Sept. 30-Oct 1

EQ:
How did slavery bring about disunion and the Civil War?

CW:
UNIT 1 STUDY GUIDE
discuss: what does activism look like? 
video clip: Sept. 20 climate strike in NYC
discussion/notes: 
American Colonization Society
abolitionists fight against slavery--gradualists vs. immediatists
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
video clip from The Abolitionists on the Comp of 1850
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video clips from Many Rivers:
Underground RR
video clip: Harriet Tubman
video clip: Harriet Tubman--funny
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notes: the impacts of the Fugitive Slave Act--1850
video clips from "The Abolitionists":
Uncle Tom's Cabin and its social/political impacts

HW:
finish 8:1 reading
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
John Brown
Bleeding Kansas
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Read Ch. 8:2
skim the election of 1856
read: Dred Scott decision
Lincoln-Douglas debates-1858
John Brown's Raid-1859

Sept 26-27

EQ:
What were the political, economic, and social impacts of American slavery?

CW:
read and discuss: Know Alabama to compare and contrast the realities of slavery
video clips from Many Rivers:
Implements of control
notes: Nat Turner's Rebellion-1831
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finish 12 Years a Slave

HW:
Read Chapter 8: lesson 1; pp. 1-5
49ers head to California
Compromise of 1850-Henry Clay's proposals
Fugitive Slave Act (FSA)
Northern resistance to the FSA
Underground RR
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
MUST HAVE READ BY SEPT 30 AND OCT 1 

Sept. 24-25

EQ:
What were the social, economic, and political impacts of American slavery (1619-1865)?

CW:
NOTES QUIZ
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video clip from "Unchained Memories"
violence/rape against slaves: cotton production and punishment of slaves
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begin "12 Years a Slave"

HW:
Read Chapter 8: lesson 1; pp. 1-5
49ers head to California
Compromise of 1850-Henry Clay's proposals
Fugitive Slave Act (FSA)
Northern resistance to the FSA
Underground RR
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
MUST HAVE READ BY SEPT 30 AND OCT 1

Sept 20; 23

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

CW:
review notes
discuss: Slave Work reading responses
Slavery Fact Sheets
Missouri Compromise--1820
myth of the "happy slave"
video clips:
James Sims history
James Marion Sims
video clip from The Abolitionists--Frederick Douglass' introduction into slavery
small group activity--slave narratives


HW:
NOTES QUIZ NEXT CLASS ON SLAVERY NOTES
Quiz will cover today's material and last class
 

Sept. 18-19

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

CW:
Constitution Quiz
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Slave Fact Sheet/Lost in Space qusestions
map of the Transatlantic Slave Trade routes 
video clips from Many Rivers: origins of slavery (start at the beginning of the DVD)
African slave trade; Middle Passage--illustration of tight pack during Middle Passage
life on the Ball Plantation
African American culture
video clip: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings
video clip from Many Rivers: 1791: Haitian Revolution
growth of slavery to the Deep South:
"Rise of the Cotton Kingdom; Second Middle Passage

HW:
finish slave work reading responses

Sept. 16-17

EQ:
What civil liberties are found in the Bill of Rights?

CW:
Bill of Rights con't:
Student Speech Worksheet
Fighting Words; Bethel vs. Fraser case
video clip: Border wall t-shirt-Liberty HS 
video clip: Border wall story (longer-Fox News)
1st Amendment continued:
video clip: college controversy in MN--bridge mural
video clip: Westboro Baptist Church from Const. USA
video clip: 10 Commandments from Const. USA
NFL protests
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2nd Amendment-10th Amendment
Fourth Amendment info sheet
video: Vice News: Season 5-Public Defenders (if time)
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REVIEW:
Kahoot 
Bill of Rights scenario cards

HW:
Bill of Rights review sheet
SEE CONSTITUTION QUIZ STUDY GUIDE
CONSTITUTION QUIZ NEXT CLASS!

EQ:
What's in the Constitution?
What is the Electoral College and how does it choose the president?
What rights are protected in the Bill of Rights?

CW:
discuss responses to the Const. Scavenger Hunt
Electoral College handout
Electoral College map-2016 
blank electoral map
video clip from Electoral Dysfunction
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notes:
Bill of Rights
with note sheet
First Amendment:
Alayna Wyland
Student Speech Worksheet
Fighting Words; Bethel vs. Fraser case
video clip: Border wall t-shirt-Liberty HS 
video clip: Border wall story (longer-Fox News)

HW:
REVIEW NOTES

Sept. 10-11

EQ:
1. Why was the Constitution created in 1787?
2. What role did compromise play in the creation of the Constitution?


CW:
syllabus quiz on Chromebooks
student voice advice and study tips document
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quick recap of the causes of the American Revolution (1776-83)
video clip from Const. USA--origins (9:40-17:40)
notes: Constitution Convention PPT
Const. Scavenger Hunt--with laptops
online Constitution

HW:
review today's notes
finish Constitution scavenger hunt

Sept. 6;9

EQ:
What's expected of me in class?
How do historians think about history?


CW:
SHOW WEBSITE AND TEXTBOOK!!!
review historical memory
ice breaker activity
discussion of syllabus
join Google Classroom
review class website and online textbook
syllabus quiz--Google docs and Chromebooks
study strategies 
video clip: "how to do history"
handout: primary vs. secondary sources--Stanford website; IB primary document questions
"murder investigation" or John Smith activity
Pocahantas saves John Smith
John Smith investigation
video clip from The New World

HW:
parent signature forms
Read Chapter 3; lesson 2 from the online textbook
The Framers--who helped write the Constitution?
Virginia Plan
Great Compromise
3/5's Compromise
Checks and Balances; separation of powers
Amending the Constitution 

SEPT. 4-5 WELCOME BACK!

EQ:
What is historical memory and how does it impact how people memorialize the past?

CW:
icebreaker activities
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historical memory activity:
discussion questions:
distribute video worksheet
video #1: What is historical memory?
video #2: How do governments and citizens shape historical memory?
video #3: What is the difference between history and memory?
These High Schools Depict an Ugly History. Should They Go?
(show panels from article)
read the article 
answer questions on historical memory and the murals
video clip: divergent voices on the murals
video clip: NAACP's views on the murals
video clip: Danny Glover's comments about the positive aspects of feeling uncomfortable
video clip: SF school board decision

HW:
Charge Chromebook