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U.S. History

Fall 2002

Frank Schneemann

Bonita Vista High School

Sept 2	Orientation Discussion of Terrorism in the U.S. and world News Essay Watch news and complete outline form justifying your position on current news story. You may get your news from the newspaper or Internet.
Sept 9	Discussion of Middle East problems Use Middle East map to study countries M.E. map test on Monday, Sept 16 Discuss Platonic world View as it relates to society and politics in the Middle Ages and today.
Sept 16	Continue discussion of relationship of individual to society and social order Early American history to the colonial period Trace Western Political thought from Aristotle, Enlightenment to today
Sept 23	Discuss and study the American Revolution Video, "Reluctant Revolutionaries" Quiz on prelude to American Revolution on Thursday or Friday Current events, The Middle East Visit one of the following web pages. With your partner, discuss and develop an opinion on the Israel/Palestinian conflict. Use the outline form to outline your position. No first person. Use the back of the form to take notes. Make sure you have facts to back-up your position www.msnbc.com www.foxnews.com www.usatoday.com www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtontimes.com
Sept 30	Be prepared for test on early Revolutionary War period If you were absent last week, read/study ch2 in your text Discuss and learn the importance of the Declaration of Independence Paraphrase and understand each of the three sections Statement of Philosophy List of Grievances Declaration of War Use the outline form to outline and paraphrase the three sections of Declaration Study Ch2 Sec2 in text for quiz later in week
Oct 7 Chelsea Carlson	President Bush Speech and Email Response (due Mon 10/14) On October 7, President Bush delivered a speech to the American people seeking their support for a possible attack on Iraq. You will listen to the speech in class presented by Chelsia Carlson. You may also read the text of the speech by clicking the link below. Text of speech Use any of the news links from the week of Sept. 23 to find other opinions on the speech. Outline your opinion on the outline form before writing your email Write an email to the president president@whitehouse.gov Your opinion Reason Reason Reason In the CC box enter Mr Schneemann's email address frank@schneemann.com Sign your email as follows Your Name Bonita Vista High School Period ___ History Class
Oct 14	Open House on Tuesday. All parents welcome PSAT Test for all Juniors on Tuesday Reluctant Revolutionaries quiz Chapter 2 Section 2 quiz Introduction to the U.S. Constitution Assignment: Memorize preamble to Constitution and title of each of 7 Articles of Constitution Report cards on Friday Discussion of the post Revolutionary War period End of first grading period
Oct 21	Study U.S. Constitution and compare with Articles of Confederation Check-out The Constitution Explained Be prepared for quizzes this week Click here for test questions California Governors debate (who do you like and why) Are We To Be a Nation Quiz Quiz on Wednesday Outline U.S. Constitution
Oct 28	Discuss U.S. Constitution Lecture, Overview of Government Quiz on Wednesday Study Ch2 Section 3
Nov 4	Continue working on Constitutional Amendments Check-out The Constitution Explained Study Chapter 2 section 3 and be ready for quiz at any time Election analysis Part of the California Standards required students to be able to analyze an event and extract the important details. In this assignment we will use the election results from November 5 as an event. Analyze the political consequences of the Nov. 5 election. Students may focus on national, state or local elections Visit one of the web sites below or discuss the matter with your parents www.msnbc.com www.foxnews.com www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtontimes.com www.c-span.org Use one of the outline forms to outline at least 3 important consequences of the election. Make sure you provide reasons for the importance of the election results. Please print or write clearly on your form. If I can not read it you get no credit
Nov 11	Continue discussion of Amendments Amendments quiz Click here for Amendments Study Guide Be prepared for Chapter 2 Section 3 quiz
Nov 18	Lewis and Clark Assignment Pick a site from the list below Project parts; Map - Outline - Typed Paper Create a map of the Lewis and Clark expedition and label each important event on the journey with numbers, 1,2,3,etc. Create a time line with columns and rows. You need at least 3 columns labeled Number - Date - Event Place the number of the event from your map in the number column, then enter the date and the event Use our outline form to outline a five paragraph essay that explains why the Lewis and Clark expedition was important to the United States. Use your outline to type a five paragraph essay on the importance of the expedition. Project is due Nov. 25. (You may have a non-penalty grace period till Wed) Amendments quiz this week Begin study of the Civil War. Ken Burns film, "The Cause"
Nov 25	Continue Civil War discussion and Ken Burns film on the civil war Complete study guide on film (These are the test questions) Prepare for quiz on the video (episode 1, "The Cause") You may use the PBS site as a guide for the quiz . Questions will be drawn from there and the video Click here for PBS site. Civil war Timeline Project Extension - Students can have until Monday, Dec 2 to turn in Lewis and Clark Project - Happy Thanksgiving!
Dec 2	Quiz, Civil War "The Cause" Begin study of Ch6, The New Industrial Age Daily quiz Chapter Test on Friday or Monday Study Chapter, Complete study guides and takes notes on vocabulary
Dec 9	Discuss Ch9 Progressive Era Video, Theodore Roosevelt Daily participation points Paragraph writing, topic sentence and supporting details Daily video summary
Dec 16	Discuss Progressive Era Letter from Upton Sinclair to President Theodore Roosevelt, March 10, 1906, Section Study Guides Chapter 9 Study Guide
Jan 6	Discuss Progressive Era Chapter Quiz, Wednesday You may (or may not) work with your partner on the quiz Begin study, Ch10, America Becomes a World Power Ch 9 quiz postponed until 1/9 (Technical problem)
Jan 13	Final Review Week Final has 100 questions and is 50% of the semester grade All of the possible questions are online in the class Students have access to the questions for review and study each day this week. Outline chapter 11, World War I Students may download the pre-defined outline form and type the content under the headings Click here to download the outline form in MS Word Format