(Lincoln Memorial - Washington DC)
Welcome to Mr. Wimsett's US History Class!
Recent Assignments/Classroom Activities:
(The newest classroom assignments and activities are always towards the top.)
May 27th ~ Memorial Day (No school)
May 22-24 ~ History of the Vietnam War
May 20-21 ~ Nova: To the Moon
May 17th ~ Work day...great day to get caught up on missing
assignments!
May 13-15 ~ Watch the movie, "Thirteen Days" about the
May 8th & 9th ~ "American Experience: The Kennedys"
(we will watch the segment that focuses on JFK as a
young Congressman through his presidency)
May 3rd ~ Finish up the assignment from Thursday;
then work on any missing assignments that you have
April 30th ~ Finish working on Post War Years assignment;
then work on Truman/Eisenhower Worksheet (see Mr. Wimsett)
April 29th ~ Finish the video from Friday, then work on:
April 23rd ~ Finish the video from Friday,
April 10th ~ WWII Reading & Puzzle (see Mr. Wimsett for this)
April 9th ~ Watch--"The Century: America's Time, 1936-1941"
April 8th ~ Work on your "Cinderella Man" Essay
April 1st - 5th ~ Spring Break!
March 27th-29th ~ Finish up the movie & begin working
on your essays
March 25th & 26th ~ Continue watching "Cinderella Man"
March 22nd ~ Begin watching "Cinderella Man",
here is the essay assignment that will go with
March 21st ~ The Great Depression Reading Packet
(see Mr. Wimsett for this)
March 20th ~ Explanation of how the Stock Market works,
and what does it mean when the Market "crashes"
March 19th ~ DVD--The Great Depression & New Deal
March 13th ~ Work Day
March 12th ~ 2 items:
March 11th ~ 2 items:
~ Map activity (see Mr. Wimsett for this)
March 8th ~ Power outage = Students & staff released at 10:15 AM
March 7th ~ "The U.S. Declares War" reading packet
about the U.S. involvement in World War I
(see Mr. Wimsett for this assignment)
March 4th & 5th ~ Finish working on poster projects
Feb. 29th & March 1st ~ work on poster projects
Feb. 28th ~ Begin working on the poster project,
remember we are in Computer Lab 207
Feb. 26th & 27th ~ Watch: "One Woman, One Vote"
Feb. 22nd ~ Video: The American Experience--T.R.
Feb. 20th ~ Finish up video from Friday,
Feb. 19th ~ President's Day (No School)
This program is available on YouTube
Feb. 15th ~ Snow Day
Feb. 14th ~ Finish notes from Monday
Feb. 7th ~ 2 items for today:
Feb. 6th ~ Lecture Notes:
Feb. 5th ~ Online Reading Assignment:
Feb. 2nd ~ Early Release 10:15 AM,
End of 1st Semester
Feb. 1st ~ Video: The Century ~ Seeds of Change
Jan. 30th ~ Test over Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
Kahoot to review for the test:
Jan. 29th ~ Play Kahoot to review for the test
Jan. 26th ~ Catch up day!
Work on any missing assignments that you have.
Jan. 25th ~ Watch the program "The Story of Us--Heartland"
Jan. 23rd & 24th~ Go over Unit Test Review:
Jan. 19th ~ Importance of the 14th Amendment
Here's the link to watch the program:
Jan. 18th ~ Discuss the Reconstruction Amendments:
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Jan. 15th ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday
Jan. 12th ~ No school (snow/icy conditions)
Jan. 11th ~ Finish up lecture notes;
work on missing work
Jan. 9th & 10th ~ Lecture Notes:
Jan. 8th ~ Watch a segment from Ken Burns'
The Civil War series
Jan. 5th ~ The Confederacy: America's Worst Idea
Jan. 4th ~ Lecture Notes:
Jan. 3rd ~ Pass back & go over Test No. 2
Dec. 20th thru Jan. 2nd ~ Winter Break
Dec. 19th ~ Happy Holidays!
Dec. 15th ~ Civil War Reading/Puzzle
(see Mr. Wimsett for this assignment)
Dec. 14th ~ Assignment:
Dec. 11th-13th ~ Movie: Harriet (2019)
Dec. 8th ~ Work Day
~ Finish up anything you are missing!
Dec. 7th ~ Online Reading/Questions:
Dec. 6th ~ 2 items for today:
Link for the Kahoot that we played Monday:
Dec. 5th ~ Test over Early Presidents, War of 1812, & Westward of Expansion
Dec. 4th ~ Review for the Test--We're playing a Kahoot!
