1. Warm Up
Grab the half sheet by the desk and your papers from your milk crate
One of those returned sheets is your essay, YOU NEED THAT
In your notes, answer the following questions based on Units 1-6:
What are the 5 most important events that we’ve studied? Why?
Which president has had the greatest impact (negative or positive) on America? (only the presidency) Why?
What person has had the greatest impact on America? Why?

2. Agenda and Announcements
Warm Up
Unit 6 Essay
Exam Schedule and What to Expect
Kahoot
Unit Overview
Popcorn Reading
America Story of Us
Pacific Railway Act
Fill in Notes
HW: Dawes Act
Announcements
Unit 5 retake/rewrite by Thursday
Review packet due Thursday
Cumulative assessment on Thursday
All missing/make up work for Unit 6 due Friday
Unit 6 retakes/rewrites due by Jan 12 (next Tuesday)

3. Unit 6 essay
You have an opportunity to rewrite and ask for help on your essay
Once you’re happy with your essay:
Highlight or underline your thesis in your intro paragraph
Highlight or underline your evidence in your body paragraphs
Grade your essay based on the rubric provided (the half sheet you picked up)
By January 12, you need to turn in your original essay, rewritten essay, and your rubric stapled all together
If you don’t rewrite your essay, on your in class essay please write “did not rewrite”

4. Exam Schedule Jan 11- Teacher made exams for 1st and 3rd Block
Jan 12-Teacher made exams for 2nd and 4th Block
Jan 13-1st block EOC, NCFE, or CTE Exams-dismiss at 12:45
Jan 14-2nd Block EOC, NCFE, or CTE Exams-dismiss at 12:45
Jan 15-3rd Block EOC, NCFE, or CTE Exams-dismiss at 12:45
Jan 18
Martin Luther King JR Day-No School
Jan 19-4th Block EOC, NCFE, or CTE exams-dismiss at 12:45
Jan 20-Make Up exams
Jan 21-3rd Quarter Begins-regular dismissal
Jan 22-Regular School Day

5. What to expect on exam day
You’ll sit alphabetically in rows
I’ll ask that you pull out your cell phones
As a class we’ll
Turn off phones
Put your name on it
I’ll hold on to them until everyone has finished…please don’t make this more difficult then it has to be
I’ll read a script provided by the state
They’ll be another adult in the room to make sure everything is supposed to happen
I will not be able to answer content or vocabulary questions
The test should take 2-3 hours
Bring a book to read
If everyone shows up on their test day on time AND no one makes my life difficult over cell phones I’ll have a really nice treat for you on Jan 21st

6. Kahoot

7. The West

8. Overview of Unit

9. Popcorn Reading: The Gilded Age
Barbed
Baseball
Buffalo
Cheating
Dodge
Eight
Eliminate
Ellis
Enforce
Philippines
Resisted
votes

10. America Story of Us How long did it take to cross the continent?
What 2,000 mile ‘technology’ connected the nation?
Who was “Crazy Judah?” (Full name and what was he known for doing)
What two companies worked on the joining of the railroad? Where do they meet?
Over _____________ Chinese were brought over to America to work dangerous jobs on the railroad.
_______million hammer swings completed the railroad.
What one word telegraph was sent at the completion of the railroad on May 10, 1869?
The ________ month land journey was cut down to _____________.

11. Pacific Railway Act and Fill in Notes
2 Tasks
Pacific Railway Act-reading quiz questions
Fill in Notes on the West and Interactions with Native Americans
These are individual tasks that you are to complete in class
Yes, they are due today
When you’re done, put it in the bin and grab your homework: Dawes Act

12. HW: Dawes Act Primary Source