Tuesday, September 7, 2010

LESSON PLANS WEEK OF 9-27-10

AMERICAN HISTORY:
Chapter 8 - Politics, Immigration, & Urban Life 1870-1915
*Benchmark 3 - Indicators 1,2, & 3
Section 1: Gilded Age Politics
Section 2: People On The Move
Section 3: Challenge of the Cities
Section 4: Ideas for Reform

(1) Finish and turn in Ch. 8 Terms & Timeline Monday.
(2) Go over Ch. 7 Test with class Tuesday.
(3) Notes & Lecture including items of local interest including Appeal to Reason and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
(4) Wednesday - 1/2 Day Inservice
(5) Worksheets over text reading assignment

AM. HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT):
Chapters 3 & 4:
  • America and the British Empire, 1650–1754
    • Mercantilism; the Dominion of New England
  • Colonial Society in the Mid-Eighteenth Century
    • Culture
      • Great Awakening
      • The American Mind
  • Road to Revolution, 1754–1775
    • Anglo-French rivalries and Seven Years' War
    • Imperial reorganization of 1763
      • Stamp Act
      • Declaratory Act
      • Townshend Acts
      • Boston Tea Party
    • Philosophy of the American Revolution
  • The American Revolution, 1775–1783
    • The Continental Congress
    • Declaration of Independence
    • The war
      • French Alliance
      • War and society; Loyalists
      • War economy
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Peace of Paris
    • Creating state governments
      • Political organization
1) Finish Ch. 3 TEST Monday
2) Chapter 4 PowerPoint
3) Lecture
4) Prep. for Ch. 4 TEST
5) Ch. 4 TEST on Thursday & Friday.
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LESSON PLANS WEEK OF 9-20-10

AMERICAN HISTORY:
Chapter 7 - "Looking West" (1860-1900)
*Benchmark 3-Indicator 3
*Benchmark 4-Indicator 1

Section 1 - Moving West
Section 2 - Conflict w/Native Americans
Section 3 - Mining, Ranching, Farming
Section 4 - Populism/Socialism in America
1) Cover Ch. 7 Worksheets with class.
2) Ch. 7 Test Prep. Items
3) Review
4) Wednesday: Chapter 7 TEST
5) Begin Ch. 8 Politics, Immigration, & Urban Life 1870-1915.
*Benchmark 3 - Indicators 1,2,3

AM. HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT):
Chapters 3 & 4:
  • America and the British Empire, 1650–1754
    • Mercantilism; the Dominion of New England
  • Colonial Society in the Mid-Eighteenth Century
    • Culture
      • Great Awakening
      • The American Mind
  • Road to Revolution, 1754–1775
    • Anglo-French rivalries and Seven Years' War
    • Imperial reorganization of 1763
      • Stamp Act
      • Declaratory Act
      • Townshend Acts
      • Boston Tea Party
    • Philosophy of the American Revolution
  • The American Revolution, 1775–1783
    • The Continental Congress
    • Declaration of Independence
    • The war
      • French Alliance
      • War and society; Loyalists
      • War economy
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Peace of Paris
    • Creating state governments
      • Political organization
1) Discuss Mastery Questions in class.
2) PowerPoint
3) Primary Sources - Elmo
4) Chapter 3 Test Prep.
5) Friday: Chapter 3 TEST

PSYCHOLOGY:
1) CHAPTER 3 - Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity
* Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences
* Evolutionary Psychology: Understanding Human Nature
* Parents and peers
* Cultural Influences
* Gender Development


**Notes/Lecture
**Video
**Review W.S.
Chapter 3 TEST
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LESSON PLANS WEEK OF 9-13-10

AMERICAN HISTORY:
Chapter 7 - "Looking West" (1860-1900)
*Benchmark 3-Indicator 3
*Benchmark 4-Indicator 1

Section 1 - Moving West
Section 2 - Conflict w/Native Americans
Section 3 - Mining, Ranching, Farming
Section 4 - Populism/Socialism in America

1) Define Terms and read pages 256-282.
2) Video "Into The West"
3) Notes on Ch. 7
4) Lecture


AM. HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT):
Chapters 3 & 4:
  • America and the British Empire, 1650–1754
    • Mercantilism; the Dominion of New England
  • Colonial Society in the Mid-Eighteenth Century
    • Culture
      • Great Awakening
      • The American Mind
  • Road to Revolution, 1754–1775
    • Anglo-French rivalries and Seven Years' War
    • Imperial reorganization of 1763
      • Stamp Act
      • Declaratory Act
      • Townshend Acts
      • Boston Tea Party
    • Philosophy of the American Revolution
  • The American Revolution, 1775–1783
    • The Continental Congress
    • Declaration of Independence
    • The war
      • French Alliance
      • War and society; Loyalists
      • War economy
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Peace of Paris
    • Creating state governments
      • Political organization

5) PowerPoint on Chapter 3 & Chapter 4
6) Lecture

PSYCHOLOGY:
1) CHAPTER 3 - Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity
* Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences
* Evolutionary Psychology: Understanding Human Nature
* Parents and peers
* Cultural Influences
* Gender Development


**Notes/Lecture
**Video
**Review W.S.
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LESSON PLANS WEEK OF 9-7-10

AMERICAN HISTORY:
1) Will use biography info. on Edison and Bell to answer 6 insight questions.
2) Chapter 6 Test Prep. items given to class.
3) Review with class.
4) Video: "Transcontinental Railroad"
5) Chapter 6 TEST on Friday.

AM. HISTORY 101 (COLLEGE CREDIT):
1) Go over Chapter 1 Test w/class.
2) Begin Chapter 2 Test, to be finished by Wed. at end of class.
3) Go over Chapter 2 Test w/class.
4) Intro to Chapters 3 & 4
  • America and the British Empire, 1650–1754
    • Mercantilism; the Dominion of New England
  • Colonial Society in the Mid-Eighteenth Century
    • Culture
      • Great Awakening
      • The American Mind
  • Road to Revolution, 1754–1775
    • Anglo-French rivalries and Seven Years' War
    • Imperial reorganization of 1763
      • Stamp Act
      • Declaratory Act
      • Townshend Acts
      • Boston Tea Party
    • Philosophy of the American Revolution
  • The American Revolution, 1775–1783
    • The Continental Congress
    • Declaration of Independence
    • The war
      • French Alliance
      • War and society; Loyalists
      • War economy
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Peace of Paris
    • Creating state governments
      • Political organization

5) PowerPoint on Chapter 3 & Chapter 4

PSYCHOLOGY:
1) CHAPTER 2 - Neuroscience & Behavior
* Neural Communication
* Nervous System
* Endocrine System
*The Brain

**Notes/Lecture
**Video
**Review W.S.
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LESSON PLANS WEEK OF 8-30-10

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


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)

PSYCHOLOGY:
1) CHAPTER 1 - Thinking critically with psychological science.
* Need for psychological science.
* Description
*Correlation
*Experimentation
* Statistical Reasoning
* FAQ about Psychology

**Notes/Lecture
**Video
**Review W.S.
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LESSON PLANS WEEK OF 8-23-10

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


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
PSYCHOLOGY:
1) CHAPTER 1 - Thinking critically with psychological science.
* Need for psychological science.
* Description
*Correlation
*Experimentation
* Statistical Reasoning
* FAQ about Psychology

**Notes/Lecture
**Video
**Review W.S.
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