and then began studying what caused World War II.  Period 7 is a day behind and thus learned about Pacific Islander Pioneers to Utah, plus the information above.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.