Day 6 - Tuesday - It's been a week since school started, it's like Training Camp is all done.

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:

-How do we think like an Historian?
-Has the West been romanticized?
-Does racial equality depend on government action?
-Can the "white man's conquest" of Native Americans be justified?

1. What can we learn from the Historical Scenarios & Evaluating Sources Activity? (10 minutes)

2. We are going to explore and share ONE story/event with a partner. (10 minutes)
 Partner Discussion Questions:
A. How do you know the story of your birth?
B. What evidence do you have to back your story?
C. How might someone else remember this story?

We will then regroup as a whole class and volunteers can share their events. (10 minutes)
Big Discussion Questions:
A. Why did you choose certain events and not others? What made some events more important, or memorable than others?

B. Was it difficult to select events? Why or why not?
C. What types of evidence would be necessary to "prove" that your selected event actually happened?
D. What happened when you asked someone about the event? Did they agree with your version? Did they remember something different?

3. Using your textbooks - We are going to look at some background knowledge of the Great Plains using pages 408 - 411. Guiding questions:
A. What was the culture of the Great Plains Indians?
B. Which settlers pushed westward?
C. How did the U.S. Government restrict Native Americans?
D. Please look over the 2 essential questions above on the blog!

Homework:
1. Please watch The Story of US - Heartland. You have 2 days to watch this video...it's about as good as you get in watching a great movie about America. Please answer the questions below and write them out or print them out.

2. Questions:
A. What were the greatest dangers Americans face in The West? List and describe at least 3. 
B. What geographic challenges did settlers and workers face?
C. What were the settlers trying to complete within 15 years?
D. How did the U.S. government help get people to settled on the Great Plains?
E. What was America's "green gold"?
F. What did the Pioneers and Hunters do with the American Buffalo? How many did they kill a day? How did this impact the Native Americans?
G. What did Native Americans become experts at?
H. What is the spirit of the cowboy? Describe the life of Teddy Blue and other cowboys. 
I. What surprised you the most about the cowboys?
J. What kind of relationship did Cowboy's and Homesteaders have in the 1870's-1880's? Please describe the impact of barbwire. 
K. What was America's policy toward the Native Americans in the 1870 to 1900?
L. Who is George Custer and what is his story in the Great Plains? 
M. What incident defeated the Sioux Indians?
N. Who was Richard Sears? What businesses was he apart of?  How did he transform the U.S. and American business?


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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-How do you think like an Historian?
-What problems might arise when one group attempts to force another group to give up its way of life?
-How might a government promote economic development in a new territory?

Themes: Individualism, Diversity, PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. 1. What was the lesson we learned from our evaluation and activities on the Lunchroom Fight Activity and Historical Scenarios & Evaluating Sources Activity?

2. We are going to explore and share ONE story/event with a partner.
 Partner Discussion Questions:
A. How do you know the story of your birth?
B. What evidence do you have to back your story?
C. How might someone else remember this story?

We will then regroup as a whole class and volunteers can share their events.
Big Discussion Questions:
A. Why did you choose certain events and not others? What made some events more important, or memorable than others?

B. Was it difficult to select events? Why or why not?
C. What types of evidence would be necessary to "prove" that your selected event actually happened?
D. What happened when you asked someone about the event? Did they agree with your version? Did they remember something different?

3. Textbooks will be passed out and textbook forms need to be filled out and then collected.

Homework:
1. Honor's Level -Please review Pre-Chapter 3 Review and Homework and examine the pages numbers, maps, and complete BOTH homework assignments tonight. You will need your BHS email to log-in.

2. College Prep Level -  Please review Pre-Chapter 3 Review and Homework and examine the pages numbers, maps, and complete the 1st homework tonight. You will need your BHS email to log-in.

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International Studies - Period 4 
Essential Questions:
1. What does international studies mean?
2. How will you succeed in my class?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. What is Peace Day? What documents did you find?

2. We will begin watching The Day After Peace by Jeremy Gilley and taking a video test with it.

Homework:

1. Please double-check your video test and confirm you have all the answers you need.

2. Please watch President Barrack Obama's State of the Union Address on at 9:00pm on all the major Networks such as CNN or Fox News.

3. What is Jeremy Gilley planning for Peace Day 2013? Peace Day's Website What is the theme for 2013? Do you think Peace Day is sustainable?

4. Your plan should be to begin thinking about how you will make Burlington High School aware of Peace Day.  You have exactly 10 days to make this happen and I will give you time in class to coordinate.  Begin brain-storming now!!!