6.3.19 - 6.7.19 Monday Continue working on Paragraph 1 and 2
Wednesday Thursday 13th Documentary and current events
Friday Final reflection writing
5.27.19 - 5.31.19 Monday No School: Memorial Day Independently search for primary sources: -Reconstruction Era failures
-Begin general look at Jim Crow Era
Wednesday Discussion: What is Jim Crow?
Thursday
Friday Quizipoo on Reconstruction and Jim Crow
5.20.19 - 5.24.19 Massachusetts 54th Sherman and Total Warfare Homework: Soldier Letters from war--due tomorrow
Wednesday Finish Civil War Notes from presentation
Thursday Civil War Quizipoo Annotate
Write prompt
Quiz questions
Friday
5.13.19 - 5.17.19
 Monday Lerner Park restoration High School visit Milwaukee Field trip
Wednesday Notes: Strategies and plans of the Civil War
Thursday Notes: Battle of Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation
Friday
5.6.19 - 5.10.19 Monday Finish Dred Scott discussion  Election of 1860
Paragraph 1 Writing Day A streamlined outline has been assigned in Google Classroom. However, if you find it useful to use a more broken out version of the outline, use the links below to go step by step in the writing process:
Wednesday Thursday Paragraph 1 Writing Day
4.30.19 - 5.3.19 ![Image result for percy brown middleton]()
Resistance Quizipoo Fugitive Slave Acts--Newsela reading (annotate, quiz, write)
Wednesday Gust Speaker: Mr. Percy Brown
Thursday Reflection on Mr. Brown's lecture (GC)
Friday Finish Political Compromises assignment--Due Today Dred Scott Decision -- Homework, due Monday
4.22.19 - 4.26.19
Finish 12 Years a Slave and discuss
Wednesday Thursday Forward Testing
Review David Walker and Nat Turner readings
4.8.19 - 4.12.19
Monday
Group Research Topic 1: Capture of the enslaved and the Middle Passage
Read Aloud from: The Story of Kossula, aka Cudjo
Suggested resources to start research: Continue Research
Wednesday Continue Research Share out to whole group
Thursday Group Research Topic 2:
Continue Research
THIRD QUARTER EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!!!!!!!!
A detailed weekly calendar complete with tasks, expectations and links to assignments and resources can be located at the link below:
1.14.19 - 1.18.19 Wapner and the Case of the Missing Rights 
Begin Research
Tuesday Continue Research
Wednesday Thursday Practice presentation using notecards
Friday Presentations (continuing Tuesday)
Essential Question: What are your roles and expectations within the function of the government?
1.7.19 - 1.11.19
Tuesday Continue readings/assessments
Wednesday Continue readings/assessments
Thursday Continue readings/assessments
Friday Continue readings/assessments Quizipoo :)
Essential Question: What are your roles and expectations within the function of the government?
1.2.19 - 1.4.19
Tuesday No School
Wednesday Welcome back! Make an account and play some iCivics (iCivics.org)
Thursday
Essential Question: Were the colonists justified in declaring independence from Great Britain?
12.17.18 - 12.21.18
Tuesday Battle of Trenton Role of black soldiers  American in Algiers poem & questions
Wednesday Marquis de Lafayette
Thursday Battle of Yorktown, continued Begin Revolutionary War Cartoon Network
Friday Finish Revolutionary War Cartoon Network
12.10.18 - 12.14.18
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday Battle of Brooklyn Newsela Article "Battle of Brooklyn" (assigned in Newsela)
Friday Status of the colonial army
12.3.18 - 12.7.18
This week, students are expected to work on small steps that will lead to the creation of a GREAT paper to answer the Essential Question. Students are required to check in with me on each step before they can move on to the next. Ask a lot of questions and do your best! YOU GOT THIS!
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday No Classes-Future Quest Expo
Thursday
Friday Let the editing process begin!
This is the beginning of our big writing project. It is absolutely necessary that you keep up with these smaller steps as we move forward so that you do not need to rush the final draft. If you run into trouble ASK FOR HELP EARLY.
Essential Question: Were the colonists justified in declaring independence from Great Britain?
11.27.18 - 12.1.18 John Adams--negotiations and compromises that lead to the vote for independence
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday and discuss
Friday Begin Quote-a-Palooza (GC) This is the beginning of our big writing project. It is absolutely necessary that you keep up with these smaller steps as we move forward so that you do not need to rush the final draft. If you run into trouble ASK FOR HELP EARLY.
