United States History

Thursday 11th May 2015

Dear All,

Please find bellow the study guide for semester II material.

I wish you all the best of luck in your exams, and if you have any questions please email me as soon as you can.

U.S History Semester II Study Guide

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Thursday 28th May 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 15

24th – 28th May 2015

Chapter 9 – Sections 1-3

The objectives of this week were to:

Chapter 9 – Section 1:

• Trace the settlement and development of the Spanish borderlands.
• Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny.
• Describe the causes and challenges of westward migration.

Chapter 9 – Section 2:

• Explain how Texas won independence from Mexico.
• Analyze the goals of President Polk.
• Trace the causes and outcome of the Mexican–American War.

Chapter 9 – Section 3:

• Explain the effects of the Mexican–American War on the United States.
• Trace the causes and effects of the California Gold Rush.
• Describe the political impact of California’s application for statehood.

Looking Ahead:

Next week is revision week.

Material Covered

Chapter 4:

Section 3: Turning Points of the War

• Explain the advantages the British held at the start of the war, and the mistakes they made by underestimating the Patriots.
• Describe the frontier war.
• Evaluate the major military turning points of the war.

Section 4: War’s End and Lasting Effects

• Assess why the British failed to win the war in the South.
• Describe how the British were finally defeated.
• List the terms of the peace treaty.
• Explain how the war and the peace treaty affected minority groups and women.
• Assess the impact of the American Revolution on other countries.

Chapter 6:

Section 1: Government and Party Politics

• Describe the steps Washington’s administration took to build the federal government.
• Analyze Hamilton’s plans for the economy and the opposition to them.
• Explain how a two-party system emerged in the new nation.

Section 2: The Struggle Over Foreign Policy

• Explain how territorial expansion brought Americans into conflict with the British and with Native Americans.
• Describe American relations with Britain, France, and Spain.
• Analyze how the political parties’ debates over foreign policy further divided them.

Section 3: The Age of Jefferson

• Understand why some saw Jefferson’s election as a “republican revolution.”
• Explain the impact of John Marshall’s tenure as Chief Justice of the United States.
• Identify the importance of the Louisiana Purchase.
• Analyze Jefferson’s foreign policies.

Section 4: The War of 1812

• Identify the events that led to the War Hawks’ call for war.
• Analyze the major battles and conflicts of the War of 1812.
• Explain the significance of the War of 1812.

Chapter 7:

Section 1: Industry and Transportation

• Summarize the key developments in the transportation revolution of the early 1800s.

• Analyze the rise of industry in the United States in the early 1800s.

• Describe some of the leading inventions and industrial developments in the early 1800s.

Section 2: Sectional Differences

• Analyze why industrialization took root in the northern part of the United States.

• Describe the impact of industrialization on northern life.
• Analyze the reasons that agriculture and slavery became entrenched in the South.

Section 3: An Era of Nationalism

• Analyze the causes and effects of nationalism on domestic policy during the years following the War of 1812.
• Describe the impact of nationalism on the nation’s foreign policy.
• Summarize the struggle over the issue of slavery as the nation grew.

Section 4: Democracy and the Age of Jackson

• Analyze the movement toward greater democracy and its impact.

• Describe the personal and political qualities of Andrew Jackson.
• Summarize the causes and effects of the removal of Native Americans in the early 1800s.

Section 5: Constitutional Disputes and Crises

• Evaluate the significance of the debate over tariffs and the idea of nullification.
• Summarize the key events of the conflict over the second Bank of the United States in the 1830s.
• Analyze the political environment in the United States after Andrew Jackson.

Chapter 8:

Section 1: A Religious Awakening

• Describe the Second Great Awakening.
• Explain why some religious groups suffered   from discrimination in the mid-1800s.
• Trace the emergence of the utopian and   Transcendentalist movements.

Section 2: A Reforming Society

• Describe the public school movement.
• Describe how reformers tried to improve the condition of prisoners and people with mental illness.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the temperance movement.

Section 3: The Antislavery Movement

• Describe the lives of enslaved and free African Americans in the 1800s.
• Identify the leaders and tactics of the abolition movement.
• Summarize the opposition to abolition.

