Steve Reddick

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For Week of: May 24- May 28

Monday	Finish Plains Indians: Forces that Changed the West
Tuesday	Review: Final Exam topics, pt. 1 Finish for homework
Wednesday	Review: Final Exam topics, pt. 2 Finish for homework
Thursday	Review Homework: study for Final Exam
Friday	Final Exam Turn in review packet

For Week of: May 17- May 21

Monday	Reconstruction
Tuesday	Reconstruction
Wednesday	Civil War test corrections
Thursday	Introduction: The American West after the Civil War Plains culture: Buffalo hunting VC: “Dances with Wolves” buffalo hunting scene
Friday	Plains Indians packet

For Week of: May 10- May 14

Monday	Civil War: The End Turn in ungraded packet Go over Side 2, Review Sheet Homework: study for Civil War test on Tuesday
Tuesday	Test: Civil War Turn in Review sheet
Wednesday	Roots, pt. 2
Thursday	Roots, pt. 2 Homework: Reconstruction
Friday	Return and go over Slavery test Discuss Reconstruction

For Week of: May 3- May 7

Monday	Collect homework Discuss Emancipation Proclamation Key Battles, late 1862-mid 1863 Defining Moments #4 Stonewall Jackson
Tuesday	Key Battles, mid-late 1863
Wednesday	VC excerpt: “Gettysburg” Pickett’s Charge
Thursday	Review sheet Homework: Finish Review sheet
Friday	Key Battles 1864-1865 Go over side 1, Review sheet

For Week of: Apr. 26-Apr. 30

Monday	Test: Slavery Review Sheet due
Tuesday	Civil War- Review causes Homework- Civil War Key Battles due Thursday
Wednesday	Comparisons- Union and Confederates Read War, Terrible War Homework- Finish Civil War Key Battles sheet
Thursday	Collect homework Finish- Comparisons Discuss Civil War Defining Moments #1- Bull Run
Friday	Key Battles, 1862 Defining Moments #2-3- Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation Homework: Emancipation, Politics, and Daily Life due Monday

For Week of: Apr. 19-Apr. 23

Monday	Slavery: African Background; “Roots”
Tuesday	Slavery: The Middle Passage; “Roots”
Wednesday	Slaveowners and Enslaved: Realities and Responses
Thursday	Review: Slavery Key Dates, Concepts, Types of Work Finish “Roots”, pt. 1
Friday	Slavery Review sheet Homework: finish review sheet, study for Monday test

For Week of: Apr. 12-Apr. 16

Monday	TCAP 5^th/6^th “Jeremiah Johnson”
Tuesday	TCAP 5^th/6^th “Jeremiah Johnson”
Wednesday	TCAP 5^th/6^th “Jeremiah Johnson”
Thursday	TCAP
Friday	Resume Slavery VC: “Roots”, pt. 1

For Week of: Apr. 5-Apr. 9

Monday	TCAP Review- go over practice test Slavery and National Politics, pt. 1
Tuesday	Slavery and National Politics, pt. 2 TCAP Practice Test II, Part 1
Wednesday	The U.S. in 1850: Politics and Society Homework: Civil War- Causes, Comparisons, Strategies Due Friday
Thursday	The Civil War: Election of 1860 and Secession TCAP Practice Test II, Part 2
Friday	The Civil War, 1861-1865: Overview Collect Civil War homework

For Week of: Mar. 29-Apr. 2

Monday	TCAP Review- go over practice test Homework: Begin Slavery packet; due Thursday
Tuesday	Slavery: Africa and the Middle Passage Homework: packet
Wednesday	Slavery: Owners and Enslaved People Homework: finish packet
Thursday	Slavery: Enslaved People’s Responses Turn in packet VC: The History of Slavery in the U.S.
Friday	Holiday

For Week of: Mar. 22- Mar. 26

Monday	Trails to the West Homework: Finish Western map packet and Trails to the West worksheet
Tuesday	Texas and Manifest Destiny Collect Western map packets Homework: Texas, Manifest Destiny, and the Mexican-American War worksheet- due Thursday
Wednesday	TCAP practice test
Thursday	The Mexican- American War Homework: The Gold Rush; entire packet due Friday
Friday	The Gold Rush-discussion and film Western worksheet packet collected

