Thursday and Friday. May 10, 11.   AllClasses.   

EQ: What were the causes of the War of 1812?                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Map review, warm up review, introduce War of 1812. Reading and video.

DCAS Testing: Monday through Wednesday. May 14 - 16, 2012.

EQ: What were the long term effects of the War of 1812?

Monday and Tuesday. All Classes: Cornell notes review and warm up. Causes of War of 1812.

Major events in the war. Partner reading and graphic organizer.  Place graphic organizer information into Cornell notes.  Map review and discussion. Battle and key sites. Skill builder, Interpreting map: location and movement (two themes of geography). Video US expansion.

Wednesday and Thursday. Legacy and long term effects of the war. Graphic organizer in Cornell notes. Discuss main ideas associated with Oliver Hazard Perry, Battle of the Thames, Francis Scott Key and Treaty of Ghent.

Friday. History skills: Interpreting graphs: Foreign trade 1800-1812, primary source: politcal carton, critical thinking: What was the end result of the War of 1812.  Writing prompt. Finish for homework, if necessary.