Today in U.S. History: 10/31/11

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

• CNN Logs for 10/31/11-11/4/11
• Notes:  Fighting the Civil War pt. 3
• Total Destruction in the South
• The Surrender
• Lincoln's Final Days
• Final Results
• Video:  Stealing Lincoln's Body
• Scrapbook Responsibility
• Skyward/Binder Check

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

• Graded Papers in the  tray (on right).
• Remember to check your folders if you've been absent!
• Same #s
• 2nd Block:  Red
• 3rd Block: Blue
• Pick up Graded Scrapbooks and Binders
• Monday 
• Binder/CNN Log Check
• Skyward Check
• Wednesday
• Civil War Test
• Get on board w/ Skyward!
• Vocabulary Due
• Thursday
• Cities Quiz #23 (Cities #31-45)
• Friday
• Scrapbooks Due:  Civil War

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Today in Western Civilizations: 9/29/11

"The Senate and the People of Rome"

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

• Middle East Map Quiz!
• Notes:  The Roman Republic
• What is a republic?
• What set Ancient Rome apart from other Ancient Civilizations?
• What attributes do you think Rome and it's people had that set it up to be successful?
• Why do you think the republic might be doomed for failure?
• IWT

COMING UP/REMINDERS:

• Thursday
• Middle East Map Quiz
• Friday
• Binder Check #4
• Next Tuesday (10/4)
• Scrapbooks Due

*Remember:  If you have a question about any aspect of the Scrapbook assignment or how it's been graded thus far, ASK!!!

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Today in U.S. History: 9/27/11

Westward Expansion

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

• "A Growing Nation"  Vocabulary
• Notes:  America Discovers it's Manifest Destiny (Click for the presentation!)
• Essential Questions for Today:
• What is “manifest destiny”?
• What ideas made Americans think they had the right to expand?
• What actually gave America the right to expand?
• Why did some think that we shouldn’t expand?
• What problems existed when it came to expansion?

COMING UP/REMINDERS:

• Thursday
• Random States Quiz #1
• Friday
• Binder Check #4
• Next Tuesday (10/4)
• Scrapbooks Due

*Don't forget:  If you aren't sure about any aspect of your Scrapbook assignment or grade, ASK!!!

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