MAY

Mini-Dissertation 

FINAL PROJECT - remember we moved the deadline until later to give you time to work on this (and created awesome projects) - May 30th. (right after Memorial Day)
This is a BIG ONE - worth 250 points (50 points have already been graded on checkpoints - the final project is worth a whopping 200!)

The RUBRIC for the ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT can be located here.

The RUBRIC for the PROJECT can be located here, if you need another one.
YES, you must have one attached to your final project.

MAY will be the month you will be presenting your CLASS (and facing the Dissertation Board with questions on your topic...good thing, by then you will all be experts!!!)

You will ALL need to be ready to join the BOARD (randomly selected each day). To help you prepare for serving on the BOARD, use the QUESTION SHEET to prepare. Everyone will hand in questions each day for a grade - but it will help you serve on the BOARD also if you are appointed to do so.

THINK DEEP QUESTIONS - questions that will force the speaker to think!

MONDAY May 8	TUESDAY May 9	WEDNESDAY May 10	THURSDAY May 11
		Piper Wounded Knee Massacre	Josh Lockheed-Martin

MONDAY May 15	TUESDAY May 16	WEDNESDAY May 17	THURSDAY May 18
Joel Moon Shot Scandal	Cami American Medicine	Ashton The Silicon Chip	Alyssa Francis Powers/U2

MONDAY May 22	TUESDAY May 23	WEDNESDAY May 24	THURSDAY May 25
Nathan World War 2	Mia American Music	Romy Alternative Music	Trevor Rap/Hip Hop

FINAL TEST. 

You will be required to know ALL the dates on the SNAPSHOT list - the one provided at the beginning of the year and the one you have been tested over all year long. Make sure you dust off the preambles to both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence too.

That test is scheduled for Tuesday, May 30!

UPDATE:
Some of you asked for another link to the dates list. It's in an earlier month, but, in case you can't find it and need another SNAPSHOT date list, click here.

And the test has been moved to Thursday, June 1!

APRIL

DEBATE.

Quarterly Debate 

We will have our final debate the week right after Spring Break on one of our most controversial, recent presidents - RONALD REAGAN.

Here is another copy of the rubric.

The final debate topic:

RESOLVED: Ronald Reagan returned our nation to a time of prosperity as well as a respect for the Constitution and citizen's liberty.

THIRD QUARTER DEBATE - Thursday, April 6th (this date may move)

DEBATE TEAMS
TEAM ONE	TEAM TWO
Alyssa Romy Josh Nathan Mia	Cami Piper Joel Ashton Trevor

QUARTERLY TEST. 

REMEMBER you will have a test each Quarter over the SNAPSHOT dates, any material provided in class to that point, and details from Weekly Presentations. Your final quarterly test - the first Tuesday of April.

Welcome back...here we go again...

If you want a copy of the SNAPSHOT TIMELINE STUDY GUIDE, you can get another one here.

THIRD QUARTERLY TEST - Tuesday, April 4th

READING

Weekly Reading 

The month of APRIL, here is a list of the weekly reading, in case you lost those handed out in class:

• 4/5 - SPRING BREAK - (remember there was no reading due)
• 4/12 - The Lindberg Flight
• 4/19 - FDR - Inaugural Speech
• 4/26 - The Cold War

Mini-Dissertation 

FINAL PROJECT - remember we moved the deadline until later to give you time to work on this (and created awesome projects) - April 27th.
This is a BIG ONE - worth 250 points.
This grade will be broken up into smaller chunks along the way, but the total grade is a big one.
Look at your own schedule to see what is due coming up in the next few weeks...

The RUBRIC for the PROJECT can be located here, if you need another one.
YES, you must have one attached to your final project.

MAY will be the month you will be presenting your CLASS (and facing the Dissertation Board with questions on your topic...good thing, by then you will all be experts!!!)

MARCH

READING

Weekly Reading 

For the month of FEBRUARY, here is a list of the weekly reading, in case you lost those handed out in class:

• 3/6 -  The CANAL
• 3/13 - Roosevelt's Square Deal
• 3/20 - The Great War?
• SPRING BREAK - NO READING (enjoy a breather...you earned it...)

Mini-Dissertation 

FINAL PROJECT - remember we moved the deadline until later to give you time to work on this (and created awesome projects) - April 27th.
This is a BIG ONE - worth 250 points.
This grade will be broken up into smaller chunks along the way, but the total grade is a big one.

