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Weekly Vocabulary
For the week ending 12/2
Ubiquitous
Novella
Disparity
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Assignments
Unless noted, assignments created before 1/25 will link back to educatorpages.
The Course Assessment
Due Nov. 29
One, The Peopling of the Americas - now on twistedtimelines.com
Due Dec. 8
Pearl Harbor Study Guide - only linked to the PDF file
Dec. 7
Two, British Colonies in North America - now on twistedtimelines.com
Dec. 14
Three, Colonial Life - now on twistedtimelines.com
TBA
Four, Slavery
Jan. 11
Five, Colonial Resistance Grows
TBA
Six, Pre-War and Revolutionary War
Feb. 8, 320 points
More Perfect Union Study Guide
Feb. 22, 80 points
Seven, The United States Constitution
Mar. 2 or TBA, 180 points
Eight, The Presidency of George Washington
Nine, John Adams
Ten, Lewis and Clark
Eleven, Thomas Jefferson to the War of 1812
Twelve, The Market Revolution
OK, I'm starting new numbers here.
One, America's Rapid Expansion and Conflicts about Slavery
Two, Westward Migration
Three, People Who Changed America
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Journal Items
Remember -
We read and summarize a reading selection for your journal every day.
You will submit your journal entries from each week Friday. Please, submit only the items for that week each Friday.
You will keep your journal entries on 8 1/2" x 11" three hole punch paper.
When your journal entries are returned, keep them in your class binder.
The links to the journal entries we use for each day are found in the right hand column of this table. There are also extra copies of the articles from each day in the blue out box.
If you want to see an example of how your journals should be formatted, click here.
To view the PowerPoint about plagiarism and journal entries we used at the beginning of class, click here.
Link to the Daily Article
For the week ending 12/2
11/29 COVID Policy Protests in China
11/30 Selections from the Inter Catera, 1493
12/01 Iceman News
12/02 Dickens and Christmas
For the week ending 12/09
12/05 Indonesia Volcano
12/06 Russian Bases Hit
12/07 Pearl Harbor Attack
12/08 Charles V Secret Code
12/09 Pirate Hid Out in Americas
For the week ending 12/16
12/12 Lockerbie Bombing Suspect
12/13 50 Years Since Last Moon Landing
12/14 Nuclear Fusion
12/15 How do Grandparents Fit into Grandkids' Lives?
12/16 Taney Bust to Removed from U.S. Capitol
For the week ending 12/21
12/19 John Locke Sources
12/20 Fortnite Lawsuit
For the week ending 01/06
01/03 Oldest Known N.Am. Stone Points Found in ID.
01/04 Mayflower Compact
01/05 Cave Art Code
01/06 Teenage Pilot Makes Emergency Landing
For the week ending 01/13
01/09 Seattle School District Lawsuit
01/10 Immigrant Innovators
01/11 Patriot Training for Ukrainian Troops in OK.
01/12 Megalodon Tooth
01/13 Ancient DNA
For the week ending 01/20
01/17 3D Printed House in Houston
01/18 Sinners in the Hands of and Angry God
01/19 WWII Pilot Remains Identified
01/20 Questions About Tanks for Ukraine
For the week ending 01/27
01/23 Book of the Dead
01/24
01/25 Tanks for Ukraine
01/26 Neolithic Violence
01/27 Ancient Obsidian
For the week ending 02/04
02/01 Black History Month
02/02 The History of Groundhog Day
02/03 Balloon from China over U.S.
For the week ending 02/10
02/06 Earthquake Hits Turkey
02/07 Viking Animals
02/08 How Cats Conquered the World
02/09 Secondary Disaster After Earthquakes
02/10 Russian Missiles Again Hit Ukraine
For the week ending 02/16
02/13 China Accuses U.S. of Flying Spy Balloons
02/14 Snow Day
02/15 Nikki Haley Announces Run for Presidency
02/16 Artifacts Near Harriet Tubman's Birthplace
For the week ending 02/24
02/21 President Biden Visits Ukraine
02/22 Supreme Court Hears Web Case
02/23 160-Year-Old Civil War Shell at Gettysburg
02/24 Ukrainian Refugees
For the week ending 03/01
02/27 Ancient Projectile Points
02/28 Savannah Wreckage
03/01 Coronation Chair