1. Mon., 3/16 Please hand-in your warm-up sheet from last week and pick-up a new one for this week. Write the word DIVERSITY Vertically in the opener box for today (it may help to rotate the sheet). Write a word or short phrase for each letter that relates to Unit 3. Be creative! DIVERSITYDIVERSITY

3. When you finish the test... Make sure your name and test version are on your answer sheet. Bring everything up to the desk. Work on the take home portion of the test – linking terms. Work on the word search and logic puzzle that you pick up at the desk. These are an extra credit assignment!

4. Extra Credit The word search will count half as much as the puzzle on the back. The points will be added as a formative grade in the grade book. It must be complete to receive the extra credit points! Work on them now and continue through the evening. We will collect them tomorrow!

5. No Specific Closer - Monday, 3/16 Finishing Westward Expansion Unit Test

6. The same people are in both pictures. What is this called and what differences do you notice? Friday 3/13

7. Closer: Fri., 3/13 What surprised or impacted you the most when watching, “Children of the Plains?”

8. Thursday, 3/11 Please take out your group’s notes, your personal note sheet and your learning map. Answer the following question for warm-up: Imagine that time travel is possible. Select a group to join during Westward Expansion and explain why.

9. You will rotate clockwise in order to learn about the other groups. The home-based group is doing all the teaching! If traveling with a partner you are to stay together!

10. Closing – Thurs., 3/12 If you were a Native American on the Plains in the late 1800s how might you have reacted to these changes?

11. Wednesday, 3/11 Please pull out your Push/Pull notes and attached worksheets, along with the group note sheet you received yesterday. Answer the following question for warm-up: In your opinion, what are the three most important facts that other students need to learn about regarding your group and their role in the settling the West?

13. You will rotate clockwise in order to learn about the other groups. The home-based group is doing all the teaching! If traveling with a partner you are to stay together!

14. CLOSER Wed., 3/11 Explain which diverse group you think had it the easiest and which group had it the toughest out West.

15. Tuesday, 3/10 Please sit at the table for your research group. Before we “jump” down to the library, please take out your Push/Pull note packet from last week for a quick review. Also, take a note sheet from your table... details coming!

16. No Specific Closer - Tuesday, 3/10 In Library working on project

17. Monday, 3/9 Please hand-in your warm-up sheet from last week and pick- up a new one for this week. Refer to your notes and answer the following: What has been the most interesting or unusual fact you have learned about your group? Please explain!

18. Before you leave the Library today... Remember to save your project under Computers/My Documents with a logical name. We will not hunt for your project when the time comes to grade it! Working on the project at home later? Save it to your thumb drive. It is always advisable to print a copy of your Power Point so that you have a hard copy of it. Period 1: Due Wed., 3/11 (extra credit if dated by Tues., 3/10) Period 2/4: Due Thurs., 3/12 (extra credit if dated by Wed., 3/11)

19. No Specific Closer - Monday, 3/09 In Library working on project

20. Wednesday, 3/04 Please sit at the same seats as yesterday It is 1877 and you live in Delaware. You have an opportunity to homestead in South Dakota. Do you take the chance? Explain with specific reasons why or why not.

21. Closer Wed., 3/04 Answer the following questions, please: How did your research go yesterday? What is your goal for researching today?

22. Tuesday, 3/03 Please hand-in your warm- up sheet from last week and pick-up a new one for this week. Quick Review! List three push factors and three pull factors for going west. Be sure to be specific!

23. No Specific Closer - Tuesday, 3/03 In Library working on project

24. Friday, 2/27 Why did you get out of bed this morning? Why are you here in class?

27. Howdy Partner! Use the vocabulary from Talkin’ Like a Cowboy to write a postcard to your Mama ‘bout ridin’ the range! Please underline the vocabulary words you choose to use! CLOSER - Fri., 2/27

28. Please pick a seat for today. Pull out your warm-up/closer worksheet so you are ready for the warm-up when the bell rings! Tricky Thursday

29. When someone says, “ The West, ” I think about... C omplete the above statement with as many ideas as you can consider! Thursday, 2/26

30. Please pick-up a laminated map. Highlighters are also available. Take the next 10-15 minutes to complete the mapping and questions from Tuesday.

32. Here are some clues for the words you are unscrambling... Who’s out west?

34. Based on our discussion in class today, how has your perception of the West changed or been enhanced? w/ Articles – Thurs., 2/26

36. Closer – Thurs., 2/26 Based on our discussion in class today, how has your perception of the West changed or been modified?

37. Previous Semester’s Slides Pull from these to modify for the current semester

39. Video Clip Question Please pick-up an informational packet and read the first page to answer the question below: Why do the Plains Native Americans value the buffalo and how is it expressed within their culture? Thursday 3/07

40. Tuesday, 3/11 Return to your group table. Please take out your group’s notes from Monday and your personal note sheet. Answer the following question for warm-up: Imagine that time travel is possible. Select a group to join during Westward Expansion and explain why.

41. Friday, 2/28 – “Real” Warm-Up Think of three reasons why you may have been pushed to go West. Pull out your green learning map with the scrambled words on the back. Did you figure them out?

42. Friday, 2/28 Please pick-up a laminated map and a survey. Take the next 10 minutes to complete the mapping and questions from Wednesday and the survey. We will have our “real” warm-up soon!

43. Wednesday, 10/16 – 3 rd /4 th Periods Only Due to PSAT Schedule If you were to walk onto a Native American reservation today, what would you expect to see regarding the lives of the Native Americans?