Section 4: The Women’s Movement

• Identify the limits faced by American women in the early 1800s.
• Trace the development of the women’s movement.
• Describe the Seneca Falls Convention and its effects.

Chapter 9:

Section 1: Migrating to the West

• Trace the settlement and development of the Spanish borderlands.
• Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny.
• Describe the causes and challenges of westward migration.

Section 2: Texas and the Mexican-American War

• Explain how Texas won independence from Mexico.
• Analyze the goals of President Polk.
• Trace the causes and outcome of the Mexican–American War.

Section 3: Effects of Territorial Expansion

• Explain the effects of the Mexican–American War on the United States.
• Trace the causes and effects of the California Gold Rush.
• Describe the political impact of California’s application for statehood.

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Thursday 21st May 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 14

17th – 21st May 2015

Chapter 8 – Sections 3&4

The objectives of this week were to:

Chapter 8 – Section 3:

• Describe the lives of enslaved and free African Americans in the 1800s.
• Identify the leaders and tactics of the abolition movement.
• Summarize the opposition to abolition.

Chapter 8 – Section 4:

• Identify the limits faced by American women in the early 1800s.
• Trace the development of the women’s movement.
• Describe the Seneca Falls Convention and its effects.

Looking Ahead:

Next week is the last week of instruction, so please make sure that you attend your classes regularly.

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Thursday 14th May 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 13

10th – 14th May 2015

Chapter 8 – Sections 1 & 2

The objectives of this week were to:

Take a chapter test covering Chapter 7.

Chapter 8 – Section 1:

• Describe the Second Great Awakening.
• Explain why some religious groups suffered   from discrimination in the mid-1800s.
• Trace the emergence of the utopian and   Transcendentalist movements.

Chapter 8 – Section 2:

• Describe the public school movement.
• Describe how reformers tried to improve the condition of prisoners and people with mental illness.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the temperance movement.

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Thursday 7th May 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 12

3rd – 7th May 2015

Chapter 7 – Section 5

The objectives of this week were to:

• Evaluate the significance of the debate over tariffs and the idea of nullification.
• Summarize the key events of the conflict over the second Bank of the United States in the 1830s.
• Analyze the political environment in the United States after Andrew Jackson.

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Thursday 30th April 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 11

26th – 30 April 2015

Chapter 7 – Section 3 & 4

The objectives of this week were to:

Chapter 7 – Section 3:

• Analyze the causes and effects of nationalism on domestic policy during the years following the War of 1812.
• Describe the impact of nationalism on the nation’s foreign policy.
• Summarize the struggle over the issue of slavery as the nation grew.

Chapter 7 – Section 4:

• Analyze the movement toward greater democracy and its impact.

• Describe the personal and political qualities of Andrew Jackson.
• Summarize the causes and effects of the removal of Native Americans in the early 1800s.

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Thursday 23rd April 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 10

19th – 23rd April 2015

Chapter 7 – Section 2

The objectives of this week were to:

• Analyze why industrialization took root in the northern part of the United States

• Describe the impact of industrialization on northern life.
• Analyze the reasons that agriculture and slavery became entrenched in the South.

Looking Ahead:

We have a quiz on Tuesday 28th April 2015 on Chapter 7 sections 1 and 2.

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Thursday 2nd April 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 8

29th March – 2nd April 2015

Chapter 7 – Section 1 

The objectives of this week were to:

• Summarize the key developments in the transportation revolution of the early 1800s.
• Analyze the rise of industry in the United States in the early 1800s.
• Describe some of the leading inventions and industrial developments in the early 1800s.

Looking Ahead:

Spring Break is coming up, I hope we all have a relaxing break. School will resume on Wednesday 15th of April 2015.

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Thursday 22nd March 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 7

22nd – 26th March 2015

Chapter 6 Section 4

The objectives of this week were to:

• Identify the events that led to the War Hawks’ call for war.
• Analyze the major battles and conflicts of the War of 1812.
• Explain the significance of the War of 1812.
• Conducted an in class debate about the 1812 war.

