US HISTORY
UNIT 1 SCHEDULE
Columbus to Revolution:
Chapters 2 - 4At the end of this unit, you should be able to:
-Describe how Columbus positively and negatively affected both Europe and the Americas
-Place, in chronological order, the major events of this era
-Discuss "Civilization" and "Government" as it applied to both the Europeans and Native Americans prior to the
American Revolution
-Discuss the reasons for English colonization and the impact it had
-Identify causes of the American Revolution and major turning points in the war
-Discuss the major concepts found in the Declaration of Independence
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HOMEWORK |
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8/27 |
Class intro. "Cinderella" |
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8/28 |
Finish intro, main idea activity. Pass out "Columbus" reading |
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8/29 |
Lecture: Three worlds meet |
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9/1 |
NO SCHOOL |
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9/2 |
Discussion question: How should we remember Columbus? Pass out "Colonial Map" Activity |
Have read pages 34-39 "Columbus" reading journal due |
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9/3 |
Lecture: American colonies emerge |
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9/4 |
Intro MS word and "Seeds of Unrest" Activity |
"Colonial map" Activity Due |
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9/5 |
Work on "Seeds" activity |
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9/8 |
Discuss "Seeds of Unrest" |
Have read pages 100-106 |
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9/9 |
Lecture: The war for Independence |
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9/10 |
Video and Discussion question: What are the major ideas found in the Dec. of Ind.? |
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9/11 |
Finish up and review |
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9/12 |
Jeopardy game review |
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9/15 |
Unit 1 Test |