Utah Studies

Today in class students finished their Writing Like a Historian essays about the Bear River Massacre.  DUE TODAY:  Writing Like a Historian (Bear River Massacre).  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students finished a discussion on the "reality" of race past and present.  Students reflected on how society tries to categorize us based partly on race and how, in the end, people have the power to develop their own identities.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students read two primary source accounts of the Bear River Massacre in order to see some of the evidence that has lead historians to believe that this was a massacre, not a battle, as previously claimed.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW: Writing Like a Historian:  Bear River Massacre (end of class).

US History

Today in class students discussed how "race" was constructed during slavery to tell the difference between "blacks" and "whites" for purposes of deciding who could be a slave and who couldn't.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished examining the evidence that shows that what happened at Bear River in 1863 to the Shoshone was actually a massacre, not a battle as previously claimed.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Writing Like a Historian: Bear River Massacre (Friday).

US History

Today in class students examined the geographic and climatic reasons why slavery lasted much longer in the South than in the North.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today in class students listened to a presentation by City Councilman Kyle LaMalfa about what local governments do to affect our lives.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Writing Like a Historian: Bear River Massacre.

US History

Today in class students began learning about slavery in America by reading Thomas Jefferson's contradictory views on slavery.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

Today students watched two videos: one about the history and culture of the Navajo, the other about the history and culture of the Utes.  DUE TODAY:  Video Notes.  DUE SOON:  Writing Like a Historian: Conflict at Bear River (next Friday).

US History

Today students began analyzing two important documents related to Manifest Destiny--an essay by John O'Sullivan and a report on Native Americans by John Wesley Powell.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Writing Like a Historian: Manifest Destiny (Monday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students simulated the "Columbian Exchange" where Europeans and Native Americans traded various cultural goods, ideas, and beliefs after 1492.  Then we discussed the major exchanges (healthy and unhealthy) between these 2 cultures.  DUE TODAY:  SAGE Prep 5.  DUE SOON: Q3 Writing Like a Historian Assignment (next Thursday).

US History

Today in class students took their Manifest Destiny Essay Test.  DUE TODAY:  Manifest Destiny Essay Test.  DUE SOON:  Q3 Writing Like a Historian Assignment (Monday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished the film "The Dream is Now."  DUE TODAY:  Dream is Now Notes.  DUE TOMORROW: SAGE Prep 5!

US History

Today in class students prepared for the Manifest Destiny Essay test they have to take tomorrow.  Students need to write an outline at home in preparation for this test!  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Manifest Destiny Essay Test!

Utah Studies

Today in class students began critically analyzing what type of information is given in the documentary "The Dream is Now" about the DREAM Act.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Dream is Now Notes (Wednesday).

US History

Today in class students finished learning about the end of the Mexican War, including the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.  DUE TODAY: Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Manifest Destiny Essay (Thursday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students studied different political proposals related to undocumented immigration.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  "The Dream is Now" Notes (Wednesday).

US History

Today in class students learned about the debate between Americans over the need for war against Mexico from 1846-48.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Manifest Destiny Essay Test (Thurs.)

Utah Studies

Today in class students read about the history of US immigration laws.  In particular we discussed how the 1965 immigration reforms have changed how America handles immigration today.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  "Dream is Now" Video Assignment (Wed.)

US History

Today in class students examined how Manifest Destiny influenced the Texan War, and the causes and effects of that war.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Analysis (Tues.)

Utah Studies

Today in class students were introduced to the topic of undocumented immigration to Utah by going to a website and watching some news clips.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  SAGE Prep 4!

US History

Today students discussed the development of the myth of the West.  Then we also studied how Manifest Destiny influenced the Monroe Doctrine to affect events in Latin America.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Wartime Propaganda (Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students analyzed graphs showing pattern in Utah and US immigration from 1850 to 2000.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  SAGE Prep 4 (Thursday).

US History

Today in class students took notes and watched a short video on the Oregon Trail.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: Wartime Propaganda (Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students used a the Pew Global website to learn about modern immigration patterns.  DUE TODAY:  Pew Research Assignment.  DUE SOON:  SAGE Prep 4 (Thursday).

US History

Today students learned about how Lewis and Clark's expedition opened up Westward Expansion for the United States.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing. DUE SOON:  Wartime Propaganda (Friday).

Utah Studies

Today students began analyzing trends in modern immigration to Utah and the US.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  SAGE Prep 4 (next Thursday).

US History

Today students studied the idea of Manifest Destiny by listening to Bob Dylan's "With God on Our Side" and then learning about John O'Sullivan's famous essay about "Manifest Destiny."  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Wartime Propaganda Article (next Thursday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students finished learning about the Japanese and Greek immigrants that came to Utah in the late 1800's and early 1900's.  Then they compared their family immigration history to one of the groups we studied yesterday and today.  DUE TODAY:  Family vs. Immigrant Group Comparison.  DUE SOON:  SAGE Prep 4 (next Thursday).

US History

Today students read about the Louisiana Purchase and the controversy surrounding it which led to the death of Alexander Hamilton.  DUE TODAY:  Louisiana Purchase Summaries.  DUE SOON:  Wartime Propaganda Article (next Friday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about Chinese, Italian, and Japanese immigrants that came to Utah between the 1860's and 1890's.  DUE TODAY:  Signed Grade Printoffs and Family Immigration Interviews.  DUE SOON: Family vs. Immigrant Group Venn Diagrams (Wednesday).

US History

Today in class students wrote legal opinions about whether or not the Alien and Sedition Acts and the PATRIOT Act is constitutional.  DUE TODAY: ASA/PATRIOT Act Essays.  DUE SOON:  Louisiana Purchase Summaries (Wednesday).

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned about how the Mexican-American War lead to Utah going from Mexican control to US control in 1848.  DUE TODAY:  What if Mexico Had Won? Essay.  DUE TOMORROW:  Family Interviews and Signed Grade Printoffs!

US History

Today students finished examining constitutional issues related to the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts and the 2001 PATRIOT Act.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Signed Grade Printoffs.