11.19.18 - 11.23.18 Monday John Adams:(30:30 - 45:30) -The state of the Continental Army
-King's reply to the Olive Branch Petition
-Henry Knox and the guns of Ft. Ticonderoga
-Annotate: the difficulties they faced AND sections that bring a visual to your mind
Tuesday Complete the article from yesterday Illustrate the article: Comic Strip or Propaganda Poster -must contain:
*Continental Army
*Cannon
*Fort Ticonderoga
*Henry Knox
Wednesday
Thursday HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Friday
11.13.18 - 11.17.18 POGIL #2 (GC)
Tuesday John Adams (11:50 - 21:34) -2nd Continental Congress -Olive Branch Petition POGIL #2
Wednesday -5 Observations and 1 inference of the image above -Battle of Bunker Hill -John Adams clip--Battle of Bunker Hill, Second Continental Congress, continued -Work on POGIL #2
Thursday Last day to work on POGIL #2
Friday Quizipoo--Continental Congresses, early revolution activities
Essential Question: Were the colonists justified in declaring independence from Great Britain?
11.05.18 - 11.09.18 Monday John Adams makes his decision "Dear Son" Letter Wanted! and Join Us! posters
Tuesday Letter and Wanted and Join posters due at end of class
Wednesday John Adams--1st Continental Congress Work on POGIL #2
Thursday POGIL #2
Essential Question: Were the colonists justified in declaring independence from Great Britain?
11.05.18 - 11.09.18 Monday John Adams makes his decision "Dear Son" Letter Wanted! and Join Us! posters
Tuesday Letter and Wanted and Join posters due at end of class
Wednesday
Thursday
Essential Question: Were the colonists justified in declaring independence from Great Britain?
10.29.18 - 11.02.18 Monday Boston Massacre conversation--using images of two different perspectives John Adams Clip--Will he defend the British soldiers? (10:30 - 14:45) Discussion of Boston Massacre trial interspersed with clips from movie John Adams Clips (14:46 - 43:30) Notes: keep track of perspective Discussion: did they do it?
Tuesday Continue discussion of Boston Massacre trial interspersed with clips from movie John Adams Clips (14:46 - 49:46) Notes: keep track of perspective Discussion: did they do it? Boston Massacre Verdict!
Wednesday John Adams discussion--"Walk and Talk" 2 reasons why JA should join Sons of Liberty
2 reasons why JA should remain loyal to the Crown Tarring and Feathering Clip from JA (edited for content to be appropriate for student audience)
Thursday
Friday Finish Hutchinson Reading -Write a letter to your son explaining why he should or should not be friends with the Sons of Liberty. -Use 3 pieces of evidence from the readings and/or film
Essential Question: Were the colonists justified in declaring independence from Great Britain?
10.22.18 - 10.24.18
Tuesday Formative review/check-in (GC) Finish POGIL #1
Wednesday Causes of the Revolution Summative Quizipoo #1 Boston Massacre conversation--using images of two different perspectives
Last day for Rushmore revisions and F/I War retakes
Thursday no school
Friday no school
10.15.18 - 10.19.18 Complete Committees of Correspondence activities
Tuesday Read and Review Breakup Letters Begin POGIL #1 (GC)
Wednesday POGIL #1
Thursday POGIL #1
Friday
10.8.18 - 10.12.18
Monday -1 quote from each section in your notebook -mini-Mel answering the question "Should Columbus Day be celebrated in America?"
Tuesday Bumper Stickers -choose a perspective and event from our unit -what bumper sticker might they have bought if available at the event?
Study for Quizipoo tomorrow
Wednesday Quizipoo: French-Indian War
Thursday Group assignments and team building activities (complex greeting)
Friday
10.1.18 - 10.5.18 
Monday Walk and Talk: Tweets Fort Necessity notes
Tuesday Quizipoo: Causes of Conflict
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9.17.18 - 9.21.18
Monday  Finish Rushmore MELCon writing process and submit (GC)
Tuesday
Final Draft of Rushmore MELCon Due (GC)
Wednesday Continue with whole group discussion of the causes sort from yesterday
Thursday Continue with Conflict videos and viewing questions
Friday Image analysis Perspectives of French-Indian War
9.17.18 - 9.21.18
Monday
Tuesday Continue review of evidence
Wednesday Rushmore outline -- GC
Link to explanation of Main Idea sentence and theme
Thursday Rushmore rough draft
Friday (Homecoming Parade = alternate schedule)
Final Draft Due Tuesday 9/25
9.10.18 - 9.14.18
Monday Discuss observations v. inferences Begin introduction of MELCon Outline using Who is Ms. Walker? observations (GC)
Tuesday Gather evidence
Build an argument for one of two main ideas
Continue Who is Ms. Walker outline (GC)
Wednesday Complete Who is Ms. Walker outline (GC) -- Due Friday at beginning of class Create paragraph Self and peer editing
Thursday 8th Grade Learner Survey
Friday Build paragraph using outline material Self-edit Peer-edit
9.4.18 - 9.7.18 
No School
Tuesday Introductory remarks Little Americans project (Due 9.7.17) Who am I? practice paragraph
Wednesday Continue assignments from Tuesday
Thursday What is a MELCon? discussion and handouts
Friday Who is Ms. Walker? Observation gathering
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