American Studies Assignments

Past Units

Thursday, Sept 3: Read chapter 1.2 and 1.3 in class, complete notes

HW: 1.4 and notes, chapter processing, due Tuesday, September 8th

Tuesday, Sept 8: Discuss chapter 1, share processing

Wed, Sept 9: Chapter 2, note taking activity

Fri, Sept 11: Assign graphic organizer, due Wednesday, watch Obama education speech

Mon, Sept 14: Start chapter 3, do preview and start notes

Wed, Sept 16: Organizer due, continue chapter 3

Thur, Sept 17: Finish and discuss chapter 3, assign rough draft, due Monday, assign review, due Tuesday

Mon, Sept 21: Rough draft due, peer edit/share in groups, work on review in groups

Tues, Sept 22: Class review day, current events

Thur, Sept 24: Test, start chapter 4, assign 4.2 reading, due Friday, chap 4 notebook guide

Chap 4 notes handout

Fri, Sept 25: Final essay due, read 4.3 in class. HW: Chap 4 processing diagram, due Tuesday

Tues, Sept 29: Chap 4 processing due, Finish Chap 4, start chapter 5

Wed, Sept 30: Discuss Constitution and revolution, do 6.4 notes in class, HW: chap 6 processing

Find directions for notes and processing here

Fri, Oct 2: Chap 7 preview, read 7.1, take notes on chapter 7, HW finish notes chap 7 notebook guide

Mon, Oct 5: Constitution Game, Finish chap 7 notes for HW, due Wed

Wed, Oct 7: Finish Constitution Game

Thur, Oct 8:  Chap 9, Preview, in class timeline activity, HW. do notes on 9.2 and 9.3. Chap 9 notebook guide.

Tues, Oct 13: Finish chapter 9 notes, discuss causes of Civil War

Wed. Oct 14: Civil War statement of secession. Review foundations of American Ideals Unit directions for essay

Fri Oct 16: In class essay on development of ideals, no hw, but bring notebook for check on Monday

Mon Oct 19: Watch Unfinished Civil War

Wed Oct 21: Start chap 13 in class, do preview assignment, read 13.2 and 13.3, do graphs and answer questions by Thursday chap 13 notebook guide, chap 13 graphs, chap 13 graph instructions

Thur Oct 22: Discuss 13.2 and 13.3, finish chapter 13 notes, assign Carnegie reading for HW

Mon Oct 26th: Discuss Carnegies and Social Darwinism, assign chap 14

Tues Oct 27th: Chap 14 game, finish chap 14; notebook guide 14

Thur Oct 29th:Watch Gettysburg

Fri Oct 30th: Immigration preview activity; read chap 15.2-15.4 for HW, complete notes. Notebook guide 15

Tues, Nov 3rd: 15.2-14.5 due; discuss motivation for immigration. R

Wed, Nov 4th: Start chap 16, notebook guide

Fri, Nov 6th: Finish chapter 16

Mon, Nov 9th: Discuss chapter 16, start chapter 17 in class. Chapter 17 notebook guide. HW:

Read the excerpts from Fast Food Nation

Sharp Knives, page 172-176

The worst 176-178

Kenny 186-190

As you read

1. Make a list of all the problems, challenges pointed out with the meatpacking industry

2. For each section, write two questions you have for discussion

3. For each section, choose 1 key sentence and copy it into your notebook

Due Thursday

Thur, Nov 11th: finish chapter 17

Fri, Nov 12th: Discuss Fast Food Nation, discuss chap 17. HW for Tuesday: chap 17 processing

Tuesday Nov 17th: Government response to progressivism read chapter 18 and make chart on three presidents, start review 

Wed Nov 18th: Continue review

Fri Nov 10th: open note test on Industrialization era