Unit 6
Friday 1/23
 Achieve 3000.
 Now that Achieve 3000 has been purchased for our use,
classes will do 45 minutes of Achieve 3000 every Friday,
and will also complete Achieve 3000 readings during
their enrichment times on Thursdays.
 Readings will be assigned and given a grade out of 8.
Monday, 1/26/15
 Vocab Check day!!!! I have lost my voice so we need to be
on our best behavior. Raise your hand and wait for me to
come over so I can record our scores. Thank you!
 Log-in to Quizlet.com
 If you cannot log-on search C_Farley
 Unit 6- Early Presidents and Westward Expansion
 Unit 6- Key Figures
 If you finish early, log-on to Achieve 3000 and select a
reading of your choice to complete. I want 4 readings
completed by the end of Friday. This does not include
last Friday’s readings.
Tuesday- Science Benchmark
 Students will complete the Science Benchmark for
Miss Colburn.
 After your benchmark:
 Log-on to Achieve 3000
 Complete “ The Presidents’ Club,” and “Saying Goodbye
to a Pioneer.”
 HOMEWORK: Read 4 other achieve 3000 articles of
your choosing and complete the activity section for
them by Friday.
Wednesday and Thursday
 “The Presidents” documentary and movie guide.
 Students will gain knowledge of the presidencies of
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
in order to later explain how their presidencies still
impact us today.
Friday, 1/30/15
 Log-on to edmodo.com
 Do “Weekly 5: 1/30/15”
 When you are done, raise your hand. Ms. Farley will
present you with the study guide for this unit which we
will tackle as a class. On your own however, you will
complete the section on “Washington’s Presidency.” If
you get done before the rest of your classmates,
continue to the next section.
 We will go over “Washington’s Presidency” 10 minutes
before class ends.
Monday, 2.2.15
 Come in and sit down quickly and quietly.
 Add to your table of contents:
 Page 70- Quizlet Vocab- Unit 6 (have received)
 Page 71- The Presidents- Part 1 Movie Guide (received)
 Page 72- The Presidents Packet (received Friday)
 Page 73- Andrew Jackson
 Page 74- Manifest Destiny (aka Westward Expansion)
 Page 75-Trail of Tears
 Page 76- Immigration and Industrialization Brainpop
 Page 77- “America the Story of US: Expansion” Movie Guide
Presidents of the US- Who were
they? What did they do?
 We are going to divide and conquer in our quest for
knowledge about the presidents. We will count off by 5.
You will then meet with the person who has that same
number and complete the page that is associated with
that number. You need to become an expert on this
page, because we will be having to teach another group
about our page. You will have today to read and answer
the questions on your page. Tomorrow we will get with
our other group to hear about the other presidents.
Exit slip- Answer on a ½ slip of paper
 What did you learn today?
 What do you still want to know?
 Homework:
 “The Story of the States,” and “Words by Wire” Achieve
3000 articles due Thursday
 Incomplete class work.
 Progress Report signed- due Wednesday
Tuesday, 2/3/15
 Come in and get out your Presidencies Packet. We will
be having to share with another group the information
that we became experts on.
 Homework: “The Story of the States,” and “Words by
Wire” articles on Achieve 3000 due Thursday. Signed
Progress Report Due tomorrow!!!
Check answers
 We will check our answers on “Challenges to the New
Government (1),” “The Federalists in Charge (2),”
“Jefferson Takes Office(3),” “The Louisiana Purchase
and Exploration(4),” and “Problems with Foreign
Powers.(5)”
 Tomorrow we will cover The War of 1812, Industry and
Inventions, Plantations and Slavery, Nationalism and
Sectionalism, and Politics of the People.
Wednesday, 2/4/15
 Achieve Day!
 Log-on to Achieve 3000
 Complete “The Story of the States,” and “Words by
Wire” articles.
 If you finish these complete the extra credit article,
“Westward Expansion: Rush for Riches.”
 Homework: None
Thursday, 2/5/15
 Turn in your signed Progress Report to the orange bin.
 Divide and Conquer again! Count off by 5.
 We will cover The War of 1812 (1), Industry and
Inventions (2), Plantations and Slavery (3),
Nationalism and Sectionalism (4), and Politics of the
People (5).
 Today you need to complete your section’s reading and
questions. Tomorrow you will share with the class.
 Homework: Any work not finished in class.
Friday, 2/6/15
 Weekly 5:2/5
 We will check our answers on “The War of 1812(1),”
“Industry and Inventions (2),” “Plantations and
Slavery(3),” “Nationalism and Sectionalism(4),” and
“Politics of the People.(5)”
 Homework: Any work not finished in class.
Monday, 2/9/15
 How would you describe a good leader?
 What do you want to see from a president?
 Homework:
 “US Won’t Recognize Tribe” on Achieve 3000 due
Thursday.
 “Conflicts over States’ Rights” in Presidential Packet due
tomorrow.
Andrew Jackson
 Students will watch a documentary on Jackson to
determine if he is a presidential hero or villain. This
will take two days.
 While watching the video, please remember to be a
good audience member. In order to be a good audience
member, we are:
 Quiet- Our mouths are closed, and our eyes and ears are
open.
 Focused
 Writing down the answers
 Feet are on the floor and we are facing front
Tuesday, 2/10/15
 Come in quickly and quietly.
 Pass back the movie guide.
 Write down your Homework:
 “US Won’t Recognize Tribe” on Achieve 3000 due
Thursday.
 “Jackson’s Policy Toward Native Americans” in
Presidential Packet due tomorrow.

Wednesday, 2/11/15
 Answer the following questions on page 74:
 Why do people leave their homes?
 If you were to leave home, why would you leave?
 Write down your homework:
 “US Won’t Recognize Tribe” on Achieve 3000 due
tomorrow.
Westward Expansion Brain-pop
 Today we will examine the reasons that people moved
west during the 1840s and 1850s.
 Please log-on to brain pop and complete the following
pages for our notes. Notes for today will be collected
for a grade, and will be taped in on Page 74.
 Log-in:
 leecs
 brainpop
Thursday, 2/12/15
 Please log-on to edmodo.com and complete your
Weekly 5 for 2/12/15. You have a 15minute time-limit.
 When you are done, we will investigate how the
Industrial Revolution impacted the US with a Readworks Article. I would like for us to trade an grade on
this prior to us leaving today.
 Industrial Revolution Article tape onto page 75.
 Homework: Study Guide due Monday, and
Incomplete/missing work
Friday, 2/13/15
 Log-on to Achieve 3000.
 Read the following articles, and complete their activity.
 The Stories of Three Asian Americans
 On the Go
 Homework: Study Guide due Monday
Monday 2/16
 Review Day; Test tomorrow
Tuesday 2/17
 Test Day. Test on Edmodo.com