EXTRA CREDIT #1

Write a SHORT PLAY (2-3 scenes) that reflects the daily life of a family who lived in 97 Orchard Street in turn of the century New York City. For your research, start at http://www.tenement.org/Virtual_Tour/index_virtual.html and choose one family.

8 points extra credit (play)
8 points extra credit (performance, up to 5 people)

DUE DATE: January 29, 2010

Vacation HW

Periods 1, 2 & 3
1. CN, Ch 8 Sec 3 (p. 286-291, including the "Plessy v. Ferguson" section)

2. CN, Ch 9 Sec 1, 2 & 3


Period 4
1. CN, Ch 7 Sec 1, 2 & 3


QUIZ on these sections on Monday, January 11 or Tuesday, January 12!

US History HW for Wed 12/09 and Th 12/10

Periods 1, 2, 3
1. CN, Chapter 7 Sec 2 & 3 (for next class)

Period 4
1. CN, p. 244-249

HW for Tues 12/08

Pds 1, 2, 3

Pullman Strike Hearing Reflection

Drawing upon the testimony and evidence presented at the Commission hearing, how would you personally answer these questions?

1. Was the federal government justified in using force to end the Pullman strike?
2. What role generally should the federal government take in labor-management disputes?

Please answer in approximately 1 page (2 well written paragraphs), being specific in your justification for your responses.

Pd 4
Continue working on rough draft of Legal Brief (final draft due end of class Tuesday)

HW for Friday 12/04 and Monday 12/07

Periods 1, 2 and 3

1. Pullman Strike Hearing preparation (opening statements, questions, responses, closing statements, etc)

2. CN, Ch 7 Sec 1

Period 4

1. Robber Baron Research Notes

HW for Tuesday 12/01 (Pds 1 & 3)

Read and annotate Pullman Strike packet (first 5 pages, up to p. 41)

REMINDER: Socratic Seminar Reflection Essay due for Pds 2 & 3

Apologies for missing tutoring today! Baby Suchitra had an ear infection :( But tutoring is rescheduled for Wed 12/03...

HW for Mon 11/30 and Tues 12/01

Periods 1, 2 & 3: CN, p. 244-249 (rest of Chapter 6, Section 3). Also any Legal Briefs not turned in last week are due.

Periods 2 & 3: Socratic Seminar Reflection Essay due Tuesday!

Period 4: CN, p. 236-243 (Chapter 6, Section 2 and part of Section 3)

Have a relaxing Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends!

HW for Thurs 11/19 and Fri 11/20

Periods 1, 2, 3: CN, The Americans p. 236-244 (Sections 2 and part of 3). Stop on p. 244 at "Labor Unions Emerge".

Periods 2 and 3: Begin work on Socratic Seminar Reflection essay. Due Tuesday, 11/24.

Period 4: Exam review notes

HW for Monday 11/16 and Tuesday 11/17

Period 1: CN, Chapter 6, Sec 1 (The Americans)

Periods 2 and 3: CN, Chapter 6, Sec 1 (The Americans) and Socratic Seminar preparation

Period 4: Exam review notes; exam and NB checks on WEDNESDAY!

EXTRA CREDIT: Socratic Seminar on the Civil War and Reconstruction

Pick up a Socratic seminar packet on the Civil War and Reconstruction from Ms. Doshi. Read and annotate all sources, paying special attention to the focus questions given.

Make an appointment with Ms. Doshi to have a "mini Socratic Seminar" (15-20 minutes). You can do this individually, or with a small group of classmates. Available times:

• Advisory (any day)
• Lunch (Wed or Fri)
• Afterschool (Monday Nov 16)

8 points extra credit

US History HW for Wed 11/04 to Tues 11/10

Periods 2 and 3: CN, We the People Lesson 17 (Wed or Th); Exam review notes (Tues 11/10)

Period 1: CN, We the People Lesson 17 (Wed); Exam review notes (Tues 11/10)

Period 4: CN, We the People Lesson 24 (Fri)

EXTRA CREDIT: Moot Court Simulation

In a well-written short essay (1-1.5 pages typed, double spaced), respond to the following prompt:

Based on the arguments presented during our Moot Court, how do you personally believe that Santa Fe v. Doe should have been decided?

Support your opinion with constitutional evidence.

8 points extra credit; turn in with your Notebook

HW for Friday 10/30 and Monday 11/02

Periods 1, 2, 3: Read and annotate (no Cornell Notes :) the article "Should Students Have the Right to Lead Prayers in Public Schools?"

Period 4: Finish all Cornell Notes for Lessons 12, 13, 14, 17 and 18. Quiz on Friday!

