LESSON PLANS - August 25-29

AMERICAN HISTORY:
1) Cover Ch. 5 Test w/class.
2) Ch. 6 Terms and reading assignment
3) Notes
4) W.S. follow-up on text reading
5) Video - Industrial Age in America
6) Lecture/Discussion
7) Video - Andrew Carnegie

HISTORICAL RESEARCH:
1) Internet research of SE KS - 5 photos w/captions and citations
2) PowerPoint on historical research techniques

AMERICAN HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE):
1) Chapters 1 & 2 Terms
2) Chapter review questions (all short answer and short essay)
3) Friday: Chapter 1 & 2 TEST (multiple choice and T-F)

LESSON PLANS - August 18-22

AMERICAN HISTORY:
1) COVER FAMILY HISTORY SURVEYS IN CLASS TOGETHER
2) TERMS/QUESTIONS DUE
3) NOTES OVER SECTIONS 1-4
CHAPTER 5-"RECONSTRUCTION"1865-1877
BENCHMARK 2 INDICATORS 2,3
4) ASSIGN W.S. OVER READING COMPREHENSION - DUE WED. @ END OF CLASS.
5) LECTURE

HISTORICAL RESEARCH:
1) BEGIN VIEWING GIRARD SQUARE WITH ABSTRACT GUIDE
2) PHOTO RESEARCH OF SQUARE
3) FOLLOW-UP WITH GIRARD LIBRARY HISTORICAL REFERENCES

AMERICAN HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE):
1) POWERPOINT ON CHAPTERS 1 & 2

• Discovery and Settlement of the New World, 1492–1650
  • Europe in the sixteenth century
  • Spanish, English, and French exploration
  • First English settlements
    • Jamestown
    • Plymouth
  • Spanish and French settlements and long-term influence
  • American Indians
• America and the British Empire, 1650–1754
  • Chesapeake country
  • Growth of New England
  • Restoration colonies
  • Mercantilism; the Dominion of New England
  • Origins of slavery
• Colonial Society in the Mid-Eighteenth Century
  • Social structure
    • Family
    • Farm and town life; the economy
  • New immigrants

LESSON PLANS - August 13-15

1) Textbooks, Syllabus, Guidelines, Keys to Success
2) Discuss concept of "history" - Application to past, present, & future.
3) Assignment: Family history - interviews and outcomes due Monday August 18
4) American History classes: Chapter 5 - Reconstruction - assign terms, focus questions, timeline, & reading Pgs. 200-221.
5) American History 101: Website usage pertaining to "New World" "European Exploration" & "Colonialism.