Thursday, February 26, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students were given a family immigration interview to do at home.  Then they read about the first groups of European-Americans to explore and immigrate to Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Family Immigration Interview (Tuesday).

US History

Today students in Period 1 imagined they were President John Adams after the XYZ Affair and decided if they would have signed or vetoed the Alien and Sedition Acts.  Then they read a fictional debate over these laws between President Adams and Vice President Jefferson.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  BPQ: ASA and PATRIOT Acts (Tuesday).

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Utah Studies

Today all classes (except Period 2 due to the AVID assembly) began learning about the early Native American cultures of Utah, since they were the first humans to immigrate into our state.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  SAGE Prep 3 (Thursday).

US History

Today Period 1 took their Constitution Test and Period 3 will take the test tomorrow.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students read a newspaper article about Utah's rapidly growing racial minority population, with a focus on the fastest growing groups: Latinos.  DUE TODAY:  RLH: Utah's Latino Population Article.  DUE SOON:  SAGE Prep 3 (Thursday).

US History

Today in class students finished reviewing for tomorrow's test.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing, but make sure to study hard tonight!  DUE TOMORROW:  US Constitution Test.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students analyzed a Utah population pyramid.  DUE TODAY:  Utah Population Pyramid.  DUE SOON:  Reading Like a Historian (Mon.)

US History

Today in class students reviewed for the upcoming US Constitution Test on Tuesday.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  US Constitution Test (Tuesday).

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished studying the 3 factors in population change.  Then they learned how to interpret population pyramids.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Utah Population Pyramid Questions (end of class).

US History

Today in class students discussed another case of how the 4th Amendment is applied in schools.  Then we worked on filling out the US Constitution study guide.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  US Constitution Test (Tuesday).

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Utah Studies

Today students reviewed SAGE Prep 1 and then began studying the basic factors involved in human population change.  DUE TODAY: Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  SAGE Prep 2.

US History

Today students analyzed an actual Supreme Court case that has shaped how student's 4th Amendment rights look in schools.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Period 1).  DUE SOON: Constitution Test (Tuesday).

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished analyzing a Salt Lake Tribune article about Utah's population growth in the last few years.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Grade Printoffs.  DUE SOON:  SAGE Prep 2 (Thursday).

US History

Today in class students finished learning about the most recent amendments to the US Constitution.  Then they analyzed the exact wording of the 1st and 4th Amendments in order to better understand the meaning of those two amendments.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Period 3).  DUE SOON:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Period 1 only), Constitution Test (next Tuesday--both classes).

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students sourced and contextualized a Salt Lake Tribune newspaper article from 2011 about Utah's rising population.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Tuesday).

US History

Today students watched some real-life case studies involving two parts of the 1st Amendment: the establishment of religion clause, and the free speech clause.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Signed Grade Printoffs (Tuesday for Period 3; Wednesday for Period 1)

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students practiced SAGE reading questions with social studies articles and were given a SAGE homework assignment.  Then we watched 2 short videos about human population growth around the world today to introduce population demographics.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  SAGE Prep #1 (for homework)!

US History

Today in class students were introduced to the Bill of Rights and the next 5 amendments that happened up until 1870.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Amendment Notes (next Tuesday).

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished up their Utah Natural Resource Maps.  DUE TODAY:  UT Natural Resource Maps.  DUE SOON:  SAGE Prep #1 (Thursday).

US History

Today in class students finished studying the articles of the Constitution and how they impact our lives.  DUE TODAY:  Article Notes.  DUE SOON:  Amendment Notes (next Tuesday).

Monday, February 9, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students began making a natural resource map of Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Utah Natural Resource Map (Tuesday).

US History

Today in class students continued examining the 3rd through 5th articles of the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Article Notes (Tuesday).

Friday, February 6, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their Utah landmark maps.  DUE TODAY:  Utah Maps.  DUE SOON:  Natural Resource Maps (Tuesday).

US History

Due to my absence, today students reviewed separation of powers, checks and balances, the Preamble, Article 1, and some of Article 2 of the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Article Notes.

Monday, February 2, 2015

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished learning how to read like a historian.  DUE TODAY:  Reading Like a Historian Packet.  DUE SOON:  Utah Maps (Friday).

US History

Today students took their Creation of the Constitution tests.  DUE TODAY:  Creation of Constitution Test.  DUE SOON: Constitution Vocab (Tuesday).