Link to 1st Period Quizizz Class
Link to 2nd Period Quizizz Class
Link to Kahoot Challenge
If you did not get at least 50 questions correct in class on Friday (May 24) or you would like to redo the assignment, then you need to complete the Kahoot Challenge linked above by next Tuesday at 3:00pm and report your score to Mr. Jensen.
Link to YouTube Review list
Link to Practice Exam
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
History Book Assignment
Working with a partner, you will be creating a history ebook that will be placed in the class library.
You will need to write a story in narrative form (either fact or historical fiction) about any topic that we have learned about in Chapter 13 or from the section in chapter 15 about the Farmers and Populists.
This will be done using an online ebook creator.
Click the link to Book Creator
The invite code is PRRJDCC
Once you decide the subject of your story, you can get started.
Choose the Landscape 4:3 layout.
Your book should be 10 pages in length including the title and back page.
Each page (excluding the Title and back page) should include at least one picture or image and 5 good sentences of content that are written in your own words. Do not copy and paste from the internet and do not just copy what is in the book.
Each book should contain at least one video on one of the pages. (See Mr. J about how to embed a video)
The back page should give a brief summary of what your book is about.
Bonus points for creativity and neatness!
Rubric
Title Page - Neat, catchy Title that piques the reader's interest with a picture and appealing graphics. 10 points
8 pages of content that includes 5 sentences of information that was learned about the subject in class. 40 points
10 relevant pictures (at least one per page) 20 points
1 Video embedded in the presentation that is relevant to the subject. 10 points
80 Points Total
You will need to write a story in narrative form (either fact or historical fiction) about any topic that we have learned about in Chapter 13 or from the section in chapter 15 about the Farmers and Populists.
This will be done using an online ebook creator.
Click the link to Book Creator
The invite code is PRRJDCC
Once you decide the subject of your story, you can get started.
Choose the Landscape 4:3 layout.
Your book should be 10 pages in length including the title and back page.
Each page (excluding the Title and back page) should include at least one picture or image and 5 good sentences of content that are written in your own words. Do not copy and paste from the internet and do not just copy what is in the book.
Each book should contain at least one video on one of the pages. (See Mr. J about how to embed a video)
The back page should give a brief summary of what your book is about.
Bonus points for creativity and neatness!
Rubric
Title Page - Neat, catchy Title that piques the reader's interest with a picture and appealing graphics. 10 points
8 pages of content that includes 5 sentences of information that was learned about the subject in class. 40 points
10 relevant pictures (at least one per page) 20 points
1 Video embedded in the presentation that is relevant to the subject. 10 points
80 Points Total
Monday, May 13, 2019
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019
Friday, April 5, 2019
4/5/19 Unit 3 Review
Quizlet Chapter 7
Quizlet Chapter 8
Quizlet Chapter 9
Review Assignment:
Illustrated Timeline
On a sheet of paper, create a timeline spanning the years 1820 - 1850.
You are to place 10 events, people, policies, or any topic that we have covered from each chapter (7,8,9) appropriately on the timeline. You are also to include 9 illustrations on the timeline that would pertain to the things placed.
Rubric
30 events, people, policies, topics = 30 points
10 Illustrations = 10 points
Creativity and effort = 10 Points
Total = 50 points
Quizlet Chapter 8
Quizlet Chapter 9
Review Assignment:
Illustrated Timeline
On a sheet of paper, create a timeline spanning the years 1820 - 1850.
You are to place 10 events, people, policies, or any topic that we have covered from each chapter (7,8,9) appropriately on the timeline. You are also to include 9 illustrations on the timeline that would pertain to the things placed.
Rubric
30 events, people, policies, topics = 30 points
10 Illustrations = 10 points
Creativity and effort = 10 Points
Total = 50 points
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019
"American (History) Idol"
Song Rewrite/Parody Assignment - Time to show your creativity. Click on the link below and follow the directions.
The links below could be very helpful.
How Mr. Betts does it
How Mr. Betts does it
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Enlightenment and Great Awakening
EQ: What impact did the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening have on the American Colonies?
