AP / ECE US History Homework 12-20-12

Federalist v. Anti-Federalist Discussion:  Please complete the questions related to the debate we had today on the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers.  Click Here for the form.  Submit your response by 11:59 tonight. 

United States History / Civics I Civics Letter

The civics letter due on Thursday December 20.  They must be submitted on turnitin.com.  Below is the information you need to join the class and submit the paper.  I am only accepting a digital version of the paper.  Please include the works cited in your submission.

PERIOD 7
CLASS ID: 5874493
PASSWORD: period7

PERIOD 8
CLASS ID: 5874495
PASSWORD: period8

US History / Civics II Term Paper

Term paper is due on Thursday December 20.  They must be submitted on turnitin.com.  Below is the information you need to join the class and submit the paper.  I am only accepting a digital version of the paper.  Please include the title page and works cited in your submission.

CLASS ID: 5874497
PASSWORD: period2

Homework 12-14-12

US History / Civics 1: There will be a test on Chapter 3 next week.  CLICK HERE for the review sheet.

Homework 12-5-12

US History / Civics 2: Work on the review sheet for the Chapter 23 test, which is Tuesday December 11.  The essay question for the test is the following:

• What was the main cause of World War II and what role did the United States play in those events leading up to the war?  Make sure you have five paragraphs with an introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs and a conclusion.  Use information from all of the sections.  CLICK HERE for the Review sheet.
• Also, please share your works cited with me by 12/7/12 at 11:59pm for the term paper.

US History / Civics 1:   Work on the outline for the civics letter.  That is due by the end of the class on Thursday December 6.  Also, continue to work in the Amendment project, which is due on Monday December 10.

AP / ECE United States History:  Notes on Chapter 8 Assignment II are due on December 10.  Chapter 9 Assignment I notes are due on December 14.  I am changing around some of the note taking due dates, so please pay attention to the web site.

Homework 12-4-12

United States History / Civics 2: Complete Chapter 23-3 worksheet

United States History / Civics 1: Work on the Amendment project.  This is due on Monday December 10.

Revolution Paper AP/ECE United States History

There is an assignment on turn-it-in.com for you to submit your paper on the American Revolution.  Please have it in by 2:15 on December 3.

Homework 11-29-12

US History / Civics 1: Read Chapter 3-2 and take notes.  REMINDER: Submit your topics for the civics letter by tonight at 11:59pm

US History / Civics 2: REMINDER - Be sure to submit your thesis statement by 11:59pm tomorrow.

Homework 11-28-12

United States History / Civics 1:  Topics for the Civics letter are due Tomorrow.  CLICK HERE to submit your topic.  It must be submitted by 11:59pm that night.  Also, complete the worksheet on Marbury v. Madison (Ch 3-1)

United States History / Civics 2: Thesis statements for the Term paper are due on Friday November 30.  CLICK HERE to submit that statement.  It must submitted by 11:59pm that night.

Homework 11-26-12

United States History / Civics 2: Finish Chapter 23-1 Worksheet (Both sides).  DUE: 11/27/12

United States History / Civics 1: Do Chapter 3-1 worksheet (Constitution Scavenger Hunt) Both sides.  DUE: 11/27/12

AP / ECE United States History: Period 6: We will have the essay in class tomorrow.  Since you rotated out today, on Wednesday, we will discuss the note cards.  They will be due on Friday November 30.

AP / ECE United States History: Note Cards

The first batch of note cards will be due on Wednesday November 28.  I will meet with Period 6 regarding the cards on Monday November 26.

AP / ECE PowerPoints

AP / ECE United States History: Here are some power points to help you study for the test tomorrow.  Save the files and use them for the AP Exam as well.  Good Luck.

Slide Show 1, Slide Show 2, Slide Show 3

Homework 11-19-12

US History / Civics 2: There is a test on Chapters 21 & 22 tomorrow.  Please refer to the review sheet.  CLICK HERE to submit your topic for the term paper.  Your topic is due 11/20/12 at 11:59pm.

AP / ECE United States History: Test tomorrow on Chapters 2-4.  See review sheet for background.

US History / Civics 1: Students start working on a paper that explores a current issue.  CLICK HERE FOR CIVICS LETTER ASSIGNMENT. This paper is due on December 20, 2012.  Please refer to the link for further details.

Homework 11-16-12

AP / ECE United States History: There will be a test on Chapters 2 to 4 on Tuesday November 20.  Here is the review sheet.  The test will be worth 100 points and consist of short answer and essay.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Please submit your thesis statement for the American Revolution paper HERE by 11:59 tonight.

