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!