Due Friday October 1st

Ahh! Already October!

1. Read John Winthrop's "City Upon a Hill" speech from 1630.

2. Listen to JFK's "City Upon a Hill" speech from 1961.

3. Record your thoughts (note form) on the former inspiring the latter and the significance of the message in both instances. We will discuss tomorrow!

4. Study for quiz (Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth, Mass Bay).

5. Block E- finish up your Google Doc questions.

In-Class Activity Sept. 30th

Good Afternoon Block E!

So, last week you worked in groups and spent time exploring websites on colonial New England and developing questions- it's time to answer them. I have created Google Doc pages for you to make the process an easy one. Get together with your group and follow the directions I will deliver to you verbally in class.

Team Knott
Team Gan
Team Morelos
Team Gardiner

Due Wednesday Sept. 29th

Please read and take notes on pg. 88 beginning with "The Founding of New England" through the bottom of pg. 94 ending before "Communities in Conflict." I will check your notes in class.

Looking forwards, be warned that you will likely have a quiz Friday morning on Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth and Mass Bay.

FINISH ANSWERING (IN COMPLETE SENTENCES) THE GOOGLE DOC QUESTIONS. I HAVE EMAILED MANY OF YOU AND AM KEEPING TABS ON YOUR WORK TONIGHT!

In-Class Activity Sept. 28th

Block C: Today you are going to have your first Google Doc experience! So if you're reading this ahead of time...remember to bring your laptops to class!

A Google Doc is like a live word document, that because it is being edited on the internet, can be accessed synchronously (at the same time by more than one person).

Your task is to work with your partners create a document containing questions based on the Pilgirms/Puritans/Mayflower/Plymouth websites- each group has a different topic- you read last night (similar assignment to what I gave you about Jamestown, except now the tables are turned). 


Because this is our first time using this technology, you can talk to each other and iron out the wrinkles while you edit synchronously, but in the future, you might be working on a Google Doc for homework and can't all be together in the same place!

Please click on the link featuring your name below.


Aboitiz, Demoulas, Senden, Lawson
Cabot, Motreuil-Ragot, Caulo, Flores, Lawton
Donovan, Smith, Gomez, Wehrle
Dolben, Meyer, Hackler, Maley

Due Tuesday Sept. 28th

Block C: Please print and actively read The Mayflower Compact. It will be part of our discussion tomorrow! Don't forget to complete the homework that you forgot from the weekend (see below). Please bring your laptops to class.

Due Monday Sept. 27th

Block C:

• Review your notes on Roanoke and Jamestown! You never know when you might encounter a pop quiz...and before we close out our discussion of Jamestown, I would like you to read this article on Pocahontas. 
• Explore this website, a reputable resource providing links to many other educational historical sites. Select the site that you feel is most informative on the subject of Puritans/Pilgrims/The Mayflower/Plimoth Plantation. Bookmark it and bring your laptop to class Monday.

Block E:

• Review your notes on Roanoke and Jamestown! You never know when you might encounter a pop quiz...
• Please complete the question set that you began in class and send to me via school email. I should receive this by the end of study hall Sunday night.

Enjoy your weekend!

Due Friday Sept. 24th

Both Blocks: Please complete filling in your maps and making sure that they look good. Enjoy the warm weather and see you bright and early in the AM!

Block E: In-Class Activity Sept. 22nd

Block C: As you may have figured out by now, no additional homework tonight.


Block E: Due to my attendance of Mr. Fahey's dad's funeral mass tomorrow, I will sadly be missing our class- it breaks my heart, and I'm sure yours too. Please feel free to show up to the classroom to complete the below activity, or do it wherever you please...just make sure you have it printed out and ready to hand in Thursday. I will put a stack of these handouts on the front table in L30, but you can also click on the link below. Thanks for your understanding!


You will receive a handout with questions. This is building up to "webquests" which you will enjoy in the weeks to come. Please visit the links below to learn more about the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia.

Jamestown Rediscovery: Make sure you that once on the homepage you actually click the box entitled "Jamestown Rediscovery" in the bottom left. 

Secrets of the Dead: Death at Jamestown 


Virtual Jamestown: Click the red box on the map to enter the site.

Due Tuesday Sept. 21st

Block C: Please read and take notes from where you left off on pg. 61 with "English Society on the Chesapeake" through to pg. 65 ending with "Chesapeake Society in Crisis" in NN.

Block E: Same assignment, due Wednesday! I am working on your block-specific pages but I have encountered a glitch...stay tuned.

Formatting Example

Remember, your summer reading assignment is due Monday. For help with formatting your essay, see the example we created in class!

Due Friday Sept. 17th

1. Owed work- some of you already owe me student profiles and bias papers. Get them in! Also, don't forget to take the poll.

2. Read pages 53 through the top of 61 in Nations of Nations, henceforth referred to as NN. Stop before "English Society on the Chesapeake."

3. If you have one, bring your laptop to class. I would like to make you followers of this blog!

4. Your summer reading assignment will be due Monday September 20th.

Let's Get Started

1. Please partake in the poll regarding summer reading on the right side of this homepage. Don't worry about becoming a "follower" just yet- we will cover it in class.

2. Don't forget to complete your student profile to be handed in at the start of next class.

3. Re-read your handout on fallible eye-witness accounts, social bias and deliberate manipulation. Referring back to our conversation in class, write a one page document examining your own potential biases and how they might affect your learning of history. I will share mine with you when we reconvene!

A couple basics for your informal essay:

• Please include your name, date and block at the top and title the document. We will nail down proper formatting in classes to come, but provide these basics in the meantime.
• An essay is typically 3-5 paragraphs, and a paragraph contains 3-5 sentences each.
• Keep it to a page, I will not read further.
• Have already printed and ready to go at the start of next class!

American Republic Syllabus I: Expectations

In case you lose your course expectations, click here to review or see below.

AR Syllabus