Early Presidents and Westward Expansion

Unit 6

Friday 1/23Achieve 3000.

Now that Achieve 3000 has been purchased for our use, classes will do 45 minutes of Achieve 3000 every Friday, and will also complete Achieve 3000 readings during their enrichment times on Thursdays.

Readings will be assigned and given a grade out of 8.

Monday, 1/26/15Vocab Check day!!!! I have lost my voice so we

need to be on our best behavior. Raise your hand and wait for me to come over so I can record our scores. Thank you!Log-in to Quizlet.comIf you cannot log-on search C_FarleyUnit 6- Early Presidents and Westward ExpansionUnit 6- Key Figures

If you finish early, log-on to Achieve 3000 and select a reading of your choice to complete. I want 4 readings completed by the end of Friday. This does not include last Friday’s readings.

Tuesday- Science Benchmark

Students will complete the Science Benchmark for Miss Colburn.

After your benchmark:Log-on to Achieve 3000Complete “ The Presidents’ Club,” and “Saying

Goodbye to a Pioneer.” HOMEWORK: Read 4 other achieve 3000

articles of your choosing and complete the activity section for them by Friday.

Wednesday and Thursday“The Presidents” documentary and movie

guide. Students will gain knowledge of the

presidencies of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe in order to later explain how their presidencies still impact us today.

Friday, 1/30/15Log-on to edmodo.com

Do “Weekly 5: 1/30/15”When you are done, raise your hand. Ms.

Farley will present you with the study guide for this unit which we will tackle as a class. On your own however, you will complete the section on “Washington’s Presidency.” If you get done before the rest of your classmates, continue to the next section.

We will go over “Washington’s Presidency” 10 minutes before class ends.

Monday, 2.2.15Come in and sit down quickly and quietly.Add to your table of contents:

Page 70- Quizlet Vocab- Unit 6 (have received)Page 71- The Presidents- Part 1 Movie Guide

(received)Page 72- The Presidents Packet (received Friday)Page 73- Andrew JacksonPage 74- Manifest Destiny (aka Westward Expansion)Page 75-Trail of Tears Page 76- Immigration and Industrialization BrainpopPage 77- “America the Story of US: Expansion”

Movie Guide

Presidents of the US- Who were they? What did they do?

We are going to divide and conquer in our quest for knowledge about the presidents. We will count off by 5. You will then meet with the person who has that same number and complete the page that is associated with that number. You need to become an expert on this page, because we will be having to teach another group about our page. You will have today to read and answer the questions on your page. Tomorrow we will get with our other group to hear about the other presidents.

Exit slip- Answer on a ½ slip of paperWhat did you learn today?

What do you still want to know?

Homework: “The Story of the States,” and “Words by Wire”

Achieve 3000 articles due ThursdayIncomplete class work.Progress Report signed- due Wednesday

Tuesday, 2/3/15Come in and get out your Presidencies

Packet. We will be having to share with another group the information that we became experts on.

Homework: “The Story of the States,” and “Words by Wire” articles on Achieve 3000 due Thursday. Signed Progress Report Due tomorrow!!!

Check answersWe will check our answers on “Challenges to

the New Government (1),” “The Federalists in Charge (2),” “Jefferson Takes Office(3),” “The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration(4),” and “Problems with Foreign Powers.(5)”

Tomorrow we will cover The War of 1812, Industry and Inventions, Plantations and Slavery, Nationalism and Sectionalism, and Politics of the People.

Wednesday, 2/4/15Achieve Day!

Log-on to Achieve 3000Complete “The Story of the States,” and

“Words by Wire” articles. If you finish these complete the extra credit

article, “Westward Expansion: Rush for Riches.”

Homework: None

Thursday, 2/5/15Turn in your signed Progress Report to the

orange bin. Divide and Conquer again! Count off by 5.We will cover The War of 1812 (1), Industry and

Inventions (2), Plantations and Slavery (3), Nationalism and Sectionalism (4), and Politics of the People (5).

Today you need to complete your section’s reading and questions. Tomorrow you will share with the class.

Homework: Any work not finished in class.

Friday, 2/6/15Weekly 5:2/5We will check our answers on “The War of

1812(1),” “Industry and Inventions (2),” “Plantations and Slavery(3),” “Nationalism and Sectionalism(4),” and “Politics of the People.(5)”

Homework: Any work not finished in class.

Monday, 2/9/15 How would you describe a good leader? What do you want to see from a president?

Homework: “US Won’t Recognize Tribe” on Achieve 3000

due Thursday.“Conflicts over States’ Rights” in Presidential

Packet due tomorrow.

Andrew JacksonStudents will watch a documentary on Jackson

to determine if he is a presidential hero or villain. This will take two days.

While watching the video, please remember to be a good audience member. In order to be a good audience member, we are:Quiet- Our mouths are closed, and our eyes and

ears are open. FocusedWriting down the answersFeet are on the floor and we are facing front

Tuesday, 2/10/15Come in quickly and quietly. Pass back the movie guide.Write down your Homework:

“US Won’t Recognize Tribe” on Achieve 3000 due Thursday.

“Jackson’s Policy Toward Native Americans” in Presidential Packet due tomorrow.

Wednesday, 2/11/15Answer the following questions on page 74:

Why do people leave their homes?If you were to leave home, why would you

leave?

Write down your homework: “US Won’t Recognize Tribe” on Achieve 3000

due tomorrow.

Westward Expansion Brain-popToday we will examine the reasons that

people moved west during the 1840s and 1850s.

Please log-on to brain pop and complete the following pages for our notes. Notes for today will be collected for a grade, and will be taped in on Page 74.

Log-in:leecsbrainpop

Thursday, 2/12/15Please log-on to edmodo.com and complete

your Weekly 5 for 2/12/15. You have a 15minute time-limit.

When you are done, we will investigate how the Industrial Revolution impacted the US with a Read-works Article. I would like for us to trade an grade on this prior to us leaving today.

Industrial Revolution Article tape onto page 75.

Homework: Study Guide due Monday, and Incomplete/missing work

Friday, 2/13/15Log-on to Achieve 3000.Read the following articles, and complete

their activity.The Stories of Three Asian Americans On the Go

Homework: Study Guide due Monday

Monday 2/16Review Day; Test tomorrow

Tuesday 2/17Test Day. Test on Edmodo.com