Mr. Stemler's United States History Website for the AWESOME 8 WHITE WINNEBAGOS of LAMS
December 7, 2017 - 16) Define "Industrial Revolution" and relate its beginnings
December 8, 2017 - 17) Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of interchangeable parts system.
December 11/12/13/15, 2017 - 18) Understand the workings of a mill and mill life
December 18/19/20, 2017 - 19) Describe how inventions changed American society.
December 21, 2017 - 20) Assess knowledge of the IR in America.
December 21, 2017 - 21) Compare and contrast two types of cotton.
January 2, 2018 - 22) Explain the effect of the cotton gin.
January 3, 8,& 9, 2018 - 23) Opine on the various views of slavery.
No school on 1/4 & 1/5 of January.
Early dismissal on 1/8 so objectives have stayed the same.
January 10, 2018 - 24) Understand Southern justifications for slavery
January 11, 2018 - 25) Explain methods of slave resistance
January 15, 2018 - 26) Review for Quest and CH 11 Project Time
January 18, 2018 - 27) Assess knowledge of slavery (CH 11 Sec 2)
January 19, 2018 - 28) Create CH 11 Projects
January 22/23/24, 2018 - Third Marking Period (1) Explain factors that lead to the rise of nationalism.
January 25/26, 2018 - 2) Explain how ideas of the Era of Good Feelings shows nationalism
January 29, 2018 - 3) Present CH 11 Sec 1 Projects
January 30, 2018 - 4) Explain Monroe's foreign policy - treaties and Doctrine
January 31, 2018 - 5) Explain factors that lead to sectionalism
February 1, 2018 - 6) Review for Test
February 2, 2018 - 7) Assess knowledge of the conflict of nationalism and sectionalism in antebellum US
Future postings will be on Chapter 12 Age of Jackson material
1) Due Monday, December 11, 2017 - 1) Read pages 365 - 367. 2) Answer # 1 - 9b on WS #14, CH 11 Section 1 Reading Guide.
2) Due Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - It might be helpful to study your notes.
3) Due Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - No new homework.
4) Due Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - 1) Read pages 368 - 69. 2) Answer #10 - 18 on WS #14 - Be sure to answer #17 & 18 in paragraphs.
5) Due Wednesday, December 20, 2017 - Do the FRONT SIDE ONLY on WS #17 - CH 11 Sec 1 Practice. CH 11 SEC 1 & 2 Practice.pdf
6) Due Thursday, December 21, 2017 - QUEST on CH 11 Sec 1
7) Due Friday, December 22, 2017 - None
8) Due Tuesday, January 2, 2018 - None
9) Due Thursday, January 4, 2018 - 1) Read pages 373 - 375 2) Do # 1 - 11d on WS #21 CH 11 Section 2 RG CH 11 SEC 2 RG Plantations & Slavery.doc
Due Friday, January 12, 2018 - Mill/Invention Project CH 11 SEC 1 PROJECTS Beta.docx (See note below)
The Mill/Invention Project has been delayed until Monday, 1/22 due to the amount of snow days and late starts/early dismissals. The assignment that was due on 1/4 is due tomorrow, 1/9/18.
10) Due Friday, January 12, 2018 - 1) Read pages 376 - 377 2) Do #12 - 14g on WS #21 CH 11 Sec 2 Reading Guide (See #9 above)
11) Due Monday, January 15, 2018 - Complete the back of WS #17 CH 11 Sec 2 Practice
12) Due Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - Small Quest (small test - 15 pts) on CH 11 Sec 2 - Note: Quest was given on Thursday, January 18, 2018 due to SNOW DAYS
13) Due Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 1) Read pages 379 - 81 2) Do # 1 - 8b on WS #2 CH 11 Sec 3 Reading Guide. CH11SEC3RG Nationalism vs Sectionalism.doc
CHAPTER 11 PROJECTS ARE DUE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 29 - THIS INCLUDES THE VIDEO GUIDE ON THE MILL TIMES AND ALSO THE CLASSZONE.COM WS ON THE MILLS
Due: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 - 1) Read pages 383 - 384 2) Do #14 - 16c on WS #2 CH 11 Sec 3 Reading Guide 3) Be prepared for a Notebook Check
Due: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - 1) Read pages 381 - 382 2) Do # 9 - 13 on WS #2 CH 11 Sec 3 Reading Guide
Due: Thursday, February 1, 2018 - Do the CH 11 Sec 3 Crossword Puzzle and Factors
Due: Friday, Februay 2, 2018 - Study for a Big Test with a Big Stinkin' Essay about how certain events showed nationalism and how certain events showed sectionalism.
Due: Monday, February 5, 2018 - Notebook Check - Students were given a notebook organizer. 2MP 201718 NB Check Organizer.doc
WS #17 - CH 11 Section 1 & 2 Practice - CH 11 SEC 1 & 2 Practice.pdf
WS #18 - 1/2 sheet - Inventors and Inventions Walkabout WS - WS Walk About Invention Given.docx
WS #24 - WS: Slavery Justification Packet - Southern Justification of Slavery.docx
WS # - WS: CH 11 Sec 3 Teacher Made Graphic Organizer - CH 11 Sec 3 GO Nationalism Sectionalism.pdf
WS #4 - CH 11 Sec 3 Crossword - CH 11 SEC 3 Crossword.pdf
3MP - 2018 - Note Set #1 Three Treaties and a Doctrine - CH 11 SEC 3 Notes Borders Foreign.doc
Power Point on CH 11 Sec 3 - Nationalism and Sectionalism - 11.3 Nationalism and Sectionalism-3 _pagotto.pptx
PP Presentation about Inventions - PP CH 11 Sec 1 RG 10 - 18.pptx
PP Mrs. Pagotto's Invention/Inventors Reminder: Inventors and Inventions.pptx
Short Notes on Cotton - for help with WS #20 G.O. Effects of the Cotton Gin - PP Intro Notes to Cotton.pptx
December 8, 2017 - The quasimodo was four questions about yesterday's lecture. 1) The Industrial Revolution can be defined as when production of materials is moved from the __________ to _______________. Who is considered the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"? F.C. __________ developed the system of cloth making with all three phases under one roof. Why was New England a good place for the American Industrial Revolution to begin? We then divided into assembly lines or "individual" workplaces to create packets of stationery. Lastly, we debriefed.
