Nancy Jones

This week we will continue with Unit 2 - Constitution and New Republic (see standards in last week's entry). We have discussed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the many issues and compromises needed to ratify the Constitution. This week we will examine the new Republic and its many challenges politically, economically and socially. We will examine the lasting precedents of George Washington, the rise of political parties, and examine the causes and results of the War of 1812.

Please finish your Landmark Supreme Court case research and be prepared to share the facts of your case with the class by Wednesday.

On Friday we will work on a project entitled: Body Biography - What is a Democratic Republic?

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Continue unit 2 - Ancient Greece (See standards from last week)

Project is due on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Be sure you have gone over the directions as a final checklist and that you include all required elements. Also, please cite your sources (remember Citation Machine - MLA). We look forward to sharing these projects in class!

We will begin Chapter 6 (Ancient Rome) - First we will trace the history from the founding of Rome to the development of the Roman Republic.

The standards for this chapter are included in SSWH3 (see last week's entry).

Next we will review the accomplishments of the Romans and trace the rise of the Roman Empire. Lastly, we will assess the reasons for the collapse of the empire and the lasting legacy of Rome.

Key Concepts: Greco - Roman Culture; Judeo - Christian ethics

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Unit 2 - Constitution & Western Expansion

This week we will examine the Articles of Confederation - What were the weaknesses of the Articles?; the Constitutional Convention - purpose, conflicts (how to create a powerful central government and maintain a republic????), compromises (create a concept web); ratification of the Constitution; Bill of Rights; Supreme Court and landmark cases

Read article: Constitution and Governance (including emerging democracies); Federalist papers

Reminder, your summer reading exam is Thursday (The Grapes of Wrath) Please be sure you have read the entire book!

The standards for Unit 2 are SSUSH 5 & 6. Specific elements of the standards can be accessed at http://www.georgiastandards.org/socialstudies.aspx

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This week - Unit 2 - Ancient Greece

Continue with research on assigned topics

Areas of Focus:
Monday - Wednesday - Impact of geography on Greece's economy & political structure (city-states); early history and impact of contact with other cultures (Mycenaeans, Minoans, Dorians); early political structures (monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy); rise of Athenian democracy; rise of militaristic Sparta; Persian Wars, Golden Age of Greece (Pericles), art, philosophy, architecture, drama, history

Areas of Focus:
Thursday & Friday - Alexander the Great; conquest of Persia; spread of Hellenistic culture; contributions

Reminder - Your summer reading essays will be done in class Thursday. You need to bring your book with you since you will be using quotes from the book to support your essay. You will develop a thesis statement and provide 3 main supporting paragraphs to support the thesis. We will review this prior to the test.

Projects are due Tuesday, September 2

The standard for this unit is SSWH3. Specific elements of the standard can be accessed at http://www.georgiastandards.org/socialstudies.aspx

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We will continue to explore the origins, locations, structures and interactions of early civilizations. Our test will be Friday and covers Chapters 1-4.

Be sure to continue to read your text at home, review class notes, civilization chart and all review sheets done in class.

Don't forget your summer reading assignment. The test is 8/28/08.

The standards for this unit are SSWH1 and SSWH2. More specific details can be found at the following website.

http://www.georgiastandards.org/

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This week we continue to investigate the causes of the American Revolution. Remember to focus on the impact of the French and Indian War on British colonial policy.

Columbian Exchange disease research due Monday.

Test Unit 1 will be Friday - covers Chapters 1-4 (early settlement through the Revolution)

Also this week: Compare and Contrast - Boston Massacre and Kent State Massacre
Develop and create a revolutionary political cartoon

Standards covered: SSUSH 1, 2 and 3 - Details of the standards can be found on the following website:

http://www.georgiastandards.org/

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Please read article on Bacon's Rebellion and answer questions that go with the article. Keep in mind the big picture - what is the long term significance of this rebellion? Due Wednesday

Map quiz Thursday!

Remember to return information sheets if you have not already done so.

Keep working on summer reading. Test is August 28th.....once you've traveled with the Joad family, you will never forget them.

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Reminder - turn in your completed information sheets if you have not already done so.

Things we've done (just to stay organized)
1. Syllabus - keep in front of binder
2. Information sheet
3. "History" Is activity
4. Group discussions - significance of Neolithic Revolution
5. Cicero quote & Harrison in 3,000 years
6. Pre-quiz - return Wednesday
7. Notes - Chapter 1
8. Packet - Page 6 & 7 - Catal Huyuk article and questions
9. Read Chapter 1

You may leave your textbook at home and use the class set in school. Please keep track of your book every single day!

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Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a wonderful and restful summer and that you are ready to have a good semester.

We will be covering U.S. History from colonization to modern America this semester. You will have an EOCT exam for this class so I strongly recommend that you go to the EOCT review site listed on your syllabus and either print out the review manual or visit the site frequently throughout the semester. The site provides content review but also contains summaries, test taking strategies, and practice questions.

There will be lots of information to come and I look forward to working with you all this semester!

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Welcome back to school! I hope you had a great summer and that you are ready for a great semester. This week we will be jumping right in so come to class prepared to learn.

We will be covering about 5,000 years of history this semester so the pace will be fairly quick. Rather than learning lots of names, places, dates (the WHO, WHERE, WHEN), you as honors students will be focusing more on the WHY and HOW and ultimately, the significance and impact of historical events. Although there are many facts to learn, you will be focusing more on concepts rather than memorization.....analyzing, predicting, applying, creating, summarizing, evaluating, etc.

I look forward to getting to know all of you and working with you this semester.

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