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NOTEBOOK TOC

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 ASSIGN #  ASSIGNMENT TITLE  POINTS
 1  The Lunch Date  10
 2  "Four Corners Debate" Essay Outline  12
 3  Summary Notes, Chapters 1, 2:  History Alive!  50
 4  Who "Discovered"  America?  12
 5  Columbus Biographies  10
 6  The Columbian Exchange Gallery Walk Notes  24
 7  Summary Notes, Chapters 3, 4:  History Alive!  35
 8  Jamestown Diaries  15
 9  Two Colonial Maps: Colonies / Products  27
 10   "Fly on the Wall" in class write  12
 - Notebook Organization -  18
   NOTEBOOK CHECK #1: Assigns. 1-10  225
 11 Summary Notes, Chapter 5, History Alive!  
 12  A Nasty Triangle, directed reading  
 13 Twilight Zone episode Response   
 14  Middle Passage research  
 15  A Terrible Transformation, movie guide  
 16  French & Indian War WebQuest: Newspaper Account  
 17  French & Indian War WebQuest: Proclamation of 1763

 

 ASSIGN #  ASSIGNMENT TITLE  
 18  French & Indian War Maps
19  UpFront Magazine Response #1
20 Reluctant Revolutionaries Movie Guide
21 Liberty! WebQuest  
22  Blows Must Decide Movie Guide  
23   Common Sense Questions and Chart  
24   Colonial Unrest Graphic Organizer  
25  Causes of the Revolutionary War Chart  
26  Character Profile  
27   Character Profile Flyer  
28 UpFront Magazine Response #2  
29  UpFront Magazine Response #3  
30 Vocabulary #1 - #4:  1776 (keep quizzes in binder!)  
31  Cartooning: Introduction, Activity 2A  
32 Cartooning: Symbolism, Activity 4A, 4B, Analysis  
33  Cartooning: Exaggeration, Activity 5A, 5B, 5C  
34   Cartooning: Caricature, Activity 7A, 7B, 7C  
35  Cartooning: Humor, Activity 8.1-8.4, Draw Your Own  
36 

 Revolutionary War Handouts (p.27-34) OR (p.40-45)

 

  37 Cartooning: Captions, Activity 9A, 9B, 9C  
38 Create Your Own Political Cartoon: from 1776
39  Notes, from 1776
40 Declaration Matrix
41 Grievance List and Questions  
42  Speech (4.1B in ConLaw)  
43  Articles of Confederation Matrix  
44  Problems with the Articles Handout  
45 Articles v. Constitution  
46  Convention Plans Comparison Chart  
47  ConLaw Notes from Chapter 4  
48 ConLaw Notes from Chapter 5.1  
49  Federalist v. Anti-Federalist Questions (Problem 5.4A)  
50 Constitutional Compromises  
51 Problem 1.1:  U.S. v. Holmes   
52 Problem 2.2B  
53 Problem 2.2C:  Kolender v. Lawson   
54  ConLaw Notes, rest of Chapter 5 (5.2-5.4)  
55 ConLaw Notes Chapter 1   
56 

1787 Political Cartoon 

 

   
57 Hot Topic: U.S. v. McVeigh
58  ConLaw Notes, Chapter 2
59 Constitutional Matrix
60 Branches of Government Chart  
40-60 NOTEBOOK CHECK #3 Week of January 5, 2009  
61 Outlining the Constitution  
62  Checks and Balances  
63 Preamble Scramble  
64  WebSearch: the Legislative Branch  
65  WebSearch: the Executive Branch   
66 How A Bill Becomes A Law  
 67 You Be The Judge!  
68 Congress Game Response  
 
 
   
     
 
 

 

 

   
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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