Omnibus IIIA Week 24

February 23-27, 2014 Classwork Topics

Mrs. Moore dmoore@veritasca.com www.historydiva.com Homework We the People (W) ; America (A); The Scarlet Pimpernel (SP)

Monday

Shaping the New Nation

What is human nature? That is, what traits of personality and character, if any, do all people have in common? How do governments operate based on human nature? Introduction to The Scarlet Pimpernel the setting.

SP: Read chapters 4-6. Expect frequent reading quizzes. No writing required but keep track of characters and events in each chapter. ***You may use any notes you choose to take as reference for the daily reading quizzes.*** A: Read and outline (or take notes in your preferred way) pgs. 170-175. What were the achievements of the Confederation government?

Wednesday

The Scarlet Pimpernel Discussion

Shaping the New Nation - Articles of Confederation

W: chp. 8. What Were the Articles of Confederation, and Why Did Some Founders Want to Change Them? W: Read pgs. 59-66. Topic: Articles of Confederation. Outline pgs. 60-61; 63-66. Use the bold Section titles as your Roman numeral topics or Cornell notes topics. SP: Read chapters 7-9. Expect frequent reading quizzes. No writing required but keep track of characters and events in each chapter. ***You may use any notes you choose to take as reference for the daily reading quizzes.***

Friday

The Scarlet Pimpernel Discussion

Shaping the New Nation Shays Rebellion

The Scarlet Pimpernel Read chapters 10-13. Expect frequent reading quizzes. No writing required but keep track of characters and events in each chapter. ***You may use any notes you choose to take as reference for the daily reading quizzes.*** A: Read and outline (or take notes in your preferred way) pgs. 175-178.

Notes:

Bold print indicates a written assignment due at the beginning of the next class unless otherwise noted.

Note: Reading assignments are to be completed before the next class on the schedule. For example, Mondays reading is to be finished by Wednesday. Any other assignments are also due by the following class, unless otherwise noted.