Day 13 - September 29, 2014

Today we:
(1) Worked on Ch. 10 Key Terms (1-4);
(2) Watched the Buffalo Hunt scene from 'Dances with Wolves';
(3) Watched 'The West - Disk 2, Episode 2 - The Heart of Everything;
(4) Worked and Ch. 10 Key Terms (5-8); and
(5) Watched 'Kings Highway: El Camino Real - Ch. 4 (Mission Life) - (7:41) from Safari Montage.

Day 12 - September 25, 2014

Today we:
(1) Briefly discussed the Missouri Compromise;
(2) Watched 'America: The Story of Us - Westward' (12:00 - 29:00);
(3) Completed Ch. 8 Key Terms;
(4) Read about Lucy Larcom and Harriet Hanson; and
(5) Viewed and discussed the cotton artifact.

Day 11 - September 23, 2014

Today we:
(1) Finished Ch. 6 Key Terms and PPT;
(2) Read and discussed the Star-Spangled Banner;
(3) Watched the Presidents video on James Madison; and
(4) Heard a story.

Day 10 - September 19, 2014

Today we:
(1) Watched the Lewis and Clark video and did video ?s.

Day 9 - September 16, 2014

Today we:
(1) Watched the Presidents video about George Washington;
(2) Did Ch. 6 Key Terms and PPT (1 - 7); and
(3) Did the 'Map' activity - students create a map from their house to the school, or from their house to a friend's house (playing on the idea that Lewis and Clark made maps of the landscape on their expedition).

Day 8 - September 12, 2014

Today we:
(1) Had a short lecture on the Constitutional Convention and the Constitution; and
(2) Did a Constitution Crossword for our assignment.

Day 7 - September 10, 2014

Today we:
(1) Read about Christopher Seider and Samuel Maverick - Martyrs of the Revolution; and
(2) Watched 'America: The Story of Us - Revolution' and did video ?s.

Day 6 - September 8, 2014

Today we:
(1) Reviewed the French and Indian War to the Declaration of Independence;
(2) Read an account of the fate of some of the signers of the Declaration of Independence;
(3) Passed around replicas of Colonial and Revolutionary-era money;
(4) Watched 'America: The Story of Us - Rebels' (20:00 - 45:00); and
(5) Finished Ch. 4 Key Terms and PPT (#s 20 - 30).

Day 5 - September 4, 2014

Today we:
(1) Quickly reviewed the Colonial lecture we had last time;
(2) Watched You Tube 'French and Indian War to Lexington eleven minutes';
(3) Covered Ch. 4 Key Terms and PPT (11-19); and
(4) Heard a story.

Day 4 - September 2, 2014

Today we:
(1) Took a quiz on Chs. 1 & 2;
(2) Watched 'America: The Story of Us' - Disk 1 - Rebels (0 - 20:00); and
(3) Covered Ch. 3 Notes and PPT.