10th Grade United States History
(First Week)

DISCLAIMER.  Any tasking assigned and/or posted is expected to be read and/or viewed by the student by the posted date.   Information gained from the reading and/or viewing may be evaluated on a test, quiz, essay or graded assignment.    It is now your responsibility to keep up with the readings or viewings by being motivated for taking the course, self-organized and self-disciplined.  Optional assignments that DO NOT have a due date is just as it appears; an optional source which you may or may not want to further your knowledge.

Effective Listening & Note-taking
(OPTIONAL)

HYPERLINK on the BUTTON (below) to review how to actively listen in class and take notes.  Strategies are discussed which are positive and can be implemented easily by the students to help them throughout the academic year.
Welcome Back Letter
WEIGHT: 50 PTS
DUE:  Friday, 19 AUG 2016
Please read (and your parents) the Welcome Back Letter, and return it signed by the deadline for some simple, but easy points.
​True Colors Personality Test 
WEIGHT:  50 PTS    
DUE:  Monday, 15 AUG 2016
It helps me help my students by looking at a simple (and very basic) personality test.  This allows me to be cognizant of my students by knowing them individually, in order to help them with suggestions, such as studying, participating or working in teams.  ​

HYPERLINK on the button to obtain the WORKSHEET.   PRINT the WORKSHEET.  Describe Yourself: In the boxes below are groups of word clusters printed horizontally in rows. Look at all the choices in the first box (A,B,C,D). Read the words and decide which of the four letter choices is most like you. Give that a “4”. Then rank order the next three letter choices from 3-1 in descending preference. You will end up with a box of four letter choices, ranked from “4” (most like you) to “1” (least like you). Continue this process with the remaining four boxes until each have a 4, 3, 2, and 1.
What is Your Learning Style?
WEIGHT:  25 pts
DUE:  Monday, 22 Aug 2016
Upon reaching the What is Your Learning Style, please fill it out and click DETERMINE STYLE.  PRINT out the sheet, place your name and period and turn in for an easy HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.
​Parent Film & TV Permission Form
WEIGHT:  50 PTS
DUE:  Friday, 19 AUG 2016
Please skim over the (and your parents) the movie list which I would like to use (clips, scenes or in entirety) throughout the year.   It is easier to get parental approval at the beginning than trying to get 100% of parents in just a couple of days if we were to show something.  With that in mind, if you have any suggestions - I'd welcome input as well.   We rarely watch entire movies until after the national exam, but this helps me just in case.  Please return it signed by the deadline for some simple, but easy points. 

SKIM (pp. 1-70):  CHAPTER 1
DUE: Monday, Aug 15th

These pages are a REVIEW & REINFORCEMENT of 8th grade material.  With this in mind, SKIM (or READ if you don't seem to recollect the material) the pages and be ready for discussion.

XCREDIT OPPORTUNITY
PDF TERMS CH1 CONTENT (OPTIONAL)
WEIGHT:  14 XCREDIT POINTS
DUE:  Monday, 15 AUG 2016
10th Grade Knowledge of 8th Grade US History Summary
DUE:  Monday, 15 AUG 2016
​How much did you store in long-term memory of 8th grade US History?  100%   80%  50%  10%      This PPT takes review & hopefully, reinforces material from that 8th grade episode of your life.  More to come ...
​The Union in Peril Supplemental Reading
WEIGHT:  50 PTS
DUE: Wednesday, August 17th 
Please read the WORKSHEET and answer the FIVE REVIEW QUESTIONS at the end of the narratives.  The responses should be in narrative (no bullet) sentences and contain specific detail to stand on its own as a sufficient response to each question.