Looking Ahead:

We have a test on Tuesday 31st March 2015 in all of Chapter 6.

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Thursday 12th March 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in U.S History to date.

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Week 5

9th – 12th March 2015

During this week grades 11 and 12 went on two trips as part of the international money week. Therefore, U.S History classes were not operating since the trips took place on the days where the classes are scheduled.

We will be resuming our regular class activities on Tuesday 17th March 2015. 

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Thursday 26th February 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Hope all is going well your end. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 3

22nd – 26th February 2015

Chapter 4 – Section 4

Chapter 6 – Section 1

The objectives of this week were to:

Chapter 4 – Section 3:

• Assess why the British failed to win the war in the South.
• Describe how the British were finally defeated.
• List the terms of the peace treaty.
• Explain how the war and the peace treaty affected minority groups and women.
• Assess the impact of the American Revolution on other countries.

Chapter 6 – Section 1:

• Describe the steps Washington’s administration took to build the federal government.
• Analyze Hamilton’s plans for the economy and the opposition to them.

Notes:

We had our first quiz on Thursday 26th February 2015. It covered Chapter 4, Sections 3 and 4.

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Thursday 19th January 2015

Dear Students and Parents,

Welcome back to school and to semester two. I hope you had an enjoyable break and a well deserved rest.

Please find bellow out class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 2

15th – 19th February 2015

Chapter 4 – Section 3

The objectives of this week were to:

• We watched a video that explains the difference between Loyalists and Patriots and had a long class activity about it.
• Explain the advantages the British held at the start of the war, and the mistakes they made by underestimating the Patriots.
• Describe the frontier war.
• Evaluate the major military turning points of the war.

Looking Ahead:

Sunday 22nd February 2015 is the parents meeting. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thursday 29th January 2015

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Now that semester one is approaching, I hope you are ready for the exams and for revision week.

Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 18

25^th – 29^th January 2014:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Finish revising for the final exam.
• Please refer to previous posts for the material covered.
• Also, please use the study guide provided in class. It is a very helpful tool for you to study.

Note:

• In order to help the students boost their grades, I have assigned 2 extra credit assignments to be delivered on two separate dead lines. Please look at the assignments bellow, if you decide to answer them, please note that I will not be accepting any late submissions or making any exceptions.

Extra Credit 1 – Due on Saturday 31^st January 2015 via E-mail:

• Chapter 3 – Section 1:
  • Page 71 – Question 1

• Chapter 3 – Section 2:
  • Page 79 – Questions 1 and 4.

• Chapter 3 – Section 3:
  • Page 84 – Questions 1 and 4.

• Chapter 3 – Section 4:
  • Page 89 – Questions 1, 4, 5, and 6.

Extra Credit 2 – Due Sunday 1^st January 2015 via E-mail:

• Chapter 1 – Section 1
  • Page 10 – Questions 1, 2, 4, and 5.

• Chapter 1 – Section 2
  • Page 14 – Questions 1, 2, 4, and 5.

• Chapter 1 – Section 3
  • Page 19 – Questions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6.

• Chapter 1 – Section 4
  • Page 26 – Questions 1, 4, 5, and 6.

• Chapter 2 – Section 1
  • Page 39 – Questions 1, 4, 5, and 6.

• Chapter 2 – Section 2
  • Page 43 – Questions 1, 4, 5, and 6.

• Chapter 2 – Section 3
  • Page 49 – Questions 1, 4, 5, and 6.

• Chapter 2 – Section 4
  • Page 54 – Question 1.

• Chapter 2 – Section 5
  • Page 59 – Questions 1 and 4.

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Thursday 22nd January 2015

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Now that semester one is approaching, I hope you are ready for the exams and for revision week.

Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 17

18^th – 22^nd January 2014:

Chapter 4 Section 2:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Describe the methods the colonists used to protest British taxes.
• Understand the significance of the First Continental Congress in 1774.
• Explain why fighting broke out to begin the American Revolution and the response of the Second Continental Congress.
• Describe the Loyalists’ view of the Patriots.
• Analyze the impact of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense.
• Assess why Congress declared independence and the ideas underlying the Declaration of Independence.

