U.S. and VA History
Daily lesson plans - 2011-2012
August 29 - Issue new 1st year books. Put this question in notebook: How did the spread of civilization begin in the Americas?
August 30 - Answer yesterday's questiom. Look at the 3 worlds that will meet -Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans.
August 31 - Give 70 question pre-test
September 1 - Finish pre-test if needed.
September 7 - Give handout of 10 questions from section 5.
Go over handout from Chapter 1 of section 5. Begin Chapter 2. Highlighted material will include Spanish conquistadors, the encomienda system,as well as French exploration.
September 8 - 10 Continue material in section 1 of Chapter 2
September 13 - 16 Introduce the encomienda system and lecture over the next several days using various handouts including Bacon's Rebellion ** VUS.3 Give map to fill in 13 colonies
September 23 Give quiz on the 13 colonies
September 23-26 2 Day review of Chapter 2 TEST TUESDAY !
September 27 - Test on Chapter 2 Give handout of questions to prepare for quiz on VUS.2
September 28 - Go over six of the twelve questions for future quiz worth 24 points. Begin looking at Chapter 3 on The American Colonies Take Shape supplemented with a handout
September 29 - Discuss and take notes on Section 1 of Chapter 3 Finish section 1 by lecturing and discussing pertinent material.
September 30 - Announce upcoming quiz on spelling and putting 13 colonies in proper location (Southern, Middle, and New England )
October 1 - Section 2 on the New England and Middle Colonies comes with a 27 question handout of questions. Through reading and discussion, allow 2 1/2 days to complete.
October 4 - Continue section 2 handout of questions
October 5 - Continue handout of questions on section 2. Use United Streaming clip on triangular trade. Go over the Navigation Acts, the Dominion of New England, the Glorious Revolution, and John Locke.
October 6 - Computer Lab Day - Cover lessons on Colonizing America, The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and The Southern Colonies.(CANCELLED)
October 7 - Give 12 question quiz on VUS.2 Finish film on French and Indian War- Give a partial review for test next Tuesday.
October 10 - Continue review work for test Tuesday.
October 11 - Test on Chapter 3. Go over if time permits. Give 12 question handout on VUS.3. Attempt to answer 4 questions. Quiz on this next week.
October 12,13 - Continue going over some of VUS.3. Begin looking at the American Revolution from Chapter 4.
October 14 - Lab Day - register for online book!
October 17 - Go over 4 additional questions from VUS.3. Quiz tomorrow. Continue Chapter 4 on the American Revolution. Lecture on acts by Parliament and colonial protest from pages 100-103.
October 18 - Give VUS .3 quiz of 12 questions. Continue section 1 of Chapter 4 talking about the Boston Tea Party. Section 1 handout will supplement events.
October 19 - Show the film - The American Revolution - The Background Years
October 20 - Give handout of Chapter 4 - section 2. Do the first 9 questions. Assign 10-20 for homework
October 21 - Go over remainder of section 2 handout for a homework grade.
October 24 - Show portion of 16mm film- " What say you..."Close out with Declaration of Independence material on p. 112. From p. 133 of old book, look at the committee that submitted the Declaration of Independence. Use video tape of actors reading the document. Use this site for FAQ's : www.IndependenceRoadTrip.org - Created Equal magazine available with handout
October 25 - Begin section 3 material emphasizing advantages and disadvantages of both sides. Use hanout to supplement ( Ch 4 section 3 )
October 26 - Begin 45 minute video segment of the Revolution from the video- America-The Story of Us. Use in 15 minute interval over the next 3 days.
October 27 - Highlight material from section 4 of Chapter 4. Use section 4 handout to show the effects the war had on differebt groups.
October 28 - Begin review of Chapter 4. Matching section
October 31 - Finish Chapter 4 review
November 1 - Take TEST on Chapter 4
November 2 - Give out VUS.4 Must Know Info sheet. Begin Ch. 5 talking about the Articles of Confederation and the Land Ordinances
November 3 - 4 hour early dismissal
November 4 - NO SCHOOL - parent teacher conferences
November 7 - Continue Ch. 5 talking about the Articles of Confederation and the Land Ordinances
November 8 - Go over Virginia and New Jersey Plans plus the Great Compromise
November 9 - Give out 20 question quiz on VUS.4 Use section 2 handout to highlight Constitutional plans and compromises. If time - Begin showing A More Perfect Union
November 10 - Continue watching and discussing
November 11,14,15 - "A More Perfect Union". Do the preamble scramble after going over briefly the articles of the Constitution in the text.
