THURSDAY--OCT 1

US History
EQ:
What was Reconstruction and to what extent was Reconstruction a success in giving ex-slaves full American citizenship?


CW:
finish notes/discussion of Reconstructionn
impact of the 15th Amendment--video clip from Many Rivers
12:2 RG
Reconstructing Southern Society:
scalawags, carpetbaggers, sharecropping
1872-75: Reconstruction comes to an end:
Amnesty Act of 1872
Financial Panic of 1873--video clip from Reconstruction DVD
Election of 1876 and Compromise of 1877
"The Lost Cause"
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why America needs a slavery museum
memorializing slavery activity
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review/essay prep

HW:
REVIEW NOTES
STUDY FOR UNIT 1 EXAM!!!
 

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WEDNESDAY--SEPT. 30

US History
EQ:
What was Reconstruction and to what extent was Reconstruction a success in giving ex-slaves full American citizenship?

CW:
finish discussion of 12:1 and 12:2 RG--video clips from Reconstruction DVD
black codes/sharecropping
Presidential Reconstruction gives way to Congressional Reconstruction
black codes/sharecropping
small group activity: analysis of the Reconstruction Amendments
video clip from Many Rivers--impact of the 15th Amendment
12:3 notes--given in class
video clip: the KKK
video clips:
Financial Panic of 1873
the South is Redeemed
IMPORTANT SET OF NOTES ON RECONSTRUCTION

HW:
REVIEW NOTES AND STUDY GUIDE FOR THE UNIT EXAM
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Psych (Wednesday-Thursday; 30-Oct 1)
EQ:
How do operant conditioning and cognitive learning affect behavior?


CW:
classical conditioning quiz
HW check
Unit 1 study guide
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discuss:
basic concepts of operant conditioning:
shaping
classical conditioning vs. operant conditioning
punishment vs. reinforcement--hobbies activitity
schedules of reinforcement
handout: negative reinforcement
negative punishment
video clips:
corporal punishment in schools
spare the rod, spoil the child?

HW:
Graded discussion reading and questions
DUE NEXT CLASS

TUESDAY--SEPT. 29

US History
EQ:
What was Reconstruction and to what extent was Reconstruction a success in giving ex-slaves full American citizenship?


CW:
BFP #2
video clip: General Sherman and Garrison Frazier meet in Savannah, GA--Jan 1865
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RECONSTRUCTION SIMULATION
agenda for next two days will change
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discuss 12:1 RG+notes from Foner
video clips:
Presidential Reconstruction
black codes
Radical Republicans
   
HW:
REVIEW 12:1 AND 12:2 RGs

FRIDAY--SEPT. 25

US History
EQ:
What factors/events led to a Northern/Union victory in the Civil War?

CW:
1864-65
11:4 RG Sherman's March to the Sea
Presidential Election of 1864
April 9, 1865--Lee surrenders to Grant
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11:5 RG:
1865
legacy of the Civil War and the plot to murder President Lincoln
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making sense of the Civil War:
University of Mississippi's Civil War past
Removal of the Confederate flag from gov't buildings:
Chris Rock clip
Images of Dylann Roof
Southerners discuss the meaning of the Confederate flag
Larry Wilmore clip from June 22--For the Record (begin 44 seconds in)
Gov. Nikki Haley from 2014
removal of the flag from the Statehouse grounds
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small group discussion: memorializing slavery--USE NEXT WEEK
Why America Needs a Slavery Museum



HW:
12:1 RG
12:2 RG
DUE ON TUESDAY
BFP #2 ON TUESDAY--WILL NOT COVER MATERIAL FROM THE CHAPTER 12 RGs!
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Psych (17-18)
EQ:
How does classical conditioning affect one's behavior?

CW:
discuss: other classical conditioning concepts
classical conditioning practice with new examples
class experiment
 Baby Albert and learned fear
discuss fear and phobia acquisition
fears checklist and phobia quiz

HW:
Operant conditioning and cognitive learning RG
ALL DUE BY NEXT CLASS

THURSDAY--SEPT. 23

US History
EQ:
What factors/events led to a Northern victory in the Civil War?