The RUBRIC for the PROJECT can be located here, if you need another one.
YES, you must have one attached to your final project.

WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS.

Weekly Presentations for this quarter will begin on the first week of March, but to give you a heads up, here are the presentations that are scheduled:

March 9th

• Romy - Hawaii's Annexation
• Cami - The Manhatten Project
• Joel - Television in the 1950's

March 16th

• Trevor - Watergate
• Mia - Woodstock & the Hippy Movement
• Josh - 911

DEBATE.

Quarterly Debate 

Again, just to give you a heads up and plenty of time to prepare, here's the quarterly debate topic.
You and a team of debaters will be preparing for an argument on a related topic each quarter. You will be expected to participate and engage - and now for some political controversy - RONALD REAGAN.

Here is another copy of the rubric.

This quarter's debate topic:

RESOLVED: Ronald Reagan returned our nation to a time of prosperity as well as a respect for the Constitution and citizen's liberty.

THIRD QUARTER DEBATE - Thursday, April 6th (this date may move)

FEBRUARY

READING

Weekly Reading 

For the month of FEBRUARY, here is a list of the weekly reading, in case you lost those handed out in class:

• 2/1  -  Jourdan Anderson's Letter - please have your questions ready by Wednesday.
• 2/8  -  Custer's Account of Washita
• 2/15 - The Great Fire of Chicago
• 2/22 - Aguinaldo vs. McKinley
• 3/1 -  The CANAL
• 3/8 - Roosevelt's Square Deal

Mini-Dissertation 

FINAL PROJECT - remember we moved the deadline until later to give you time to work on this (and created awesome projects) - April 13th.
This is a BIG ONE - worth 250 points.
This grade will be broken up into smaller chunks along the way, but the total grade is a big one.

The RUBRIC for the PROJECT can be located here, if you need another one.
YES, you must have one attached to your final project.

WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS.

Weekly Presentations for this quarter will begin on the first week of March, but to give you a heads up, here are the presentations that are scheduled:

March 2nd

• Piper - The KKK
• Ashton - The Pony Express
• Nathan - Cattle Trails of the West
• Alyssa - The Sinking of the USS Maine

March 9th

• Romy - Hawaii's Annexation
• Cami - The Manhatten Project
• Joel - Television in the 1950's

March 16th

• Trevor - Watergate
• Mia - Woodstock & the Hippy Movement
• Josh - 911

DEBATE.

Quarterly Debate 

Again, just to give you a heads up and plenty of time to prepare, here's the quarterly debate topic.
You and a team of debaters will be preparing for an argument on a related topic each quarter. You will be expected to participate and engage - and now for some political controversy - RONALD REAGAN.

Here is another copy of the rubric.

This quarter's debate topic:

RESOLVED: Ronald Reagan returned our nation to a time of prosperity as well as a respect for the Constitution and citizen's liberty.

THIRD QUARTER DEBATE - Thursday, April 6th (this date may move)

JANUARY

READING

Weekly Reading 

For the month of JANUARY, here is a list of the weekly reading, in case you lost those handed out in class:

• 1/4 - Missouri Compromise - Henry Clay - we will go over in class (but you still need to read it ahead of time; we will discuss questions in class)
• 1/12 - NO READING - Mini-D Research Paper Work Week
• 1/18 - The Declaration of Sentiments - Elizabeth Cady Stanton - POSTPONED

Mini-Dissertation 

RESEARCH PAPER - the final draft is due - January 12th.
This is a BIG ONE - worth 250 points.

The RUBRIC for this final draft can be located here, if you need another one.
YES, you must have one attached to your final research paper.

WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS.

Weekly Presentations for this quarter will begin on the first week of January, right after the break:

January 5th

• Cami - Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton...
• Piper - The Whigs, Free Soil, and Republican Party
• Nathan - John Brown & Harper's Ferry
• Justin - The Dread Scott Decision

January 12th

• Mia - Bleeding Kansas
• Trevor - The Attack on Ft. Sumter
• Joel - Gettysburg
• Romy - John Wilkes Booth

DEBATE.

Quarterly Debate 

You and a team of debaters will be preparing for an argument on a related topic each quarter. You will be expected to participate and engage - and see how the South could have reasoned their departure from the Union.

Here is another copy of the rubric.

ONE DIFFERENCE FOR THIS MONTH - you have to debate as if you were in the 1850s!

This month's debate topic:

RESOLVED: Under the Constitution, and, more precisely, the Declaration of Independence, states have the right to secede.

