Assignments for American History I
It is my hope that you will be able to find and access easily all assignments and link for this class in one place. This is my attempt at that.
Sept 18-
Journal: Knowing what we do now about the original 13 colonies, which one would you like to live in?what makes it better than others?
Enlightenment PDF organizer. Enlightenment quotes.
Sept 17-
Journal: What did you learn about your colony? Was it interesting? If you were living in the colonial period, would you want to live there? Why or why not?
Original 13 Colonies PDF
Sept 16-
Journal: Why was education important to Puritans? Why is education important today?
Colonial FakeBook Instructions
Links: Evernote
Websites you may use:
Scarborough County, Maine
The History Channel
The Original 13 Colonies
Mr. Nussbaum
Sept 15-
Journal: What are your thoughts and opinions on Indentured Servants? Was it fair? Would you do it?
Old Deluder Act. Read through this document. Translate this primary source from Colonial-Era language to Modern-Day English.
Sept 12-
Journal:How are the stories of Jamestown and Plymouth similar? How are they different?
Misery: Evernote document. You will need to answer the questions by annotating the PDF.
Sept 11 -
Journal for today: What does this image depict? Write a page on what you think this image illustrates and how you know the story behind this painting.
Sept 10 -
No Journal
Slavery Posters
Today, we will be looking at the beginning of the slave trade in the British Colonies in North America. You will be creating a project to present to the class based on the website: InMotion. With your group, you must create a Smore that summarizes the information in each group.
Sept 9-
Journal: Pretend you are an English colonist living in Jamestown in the winter of 1609. You may use the sheet from yesterday to help you. Describe what is going on. Write a full page.
Sept 8-
Journal: What is the American Dream? What is it for you? What do you think it is for most people?
For Extra Credit: You may play this game. When you get to the end and it gives you a score sheet, take a screen shot of it, and email (or AirDrop) it to Ms. Lippard.
Sept 5-
Journal: What have you learned so far this week?
Sept 4-
Journal: Pretend that you are a Native American and you are seeing European explorers for the first time. What is going through your head? What are you thinking about the new strangers?
Sept 3-
Journal: What is it that you most like to "explore"? Do you like to go hiking? Or would you rather "explore" through books? Maybe you like to explore new skate board tricks. What are you interested in and enjoy diving in and learning about?
Native American Contributions Evernote
Columbus Lett: Evernote. There is also a Google Form worksheet to be filled out along with this reading.
Sept 2-
Journal: Has your family ever moved to a different town? If so, why? If your family has never moved, why have they stayed in the same place?
Aug 28-
Journal Entry for Today: Reflect on the image below. What does it mean in connection to history? Give at least one specific example where this might be applied (can be personal or historical).
Aug 27-
For the journal today, reflect on the following quote. What does it mean? What does it tell us about history?
Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
Sept 18-
Journal: Knowing what we do now about the original 13 colonies, which one would you like to live in?what makes it better than others?
Enlightenment PDF organizer. Enlightenment quotes.
Sept 17-
Journal: What did you learn about your colony? Was it interesting? If you were living in the colonial period, would you want to live there? Why or why not?
Original 13 Colonies PDF
Sept 16-
Journal: Why was education important to Puritans? Why is education important today?
Colonial FakeBook Instructions
Links: Evernote
Websites you may use:
Scarborough County, Maine
The History Channel
The Original 13 Colonies
Mr. Nussbaum
Sept 15-
Journal: What are your thoughts and opinions on Indentured Servants? Was it fair? Would you do it?
Old Deluder Act. Read through this document. Translate this primary source from Colonial-Era language to Modern-Day English.
Sept 12-
Journal:How are the stories of Jamestown and Plymouth similar? How are they different?
Misery: Evernote document. You will need to answer the questions by annotating the PDF.
Sept 11 -
Journal for today: What does this image depict? Write a page on what you think this image illustrates and how you know the story behind this painting.
Sept 10 -
No Journal
Slavery Posters
Today, we will be looking at the beginning of the slave trade in the British Colonies in North America. You will be creating a project to present to the class based on the website: InMotion. With your group, you must create a Smore that summarizes the information in each group.
Sept 9-
Journal: Pretend you are an English colonist living in Jamestown in the winter of 1609. You may use the sheet from yesterday to help you. Describe what is going on. Write a full page.
Sept 8-
Journal: What is the American Dream? What is it for you? What do you think it is for most people?
For Extra Credit: You may play this game. When you get to the end and it gives you a score sheet, take a screen shot of it, and email (or AirDrop) it to Ms. Lippard.
Sept 5-
Journal: What have you learned so far this week?
Sept 4-
Journal: Pretend that you are a Native American and you are seeing European explorers for the first time. What is going through your head? What are you thinking about the new strangers?
Sept 3-
Journal: What is it that you most like to "explore"? Do you like to go hiking? Or would you rather "explore" through books? Maybe you like to explore new skate board tricks. What are you interested in and enjoy diving in and learning about?
Native American Contributions Evernote
Columbus Lett: Evernote. There is also a Google Form worksheet to be filled out along with this reading.
Sept 2-
Journal: Has your family ever moved to a different town? If so, why? If your family has never moved, why have they stayed in the same place?
Aug 28-
Journal Entry for Today: Reflect on the image below. What does it mean in connection to history? Give at least one specific example where this might be applied (can be personal or historical).
Aug 27-
For the journal today, reflect on the following quote. What does it mean? What does it tell us about history?
Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb