HW week of 10/31

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 10/31/2011

MONDAY NIGHT 10/31/2011 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Your "Treat" is a night with no homework!

TUESDAY: Review Chapter 5 Section 2 in your textbook. Based on the chapter, and your class notes, complete the Chapter 5 Section 2 GUIDED READING QUESTIONS.

WEDNESDAY: Read Chapter 5 Section 3 in your textbook. Based on the chapter, please complete the following Chapter ID's:

* federalism	* Publius
* ratification	* Letters From the Federal Farmer
* Federalists	* loose constructionists
* Anti-Federalists	* strict constructionists
* The Federalist Papers	* Bill of Rights

THURSDAY: Complete the Chapter 5 Section 3 Guided Reading Questions.

FRIDAY: Complete the Chapter 5 Review

Advisory Reflection Questions

• What are things you've learned this year in...
• Science
• Math
• US History
• English/Language Arts
• PE
• Journalism
• What things have you found difficult?
• What steps can you take to be more successful?
• The class that needs most of my attention right now is....BECAUSE

HW Assignments Week of 10/24

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 10/24. Please note that we will be working out of The Americans textbook, moving forward. We will have guided reading questions that correspond to each section of the chapter, just like the other book.

MONDAY NIGHT:

CLICK HERE for the Questions Related to the Video

Answer any THREE of the FIVE Questions

TUESDAY
1. Read Chapter 5, Section 1 in the textbook The Americans.

2. Complete Chapter 5, Section 1 ID's. The ID's are listed below:

* John Dickinson	* Articles of Confederation
* republic	* Land Ordinance of 1785
* Republicanism	* Northwest Ordinance of 1787
* Republican Motherhood

3. Complete the Guided Reading Worksheet . If you cannot print out the worksheet, please complete the questions on looseleaf.

WEDNESDAY:
1. Review Chapter 5, Section 1

2. Complete the Chapter 5, Section 1 Review Sheet

3. Begin reading Chapter, Section 2

THURSDAY:

1. Finish Reading Chapter 5, Section 2

2. Complete the Chapter 5, Section 2 ID's. The ID's are listed below.

* Daniel Shays	* separation of powers
* Shays' Rebellion	* checks and balances
* James Madison	* electoral college
* Roger Sherman	* elastic clause
* Virginia Plan	* veto power
* New Jersey Plan	* writ of habeas corpus
* Great Compromise	* bill of attainder
* Three-Fifths Compromise	* ex post facto law
* delegated (enumerated) powers	* judicial review
* reserved powers

FRIDAY:

QUIZ REVIEW!

CLICK HERE for a link to help you review

HW Week of 10/17

Hello!

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 10/17.

Please note that there will be a multiple-choice, Regents style quiz on Thursday. The quiz will be based on questions relating to the formation of the US gov't, and some of the causes of the American Revolution. The questions will be drawn directly from the regents prep website. The quiz will consist of approximately 25 multiple choice questions, and approximately 10 vocabulary questions.

MONDAY NIGHT:
Complete the following Worksheets:

• The Stirrings of Rebellion
• Ideas Help Start a Revolution

TUESDAY NIGHT:

1. Read Chapter 8 Summary

2. Complete Chapter 8 ID'S

THE CHAPTER ID's are due WEDNESDAY!

CLICK HERE for Chapter 8

3. Read Chapter 8, pp. 141-148

4. Begin working on the Chapter 8 GRQ's

• YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GRQ's 1-12, and 15. They are due on MONDAY 10/24

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:

1. Read pp. 148-55.
2. Continue working on your GRQ's
3. Begin Reviewing for your Quiz Friday

THURSDAY NIGHT:

Read pp. 155-63

Continue working on the GRQ's

Review for Your Quiz on Friday

FRIDAY NIGHT:

Review Chapter 8

Finish the GRQ's for Monday

Causes of the American Revolution

Hello, Everyone!

Here's a great PowerPoint, summarizing the causes of the American Revolution. Review it on your own, to help you study for the quiz, and to deepen your understanding of the causes of the Revolution!

HW Assignments Week of 10/10/2011

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week of October 10, 2011.

Tuesday Night:
Read "Effects of the French & Indian War" and answer the accompanying questions.

Wednesday Night:

1. Watch, and Listen to Lecture #10: "Imperial Reorganization"

2. Read pages 122-126 of The American Pageant, "Merits/Menace" to "The Stamp Tax Uproar."

3. Complete GRQ's #1-5

Thursday Night

1. WATCH YOU TUBE for School! Click here for "America: The Story of Us"

2. Read pp. 126-131 "Stamp Tax Uproar" to "Seditious Committees"

3. Complete GRQ's #6-9

Friday Night

1. Read pp. 132-139

2. Complete GRQ's 10-15

3. Study for a Quiz on Chapter 7 (Details to Follow ASAP!)

HW Assignments Week of October 3, 2011

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week of October 3, 2011.

Monday Night -

1. Review Chapter 6 in The American Pageant.
Summary

Lecture

Chapter 6 - The Duel for North America

2. CLICK HERE for the Chapter 6 Review Packet

• COMPLETE EXERCISES B (Multiple Choice), and Exercise C (Identifications). You must turn in a HARD COPY of this assignment; either computer printed, or hand-written (in ink, on looseleaf paper).
• You must write out the entire multiple choice answer that you choose
• This assignment will be graded as a quiz

Tuesday Night - Due Wednesday

From the Chapter 6 Review Packet, complete Exercise H "Map Mastery." Please complete all of the questions. You must answer each question in at least one coherent, complete sentence.

Wednesday Night - Based on the work we've done in class so far, complete a FIRST DRAFT of your DBQ Essay on the French and Indian War (we will discuss the details in class this week.
Thursday Night - DUE MONDAY

1. CLICK HERE FOR THE DBQ

2. Using the DBQ, answer the scaffolding questions that correspond to each document. CLICK HERE for the scaffolding questions.

Friday -

1. Complete the DBQ Questions

2. Pre-Read Chapter 7 by clicking here for a summary. Read, Highlight, and Complete a ONE PAGE MAXIMUM outline of the chapter summary. Just highlighting the chapter summary does not count! You must actually write a summary!