Utah Studies

Today in class students continued to read historical documents like a historian would read them.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Reading Like a Historian Packets (end of class Monday).

US History

Today students played a review game for our upcoming Creation of the Constitution Test.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Creation of the Constitution Test (Monday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students sourced and contextualized a historical document.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Reading Like a Historian Packets (Monday).

US History

Today students registered for their high school classes and then studied with a partner for the test.  DUE TODAY:  Registration Packets.  DUE SOON:  Creation of the US Constitution Test (Monday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their Thinking Like a Historian packets.  DUE TODAY:  Thinking Like a Historian packets.  DUE SOON:  Reading Like a Historian packets (Monday).

US History

Today students finished writing down what they need to know about this nation's constitutional compromises like the Great and 3/5s Compromises and the addition of the Bill of Rights.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  East and Highland Registration Packets.

Utah Studies

Today in class students practiced their "Thinking Like a Historian" Skills.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW: Thinking Like a Historian packets (end of class).

US History

Today in class the counselors from East High came to discuss registration for 9th grade.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE THURSDAY: Completed Registration Packets.

Utah Studies

Today in class students take a SAGE Social Studies/Reading pre-assessment.  DUE TODAY:  SAGE Pre-Assessment.  DUE SOON:  Thinking Like a Historian (Friday).

US History

Today students finished summarizing the story of how the US Constitution was ratified.  Then they worked on their study guides.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Creation of Constitution Test (Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students analyzed reasons why we should study history.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Disclosures.  DUE SOON:  Thinking Like a Historian (Thursday).

US History

Today students read about how the US Constitution was finally ratified by the states.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE MONDAY:  Ratification Summaries.

Utah Studies

Today students wrote about themselves in an "X-File."  Then they were given course disclosures.  DUE TODAY:  X-Files.  DUE SOON:  Signed Disclosure (Friday).

US History

Today students read a fictionalized debate between a Federalist, James Madison, and an Anti-Federalist, George Mason, over whether the US Constitution needed a bill of rights or not.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ratification Summary (Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned some things about me while also learning some tricks about how to tell truth from fiction.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  X-Files (end of class).

US History

Today in class students reviewed the Great Compromise and the 3/5s Compromise.  Then they took a survey designed to show them if they lean towards Federalist or Anti-Federalist based on their beliefs about human nature and the proper role of government.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ratification Summary (Friday).

Utah Studies

Today City Councilman Kyle LaMalfa (representative of Glendale and Poplar Grove) presented to the students on the importance of city government in their lives. Since today was the last day of the semester, my currents students are now finished with my class.  Good luck to all of you!  I will start with new students next week.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students finished reading the Constitutional Convention play and filled out some more of the study guide.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ratification Summary (next Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students compared the Democracy Game to how democracy works in real life.  DUE TODAY:  Lessons of the Democracy Game.  DUE SOON: Nothing.

US History

Today in class students continued reading the Constitutional Convention play.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished playing the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Lessons of the Democracy Game (Thursday).

US History

Today students began reading a play about the Constitutional Convention of 1787.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students played the first round of the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Lessons of the Democracy Game (Thursday).

US History

Today students reviewed the problems that the US was facing immediately after their independence.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students played a practice round of the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Lessons of the Democracy Game (Thursday).

US History

Today in class students finished their historical head assignments on Daniel Shays to understand why he started a rebellion.  DUE TODAY:  Shays Historical Head.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned the rules and their roles in the upcoming Democracy game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Lessons of the Democracy Game (Thursday).

US History

Today in class students began learning about how Shays' Rebellion (and other factors) lead to the creation of today's US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE MONDAY:  Daniel Shays Historical Head (end of class).

Utah Studies

Today in class students began studying what the four branches of Utah's government actually do.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Nothing.

US History

Today students finished their Rousseau and Jefferson essays and then did a SAGE Reading Practice.  DUE TODAY:  Rousseau vs. Jefferson Essay and SAGE Practice.  DUE SOON:  Daniel Shays Historical Head (next week).

Utah Studies

Today in class students compared and discussed the differences between dictatorships and democracies.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students continued comparing Rousseau to Jefferson by writing about the two thinkers.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Rousseau and Jefferson Essay.

Utah Studies

Today students learned about the conflict over polygamy in Utah, past and present.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today students read a short excerpt from the writings of French philosopher Rousseau and then compared it to the Declaration of Independence.  DUE TODAY: Nothing.  DUE SOON: Writing Like a Historian: Rousseau and Jefferson Essay (end of class Tuesday).