United States History / Civics 2: There will be a test on Chapter 21 & 22 on Tuesday November 20.  Here is the review sheet.  The test will be worth 100 points and consist of multiple choice and essay.  The essay question is available on the review sheet.

United States History / Civics 1: Next week we will be introducing a writing assignment.  Students will have to write a letter to a local or state representative about a current issue.  More to come next week.

US History / Civics 1

US History / Civics 1: There will be a test on Chapter 2 this Friday November 16.  Please refer to the review sheet for an outline of the material.  We will go over the essay in class tomorrow.

AP / ECE Homework

AP / ECE United States History:  Below are links to the focus sheet, which will outline the homework until the December break, as well as the short paper on the American Revolution.

Chapters 6-10 Focus Sheet  & The American Revolution Paper

TERM PAPER: I am also modifying the due dates for the larger term paper.  The first note cards will be due on November 26.  All the other due dates will remain the same.  We will be using Easy Bib for that assignment and all work should be done on that site for the larger term paper.

Click here to submit your TOPIC for the American Revolution: Please submit your topics for the American Revolution by 11:59 tonight.

US History / Civics 2

US History / Civics 2: Complete the Chapter 22-1 Sheet on the New Deal for Wednesday.

Homework 11-1-12

It's nice to see everyone in class after a period off from the storm.  Please look closely at the material that is due in the next few days below:

AP / ECE United States History: 
Notes on Chapter 4: Page 145-174 due Monday November 5
Notes on Chapter 5: Whole Chapter due Friday November 9

There will be a short paper assignment next week on the American Revolution.  It will be due two weeks from the day I hand it out.  Students may not use the same topic on this paper that they are for the term paper.

United States History / Civics 1:
Notes on Chapter 2-4 due Friday November2

10-23-12 Homework

Presidential Debate 3 Questions:  After watching the third and last debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, please click on the link and answer the questions before 11:59pm tomorrow night.

United States History / Civics 1: You will have time in class today to make final preparations for the debate.  They begin tomorrow.

United States History / Civics 2: Debates begin on Thursday October 25.

AP / ECE United States History: Notes on the rest of Chapter 3 are due on Friday October 26.  You will have your debate next week.

10-17-12 Homework (Debate Links)

US History / Civics 1 & 2:  Use the following links for the debate assignments.

The Vice Presidential Debate: These questions are worth up to 10 points extra credit.

The Second Presidential Debate: These questions must be answered by 11:59pm Friday October 19.

United States History / Civics 1

Watch Presidential Debate tonight at 9:00 pm on the major networks or online.  Come back here for a link to questions tomorrow morning.  Those questions will be due by Friday October 19

United States History / Civics 2 Updated Due Dates

Notes on Chapter 20-4 - Wednesday October 17
Ch 21-1 Sheet - Wednesday October 17

Students taking the PSATs please come and see me so I can check off the homework


Watch Presidential Debate tonight at 9:00 pm on the major networks or online.  Come back here for a link to questions tomorrow morning.  Those questions will be due by Friday October 19

AP / ECE Updated List of Due Dates

To avoid confusion, here are updated due dates for the corresponding assignments.

Chapter 3: p.88-110: Take Notes - Friday October 19
Open Notes Quiz - Chapter 2 - Period 6: Wednesday October 17; Period 3: Friday October 19
Puritan Paper Rewrite - Monday October 22
In-Class Debate (Democrat v. Republican) Wednesday October 24
Chapter 3: p.111-128: Take Notes - Friday October 26
Term Paper: Bibliography - Wednesday October 31 (All other due dates stay the same)

Boston Trip

AP / ECE United States History:

I wanted to let you know that the trip to Boston is on.  Remember the following:

1. The bus leaves at 7:30am so please be on time to school.

2. Bring your own lunch.  We will eat around 11:45 and you can leave it in the bus.

Here is the itinerary for the trip:

7:30 - Leave SHS for Boston

9:15 - Arrive in Boston and start the Freedom Trail (2 hours and 15 minutes)

11:30 - End at Old North Church

12:15 - USS Constitution Museum Program

1:45 - Leave for SHS

3:15 - Back at SHS

Chaperones: I really appreciate you coming on this trip.  You should try to be at the school around 7:10 so we can chat before the kids get there.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  You can park in the visitors spot at the school and you should be fine for the day.

