Friday, January 29, 2016

US History

B DAY:  Today in class students finished their study guide and then began studying for their test on the creation of the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TUESDAY:  Creation of Constitution Test will begin at the start of class!

Utah Studies

Sorry for the long hiatus.  I've been out sick for a while.  Blah!

B DAY: Today students examined a document from Utah's history written by Spanish priest Silvestre Escalante.  This is an activity to help students learn how to read like a historian.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON: SAGE 1 Homework (Thursday at the start of class).

Thursday, January 21, 2016

US History

B DAY: Today in class students read and discussed a fictional debate between James Madison, a Federalist, and George Mason, an Anti-Federalist.  They also read about the final ratification of the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ratification Summaries (Monday).

Utah Studies

B DAY:  Today in class students went over the disclosure and class procedures.  Then students listened to Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldier" as a way to understand why we should study history.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Signed Disclosures (Monday).

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

US History

A DAY: Today in class students read and discussed a fictional debate between James Madison, a Federalist, and George Mason, an Anti-Federalist.  They also read about the final ratification of the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ratification Summaries (Friday).

Utah Studies

A DAY:  Today a new group of students started my course.  They wrote "X-Files" about themselves and received their disclosures.  DUE TODAY:  X-Files.  DUE SOON:  Signed Disclosures (Tuesday).

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

US History

B DAY:  Today in class students finished learning about the critical compromises of the Constitutional Convention.  Then they examined whether they would be a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist if they lived in 1787.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ratification Summaries (Thursday during class).

Utah Studies

B DAY:  Today a new group of students started my course.  They wrote "X-Files" about themselves and received their disclosures.  DUE TODAY:  X-Files.  DUE SOON:  Signed Disclosures (Monday).

Friday, January 15, 2016

Utah Studies

A DAY:  Today students finished off my half year class by receiving Quarter 2 Awards and then watching some videos about modern Utah Native American cultures.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.

US History

A DAY:  Today in class students finished learning about the critical compromises of the Constitutional Convention.  Then they examined whether they would be a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist if they lived in 1787.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Ratification Summaries (Wednesday during class).

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

US History

B DAY:  Today in class students filled out part of their Creation of the Constitution Study Guides.  Then they began a play re-enacting the 1787 Constitutional Convention.  DUE TODAY:  SAGE 6!  DUE BY TODAY AT 3:30 PM:  All Quarter 2 late work!

Utah Studies

B DAY:  Today in class students played a practice round and a real round of the Democracy Game in order to see how democracy is supposed to work.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Lessons of the Democracy Game (end of class Thursday).  Also all Quarter 2 late work is due today at 3:30 PM at the latest!

Monday, January 11, 2016

US History

A DAY:  Today in class students filled out part of their Creation of the Constitution Study Guides.  Then they began a play re-enacting the 1787 Constitutional Convention.  DUE TODAY:  SAGE 6!  DUE BY TUESDAY AT 3:30 PM:  All Quarter 2 late work!

Utah Studies

A DAY:  Today in class students played a practice round and a real round of the Democracy Game in order to see how democracy is supposed to work.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: Lessons of the Democracy Game (end of class Wednesday).  Also all Quarter 2 late work is due by Tuesday at 3:30 PM at the latest!

Friday, January 8, 2016

US History

B DAY: Today in class students learned about how the rebellion of poor farmers in Massachusetts (Shays' Rebellion) helped spark the movement to create our current US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: SAGE 6!

Utah Studies

B DAY:  Today in class students learned about what citizens can do to support a strong and healthy democracy.   DUE TODAY:  SAGE 6!  DUE SOON:  Lessons of the Democracy Game (Thursday end of class).

Thursday, January 7, 2016

US History

Today in class students learned about how the rebellion of poor farmers in Massachusetts (Shays' Rebellion) helped spark the movement to create our current US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME: SAGE 6!

Utah Studies

A DAY:  Today in class students learned about what citizens can do to support a strong and healthy democracy.   DUE TODAY:  SAGE 6!  DUE SOON:  Lessons of the Democracy Game (Wednesday end of class).

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

US History

B DAY: Today in class students compared two documents to see how Thomas Jefferson was influenced by the French philosopher Rousseau while writing the Declaration of Independence.  Then they wrote a short essay about these revolutionary ideas.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Nothing.

Utah Studies

B DAY: Today in class students compared democracy to dictatorship and read about the 3 branches of government in Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  SAGE 6 Homework!

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

US History

A DAY: Today in class students compared two documents to see how Thomas Jefferson was influenced by the French philosopher Rousseau while writing the Declaration of Independence.  Then they wrote a short essay about these revolutionary ideas.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  Revolutionary Ideas Essays.

Utah Studies

A DAY: Today in class students compared democracy to dictatorship and read about the 3 branches of government in Utah.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE NEXT TIME:  SAGE 6 Homework!

Monday, January 4, 2016

US History

B DAY:  Today in class students worked on a vocabulary list for our upcoming unit about the creation of the US Constitution.  Also many students who were absent the week before the break made up their American Revolution Essay Test they missed.  DUE TODAY:  Creation of Constitution Vocab.  DUE SOON: Quarter 2 Writing Like a Historian Assignment (end of class Wednesday).

Utah Studies

B DAY:  Today in class students finished viewing a film called "Utah World War II Stories" which interviewed some of our state's veterans about their experiences.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  SAGE 6 (Friday).