For Week of: Mar. 8- Mar. 12

Monday	Andrew Jackson Homework: Study for quiz
Tuesday	Quiz: Early 19^th-century U.S. Industrial Revolution to Andrew Jackson Homework: Prepare notebook for 9-week check
Wednesday	Turn in notebook Opening the West
Thursday	Opening the West
Friday	Texas

For Week of: Mar. 1- Mar. 5

Monday	Test: Early National Period Turn in Early National packet and Review Sheet (195 pts.!)
Tuesday	Economic Changes in Early 19^th-century America: Industrial Revolution and ‘King Cotton’ Homework: Industrial Revolution letter
Wednesday	Turn in Industrial Revolution letter Economic Changes in Early 19^th-century America: Transportation
Thursday	The U.S. After the War of 1812: Political Changes Homework: Andrew Jackson Study Guide
Friday	The Age of Jackson Return graded papers

For Week of: Feb. 22- Feb. 26

Monday	Tennessee: From European Settlement to Statehood
Tuesday	Thomas Jefferson Homework: Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency
Wednesday	Lewis and Clark
Thursday	James Madison and the War of 1812 Homework: Review sheet
Friday	Review Homework: Study for Monday test

For Week of: Feb. 15- Feb. 19

Monday	Snow day
Tuesday	The Early National Period, 1789-1815 overview Homework: Early National Period- George Washington’s Presidency
Wednesday	Collect homework Discussion: G.W.’s Foreign and Domestic Challenges VC: G.W. and the Whiskey Rebellion
Thursday	Conclude/discuss video on Whiskey Rebellion Homework: Early National Period- John Adams
Friday	Return graded papers Discuss G.W.’s Farewell Address Go over John Adams homework

For Week of: Feb. 8- Feb. 12

Monday	1^st Amendment: Speech and Press Collect Bill of Rights worksheet Homework: Freedom of Religion article and paragraph
Tuesday	1^st Amendment: Religion Read articles: 2^nd Amendment and Guns
Wednesday	4^th Amendment: Search and Seizure Homework: Review sheet
Thursday	5^th/6^th/8^th Amendments: Justice and Juveniles Homework: Study for test
Friday	Test: The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights

For Week of: Feb. 1- Feb. 5

Monday	2^nd - no class; 2-hr. delay 3^rd/5^th- begin Bill of Rights assignment 6^th- ORHS registration orientation
Tuesday	Finish discussing “What’s in the U.S. Constitution?” 3 branches Packets turned in Homework: Bill of Rights; due Thursday
Wednesday	Introduction: Bill of Rights Homework: complete Bill of Rights assignment
Thursday	Discuss ORHS 9^th grade Social Studies courses Bill of Rights: Controversies Turn in Bill of Rights assignment
Friday	2^nd/3^rd/5^th- tour ORHS 6^th- Sparky and Rhonda Rucker assembly

For Week of: Jan. 25- Jan. 29

Monday	Legislative debate 5-paragraph summaries due
Tuesday	Origins of the U.S. Constitution Homework: Finish “Origins of the U.S. Constitution”
Wednesday	Study guide: “What’s In the U.S. Constitution?” Homework: complete study guide, Legislative and Executive branch sections; Watch “State of the Union” speech.
Thursday	Discuss U.S. Constitution Study Guide Homework: Finish study guide, Judicial branch section
Friday	The U.S. Bill of Rights overview Packet due: Origins of the U.S. Constitution” and “What’s In the U.S. Constitution?”