CW:
Unit 1 study guide
1862-63:
CSA institutes the draft--1862 (11:2 RG)
1863:
Emancipation Proclamation changes the focus of the war:
From "Many Rivers"
Robert Smalls in Charleston, SC
runaway slaves become "contrabands"
11:3 RG--video clips from Many Rivers and the assault on Ft. Wagner from "Glory"
11:4 RG: July 1-3--Battle of Gettysburg, PA
July 1863--Draft Riots in NYC
May---July 4--Battle of Vicksburg--video clip
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1864:
Andersonville Prison (11:3 RG)
Ft. Pillow Massacre
video clip: Battle of Petersburg
The Crater from "Cold Mountain"

HW:
11:5 RG

WEDNESDAY--SEPT 23

US History
EQ:
What factors/events led to a Union victory in the Civil War?


CW:
battle map--1861-62
video clips/notes: Battle of Antietam--Sept. 17, 1862
11:2 RG: Lincoln and civil liberties 
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Life during Wartime for civilians and soldiers
read Sullivan Ballou's letter to his wife
reading: Greek Fire and Dead Cattle
video clip from Death and the Civil War--"Burying"
Civil War slang
food (CIVIL WAR BAKE OFF!)
battlefield medicine/healthcare 
Under the Knife reading
video clips:
Dances With Wolves (surgery scene)
CASH unit in Iraq

HW:
11:4 RG 
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Psych (23-24--Wednesday-Thursday)
EQ:
How does classical conditioning affect human behavior?


CW:
in class notes: Classical Conditioning 101
video examples of classical conditioning:
high school
dog
three year old 
video clip: Zimbardo video series (5:30--9:40)
video clip: Jim and Dwight from The Office
"CAN" experiment
PAVLOK

HW:
FINISH THE REST OF THE RG

TUESDAY--SEPT. 22

US History
EQ:
What factors/events led to a Union victory in the Civil War?


CW:
return CW Bake Off forms
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review final steps towards Disunion (10-4 RG)
primary source analysis: What This Cruel Was Over 
(small groups)
small groups will also explain how the following events caused the Civil War:
cotton gin; Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854); Dred Scott decision (1857) Election of Lincoln in 1860
handout: antebellum America: Was Sectionalism real or fictional (documents from class)
map of the Confederacy
discuss 11:1 RG
resources of the North and South 
map of early battles
video clips: Battle of Antietam--Sept. 17, 1862

HW:
11:2 RG
11:3 RG
READING GUIDES AND CIVIL WAR BAKE OFF FOOD ARE DUE IN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY!!

MONDAY--SEPT. 21

US History
EQ:
How do I  write an essay for US History?


CW:
BFP QUIZ #1
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Civil War Bake instructions
Learn the Address: Conan O'Brien
essay writing 101 and in-class essay

HW:
11:1 RG

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Psych (Monday-Tuesday 21-22)
EQ:
What are the physical and emotional effects of brain trauma?

CW:
discuss: brain trauma
video clips:
Phineas Gage (VHS) and Lego version
brain trauma and sports:
video clips:
Preston Plevretes Story
NFL settles lawsuit with players
Chris Borland quits football
brain injury due to heading in soccer
soccer head band 
dangers of cheerleading--Amy's Story
small group discussion on brain injuries and sports

HW:
Read pp. 195-98 from textbook

FRIDAY--SEPT. 18

US History

EQ:
How did the economic, political, and social impacts of slavery lead to the Civil War?

CW:
review notes
clip from "Many Rivers"
Margaret Garner's fateful decision
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discuss 10:2 RG--
Kansas-Nebraska Act--1854
abolitionist violence against slavery:
John Brown and "Bleeding Kansas"
video clip: If a Tree Falls (direct action); Kim Davis (civil disobedience)
John Brown discussion
discuss 10:4 RG:
Dred Scott decision--1857
Lincoln's election and secession

HW:
11:1 RG
DUE TUESDAY

THURSDAY--SEPT. 17

US History
EQ:
How did the economic, political, and social impacts of slavery led to the Civil War?

CW:
discussion: 
abolitionists fight against slavery
William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Beecher Stowe
American Anti-Slavery Society
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Mexican-American War of 1846 and the Compromise of 1850
discuss 10:1 RG
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video clips from Many Rivers:
Underground RR
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discuss 10:2 RG-- the social and political impacts of the Fugitive Slave Act--1850
video clips from "The Abolitionists":
Uncle Tom's Cabin and its social/political impacts
Anthony Burns' return to slavery
Many Rivers"
Margaret Garner's fateful decision
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abolitionist violence against slavery:
John Brown and Bleeding Kansas

HW:
10:4 RG

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Psych (Thurs-Friday; 17-18)
EQ:
How does brain function impact human behavior?

