Jan. 26, 2012

Jan. 26
1. Finish test corrections. (Need to signed and returned by tomorrow)
2. Finish vocabulary found on page 339 the blue words found on the bottom of page. (Due first thing tomorrow)
3. Outline section 1 found on page 340-343. Set it up the following way.
The Era of Good Feelings (4 facts)
Building the National Economy (5 facts)
The Second Bank of the United States (2 facts)
The Tariff of 1816 (4 facts)
Clay’s American System (4 facts)
Three Important Supreme Court Rulings (Name the 3 cases and 2 facts about each one)

Jan. 25 2012

Jan. 25

1. Test Corrections  
     1. Write out question
     2. Write out original answer
     3. Write out correct answer
     4. Get signed by a parent and hand in tomorrow.

2. Vocabulary for new chapter

     -On page 339 write the definitions for the blue words. Due tomorrow.

 3. If you accomplish both of those you will begin to read and outline section 1 starting on page 340.

Jan. 23, 2012

I think that I am losing my mind. With wrestling going on now, and my wife being pregnant things in my life are just going crazy. We have finished chapter 9 now, and we have the test tomorrow. We are going over the review sheet today that was handed out on Friday. They are also to complete the chapter review found on page 334 questions 1-11. If you ever have any questions or you need to remind me to update this thing please e-mail and I will my best to get back with you in a timely manner.

Jan. 12, 2012

Jan. 12, 2012

- Finish up Note taking study guide.
     * We will go over it quickly.
- Start writing assignment
     * Each journal entry will consist of 2 paragraphs, totaling 7-8 sentences per entry.
            * Your rough draft needs to be done by the end of class Tuesday. You also need to have reviewed by 2 others by the end of class on Tuesday.
     * I will officially check your rough draft on Tuesday also. You will have half the class to be working on your assignment.
     * Your final draft will be due on Wednesday.

Category	3 Right on Target!	2 On the Way!	1 Just Beginning	0 Incomplete
Language Use	íYou have to look hard to find mistakes in my paper. íI used correct spelling. íI used punctuation and capital letters in the right spots.	íMy writing has some mistakes, but you can still read it. íThere are a few misspelled words. íI may have left out some punctuation and capital letters.	íThere are lots of mistakes in my writing. íThere are many spelling or punctuation errors, but I can still read it.	íI have not edited my work. íThe paper is hard to read because of too many punctuation and spelling errors.
On Target (points doubled)	íIt is clear I understand the target. íI supported my ideas with examples.	íI have a general idea of the target. íMost of my examples supported my ideas.	íIt is not clear that I understand the target. íI have very few examples to support my ideas.	íIt is clear that I do not understand the target. íI did not use examples to support my ideas.
Organization and Fluency	íMy writing is easy to read out loud. íThe ideas and the examples fit together.	íMost of my writing is easy to read. íMost of my ideas fit together.	íSome of my writing is easy to read. íSome of my ideas fit together better than others.	í This is very confusing. í I cannot follow your thoughts and ideas.
Content	* I have all 8 journal entries that are needed. * The entries are in chronological order.	* I have 6-7 journal entries * Most of the entries are in chronological order.	* I have 4-5 journal entries. * The entries are not in chronological order at all.	* I have 0-3 journal entries.
TOTAL

TARGET: I can describe by using examples from the book the different experiences that Lewis and Clark had on their expedition to the Pacific.

Jan. 11, 2012

Today we took a quiz over Section 1, we spent the last 2 days on it. We went over the answers as a class so that each student should have the correct answers. We also started looking at Section 2 that starts on page 314. We got into groups and wrote 3 facts per red heading. That means that they wrote a total of 9 facts. We will start our writing assignment tomorrow. I will post the details for that tomorrow.

Jan. 9, 2012

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope that you find yourself blessed and in good health. Since today is the first day back and I don't believe in wasting time we are working hard today. Here it is.

Monday Jan. 9^th

Today’s Objectives
Describe the outcome of the election of 1800
Explain Jefferson’s policies as President
Discuss the importance of Marbury v. Madison

1. Chapter 9 Vocab. Page 309 the blue words (Homework if not done)

2. Chapter 9 Section 1 Note taking study guide page 310  (Homework if not done)

3. Chapter 9 Section 1 Question sheet