Week of 11/22

Monday and Tuesday we will be finishing the movie The Patriot. We will be putting the movie in historical perspective as it relates to the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War.

Have a great thanksgiving.

-Alan Schubert

Week of 11/8

Mon: finish ch 9 Causes of the Revolution

Tue: Career counseling with Mrs. Fleenor in the the computer lab.

Wed: Quiz ch 9

Thursday: No School. Thank a veteran.

Friday: Begin ch 10 no homework.

Week of Oct 11th

Mon: CH 6.3 HW: outline 6.3

Tue: ch 7.1

Wed 7.2

Thursday slavery foldable… will be HW if not finished in class

Fri: ch 7.3

There will be a quiz next week over ch 6 and 7.

10/4/2010

First, I would like to remind everyone to get their field trip permission slips in before Friday. If your son or daughter has forgotten or misplaced their slip, you can find a copy in the documents section of this site.

This week we will be wrapping up our discussion of the pre-revolution colonies.

Monday we will watch the first episode of the series "America: The Story of Us." This is an excellent series, and this episode focuses on the colonization of America starting with Jamestown, and going until the breakout of revolution against the British. For homework, students will develop a DVD jacket cover for "the Story of Us." They will make illustrations that show the greatness of America.

Tue: We will look at primary sources and how we analyze them as historians. No HW

Wed: We will begin ch 6, a look at NC as a colony, with the focus "what made NC a distinct colony?" no HW

Thursday CH6.2 no HW

Fri Ch 6.3 no HW.

Thanks,

Alan Schubert

Week of 9/27

Don't forget about the extra credit due by Oct 26^th. There are only a few weekends left to do it. If you do not know what the extra credit is, view my earlier posts.

Mon: How did triangle trade contribute to the economy of the New World. HW: students will be writing about the middle passage from the perspective of a slave. They will use RAFT thinking to develop their writing. This needs to be 1 page front.

R- Role: Who are you? Develop the central character from whos perspective you are writing.

A- Audience : Who are you writing to ?

F- Format : What form will your writing assume ? ex letter, journal, diary, newpaper, autobiography.

T- Topic : What are you writing about? What is the purpose of the writing?

Tue: review for quiz

Wed: Quiz over chapters 4 and 5

Thursday: Blackbeard no hw

Friday: Blackbeard. No hw

9/20- 9/24

Parents/ Guardians

I hope this message finds you well. This week we will be focusing on England's first settlers in the New World. The focus will be on how and why the colonies; Southern, Middle, and New England, were different from each other. Don't forget to get out and do the extra credit. There are not that many weekends left.

Mon: How and why did England first attempt a colony in North Carolina? No HW

Tue: Jamestown simulation. No HW

Wed: Make new world posters in class.

Thursday: Difference in the colonies. We will make a map of the original colonies. If it is not finished in class it will be homework.

Fri: The New England Colonies. No HW

Week of 9/13

Mon: How and why did the British first attempt to establish a colony in NC? HW p40 "reading strategy"

Tues: Columbian exchange HW Study for quiz ch 3

Wed: Quiz Ch 3 students may use their "reading strategy" on the quiz

Thursday: Why did Europeans first explore North America and NC, and what were the Consequences? HW: Vocab practice

Fri: Lost Colony No HW