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- Constitutional fight looms over Senate seat
- Sample map
- Territorial Expansion Map HW
- Mapping Manifest Destiny - January 12, 2009
- Heading West to Oregon - January 13-14, 2009
- Stay tuned ...
- Finishing Oregon - January 15-16, 2009
- Operation US at the William S Hart Board meeting -...
- Remember the Alamo! - January 22-23, 2009
- The Mexican-American War - January 26-27, 2009
- Table of Contents
- Getting Ready for the Manifest Destiny Unit Exam
- Unit Exam and INB Grading - January 30-February 2,...
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January
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Unit Exam and INB Grading - January 30-February 2, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Getting Ready for the Manifest Destiny Unit Exam
1. Finish "Conflict with Mexico" jigsaw
2. Construct Your Own Learning (pg 15) - Using the page numbers and topics on the board, take quick notes on each of the four topics presented.
HW: Manifest Destiny Exam Review - Download here: http://staff.hartdistrict.org/
INB Grade Sheet - Download here: http://staff.hartdistrict.org/
We have the Manifest Destiny Unit Exam on Friday, January 30 (A-Day) and Monday, February 2 (B-Day). Also, make sure you have your INB complete and ready to be graded that day too! I've posted a photo of the Table of Contents in a previous post (see below). Good luck! If you need anything else on the blog, just give me a holler at rippolito@gmail.com.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Mexican-American War - January 26-27, 2009
President James K. Polk made a campaign promise to bring both Oregon and Texas into the Union. President John Tyler beat Polk to it as he signed an agreement to peacefully settle the Oregon dividing line with Britain at the 49th parallel.
Polk set his eyes on Texas, and the US annexed the Lone Star State in 1845. The Texas matter wasn't settled with Santa Anna, and the new American maps claiming the Rio Grande as Texas' southern border infuriated the Mexican leader. Mexico insisted that Texas' southern border was the Nueces River.
Polk sent General Zachary Taylor across the Nueces River to show Santa Anna that we intended to protect our territory and our boundaries, and the Mexican-American War began.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Remember the Alamo! - January 22-23, 2009
1. Texas War for Independence PPT (pg 9)
2. "The Alamo" movie
HW: "Remember the Alamo!" (pg 10)
Today we learned about the Texas War for Independence, also called the Texas Revolution. This is part of our continued study of Manifest Destiny, as Americans moved West and America expanded her territorial holdings.
We learned about the history of Texas and the Texans, and then watched the last 50 minutes of Disney's "The Alamo" starring Billy-Bob Thornton and Dennis Quaid. Here's tonight's homework assignment:
Read about the events of the Texas Revolution that led to the battle at the Alamo on pgs. 328-329 in the textbook. Then, create a historical marker for the Alamo. The marker should include:
*A drawing of the Alamo
*A summary of the events that transpired there in 1836
*A brief explanation of its significance in the history of the southwestern United States
What is a "historical marker"? It is a plaque, statue, sign, or other structure that indicates what happened on that site, and when. There is a great article on historical markers here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_marker
Good luck!
RVI
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Operation US at the William S Hart Board meeting - January 21, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Finishing Oregon - January 15-16, 2009
Stay tuned ...
assignment sheet for homework and (2) the new vocab glossary I've
prepared for you! Should be online around 4:00pm today.
RVI
Sent from my iPhone
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Heading West to Oregon - January 13-14, 2009
1. Read textbook pages 322-325
2. Journal - Oregon (page 5 in INB)
"Why did the Mountain Men go to Oregon? Why did families go to Oregon along the Oregon Trail?"
3. "One Family's Journey" play reading
HW: The Appleton Family - the next chapter (page 6 in INB)
Today in Yukon history, we began by reading about the two main reasons why Americans moved west to Oregon: gold and God. We learned that families headed west to seek their fortune, that mountain men went out to sell beaver furs back to the East Coast, and that missionaries went west looking to convert the local natives to Christianity.
We then read "One Family's Journey," the story of the Appleton family (Ma, Pa, Jem, Caddie, and Baby Sarah) as they trek west on the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon. The family must leave Grammy behind in Missouri and set out with their wagon train led by trail guide, Justin Lester. Along the way, they meet many challenges, hardships, and disease. They are helped by a group of Sioux, led by Tall Grass Waving. Finally, they make it up and over the Cascade Mountains into the Willamette River valley.
What will happen in the "next chapter" of the Appleton family's story? Your homework for tonight is to continue the story in 1/2 to 3/4 of a page. We'll share the best stories the next time we meet!
Need the original text of the play? Download it here: "One Family's Journey"
RVI
Monday, January 12, 2009
Mapping Manifest Destiny - January 12, 2009
Agenda:
1. Welcome Back!
2. animatedatlas.com presentation
3. Journal "Push/Pull Factors" (pg 4)
4. Territorial Expansion Map (pg 3)
HW: Finish map
Today in Team Yukon history, we began by discussing where we had come from as a nation. We began with just the land of the 13 original colonies, but by 1783 had quickly expanded west to the Mississippi River. Later, with the Louisiana Purchase, the Texas annexation, the Mexican War, and a few other treaties and purchases, by 1853, the continental United States was complete.
Today's in-class assignment was the Territorial Expansion Map. The homework was to finish the map. Make sure to follow all instructions, especially when drawing and labeling the rivers. To help you with the rivers, check out these sites:
http://graphicmaps.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/artwork/rivers/uslayout.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/rivers/
A really cool downloadable, printable map of Westward Expansion is available here:
http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/territory/pagetacq3.pdf
If you want to show your parents some of what we did in class today, you can check out the Animated Atlas at:
http://animatedatlas.com/movie2.html
Happy Learning!
RVI
Territorial Expansion Map HW
Here is a much clearer version of the Territorial Expansion Map to help you with your homework. Good luck!
Sample map
meeting, but if you're looking for help with the map homework, this is
at least a start. I will have a proper scan later this evening.
Mr I
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Constitutional fight looms over Senate seat
you! Hey, there is a Constitutional battle brewing over the man
chosen to fill Barack Obama's seat in the Senate. It's the
Constitution in action! Read the article below from CNN.
http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/221414/full
Happy New Year!
RVI