Today we looked one last time at your practice LEQ essays for peer critique. Finish them up tonight and have everything (Your peer critique slips and rough drafts copies showing revisions or share your online document so I can see revision history) ready to turn in tomorrow. We also examined some of the issues surrounding the ratification of the Constitution by completing a DocBlock over the Federal Edifice political cartoon then analyzing a collection of speeches from the ratification debates in New York state.
Tonight, you need to read the selection Republican Motherhood under Period 3 activities and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow, in addition to finishing up your LEQ essays. Be sure to check the PDF file on last night's blog to see the class activities that I will be looking over on Friday's binder check as well. For those asking how to study for the exam on Friday, a few ideas. We always recommend reviewing your textbook notes as well as the extra connections we made from class activities. In addition to that, looking at released APUSH exams from college board as practice questions or using the practice questions available on albert.io are also helpful. If you are looking for a bit more review, you can always check out the review sites and guides on the APUSH Exam Review page of this site. Happy Valentine's Day! H We started class today with a DocBlock over excerpts from the autobiography of Joseph Plumb Martin, a soldier in the American Revolution. We next talked about the Articles of Confederation in terms of how they match up with the goals of good government, followed by a brief examination of textbook coverage of Shay's Rebellion versus the more nuanced reality from historical documents. We then wrestled with the issue of slavery in the Constitution and ended the day with a second DocBlock over two letters between Abigail and John Adams. Don't forget Chapter 8 is due tomorrow as well as your revisions to your LEQ practice essay and your rough draft of your next body paragraph. Below you will also find a list of the DocBlocks and class Content Block activities that should be in your binder on exam day this Friday. H
Mr. Hutchison was out sick today, but classes forged ahead, dealing with some of the behind the scenes and less talked about issues resulting from the American Revolution. You started class with the Chapter 7 Quiz, followed by some time to read and peer critique your progress so far on the LEQ Essay. The rest of class you worked in stations to examine and analyze some information about the roles played by and outcomes from various subgroups of the American population in the Revolutionary War.
Chapter 8 will now be due Wednesday and tomorrow we will continue looking at the outcomes of the war and early American national government. H Early Release day today and we had a great writing workshop, knocking out the expectations for LEQ intro and body paragraphs and giving a chance for rough drafting, informal peer feedback, and one-to-one questions and critique from me. Hopefully we will see improvements in the thesis statements after this second round of revision. My apologies to those of you in 4th period that did not have electronic versions of your critiques due to website issues. I have the digital file of what I handed you today as commentary so I will try to get those to post once Weebly is cooperating again.
This weekend, you need to prepare Chapter 7 notes for Monday and also write a rough draft of your intro and first body paragraph. Chapter 8 due date has been moved to Wednesday! Also, you will have revisions to the intro and first body paragraph due on Wednesday for peer critique and the final revisions and full draft will be due to be turned in to me next Thursday! Be sure to check out the information on the Writing Tips page if you get stuck and email me if you have questions! H Today Richardson's class followed an alternative plan since he is out at a conference. Hutchison's classes meanwhile discussed the early American Revolution.
We first had a brief discussion around the difficulty of historical periodization, specifically, historical disagreement about the beginning of the American Revolution. We then completed a DocBlock over a brief excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. After this we worked in teams to examine historical documents about the Stamp Act resistance, Lexington & Concord, and historian's clashing interpretations of the Declaration of Independence. Don't forget to post your revision to your thesis statement of the board for your class if you have not yet done so. Also, Chapter 7 is due Monday! Don't forget to remind your parents that I have a conflicting engagement and will not be at Meet the Teacher Night tonight. If they have questions, they can see the presentation and handout posted on the parent page of this website and email me any questions! H We started examining the American Revolution today, first with a Quiz over Chapter 5, then by analyzing and critiquing four different perspectives on the revolutionary nature of the Revolution written by four different historians. We also took a good chunk of time to discuss the rough draft thesis statements. Remember to submit your revision to the thesis board for your class period (submit it as a reply to your original thesis statement post) by the end of the school day tomorrow! I will read and post comments tomorrow so that you have that feedback for our in class writing workshop in Friday. Attached below and on the Writing Tips page you will find a idea sheet for writing thesis statements if you get stuck! Also be sure to have Chapter 6 notes ready for tomorrow! H
Today we discussed the French and Indian War, examining the competing interests in the North American continent. We also took the Colonies Map quiz and discussed historical writing, specifically crafting the thesis statement.
If you want to refer to the PowerPoint on thesis statements we viewed in class, you can find it HERE. Tonight, you need to craft a rough draft thesis statement in response to the prompt below and post it on the discussion board for your class found HERE. Remember the "formula" we used in class: Argument word or phrase, Counterpoint, Expression of degree of significance, Assertion of position, Main points. H Essay Question: To what extent and in what ways did European powers develop different patterns of colonization in North America? Support your answer with specific and relevant historical information from the period 1607-1754. The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were the focus of our conversation today. We first wrapped up some loose ends from Friday with a brief analysis of some Colonial data in map form. We then explored the connections between and influence of Enlightenment thought and the Great Awakening movement in late Colonial society. We wrapped up with a DocBlock over an excerpt from an autobiography by Nathan Cole which discussed the personal effects of attending a sermon by George Whitfield in 1740.
Don't forget to review the map of the English Colonies tonight. you can find a blank map and directions under Period 2. H Great discussions today around interpreting the causes of the Salem witch panic of 1692 and how history is made and argued by historians. I'm confident you guys are ready to start flying on your own a little more and next week we will begin the process of teaching historical writing and argumentation!
This weekend, be sure to read the Jonathan Edwards' selection and answer the associated questions under Period 2 DocBlock. You will be responsible for this material on Monday in class! Have a great weekend! H Our focus today was on the study of slavery. We completed a DocBlock over an excerpt from a secondary source work of history on the Middle Passage to begin the day. We then embarked on an extended document analysis looking at runaway slave advertisements. Since we have little int he way of primary sources created by enslaved people to work from, historians turn to sources like these advertisements to tease out the details of life in slavery, the differences between slavery and servitude, and the ways enslaved people were viewed by others in Pre-Revolutionary America.
Don't forget that Chapter 4 is due tomorrow! H |
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