Key Terms:
Enlightenment (Age of Reason):
-Scientific Revolution
John Locke (What does John Locke Say?)
-Natural Rights
-Social Contract
Baron de Montesquieu
Enlightenment in America
-Franklin
-Jefferson
Great Awakening (Video)
-Jonathan Edwards
-"Sinners in the hands of an Angry God"
(Start on page 13 at the bottom "The wrath of God..." and continue to the middle of page 16)
-George Whitefield
Diversity in the Colonies
-Hector St. John de Crevecoeur
-"What then, is this American?"
(page 3, last paragraph)
Life in Colonial America
Colonial Press
-John Peter Zenger
Chapter 3 Quizlet Set
Key Terms:
Enlightenment (Age of Reason):
-Scientific Revolution
John Locke (What does John Locke Say?)
-Natural Rights
-Social Contract
Baron de Montesquieu
Enlightenment in America
-Franklin
-Jefferson
Great Awakening (Video)
-Jonathan Edwards
-"Sinners in the hands of an Angry God"
(Start on page 13 at the bottom "The wrath of God..." and continue to the middle of page 16)
-George Whitefield
Diversity in the Colonies
-Hector St. John de Crevecoeur
-"What then, is this American?"
(page 3, last paragraph)
Life in Colonial America
Colonial Press
-John Peter Zenger
Chapter 3 Quizlet Set
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019
The English in Virginia
Essential Question:
Why were the first English Colonies established?
What helped the Jamestown Colony survive?
How did Virginia grow and change during the 1600s?
Key Terms:
Roanoke
-Sir Walter Raleigh
Joint-Stock Companies
Jamestown - 1607
-"A colony of Gentlemen"
John Smith
Powhatan
Pocahontas
"Starving Time"
John Rolfe
Push-Pull Factors
Primogeniture
Headright System
House of Burgesses
Indentured Servants
1619 - First Africans
Bacon's Rebellion 1676
Monday, January 28, 2019
Day 3 - Comparing the Old and New Worlds
Video: America Before Columbus Part 1 and discuss the chart
Link to Article on the Nacirema
Slide Show on The Earliest Americans
Key Terms:
"3 G's"
Colombian Exchange
Treaty of Tordesillas
Line of Demarcation
Black Legend
Three Worlds Meet Video
Character Clash Activity
Link to Article on the Nacirema
Slide Show on The Earliest Americans
Key Terms:
"3 G's"
Colombian Exchange
Treaty of Tordesillas
Line of Demarcation
Black Legend
Three Worlds Meet Video
Character Clash Activity
Europe
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America
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Civilizations/ Countries
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Ex. Spain
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Ex. Inca
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Domesticated Animals
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Fishing
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Wood
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Staple Crops
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Tools/Inventions
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Population
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Spring Semester, Day 1
Greetings and Welcome Back! I hope you had a great summer and are ready to start the new school year. If you are reading this, chances are you are in my American History I class. I look forward to introducing you to all the exciting stories that will help you understand how the United States began. This will be a very useful page for you to bookmark or create a link for as it will be used a lot to help with assignments and study guides for tests and quizzes.
Link to Class Syllabus (Contact Info, rules, expectations)
Remind
I will be using Remind as a way to send out notifications about upcoming tests or quizzes or links to study guides. To sign up, you will need to text the message @jensenah1 to the number 81010. You do have the option of replying to the notifications if needed.
It is advised that you share this information with your parents as well so they can stay informed about class happenings.
Link to Student Contact Information Form
Link to Class Syllabus (Contact Info, rules, expectations)
Remind
I will be using Remind as a way to send out notifications about upcoming tests or quizzes or links to study guides. To sign up, you will need to text the message @jensenah1 to the number 81010. You do have the option of replying to the notifications if needed.
It is advised that you share this information with your parents as well so they can stay informed about class happenings.
Link to Student Contact Information Form
Key Terms:
Land Bridge
Bering Strait
Nomads
-Hunter/Gatherers
Agricultural Revolution
-Corn/Maize
B.C.
A.D.
Thursday, January 3, 2019
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