Thursday, March 28, 2013

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.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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.

Monday, March 25, 2013

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.

Friday, March 22, 2013

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.

Monday, March 18, 2013

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.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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.

Monday, March 11, 2013

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.

Friday, March 8, 2013

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.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

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.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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.

Monday, March 4, 2013

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.