August 13 & 14, 2015

1. August 13 & 14, 2015 Please take out your 3-Ring binders and something with which to write

2. LEARN • j

3. Sheldon’s Take on History The Big Bang Theory

4. Warm Up #1 Answer the following in your 3-Ring Binders: New Sheet/Two Paragraphs/Proper Grammar • Do you agree or disagree with what Sheldon says about history? Why or why not? • In your opinion, what would an ideal history class look like?

5. Vote With Your Feet Agree or Disagree with Sheldon?

6. Quote of the Day “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent there is a difference, is no democracy.” -Abraham Lincoln

7. Homework 1. Read handout: “The Rise of Democratic Ideas” 2. p. 6 of handout (“Section 1 Review”) #2,3,5 3. Study for U.S. Map Quiz 15 Questions Spelling must be EXACT

8. Syllabus • j

9. Syllabus (cont.) • j

10. Course Overview • j

11. j

12. j

13. Quote of the Day “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent there is a difference, is no democracy.” -Abraham Lincoln

14. Activity #1 “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent there is a difference, is no democracy.” Translate/Summarize: In teenager terms, what is Abraham Lincoln saying about democracy?

16. k

17. Homework 1. Read handout: “The Rise of Democratic Ideas” 2. p. 6 of handout (“Section 1 Review”) #2,3,5 3. Study for U.S. Map Quiz 15 Questions Spelling must be EXACT