They are due for a completion grade on Friday 2/3. Students will complete a peer review for a progress grade and then take them back home to edit, revise, and create a clean copy to turn in. Final copies will be turned in on Monday 2/6 for a teacher grade.
Students are required to use their notes from playing the Oregon Trail game to write FIVE journal entries about the journey. Please use the attached rubrics and checklists to make sure that quality work is completed. These can be handwritten on loose leaf paper or typed on a students own time.
They are due for a completion grade on Friday 2/3. Students will complete a peer review for a progress grade and then take them back home to edit, revise, and create a clean copy to turn in. Final copies will be turned in on Monday 2/6 for a teacher grade.
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191. Forty-Niners: The people who joined the rush for gold in California, and are mostly young men 192. Mountain Men: Trappers who hunted animals for their fur and lived a dangerous life 193. Eli Whitney: Inventor of the cotton gin that cleans seeds from cotton and equaled the work of 50 slaves. 194. John Deere: Farmer who invented the steel plow to till hard prairie soil for farming. 195. Francis Cabot Lowell: Builder of the first American textile factory that effectively used water power to run combined spinning and weaving machinery. 196. Elias Howe: Inventor and manufacturer of early sewing machines. 197. Robert Fulton: Producer of the steam boat 198. Cyrus McCormick: Farmer who built a machine called the “reaper” that cut 28 times more grain than a person using a scythe. He then created a reaper factory using interchangeable parts helping to harvest great amounts of wheat easily and quickly. 199. Industrialist: A person whose wealth comes from the ownership of industrial businesses and favors government policy that supports industry 200. Agrarian: A person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agriculture.
Vocab HW: Due on Friday 4.5 **Definitions can now be found on my blog nkaspers.weebly.com/homework** For each word you must 1. Write a sentence using the word giving an example or context that shows you know what the word means. EX. Our ancestors used to be nomadic because they had to follow their food supply. NOT People are nomadic. 2. EITHER draw a picture for the word OR give a synonym OR give an antonym ****Your paper should be formatted like this: --Full name in upper left hand corner with class number and date assignment is due. --Each word is numbered as follows 191. _____Forty-Niners 192. _____Mountain Men 193. _____Eli Whitney 194. _____John Deere 195. _____ Francis Cabot Lowell 196. _____ Elias Howe 197. _____Robert Fulton 198. _____ Cyrus McCormick 199. _____ Industrialist 200. _____ Agrarian 4.5 SS HOMEWORK due by 2/3 Vocab HW: Due on Friday 2/3 Edpuzzle: Due Friday 2/3 8am Edmodo Current Event Response: Due Thursday 2/9 8am for 803, 804, 805 FOR REAL Assessment: ● Vocab Quiz—matching on Friday ● Upcoming Writing Assessments: TESTS for in class assessments for mastery grades ● Oregon Trail Journals research done on 1/23, writing day 1/30 and due on Friday 2/3. Peer reviews will happen in class and then rewrites are due on Monday 2/6 ● Manifest Destiny ERQ rewrites ● Upcoming Projects: ● Oregon Trail Journal Project, will need work time outside of class due 2/3 ● Black History Month Innovator project due at the end of February, no time in class to complete 4.4 vocab definitions
181 Cholera: An infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestines, usually contracted from infected water causing severe vomiting and diarrhea 182 Measles: An infectious viral disease causing a fever and red rash, most often in children 183 Trail of Tears: 17,000 Cherokee Indians were forced from their home and marched by troops to their new territory. 4,000 die along the way. 184 Louisiana Purchase: Purchase of land beyond the Mississippi to the Rocky Mts. and the port of New Orleans from France for 15 million in 1803. 185 Gadsden Purchase: Purchase of land between the newly acquired lands of the Southwest and Mexico after the Mexican-American War for 10 million in 1853. 186 Annex: To add territory to a country. An addition of land. 187 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Treaty where Mexico agreed to give up Texas and a vast area in the Southwest known as the Mexican cession in 1848. 188 Cession: To give up something 189 Emigrant: A person who leaves their home for a new place, specifically an area that is undeveloped 190 Missionary: A person sent by a religious group to spread their religion. Often Christians. 191 Mormon: Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints founded by Joseph Smith in 1830. Vocab HW: Due on Friday 4.4 **Definitions can now be found on my blog nkaspers.weebly.com/homework**
For each word you must 1. Write a sentence using the word giving an example or context that shows you know what the word means. EX. Our ancestors used to be nomadic because they had to follow their food supply. NOT People are nomadic. 2. EITHER draw a picture for the word OR give a synonym OR give an antonym ****Your paper should be formatted like this: --Full name in upper left hand corner with class number and date assignment is due. --Each word is numbered as follows 181. _____Cholera 182. _____Measles 183. _____ Louisiana Purchase 184. _____ Gadsden Purchase 185. _____Annex 186. _____ Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 187. _____ Cession 188. _____Emigrant 189. _____Missionary 190. _____Mormon 4.4 SS HOMEWORK due by 1/27 Vocab HW: Due on Friday 1/27 Edpuzzle: Due Friday 1/27 8am Edmodo Current Event Response: Due Thursday 1/26 8am for 803, 804, 805 Assessment: ● Vocab Quiz—matching on Friday ● Upcoming Writing Assessments: TESTS for in class assessments for mastery grades ● Oregon Trail Journals research done on 1/23, writing day 1/30. ● Manifest Destiny ERQ on 1/27 ● Upcoming Projects: ● Lewis and Clark journal entry mastery grade for homework due 1/24 ● Oregon Trail Journal Project, will need work time outside of class due 2/3 ● Black History Month Innovator project due at the end of February, no time in class to complete Journal entry must include 5 historical details, be written in the first person, include a drawing of what is observed. TOPICS: weather, mapping, animals, plants, native tribes, key locations
4: Journal is neat and looks like a replica of one the expeditions journal entries with a real date and location along the journey. It is includes 5 historical details that are focused and connected. The drawing is recognizable and matches the description in the journal entry. The button links you to examples of their actual journal entries. 803,804,805 will need to complete it on a sheet of copy paper and try to replicate the writing styles of Lewis and Clark. 801 and 802 will be given a worksheet during care on Thursday to help them and give them hard copies of examples. They will then complete the journal entries on their own. I will even give them a worksheet to guide them. DUE MONDAY 1/23 171. James Monroe: 5th president of the US, and last founding father to be president. He stated that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization
172. Monroe Doctrine: US policy that said any intervention by European powers in politics in the Americas was a potential aggressive act against the US 173. James Madison: 4th President of the USA. He was a founding father who wrote the Constitution, signed the Non-Intercourse Act, and dealt with the War of 1812. 174. Manifest Destiny: American belief that America should spread across the continent. 175. Nationalism: Patriotic feeling and focus on your country as a whole, even thinking your country is superior over others. 176. Andrew Jackson: 7th President who fought in the Revolutionary war, and was a hero of the war of 1812. 177. Indian Removal Act: Law that provided for the general resettlement of Native Americans from lands east of the Mississippi River to lands in the west. 178. Spoils System: Practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters 179. Trail of Tears : The route along with the government forced several tribes of Native Americans to reservations in the west where thousands died along the way. 180. Pioneer: A person who is among the first to explore or settle in an area of land.
