"There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live..."

--John Adams

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Week of January 28--February 1

It's hard to believe that February is just around the corner...We have a fun week of Manifest Destiny!  
You can't fight it, and neither can I!!!

Day 1
In Class:  Inauguration C.E., Pres. Parent/Guardian Signature, M. Van Buren, and William Henry Harrison, Whigs vs. Democrats due TODAY!....Manifest Destiny...Who moved west, why did they move west, what did they bring and what troubles lay west, Oregon, Texa$, the Mormons, and the 49ers.  And I hope they lose the Super Bowl too...
HW:  John Tyler and James K. Polk due Monday, February 4
Notes:  Test on Feb. 13/14 -- Check the due dates list for details...

The Mormons...How the States Got Their Shapes...


The California Gold Rush...
Day 2:  James K. Polk The Presidents DVD and the communication and transportation revolution of the 1800s!
HW:  John Tyler and James K. Polk due Monday, February 4
Notes:  Test on Feb. 13/14 -- Check the due dates list for details...

Samuel F. B. Morse's Code! -- 1844

  Morse Code Part II -- The Birth of Telecommunications!

Day 3:  The Era of Reform handout/questions...The Nation at 1850 and the nation headed toward Civil War...
HW:  John Tyler and James K. Polk due Monday, February 4
Notes:  Test on Feb. 13/14 -- Check the due dates list for details...

Day 4: The Era of Reform handout/questions continued...The Nation at 1850 and the nation headed toward Civil War... Looking at Mrs. Manifest Destiny.....
HW:  John Tyler and James K. Polk due Monday, February 4
Notes:  Test on Feb. 13/14 -- Check the due dates list for details...