WELCOME!!
2006 AMERICAN STUDIES 2006
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Here
are your class assignments:
Map Test: state names and 10 cities
** must get 60% or above (36 out of 60) on the first try; or 70% or above later (42 out of 60)
2. HISTORICAL FICTION STORY 1-2 pages typed
3. Final group presentation on some aspect of US society. (Powerpoint and/or Video) 2005 Final Group presentations
4. Final exam---based on answers in textbook only!
Also, attendance and regular textbook homework will be required.
Movies
for American affairs! An ongoing list
THIS IS YOUR CLASS
SYLLABUS
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CLASS/TOPIC |
ACTIVITIES
and MATERIALS |
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1. Geography the 50 states |
study
map of Read Unit 1 for next week |
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2. Geography major cities |
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Read Unit 1 for next week Study for Map Test (printable) |
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3. History 1 1600S |
Quiz on Unit
1 |
Read Unit 11 for next week |
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4. History 2 1700S |
Quiz on Unit
11 |
Read Unit 6, 7 for next week Watch Growth of a Nation |
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5. History 3 - 1800s |
Quiz on Unit
6,7 |
Read Unit 8, 9 for next week |
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6. History 4 -- the 20th century and beyond |
Quiz on Unit
8, 9 |
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7. Government
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Turn in *HISTORICAL
FICTION STORY |
Read
Unit
10 for next week Read Unit 12 for next week |
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8. Language and multiculturalism |
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Read Units 2-4 for next week government terms paper (to print) |
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9. Guns and Crime |
Quiz on Units
2-4 Sign up for presentations |
Read Unit 5 for next week |
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10. Discrimination, schools |
Quiz on Unit
5 Watch Blue Eyes Brown Eyes? |
Read Units 13-15 for next week |
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11. American families and women
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Quiz on Units
13-15 |
Read Units 16-18 for next week |
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12. Food, transportation, and media |
Quiz on Units
16-18 your presentations |
your presentations Finish up unit quizzes |
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13. Final presentations |
Your Presentations |
Your Presentations |
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