Looking Forward:

• Sunday 25^th January 2015 is a day off.
• Week 18 is revision week. There will be no new material introduced; therefore I highly recommend that you attend all classes in order to benefit from the revision.

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Thursday 15th January 2015

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Hope all is going great and that you enjoyed the winter break and had time to relax. Hopefully everyone is back ready and excited to finish off the semester.

Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 16

11^th – 15^th January 2015:

During the two days of U.S History classes, the students had their M.O.E Exams, therefore we were unable to continue with the planned syllabus.

Looking Ahead:

• We will be finishing Chapter 4 sections 1 and 2 during week 17.

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Friday 19th December 2014

Dear Students and Parents,

Please find bellow the Material Covered in United States History from the start of the academic year up to the end of December.

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Material Covered

Chapter 1:

• Section 1 – The American Indians.
• Section 2 – The Europeans.
• Section 3 – The West Africans.
• Section 4 – First Encounters.

Chapter 2:

• Section 1 – Spain’s Empire in the Americas.
• Section 2 – The French Empire.
• Section 3 – England’s Southern Colonies.
• Section 4 – The New England Colonies.
• Section 5 – The Middle Colonies.

Chapter 3: 

• Section 1 – Immigration & Slavery.
• Section 2 – The American Colonies & England.
• Section 3 – Comparing Regional Cultures.
• Section 4 – Wars of Empire.

Chapter 4: 

• Section 1 – Causes of the Revolution.
• Section 2 – Declaration of Independence.

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Thursday 18th December 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Hope all is going great and that you are as excited about the holidays as I am. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very very Happy New Year. Hope this year brings joy and good fortune to all of us inshaAllah.

Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 15

14^th – 18^th December 2014:

Chapter 4 – Section 1:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Finished chapter 4 – section 1.
• Took Test # 2 on all of Chapter 3.

Looking Ahead:

• School returns on Sunday 11^th January 2015.

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Thursday 11th December 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 14

7^th – 11^th December 2014:

Chapter 4 – Section 1:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Took a quiz on Chapter 3 – Sections 1 and 2.
• Introduced Chapter 4 – Section 1.
• Describe the colonists’ political heritage.
• Explain the colonists’ reaction to new taxes.

Looking Ahead:

• There will be a test in all of Chapter 3 on Tuesday 16^th December 2014.

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Thursday 4th December 2014.

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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 Week 13

30^th November – 4^th December 2014:

The objectives of this week were to:

Chapter 3 – Section 4:

• Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian War.
• Analyze the causes and effects of Pontiac’s Rebellion.
• Summarize how the wars and their outcomes changed the relationship between Britain and the colonies.

Looking Ahead:

• There will be a quiz on Chapter 3 sections 1 and 2 on Thursday 11^th December 2014.
• There will be a test in all of Chapter 3 on Tuesday 16^th December 2014.

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Thursday 27th November 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 12

23^rd – 27^th November 2014:

The objectives of this week were to:

• During this week the students were rehearsing for the play and the actual play was on Thursday.
• We will continue discussing the rest of the material on Tuesday.

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Thursday 20th November 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 11

16^th – 20^th November 2014

Chapter 3 – Section 3 & 4:

The objectives of this week were to: 

• Explain the impact of geography on the economies of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

• Compare and contrast differences in the social structure of the three major colonial regions.

• Describe the cultural life in the British colonies.

• Students were also taken to the auditorium on Thursday to perform a rehearsal for the play that is due on Thursday 27^th November 2014.

• Started discussing and introduced Chapter 3, Section 4.

Looking ahead:

• The due date of the project is on Thursday 27^th November 2014.
• Next Thursday, 27^th November 2014 is a half day for students because of Thanks Giving.

