Day 13- Friday

1. SSR Log you should already have this (book talk Oct 18)
2. SAT Prep- Can I improve my score? Yes....here is how
3. SAT Practice Style and Tone
4. Timeline Activity - Choose an Event
     -document (you made a copy yesterday...)


Homework: FEODI writing is due this Tuesday, Sept. 3

Day 12- Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab "fore" review and writing fore on tables
"Fore" PowerPoint
3. Timeline Activity for American Studies
     -document (make a copy)


Homework: FEODI writing is due this Tuesday, Sept. 3
Highlight your work: Background, Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Conclusion
Name the document "FEODI Writing Sample"

Day 11- Wednesday

1. SSR-touch base with kids missing reflection
2. SAT Practice Test 1
3. FEODI Writing
    -Last Day in Class to Write!
    -These paragraphs must be typed
   - Highlight your work: Background, Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Conclusion (everything will end up being highlighted)
    -Name the document "FEODI Writing Sample"
    -Put the document in your ENGLISH Folder in Google Drive

Homework: FEODI writing is due this Tuesday, Sept. 3

Day 10- Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab- Prefix "fore" (Kahoot!)
3. FEODI Writing
    -By the end of class today you should be almost done with these paragraphs

Homework: Remember the FIVE graphic organizers are due tomorrow!!

Day 9- Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT Prep- Style and Tone
3. Finish Individualism
4. FEODI Writing
    - Claim, Evidence, Reasoning examples

Homework: Remember the FIVE graphic organizers are due on Wednesday!!

Day 8- Friday

1. Revisit Vocab work from yesterday
2. SSR Log- book talk on October 18th
3. SAT Practice- Precision and Concision
4. HomeWork Log
5. Project: FEODI 
    -Slides on Individualism
    -Students READ and UNDERLINE
    -Class together reads and highlights
    -Complete the LAST graphic organizer!!

Homework: We will collect your Graphic Organizer on MONDAY 
We will not take it if ANY part is missing!!

Day 7- Thursday

1. SSR
2. Vocab
3. Project: FEODI 
    -Democracy Slides
    -Reading Democracy Article
    -Complete the Democracy graphic organizer

Homework: You should walk in Tomorrow with the following done:
Graphic Organizer: Freedom, Equality, Opportunity, Democracy 

*We will most likely have time on Friday to offer you work time to complete all five graphic organizers.

Day 6- Wednesday

1. SSR
2. SAT Prep: Precision and Concision
3. Project: FEODI 
    -Read article on Opportunity
    -Complete Opportunity graphic organizer

HW: Complete the Graphic Organizer for "freedom, equality, opportunity)
 

Day 5- Tuesday

1. SSR
2. Vocab
3. Project: FEODI 
    -Finish Equality Graphic Organizer
    -Opportunity Slides
    -Read opportunity article & complete graphic organizer
    -Start reading Democracy?????????

Day 4- Monday

1. SSR
2. SAT Practice- register at www.satpractice.org- log in with google
3.    Project: FEODI 
       - Finish Freedom Reading "Graphic Organizer"
       - Begin Equality

Day 3-Friday

1. Question of the day: What is the relationship between freedom, equality, opportunity, and democracy?  How do they connect?

At your table, discuss and answer the following two stems:
In order to have (pick one) you need (pick one) because........

There can't be (pick one) without (pick one) because......

2. Discuss INDIVIDUALITY
    Focus lesson concerning "freedom"
     Project: FEODI 

Homework:
GET A SSR TEXT- you  must have something to read for MONDAY!!!
GET A 1 inch binder with loose leaf paper or folder and notebook for MONDAY!!!

Day 2 - Thursday

1. Attendance - we now know a few of you....maybe
    Side note: Rossetti is a lot better at this than Diebold
2. Focus lesson concerning "Freedom"
    Project: FEODI 

Homework:
GET A SSR TEXT- you  must have something to read for MONDAY!!!
GET A 1 inch binder with loose leaf paper or folder and notebook for MONDAY!!!

Day 1 - Wednesday

Welcome to American Studies!

1. Attendance....who are you? who are we?

2. Access the blog and make it one of your favorite sites 

    www.americanstudiesleyden.blogspot.com

3. Google Drive Folders-You have both an English and History one.  USE ENGLISH ONLY

     - Create the following folders in your ENGLISH folder: 

        Unit 1: American Ideals "FOEDI" Project 

        Unit II: Slavery is a Lawless Institution

        Unit III: Progressive Era: Immigration and Transcendentalism

4. Syllabus- read it carefully 

5. Project: FEODI 

    Let's begin Unit 1!

HOMEWORK:

    GET a SSR BOOK- you  must have something to read for MONDAY!!!

    GET a 1-inch Binder with loose leaf paper OR Folder and Spiral by MONDAY!!!