Let me know if you have any questions.  I am looking forward to this trip.  We will be broken up by classes, but we are all on the same bus together.  There is no bathroom on the bus so make sure you use it before we leave.  I will be taking attendance on the bus and sending it to the main office.

10-12-12 Homework

AP / ECE United States History: Students doing the rewrite of the Puritan Paper, click below for the sources.  The rewrite is due on Monday October 22 for all classes.  I will post due dates for the Chapter 3 notes and the quiz after the weekend.

Puritan Sources


United States History / Civics 1 & 2: Students should work on the debate prep.  The debate is scheduled for Wednesday October 24.  Students should watch the rest of the presidential debates on Tuesday October 16 and Monday October 22.

Message to students

All Classes:  There are no assignments due tomorrow.  That means no quizzes and no homework I assigned today. We will talk in class tomorrow. If you need to talk before I see you in class, come by my room anytime.

United States History 2: The 1920s magazine project is not due tomorrow.

AP / ECE United States History: No quiz tomorrow.

10-10-12

AP/ECE United States History: Today we are looking at primary source material from the New England colonies.  Click on the appropriate source to answer the questions about your source:

Mayflower Compact
Thomas Hooker
John Winthrop

10-6-12 Homework

AP / ECE United States History: Click here to submit your thesis statement for your term paper.  Please have it done by the end of the weekend (Sunday night).

10-3-12 Homework

United States History  / Civics 1 & 2: Both classes must watch the Presidential Debate, which will be broadcast on the major networks at 9:00pm tonight.  Check your local listings for which channel to watch.  If you cannot watch them, you can also download the debate from any news website or iTunes.  See me if you have questions.

Presidential Debate 1 response (US 1 & 2: Periods 2,7,8) Click here to answer questions on the 10/3/12 Presidential Debate.  These need to be answered by Thursday 10-4-12 by 11:59pm.

10-2-12 Homework

Debate Project:  In an effort to discuss the election and the upcoming debates students in all classes will be participating in a debate project.  While we will still continue with the curriculum, this is something that will enhance those in-class discussions of history and civics.  Click Here for a description of the project.

Students will have some time to work on this in class, but will also be required to watch the debates and reflect to prepare for the class project.

Classwork 10-1-12: If you did not complete in class, please do the following tonight and hand in tomorrow.

United States History / Civics 2: Read Pages 671-678 and do questions on pg. 678 # 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.

United States History / Civics 1: Read Pages 38-42.  Students will create a flow chart as modeled on page 28 on the left hand side.  They should put the following topics in the six boxes that they will explore: The Albany Plan, The Stamp Act, New Restrictive Laws, First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence.  They will use that flow chart to outline those major events.  After they complete that flow chart they should do questions #1-7 on page 32.

AP / ECE United States History: Read Pages 88-96 Do Review Question #1 and Freedom Question #1 on page 128.

9-26-12 Homework

United States History / Civics 2: Do the Chapter 20-2 worksheet (Click here) for homework.  Due: Thursday September 27.

United States History / Civics 1: Period 7: Do Chapter 2-1 worksheet (Click here) for homework.  DUE: Friday September 28.  Period 8 will get the worksheet at the start of class on Thursday.

AP / ECE United States History: Permission slips for the trip to the Freedom Trail in Boston are due on Thursday.  Student should be working on their thesis for the Term Paper.  There will be an open notes Multiple Choice Quiz o Monday October 1.

9-24-12 Homework

United States History / Civics 1
Period 8: Read and take notes on Chapter 2-1 DUE: Tuesday September 25
Period 7: Read and take notes on Chapter 2-1 DUE: Wednesday September 26

9-21-12 Homework

United States History / Civics 1: Test on Chapter 1- Period 7 Monday September 24

United States History / Civics 2: Read and take notes on Chapter 20-1  DUE: Monday September 24

9-20-12 Homework

AP / ECE United States History: Click on your period to submit your paper topic.  These are due by Friday, but if you are having a tough time with the topic, see me tomorrow and I can give you a little more time.

Period 3
Period 6

United States History / Civics 1: Test on Chapter 1 in Period 8 (See previous post with review sheet).  Period 7 test will be Monday.

United States History / Civics 2: Tomorrow we are beginning the 1920s Magazine Project.  Click Here for a description of the project.