November 16 - Begin section 3 on ratification
November 17- Use one of several handouts regarding the Constitution. Life magazine and WDBJ are available as well. Handout on numbers of reps need to be looked at.
November 18 - Begin review of Chapter 5
November 21 - Continue review of Chapter 5
November 22 - Test on Chapter 5 ( The Constitution )
November 23 - Thanksgiving Break
November 24 - Thanksgiving Break
November 25 - Thanksgiving Break
November 28 - Go over VUS.5 Must Know Questions sheet of 9 questions. Begin looking at Chapter 6 to introduce.
November 29 - Look at Washington's cabinet and begin looking at the emergence of political parties. Go over upon completion. Stress loose and strict construction.
November 30 - Lecture on section 2 of Chapter 6 which includes Jay's and Pinckney's Treaties, the Alien and Sedition Acts, plus the election of 1800. Give 10 question handout to supplement.
December 1 - Take 18 question quiz on VUS.5
Go over 10 question handout from yesterday
December 2 - Look at The Louisiana Purchase.
Go over concept of judicial review, and have students write down 6 items concerning the Louisiana Purchase. Discuss and present handout
December 5 - Discuss handout on tbe Louisiana Purchase. Look at National Geographic's video of 40 minutes( in L. Williams' room)
December 6 - Finish video from yesterday. Go over handout of section 3 and go over information including White House handout of Then and Now.
December 7 - Discuss section 4 material highlighting the War of 1812. Present handout of Chapter 6 review.
December 8 - Continue review for TEST on Chapter 6
December 9 - TEST on Chapter 6
December 12 - Begin Chapter 7. Section 1 handout to be used as a supplement after lecturing on highlighted material
December 13 - Give previous book information about the Erie Canal. Go over section 2 with handout.
December 15 - Look at page 235 and discuss immigration trends before 1840 and after 1840.
December 16 - Go to section 2 of Chapter 7 and look at cotton. Know how the invention of the cotton gin affected slavery. Look at Society in the South and Slavery and discuss.
December 19 - Class Social !
December 20 - Last day before Christmas break
_______Realign dates
January 3 - NO SCHOOL
January 4 - NO SCHOOL
January 5 - Review briefly material from Ch. 7 section 2. Present handout 7-3 of 9 questions to work on
January 6 - Show United Streaming on Jackson including the Trail of Tears and the Nullification crisis, after briefly going over section 4.
January 9 - Do selected questions from 31 question handout on VUS .6 Also go over the concept of nullification and Jackson's veto of the National Bank.
January 10 - View 5 minute video on Jackson form C-Span's American Presidents Briefly look at the Whig and politics after Jackson
January 11 - Begin Chapter 8 with the effects of the Second Great Awakening.
January 12 - Lecture on remaining reforms of Chapter 8 including famous abolitionists.
January 13 - 2 Hour delay No class
January 16 - Begin review of Chapters 7 & 8
January 17 - Continue review for test tomorrow
January 18- TEST on Chapter 7&8 Grade and go over.
January 19 - Begin Chapter 9 on Manifest Destiny. Show a portion of America: The Story of Us. The first scene depits Daniel Boone and the Cumberland Trail. Lewis and Clark and Mountain Men such as Jeddidiah Smith are shown.
January 20 - Continue looking at section 1 and the famous trails shown on the map. Take notes on Manifest Destiny and American settlement into New Mexico, California, and Texas. Continue showing DVD.
January 23 - Finish notes on section 2 which highlights the Mexican American War
January 24 - Work on section 3 handout of questions on lands gained from the Mexican War, the Wilmot Proviso, and California's statehood.
January 25 - Student Holiday - Semester change
January 26 - Begin open book test on Chapter 9.
January 27 - Finish open book test. Show a portion of the DVD on America The History of US. This portion recaps the buikding of the Erie Canal plus the growing tensions beteen the North and the South.
January 30 - Begin looking at section 1 of Chapter 10 highlighting The Compromise of 1850. Go to computer lab and do The Union is Broken 1 & 2.
January 31 - Lecture briefly on sections 2 & 3. Then give handout on Events Leading to the Civil War. Do 5 of the 11 for homework.