SECOND QUARTERLY DEBATE - Wednesday & Thursday, January 25th & 26th

DEBATE TEAMS
TEAM ONE	TEAM TWO
Alyssa Aris Ashton Cami Josh	Charis Joe Nathan Piper Romy
TEAM THREE	TEAM FOUR
Elyse Hannah Joel Mia Trevor	Jessica Justin Paige Shay

QUARTERLY TEST. 

REMEMBER you will have a test each Quarter over the SNAPSHOT dates, any material provided in class to that point, and details from Weekly Presentations.
Keep taking notes - we will review beforehand...

If you want a copy of the SNAPSHOT TIMELINE STUDY GUIDE, you can get another one here.

SECOND QUARTERLY TEST - Thursday, January 19th

DECEMBER

READING

Weekly Reading 

For the month of DECEMBER, here is a list of the weekly reading, in case you lost those handed out in class:

• 11/30 - What a Revival of Religion Is - Charles Finney
• 12/7 - William Lloyd Garrison's - The Liberator
• 12/14 - The Declaration of Sentiments - Elizabeth Cady Stanton - POSTPONED until after the Christmas Break (you can work ahead, though, if you want)

Mini-Dissertation 

I will be meeting with each of you the Monday you return from break to go over last details and correction suggestions. The Monday before the Christmas break your second draft of your ROUGH DRAFT will be checked in class between - December 12th-15th.
You second draft will be worth 25 points.

The RUBRIC for this second draft will mimic the final rubric..
Bring a copy of the RUBRIC, your marked up ROUGH DRAFT, and your fixed ROUGHT DRAFT to class on your scheduled day for discussion (SEE CHART BELOW if you don't remember your day).

MONDAY December 12	TUESDAY December 13	WEDNESDAY December 14	THURSDAY December 15
Josh Martin Marietta	Shay The United Nations	Nathan World War II	Hannah The Nez Perce
Joel Moon Shot Scandal	Paige Roosevelt/Environment	Ashton The Silicon Chip
Romy Alternative Music	Jessica Donald Trump	Aris American Art
Justin The 1st Amendment	Cami American Medicine	Elyse Religious Persecution
Trevor Rap/Hip Hop	Charis American Music	Alyssa Spies of Cold War
Joe Labor & Technology	Mia American Music	Piper Wounded Knee Massacre

REMEMBER your final draft is due on January 12th!

WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS.

Weekly Presentations for this quarter will begin on the first day of December:

December 1st

• Jessica - Monroe Doctrine
• Ashton - The Eerie Canal
• Hannah - Santa Fe Trail
• Joe - The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

December 8th

• Aris - Texas Revolution
• Elyse - The Restoration Movement
• Paige - Panic of 1837
• -

December 15th

• Josh - Trail of Tears
• Shay - Denmark Vessey/Nat Turner
• Alyssa - Frederick Douglass
• Charis - The California Gold Rush

AND, if anyone wants to work ahead, the rest of the CLASS PRESENTATIONS in January, 2017 are the following:

January 5th

• Cami - Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton...
• Piper - The Whigs, Free Soil, and Republican Party
• Nathan - John Brown & Harper's Ferry
• Justin - The Dread Scott Decision

January 12th

• Mia - Bleeding Kansas
• Trevor - The Attack on Ft. Sumter
• Joel - Gettysburg
• Romy - John Wilkes Booth

NOVEMBER

READING.

Weekly Reading 

For the month of NOVEMBER, here is a list of the weekly reading, in case you lost those handed out in class:

• 11/9 - John C. Calhoun's Exposition & Protest
               (we will work on this in class)
• 11/16 - Abraham Lincoln's "Spot Resolutions" Speech
              James Polk's War Declaration
• 11/30 - What a Revival of Religion Is - Charles Finney

Mini-Dissertation 

The Thursday before the Thanksgiving break is your first major deadline.
The ROUGH DRAFT for the Research Paper is due on November 17th.
Remember, this one is worth 100 points.

You must have a RUBRIC attached to your paper.
IF YOU CHOSE TO SHARE or EMAIL your paper, you must still have a rubric attached. Attach this .jpg file to your shared/emailed document.

WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS.

Weekly Presentations for this quarter will begin on the first day of December:

December 1st

• Jessica - Monroe Doctrine
• Ashton - The Eerie Canal
• Hannah - Santa Fe Trail
• Joe - The Presidency of Andrew Jackson