Wednesday, November 12, 2014

November 12/13

For this unit we will not a TEST- we will have a short quiz and an essay. Each day in class we will be learning/discussing how to write a good 5 paragraph essay; today we focused on Brainstorming.

Journal: Choose one of the following questions and brainstorm what you would put in an essay about the given topic (you choose whichever brainstorming method you like ie. diagram, list etc)


  1. Which group that settled/colonized America had the greatest impact on our culture today?
  2. Why were the colonists able to win the Revolutionary War?
  3. How do the ideals of Manifest Destiny still shape American’s views?
  4. What are the differences between the North and South?
We also took guided notes on section 1 of your new Packet (Unit 5/6) and started people of the West posters *If you were absent come see me and I will let you know how to make this up* 

HOMEWORKIn your packet (purple paper) do the first 10 vocabulary words!

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