9-19-12 Homework

AP / ECE United States History: There will be a test on Chapter 1 this Friday September 21.  Click Here for the review sheet.  Here is a link to the primary source material (Aztec and Las Casas) as well as the APPARTS sheet we used to analyze them.

United States History / Civics 2: There will be a test on Chapter 19 tomorrow.  Click Here for the Review sheet.

United States History / Civics 1: Please make sure you have the Chapter 1-3 sheet done for class tomorrow.  Click here for access to the sheet.  There will also be a test this Friday on Chapter 1.  Click here for the review sheet.


In case you missed any of class or home work, here are some links to some of the work we have been doing.  You should have paper copies of these, but I wanted to make sure that they were also online:

United States History / Civics 1: Patriot Act Questions & Dictatorships v. Democracy.  In addition here is a link to the civics sheet.  This is an assignment that is in line with our school wide expectations and must be completed for graduation.  You are responsible to do one per semester.

United States History / Civics 2: Chapter 19-4 worksheet

9-14-12 Homework

US History / Civics 1:  Do the Chapter 1-3 work sheet cor homework (Period 7) Due Monday Septemner 17.  Please click on the following links to complete the Thinking, Planning, Writing exercise in class:

Period 7
Period 8

Also, there will be a test next week on Chapter 1. A review sheet will be available soon.

US History / Civics 2: There will be a test on Chapter 19 next week. There will be a review sheet available soon.

AP / ECE United States History: Students should be working on developing their topics for their Term paper. Topics are due Friday September 21. In addition there will be a test next week on Chapter 1 and a ten question multiple choice quiz. Students will also meet regarding their summer papers and rewrites. More information to follow as well as a review sheet for the Chapter 1 test.

9-13-12 Homework

US History / Civics 1: Do questions related to the Patriot Act.  I will add the link to this blog later tonight.

9-11-12 Homework

AP / ECE United States History: Start researching a topic for the term paper.  Click here for the assignment and the due dates for all the checkpoints.  Topics are due September 21.  All students please send me an email from their Gmail accounts tonight. Put in the subject e-mail address.   I need this so I can send you your papers as well as info for the course.

US History / Civics 2: Read and take notes on Chapter 19-3.  DUE: September 12.

9-10-12 Homework

AP / ECE United States History: Read Howard Zinn packet pages 1-11 for Wednesday September 12 to go over in class.  There will be a seminar on the material September 13.  (Click Here for seminar assignment)

9-7-12 Homework

United States History / Civics 2: Students are looking at World War I posters in class and completing and analysis in groups (Click Here for poster assignment) DUE: 9-10-12

United States History / Civics 1: Read Chapter 1-2 and complete the worksheet.  (Click Here for worksheet) Period 7: DUE Monday 9/10; Period 8: DUE Tuesday 9/11

9-6-12 Homework

AP / ECE United States History: Click on the link below to answer a question regarding the Columbus primary source.  DUE 9-7-12

Period 3
Period 6

9-5-12 Homework

US History / Civics 2: Open Notes Quiz tomorrow (9/6) on Chapter 19-1; Chapter 19-2 sheet due

US History / Civics 1: Open Notes Quiz on Chapter 1-1 tomorrow (9/6)

AP / ECE United States History: Continue with discussion on Indian Freedom v. European Freedom.  There will be a quiz next week on Chapter 1

8-31-12 Homework

United Stated History / Civics 2: Do Chapter 19-2 worksheet (click here) DUE: 9-4-12

AP / ECE United States History: Click on the link below for your period and answer the question.
Period 3
Period 6
DUE: by 11:59pm on 9-3-12

8-30-12 Homework

United States History / Civics 1: Do Chapter 1-1 Sheet (Click here for worksheet) For 5 points, Cover your book.   DUE: 9-4-12


United States History / Civics 2: Do Chapter 19-1 Sheet (Click here for worksheet)  For 5 points, Cover your book. DUE: 8-31-12

AP / ECE United States History: Download and read the following primary sources: 1. The Iroquois Describes the Beginning of the World & 2. Christopher Columbus Recounts his First Encounters with Native Peoples, 1493 (Click here for the sources) DUE: 8-31-12

8-29-12 Welcome Back

I hope you all had a wonderful summer break.  I am looking forward to this coming year.  You can get your homework, and any other material, for all of my courses through this blog page.  Feel free to email me with any questions at phil.goduti@somers.k12.ct.us.

AP / ECE United States History: Click here for syllabus

United States Civics / History 1: Click here for outline of the course

United States Civics/ History 2: Click here for outline of the course