For Week of: Jan. 18- Jan. 22

Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Tuesday	Debate preparation Homework: Start rough draft
Wednesday	Debate preparation Homework: work on rough draft
Thursday	Debate preparation Homework: finish rough draft; due Friday
Friday	Debate preparation Homework: prepare for Monday debate

For Week of: Jan. 11- Jan. 15

Monday	The Articles of Confederation, Shays’s Rebellion, and the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday	The Constitutional Convention: Issues, Compromises, Results Homework: Complete both sides of worksheet/Study for test
Wednesday	Ratification Homework: Review for test
Thursday	Test: The Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, and the Constitution Turn in Review packet
Friday	Begin Debate activity

For Week of: Jan. 4- Jan. 8

Monday	No school
Tuesday	The U.S. After the Revolution: Problems and Challenges Return graded papers
Wednesday	The Articles of Confederation- the U.S.’s first government Homework: Read pages 154-155, 158-162
Thursday	The Articles of Confederation Homework: Complete “The New Nation” worksheet; due Friday
Friday	Snow day

For Week of: Dec. 14- Dec. 18

Monday	Project research Turn in notebooks Mon. or Tues.
Tuesday	Colonial/Revolutionary Projects due Begin presentations
Wednesday	Presentations
Thursday	Presentations Geography Bee qualifying questions
Friday	Conclude presentations Return graded papers Eat candy canes

For Week of: Dec. 7- Dec. 11

Monday	The American Revolution in the South: 1778-1781: Notes Return quiz and “Flashpoints” worksheet Homework: Review Sheet- use Flashpoints, notes, text
Tuesday	The End/The Treaty Return “The Revolutionary War, 1776-1781” and staple it to review sheet Homework: Review for Thursday test
Wednesday	Begin Colonial/Revolutionary Research project Homework: Review for test
Thursday	Test: The Revolutionary War, 1775-1781 Turn in Review sheet
Friday	Research project

For Week of: Nov. 30- Dec. 4

Monday	American Revolution: 1775-1776 Homework: Revolutionary War, 1776-1781; due Wednesday
Tuesday	1776: A Very Big Year VC: The Declaration of Independence Homework: Finish worksheet
Wednesday	Homework collected 1776: The Times That Try Men’s Souls VC: Black Winter
Thursday	1776: G.W.’s Christmas Surprise VC: Trenton and Princeton Homework: choose article about soldiers, African-Americans, or women in the American Revolution; answer 10 questions
Friday	Homework collected 1777-78: Turning Points Saratoga and Valley Forge VC: Not Worth a Continental

For Week of: Nov. 23- Nov. 27

Monday	-Flashpoints, 1773-1775 -Discuss Tues. open-book final activity and Revolutionary Handbill assignment (due Wed.) -Homework: complete Flashpoints worksheet/prepare for open-book final activity on The Causes of the American Revolution; begin handbill
Tuesday	-Open-book final activity: The Causes of the American Revolution - Turn in Flashpoints worksheet -Homework: complete Revolutionary Handbill project
Wednesday	-Turn in/discuss Revolutionary Handbills - Return Colonial Virginia quizzes and review sheet
Thursday	Thanksgiving holiday
Friday	Thanksgiving holiday

For Week of: Nov. 16- Nov. 20

Monday	Colonial VA review Turn in field trip booklets and related activities
Tuesday	Colonial VA review Homework: Study for quiz
Wednesday	Colonial VA quiz
Thursday	Boston Massacre: Paul Revere engraving John Adams and the Boston Massacre- DVD excerpt
Friday	Flashpoints 1773-1775 The Road to Revolution

For Week of: Nov. 9- Nov. 13

Monday	Colonial Williamsburg introduction Classwork: Chap. 33 handout and questions
Tuesday	Colonial Williamsburg map activity
Wednesday	Field trip and related activities
Thursday	Field trip and related activities
Friday	Field trip and related activities

For Week of: Nov. 2- Nov. 6

Monday	The English Colonies, 1750 Homework: Life in the English Colonies worksheet
Tuesday	The French and Indian War: Context, causes, and phase 1 Monday homework collected
Wednesday	The French and Indian War: Phase 2
Thursday	After the French and Indian War: Causes of the American Revolution, 1763-1765 Homework
Friday	The Boston Massacre

For Week of: Oct. 19-Oct. 23

Monday	Salem Witchcraft Trials: Background, Context Video Homework: p. 1 Southern and Middle Colonies
Tuesday	Salem Witchcraft Trials: Possible explanations Homework: Finish Southern and Middle Colonies; due Thursday Williamsburg Final Payment due; Cell phone/field trip statement signature page due.
Wednesday	EXPLORE test
Thursday	Southern Colonies: MD, the Carolinas, Georgia
Friday	Middle Colonies: NY, NJ, PA