December 11, 2017 - The Quasimodo was to get out homework so it could be graded and to obtain a laptop. Individually, we took notes on the Workings of a Mill found in the animations of Classzone.com under Ch 11, Sec 1 Animated History. No password is needed to access this area. Follow the directions on the WS #15 linked above.
December 12, 2017 - We finished the Mill Graphic Organizer and started watching a video about Mill Times.
December 13, 2017 - Internet was down until 12:30. Periods 3, 4, & 5 was given the chance to finish the homework that was originally due on Friday, but now is due on Monday due to the unexpected snow day. Period 6 watched the end of the Mill Times video.
December 15, 2017 - Periods 3,4, & 5 watched the video on the Mills while period 6 watched another video and was able to do their homework.
December 18, 2017 - We took a mini "pop" quiz even though the students were warned about it based upon the front side of WS #14, CH 11 Sec 1 RG; then we did a walkabout to look at the inventions that we will learn this week.
December 19, 2017 - We went over the CH 11 Sec 1 #10 - 18 homework using the PowerPoint to visually see the machines that were invented. If you were absent, you need to make up this homework. PP CH 11 Sec 1 RG 10 - 18 Beta.pptx We also worked on a chart about the inventions.
December 20, 2017 - The quasimodo was a fill in of the Note Set #5 Inventors/Inventions Chart. We completed the Effects part of the chart. We used Around the Room Cards to review the material
December 21, 2017 - We went over a project that will be due on January 12, 2018. We reviewed for the Quest on CH 11 Sec 1 RG. We began our discussion of Slavery and Cotton and how they interrelate.
December 22, 2017 - Movie Day: Elf and Kung Fu Panda - Miraculous and Awesomeness all wrapped up in one morning.
January 2, 2018 - Two hour delay schedule: 1) Quasimodo was about who invented the cotton gin and what year 2) We completed some notes on cotton growing and completed WS #20 after seeing a couple of videos about the cotton gin. If you were absent, make sure this material is filled out.
January 3, 2018 - Quasimodo was about the two types of cotton and the advantages and disadvantages of each. We took a pre-Quiz on slavery, and then proceeded to go through Worksheet #22: Impressions of Slavery which can be accessed and copied by the above link.
January 8, 2018 - We had an early dismissal schedule set up. We trudged along the WS #22 material Period 3 is through Birth of a Nation vs. John Little suggestions about dancing.
January 9, 2018 - Showed various parts of slavery concentrating on juxtaposing the Birth of a Nation clip about dancing in the slave quarters to the primary sources of the former slaves, John Little and Moses Grandy (See WS #22).
January 10, 2018 - We read worksheet #23 which provide two examples of primary sources that should Southern justification for slavery. One was by Fitzhugh which compared the life of a factory worker to that of a slave and the care of a slaveowner in comparison to a factory owner. It also included Stringfellow's defense of slavery as approved by God because it is found in the Bible.
January 11, 2018 - Students made a chart in which the placed on one side some justifications that would be used by Southern plantation owners to defend their use of slavery. On the other side, they wore their slave hat and hypothesized ways that the African American slave would defy slavery both covertly and overtly (both secretly and openly.)
January 12, 2018 - Students discussed the various ways that African Americans used to resist slavery. They included spirituals, stories, violence, escapes, and more.
January 15, 2018 - A lot of unforeseen absences diminished the quality of class. We graded WS #17 homework which was a multiple choice assignment on CH 11 Sec 2 Practice. Students were allowed to work on their project materials.
January 18, 2018 - We took the Quest on CH 11 Sec 2 - Slavery
January 19, 2018 - Worked on Class Projects
January 22, 2018 - Introduction to the idea of nationalism and sectionalism and the explanation of the in-class project.
January 23 & 24, 2018 - Worked on small group projects explaining the various factors that influenced nationalism during the Era of Good Feelings.
January 25, 2018 - Whole class explanation of the WS #2 CH 11 Sec 3 Reading Guide - It was about the American System, the Era of Good Feelings, the two major court cases - McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden, as well as the building of the Erie Canal and the National Road.
January 26, 2018 - Allowed students to work on projects
January 29, 2018 - Presented projects
January 30, 2018 - We took notes about the three major treaties that Monroe favored to keep the peace and about the Monroe Doctrine designed to keep the United States neutral if need be.
January 31, 2018 - We went back over the Monroe Doctrine in the quasimodo and then looked at the issues that were contributing to growing sectionalism in the United States in the early 1800s.
February 1, 2018 - Graded the CH 11 Sec 3 Crossword Puzzles and then played a review game called Kahoot
Februayr 2, 2018 - We took the test on CH 11 Sec 3.
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