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Adam Waxler
Week of August 24th – August 28th
Of course, Monday & Tuesday will be spent on introductions, class rules, procedures, and a general overview of the class. On Wednesday, students will take a short quiz based on the rules, procedures, and why we study history. Once we get past that, the rest of the week will be spent on our first unit of the year: Geography.
Don’t worry…I know the students spent all of last year studying world geography. The first unit this year will last only about one week and should be mostly a review.
I believe it is important to start with a unit on U.S. geography prior to studying U.S. history as this will help lay the foundation for most everything else the students will learn this year (such as how the colonies developed different cultures and economies, differences between how the colonists and the Native Americans adapted to their environments, differences between the north and the south, the impact on manifest destiny, understanding how major battles unfolded, etc.)
Homework
Monday 8/23
Students and parents should read over “welcome letter” and “syllabus” together and sign both.
(pdf version of syllabus)
Tuesday 8/24
Review notes for tomorrow’s quiz on classroom procedures, syllabus, and why we study history.
Wednesday 8/25
No Homework
Thursday 8/26
Complete Coordinate Matching Sheet (pdf version)
Friday 8/27
No Homework
