Week 3 SBAC Block Testing
Schedule
Monday and Thursday, Period 1 & 3
Tuesday and Friday, Period 6
Wednesday – ALL
8th U.S. History (P. 1 & 3) 5/18/15 &
Period 6 - 5/19/15
• 1st Period: take your backpack to the library
for anti-bullying lesson with Mr. Slatton and
Mrs. McGowan.
• 3rd Period: Mr. Slatton and Mrs. McGowan
anti-bullying presentation in my room.
• 6th Period: meet in the carpet gym for antibullying presentation with Mr. Slatton and
Mrs. McGowan.
8th U.S. History (P. 1, 3, & 6)
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
• Bell Work:
– Materials: ISN, textbook, writing utensil
• Activities: Chapter 12 Foreign Affairs in a
Young Nation
– Continue Presidential Foreign Policy Dilemmas
activity
– Read when instructed and take notes when
instructed
• HW: any late work for my class!
Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Dilemmas
• Read Section 12.2 – 12.3 and complete the reading notes
in your ISN.
• Dilemma 1: President Adams
– Using what you know from your reading of Chapter
12, discuss each foreign policy decision.
– Prepare arguments in support of one option & in
opposition of the other options. Be prepared to justify
your decision, and argue against others. Write your
responses on your paper.
– Choose a spokesperson to present your group’s
recommendation to the President.
Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Dilemmas
• After presenting, read Section 12.4, What Happened: Adams
Pursues Peace, in the Student Text AND You do NOT need to
fill out the ISN notes.
• To prepare for the next round, read Section 12.5, President
Jefferson’s Dilemma: Dealing with Pirates, in the Student Text.
• Dilemma 2: President Jefferson
– Using what you know from your reading of Chapter 12,
discuss each foreign policy decision.
– Prepare arguments in support of one option & in
opposition of the other options. Be prepared to justify
your decision, and argue against others. Write your
responses on your paper.
– Choose a spokesperson to present your group’s
recommendation to the President.
8th U.S. History (P. 1 & 3 Block)
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Learning Goal: explore how the United States became
involved in world affairs in the early 1800s.
Bell Work:
– Materials: ISN, textbook, writing utensil, foreign policy
dilemma paperwork for your group!
– Sit in your assigned seats & be on your best behavior!
– Attendance
Activities: Chapter 12 Foreign Affairs in a Young Nation
– Continue Presidential Foreign Policy Dilemmas activity
– Read & take notes when instructed
HW: any late (“nti”) work for my class!
Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Dilemmas
• After presenting, read Section 12.6, What Happened: Jefferson
Solves the Problem, in the Student Text. You do NOT need to fill out
the ISN notes.
• To prepare for the next round, read Section 12.7, President
Madison’s Dilemma: Protecting Sailors and Settlers, in the Student
Text.
• Dilemma 3: President Madison
– Using what you know from your reading of Chapter 12, discuss
each foreign policy decision.
– Prepare arguments in support of one option & in opposition of
the other options. Be prepared to justify your decision, and
argue against others. Write your responses on your paper.
– Choose a spokesperson to present your group’s
recommendation to the President.
Chapter 12: Foreign Policy Dilemmas
• After presenting, read Section 8, What Happened: The
War of 1812, in the Student Text.
• Complete the Reading Notes for this section in your
Interactive Student Notebooks.
• To prepare for the next round, read Section 12.9, President
Monroe’s Dilemma: A New Foreign Policy Challenge, in the
Student Text.
• Dilemma 4: President Monroe
• Using what you know from your reading of Chapter 12,
discuss each foreign policy decision and come to a consensus
in your group.
– Vote for your group on the foreign policy options (Option
A, B, C, or D).
War of 1812 Crash Course History
• Take notes on the events that lead to the War
of 1812. Also take notes on the result of the
war.
Chapter 12: Processing
• Now read Section 10, What Happened: The
Monroe Doctrine, in the Student Text.
• Complete the Reading Notes for this section in
your Interactive Student Notebooks.
• Complete the Processing activity in your
Interactive Student Notebook.
Chapter 12: Processing
On a sheet of paper, create a tombstone, like the sample in your Interactive
Student Notebook, for each of the following presidents:
• George Washington (1732-1799)
• John Adams (1735-1826) – example already done in ISN
• Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
• James Madison (1751-1836)
• James Monroe (1758-1831)
Each tombstone should include:
• the years the president lived
• an example of how the president got involved in foreign affairs
• a sentence explaining whether you think the president should have been
more actively involved in world affairs
• a symbol representing the foreign policy of the president