History fact for the day:
March 31, 1861
The Confederacy takes over the United States Mint in New Orleans.

TOC:  None

Homework:
History:  Test TOMORROW! Study guide or note cards
Writing: None

Today I will............

• participate in station rotations for Westward Expansion

So that I can...........

• review for our Unit Test that is tomorrow

I'll know I have it when..............

• I completely fill out my assessment sheet

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History fact of the day:
March 30, 1867
The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000.  This is 2 cents an acre. 

TOC: None

Homework:
History:  Test Wednesday- study guide or note cards
Writing:  None

Today I will..............

• complete the county assessment for writing

So that I can............

• show how much I have learned this year!

I'll know I have it when.............

• I score a 68% or higher.  This means I can not miss more than 7 questions.

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History fact of the day:
March 27, 1814
Battle of Horseshoe Bend.  Andrew Jackson defeats a tribe of Indians in Alabama.

Homework:
History:  Test Wednesday April 1
Writing: Writing Test Monday

TOC: None

• study note cards
• stations

Today I will................

• participate in stations of Westward Expansion

So that I can...............

• review for our unit test next week

I'll know I have it when................

• I can correctly fill out my entire assessment sheet

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History Fact for the Day
March 26, 1804
Congress orders the removal of American Indians east of the Mississippi to Louisiana. 

Homework:
History - Test April 1st - next Wednesday - study study guide
Writing - None - multiple choice test March 30th  (Monday)

TOC: None

• study note cards
• review study guide
• sort inventions 

Today I will........................

• sort the 4 inventions, the inventors, and their impact

So I can...............

• describe how inventions affected the lives of Americans
• I'll know I have it when I can correctly sort 3 of the 4 inventions, the inventors, and their impact.

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History Fact for the day
March 25, 1776
The Continental Congress authorizes a medal for George Washington.

Homework:
History:  Study guide due tomorrow
Writing:  None

TOC: None

Today I will....................

• complete writing prompt! Good Luck!
• schedule will vary based on testing - lesson plans to be determined.

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History Fact for the day:
March 24, 1765
Great Britain passes the Quartering Act.  This law requires colonists to provide British soldiers with temporary housing.  They must give them food, clothes, and shelter! 

TOC:  None

Homework:
History:  Study guide due Thursday
Writing:  Writing your paper tomorrow, rest up!

Today I will.................

• Work on my organizers from yesterday - 20 minutes to complete them. Be sure to read the directions carefully! If you finish, work on your brochure. 
• Complete GRADED writing practice - we will review the answers when everyone is finished
• Review some tips from Mrs. Gibson about tomorrow's test. 

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History fact for the day:
March 23, 1775
Patrick Henry gave his famous "give me liberty or give me death" speech.  He was in favor of Virginia joining in the fight against Great Britain.

Homework:
History:  Study guide - complete by Thursday
Writing:  writing test Wednesday!

TOC: 
US1.8d 03/23 Abolitionists Notes p. 56
US1.8d 03/23 "                 " Organizer p. 57
US1.8d 03/23 Suffragists Notes p. 58
US1.8d 03/23 "              " Organizer p. 59

Today I will....................

• study my note cards for 5 minutes
• read about abolitionists and suffragists
• complete an organizer about the two groups and important people from each group

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History fact for the day:
March 20, 1852
Harriett Beecher Stowe's book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published

Homework:
History:  None
Writing: None

TOC: None

Today I will...................

• study note cards for 5 minutes
• complete history assessment 
• cut out new note cards - Bailey, Gibson, Divers
• finish page 55
• writing assessment

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History fact for today:
March 19, 1687
Robert LaSalle searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.

Homework:
History:  Study cards - assessment tomorrow - how did we get the territories?
Writing:  None

TOC: 03/19 US1.8c New Inventions p. 55

Today I will...................

• study note cards for 5 minutes
• work on my brochure for 15 minutes
• complete page 55 using new note cards - DO NOT THROW AWAY THE OLD CARDS! 

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History fact for the day:
March 18, 1834
First United States railroad tunnel was completed.  It was located in Pennsylvania and was 275 miles long.

Homework:
History:  study note cards - assessment Friday - how did we get the 5 territories?
Writing:  Final draft if not completed

TOC: None

Today I will...............

• Turn in final copy of needed 
• complete a writing assessment
• study note cards for 6 minutes
• complete history map assessment 
• work on "reasons to go west" brochure 

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History fact for the day
March 17, 1753
The first official St. Patrick's Day.  St. Patrick's day celebrates Irish culture.

