mock trial directions

For the mock trial next week (Monday for A and E blocks, and Tuesday for C block), please disregard the instructions on the sheet (unless you're the chairperson/judge) and do the following instead:

Senators:  please draft two thoughtful questions for your witness that you will pose to him/her during the trial. Also, please come to class with the questions typed and with a 1-paragraph anticipated response to each question.  This is not the answer the the witness might actually give, but what you expect he/she might say, and should reveal your own understanding of the subject.

Witnesses (historical figures):  come prepared to answer questions that will be posed to you by a senator. You need to have enough knowledge of the character (mostly in terms of his/her interactions with Andrew Jackson) to answer the questions accurately and with good detail.  Each of the answers you give should be about a paragraph long (5-8 sentences) as a general guideline of the length it takes to provide sufficient detail.  You are not required to bring anything written - this is just to help you understand the level of detail that you need to include in your verbal answers to the questions you'll be asked during the trial. 

If you were absent from class on Friday, please complete this make-up assignment.

This assignment is worth 2 homework grades (10 points)

E block Nullification Crisis assignment

Due Friday: 

Hypothetically, you are teaching an 8 year old child about the Nullification Crisis. You need to write a 2 paragraph explanation of this historical event so that the child completely understands how this event unfolded. Either type or handwrite your response very neatly.

last Age of Jackson chapter reading due dates (and other work)

A block:
p. 248-251 due Wednesday 2/26
p. 251-259 due Friday 2/28

C block:
p. 240-248 due Wednesday 2/26
p. 248-251 due Thursday 2/27
p. 251-259 due Friday 2/28

E block:
p. 248-251 due Wednesday 2/26
p. 251-259 due Friday 2/28

reading for this week

Please remember to take good, detailed notes - this is the only chapter in this unit, and the details are important.  We will be looking for 3/4-1 full page of notes for each 4-5 page reading assignment (double that for a 9-10 page assignment).

A block:
235-240 for Wednesday 2/12
240-244 for Thursday 2/13
244-248 for Friday 2/14

C block:
235-244 for Friday 2/14

E block:
235-240 for Wednesday 2/12
240-244 for Thursday 2/13
244-248 for Friday 2/14

due dates for the next week

Your movie project is due Friday 2/7 - the description is in the last post.

Your next test is Monday 2/10 - you can find the study questions here and a review crossword here.

A block, if we don't have school tomorrow (Wednesday), you may choose to watch the Presidents series and complete report cards for two (which you can find here).  This is due on Thursday and (if done thoughtfully) worth 3 extra points on the next test. You can find the videos here for Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and John Quincy Adams.