February 1 - Take grade on homework assignment. Then go over th rest of The Events Leading to the Civil War
February 2 - Lecture on 4th section of Chapter 10. The election of 1860 and John Brown's raid
February 3 -Begin Chapter 10 review for test
February 6 - Continue review for Chapter 10 test
February 7 - TEST on Chapter 10
February 8 - Use USA Test Prep to prepare for SOL. This is a 10 day free trial and is really good!
February 9 - Use Test Prep again in library
February 10 - Begin Chapter 11 on the Civil War. View 10-15 minutes on DVD to cover Underground Railroad and John Brown. Use 10 question handout on section 1 of Chapter 11.
February 23 - Use USA Tset Prep in computer lab to simulate SOL end of course test
February 24 - Finish questions 20-24.
February 25 - No School Snow
February 26 - No School Snow
March 1 - Begin looking at section 3 on the Mexican War. After asking what the biggest threat of death was in migrating westward, use the fiction box on p. 307 to clarify. Work on questions 25 - 34 to complete this chapter
March 2 - Finsh going over section 3 questions. Make sure # 34 is well known. Use United Streaming to show clips on Goliad, San Jacinto, and the Mexican War
March 3 - Begin 3 day review on Chapter 8 & 9 review for test
March 5 - Continue review on Chapters 8 & 9.
March 8 - Continue test review
March 9 - Test on Chapters 8 and 9
March 10 - - Work on and discuss the handout on events leading to the Civil War in conjunction with section 2. Begin Chapter 10 with section 1. Take notes on why the aquisition of Mexican lands presented a problem. Note what the Wilmot Proviso was, plus the concept of popular sovereignty.
March 11 - If available - Go to lab to work on state location. Go to: www.sheppardsoftware.com/states - go to web games, then to place the state ( intermediate ) This is a great website!! Also ** go to: www.nationalgeographic.com Then type in geospy in search box ( Lab not available this year )
March 12 - Finish section 1 of Chapter 10 by giving map on Compromise of 1850. They write selected terms of this Compromise from p. 324. Go over section 3 answers to handout. Begin lecture of highlighted material on section 4.
Show Blue Ridge United Streaming segments on Kansas-Nebraska Act, Lincoln Douglas debates, and Dred Scott decision, contained in AMERICA'S ERA OF EXPANSION AND REFORM 1817-1860. ( If time permits )
March 15 - Clean up remainder of section 4 of Chapter 10.
March 16 - Review for Ch. 10 test tomorrow.
March 17 - TEST on Chapter 10.
March 18 - Give handout on on VUS .6 to look over for quiz next week. Answer selected questions over the next several days.
March 19 - If Computer Lab Day is available in library, work on the issue of slavery and The Union is Broken ( 1 & 2 )
March 22 - Begin Chapter 11 on the Civil War. Take notes on it being the first modern war. Mention different names each side took on. Lecture on section 1 of Chapter 11. Give handout of sections 1-3. Homework is answering the first 11 questions.
March 23 - Take homework grade. Stress the 1st question on advantages. Go over the remaining questions.
March 24 - Work on questions 12-23 from section 2 of chapter 11. Use lecture to help them answer these questions
March 25 - Continue working and discussing questions on section 3 of Chapter 11 handout.
March 19 - QUIZ on VUS.6 62 points
March 20 - Finish handout on the 1st three sections of Chapter 11.
*May have to skip this movie if behind Begin watching Glory - An excellent account of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
- Continue Glory mixing in information at selected intervals.
- Finish the movie today and discuss.
March 18 - Begin looking at section 4 of chapter 11. Handout available to reinforce lecture material. Lecture on section 4 material including the Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Read the Gettysburg Address noting Lincoln's ironic line: " The world will little note..."
March 19 - Go over section 4 handout helping out with the answers. Look at section 5 which includes Sherman's March to the Sea, and the aftermath of the war.
March 24 - Give handout of review questions for test in two days. Go over and supplement
March 26 - TEST on Chapter 11 - The Civil War
March 27 - A & E video on Foot Soldier Yankees and Rebels are a good supplement to wrap up the Civil War.
March 30 - Begin Chapter 12 on Reconstruction. Section 1 notes should include Lincoln's plan, the Radical Republicans, and the Wade-Davis Bill.
March 31 - Section 2 of Chapter 12 highlights Johnson being a racist and his impeachment. Lecture on carpetbaggers and scalawags, how reforms in the South had a downside,and the KKK, along with what the Enforcement Acts were.
