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Daily Assignments First Quarter


     Aug. 26       Sept. 1      Sept. 8       Sept. 15       Sept. 22       Sept. 29      Oct. 6        Oct. 13      Oct. 20
     Oct. 27       Nov. 3       Nov. 10       Nov. 17       Nov. 24       Dec. 1      Dec. 8      Dec. 15

Explanation of Course Goals and Rationale

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Week of August 26

Aug. 26: Introduction and overview of U.S. History.    (Day 1)
Aug. 27: Read Turner, Katy Butler, Wyllie and Livesay.
Mini-Lecture: The Disuniting of America.    (Day 2)
Aug. 28: Read People, pp 1-2m; 10m-14.   Essay on introductory readings due.    (Day 3)
Aug. 29: People, pp 21-22m; 26b-32m.    (Day 4)


Week of September 1

Sept. 1: Holiday.    Read People, pp 32m-38m.
Sept. 2: Quiz over People, pp 32m-38m.   Discuss pp 39-45t.   (Day 5)
Sept. 3: Read People, pp 45t-53vt and write brief essay: why two distinct societies?
Introduction to the DBQ.    (Day 6)
Sept. 4: Read People, pp 53vt-58.   (Documents lesson)    (Day 7)
Sept. 5: People, pp 59-65b.    (Immigration)    (Day 8)


Week of September 8

Sept. 8: People, pp 65b-74.   (Emphasize 71-74)   (Social Structure)    (Day 9)
Sept. 9: People, pp 75-83b.    (Day 10)
Sept. 10: People, pp 83b-91.    (Day 1)
Sept. 11: People, pp 92-95m and review for major examination.    (Day 2)
Sept. 12: Major examination.    (Day 3)
Lecture: People, pp 95m-107vt.   (Bring your book to class.)   (Double History)


Week of September 15

Sept. 15: People, pp 108-120 and 1985 DBQ.   (Double History)    (Day 4)
Sept. 16: People, pp 120-129vb.   (Double History)    (Day 5)
Sept. 17: Double English.    (Day 6)
Sept. 18: Scarlett Letter in-class essay.    (Double English)    (Day 7)
Sept. 19: Founding Brothers, preface and ch. 1.   (Joint)    (Day 8)
Introduction to Founding Brothers project.


Week of September 22

Sept. 22: Founding Brothers, Chapter Two.   (Joint)    (Day 9)
Sept. 23: Founding Brothers, Chapter Three.   (Joint)    (Day 10)
Sept. 24: Founding Brothers, Chapter Four.   (Joint)    (Day 1)
Sept. 25: Founding Brothers, Chapter Five.   (Joint)       (Day 2)
Sept. 26: Founding Brothers, Chapter Six.   (Joint)    (Day 3)


Week of September 29

Sept. 29: Optional first draft of Founding Brothers project due.    (Day 4)
Lecture: Three Crises of the 1790s.
Sept. 30: People, pp 129vb-136m.    (Day 5)
Oct. 1: Double English.    (Day 6)
Oct. 2: Double English.    (Day 7)
Oct. 3: Double English.    (Day 8)


Week of October 6

Oct. 6: Double English.    (Day 9)
Oct. 7: People, pp 140-155.   (Double History)    (Day 10)
Oct. 8: People, pp 156-164t.    (Day 1)    (College Fair)
Oct. 9: People, pp 178-186vt.    (Day 2)
Oct. 10: Final draft of Founding Brothers project due.   Lecture: Immigration.    (Day 3)


Week of October 13

Oct. 13: Holiday.
Oct. 14: Miller, introduction and chapter 1.    (Day 4)
Oct. 15: Miller, chapter 3.    (Day 5)
Oct. 16: Miller, chapter 4.    (Day 6)
Oct. 17: Double English.    (Day 7)


Second Quarter Assignments

Week of October 20

Oct. 20: Miller, chapter 5.    (Day 8)
Oct. 21: PSAT and Parent Conferences.
Oct. 22: Miller, chapter 6 and People, pp 186vt-191.    (Double History)    (Day 9)
Oct. 23: M & R, II, sections 4-5.    (Day 10)
Oct. 24: Discussion of simulation characters.   (Joint)   People, pp 172m-175; 209b-214b.   (Day 1)


Week of October 27

Oct. 27: M & R, II, sections 6-7.    (Day 2)
Oct. 28: Lecture: The Changing Roles of Women, 1820-1860.    (Day 3)
Oct. 29: Review for major exam.    (Day 4)
Oct. 30: Major exam.    (Day 5)
Oct. 31: In-service day.    No class.


Week of November 3

Nov. 3: People, pp 192-195m; 233-238b.    (Day 6)
Nov. 4: People, pp 238b-244vb.    (Day 7)
Nov. 5: People, pp 244vb-251.    (Day 8)
Nov. 6: Introduction to "The Valley of the Shadow."    (Day 9)
(Meet in the computer lab).
Nov. 7: Examine 1860 Census and Free Black Registers.    (Day 10)
(Meet in the computer lab).


Week of November 10

Nov. 10: First draft of simulation paper due.    (Day 1)
Lecture: Free People of Color.
Nov. 11: Work on creating a document analysis exercise.    (Day 2)
(Meet in the computer lab).
Nov. 12: Presentation of document analysis exercises.    (Day 3)
Nov. 13: Review for major exam.    (Day 4)
Nov. 14: Major exam.    (Day 5)

Week of November 17

Nov. 17: "An American Tragedy," pp 1-6b.    (Day 6)
Nov. 18: "An American Tragedy," pp 6b-12b.    (Day 7)
Nov. 19: "An American Tragedy," pp 12b-16.    (Day 8)
Nov. 20: Spirituals and Slave Songs.    (Day 9)
Nov. 21: Final draft of simulation paper due.   Introduction to Jubilee.    (Day 10)

Week of November 24

Nov. 24: Discussion of Jubilee.    (Day 1)
Nov. 25: Discussion of Jubilee.    (Day 2)
Nov 26: Extra credit music presentations.    (Day 3)



Week of December 1

Dec. 1: Extra credit music presentations.    (Day 4)
Dec. 2: "A Dream Betrayed."    (Day 5)
Dec. 3: Examination of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 6)
Dec. 4: Analysis of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 7)
Dec. 5: People, pp 292-298b.    (Day 8)



Week of December 8

Dec. 8: People, pp 298b-307.    (Day 9)
Dec. 9: Double English.    Begin review for semester and AP exams. (Day 10)
Dec. 10: Review for semester and AP exams.    (Day 1)
Dec. 11: Review for semester and AP exams.    (Day 2)
Dec. 12: Review for semester and AP exams.    (Day 3)



Week of December 15

Dec. 15: Review for semester exam.