What is history?
What is a Primary Source?
A firsthand account of an event by someone who was present
How do you request a pencil in this class?
Raise one finger in the air
What do the stars represent on the American flag?
Which of these is the first topic listed in our syllabus on page 3?
American Geography
What was Mr. Vazquez's lie from Tuesday?
What is a Secondary Source?
A source from a person that was not present at the event described
How do you ask to go to the bathroom?
What does the green in the Mexican flag represent?
Hope
What is the name of Unit 2?
Establishing a New Nation
Will you be allowed to use your classwork and notes on your quizzes?
YES
Define cause.
An event that leads to another event happening
When can you not request to go to the bathroom?
First ten minutes, last ten minutes of class
What does black represent in flags?
Ethnic heritage, determination, defeat of enemies
When will we start Unit 4?
March.....hopefully
What is the grade floor for assignments?
50%
If you were reading a newspaper article about George Washington from the week he died, what kind of source are you reading?
A Primary Source
How much are Assessments worth for your grade in this class?
75%
What does orange represent on a flag?
Courage and Sacrifice
Which Unit begins in December? Give name and Number
Unit 3: Expanding the Republic
What does the color white represent on the Mexican flag?
Unity
If you were reading a biography of George Washington written in 1900 (100 years after he died), what kind of source are you reading?
Secondary Source
If you do not complete a Monday assignment, what is the latest you can turn in for a grade?
That Friday
What does blue represent on the American flag?
What does blue represent on flags generally?
American: Justice
Generally: determination, liberation, good fortune
Which topic is not covered in this class: Reconstruction, World War 1, or Industrialization and its Challenges
World War 1
True or False: You need a set of 5 x 8 index cards for this class.
False, you need 3x5