Dec. 1st ~ Finish working on Slavery & Remembrance Assignment
Nov. 30th ~ 2 items:
~ Slavery, Civil War, & Reconstruction Pre-Test
~ Begin Working on Slavery & Remembrance
Nov. 29th ~ Review Activity
Nov. 28th & 29th ~ Go over Study Guide for the next Test
Nov. 27th ~ 2 items:
~ Mexican-American War Reading & Puzzle
(see Mr. Wimsett for this)
Nov. 23-24 ~ No School--Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 22nd ~ Early Release at 10:15 AM
(No school work on this day)
Nov. 21st ~ Thanksgiving/Holiday Puzzles
Nov. 20th ~ Learn more about Thanksgiving
~ Finish the video: "Desperate Crossing"
Nov. 16th & 17th ~ Next week is Thanksgiving!
We are going to take a break from what we've been studying
so we can learn the true story of what we now call "The First
Thanksgiving." We will be watching, "Desperate Crossing:
the Untold Story of the Mayflower."
Nov. 15th ~ U.S. Map Activity (reviewing some basic geography)
Nov. 13th & 14th ~ Mexican-American War Video/Questions:
Nov. 10th ~ No School (Veterans Day Observed)
Nov. 9th ~ Catch up day
Nov. 8th ~ Manifest Destiny Online Reading & Questions:
Nov. 7th ~ 2 videos:
Nov. 6th ~ Andrew Jackson Online Reading & Questions
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Nov. 3rd ~ History Channel Program:
Nov. 1st ~ 2 items:
~ finish the video & go over the questions
Oct. 31st ~ Continue watching the War of 1812 video
Oct. 30th ~ 2 items:
~ Go over TEST #1 and discuss the option of retakes
Oct. 27th ~ Work day to get caught up on stuff
Oct. 26th ~ Visit from the BHHS Counseling Dept.
Oct. 25th ~ Lewis & Clark Expedition
Oct. 24th ~ Crash Course US History 9 & 10
Oct. 23rd ~ Lecture Notes:
Oct. 20th ~ Finish the GW online reading/questions
Oct. 19th ~ GW continued
~ Finish the video from yesterday
~ Begin working on:
Oct. 18th ~ Video Questions
Oct. 17th ~ Unit 1 TEST today
Oct. 16th ~ Review by playing Kahoot!
Link to the Kahoot:
Oct. 12th & 13th ~ Go over the Study Guide for the Test
Oct. 10th & 11th ~ Bill of Rights
Oct. 9th ~ the Bill of Rights
~ Reading & Questions about the Bill of Rights
(see Mr. Wimsett for this assignment)
Oct. 5th & 6th ~ Lecture Notes
Oct. 2nd thru 4th ~ Continue studying the Constitution
~ Finish up Exploring the US Constitution
~ Constitution Reading & Puzzle (see Mr. Wimsett for this)
Sept. 28th & 29th ~ U.S. Constitution
Sept. 27th ~ The Constitutional Convention
~ Finish the reading packet/questions from Tuesday
Sept. 26th ~ The Articles of Confederation & the U.S. Constitution
~ Begin working on the Constitutional Convention reading packet
(see Mr. Wimsett for this assignment)
Sept. 25th ~ Revolution & New Government
~ Finish watching the "Story of Us--Revolution" from Friday
~ Begin discussing the first system of government
Sept. 22nd ~ Revolution
~ Begin watching "America: The Story of Us--Revolution"
Sept. 20th & 21st ~ Declaration of Independence
Sept. 19th ~ Video & Questions
Sept. 18th ~ Lecture Notes events leading up to the American Revolution
Sept. 13th & 14th ~ Video: "Liberty! The American Revolution" Part 1
Sept. 12th & 13th ~ Lecture Notes
Sept. 11th ~ 9/11 Interview Assignment (students share out)
~ Go over class expectations and syllabus
~ Picture day--students go down to the mat room to get pictures taken
Sept. 8th ~ Shared slideshow about me: "My Story"
Sept. 7th ~ Discuss historical decision making
~ Watch the "60 Minutes" video clip about the 9/11 Museum & Memorial
~ Click here to watch the video:
Sept. 6th ~ Welcome Back!
~ Followed by a class discussion about the process of learning history
The first day of school is Wed. Sept. 6th. Looking forward to meeting all of my students!
