Week of 8/30 – 9/3 – Due Dates

30 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 30th,2010 | AP U.S. History, Ancient Civilizations, Government, U.S. History, World History 1500-Present |  No Comments »

Happy Monday! I got a good report from the substitute, so thank you guys for that! I got all moved into my new house this weekend, and it’s helpful that I knew I didn’t have to worry about things back at school.  I’m in the process of grading all assignments and tests right now, so look for updated grades on renWeb SOON.

OK, for this week.

Government -> You will be working on a project in class on Friday. Please bring in posterboard for this assignment.

U.S. History -> I’ll put the directions to the colony brochure in a separate post, but we will use Thursday as an in class work day. This means you have to review for your test ON YOUR OWN. If you are worried about it, feel free to come see me during lunch one day this week or after school and we can go over any confusion you have. We’re going to try to wean you off of study guides this year – they won’t be as common in college! You have your notes, so you have everything you need to do well on a test. We’ll start to talk about a review on Wednesday. If you get done with the test early on Friday, then you can work on the project QUIETLY.

APUSH -> Your test will be on Thursday AND Friday. Thursday will be the free-response portion, and I already gave you 7 possible questions that you can be looking at. Friday will be the multiple choice portion of the test. Usually we will have about 80 questions, but we will only have about 60 questions this time.

World History -> You will have a notes quiz on Wednesday! Make sure you bring your notes with you every day! :-)

Ancient Civ -> Everything that you need this week will be in class. We have a new chapter to begin, so come prepared for class. Those of you who missed the test on Friday need to make it up ASAP!

Directions for Flow Chart Correction (USH and APUSH)

25 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 25th,2010 | AP U.S. History, U.S. History |  No Comments »

Correct your southern colonies flow chart by listing each colony and then following that with the terms that you included by mistake and the ones that you left out.  For each one, explain why it does or does not belong with that colony.

The exceptions:

If you put “center of Indian trade” or “Barbados emigres” under the West Indies, “religious dissent” or “separated in 1712″ under South Carolina, or “poor and sturdy” or “Anglican” under Georgia, you do not have to correct those. They are not what I have intended, but I understand why you put them where you did.

THIS IS DUE ON MONDAY! No exceptions!

Update From Friday’s Blog

23 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 23rd,2010 | AP U.S. History, Ancient Civilizations, Government, U.S. History, World History 1500-Present |  No Comments »

Over the weekend, I changed some dates. For some of you, this will work in your favor. :-) For this week:

Ancient Civilization: You have a test on Friday. This covers everything from the first week of school (think Pre-History, Neolithic Age; etc) to this week (the Egpytians). START STUDYING NOW.  Remember, ALL previous quizzes are fair game (terms included).

World History: You also have a test on Friday. This will include some information from the short review we did, but will be very Reformation heavy as well. START STUDYING NOW! :-) Remember, ALL previous quizzes are fair game (terms included).

U.S. History: You have a map quiz over the colonies map on Wednesday (8/25) and your test over the colonies information will be Tuesday (8/31). Start studying for both. The test format will be multiple choice.

APUSH: Same as USH, but your test format will be a little different. You should expect an essay question with yours. Remember, because I will use several multiple choice questions from previous exams, you cannot keep your graded exams. I will keep them on file, and we will look at them again when we begin to review for The Exam in May. :-) Also, remember to keep working on your DBQs. We will take a look at a couple of the documents together in class on Thursday to make sure you are on the right track, so have the worksheets completed by then. You will write the DBQ IN CLASS on Friday. I’m going to structure it like they will be on the exam, so that will be a 15 minute reading time, and 45 minutes to write. FOR THIS TIME ONLY – because you have already read the documents, I’m going to say it is a 5 minute plan, and a 45 minute write. That will take the ENTIRE class period, so you need to come straight to class and get to work. If you are late, you will have to stay that amount of time into lunch. DO NOT RUSH JUST SO YOU CAN GO EAT. This is more important than your stomach. :-)

Government: Your projects are still due tomorrow, and you have a map quiz on Friday. I’ll have them graded and back to you ASAP.

Ok, I think that’s everything for now. Any questions, post them in the comment section or find me before school starts. Have a great Monday!

Before the Weekend Begins…

20 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 20th,2010 | AP U.S. History, General Class Information, History Fun Facts, Photographs, U.S. History |  No Comments »

U.S. History, remember – you will have a quiz on Monday. Make sure you do the reading!

Government – your projects are due on Tuesday, so use this weekend to get them done! I’m excited to see them. :-)

APUSH – Be working on your DBQ. You’ve got enough information to identify at least some of the documents, and definitely the background the list outside information on the Chesapeake colonies. They’ll be due (tentatively) next Friday.

Ancient Civ – Expect a quiz over those Egyptian words on (tentatively) Wednesday.

World History - You’re off the hook. Enjoy your weekend.

Answer to Biography in a Box activity:

The man in the picture is named Earl Wood. That was taken at his home in rural West Virginia in the ’30s by a traveling photographer. (The U.S. Government had a project where they sent photographers around to document the effects of the Great Depression. Check out more information at http://www.lllevin.com/content.html?page=3). He’s in his best suit, but take a close look at how it fits. You can tell that he is not comfortable in it, it doesn’t fit perfectly, and that he probably does not wear a suit often.