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Thursday 13th November 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 10

9^th – 13^th November 2014

The objectives of this week were to:

Chapter 3 – Section 2:

• Students were allowed to work on their projects in order to progress with the screenplays and plot of the play.
• We conducted an in class activity in which students were asked to create a summary of everything learned in chapter 2 and the beginning of chapter three. This is a good way for the students to organize their thoughts in a way that would make them able to view the content as a whole.
• Explore how English traditions influenced the development of colonial governments.
• Analyze the economic relationship between England and its colonies.
• Describe the influence of the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening on the 13 colonies.

Looking ahead:

• The due date of the project has been postponed until Thursday 27^th November 2014.
• The parents’ meeting is scheduled to take place on Sunday 16^th November 2014. It is a day off for all students.
• The progress reports have been distributed on the students on Wednesday 12^th November 2014.

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Thursday 6th November 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Hope all is going great. Please find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

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Week 9

2^nd – 6^th November 2014

Chapter 2 – Section 5 and Chapter 3 – Section 1:

The objectives of this week were to:

Chapter 2 – Section 5:

• Explain how Dutch New Netherland became English New York.
• Describe William Penn’s relationship with Indians in Pennsylvania.
• Compare and contrast the Pennsylvania Colony to other colonies.

Chapter 3 – Section 1:

• Explain how European immigration to the colonies changed between the late 1600s and 1700s.
• Analyze the development of slavery in the colonies.
• Describe the experience of enslaved Africans in the colonies.

Looking Ahead and Notes:

• Please note that the U.S History project about the Salem Witch Hunts.
• We took 2 quizzes this week about Chapter 2 sections 1 and 2, and Chapter 2 sections 3-5.

Important News:

Kindly note that the school has instructed teachers to follow the absence guidelines that are posted in the student handbook and implement the necessary actions as per the instructions provided. Therefore, students who will be absent and come back to school without a proper excuse (listed in the handbook) will not be permitted to make up for the lost classwork, tests, and quizzes of that day.

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Thursday 30th October 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Good Day!

Hope everything is going well and that the school year is progressing efficiently. Kindly find bellow our class progress in United States History to date.

Note: Please note that students are allowed to come out of uniform on Thursday 30^th October 2014 in celebration of Halloween.

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Week 8

26^th – 30^th October 2014

Chapter 2 – Section 4:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Discuss why the Pilgrims left England and why they signed the Mayflower Compact.
• Summarize the government and society in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Explain why Rhode Island, Connecticut, and
  New Hampshire were founded.
• Analyze the relationship between New Englanders and Native Americans.

Looking Ahead:

The first U.S Group project was assigned on Thursday 30^th October 2014 and it is due on Thursday 13^th November 2014.

In a constant effort to keep the students up to date with the U.S History, kindly be informed that we have two short quizzes next week. Quiz # 1 is going to be on November 4^th 2014 and will cover Chapter 2 Sections 1 and 2. Quiz # 2 is going to be on Thursday 6^th November 2014 and will cover Chapter 2 sections 3 and 4.

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Thursday 23rd October 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents:

Good Day!

I hope you have had a productive and enjoyable week.

Kindly find bellow what we have covered in United States History to date.

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Week 7

19^th to 23^rd October 2014

Chapter 2 – Section3:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Describe how Jamestown was settled, why the colony struggled, and how it survived.
• Explain the relationship of Indians and settlers in the Southern Colonies.
• Discuss the settlement of Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia.

We had our first Chapter Test was this week. It was about the material covered in Chapter 1.

Looking Ahead:

Please note that we will be having a quiz next week about the material covered in Chapter 2. The exact sections will be announced in class.

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Thursday 16th October 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Good Day!

I hope that you have spent a lovely Eid break and enjoyed it to the max. It was a much needed vacation, and I hope everyone is ready to come back to work.

Kindly find bellow what we have covered in United States History to date.

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Week 6

12^th to 16^th October 2014

Chapter 2 – Sections 1 and 2:

The objectives of this week were to:

Section 1:

• Go through the points discussed last class as a revision for the students.
• Explain Spanish explorers’ achievements.
• Describe Spanish society in New Spain and Peru.
• Evaluate the causes and effects of Spanish imperial policies in the American Southwest.

