Revolutionary War TEST

A HUGE reminder that the Revolutionary War TEST will be on Wednesday, December 9th for A day and Thursday, December 10th for B day. Click on my website to the right to find a study guide and copy of class notes.

Happy Holidays to everyone! Looking forward to a fantastic 2010!

Revolutionary War

It is getting close to Thanksgiving and what a perfect time for us to study the beginnings of our great nation and give thanks for those who fought for and founded the United States of America! During November and December we will be identifying the causes of the Revolutionary War, studying what factors affected the course of the war, learning about the people who contributed to the war, and understanding the reasons for the American victory.

Don't forget to click on my other website link to find copies of important assignments, notes, and the monthly calendar. A great idea is to print off the calendar and keep it posted where you can refer to it for quiz, test and project due dates.

This year I will definitely give thanks for such a great group of students!

Colonial America

I hope everyone enjoyed the four day weekend. I definitely did! Now that we are all refreshed, it is time to get working and have a successful 2nd quarter. The culminating assignment for the Colonial America unit is to pretend you are someone from Colonial America and write a letter describing your life. For more information you can click on my web page and select "Letter from the Colonies".
The Colonial America test will be Tues. 10/27 for B day and Wed. 10/28 for A day. The following study guide will help:

Colony Test – Review Sheet
-Explain why people came to the New World.
-Map the colonies.
-Categorize which colonies are New England, Middle, Southern.
-Motivation, Economy, Geography, Homes, and Schools for each region (pink chart!)
-Vocabulary: Puritan, Pilgrim, cash crop, staple crop, indentured servant, slavery, Triangular Trade

What to study: Colony Map, Pink chart “Colonial Regions”, yellow matching vocabulary assignment,
Text pgs. 72-93.

Colonial America

Iowa testing is complete and we are ready to begin the unit on Colonial America. During the month of October the students will: Identify the the 13 colonies and determine why each was settled; differentiate economic, political, social and geographic aspects of the New England, Middle and Southern colonies; and discover the events that led up to the American Revolution. We will be mapping, creating 3 voice poems, learning about school during the 1600 and 1700's, and more!

The end of the first quarter is October 15th. There is no school October 16th and 19th.

Explorer Unit

We are just finishing the unit on Explorers. The test will be Wednesday 9/16 A day and Thursday 9/17 B day. A reminder that we will be taking the IOWA tests next week during the history class periods. Make sure you get a good night's sleep and eat breakfast!

For more information about Mrs. Gibbons' U.S. History class and to find attachments, click on the link to the right that says Mrs. Gibbons Website.

What will we do in History the first few weeks?

We are going to be studying the history of the United States to 1877. We will start the year by doing a mini review of U.S. Geography and Native Americans. We will continue with these topics throughout each of the units this year. Our first big unit will be about the Explorers.