Document #2 was a notice sent to Mr. F.L. Wood informing him that he was being let go from his job in a WV mine. Many of you correctly guessed that F.L Wood was supposed to be the man in the first photograph. Not only was he being fired, they didn’t even get his name right! To make matters worse, you’ll notice that it was sent as a postcard – meaning that his local postman and many others along the stop could have seen it and started to gossip. You have to feel for the man – how humiliating! It’s being to sent to an address on Tobacco Road, so we know it was probably a rural place.

The woman in the picture was Martha Wood, his wife. You can tell by looking at her that life was not easy. She is standing on the porch of her farmhouse (notice the rocking chair?) and is being photographed by the same man. Similarly to how her husband is in his best suit, Martha has tried to dress up her clothing by adding a necklace.

The last document is from the County informing them Martha Wood that her property is being put up for sale due to failure to pay taxes. We know now that Martha Wood was Earl’s wife, but why was the property in her name? That would be unusual for a woman in the ’30s. Some of you guessed that Earl died – heart attack, suicide (yikes!)…The actual story is that Martha’s parents were not overly fond of Earl, and didn’t trust him to take care of their daughter. Martha’s father put the property in her name to keep it safe, never anticipating the Great Depression. Of course, as you see, they did lose it.

All ended well enough for Earl and Martha however – they moved to town and after a year or so, he was able to find another job.

Have a wonderful weekend, and good luck soccer boys!

U.S History Directions

18 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 18th,2010 | AP U.S. History, U.S. History |  No Comments »

  Don’t forget to finish your maps for homework tonight.

Directions: 

-color the water blue 

-color each colony a different color

-label each colony clearly

-indicate which colonies are “New England,” which are “Middle Colonies,” and which are “Southern.”

 Your text pages 70-76 for USH, p. 135 for APUSH will probably be helpful, but keep in mind that this is a map of the 13 colonies circa approximately 1770. Look through your book accordingly.

Expect a map quiz over this material next week.

Just An Update

17 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 17th,2010 | AP U.S. History, Ancient Civilizations, General Class Information, Government, History Fun Facts, U.S. History, World History 1500-Present |  22 comments

1. APUSH – make sure you do your reading tonight AND comment on my Roanoke blog. USH, feel free to comment as well! :-)

2. Get on facebook and vote for FPCA on Kohl’s Cares – and get your friends and family to as well! The link is on the FPCA Homepage – we could win $500,000 for the school!

3.  Tomorrow is a very important anniversary – tommorow is the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment! For extra credit, post in the comment section what the 19th Amendment is. Good luck!

History’s Mysteries

12 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 12th,2010 | AP U.S. History, U.S. History |  13 comments

Talking about Roanoke – the lost colony – is one of my favorite topics in History, largely because even with all of our modern day technology and knowledge, we still have no clue what happened.

There are so many theories out there that we talked about – disease, an attempt to leave on rafts built from their homes, a Spanish attack, an attack by natives, assimilation with the tribe – any one of these can be defended well and sound convincing.

Use this blog entry to tell me – and your fellow students – which theory you find the most plausible. Defend your theory and pick apart others. Be nice, but provide evidence for anything you say. Use books [textbooks, raid my shelves, or...GASP...visit the library!! Or google books :-)], online, notes…whatever you’ve got. Let’s see who can be the most convincing and see if we can deduce what actually happened to the 100+ settlers of Roanoke.

Government Project

12 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 12th,2010 | Government |  4 comments

Your project is due August 24th (Tuesday) – I expect to be wowed!

Here is the link to the video we watched online – “What Is Government?”

http://www.articlesbase.com/videos/5min/159954268

Can’t wait to see the final results!

1stTest Grade

Make your version of the first video

Groups of 4

Survey the people in your life – ask them the 3 questions from the video

  1. What is government?
  2. What is the purpose of government?
  3. How does government affect your life?

Interview a minimum of 10 people – variety of ages (Majority must be 18+)

Ask each person the 3 questions & record answers

-Can write down or video

Final project -> Posterboard, powerpoint, or video

 Class presentation

Due August 24th (Tuesday)

List of names and ages interviewed must be turned in

Today in History

11 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 11th,2010 | History Fun Facts |  6 comments

The History Channel website has a great “Today in History” feature. Each day features several historic events in different categories so there’s something for everyone (or at least humor me and pretend). Make sure you check out what is happening this week! http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

Just a few events that happened this week and shaped the course of history:

  • On August 13, 1961 –> East Germans began laying the foundation of the wall that would separate Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western part of the city. (Look at the first blog entry for pictures of our FPCA version of the Berlin Wall)
  • On August 14, 1954 –> V-J Day! Victory in Japan, and World War II is over.

First Week of School

06 Aug

Ms. Dasher |  August 6th,2010 | AP U.S. History, Ancient Civilizations, Government, History Fun Facts, U.S. History, World History 1500-Present |  No Comments »

Now that we’ve gotten 2 days of school under our belt, I hope everyone is back in the swing of things. Don’t forget, your first quiz is next Friday over the history terms. I’ve put the list below just in case you forgot to copy them from the board in class (you’re welcome). Get your sentences written and turned in on Monday. Have a great weekend!

  • inevitable
  • repudiate
  • simultaneously
  • pivotal
  • curb
  • refute
  • notable
  • bolster
  • resurgence
  • levied
  • antebellum
  • counteract
  • advocacy
  • vigilantes
  • agrarian
  • municipal
  • vernerate

Also: this was a huge week in history!

Aug 4- Anne Frank was arrested.

Aug 5 – Marilyn Monroe died

Today – the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima

You may see these dates again ;-)

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