Section 2:

• Explain how the fur trade affected the French and the Indians in North America.
• Explain how and why Quebec was founded.
• Describe the French expansion in Louisiana.

Important Notes to Consider:

E-connect is now updated with all the student’s work. I urge you to go and check it out in order to monitor your progress. If you happen to have any questions or concerns, kindly get in contact with me at your earliest convenience.

Looking Ahead:

• As mentioned last week, please note that our first Chapter Test is on Tuesday 21^st October 2014. It will cover chapter 1.

• Please make sure that you finish the two assignments that you have and hand them in on the appropriate due date.

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Thursday 2nd October 2014

Dear Grade 11 Student and Parents,

Good Day!

I hope everything is going well and that you are excited about the Eid break. I wish you have a very enjoyable vacation and I wish you all a happy Eid.

Note: In celebration of Eid, kindly be informed that students are allowed to come to school tomorrow (Thursday 2^nd October 2014) out of school uniform.

Kindly find bellow what we have covered in United States History to date.

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Week 3

28th September to 2nd October 2014

Chapter 1 – Section3 & 4:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Describe the development and cultural characteristics of West Africa in the fifteenth century.
• Summarize the events that led to contact between Europeans and West Africans.
• Explore the roots of the system of slavery practiced in the Americas.
• Explore how Christopher Columbus first came in contact.

Assignment: Due Tuesday 14th October 2014.

As discussed in class, please watch the video about the effects of European colonization of the New Land on YouTube and answer the questions on the sheet that I provided you with in class. You can access the video through this link “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsMGICONtb8”.

If you were absent, you will find your sheet in the “11th Grade U.S History” folder in the classroom with your name on it. However, should you wish to do your assignment earlier, please let me know and I will email you the sheet.

Looking Ahead:

• School returns on Sunday 12^th October 2014.
• Our first Chapter Test is coming up very soon. It will be on the 21st of October 2014. It will cover all of Chapter 1 (sections 1 to 4).

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Thursday 25th September 2014

Dear Grade 11 Student and Parents,

Good Day!

I hope you are all doing great at school and that everything is going well. I wish you the best of luck in the coming weeks, now that we have all settled in, I am sure you will be starting to have more quizzes, tests, and assignments, so I urge you to start organizing your time effectively and contacting your teachers if you have any questions or concerns.

Note: This week the students had classwork to do on Wednesday, as I was not in school because of the IB Workshop that I am attending at Dubai. Please note that this classwork will be counted towards the final grade.

Kindly find bellow what we have covered in Psychology to date.

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Week 4

21^st to 25^th September 2014

Chapter 1 – Section 2:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Went through the points discussed last class as a revision for the students.
• Continued with Chapter 1, Section 2 – Describe the Conditions in Europe in the fifteenth century.
• Analyzed how the changes taking place in Europe affected the inhabitants.
• Described the major developments on the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the middle Ages and the start of the Renaissance.
• Watched a video that sums up the conditions in Europe and how that lead to the discovery of the new land.
• Started preparing for Chapter 1- Section 3.

Looking Ahead:

• Eid break starts from October 3^rd and we come back to school on October 12^th, 2014. I wish you a very enjoyable vacation.

Wednesday 17th September 2014

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents,

Good Day!

I hope that by now you are all settled in and progressing in your classes. I am sure that things will be a little more concrete now that the drop and add period is over. Therefore I wish you all the best of luck from here on forward. Please find bellow our class progress to date in psychology.

Note: Thursday 18^th September 2014 is the Open House for parents; therefore it is a day off for all students. We are all looking forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the new academic year. During the Open House you will have a chance to get to know the teachers better, gain an understanding of the curriculum and grading system, as well as being introduced to each teacher’s style of teaching and expectations. So we are looking forward to meeting all of you!

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Week 3

14^th to 18^th September 2014

Chapter 1 – Section 2:

The objectives of this week were to:

• Go through the points discussed last class as a revision for the students.
• Describe the Conditions in Europe in the fifteenth century.
• Analyze how the changes taking place in Europe affected the inhabitants.

