1. Q.O.D.-Who originally owned Louisiana? What was Jefferson afraid of might happen with this area and/or rest of the U.S.? Why was the Louisiana a good move its' people?

2. Swatched a short clip on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam

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3. Freewrite #2-Should Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam step down from his position? Can he effectively govern his state in light of the current controversy?Or should his childish, high school prank be forgiven? Please write a 1/3 to 1/2 of a page on his topic.

 

1. Students made the Making Predictions Chart in their journals. Basically, there is two columns. On the left, students had to copy the following: Look at the illustration of the Lewis and Clark expedition. What do you think will be some positive and negative aspects of the expedition? Why?

2. Teacher showed and explained a political cartoon that contained two key figures in the Democratic party.

3. Students with the teacher's help read pages 202-204.

4. Students watched a short clip on The Louisiana Purchase.

5. Students made Investigation #1 page. It had 3 questions which they copied. They are: 1. During Washington's Presidency, Spain threatened to close the ports of New Orleans to American Ships. How and when was this problem resolved? What threatened the agreement in 1800? 2. Why did the treaty between Spain and France worry Thomas Jefferson? 3. How did the Louisiania Purchase improve U.S. National Security?

 

 

1. Q.O.D.-Name two things that Jefferson did to help out the nation as a whole. Explain, in depth, how each of these items helped the U.S. at this point in history.

2. Students finished the Taking a Stand assignment

3. Teacher and students read Landmark Supreme Court Cases section on page 198 and stopped at The Reaction of Jefferson and Congress on page 199.

4. Students watched a short clip on Marbury vs. Madison

5. Students took a quiz on lesson 3-3

1. Q.O.D.-Who won The Election of 1800? Why was this election significant? Compare this election to elections that exist in the rest of the world. Please write 3-4 or 4-5 sentences.

2. Summary #2-A Free Market Economy-In 4-5 sentences summarize what a free market economy is. Summaries should start with a main idea and be followed by 3-4 supporting details.

3. Students finished reading Jefferson Scales Back Government on pages 197-198.

4. Students created Monumental Changes chart in their journals.

1. Q.O.D.-What was the Sedition Act? Why was it considered to be unconstitutional? Please write 4-5 sentences. See 193 if need be.

2. Student and teacher read pages 194-195. Stop at Why Was the Presidential Election of 1800 important?

3. Students read Why Was the Presidential Election on page 195-196. With this, they watched a short clip on The Election of 1800

4. Students watched a short clip on the political crisis in Venezuela in order to compare and contrast the peaceful transition of power that existed in the U.S. during the election of 1800. 

5. Students and teacher read How Did Jefferson Redefine Gov't on pages 196-197. We stopped at Jefferson Scales Back Government.

1. Q.O.D.-Ultimately, what caused the XYZ affair? Did the French have good reason to feel they way they did? What happened during the XYZ affair?

2. Students watched a short parody of the XYZ affair 

3. Students and teacher read page 193. Specifically, they read What Were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

4. Teacher reviewed with students what the 1st amendment says.

5. Summary #1-The Alien Act-In 4 to 5 sentences, summarize the act listed. Summaries start with a main idea and/or are followed by 3-4 supporting details.

6. Sedition Act Freewrite-After looking at the 1st amendment, explain how the Sedition Act contradicts the 1st amendment. This should be about 1/4 to a 1/3 of a page long.

1. Based on what you have read, how did political parties form in this country? Please write 4-5 sentences. Also, you may want to include Federalist and Anti-Federalists in your answer.

2. 3-2 Online Lesson Quiz

3. Teacher and students read pages 191-193. Stop at What Were the Alien and Sedition Acts.

1. Q.O.D.-Name 2 ways that newspapers can affect public opinion. Explain how these 2 methods can be so effective. This should be a minimum of 4 sentences. See 188 if you need to.

2. Students worked on Conversations With History.

3. Students performed Conversations With History.

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 19

2. Students, in their journals, wrote down things that money can buy and money can't buy.

3. Mr. Chop's 15 minutes of fame reading comprehension

4. Students began working on Persuasive Essay #1 Graphic Organizer

1. Teacher read page 188.

2. Students answered question #3 for Citing Text Evidence Chart #1

3. Students completed Making Headlines assignment in their journals

4. Students started working on Conversations With History assignment. Obj: In groups of 3,create a conversation between an ordinary person, Hamilton, and Jefferson. Both Hamilton and Jefferson will argue how they feel about particular political issues. Groups will consist of of 3 people. 1 person will be Hamilton, 1 will be Jefferson, and 1 person with an average, ordinary person. Conversations should be 1 page long and will be presented in front of class.

1. Students read Interpreting the Constitution section on pages 186-187. Students answered question #2 in Citing Evidence Chart #1 2. Jefferson and Hamilton clashed over the Bank of the United States. What was each man's opinion of the bank?

2. Students finished Socratic Seminar #1

3. Students watched a short clip on Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Students took notes on what each political party stood for.

4. Students looked at sample headlines for political parties in an online newspaper

5. Students copied Making Headlines assignment in their journals and this assignment was explained for tomorrow.

1. Students watched a short clip on Thomas Jefferson

2. Students took a short online quiz to see whether or not they are a democratic, republican, or somewhere in between

3. Students began doing Socratic Seminar #1

 

1. Q.O.D.-Based on the brief information that was given to you, which political party are you leaning toward? Republican? Democrat? Give 2-3 reasons why you prefer a particular side. This should be 3-4 sentences long.

2. Teacher showed students a sample counterargument.

3. Argumentative Paragraph #1-Argue for which party, Democrat or Republican is better. Focus on how the party you chose feels on various issues that matter to you. https://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican

 

1. Q.O.D.-By looking at page 184, tell me two things that were important to Jefferson and two items that matters most Hamilton. This should be 2-4 sentences.

2. Freewrite #1-Why do political parties form? In a 1/4 to a 1/3 of a page, explain why you think parties originate. Provide reasons to support your logic.

3. Teacher discussed differences between Republicans and Democrats by looking at the following website https://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican

 

1. Teacher guided students on how to access the new textbook.

2. Students looked at a political cartoon.

3. Teacher read Opposing Factions Grow in the Cabinet.

4. Teacher previewed the vocabulary for this section.

5. Q.O.D.- Look at the image on 183. Think about what people might have been reading in the newspaper in the 1790s.  How important were newspapers before and after the American Revolution? Please write 3-4 sentences.

6. Students made Citing Evidence Chart #1 in their journals. There are 3 columns labeled as follows: Question, Evidence, and Answer. Evidence and Answers should always be 1-3 sentences long. Students copied down and answered question #1 How were the views of Jefferson and Hamilton ironic in light of each man's upbringing?

7. Teacher reviewed the meaning of the word ironic.