CW:
Psych students--parts of the brain:
discuss: parts of the limbic system: amygdala and the hippocampus
brain games
video clip: split brain in action
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can an MRI measure love?
video clip 
science of kissing
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discuss: responses to The Terrible Teens article
video clips: Inside the Teenage Brain:
"Mood Swings" and "You Just Don't Understand" (if time, show both)
brain games

HW:
REVIEW NOTES

TUESDAY--WEDNESDAY--SEPT. 15-16

US History
EQ:
What were the social and economic impacts of American slavery?



CW:
SRRH--2nd period
begin 12 Years a Slave


HW:
10:1
10:2 RGS
DUE THURSDAY!!
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Psych 
EQ:
What are the major parts of the human brain and their functions?
How do injuries to the brain impair its functioning?


CW:
finish discussion of the approaches to Psych and their applications to "Billy"
small group research--parts of the brain
groups present information to class--TAKE NOTES!
TEXTBOOK CHECKOUT


HW:
split brain research RG
Reading:
Brain trauma due to soccer

MONDAY--SEPT. 14

US History
EQ:
What were the economic and social impacts of American slavery?

CW:
review notes
discuss Slave Life reading
video clip from Many Rivers: "Rise of the Cotton Kingdom"
document analysis: "the happy slave" (cartoon and Fitzhugh reading)
video clip: Implements of control
primary source analysis: slave narratives
video clips from Unchained Memories:
violence/rape against slaves: 18:08--26:18
slave life: 32:06--35:21
handout and video clip: Nat Turner's Rebellion--1831
historical investigation: Was Nat Turner a hero or a mad man? (if time)
review game with small group--KAHOOT!


HW:
10:1 and 10:2 RGs are now due on Thursday
12 Years a Slave will be shown Tuesday-Wednesday

FRIDAY--SEPTEMBER 11

US History
EQ:
What were the economic, social, and cultural effects of slavery?

CW:
9-11-01
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video clip from Many Rivers: African slave trade; Middle Passage
documents:
US Constitution and slavery
Missouri Compromise
discuss slave work discussion questions
slavery fact sheet and discussion
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video clip from Many Rivers: "Rise of the Cotton Kingdom"
document analysis: "the happy slave"
video clip: Implements of control
handout and video clip: Nat Turner's Rebellion--1831 
life of free blacks and dehumanization of African Americans

HW:
10:1 RG
10:2 RG
DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY
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Psych (11; 14)
EQ:
What are the foundations of Psychology?

CW:
return forms
seating chart
teacher impressions personality questions
slippery snake memory activity
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discussion of the approaches of Psych
discuss "Billy" case study

HW:
Terrible Teens Brain reading and questions
responses to questions are due next class

THURSDAY--SEPT. 10

US History
EQ:
How does one think like an historian?



CW:
return parent signature forms
receive first quarter reader
seating chart
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handout on reading/notetaking
video clip: Cornell notes how-to
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John Smith historical investigation
video clip: Pocahantas and John Smith 
video clip from The New World
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will examine slave life reading together for question one

HW:
Slave life reading--see yesterday's post

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US History:
EQ:
How does one study history?

CW:
intros
course outline and general course expectations
class FAQs
film consent form
internet form
sign up for remind.com
five minute history of the United States
class discussion
discuss the following quote: "History is not the past. History is an argument of the past."
"lunch room" activity in small groups--begin thinking like an historian

HW:
PARENT SIGNATURES ON FORMS
Slave work reading--responses to questions are due on Friday
SECOND PERIOD, I REALIZED THAT I FORGOT TO GET YOUR HW TO YOU. FEEL FREE TO SWING BY AFTER SCHOOL TO PICK IT UP OR YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW. IT'S STILL DUE ON FRIDAY.  
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Psych (9-10)
EQ:
What is Psychology?

CW:
course outline and class expectations
internet form; film consent form
class FAQs
class discussion
sign up for remind.com--4A
4B
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class discussion
4 corner debate
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(may save for next class)
teacher impressions and student impressions with index cards
Slippery Snake memory activity
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HW:
PARENT SIGNATURES!!
Read the approaches to Psych and apply them to "Billy" case study