TOC: 03/17 US1.8b Reasons to go west p. 54

Homework:
History: study note cards; map assessment tomorrow
Writing:  Final copy due tomorrow

Today I will....................

• study note cards for 6 minutes
• Take 6 minutes to color page 52 and make sure 52 and 53 are glued in.
• Complete page 54
• Begin illustrations

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History fact for the day:

March 16, 1861

Sam Houston is fired as governor of Texas for refusing to take the oath of loyalty to the Confederacy.

TOC: 03/16 US1.8a New Territories Notes p. 53

Homework:
History:  study notecards - map assessment on Wednesday
Writing: Final draft due Wednesday if not complete



Today I will.....................

• study note cards for 5 minutes
• complete page 53 in notebook
• spend a few minutes reviewing new territories on map
• finish coloring  map on page 52
• writing assessment

So that I can...........................

• identify the ways the new territories became a part of the United States

I'll know I have it when I can.............

• locate the territories on a map and explain how they became part of America

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History fact for the day:
March 13, 1865
Jefferson Davis - who was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War - signed a law authorizing the use of slaves as soldiers.

Homework:
History:  none
Writing:  none

TOC:  03/13 US1.8a U.S. Territories 1801-1861 Map p. 52

Today I will...................

• study note cards for 5 minutes
• complete map of the U.S. Territories
• completed graded Grammar activity
• work on final copy of my paper if needed

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History fact for March 12, 1664

New Jersey become a British colony

Homework:  study note cards
Writing: none

Today I will...................... 

• Complete Final Draft! You will turn into me the following:
• Checklist on top then,
• Final Draft then,
• Sloppy copy then,
• planning

Read or draw until we are ready for the note cards

• cut out new note cards and recycle your old
• we will learn the names of the new territories the United States gained after the Revolutionary War

So I can...........................

• create a map with a key to identify the territories

I'll know I have it when.......................

• I can name the 5 territories on a map

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History fact of the day:

March 11, 1789
Benjamin Banneker began to design the plans for Washington, D.C.

Homework:
History:  None
Writing: None

Today I will.....................

• completed benchmark for a SUMMATIVE GRADE!
• work on final draft in the lab

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Fact of the day:
March 10, 1876
The first phone call was made by Alexander Graham Bell.

Homework:
History: McDonald's night TONIGHT 4:30-7:30
Writing: None

Today I will..............

• complete peer editing and peer conference
• edit my own paper
• begin my super neat final copy!

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History Fact:
March 9, 1864
Ulysses S. Grant is appointed the Union commander.  Which war is this?

Homework:
History:  Remind my family that McDonald's night is tomorrow from 4:30 to 7:30
Writing:  None

Today I will...............

• complete graded writing practice page
• Continue work on my sloppy copy, conclusion paragraph and/or peer edit

So I can...............

• create an excellent paper to WOW the teachers on March 25th!

I'll know I have it when..............

• I have reminded to use all my tools in my tool box - brain storm, details, 5th grade vocabulary, attention to grammar, a great thesis statement, and an interesting conclusion.

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History fact for the day:
March 4, 1681
England's King Charles II, makes William Penn the proprietor of the colony Pennsylvania.  What's a proprietor? Which group of people moved here?

Also, in the year 1797, John Adams, our champion of independence, becomes the 2nd president.

In the year 1825, his son, John Quincy Adams, becomes the 6th president. His dad, John Adams died one year later.

Homework:
History:  Finish timeline if needed
Writing: Finish paragraphs 2,3,4 if not finished in class.

Today I will.................

• work on completing the body of my paper.  This will be my sloppy copy/rough draft.

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History Fact for the Day:
March 3, 1887
Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf student Helen Keller.

Dates to remember:
March 10-McDonald's night (next Tuesday)
March 16- Group Pictures
March 19- Wear purple
March 25- Writing prompt test
March 30 - Writing m/c test

Homework:
History:  None
Writing: None

Today I will...............

• work on my details and my "tell me mores"

So that I can..............

• form descriptive sentences

I'll know I have it when.............

• my partner and I can work through my details to build strong sentences

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History fact for the day:
March 2nd, 1836
Texas declares its independence from Mexico.  

Homework:
History:  Finish timeline if needed
Writing: None

Today I will.............

• work on my introduction paragraph and details

So that I can.............

• create an introduction paragraph that contains clear details

I'll know I have it when...............

• I share my paragraph with the class and/or a partner and I have set up my paper, but haven't given away too many details

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