April 1 - Section 4 notes from lecture include why Reconstruction ended with emphasis on the Compromise of 1877. Give Reconstruction highlight handout to help supplement.
April 2 - Use picture of hamburger to show the conditions for African Americans before, during, and after Reconstruction.
April 3 - Work on review and study for test.
April 6 - TEST on Chapter 12. Give VUS.7 handout for upcoming quiz.
April 7 - Answer any questions on their handout. QUIZ THURSDAY. Begin Chapter 13 on mining and ranching. Lecture on highlighted material plus give handout on section 1 concerning cowboy information.
April 9 - 2 hour early release
SPRING BREAK!
April 14 - Section 2 of Chapter 13 mentions the Homestead Act of 1862. Use highlighted material from section 2 and 3 which speaks of Native American clashes with whites.
April 15 - QUIZ on VUS.7 handout. Give OPEN BOOK QUIZ of 10 questions on Chapter 13.
April 16 - Chapter 14 on Industrialization includes new inventions. Lecture using highlighted material from section 1
April 17 - Section 2 on railroads will be supplemented by looking at the video: The Iron Road.
April 16 - GIVE OUT PROJECT SHEET INFO Finish the video: The Iron Road
April 17 - Computer lab day. Work on the following lessons: Life on the Plains (1,2) The Changing Nation (1-3)
April 18 - Finish the video and work on handout of 18 notable names.
April 19 - Section 4 on unions highlights why indusry opposed unions as well as three great strikes plus the Railroad Strike of 1877. Look at the question below the handout of 18 names to discuss the other 4 questions on tomorrow's test.
April 23 - TEST on Chapter 14 - Briefly look at and introduce Old as opposed to New Immigrants.
April 24 - Begin Chapter 15 on Immigration. Include why Chinese came to the U. S. and the Exclusion Act of 1882. Mention nativism and why there was so much resentment.
April 25 - Lecture briefly on last 2 sections of Chapter 15. Give handout of review questions 1-25. First 10 are due tomorrow
April 26 - Go over and discuss the rest of the review. Test tomorrow.
April 27 - TEST on Chapter 15 ( Immigration ) Give VUS.8 handout of review information. 34 question test will be in 2 days.
April 30 - Lab Day. Go over the Progressive Era and U. S. Imperialism - parts 1 and 2.
May 1 - Begin looking at Imperialism in Chapter 17. This includes our expansion into Japan and Hawaii. Also, go over the Spanish-American War in section 2.
May 2 - Give 34 question test on VUS.8. Give back upon grading.
May 3 - Section 3 highlights the Open Door policy and the Panama Canal. Mention what the Progressive Movement was from page 544. Page 549 has reforms: direct primary, initiative, referendum, and recall. Look at these. Briefly look at The Story of Yosemite on p. 561 and mention new California quarter with John Muir.
By May 4 .......
***** Some material may be removed or reduced. By May 4, open book test on Chaptera 22 & 23 should be completed. Spend 2 weeks before the SOL on the 70 question simulation test. Then go to the 14 page Curriculum Framework Review and work on 76 question part 1 and 80 question part 2. Then give Final Exam Review 2 days before SOL. ************
May 5 - Lecture from highlighted material on Chapter 19 which deals with W.W.I. Begin working on as homework a fill in the blank handout to wrap up this chapter.
May 6 - Wrap up handout. Look at " Warring and Roaring", ( Roaring only ) to cover the Jazz Age which is Chapter 20.
May 9 - Begin Chapter 22 on the Great Depression. Use selected material over the next three days to cover Roosevelt's New Deal programs
May 10 - Continue Chapters 22 and 23
May 11 - Finish Chapter 23
May 12 - Go over last questions. Give Final Exam Review statements. Then give End of Course review questions 1 - 76. Discuss
May 13 - Go over part 2 of review questions 1 - 80.
May 14 - Give open book test on Chapters 22 and 23. 9 SOL time constraints will not allow test to be taken )
May 15 - Give 43 question multiple choice handout on W. W. II and Beyond. Go over war questions. Finish the remaining questions as homework.
May 16 - Continue test on W.W. II and Beyond
May 17 - Go over last questions. Give Final Exam Review statements. Then give End of Course review questions 1 - 76. Discuss
May 17 - Go over part 2 of review questions 1 - 80.
May 18 - Civil Rights handout followed by the movie - Mississippi Burning.
May 24 - Cold War handout followed by the movie 13 Days
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