ASSIGNMENTS

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND FOLLOW THE DATES OF THE SUBJECTS BEING TAUGHT AND DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES.
  Week                 Topic
                Assignment Features 
   Printable Pages / Handouts/ Study Guides
Week #1& #2
Introductions &
Geography 
 GEOGRAPHY  View  Clips on Utah:
1. Tribute to Utah   (click here)

​2.  Utah's National Parks (Click)
 Unit 1: Utah's Unique Geography:
 View:  3 Geographical Regions
 View: Factors that affect Utah's
            Climate !
View
View

  Unit 1:  Label the Map   (Map)  
               blank Ut. map  (view & print)  

 Climate & Economy:  Complete Assignment
                                                    (click here)
     
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Week
#3 & #4


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 Chapter 11
              Topic
Mountain Men & Fur Trappers
 Assignment Features

  View Mountain Man clip (view)


                                                 

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       Topic

 Utah Economy - Journey from dairy to homes.
View video clip entitled "The Journey of Milk"
  Printable Pages / Handouts/ Study Guides
Use chapter #4 in textbook to complete
Mountain Man worksheet (click here)
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Assignment Features

 Track  how many jobs are created by a simple dairy farm!

    Click on blue caption to view clip:                         View video clip   Dairy to Home  'Got Milk"

Assignment : after viewing the clip , list all the jobs related to a dairy and any job related to getting milk from a cow to the consumer ( Your Home)

Week

Chapter 11 part #2

Topic

 America and WW 1
view clips and write down Big Ideas about what you learned on a sheet of paper !

Assignment Features

  Cause of WW 1   simple in  5 min   (click here to view)
 Why the U.S.A joined in WW 1 (Click to view)

WWI Ends clip      (View clip)
The Roaring 20's  (view clip & take notes)
​Flappers Dance (clip)

Week

 Chapter         12

Week
   5

   Topic: 
The Stock Crash & Great Depression   

What is a stock ? How does the the stock market work?
view clip (stock market)
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 Assignment Features
 View clips and keep notes !

 Stock Crash   ( Click to view clip)       
 The Great Depression:  (click to view)

Week
  6



Week
   7



Week
  8




Unit 2:

Week
9 - 10



Week
    11




Week
12-13


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14-15


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17-18




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18-19



Week   20


Week   22

  
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23-24




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25-28




Week  30-32


Week
 33-34

   Topic 
   1. Mercantilism   (clip) overview 
   2. Reformation        (fun) (Clip)
      3.  "powerpoint "  (Reformation)

   Topic

N.W. Passage - Early Colonizaton - Charters
                        Colonial Charters defined.

  Topic  
Jamestown  -
 Plymouth Colony  - ( see clip )
END OF TERM - UNIT ONE !                                              

Colonization to Revolution

Development of the three colonial regions.
Government in the 13 English Colonies   (description)
power point - Life Savors & 13 Colonies
property rights - English Bill of Rights


Topic
Great Awakening - French & Indian War !

Topic :  Road to Revolution    (sum up clip)
           Revolutionary War   ABC REV. WAR BOOK
           Due Date : January 21st ABC BOOK
                                            Fun Clip "To late to Apologize"


First Battles & Declaration of Independence

TOPICS :
 Power of The Sword & Power of The Pen !  
George Washington - Thomas Paine  - T. Jefferson

Declaration of Ind. Assignment  ----->


Power of the Pen - Power of the Sword 

Turning Points - Saratoga/Valley Forge !

Cowpens / Yorktown / WAR ENDS

 
Topic -   Create a Country  
    Review types of Government  

A NEW COUNTRY - "1st Government"

Americas 1st Plan for Government !
WE THE PEOPLE SONG !! ( View Clip)

TOPIC:  U.S. Constitution
Answers to Class Handouts (view)
Three Branches - (Great mini clip)
Overview of the U.S. Supreme Court (View)
4th Term Begins

 Topic : 10 Amendments 
How a bill becomes a law (ViewClip)

Political Parties   ( Differing Views)   view clip !
Founding Fathers Fraternity   (Very Funny Clip)
Adams & Jefferson  - Good/Bad/Ugly        (Jefferson)

Assignment Features
Handout
Mercantilism explained  click to link
Reformation in England (Clip)    click on link

Assignment Features

Hudson & N.W. passage clip.
Before Jamestown - (work sheet)
Roanoke clip

Unit Test Review Notes
 view Jamestown clip 
(answer the  ( ? ) at the top of the movie clips)

movie clip - ( north/middle/southern colonies)
 link to -Web Resource Colonial Regions & Government
Power point -Colonial Regions & Government
Freedom Flavors (handout)
Colonial Postcard (Assignment)
English Bill of Rights

French & Indian War - worksheet
The war that made America (Clip)
Last of Mohicans (End Clip) cool !
Worksheets -  Great Awakening
French & Indian war movie worksheet. ( Movie)

Assignments & Clips   (We the People) 
Boston Massacre         Clip

Boston Tea Party - ( No more kings)
Bunker Hill video clip : ( Link)

Battle for Boston :    (Movie link)

Movie Clip : Thomas Paine - Common Sense
Movie Clips;          Declaration of Ind.

COMMON SENSE EXPLAINED  (LINK) 
Personal Pledge/ sign the Declaration
Declaration Assignment: ( View Clip)

Trenton/Princeton (view clip)
View clips { Saratoga }    (Valley Forge)
complete handouts !

Cowpens clip         /     Yorktown clip

Assignment =  Link to outline
Types of Government      (Reference link)
Video Clip -  Governments

(Articles of Confederation - Shay's Rebellion )  
What are the Articles of Confederation (12min.)  Weakness of the Articles !
Weakness of Articles clip

What is Federalism (Clip)

3) Branches of Gov. (clip)
Government powers (clip #2)
view clip (clip) separate powers

Assignment Features 
View various clips on the 10 Amendments:
Clip #1 (View)      Clip #2  (Disney bill of rights)

Origins of Political System Hamilton vs. Jefferson: see video clip (Political Parties)
Burr - Hamilton Dual    (Quick View)

(xyz affair)                 (John Adams)

Standard

Week      THE WAR OF 1812                                            Assignment Features:
35-36                                                                   View clip on the war  (Clip)

Week       Westward Expansion / Manifest Destiny
    37


View Clip       ( Manifest Destiny)
Road to Civil War (10 min clip)

Week 
38-39       Civil War 

Civil War Begins    (Clip)