Today we will finish working on the Mount Vernon Slavery Web Quest in class.  It is due Friday.

Because of the looming snow day tomorrow tonight's HW is very important in order to be prepared to write in class on Wednesday!  See this week's calendar for details: HERE!

Due Wednesday:
1. American Nation Political Parties HW 
2. Read Hamilton & Jefferson Background Readings
3. Fill in the Jefferson Thought Bubbles and Hamilton Thought Bubbles Information Organizers

BE READY TO WRITE ABOUT WHETHER YOU AGREE MORE WITH HAMILTON OR JEFFERSON WHEN YOU GET TO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY!!! 

Today we continued to work on our "Mount Vernon Slavery Web Quest" we will also have some time on Monday in class to finish.  The web quest is due Friday March 17th.

Directions:
1. Log in to blog
2. Follow this link: http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/
3. Use the information in the website and its links to answer the questions on your handout Mount Vernon: Slavery Web Quest.  Additional direction are on the hand out

NHS Guidance counselors will be conferencing with students in the hall during class

Big Change!
The HW tonight has changed.  Students do not need to do the GW Writing or Political Parties/Neutrality Doc.  Instead students should finish the primary source documents we started on Monday of George Washington & the Issue of Slavery

Today in class we also watch Lives Bound Together Video Clip

The Whiskey Rebellion

Today students will be divided into 2 groups.  Each group will read one of the following articles and answer the questions
Whiskey Rebellion Extension
Historama- Whiskey Rebellion
a few students will use this website for info: Constitutional Rights Foundation-Whiskey Rebellion

Next students will find a partner with the other article and discuss what happened during the Whiskey Rebellion and what impact it had.

Students will complete a write-around with 2 people from each group.

George Washington & Slavery

This week's calendar: Calendar Week of March 6th

Today in class we reviewed our grades, passed back corrected work, and cleaned out the history section of our binders.  Students can turn in missing work until March 14th for half credit.

We began to examine documents written by George Washington in order to investigate his opinion of slavery and how it changed over time.  We will finish this activity in class on Friday. George Washington & Slavery Primary Sources

Yesterday we enjoyed presentations from students who researched the role of Native Americans during the American Revolution and learned about George Washington as the first president.

Today in class students will have a presentation from NHS guidance department about 9th grade.

Due tomorrow: George Washington Reading & Questions and an index card based on the article including the following info: main idea of article, 3 interesting facts, 5 most important things to share GW Index Card

If you lost your copy of the article please use this one: Readworks: US Presidents: George Washington