For Week of: Oct. 12-Oct. 16

Monday	-“Final Activity” European Religion, Exploration, and Colonization (open-book, open-note test) -Review sheet due
Tuesday	The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony
Wednesday	The Puritans and Massachusetts Bay
Thursday	Puritans
Friday	Southern and Middle Colonies

For Week of: Oct. 5-Oct. 9

Monday	Roanoke Island Homework: Jamestown
Tuesday	Jamestown- intro Collect Monday homework
Wednesday	Jamestown Homework: Dearest Richard
Thursday	Jamestown- conclusion
Friday	Review Test Monday- European Religion, Exploration, and Colonization

For Week of: Sept. 28-Oct. 2

Monday	Return and go over Age of Exploration test Conclude Spanish Conquest: Notes on ‘The Spanish Conquest in the New World’ Homework: Study for Tuesday quiz on Spanish Conquest; use chart, notes, pp. 44-50 in text.
Tuesday	Quiz: The Spanish Conquest Homework: Europe’s Religious and Economic Rivalries worksheet; DUE THURSDAY
Wednesday	Europe’s Religious and Economic Rivalries
Thursday	The Protestant Reformation
Friday	England and the New World

For Week of: Sept. 21-Sept. 25

Monday	Review Homework: Study for test
Tuesday	Test: The Age of Exploration Review sheet due
Wednesday	The Spanish Conquest- Introduction Homework: Spanish Conquistadors chart
Thursday	The Spanish Conquest- Explorers Read excerpts from the History of US- Vespucci, De Leon, Balboa, Magellan
Friday	The Spanish Conquest- Conquerors Cortes and the Aztecs Quiz on the Spanish Conquest on Tuesday

For Week of: Sept. 14-Sept. 18

Monday	The Vikings Notebook chart: Causes of the Age of Exploration Homework: Portuguese Exploration and Christopher Columbus
Tuesday	The Age of Exploration: background Portugal and Spain VC: Leif Ericsson and Vinland
Wednesday	Columbus’s First Voyage VC: Ten Who Dared
Thursday	Reading: Columbus- Two Perspectives
Friday	Discussion: Columbus- Hero or Villain? Homework: Complete Review Sheet- Test Tuesday

For Week of: Sept. 7-Sept. 11

Monday	Labor Day holiday
Tuesday	The Middle Ages Discussion and background notes Homework: The Middle Ages to the Renaissance Open House
Wednesday	Collect homework Conclude discussion/notes on Middle Ages
Thursday	The Renaissance Return tests; Homework: optional test corrections
Friday	Go over Native American tests Discuss 9/11/2001

For Week of: Aug. 31-Sept. 4

Monday	The Anasazi- discussion, photo analysis, video Homework – finish back of Friday worksheet on Native American Culture Areas
Tuesday	The Mound Builders- discussion, video
Wednesday	Discuss Native American Culture Areas Begin review sheet for Fri. test on Native Americans Homework- complete review sheet
Thursday	Review Homework- study for Fri. test on Native Americans Due Friday- review sheet AND worksheet on Anasazi, Mound Builders, and Native American Culture Areas
Friday	Test- Native Americans

For Week of: Aug. 24-28

Monday	2^nd pd. Discipline Assembly 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th: watch “History Is...” video Homework: The Earliest Americans
Tuesday	Discussion – The Earliest Americans Chart- Three Great Civilizations- in notebook, for homework Collect Earliest Americans homework
Wednesday	Williamsburg Field Trip Information pack
Thursday	Discussion- Three Great Civilizations Video excerpt- the Maya Homework- Native Americans in Tennessee
Friday	Discussion – Native Americans in Tennessee Worksheet- The Anasazi and Mound Builders

For Week of: Aug. 17-21

Monday	Introduction- class rules, Blue Team letter, etc. Homework- Get Blue Team letter signed
Tuesday	Continue course introduction Information ‘note card’
Wednesday	“Dear Mr. Reddick” letter- describing yourself as a student, as a reader, and describing your goals for the year.
Thursday	American History pre-test Go over pre-test
Friday	Course materials check “What is History?”reflective writing Discussion- What is History? Finish going over pre-test