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

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Sheldon’s Take on History The Big Bang Theory

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?

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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

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

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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

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?

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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