Vocab HW: Due on Friday 4.3 **Definitions can now be found on my blog nkaspers.weebly.com/homework** For each word you must 1. Write a sentence using the word giving an example or context that shows you know what the word means. EX. Our ancestors used to be nomadic because they had to follow their food supply. NOT People are nomadic. 2. EITHER draw a picture for the word OR give a synonym OR give an antonym ****Your paper should be formatted like this: --Full name in upper left hand corner with class number and date assignment is due. --Each word is numbered as follows 171. _____James Monroe 172. _____ Monroe Doctrine 173. _____James Madison 174. _____ Manifest Destiny 175. _____ Nationalism 176. _____ Andrew Jackson 177. _____ Indian Removal Act 178. _____ Spoils System 179. _____ Trail of Tears 180. _____Pioneer 4.3 SS HOMEWORK due by 1/20 Vocab HW: Due on Friday 1/20 Edpuzzle: Due Friday 1/20 8am Edmodo Current Event Response: Due Thursday 1/26 8am for 803, 804, 805 Assessment: ● Vocab Quiz—matching on Friday ● Upcoming Writing Assessments: TESTS for in class assessments for mastery grades ● Oregon Trail Journals research done on 1/23, writing day 1/30. ● Manifest Destiny ERQ on 1/27 ● Upcoming Projects: ● Lewis and Clark journal entry mastery grade for homework ● Oregon Trail Journal Project, will need work time outside of class due 2/3 ● Black History Month Innovator project due at the end of February, no time in class to complete 4.2 Vocab
161. _____ Blockade A closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out. 162. _____Embargo : A government order that stops merchant ships from leaving or entering a countries ports; ending of trade. 163. _____ Isolationism : Policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries. Precedent set by George Washington. 164. _____ 12th Amendment : Law that set up the Electoral College to elect the president through a system of elected representatives based on state populations. 165. _____Democratic-Republicans : Political party who favored a strict interpretation of the constitution which limited the powers of the federal government and enhanced states’ rights 166. _____ Federalist : Political party who favored a strong federal (central) government. 167. _____Nullify : To refuse to recognize a federal law; ignore or deem void. 168. _____ State’s Rights theory: Policy where states could nullify any federal law they found unconstitutional. 169. ____John Adams: 1ST Vice President and 2nd President of the USA. He was a founding father, signed the Alien and Sedition acts and dealt with the XYZ affair 170. _____Thomas Jefferson2nd Vice President and 3rd President of the USA. He was a founding father who wrote the Declaration of Independence, sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition, and purchased the Louisiana Territory.
Vocab HW: Due on Friday 4.2 **Definitions can now be found on my blog nkaspers.weebly.com/homework** For each word you must 1. Write a sentence using the word giving an example or context that shows you know what the word means. EX. Our ancestors used to be nomadic because they had to follow their food supply. NOT People are nomadic. 2. EITHER draw a picture for the word OR give a synonym OR give an antonym ****Your paper should be formatted like this: --Full name in upper left hand corner with class number and date assignment is due. --Each word is numbered as follows 161. _____ Blockade 162. _____Embargo 163. _____ Isolationism 164. _____ 12th Amendment 165. _____Democratic-Republicans 166. _____ Federalist 167. _____Nullify 168. _____ State’s Rights theory 169. ____John Adams 170. _____Thomas Jefferson 4.2 SS HOMEWORK due by 1/13 Vocab HW: Due on Friday 1/13 Edpuzzle: Due Friday 1/13 8am Edmodo Current Event Response: Due Thursday 1/12 8am for 803, 804, 805 Testing: ● Vocab Quiz—matching on Friday ● Proficiency 2: 1 short answer and MC on 1/10 ● Upcoming Writing Assessments: TESTS for in class assessments for mastery grades ● After taking notes, reading articles, and watching videos students will write a letter to the President with advice based on 3 historical events from the early years of the country. In class on demand on 1/11 ● Will need to correct their ERQs and short answers from SSPA2. Due 1/13 |
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