We will be working on Chapter 1 Section 2 this week and the coming week as well. Through out our work with this section students will be asked to participate in classwork activities and will be asked to present their work in the classroom. This is done in an effort to enhance the student’s teamwork and presentation skills, please note that I will be regularly performing classwork activities in order to enhance the student’s abilities and provide them with as much knowledge about 21^st century skills as possible.

Looking Ahead:

• Next week we will be continuing the same section in the book.
• There will be in class activates and presentations that the students will work on.

As always, should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience at farahelsaid@gpschool-eg.com

All the Best,

Farah M. El Said, M.Ed

Middle and High School Teacher,

Global Paradigm School.

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Professional Educator Diploma Instructor,

Graduate School of Education,

The American University in Cairo.

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Wednesday 10th September 2014

Dear Grade 11 Parents and Students,

Good Day!

In an effort to keep you informed with our weekly progress, please find bellow what we have covered to date.

Note:

Please note that e-connect will be updated once the drop and add period is over. It will contain grades of all the assignments and classwork, as well as attendance. I urge you to look at e-connect regularly so that you can know your progress and where you stand, and also know if you are missing any assignments or classwork and hand them in as early as possible.

As always, you can reach me via e-mail at farahelsaid@gpschool-eg.com or through the school telephone if you have an urgent matter that you need to discuss.

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Week 2

7^th to 11^th September 2014

Chapter 1 – Section 1

The objectives of this week were to:

• Explain how American Indians may have come to North America.
• Describe the process by which different American Indian groups and cultures developed.
• Describe the major Culture areas prior to the arrival or Europeans in the North.

We were able to finish Chapter 1, section 1 and next week we will be starting section 2.

The students were given an assignment in the form of reflection questions to answer related to the content they learned in class. They were also given a handout relating to the first section of chapter 1.

Reflection questions and other assignments can either be submitted electronically via email, or the students can hand them in as a hard copy in class. However if they choose to hand them in as a hard copy they need to be typed and printed neatly.

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Week 1

1^st to 4^th September 2014

Introduction

The objective of the first week was to welcome the students back to school and to familiarize them with the class rules and expectations. We went through the student/parent handbook where the students were introduced to the subject, teacher, objectives, and learning outcomes of the course.

Actual content covered:

• The students were asked to write a paragraph about what they think about studying history; do they think its important or not important and the reasons behind their answers.
• Working together as a class, I had the students brainstorm a list of reasons related to why people should study history.
• Then using the list as a starting point, I guided the students in a discussion about how history impacts people’s lives. How the students believe their own lives are affected by history.
• We also watched a video where the author and historian David McCullough gave some advise to history students and teachers.
• The students were asked to write a reflective essay as an assignment about what they thought of the video and McCullough’s advise.

Thank you and best regards,

Farah El Said, M.Ed

Middle and High School Teacher,

Global Paradigm School.

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Professional Educator Diploma Instructor,

Graduate School of Education,

The American University in Cairo.

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 Tuesday 2nd September 2014

First U.S History Class

Dear Grade 11,

It was very nice getting to know you today in out first U.S History class, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

As discussed in our session, please watch the David McCullough video again (available at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPPLHq_gsP8) and respond to the following question in essay form.

What do you think of McCullough’s advise to students who study history? Do you agree with his statement or not and provide reasons to support your answer.

This assignment should be typed; Times New Roman, font size 14. Please note that I expect you to hand in the assignment on Thursday 4th September 2014 during class time.

Thank you, and I am really looking forward to our next class =)

Farah.

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Tuesday 2nd September 2014

Welcome,

Dear Students and Parents,

Welcome to the 11th grade United States History blog. I wish you a very successful and fruitful year. Kindly note that all of our communication will be through this blog. You can also reach me via e-mail at farahelsaid@gpschool-eg.com.

Please find attached the United States History Student / Parent Handbook for the academic year 2014/2015. You will also be receiving a hard copy of this document. I kindly ask you to sign the last page and return it back to me by the end of this week.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience.

All the best,

Farah EL Said, M.Ed.

United States History- Welcome Packet