HW for Wed 10/28 and Thurs 10/29

Periods 1, 2, 3: QUIZ next class! See previous post for potential quiz questions.

Period 1: CN, We the People Lesson 24

Periods 2 & 3: CN, We the People Lessons 19 & 29 (from the brown book you checked out)

Period 4: CN, We the People Lessons 17 & 18

HW for Fri 10/23 and Mon 10/26

Period 1: CN, We the People Lessons 17 & 18
Period 4: Constitutional convention simulation preparation (issues A, B, C)

Periods 2 & 3: Socratic Seminar preparation and study/complete notes for quiz! Quiz will have 3 questions. For each question, you will be given a list of terms and asked to write a paragraph answering the questions and using some of the terms.

Potential quiz questions:

• Discuss the problem of sovereignty. How did it arise under the Articles of Confederation, and how was it solved in the Constitution?
• Discuss the problems of authority and majority tyranny? How did they arise under the Articles of Confederation, and how were they solved in the Constitution?
• Discuss the problems of legislative representation and population determination. How did they arise, and how were they solved in the Constitution?
• Compare and contrast the views of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

HW for Wed 10/21 and Thurs 10/22

Period 1: Simulation debrief, follow directions below:

Answer each discussion question from the simulation(A-E) as it was actually decided during the Constitutional Convention. Use We the People, Lessons 9-12, and answer in well-written, complete paragraphs.

Periods 2 and 3: CN, We the People Lessons 13 & 14

Period 4: CN, We the People Lessons 13 & 14

HW for Mon 10/19 and Tues 10/20

Period 1: Simulation preparation
Periods 2 and 3: Simulation debrief, follow directions below:

Answer each discussion question from the simulation(A-E) as it was actually decided during the Constitutional Convention. Use We the People, Lessons 9-12, and answer in well-written, complete paragraphs.

10 points, to be checked Monday (Pd 3) or Tuesday (Pd 2).

Period 4: CN, We the People Lesson 12

REMINDER
Declaration of Independence projects due Tuesday for Periods 1 and 3!

HW for Tuesday 10/13

Period 1: CN, We the People Lesson 12
Periods 2 and 3: CN, We the People Lessons 11 & 12
Period 4: Declaration of Independence Text Reconstruction rough drafts

**Tuesday is the last day to turn in Notebooks for Pds 1 & 4**

HW for Thurs 10/08 and Fri 10/09

Period 2: CN, We the People Lessons 7-10
Period 3: CN, We the People Lessons 7-8

Periods 1 & 4: Bring annotated Declaration of Independence and 5-6 highlighters/colored pencils

HW for Tuesday 10/06

Periods 2 and 3: Rough draft, Declaration of Independence Text reconstruction (4 points)

Period 1 and 4: Read and annotate Declaration of Independence; notebooks due!

HW for Fri Oct 2/Mon Oct 3

Periods 2 and 3: Read and annotate Declaration of Independence. Focus on ideas influenced by John Locke, and on the structure of the Declaration. Also bring 5-6 highlighters or colored pencils to help "colorize" the Declaration during our next class.

Period 4: CN, We the People Lesson 7

HW for Tues Sept 29

Period 1: Cornell Notes, We the People Lesson 7
Periods 2 & 3: Cornell Notes, We the People Lessons 5 & 6
Period 4: Finish Socratic Seminar preparation (questions)

Enjoy the long weekend!

HW for Wed Sept 23/Th Sept 24/Fri Sept 25

Periods 1, 2 & 3: Socratic Seminar preparation (4 pts; checked before Th/Fri's socratic seminar)

Period 4: Cornell Notes, The Americans (textbook): p. 24-25 (stop after first 2 paragraphs on p. 25) and p. 35-36 (start at "The Great Awakening" on p. 35)

EXTRA CREDIT: Visualization (12 points)

DIRECTIONS
Choose a philosopher of focus—John Locke OR Thomas Hobbes.

Create a visualization that represents your philosopher’s answers to these focus questions:
**What is the purpose of government? Why is government necessary?
**What is good government? What does it look like? What are its characteristics and functions?

Your visualization should:
**Use symbols and icons as appropriate
**Use color as appropriate
**Be independent of the text (meaning a viewer doesn’t need the text to understand what’s going on)
**Capture the big idea, or “animating spirit” of your chosen philosopher’s text
**Clearly connect to specific parts of the text
**Use We the People to inspire you, but DO NOT copy any existing images!

