The Colonial Trilogy finally came to an end today with the test over Chapters 3 & 4.  Tomorrow, we'll get into the American Revolution.  Tonight's reading homework is as follows:

1st/2nd Period - 129-133
5th Period - 127-132

The bulk of class today was spent discussing the article The Transformation of European Society.  Remember that you are to have Chapter 4 finished by Monday (expect a Type 2).  I've included a review guide for those of you looking to get your studying started this weekend.

Today in class we discussed the reading homework regarding the Scots-Irish, Germans, Native Americans and the Spanish. 

The next article was assigned.  The points from this article will come from participation in Friday's discussion.  A link to a PDF of the article is included below.

http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/cms/lib02/WV01001913/Centricity/Domain/1206/Gary%20Nash%20The%20Transformation%20of%20European%20Society.pdf

The bulk of class today was spend discussing the material from the  Chapter 3 Learning Objectives which are included below. 

Tonight's reading assignment is as follows:

1st/2nd Period - 97-107
5th Period - 95-104

Today, we discussed the article, "Black People in a White People's Country."  Afterwards, we had a quick Type 2 writing on the assigned readings from the weekend.

The last part of class was spent analyzing the uprisings of the Colonial Period.  A file is attached with a more in depth explanation of the assignment.  Finishing this assignment is tonight's homework.

Today, we started by going over the Chapter 2 test.  Afterwards, there was a quick Type 2 on the assigned textbook readings.  The main focus was on the social development of New England.

We finished class by starting an examination of 17th Century mercantilism.  The economic relationship between England and the colonies will be an extremely important concept as we move towards independence over the course of the next month.

Remember, the article questions are due on Friday, the assigned readings for Monday are below.

1st/2nd Period- 70-80
5th Period - 68-79

Today, students took the Chapter 2 test.  We will go over the test tomorrow.  The remainder of the time was used to get started on the assigned reading for Chapter 3.  Tonight's assigned pages are as follows:

1st/2nd Period - 65-69
5th Period - 63-68

Today we reviewed the material from Chapter 2 in preparation for Tuesday's multiple choice test.  The review guide is included below.  

The bulk of today was spent working in groups on a chapter outline activity.  Each group was responsible for part of the text, decide what was most important, and place that information in an outline.  Tomorrow, students will present their outlines. My hope is that this activity will help those that are struggling with the text up to this point.


Don't forget that the article questions are due tomorrow.  See you then!

Today students got into groups and examined documents that explore the differences in development of the New England and Chesapeake regions during the colonial period.  The main focus was analyzing the documents and placing them in an outline as if this were an essay that they would eventually write (which it is not).

Also, the article, From these Beginnings  was pass out.  It is to be read with the questions answered by Friday.  Also, the following pages from the textbook are to be read by Thursday.

1st/2nd Period - 33-42
5th Period - 33-42