This week's syllabus

US History Syllabus

Dr. Swartzbaugh Team 7.1 PJMS

Dates: 9/27-10/1

	AIM	Activity	Homework
Monday 9/27/10	Students will examine performance on their quiz and re-assess understanding of impact of the French and Indian war	Pass out quizzes; complete revised essay question on the impact of French and Indian war.	Respond to the following questions in complete sentences: Are you satisfied with your grade on the quiz? Why or why not? What grade do you wish to get on the next quiz? What do you need to do to improve your grade on our next quiz?
Tuesday 9/28/10	Students will analyze the Declaration of Independence	Declaration of Independence activity; rewrite list of grievances in today’s language. (172-178)
Wednesday 9/29/10	Students will analyze the Declaration of Independence	Share list of grievances; read and discuss last paragraph of D of I; discuss impact of D of I (172-178)	Write a list of 3 grievances that you have about your life. For each grievance, draw an picture illustrating the grievance
Thursday 9/30/10	Students will examine African-Americans’ roles during American Revolution	African Americans in the American Revolution (186-187)
Friday 10/1/10	Students will examine women’s roles during American Revolution	Women in the American Revolution (188)

*Every day is subject to change dependent upon many variables. If classwork is not completed it may result in additional homework assignments. If you are looking for ways to support your in-class activities you may consult your textbook. Support pages are listed in italics after each days activities. Please contact Dr. Swartzbaugh with any questions. Email contact is best. lswartzbaugh@op97.org

MAP Testing this week

This week we have MAP testing and curriculum night. It is going to be a busy, crazy week!
You will have 1st and 2nd period on Monday, but not 6th or 7th. On Tuesday, we'll start the day with 7th, then 6th, and you won't go to 1st or 2nd period class.

I know, it is confusing, right?

The good news about homework is that there isn't any tonight (Monday) or tomorrow (Tuesday) night! You will have homework on Wednesday, Thursday, and over the weekend.

We will be looking at some different depictions of the Boston Massacre and other events during this period in order to learn about visual analysis of primary historical documents.

Curriculum night is this Wednesday! Please have your parents come so I can meet them!

Best,
Dr. Swartzbaugh

What did the colonists think was worth fighting for?

This week we will begin to investigate this question. We'll be using the textbook as a resource to provide the background knowledge we need to understand how and why the American Revolutionary War happened. While it might seem at first that there is very little in common between the Muslim girls in France today and the colonists during the 1760s, I think that you will begin to see some pretty significant similarities between these two groups. I am very excited to share with you some techniques for analyzing primary documents such as political cartoons. These are skills we'll be using throughout this entire year and I think you'll find analyzing political cartoons very interesting! We will also have some fun drawing some protest cartoons of our own. It is going to be a fun week! Please note the weekly syllabus on the right sidebar and don't forget to do your homework!

See you tomorrow!

Dr. Swartzbaugh