Due before Unit Exam

HW for Mon Sept 21/Tues Sept 22

ALL PERIODS: Cornell Notes, The Americans (textbook): p. 24-25 (stop after first 2 paragraphs on p. 25) and p. 35-36 (start at "The Great Awakening" on p. 35)

HW for Th Sept 17/Fri Sept 18

Period 1: Cornell Notes, We the People p. 18-21 AND handout (Montesquieu, Hobbes)

Periods 2 and 3: Cornell Notes, We the People Lesson 2

Period 4: Cornell Notes, We the People p. 15-18


QUIZ NEXT CLASS!

HW for Mon Sept 14/Tues Sept 15

Periods 1 and 4: Cornell Notes, We the People reading p. 22-25 and p. 32-33

Periods 2 and 3: Cornell Notes, We the People reading Lesson 1 (p. 3-10)

Bring US History Notebook! (4 points)

HW for Friday, Sept 10

Socratic Seminar Debrief questions (front and back)

HW for Thursday, Sept 10

1. Parent signature on course syllabus (keep in notebook)

2. Essay of personal introduction (to be turned in)

3. History notebooks(3 subject) by Tuesday, September 15

Welcome

Hello 2009-2010 US History students!

Welcome to your junior year at Ortho. I am happy to meet you and introduce you to our class blog. Be sure to check this blog daily for HW assignments, announcements, extra credit opportunities, and just to continue discussions from class. Looking forward to working with you this year! See you in class, Ms. Doshi

Gilded Age exams

You will receive graded Gilded Age exams on Mon 01/26 or Tues 01/27.

• The grade in GREEN is your total points on the exam
• The grade in BLACK is your current percentage grade in the class
• Please email Ms. Doshi with any questions

Final Exam Details

You will receive the information below in class on Wed 01/21 or Thurs 01/22:

The Final Exam will be given on:
· Wednesday, January 28 (Periods 2, 4, 6)
· Thursday, January 29 (Period 5)
· Makeups will be given on Friday, January 29 (Periods 2, 4, 6) or Monday, February 2 (Period 5)

The Final Exam will consist of:
· 50 multiple choice questions
· NO justifications
· 75 points total (each question = 1.5 points)

The Final Exam will cover:
· Foundations of American Democracy
· The Gilded Age
· The Progressive Era (covered during week of January 12 with sub)
· See Review Sheet for more specific content to study

To study for the Final Exam:
· Prepare Review Notes! You will 2 class periods to work on these:
· Wed Jan 21 and Fri Jan 23 (Periods 2, 4, 6)
· Thurs Jan 22 and Mon Jan 26 (Period 5)
· As usual, you may ONLY use these Review Notes during the exam. You MAY NOT use your notebook or any other notes, besides Review Notes.
· Email Ms. Doshi with any questions at ms_doshi@yahoo.com

Meet Suchitra

Visit http://suchitradoshi.shutterfly.com for photos and updates on our daughter.

Final Exam and other stuff

Hi everyone!

Here's the plan for the next 3 weeks:

Week of January 12 (now)
Complete the assignments listed below, which the sub should be sharing with you. Turn them in by Tuesday, January 20. I'll stop by next week to collect and grade them. YES, they WILL count towards your final grade. YES, the material on these assignments (The Progressive Era) will be covered on the final exam.

1. Cornell Notes, Chapter 9 Sec 1, 2 and 3 of The Americans
2. Slide Notes: The Progressive Era (see Student Handout packet)
3. Read the play “America’s Crusading Journalists” and perform as a class (assign roles and read from the front of the room).

Week of January 20

Review for Final Exam. Sub should distribute Final Exam Review Sheet next Tuesday, you will have all of next week to create Review Notes.

Week of January 26

Final Exam! I'll post more specific details later, but it will be multiple choice (Scantron, NOT justified multiple choice like our previous exams) and count for approximately 75 points.

Gilded Age exams

Gilded Age tests will also count towards your final grade...by themselves, they will not result in anyone failing the class. However, if you already were failing the class, have not turned in your notebook, etc, a low test grade obviously will not raise your grade.

I will try to drop these off next week with the sub. Obviously you will not be able to rewrite them, so don't worry about it! Instead, focus on studying for the final exam.

Questions?

Please email me at ms_doshi@yahoo.com

Surprise for 2009!

Our daugher, Suchitra "Suchi" Mehta Doshi was born 5 weeks early this past Wednesday, January 7 at 8:01pm. She weighed in at 5 lbs 9 oz, and 19 inches long. Mom, Dad and baby are home now and doing fine...except Ms. Doshi won't be coming to school anytime soon!

Feel free to email me at ms_doshi@yahoo.com. I'll be in touch here on the blog regarding end-of-semester assignments/grades.